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Re: Topband: WWV/WWVH versus ham beacons

To: "Dr. Wolf Ostwald" <df2py@t-online.de>, "topband@contesting.com" <topband@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: WWV/WWVH versus ham beacons
From: Dan Edward Dba East edwards <dan.n.edwards@sbcglobal.net>
Reply-to: Dan Edward Dba East edwards <dan.n.edwards@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 14:54:24 +0000 (UTC)
List-post: <mailto:topband@contesting.com>
agree 100% with Dr. O....fwiw
73, w5xz, dan


 

    On Monday, August 27, 2018 10:36 PM, Dr. Wolf Ostwald <df2py@t-online.de> 
wrote:
 

 Hello everybody !

the ham band beacons dont launch the necessary ERP. The signal from 
WWV/WWVH equals that of a well equiped extra class station with power 
and a yagi antenna, at least from 10mc and up.

In case of monitoring WWV/WWVH You dont need to wait until the beacons 
cycle around and the one u want comes up. maybe even in a QSB period. In 
short words, the availability of WWV/WWVH is far superior to all the FT8 
/ PSK and whatever stuff. Let alone that u always need the computer, 
plus internet. Additionally all the other stuff depends on availability, 
has the problem of usage of very different antenna systems and power at 
different locations, in short words again, not very useful for reliable 
comparison.

May it be as it is, the NIST stations are the real Mc Coy


73 de wolf   df2py

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