[Elecraft] Elecraft Digest, Vol 171, Issue 2

[Dave B]

Hi.

Personally, I think what might be needed is some co-ordination on the
lower VHF bands, to initiate something like the HF IBP system, where one
frequency is used in turn by a collection of beacons.  (Multiple
frequencies could still be used, but accommodating multiple beacons per
frequency.)

Using a Next Generation Beacon mode, you get not only human readable CW,
but machine readable modes so you can leave a PC monitoring to build an
appreciation of propagation to/from your location.

See:      http://www.ncdxf.org/pages/beacons.html
             http://www.ncdxf.org/beacon/beaconschedule.html

Also, for other idea's:
            http://www.rudius.net/oz2m/ngnb/index.htm
and:     http://www.gb3vhf.co.uk/GB3VHFReceiving.html

for some examples.

No affiliation, just idea's, to perhaps avoid many beacons all QRM'ing
each other.

73

Dave G0WBX.

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On 01/07/18 17:03, elecraft-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:
> Subject: [Elecraft] Proposed: more 6 meter CW beacons
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> When 6 meters opens up, a few low-power CW beacons I?ve never heard always pop up in the low end of the band. We could use a lot more of these during sporadic-E seasons. If you have a 6-meter-capable QRP rig gathering dust and an antenna to put it on, you might consider joining in. In addition to giving us a few more data points on propagation, it?s a novel way of promoting CW use.
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> If you decide to put a beacon on the air, please let us know so we can all listen for it.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR

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