[Lowfer] Active 1750 meter beacons

Ed Phillips evp at pacbell.net
Fri Jan 9 21:28:38 EST 2009


My IZJ beacon has been off the air for some time because it interfered 
with the WWVB clocks in the house.  I wonder if anyone else has had a 
similar experience?

Ed

JD wrote:

> >>>This list isn't perfect ... so I wonder if anyone out there
> knows if beacons 3OHH, BOB, TMO, WM, MPK, and R are really active, and
> if so what their frequencies/modes are? >>>
>  
> I hope the occasional typo doesn't render the list useless in your 
> view.  If perfection were the criterion for usefulness, neither that 
> list nor this reflector nor any kind of forum could be 
> called "useful," either.
>  
> There's no way to force operators to tell us their status at every 
> moment.  All I can say is that IN THE MONTH AND YEAR SHOWN, the 
> operators of the six stations you asked about told me personally that 
> they were active, in the modes and on or near the frequencies shown 
> (not all are able to measure).  Beyond that, the list--any list--is 
> nothing more than a guide to what _may_ still be current by the time 
> you use it.  As for typos or outdated info, I encourage both operators 
> and listeners to post their corrections to the location indicated at 
> the top of both the LowFER and HiFER lists.  The list doesn't create 
> itself...it needs ALL our efforts to be accurate.
>  
> Now, Paul said something very apt:  "An email to those on lwca list 
> who are not currentlly active might bring some back on."  Very true.  
> TMO is one of a few stations being revived this winter largely because 
> of my query to the operator about whether they had any plans.  Knowing 
> that someone will try to listen is all the incentive some of them require!
>  
> John





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