Conditions on 28 MHz on Monday the 11th of May 2020 were very good with some very strong FT8 and SSB signals heard on the band.
While the skip distance didn't get short enough for me to hear some of the UK QRSS stations (<600kms), I did hear two Italian QRSS beacons on 28.3216 MHz CW at about 22:00 UTC. See photo.
From the information that I have, I3GNQ/B runs 200mW into a vertical and uses the QRSS code 'GB'. IZ1KXQ/B runs 100mW into an inverted-V and uses the QRSS code 'SP'. As the image shows, there are about 143 Hz apart.
From what I can tell, these are the only two Italian QRSS signals on the 10m band.
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| I3GNQ beacon - 200 milliwatts (2N1711 transistor) into a 5/8 vertical antenna |
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| Close up of the I3GNQ beacon |
Thanks to Jack I3GNQ for the photo.
I3GNQ also mentions that this low power beacon will be turned off in July of 2020 as the property where the beacon is located has been sold.
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Thank's for report. I think it is one of the last. The beacon will be off before next 30/6 becouse i have sold the house … I hope a next location for it but in my new house is impossible !. My best 73 Jack I3GNQ
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