[Lowfer] 160 - 175 KHz USE

[Ed Phillips]

    In the early days of GWEN I heard a CW signal one night calling CQ.  
It was a GWEN station requesting QSL's to an address in Albuquerque.  I 
replied but never heard anything.  For a while there was a
GWEN station just to the east of Edward AFB in SOCAL.

Ed

David L. Wilson wrote:

>I do recall hearing WGU20, the DID prototype into the later 1970's (but the
>GWEN webpage stuff having it going to about 1990 is wrong).  However, I do
>know the WGU20 site was mothballed into the later 1980's as I visited the
>location about then - so I am not sure when the idea for DIDS, with NOAA
>radio assuming the role, happened.  Additionally, I remember that the early
>tests of prototype GWEN on commercial towers well proceeded the actual GWEN
>system.  But I cannot find exact dates.  I do remember back then that some
>of us had an understanding that that was the reason for the frequency move
>(otherwise why?).   The initial GWEN prototype system used 9 stations with 3
>on commercial towers (Manhattan, KS; Colby, KS; and Canton, OK) but I think
>I recall there was a test site before any of that in the extreme SW.
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>David L. Wilson
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>dwilson314 at verizon.net
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>From: JD [mailto:listread at lwca.org] 
>Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 7:06 PM
>To: dwilson314 at verizon.net; Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European,& UK)
>and MedFer bands
>Subject: Re: [Lowfer] 160 - 175 KHz USE
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>There were indeed prototype GWEN stations on higher frequencies for a time,
>and for all I know some of those Out West could have been at commercial
>sites briefly; but I don't think the DIDS timeline provides a plausible
>reason for the eventual grouping of GWEN on the lower frequencies.  That
>program was abandoned well before GWEN left the experimental stage.
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>
>John
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