[Lowfer] Publicity and new blood

[Warren Ziegler]

Paul,

    Communications Quarterly went out of business in 2000 and was
merged into QEX. There have been several LF/MF articles in QEX over
recent years.
     Peter Dodd G3LDO wrote the "LF Experimenter's Handbook" published
by RSGB and available from the ARRL, there is also "LF Today
a guide to success on 136 and 500kHz" 2nd Edition by Mike Dennison,
G3XDV and Jim Moritz , M0BMU also available from ARRL.

   The problem is not due to a lack of publicity or books, its mostly
the nature of ham radio which has become a hobby of appliance
operators.

-- 
73 Warren K2ORS
                WD2XGJ
                WD2XSH/23
                WE2XEB/2
                WE2XGR/1



On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 11:24 AM, Paul Daulton <k5wms at centurytel.net> wrote:
> I became aware of the part 15 lowfer activity back in Dec 1971 by way of an article in Popular Electronics.
> Last article I can find in a major publication about part15 operation is an excellent article by Steve Ford in QST back in 1994. I think it is time to recruit some new blood . Only way to do that is publicity. We can start by emailing Steve Ford at QST and update him on what we are doing now. Perhaps CQ and Communications quarterly would be interested.
>
> QST has a very long lead time on articles, CQ I dont know but I think it is less than six months. 73 could publish in less than 4 months but thats gone now. Mfj publishes a lot of special interest books like Pivinichys book on xtal filters and Drew Diamonds "QRP projects from downunder". May be we could assemble a lowfer handbook from internet articles. I have the RSGB low freq handbook but that is all about 137khz.
>
> I only have limited experience with publication( two articles in 73) so I would like to hear from Jay and other who have more insight.
>
> Off topic but mondays local paper the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette had an article about the government
> granting power companies the ok to install digital power meters and send the data over power lines.
> I wonder if this has any bearing on the FCC reluctance to allow 137 alocations in this country. The gov is pouring in money to "update the nations power grid" according to the article. I could use some stimulus money myself.
> Paul Daulton K5WMS
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