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Loggings => HF Beacons => Topic started by: beaconman on January 26, 2010, 1815 UTC

Title: Heads up 26.600Mc beacon
Post by: beaconman on January 26, 2010, 1815 UTC

Located some where in the south west desert country...
solar only no battery.
Freq.  26.600Mc

Now it transmits approximately 2 dashes per minute, with each dash lasting 13 seconds.

Title: Re: Heads up 26.600Mc beacon
Post by: cmradio on January 27, 2010, 0334 UTC

That makes my original QRSS-3 beacon look like 80 WPM ;)

Look forward to some more sunspots.

Peace!

Title: Re: Heads up 26.600Mc beacon
Post by: beaconman on January 27, 2010, 1508 UTC

I dont have a clue of who is connected with this beacon...
these e mails come rolling across my desk...
but the source is reliable...we operate on a need to know
and I dont need to know  ::)

I did listen most of the day to that freq...and NO JOY...
it will pop up during sporadic E season thats for sure...

Title: Re: Heads up 26.600Mc beacon band might be open
Post by: beaconman on February 03, 2010, 0313 UTC

The lower part of the CB band is open tonight
the 26.600 beacon might be heard if we listen...

Title: Re: Heads up 26.600Mc beacon
Post by: Tube Shortwave on February 03, 2010, 0354 UTC

10 and 11m is wide open between me and So. Cal tonight.  I am monitoring 26.600 and hearing nada.

Title: Re: Heads up 26.600Mc beacon
Post by: beaconman on March 18, 2010, 1641 UTC

A recent e mail indicates that what I heard was not this beacon.

Title: Re: Heads up 26.600Mc beacon
Post by: wolf359 on March 19, 2010, 0624 UTC

26600 is currently solar only. The circuit and panel are currently supported by the dipole, so the frequency can get a little wobbly in the mornings and afternoons when the sun is low in the sky and the wind is blowing.
Sometime in the future, it will be 24 hour.

Title: Re: Heads up 26.600Mc beacon
Post by: myhfbeacon on March 23, 2010, 1507 UTC

are there any pics of the 26.600 beacon? how big is the solar panel....thanks...jr

Title: Re: Heads up 26.600Mc beacon
Post by: wolf359 on March 24, 2010, 0826 UTC

Taken before initial deployment. Dipole is coiled up.
(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll194/wolf359radio/26600beacon.jpg)
The pink antenna improves propagation by 15% or your money back.

Title: Re: Heads up 26.600Mc beacon
Post by: myhfbeacon on March 24, 2010, 1443 UTC

Thanks for the pic.............did you happen to take one of the transmitter board?....jr

Title: Re: Heads up 26.600Mc beacon
Post by: wolf359 on March 27, 2010, 0743 UTC

Aye. I did but that is confidential information. :p