Beacon competition ends on Thursday

The competition will end on Thursday 31 January.

Three of the beacons ZS6SRL, ZS1HMO and ZS2LAW are transmitting a special message. Decode the Morse messages and send reports to bcn@sarl.org.za.

There are three Shortwave DX handbooks to be won and one 2007 ARRL Handbook.

The competition will be in four sections, one section for each beacon and an overall section for all three beacons. On 1 February a winner will beselected for each section. If you have entered all three sections you will automatically take part in the draw for the 2007 ARRL handbook.

How to enter:
Listen on 7 023 kHz to each of the participating beacons and decode the message sent in Morse code. Mail your message to bcn@sarl.org.za in the following format: beacon call sign, date and time followed by the message, signal report, your callsign or name if you are not licensed, QTH where you received the beacon signal and full postal address. Only send one beacon report per email.

For the period of the competition, the three participating beacons will transmit more frequently. A schedule can be found on www.sarl.org.za, click on services and select Beacon Project.