[Lowfer] N9OGL - 13.556 MHz operation

[Zack Widup]

On Fri, 2 Nov 2007, John Andrews wrote:

> Zack,
>
>> Wow!  That's just a stone's throw from me!  I don't believe I've ever met 
>> or worked him though.
>
> I checked his web site earlier this year, and it was even crazier than I 
> remember it. He appears to have some interests much stranger than ham radio 
> (!), and I exited quickly. Ugh.
>

No kidding!  My interests beyond amateur radio are large-format 
photography (mostly landscapes/architecture), amateur astronomy, various 
other radio- and electronics-related things.  Nothing like what he's 
apparently into.

Judging by what I've seen on a bulletin board he has, the guy isn't too 
bright, either.

> Re-reading the letter from the FCC, I caught an item that needs 
> clarification, though. Riley Hollingsworth stated that the operation on both 
> frequencies was subject to a limit of 30 uV/M at 30 meters. That's definitely 
> not the case at 13.556 MHz, where 15.225(a) clearly has a limit of 15,848 
> uV/M. I have emailed Mr. Hollingsworth for his response. Of course, there's a 
> big difference between N9OGL's 100 watts into a dipole and the calculated 4 
> mW into a dipole that the Hifer crowd has been running!
>
> John A.
> _______________________________________________

I think this is something that really does need to be clarified by Riley 
for those who want to be legitimate users. Most of us go out of our way to 
make sure we're legal.

73, Zack W9SZ