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    The LOWDOWN Latest Issue
In the July-Aug 2025 edition of the LWCA publication:
  • "Notes from Headquarters" by Kevin Carey.
  • "DX Downstairs" Peter Laws presents members' LF and VLF loggings.
  • "The Top End" MedFER and HiFER beacon activity... and...
  • "Operator Contact List" Latest contact info for operators of Part 15 beacons... and...
  • "LF Notebook" Bonus Page compiled by John Davis. Happy 100th Birthday, IARU!
  • "News From the Old World" Alan Gale with latest LF news from the "other side of the pond." Summer SAQ transmission, BBC Radio 4 outlook.
  • "Natural Radio" by Rick Ferranti. The power of the Fast Fourier Transform, the clever math trick by which spectral analysis is done so readily in the digital domain.
  • "A Visit to MDB OW" Bruce Littlefield presents a tale of mystery: the FAA wouldn't deliberately impair the reach of an aerobeacon... would they? First of two articles.
  • "Member News Spotlight"
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