Information Files about this project

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600 Meters In The News

Veteran Wireless Operators Of America - Newsletter #57 - 2010

Arlington Radio Public Service Club Newsletter - Spring 2010

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FCC License for the ARRL 600 Meter Experimental Group

The ARRL 600 Meter License Application as filed with the FCC

Updated License Application - June 6, 2005

A Proposed Typical Vertical Antenna System

Exhibit 2 - Experimentation and Research

Technical and Location Data for Station Locations

The Band Plan for the 461 - 475 KHz band for WD2XSH and other stations - by W1FR

A 600-Meter Amateur Band - a proposal by W1FR, Frederick H Raab, Ph.D. (as filed with the FCC)

A 600-Meter Amateur Band - a proposal by W1FR, Revision "C" September 16, 2004

ARRL 500-kHz experimental license WD2XSH - by W1FR, Revision "A" Jan 5, 2007

Report on WD2XSH Stations Ground Wave Tests during the summer of 2008 - by W1FR

Report on the WD2XSH Stations Ground Wave Tests during the Summer of 2010 - by W1FR

Report on the Ground Wave Tests during the Winter of 2010 through the Spring of 2011 - by W1FR

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General Rules for Participants in Experimental License WD2XSH

The Log Report Form (below) may be used both by WD2XSH participants and by any listeners who may wish to submit reception reports for this project.

Log Report Form (MS XLS file) updated 14 Aug 2009 Instructions for Log Form (MS DOC file) updated 09 Sept 2010

FCC License grant for Part 5 Experimental Station WE2XGR


TECHNICAL FILES

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A MF Ground Wave Field Strength Calculator and a Cyclomotive Force (CMF) Calculator for Vertical Antennas by VK5SL

A Bibliography on Short Antennas, compiled by Rudy Severns, N6LF.

Spectrum Lab (zipped) with info about VLF reception

Shure Reactance Calculator Slide Rule (1957) [body front] [body back] [slide front] [slide back]

"Low Frequency Antennas" by C. A. Martin and P. S. Carter, RCA Laboratories, Rocky Point, N.Y.

How to Calculate your EFFECTIVE RADIATED POWER - by W1FR (PDF)

A Substitute for Litz Wire? Stranded wire can work. Read THIS

To Download the Big Coil size calculator chart provided by W5TVW in GIF format, click HERE

To Download the Big Coil L/C/F calculator chart provided by W5TVW in GIF format, click HERE

Click HERE to download a partial scan of the 1937 National Bureau of Standards Circular C74. This PDF file contains information for calculation and design of capacitors and conductors, RF resistance of wires and coils, and miscellaneous formulas and data. File size = 48.2 MB Thanks for this file to Pat, W5THT


PROJECT PAGES

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500 Watt output 4-400A linear amplifier for the ARRL 600 Meter Experimental Project

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A Simple 500KHz Loop Antenna by WA1ZMS

N4ICK 200 Watt 600 Meter Transmitter

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A Tree Antenna for 600 Meters - by W5JGV

A Wide-Band RF Preamplifier with power-over-the-coax

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The W5JGV 200 Watt Linear / Digital Amplifier

Picture of the Breadboard setup V 2.02

Picture of the Prototype Amplifier Driver board V 2.05

Parts List and notes Version 2.05 for the 500 KHz 200 Watt Linear / Digital Amplifier

Schematic Version 2.05 of the 500 KHz 200 Watt Linear / Digital Amplifier

50 Ohm Input Attenuator for the 500 KHz 200 Watt Amplifier if you have 10 Watts available

Data file for the IRFP260 MOSFET used in the 200 Watt Amplifier (all versions)

Data file for the TC4426 MOSFET Driver used in amplifier V 2.02 and up

Data file for the LM386 / NTE823 used in amplifier V1.01

Data file for the LM384 / NTE862 used in amplifier V 2.02 and up

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Filters and Tuning

Two Proposed 500 KHz Low-Pass Filter designs by W5JGV

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Other Projects

A 166.5 KHz, 400 Watt SSB Linear Amplifier by W5JGV (opens in a new browser window)


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