[NLRS] An idea for an NLRS beacon network

[Donn, WA2VOI]

Uhhh, isn't 50.0 - 50.1 reserved for CW ONLY ?  NO data, no RTTY, no anything 
EXCEPT CW ?  (Likewise, 144.0 -144.1)
PSK31 isn't CW, so how do they get away with QSOs and PSK31/WSPR/etc. beacons 
there ?  Yeah, its the "beacon band," but its NOT CW.

73 Donn
WA2VOI/0


§97.203 Beacon station.
(d) A beacon may be automatically controlled while it is transmitting on the 
..., 50.06-50.08 MHz, ....

§ 97.305 Authorized emission types
(a) Except as specified elsewhere in this part, an amateur station may transmit 
a CW emission on any frequency authorized to the control operator.

6 m 50.1-51.0 MHz MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data (2), (5).
             **


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Reed" <n0nas at amsat.org>
To: "nlrs" <nlrs at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2014 4:48 PM
Subject: Re: [NLRS] An idea for an NLRS beacon network


SNIP

>
> But PSKreporter shows lots of PSK31 stations (QSO's) near 50.062MHz.
> Easily 20-30 in the US and hundreds in Europe. Creating a PSK31 beacon
> down around 50.063MHz would facilitate automatic reporting. Anyone
> could park your radio on 50.062 and let your digital modes software
> report everything it hears to PSKreporter..... Do your bit to improve
> propagation reporting!
>
> It is interesting that other WSPR and Propnet networks are running up
> around 50.290 in the Automatically Controlled Digital Station
> sub-band. Personally, I like digital modes and automatic reporting,
> but automatic reporting can be done with a CW beacon too. At least one
> opinion in favor of "analog" beacons is here:
> <http://www.rudius.net/oz2m/ngnb/>