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Showing posts with label 60 MHz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 60 MHz. Show all posts
Saturday, November 11, 2023

GB3MCB 40 MHz & 60 MHz beacons off air due to storm damage

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Peter, G8BCG reports that the GB3MCB beacons on 40.050MHz & 60.300MHz are off air due to recent storm damage. This beacon in Cornwall...
Wednesday, August 4, 2021

The Five Meter Band (60 MHz) in the USA gets a mention on Soldersmoke

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Back in October of 1924, the 5-meter band (56–64 MHz) was first made available to radio amateurs in the United States. At the time due to th...
Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Updated Beacon list for the 40 MHz and 60 MHz bands... May 2021

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I have now updated the beacon list for the 40 MHz and 60 MHz bands. If you hear them then please spot on the DXMaps website or DXSummit D...
Wednesday, February 17, 2021

2020 Report for the 60-MHz EI1KNH beacon

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The EI1KNH beacon on 60.013 MHz is currently the only operational 5-metre beacon in the world and has been on air since December of 2019. I...
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Tuesday, October 6, 2020

The ADIF format now includes the new 5m & 8m bands

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  Amateur Data Interchange Format (ADIF) is an open standard for the exchange of data between various amateur radio software packages from d...
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Tuesday, August 11, 2020

New 8m & 5m bands added to the popular PSK Reporter website...

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The PSK Reporter website is used by nearly everyone on digital modes to see what is being heard by stations active on the HF and VHF bands....
Friday, July 10, 2020

IARU Region-1 to discuss possibility of 40 MHz & 60 MHz allocation

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Every few years, the member societies of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) meet up to discuss various proposals and plans. Due...
Saturday, June 20, 2020

EI1KNH - Update on the new Irish beacon on 60 MHz

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Back in  early 2018 , the 60 MHz (5-metre) band was allocated to radio amateurs in Ireland (EI) on a secondary non-interference basis. Now ...
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Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Report on 60 MHz activity for Mon 18th May 2020

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Monday 18th May 2020 . This was another excellent day for Sporadic-E with the MUF extending up to 70 MHz. 1) 60 MHz Crossband Contacts ...
Friday, May 15, 2020

New home wanted for the GB3RAL suite of HF & VHF beacons

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The RSGB have announced that the GB3RAL suite of HF and VHF beacons at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire, England have been...
Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Irish 60 MHz beacon EI1KNH/B heard in West Wales - March 2020

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Back in  early 2018 , the 60 MHz (5-metre) band was allocated to radio amateurs in Ireland (EI) on a secondary non-interference basis. A ne...
Monday, December 23, 2019

The Five-Metre Story ... Article from the Short Wave Magazine in 1949

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After the Second World War, some radio amateurs in Europe were allowed to use the 5-metre band (58.5 MHz to 60.0 MHz) until 1949-1951 when ...
Friday, November 22, 2019

Guest post: A look at the Clansman PRC-3512 Low Band VHF Radio...by EI5DD

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Regular visitors to the blog will know that I try to promote more interest in the low-VHF part of the spectrum by having a dedicated page re...
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Tuesday, April 9, 2019

New 40 MHz & 60 MHz Transverters on the way from Spectrum Communications

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One of the big problems with the new 40 MHz (8-metre) and 60 MHz (5-metre) bands is the lack of equipment. Spectrum Communications in the...
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Friday, July 13, 2018

IRTS release updated band plans for 40 MHz and 60 MHz...

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Back in April of 2018 , the Irish Radio Transmiters Society (IRTS) announced that Irish radio amateurs had gain access to a huge swathe ...
Sunday, May 20, 2018

IRTS release proposed band plans for 40MHz and 60MHz

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The Irish Radio Transmitters Society have just released their proposed band plans for the new VHF bands around 40 and 60 MHz. The follo...