[Lowfer] WH2XBA Grant

[jrusgrove at comcast.net]

For the next license it might be easier to just ask for dc - light and let the FCC (or other 
agencies) carve out some 'protected' space here and there ;~) .

Jay


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Warren K2ORS" <k2ors at verizon.net>
To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, &amp; UK) and MedFer bands" <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2014 10:16 AM
Subject: [Lowfer] WH2XBA Grant


> Hello the list,
>     Several questions have come up concerning the WH2XBA grant and I
> thought I might address them here.  Bob W2ZM contacted me about applying
> for a grant at the top end of the vlf range (just below 30kHz).
> The thought was that the high end of vlf would be a bit less challenging
> than the low end below 9kHz (which is unregulated).
>
>     Some of the usual suspects expressed interest so they were added to
> the application. Also Jim AA5BW - Jim and I have a mutual friend through
> work - Jim is highly capable and  technical and has multiple sites
> throughout the country.   There was some concern that the frequencies
> around 30kHz were unoccupied due to propagation reasons and some thought
> it might be good to go a bit higher, hence the 27-59kHz range, leaving
> clearance for WWVB at the top end.
>
>      The license is for 5W ERP, 27-59kHz, CW and every data mode that I
> could think of.
>
>     The application was filed on January 29 and the license issued on
> February 27 - this was despite some Federal Holidays and closings due to
> blizzards!  So I suspect that it didn't raise too many questions.
>
>      The stations are:
> WH2XBA/1    Bob W2ZM
> WH2XBA/2   Warren K2ORS
> WH2XBA/3    Jay W1VD
> WH2XBA/4    Dex  W4DEX
> WH2XBA/5   Laurence KL1L
> WH2XBA/6 /7 /8 etc etc James Plesa AA5BW
>
>
> WH2XBA Grant Attached.
>
> 73 Warren K2ORS
>
>
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