[Lowfer] Lowfer history

[ED]

Yeah!  Actually I recall that guys in the local FCC office didn't even 
want any questions for fear we couldn't stand the answers.  I can't 
recall names but there was sympathy for what we were doing with real 
restriction to avoid interferences to NDB's.  Last time I ever talked to 
anyone there was in the 1970's and visited the [Santa Ana?]office to 
take my Extra Class code test.


k2ors at verizon.net wrote:

> 
>Thanks Dex for posting this!
>"As interpreted by some individuals, the fifty foot antenna limit would include the overall height from top hat to the
>ground connect ion, but permits insertion of a loading coil within the antenna circuit .
>FCC engineers feel that the fifty foot restriction should include the actual length of
>wire in the loading coil and the top hat ."
>
>
>    Boy if that's true almost all Lowfer activity is not Part-15 compliant!
> 
> 73 Warren K2ORS
> WD2XGJ
> WD2XSH/23
> WE2XEB/2
> WE2XGR/1
>
> 
>On 07/08/12, Dexter McIntyre W4DEX<dexter.mc at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>I've been in touch with Jim, NN4AA (ex WA4GHK) of Malabar, Florida. We 
>met some time ago due to our common interest in UHF and microwave. I 
>knew of his past North American 10 GHz DX record contact made with Todd, 
>WD4NGG using Gunnplexers. During a recent discussion with Jim I learned 
>there was a 1968 CQ article about his Lowfer station. Jim scanned and 
>mailed me a copy which I have converted to .pdf format and temporarily 
>placed on Dropbox:
>
>https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15095569/1750%20Meters%20CQ%20April%201968.PDF
>
>Also Walt, W3WI, another old time Lowfer, has sent me a box of audio 
>cassettes which has some of his Lowfer CW QSOs. I plan to make convert 
>at least some of the recordings to .mp3 and make them available online. 
>Need to find a working cassette player first :)
>
>Maybe the start of a Lowfer history page?
>
>Dex
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