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
