What receiver do you have?  I thought things were being phased out there
with the exception of submarine coms which work down there.





On Thu, 3 Aug 2006, Louis Kim Kline wrote:

> Hi.
>
> I can go down to about 30 kHz, here, but it isn't going to help because the
> receiver is analog, not digital.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 06:25 PM 8/3/2006 -0400, you wrote:
> >Hi everyone, I just saw this and it came in with the last post about FM
> >DX.  I don't konw about the rest of you, but the lowest my equipment will
> >go in frequencies is 100 KHz on the F6A.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 15:17:32 -0700
> >From: Punworg <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: New VLF Radio Technology
> >
> >Quick!  Somebody design some new scanners!
> >---------------------------------------
> >New 'underground radio' technology improves emergency
> >capabilities
> >
> >New Mexico Business Weekly - 12:43 PM MDT Wednesday
> >
> >Los Alamos National Laboratory says Vital Alert
> >Technologies Inc. has signed two exclusive license
> >agreements with the lab for Underground Radio=99, a
> >technology that will provide two-way voice and text
> >capability known as Through-The-Earth-Communication=99
> >for first responders, rescue and security teams,
> >underground miners and the public in critical
> >emergency situations.
> >
> >Underground Radio, originally developed by LANL for
> >the Department of Energy, is being commercialized by
> >Vital Alert Technologies for use by emergency crews in
> >urban centers and by the mining industry.
> >
> >Vital Alert is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vital
> >Alert Communication Inc. Vital Alert develops pre- and
> >post-emergency, safety and rescue technology for the
> >urban and mining communications sectors.
> >
> >"The new technology is a breakthrough in digital and
> >wireless communications," says Joe Miller, president
> >and CEO of Vital Alert, in a news release. "As a pre-
> >and post-emergency warning, evacuation and rescue
> >communication system, it solves radio frequency
> >failure problems and eliminates systems' downtime
> >complications in difficult environments such as
> >subways, tunnels, skyscrapers and mines. The new
> >technology will also greatly enhance the ability of
> >mining companies to protect their workers."
> >
> >Underground Radio uses very low frequency (VLF)
> >electromagnetic radiation and digital audio
> >compression technologies to carry voice and text data.
> >The VLF signals also can transmit tracking and
> >location data for radio users in case they are unable
> >to respond.
> >
> >"This is a technical solution to the problem of voice
> >communication in underground areas," said David
> >Reagor, the principal investigator of the Los Alamos
> >team that originally developed the technology. "It's
> >also inexpensive to build."
> >
> >Underground Radio can be used to alert individuals of
> >underground conditions during blasts, fires or
> >collapses, or to locate trapped miners. The technology
> >was designed to provide convenient, portable
> >underground communication and a data link to robotic
> >machines.
> >
> >Peter Vieth
> >KB4FVJ
> >Roanoke, VA
> >
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