<span id="postcolor"><font color="#000000">First 40 MHz Amateur Radio Propagation Beacon On The Air<br><br>Ivan OZ7IS has announced that the first 40 MHz Amateur Radio propagation beacon<br>OZ7IGY is now on the air on 40.021
MHz<br><br>Background:<br>The European Radiocommunications Office (ERO – now ERC) of the CEPT launched in<br>March 1993 Phase II of a Detailed Spectrum Investigation (DSI) covering the<br>frequency range 29.7 - 960MHz.<br>
<br>The results were presented to Administrations in March 1995 with the objective<br>of facilitating a European Table of Frequency Allocations and Utilisations to<br>be implemented by the year 2008.<br><br>Regarding the Amateur Radio Service the DSI Management Team recommended (among
<br>other things) that 70 MHz to be considered as an amateur band AND: "frequencies<br>in the vicinity of 40.680MHz be considered for amateur propagation beacons".<br> <br>During the IARU, Region 1, C5 meeting in Vienna earlier this year David, G4ASR,
<br>told that the RSGB were planning such a 40 MHz beacon. I promised him to take a<br>similar initiative when returning to Denmark.<br><br>In July the GB3RAL 40.050 & 60.050 MHz VHF beacons were approved and shortly<br>
after OZ7IGY received the permit to operate on 40,021 MHz.<br> <br>On 26th of July (after paying the licence fee) at 18.20 UTC OZ7IGY became<br>operational on:<br> <br>40,021 MHz near Jystrup (Ringsted), JO55wm, 97 masl / 5 magl.
<br>The antenna is a dipole heading 255 / 75 degrees. Will shortly be changed to a<br>Turnstile (X-dipole).<br>The output to the antenna is 22 Watt keying in F1A (frequency Shift Keying)<br>according to the IARU, Region 1, standard. 250 Hz shift.
<br> <br>The "licence" is valid for a year and the results of the experiments are to be<br>reported to the ITST.<br><br>The "licence" is "experimental" on a non-inteference basis and will not create<br>a precedent for any other kind of amateur radio activities in this part of the
<br>spectrum!<br> <br>Please report to DX-summit whenever you hear the beacon. Then we can collect<br>data for the report to ITST and may be able to argue for a renewal of the<br>licence next year?<br> <br>In 1993 the head of ERO was David Court, EI3IO (G3SDL, OZ3SDL etc….) I have a
<br>feeling that without his "stamp" on the DSI report we would not have had the<br>ever increasing access to 70 MHz throughout Europe or these 40 MHz amateur<br>propagation beacons!<br> <br>Vy 73 de OZ7IS, Ivan - Email: oz7is at
<a href="http://qrz.dk">qrz.dk</a><br>Beaconkeeper – OZ7IGY - <a href="http://www.oz7igy.dk/" target="_blank">http://www.oz7igy.dk/</a> <br> <br>P.S. We are looking for circulators/ Isolators for the 40 and 50 MHz beacons to
<br>avoid backwards intermodulation in the PA stages. We are covered on all other<br>bands but circulators for these frequencies are hard to find as surplus<br>equipment! Can anyone help? Please! <br>----<br><br>Related URL's
<br><br>GB3RAL now licenced for 40 and 60 MHz (7th July) <br><a href="http://www.southgatearc.org/news/july2007/gb3ral.htm" target="_blank">http://www.southgatearc.org/news/july2007/gb3ral.htm</a> <br><br>Denmark to get 40 MHz beacon (19th July)
<br><a href="http://www.southgatearc.org/news/july2007/danish_40mhz_beacon.htm" target="_blank">http://www.southgatearc.org/news/july2007/danish_40mhz_beacon.htm</a> <br><br>----<br><br>73 Trevor M5AKA</font></span><br clear="all">
<br>-- <br>73 e Obrigado , Carlos Nora - CT1END<br>Presidente de Direcção da REP<br>TM 963 076 931<br>NNNN<br>__________________________________________________________<br>Rede dos Emissores Portugueses<br>Fundada em 1926
<br>Membro da IARU desde 1931<br>Instituição de Utilidade Pública desde 1947<br>Associação Nacional de Radioamadores<br>Página na Internet em <a href="http://www.rep.pt">http://www.rep.pt</a><br>___________________________________________________________
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