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Re: [VHFcontesting] beacon question

To: Tom Mayo <tmayo6@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] beacon question
From: Zack Widup <w9sz.zack@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2023 20:29:44 -0600
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Answer A is the only one covered by Part 97:

"§ 97.203 Beacon station.
(b) A beacon must not concurrently transmit on more than 1 channel in the
same amateur service frequency
band, from the same station location."

73, Zack W9SZ


On Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 6:58 PM Tom Mayo <tmayo6@gmail.com> wrote:

> Herb,
>
> This is why exact language is so important.  This is the question from the
> General pool downloaded from the ARRL.  "A" is correct according to the
> pool.
>
> G1B02 (A) [97.203(b)]
>
> With which of the following conditions must beacon stations comply?
>
> *A. No more than one beacon station may transmit in the same band from the
> same station location*
>
> B. The frequency must be coordinated with the National Beacon Organization
>
> C. The frequency must be posted on the internet or published in a national
> periodical
>
> D. All these choices are correct
>
>
> This makes a lot more sense if you look at the whole answer, right?  And
> it's not just the same frequency, it's the same band.
>
>
> Tom, N1MU
>
> On Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 7:29 PM Herb Krumich via VHFcontesting <
> vhfcontesting@contesting.com> wrote:
>
> > A friend of mine is studying for his general licenseHe questioned me
> about
> > beacon frequenciesThe pool asks if there can be two beacons on the same
> > frequency.The answer is "no beacons can be on the same frequency".Now I
> was
> > wondering if the band in which they are talking about, had anything to do
> > with the answerLets talk 222 mhzThe W3CCX beacon transmit on 222.060Is
> the
> > FCC saying a beacon in Sunny California cannot transmit on 222.060>Makes
> no
> > sense to me, but I don't write the rulesHerb K2LNS
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