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Danish OZ7IGY 40 MHz beacon now back on air - Nov 2021

Posted: 05 Nov 2021 04:37 AM PDT https://ei7gl.blogspot.com/2021/11/danish-oz7igy-40-mhz-beacon-now-back-on.html



5th Nov 2021: Back at the end of August 2021, the OZ7IGY 8m beacon on
40.071 MHz had to be turned off due to a faulty trimmer in the power
amplifier stage.
At the end of October 2021, it was turned back on after the faulty part was replaced.
It has since been reported on the DX Cluster...
Spotter Freq. DX Time Info CountryOZ1BNN-@ 40071.0 OZ7IGY 15:51 02
Nov PI4 16 dB Q=100 37 km Denmark
EA3ERE 40070.2 OZ7IGY/B 11:37 31 Oct JN11CX<ES>JO55WM CW-PI4 Denmark
EA3ERE 40070.2 OZ7IGY 10:21 31 Oct JN11CX<ES>JO55WN cw pi4 -5db Denmark
As can be seen from the reports, EA3ERE near Barcelona heard the beacon via Sporadic-E propagation at a distance of about 1660 kms.
The website for the beacon is here... http://www.oz7igy.dk/

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