29-11-2017, 01:05 PM
Hello,
due to mounting pressure from the FT8 digital users in VK and ZL, the CW propagation beacon VK5RBV on 50.315 will stop operation before the end of November. It has been in service for over 10 years and not missed a beat during that time. (converted FM828E to a single halo)
If your looking for a propagation indicator from VK5 you can look at 50.320 for a signal.
The future of VK5RBV is not decided but it may come back on a new frequency (50.456?) and mode in the coming years, the paper work alone could take months to see happen as the beacon band plan would need to be re-jigged for such a change to occur.
Regards,
Peter Sumner, vk5pj
due to mounting pressure from the FT8 digital users in VK and ZL, the CW propagation beacon VK5RBV on 50.315 will stop operation before the end of November. It has been in service for over 10 years and not missed a beat during that time. (converted FM828E to a single halo)
If your looking for a propagation indicator from VK5 you can look at 50.320 for a signal.
The future of VK5RBV is not decided but it may come back on a new frequency (50.456?) and mode in the coming years, the paper work alone could take months to see happen as the beacon band plan would need to be re-jigged for such a change to occur.
Regards,
Peter Sumner, vk5pj