Italian afternoon on 6m...

262 Italian stations today on 6m most of them new calls.

I really enjoy the big signals (90%) and the brodcast style modulations. 

Thanks guys....

SV5TEN beacon shows the way....

It works with a President Lnincoln all-mode CB radio and a short CB antenna no more than 50cm.

You can see it daily on DX Cluster to show the "path" of new Sun cycle.

A big THANK YOU for your reports.

At the same location works also the follow beacons:

SV5SIX  50.016
SV5FOUR   70.016
and SV5VHF    144.850

Thanks in advance for your reports.

SV5 land Beacons....

Here is a photo with the tower where is errected the antennas of SV5 beacons.

All antennas except CB short Antenna are homemade according DL6WU antenna design software.

The "ROHN" tower is 9m tall and the antenna sight is about 800m ASL.

All antennas are pointing to 330 deg.

6m opening .....

Short 6m opening today with only 2 stations in my log 

EA7DUD  and UX1BZ.

Long time CQing without any results after this two  stations....