Finbar and the group,
Your beacon was heard in Gainsborough, 18 miles north of Lincoln (IO93OJ)
this morning at 07:15 on 137.5 kHz with RST 439 to 449. Was able to copy the
beacon well all morning till about 14:35 when local qrm made copy difficult.
I had been using a 10 mtr vertical with top loading but when copy became bad
I switched to my 40 square mtr single turn loop (pointing North/South) and
your beacon was back with an RST of 459 and well above the local qrm.
I had been working in the shack all morning and most of the afternoon
listening to 137 kHz but your beacon could be heard in the background thanks
to my 500 Hz "barn door" IF filter. Funny thing is....I can still hear the
beacon with the rig switched off :-) Must be over exposure to cw.
73's all,
Des.
Des Kostryca (M0AYF) G.Q.R.P. no. 9788
I.A.R.U. loc. IO93OJ W.A.B. SK89
Member of the N.B.T.V.A.
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