Didn't I read somewhere that this band only allowed 1W ERP and antennas less
than 10m high or am I thinking of another allocation?
VE9AA
Mike
Mike, Coreen & Corey Smith
699 Rte 616 Keswick Ridge
NB
Canada
E6L 1T1
----- Original Message -----
From: Rik van Riel
To: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 10:48 AM
Subject: Topband: 160m dethroned? 600m the new top band?
Things are looking good at WRC-12. Approval of an international
amateur radio allocation around 470 kHz seems very likely:
http://www.arrl.org/news/agenda-item-1-23-passes-committee-moves-to-plenary
This does, of course, lead to the question of antennas.
What can people without a few acres to dedicate to 600m do to
get a vaguely decent antenna?
I started modeling an inverted L with an FCP and a loading
coil the size of a rain barrel. Then I added more top wires,
in more directions, and the loading coil is only half the size
of a rain barrel :)
Before loading coil losses, gain is about -10dBi!
Nowhere near as easy as 160m, but this could be a very
interesting antenna challenge for hams...
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