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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=PT link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>28 MHz – a lost band?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The September edition of the International Amateur Radio Union Monitoring System (IARUMS) newsletter asks is 28 MHz a lost band ?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The newsletter says:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>28 MHz – a lost band?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>We found much CB-like traffic (AM, FM, SSB) between 28 and 29.7 MHz in September 2011. Origins: Europe, Brazil, Far East. Besides that we observed, that the band is still crowded of numerous CIS taxi-cabs in FM. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The conditions on the upper bands are raising, so we are able to recognize and realize the “apocalypse” on our exclusive band. Many authorities seem to be helpless or not interested in this disaster.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The International Amateur Radio Union Monitoring System (IARUMS) Region 1 Septembert 2011 newsletter can be read at<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.iarums-r1.org/iarums/news2011/news1109.pdf">http://www.iarums-r1.org/iarums/news2011/news1109.pdf</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Please log your reports of Amateur Band intruders online at<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://peditio.net/intruder/bluechat.cgi">http://peditio.net/intruder/bluechat.cgi</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Monitor the short wave bands on-line with a web based SDR receiver <a href="http://www.websdr.org/">http://www.websdr.org/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>IARU Monitoring System<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.iaru-r1.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=39&Itemid=87">http://www.iaru-r1.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=39&Itemid=87</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>