Re: [AMRadio] Re: Artificial Aerial Licence

2008-04-16 Thread Robert Nickels
Roger Basford wrote: Well, what you have to remember is that after the introduction of radio in the early part of the 20th Century Britain and the US went completely separate ways with control and legislation. Roger, thanks for that "not-boring" history - I suspect like many I knew parts of i

Re: [AMRadio] Re: Artificial Aerial Licence

2008-04-15 Thread k0ng
Barrie: When I was in France, they used to listen for the L.O. Radiation frequency (local bcstn freq- I.F.=L.O.). It is almost always much stronger than any I.F. radiation. 262 KHz IF was quite common. 73, Charlie, K0NG __ Our Main We

Re: [AMRadio] Re: Artificial Aerial Licence

2008-04-15 Thread kenw2dtc
W7ALW said: "in about 1946, I remember the black Ford sedans, with the loop antennas on the roofs, cruising around the neighborhood listening for the 455 kc IFs of unlicensed radio receivers." I remember reading an article about receiver licenses from many years ago in England. Way back when

Re: [AMRadio] Re: Artificial Aerial Licence

2008-04-15 Thread Joe Crawford
uot;Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 5:03 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Re: Artificial Aerial Licence When I was a young kid in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, in about 1946, I remember the black Ford sedans, with the loop antennas on the roofs, c

Re: [AMRadio] Re: Artificial Aerial Licence

2008-04-15 Thread Barrie Smith
When I was a young kid in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, in about 1946, I remember the black Ford sedans, with the loop antennas on the roofs, cruising around the neighborhood listening for the 455 kc IFs of unlicensed radio receivers. If you had a license for your address, that was okay. But, if a

Re: [AMRadio] Re: Artificial Aerial Licence

2008-04-15 Thread Joe Crawford
Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 1:15 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Re: Artificial Aerial Licence Don: If I am not mistaken, the British used to charge a TAX for any license issued, even broadcast reveivers. Anyone know for sure?? Charlie

Re: [AMRadio] Re: Artificial Aerial Licence

2008-04-15 Thread k0ng
Don: If I am not mistaken, the British used to charge a TAX for any license issued, even broadcast reveivers. Anyone know for sure?? Charlie, K0NG __ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: htt

RE: [AMRadio] Re: Artificial Aerial Licence

2008-04-15 Thread Ed Sieb
It's the UK Don. _Everything_ is regulated there. Ed, VA3ES -- Don k4kyv wrote: I never could figure out why a licence was ever required to work a transmitter into a non-radiating load.