Topband: how to set up a Skype receiving beacon

Bill Tippett btippett at alum.mit.edu
Wed Mar 8 21:15:53 EST 2006


K3NA:

 >A receiving beacon doesn't require fantastic antennas or
an exotic location.

         Here's a really novel ultra high-tech idea...try
a CQ.  Saturday morning I thought the band was dead but
decided to CQ.  In the next 15 minutes I worked 5 JA's
(including JH1GVY running 50W to his mobile setup) plus
VK6ABL on what I thought was a dead band.

                                         73,  Bill  W4ZV 



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