there I am posting the very complete informations about the new experimental Swiss beacon project which is ongoing right now.
I got this excellent compilation in "cut'n paste" format from Paul, G4MWO with his permission to use it on my blog.
Swiss 5 MHz Experimental Beacon Project
Although the 60m
band has not been released for amateur radio in Switzerland, the Sursee Amateur Radio Club has obtained
the necessary official authorizations for a Swiss 5 MHz Experimental. Beacon
project. Using the callsign HB9AW,
the beacon became operational on 5291
kHz at 0000hrs on the 1st of June.
The transmission
commences with the call sign HB9AW in CW (100HA1B), followed by five 2
seconds-long dashes. The dashes are each accurately attenuated by 10dB in the EIRP
power sequence 10W / 5 W / 1Watt / 100mW concluding with 10mW and currently
repeats every 5 minutes, commencing on the hour.
The beacon
transmits from Sursee (Locator: JN43BA) on a half-wave dipole, configured for
high-angle radiation as an NVIS ‘fountain’ type antenna at a height above
ground of 0.12 of a wavelength. A reflector is placed beneath the antenna. The
aim of the system is to explore the propagation conditions on 5 MHz in the
hills and valleys of Switzerland in relation to its possible suitability as an
Emergency Communications band. They have deliberately chosen this type of steep
radiation-angle antenna to study the propagation conditions within Switzerland
itself and at the moment DX is only of secondary interest to them.
They expect that
the beacon will be heard during the day and night hours across Switzerland
including the Alpine valleys. An on-line form on the Sursee Amateur Radio
Club’s website accepts reception reports. The evaluation of these is done by a
technical college. Reception reports are appreciated and will be entered into a
raffle for an attractive prize !
A detailed
description of the installation will appear in due course.
Online HB9AW 5
MHz Beacon Reporting Form
Sursee Amateur
Radio Club website 5 MHz Beacon Project page
USKA – Swiss
National Amateur Radio Society
(Tnx: Sursee Amateur Radio Club, USKA)
Paul Gaskell,
G4MWO
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