• [EI7GL] 2021 Report for the 40-MHz EI1KNH beacon

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    2021 Report for the 40-MHz EI1KNH beacon

    Posted: 09 Jan 2022 11:00 PM PST https://ei7gl.blogspot.com/2022/01/2021-report-for-40-mhz-ei1knh-beacon.html


    In this post, we'll look at the EI1KNH beacon in Ireland which transmits on 40.013 MHz and how many times it was spotted on the DX Cluster in 2021.

    The map above shows the spots for 2021. A total of 21 stations reported the beacon the cluster which is down a little on the 26 in 2020.
    If we count just a maximum of one spot per station per day then there were
    52 spots in 2021 compared to 77 in 2020.
    These are the top spotters of the EI1KNH 40 MHz beacon (again, based on counting just one spot maximum per person per day)

    As the map shows above, most were in the region of 500 to 1700kms from the beacon which is a typical distance for Sporadic-E signals at 40 MHz during
    the Summer season.
    The report for the year 2020 can be seen HERE
    The EI1KNH 40 MHz beacon which is just to the south of Dublin first became operational in May of 2020.

    DX Cluster... If you do hear the beacon then make sure to report it on dx-clusters like DXSummit or DXMaps as some of the other clusters ignore
    spots for 40 MHz as they assume they're a mistake.
    More information about the EI1KNH beacon can be found here... https://www.qrz.com/db/EI1KNH/
    For more information on the 40 MHz band, go to this page... https://ei7gl.blogspot.com/p/40-mhz.html

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