My beaconing on 137.775 has raised some interesting issues which I will comment on in a day or two. For this evening, I will transmit on 136.3182kHz, QRSS120 starting on each hour, text is 'X' and a
Hartmut, You are right. In the past I have strongly argued that Eu beacons should be in that part of the band. However, the reality is that noone is listening there (apart from a couple of Eu grabbe
I will be transmitting overnight from 1700 to 0900 using QRSS90 on 136.3182kHz. Text will be an 'X' starting on each hour. There was a possible trace of my signal on KL7UK's grabber this morning at 0
Jay, Many thanks for listening and for the very nice capture. I will not be transmitting tonight because snow is forecast. Probably back on Wednesday. Congrats also to Markus who got through to John,
My last QRSS120 beacon transmission was stopped because of sparks at the end of the antenna on a very wet night. I have now installed more insulators and coated them wth silicon grease. I will be sen
HA6PC very strong on OE3GHB's grabber replying to my QRSS10 CQ call but only a trace seen on my own receiver. Will try again tomorrow at 1700UTC. Mike, G3XDV ==
I will be active tonight from 1700 to 0900 UTC, transmitting 'X' on QRSS120, once each hour starting on the hour. ID will be in 6WPM CW at start and finish of each transmission. Frequency 137.7758kHz
Scott, I would love to transmit overnight. Unfortunately, there are high winds forecast for this evening and perhaps tomorrow, too. My antenna thrashes about in the wind and adding high voltages to t
I will be transmitting this evening from 1700 to around 2240UTC. Mode is QRSS60, text is 'XDV'. Frequency 137.7758kHz. Each transmission starts on the hour, with the full call sent at 6WPM first. Thi
There have been 6 comments on whether the Eu DX slot on 136.320kHz is still useful. To summarise: Grabbers: One more Eu station has provided a grabber on 136.320, and one active NA station has stated
I will be on 136.3182kHz tonight, transmitting an 'X' on each hour from 1800 to 0900 in QRSS60. Tomorrow night I will be on 137.7752kHz at 0500, 0600 and 0700. Mike, G3XDV ==
Stefan, Thanks for the report. The ERP is around 400mW. I have been gradually improving the system a fraction of a dB at a time for years, so it's good to hear I am getting out well. There are still
Thanks for that service, Laurence. I shall be transmitting on 136.3182kHz for the next few days at 0500, 0600 and 0700. Initially this will be at QRSS120, but I would prefer to use QRSS60 (you mentio
Dex, thanks for looking. It's definitely not me. I sent a single character at the start of each hour, so the line is too continous. Also, your Argo is set to 90s dots, and I was sendng 60s dots.The M
Gerhard, Thanks for the report. Your grabber is very useful. It is often usable when DF6NM's grabber has bad QRM. My new (extra) insulators and silicon grease seem to have improved the reliability of
