[Lf] Fwd: LF: re 500kHz

[Frank Gentges KØBRA]

Here is a view from the other side of the pond on our getting 500 kHz.

Frank

>From: "Alan Melia" <Alan.Melia at btinternet.com>
>To: "LF-Group" <rsgb_lf_group at blacksheep.org>
>Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 23:56:16 -0000
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>Hi Mal and the group, yes there are some quite enormous traffic lists being
>sent on 500 and other nearby calling frequencies. Do you EVER hear any
>traffic being transacted down there ?? I would certianly be interested if
>anyone does hear traffic to know the details. It is believed that these
>traffic list transmissions are a "political" ploy by the shore-station
>operators of some
>countries who object to the downgrading of their jobs (and presumably the
>loss
>of status and pay) The local container port, which is supposed to be the 2nd
>largest in Europe now, no longer has any ships calling which carry qualifed
>radio ops.
>The frequencies are still valid but I would be surprised if any ships where
>still fitted with a capability, except in certain limited areas like the far
>east and some parts of South America
>
>There are however several Navtex frequencies, 518kHz being one, which some
>administartions are understandably sensitive about. I beliebe these are
>liable to be the biggest stumbling-block.
>
>Cheers de Alan G3NYK
>alan.melia at btinternet.com

Frank Gentges KØBRA
<fgentges at mindspring.com>
LF web site at <http://www.amrad.org/projects/lf>