[COham] Need Beacon Reports

[Joe - WD0M]

Received the "RW" beacon signal in Pagosa Springs 
(DM67kg) with RST of 559 at 05:11 UTC.  Continued 
strong until I turned off the rig (Icom 756Pro 
with a multi-band inverted VEE antenna (80/40/30) 
at 55 feet.  No problem copying at all.........

73,
Joe
WDØM
Pagosa Springs CO



At 08:14 PM 2/6/2006, you wrote:
>  Hi CO guys,
>i need some local daytime CO reception reports of the RW Beacon...
>   The 'RW' Beacon, WA2XRM, is sending 'RW' in CW at 20 wpm on 480 kHz.
>    Night time transmissions are 15 seconds long repeating every 15 seconds
>from 0000z to 0600z.
>    Day time transmissions are one minute long at the top of the hour and at
>the half hour (Beginning at **00 minutes and 
>again at **30 minutes synchronized
>with WWV).
>
>    If you want to set up a special schedule just send me an email
>(w0rw at aol.com)
>The Beacon is running 125W to a 30 foot vertical in Colorado.
>
>    You might have to disconnect your tuner and hook on your biggest antenna
>to your receiver to hear the weak signal.
>    You can optimize your antenna system by 
> tuning in a weak Airport Beacon in
>the 400 to 430 kHz range.
>    Lamp dimmers and computer power supplies can also cause a lot of noise
>that will mask out low frequency signals.
>
>
>Please send SWL QSL's to:
>   Paul  WA2XRM
>w0rw at aol.com
>P.O. Box 6069
>Colorado Springs, CO 80934