[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 As for typos or outdated info, I encourage both operators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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