Gents,
I'd ask for your indulgence 'cos I gonna make a move against the official
beacons' policy headline...
The beacon network has been built in order to watch eventual band openings
for various parts of the world. It is of great help for bands like 12, 10 or
6 m, for example. But what is the reason to watch beacons if a band is
widely open and there already are numerous stations heard from all over the
world? Who needs to try to catch an African beacon if an African station
keeps a good run of EU and NA stations just a kc off, or even (forgive her)
right on the beacon freq?
If there is a choice between policy and sanity, I for one would better go
for sanity. I like to keep a receiver on a beacon frequencies. If a beacon
is heard, it's a good sign to tune around the band or call CQ. But if
somebody else's activity is heard on the band instead, I'll make my own
judgement on the prop without checking out the beacons.
Sorry, could not resist.
73,
Vladimir VE3IAE
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