[Elecraft] FCC Proposes to Permit Amateur Access to 2200 and 630 Meters

[Fred Jensen]

I think patience is in order for the 630 m allocation.  I'll bet "BND 
END" will go away and the K3's will transmit once the FCC has formally 
acted and it has been published in the Fed Reg.  Filters in the TX chain 
might require some mods of course.

Depending on what the ultimate Part 97 rules say about this allocation 
regarding antenna size, height, power limits, and required EIRP 
computations, 100 W from a KPA3 into a compliant antenna could be QRPpp 
in EIRP. :-)

2200 m is another issue.  Sensitivity on my K3 with the new synthesizer 
is just as Wayne said it would be ... low.  There's also a LOT of noise 
down there, or at least there is where I live.  I noticed that years ago 
when we were experimenting with LORAN-C aircraft receivers for locating 
busses and I had one in my truck [a receiver, not a bus] for a month or two.

At 100 KHz, railroad tracks have some strange effects also.

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 50th Running of the Cal QSO Party 3-4 Oct 2015
- www.cqp.org

On 4/28/2015 4:16 PM, Jim Miller wrote:
> Now we just need a TX solution to go with the new synths!
>
> Jim ab3cv