• [EI7GL] EI1KNH 40 MHz beacon heard in Lincoln, England - Oct 2021

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    EI1KNH 40 MHz beacon heard in Lincoln, England - Oct 2021

    Posted: 15 Oct 2021 12:00 AM PDT https://ei7gl.blogspot.com/2021/10/ei1knh-40-mhz-beacon-heard-in-lincoln.html



    I got a recent email from Keith, G0RQQ to say that he was hearing bursts of
    the Irish EI1KNH beacon on 40.013 MHz recently. The distance is
    approximately 370 kms.
    Keith, who is in the city of Lincoln, England heard the 15-second burst
    with a signal of S5 at around 08:15 UTC on the 13th of October 2021. He was unable to listen to the PI4 signals as he didn't have the software
    installed.
    Keith is using a Yaesu FT-817ND wide-banded, and the antenna is an end-fed
    wire 20m long and about 1.5m above ground.
    It's just a reminder that it is very easy for anyone in the UK to listen to
    the Irish 40 MHz beacons during the early morning (~6-7am) when meteor
    scatter conditions tend to be best.

    For EI1KNH/B, just leave your receiver on SSB about 800 Hz lower on 40.0122
    MHz and you should hear the CW and PI4 tones eventually.
    For more information on the 40 MHz band, check out my 40 MHz page.

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