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Title: Solar only dasher being tested
Post by: beaconman on November 09, 2009, 1712 UTC

Freq.  8497.7Khz 
4 dash / min
Antenna dipole up 7 ft
5 Watt solar panel
Location Colorado
day time only
Testing before planting in National Forest.
Power 200-300 Mw

Title: Re: Solar only dasher being tested
Post by: Seamus on November 09, 2009, 2107 UTC

Just barely making it out of the muck here in SC:

(http://www.rthtg.net/beacons/dasher.jpg)

Seems to be running slightly slower than 63 dash/min - I counted more like 43 to 48 - then again, I'm not hearing it for more than a few seconds at a time, before it disappears into the background noise again; my counting is probably a bit off by the time it fades back in.  Hopefully, I'll get some better reception between sundown here and the time it goes off the air with sunset over there.

In other news, the RF parts are arriving in bits and pieces - received a package of toroid forms and variable caps this afternoon. ;D

Title: Re: Solar only dasher being tested
Post by: beaconman on November 09, 2009, 2212 UTC

You dash count is close.
I just counted 43 with the sun behind the panel...
thanks for the heads up on the rate...

Title: Re: Solar only dasher being tested
Post by: beaconman on November 10, 2009, 2121 UTC

caught the beacon on the SE WIS tuner (Global Tuners)
steady signal...time 2120utc

looks like it is doing well...