I ran my beacon from approx 10.00 BST (
having called CQ for about ½ hour) to 21.00 BST. Then called CQ again and had
an enjoyable cw qso with G3XIZ who I had never received before. So beacons do
serve a purpose and with the problems of propagation over the land mass and the
low power permitted I make no apology for occasionally running in beacon
mode. Like David below, I also get reports from first time listeners who are
delighted to hear some signal on 500khz. A card from GB2LD
advising me that I was the first 500khz
signals received since the closure of GLD.was up lifting. When the 501/4
allocation is full of signals fighting for space, as it was at times on 136khz,
then I will cease beacon mode.
With best regards to all
Mike GW4HXO.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 1:11 PM
Subject: Re: LF: QRSS report on the beacon band
Thank you for the report.
I know beacons are not everyone's
idea of best band usage but I try to keep my meagre 5mW out of the
way at the top end of the band. (well, at the top end of Dave's grabber which I
use for monitoring)
Also, I do get a couple of e-mails a week
from people who tune their radios down to 500k for the first time and then
report the beacon as the only signal that's there during the 10 or 15 mins they
listen.
If the band was full with people
struggling to find space to have a QSO I would of course switch it off.
I don't think I should be encouraging
this but here it is any way. MRF you are 579 at IO91UX. 80m dipole up 13m
untuned RX TS690s wid no mods. see attached trace.
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