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VK6BE > BEACON 02.12.03 14:08l 37 Lines 1828 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : 4B0129VK6BE
Read: DB0FHN GUEST
Subj: Re: History of the amateur beacon
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From: VK6BE@VK6JY.#ALY.#WA.AUS.OC
To : BEACON@WW
One thing that has to be kept in mind of course is that propagation to
such a place as Sweden would equate to less distance than Perth to
Adelaide, or thereabouts. The beacons I am copying are up to 5000 miles
and more away in some cases which would put them well outside Europe from
the UK, probably into North America and Africa..
I had two contacts on 50 during an aurora in 1958. Both were CW. One was
with Wally VK6WG who was about 600 km south of where I was operating
portable; the other was to the late Rolo VK6BO who was in Perth aboput 125
km south. Both were about T5/T6 reports,. In fact I had great difficulty
in persuading Rolo that ny final was NOT taking off; the rough tone was
due to auroral buzz.
During the big meteor shower of a year or so ago I kept a listening watch
on 50 with my beam pointed at Perth, listening on the Perth 50 meg beacon
frequency. At times I was receiving callsigns from the beacon at up to S9
with bursts lasting several seconds - long enough to read the whole
callsign.I guess with hugh speed morse a contact could have been made.
Bob VK6BE.
OK Andy cop this: Australian "deserts" have wildlife galore - roos,
lizards and snakes, goannas. camels, goats, salt bush and spinifex and
other rough feed for the animals. This spring they also had quite a
drop of rain!! Well OK but you brought the subject up AGAIN. You simply
can't let it rest can you? Oh it was a joke -: Ha ha! Oh I see!
>
> 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.
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