"MnMikew" wrote in message
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Pardon my newbieness, but what exactly is a beacon and what is its
purpose?
I'll see if I can pick it up tonight from MN.

A propagation beacon is used to determine the propagation characteristics of
a particular band. Basically it's used to see what areas the band is open
to. With the way propagation on 10 meters is, it's good to be able to see
if that band is open or not. If you hear beacons there, then there's a
pretty good chance you'll be able to work someone. The beacon band is from
28.200-28.300.

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Tom Sevart N2UHC
Frontenac, KS

http://www.geocities.com/n2uhc