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Hello Chris
Beacons can be useful the odd time but some are
left on continuously for days. One weekend there was a chorous of beacons and
some remained on for over a week just generating qrm.
GI3PDN, GI4DPE, GM4SLV, GW4HXO and a G3 in Norfolk,
cannot remember his call. I cannot see the necessity for this when they are all
capable of working a two way QSO on CW, then leaving the frequencies clear for
others. I only work two way QSO mode and QSX on 3533/7033 khz for
replies from those without a NOV for the band plus some EU dx.
I get lots of emails from others about beacons
and some even advocate contacting OFCOM to have them stopped because of the
QRM caused. I have not encouraged this approach, hoping that it will
go away eventually.
I have a couple of large antennas for 500 and
137 khz and these pick up the weakest signals and although good in qso mode
I get all the beacon qrm as well hi
73 for now and I hope you now see my point of
view.
de Mal/G3KEV
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Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 9:03 AM
Subject: LF: Becons etc.
Hello Mal, G3KEV,
I don't have NOV for 500kHz but enjoy listening.
Happy to discuss by e-mail direct.
I agree there is a problem with 'beacons'.
Yesterdays long S9+ beacon signal was a nuisance to me, but I guess this was
because the source was relatively close.
Chris, G4AYT, Whitstable, Kent.
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