In the beginning when one got a transmit
licence the first consideration was to communicate with an other radio
amateur and get a report.
Now the procedure seems to be put a BEACON on
air and request a report via EMAIL, telephone or mobile phone.
Do not study or listen on the band as a SWL
would do but just plonk the beacon anywhere and churn out endless repetive
bandslip callsign and QTH info and cause the maximum QRM to those engaged in
QSO mode. You cannot ask the station to QSY because the Beacons are
unattended.
Appliance Operator assistants I presume.
de G3KEV
