new 6 meters Beacon ZB2SIX/B 50.012,5 MHz

New 6 meter beacon

Hi all,
a new six meter beacon has been set up on the rock, this time it's operating from the Gibraltar Amateur Radio Society's club house.

It's operating on 50.012.5 Mhz.

The beacon consists of a Yaesu FT-857 donated by one of our club members John (ZB2JK), 5 watts output into a temporary inverted V dipole .

The call sign is ZB2SIX/B, in IM76HD.

For further info you can look it up on Qrz.com.

73, de Ron ZB2B

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Dear EA3AKY,
You could find at this address the video of 6M6M, your 200 DXCC :) :) :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS2Z7ZftsVA&feature=c4-overview&list=UUyLG8fN4cx7WK4FpsKdAzug
73 from Laurent de HL2/F4AAR

Look at minute 58 and you will hear when they explain have just worked me :-) Merci Laurent !

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