[Boatanchors] New MF Amateur Band Approved at WRC- 472 to 479kHz

[Bry Carling]

Oh really? Daytime conditions on the 500-550 kHz range seem VERY good here in Florida 
with signals traveling WELL beyond the horizon. 

On 17 Feb 2012 at 20:24, Drew P. wrote:

> David Stinson wrote:
> 
> "Believe me- if you have a reasonably
> RF-quiet location (or good noise nulling),
> an effective antenna (which doesn't have to be gigantic)
> and, most important: accurate frequency calibration
> on both ends, you can QSO with normal CW
> and certainly with the digital modes across the continent
> and across The Pond. "
> 
> Therein lies the rub - "a reasonably RF-quiet location". Many of us,
> particularly the economically-challenged, have absolutely no hope of
> securing reception with anything less than an S9 noise level.  QRSS,
> mundane though it be as compared to "real" modes, offers to those of
> us the only alternative.
> 
> Drew
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