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Hello Wolf,

Am 25.11.2012 18:36, schrieb wolf_dl4yhf:
>
> Am 25.11.2012 17:41, schrieb Stefan Sch=E4fer:
>> MF,
>>
>> SM6BGP is running a QRSS-3 BEACON at 472.2 kHz. Mal, what do you=20
>> think about that? ;-)
>>
> Similar as I do, even though I don't always agree with Mal.
> Don't we have enough (commercial) MF beacons ?
Enough commercial beacons: yes. Enough amateur beacons: no!

There are many amateurs who like to receive beacons for various reasons.=20
But usually amateurs want to receive signals generated by amateurs, not=20
any signal by whatever commercial station. Otherwise we could argue "=20
Why the hell do we make that terrible effort to arrange a LF transmit=20
system and generate our own signals although we have DCF-39 and HGA-22?=20
Our signals will never be as strong as that of DCF-39..." It is a nice=20
part of amateur work at MF/LF to generate beacon signals just for fun=20
and to receive them just for fun. For example i simply like to be on=20
air, QSO mode or not, it doesn't matter. It is the fascination to know=20
that some RF energy is radiated from this piece of wire hanging in the=20
air in this moment. You know on LF it is hard to find a QSO mode station=20
at all. So i transmit in beacon mode when it is not likely that someone=20
answers my CQ on 137.7, like a few hours ago! For MF it is the same. Of=20
course QSOs are preferred.

> Why not move our own beacons to the upper end of the band, in the=20
> vincinity of the other beacons, and closer the QRSS / digimode area=20
> where beaconing doesn't cause so much hassle as near the 'CW=20
> frequency', where most CW receivers are "parking in idle" ?
I fully agree! "We" should establish a QRSS center frequency somewhere=20
outside the CW region. But the band is young and i guess that time will=20
find a solution, hopefully.
>
> 73,
>  Wolf
>
> (thinking twice if its worth to try CW around 472.3 kHz tonight..=20
> sigh...)
I am calling CQ all the time during writing this email :-) Saw that=20
DF5QG worked SM6BGP in the DX cluster. Hopefully he is still not=20
sleeping ;-)

73, Stefan/DK7FC