New 60-meter beacons on the air
from the British Isles

The Daily DX reports that new 60-meter beacons are on the air from England and Scotland. GB3WES in Cumbria, England, and GB3ORK in Scotland's Orkney Islands join GB3RAL in Oxfordshire, which has been on the air since
mid-2003. All transmit on 5290 kHz.

Each beacon has a stepped transmit power sequence and a 30-second sounder sequence of 0.5 ms pulses at 40 Hz.

All three beacons transmit at a nominal power of 10 W. There's more information, including how to file reception reports, on the RSGB Beacon Reporting Web page.

Source: ARRL Letter - courtesy of The American Radio Relay League

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