[RTTY] 160 meter beacon

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Hello,
Speaking of beacons I am usually on every morning around 1015Z on 1.808 
looking for 160M contacts.


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill, W6WRT" <dezrat1242 at yahoo.com>
To: <rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 11:42 PM
Subject: [RTTY] 160 meter beacon


> For those who might be tempted to try 160 meters, there is a beacon
> station you might want to listen for. K7RAT/b is on 1999.5 from
> Oregon. It is a CW beacon of course, and there is a relatively long
> pause in his cycle, so if you don't hear anything when you first tune
> in, wait for at least 30 seconds or so.
>
> He is a pretty consistent S5 here in Southern California, about 840
> miles away. It's interesting to listen to him fade in and out with
> sunset and sunrise.
>
> Some folks have told me I am easily amused. :-)
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT
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