[Milsurplus] [BoatAnchors] New MF Amateur Band Approved at WRC - 472 to479kHz

[David Stinson]

Oh forgot to mention-  Back in, I think it was 87 or 88, 
once our Longwave group discovered we really could hear 
these Part 15 "1 watt and 50-foot antenna" signals
 on 180 KC for great distances, Mike Mideke 
in the mountians of central California and Sheldon (Remington?
Can't remember Sheldon's last name... Steve McGrevey will know)  
were able to record Mike's scrupulously-legal, 
conservative antenna "Z2" normal-speed CW signal in Hawaii.  
Those were some exciting times on Longwave.

My point is this:  Electrically-short antennas on 
180-190 KC were effective for communiations
and physically similar antennas, because they are being 
used on much higher frequencies, 
will be even more effective on our new band.

I know it's a year off, but I"m breaking out my 
Longwave tuning units and cleaning them up.
I want a head start ;-).

73 Dave S.