New Portuguese 70 MHz Beacon CS5BFM

A new 4 metre beacon CS5BFM in Portugal will operate on 70.166 MHz.

Sílvio Leiria, CT1BPT, Board Director of A.R.R. - Associação de Radioamadores do Ribatejo, a central of Portugal ham radio association, has announced at the Portuguese ARLA/CLUSTER Internet mailing list a new beacon to 70 Mhz, in the same conditions of the previous ex-CQ5FOUR and located at same place.

The technical projects, as well as the licensing process for the beacon, according with the new Portuguese legislation, have been approved officially by ICP-ANACOM (Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações), the Portuguese Administration of Telecommunications.

These beacon will operate at the new 4m Portuguese Amateur Radio Band.

Info data about this device;

- Frequency: 70,166 MHz
- Call Sign: CS5BFM
- QTH Name: Serra das Fazendas de Almeirim / Santarém.
- Locator Maidenhead: IM59rd
- Antenna Altitude (ASL): 12m
- Antenna Type: Horizontal Doublet Dipole.
- Beaming: 45º / 225º
- ERP(effective radiated power): 10W
- Mode: A1A
- License owner and maintenance responsibility:: A.R.R. - Associação de Radioamadores do Ribatejo.

Please, send your signal report to: geral@ct1arr.org and also to DX-Summit Spot Database.

The new Portuguese band plan for 70 MHz
70,157.0 ~ 70,167.0 - Beacons only
70,167.0 ~ 70,212.5 - SSB / CW / MGM only
70,212.5 ~ 70,237.5 - Not amateur use.
70,237.5 ~ 70,287.5 - All Modes

Sources:
Web site of A. R. R. - http://www.ct1arr.org/

Portuguese 70 MHz Yahoo Group - http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/70Mhz/

ANACOM web site to 70 MHz - http://www.anacom.pt/template12.jsp?categoryId=244864

Announced at the Portuguese ARLA/CLUSTER mailing List:
http://radio-amador.net/pipermail/cluster/2008-June/007694.html

Best Regards.

João Costa, CT1FBF
Moderator of the ARLA/CLUSTER mailing List.

Associação de Radioamadores do Ribatejo
http://www.ct1arr.org/

70 MHz in Portugal
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/june2008/
portugal_70mhz.htm