We really don't need beacons on 160, the reverse beacon network provides good coverage. We just need stations on the air to be detected.
http://www.reversebeacon.net The W3AO Field Day will have three transmitters on 160 meters this year, one each on CW, SSB and RTTY. 73 Frank W3LPL ---- Original message ---- >Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:22:09 -0700 (PDT) >From: N7DF <[email protected]> >Subject: Topband: It is not so much propagation >To: 160 reflector <[email protected]> > > During the summer the storm static is the main obstacle to top band operation >here 40 over nine crashes every 30 seconds kind of drown out everything, QRP >or QRO >In fact the fish beacons still come through around sunrise indicating that >propagation paths are open but SWLing them is not that big a thrill >Maybe we could get some low power 160 meter beacons operating through the >summer to see what is really happening >It would be interesting to get more Field Day stations on 160. Maybe our >crowd can get 160 included in local club plans >a 30 foot high mast with top loading is not to hard to put together and can >get out pretty well with two or three readials >it might even get some new people interested in top band >_______________________________________________ >UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
