[50mhz] Fwd: [wsjtgroup] OZ7IGY - QRV on Next Generation Beacon platform

Tue Oct 30 14:27:38 EDT 2012

Looks like the NA East Coast we will have to start monitoring higher in the band on 
6m... most overseas beacons are lost on me at my QTH :-( GL and VY 73, Lance

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Subject: 	[wsjtgroup] OZ7IGY - QRV on Next Generation Beacon platform
Date: 	Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:14:14 -0000
From: 	booz2m <booz2m at yahoo.dk>
To: 	wsjtgroup at yahoogroups.com

Hi all

Today is a big day for OZ7IGY – the oldest ham radio beacon in the world – www.oz7igy.dk A temporary status page is here www.rudius.net/oz7igy

Today at noon, local time, the old 2 m and 6 m beacons were shut down and replaced by two new beacons using the Next Generation Beacon platform www.rudius.net/oz2m/ngnb

The beacons are now frequency and time locked to GPS. Thus the frequency is within 5 mHz. The sequenced is timed to start at 00 second sending JT65C2 followed by a short pause then CW ID sending callsign and locator, then pause and carrier until next cycle.

The new 6 m beacon has also moved in frequency from 50,021 MHz to 50,471 MHz in compliance with the IARU Region 1 VHF Managers decision. The 2 m beacon continues to be on 144,471 MHz.

The plan is to replace all the old beacons with the new platform as time permits.

Listeners reports and feed back are highly appreciated.

73
Bo, OZ2M

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