[HN Gopher] More information about proposed amateur TV experimen...
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       More information about proposed amateur TV experiments [video]
        
       Author : lightlyused
       Score  : 9 points
       Date   : 2021-12-08 12:46 UTC (1 days ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (ei7gl.blogspot.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (ei7gl.blogspot.com)
        
       | drmpeg wrote:
       | Unfortunately, no amateur radio television below 420 MHz here in
       | the US.
        
         | tantalor wrote:
         | Why is that unfortunate.
        
           | drmpeg wrote:
           | We won't be able to make two-way contacts with European
           | stations.
        
             | tantalor wrote:
             | Why not
        
               | drmpeg wrote:
               | 420 MHz (and above) is generally line of sight
               | propagation. The frequencies mentioned in the article
               | (29.25 and 51.7 MHz) are able to reflect/refract off the
               | ionosphere and allow much longer propagation paths.
        
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