Fun little story from today.
I was, as usual, listening to the International Beacon Project (IBP) beacons on 28.200MHz.
Suddenly a big signal was coming in. I reralized that it was a test beacon from an Italian station.
S9 signal drowning the usual 18 beacons on the frequency.
I found the email address on QRZ.com, and wrote a mail to him explaining the situation, quietly.
After a short while the signal diasppeared, and I got a reply mail telling that he was not aware of the IBP project, and he would find a suitable frequency.
All in the good ham spirit, and I do understand that we don't know every aspect of the activities, and we are usually, like here, willing to correct a mistake.
No, I am not going to reveal the call, because all went absolutely well. Mistakes happen, we have all made them.
2 comments:
Hello Jan, I was not aware of this program as well. I have been listening to beacons on 28 MHz. But they were not on .200. I certainly will listen there now and am curious how many I will receive. 73, Bas
Hello, Bas,
The website for the IBP is
https://www.ncdxf.org/beacon/
With my vertical surrounded by trees I hear the 4X6TU essentially daily.
At this time of the solar cycle and of the year I expect that you will hear over 10 of the 18 beacons in a few days.
Some days I have heard VK, VR,RR, 4S (a bit more rare), 4X,ZS6, CS3, LU, OA, YV, 4U1UN (New York), and sometimes also the W6.
So some days you may hear 10-12 in a single day.
I have a receiver running all day, so I hear it when I am about in the house.
Vy 73, Jan
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