[Coco] COCO 3 for LowFER transmitter?

[John E. Malmberg]

KnudsenMJ at aol.com wrote:
> 
> Use the cassette relay to key the CW carrier.  If you run the carrier 
> continuous and key the audio via the DAC, you'll be output MCW, which I believe the 
> FCC has banned from every band (marine and Ham) for a long time, as a waste of 
> spectrum space.
> Though the Lowfer band rules are probably different.

The last time I looked at the LowFER rules, it was 1 Watt input power 
into a 50 foot antenna, including the feedline.

Frequency is 160 to 190 Khz.  Modulation must be completely contained in 
the band.

With perfect conditions, a maximum range of 100 Miles was supposed be 
achievable.

Modulating an AM tone for CW will cut your effective range considerably 
from running straight CW.

If I were doing a Lowfer project, I would build a remotely controlled 
transmitter in a weather proof container and put it outside at the end 
of what ever antenna that I had rigged up.  Having a good ground plane 
is essential.

-John
wb8tyw at qsl.net
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