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G0FTD > BEACON 01.12.03 20:29l 53 Lines 2147 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Read: DB0FHN GUEST
Subj: Re: History of the amateur beacon
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From: G0FTD@GB7WIG.#34.GBR.EU
To : BEACON@WW
VK6BE wrote:-
> As would have been noticed I am putting out reports of what I hear on 28
> and above. It all started when there were some big sunspot flares and I
> wondered what effect they would have on 28 meg propagation.There has
> turned out to be more possibilities of operation on 28 than I ever
> considered possible at this stage of the sunspot cycle.
I and Petri SM7PVH did many experiments with 28Mhz meteor scatter,
tropo scatter, aurora as well as the usual sporadic E linked to
thunderstorms and F layer stuff at the last bottom of the sunspot
cycle.
Even at 0300hrs local time we were able to enjoy QSO's completly
contary to conventional thinking.
Meteor scatter gave us VERY long bursts of up to 20 seconds and very
strong signals using just 100 watts to a 150ft long wire.
The last massive auroral event in 1989 was something that needed to
be heard to be believed and I observed many enhanced signal from
as little as 15km away with the auroral sound on the signals.
CW sounded like keyed white noise and ssb audio sounded very gruff.
We were very lucky at the time as we were both able to devote huge
amounts of time each day for several years to using 28Mhz in every
possible - and we concluded that 28Mhz can be used with many
more propagation modes than originally thought.
At the last sunspot cycle minimum, mid summer I called CQ on a totally
dead 28Mhz band and was called by ZL4BO (IIRC) who was as amazed as I was
at hearing me on a totally dead band his end.
The problem with most operators is that they whizz their vfo's across
the band and if they hear nothing after a few seconds go back
doing something else.
Those of us with more dedication will call for hours on a dead band
in the hope of catching some tiny opening -or take the time to listen
for very weak signals. 28.500 is a popular parking frequency when
the band is dead and I can often here meteor scatter pings from
stations having a natter outside of groundwave range.
> Not one word about OZ Tabloids or the Rugby!!! Keep it up fellers.
Whats that got to do with deserts ? ;-)
- Andy -
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