[Lowfer] 30 Meter Watering Hole Friday Night

[ToddRoberts2001 at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/12/2010 11:31:49 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
smokinggun at verizon.net writes:

Hi all,

I  am a little confused over this whole 30 meter beacon  thing. How are we 
running  running beacons below 10 meters when the FCC  says we can only run 
automatic control 10 meters and  above?

Thanks
Rick  KA2PBO
 
 
Hi Rick,
>From what I understand it is perfectly fine to run a what they call a 
manned beacon on frequencies below 10 meters in the Ham Bands. 
That means an operator must be nearby to
monitor the operation of the beacon and shut it down if it is  operating
abnormally or when he is not home to be able to monitor its  operation.
 
That is probably why I hear most of the 30 meter QRSS beacons only in the  
evening
hours or overnight when the operator is home.
 
73 - Todd WD4NGG