Folks, this is a self fulfilling prophecy. No one operates on 2M from the
Bahamas because no one knows if there is any propagation and no one knows if
there is any propagation because no one operates on 2M from the Bahamas. A
beacon would allow folks to determine when and how often the band is open. I
operated from the Bahamas in June 2015 with AA7A, K2KW and others. We operated
on 6M and 2M EME. Made a lot of Qs on both bands and had a lot of fun. May do
it again someday. We had a lengthy discussion around bringing another 2M
antenna for terrestrial. In the end we decided not to do it. Additional
weight for an uncertain outcome. If we had known that there is a reasonable
chance of some propagation we might have come to a different decision. Plus we
have WSJT modes now that we didn’t have in 2015. My vote is for a beacon and
if it runs some of the WSJT modes so we can see how well those perform that is
even better.
73
Jim, W4KXY
Sent from my iPad
> On Dec 30, 2017, at 9:53 PM, Buddy Morgan via VHFcontesting
> <vhfcontesting@contesting.com> wrote:
>
> According to QRZ.com, C6AFP is 300 miles, from me. It would be fun to listen
> for a 2M beacon, in the Bahamas. To the best of my knowledge, there is no
> activity, from the Bahamas, right now. So, knowing that the band is open down
> that way, would not really do anyone a whole lot of good.
>
> Buddy WB4OMG
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Crownhaven <crownhaven@bellsouth.net>
> To: VHF <vhf@w6yx.stanford.edu>; VHF Contesting Reflector
> <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
> Sent: Sat, Dec 30, 2017 1:29 pm
> Subject: [VHFcontesting] Two Meter Beacon - C6
>
> Curious as to thoughts on two-meter beacon at my QTH in C6, FL16? I have the
> C6AFP beacon on there now on six. I'm wondering if it would be worth it? No
> two meter ops down there that I'm aware of anywhere in the country. Any
> thoughts would be appreciated.Steve,
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