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

[Geoff]

Its quite the norm to work 200-300 miles during daylight with 1-20W ERP on 
600M with regular CW.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bry Carling" <bcarling at cfl.rr.com>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 11:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] New MF Amateur Band Approved at WRC- 472 to 
479kHz


> 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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