[IRCA] Fw: RW beacon status?

["Steve Ratzlaff" <steveratz@xxxxxxxx>]

FYI, the skinny straight from the horse's mouth.
As Art mentioned, remember you need a radio with a BFO to hear this 
straight-CW beacon.
Steve
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <W0rw@xxxxxxx>
To: <steveratz@xxxxxxxx>; <shmrg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: RW beacon status?


> Hi Steve,
> Thanks for listening. i need your QSL card for my 'Beaconed All States' 
> award.
> Tonight is QRS night. Slow speed "RW's".
> The 'RW' Beacon, WA2XRM, is sending 'RW' in CW at 10 wpm on 480 kHz.
> Normal operating times are 0000z to 0600z.
> Transmissions every minute.
> The Beacon is running 100W to a 30 foot vertical in Colorado.
> Does anyone know what the erp of a 30 foot vertical and an 8 foot top hat 
> is
> on 480 kHz?
> You might have to disconnect your tuner and hook on your biggest antenna 
> to
> your receiver to hear the weak signal.
> Lamp dimmers and computer power supplies can also cause a lot of noise 
> that
> will blank out the signal.
>
> Please send SWL QSL's to:
>  Paul  WA2XRM
> w0rw@xxxxxxx
> P.O. Box 6069
> Colorado Springs, CO 80934
>
> i need QSL's for my Beaconed All States award. 

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