Thursday, April 19, 2012

TG9 QSL

Thank you Emmanuel for a "New One"
and the very fine QSL package.

Friday, April 6, 2012

Panama Beacon Confirmation


Listening for 10m Beacons

I've started scanning the lower part of 10 meters daily (well, most days) to listen for 10m Beacons.   The stations received have been sparse, but every now and then a surprise pops up:


Date UTC Freq Call QTH Locator Km RST
03/23/12 23:34 28.2133 XE3D MEX EL50ex
449
03/27/12 21:15 28.2028 KB1QZY MA FN32qc 35 449
03/27/12 21:18 28.2030 PY2WFG BRA
6186 569
03/27/12 21:23 28.2313 NP4LW PR FK68mi 2666 589
04/01/12 21:43 28.1770 HP1RCP PANAMA FJ09fa 2301 389
04/03/12 00:45 28.2020 KB1QZY MA FN32qz 35 559
04/05/12 22:49 28.2020 KB1QZY MA FN32qz 35 559
04/06/12 18:15 28.1770 HP1RCP PANAMA FJ09fa 2301 119
04/06/12 18:20 28.2000 YV5B VENEZUELA FK60nj 3539 579
04/06/12 18:24 28.2027 KB1QZY MA FN32qc 35 579
04/06/12 18:40 28.2033 PY2WFG BRAZIL
6186 339



Thanks to my neighbor, KB1QZY just up the road in Massachusetts.   Your signal is always there and serves as a  nice check that the antenna, radio, and headphones are working.

YV5B was received clearly every 3 minutes, down to the 100mw signal.   The NCDXF/IARU beacon web page lists this beacon in Venezuela as off the air.  I was pleased to receive this signal, and took care to listen for several cycles to ensure I got the call correct.