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Loggings => 22 Meter Band HiFER Beacons => Topic started by: Vic on February 23, 2019, 2017 UTC

Title: New beacon now on 13565.2MHz carrier freq ( 13564.4 usb dial)
Post by: Vic on February 23, 2019, 2017 UTC

Hi Everyone

Announcing a new beacon on 13MHz !

Frequency 13565.2kHz carrier freq ( 13564.4kHz on usb dial )
ID            JUN
Locator   EL98
Location  Clermont Central Florida USA
Power     4.5mw
Antenna.  Dipole
Beacon    Black Cat Systems kit
On Air Date 21 February 2019
Schedule  appprox 10.00 - 2200 EST daily ( subject to breaks for adjustments and listening)

Reception reports most welcome to this list or to me by email .

My beacon has been heard in SA Antonio Texas already ! Wow what fun this is ;-)

Best wishes to Everyone

Vic W4/GW4JUN

Title: Re: New beacon now on 13564.4
Post by: Exo on February 24, 2019, 0652 UTC

Good frequency.

Title: Re: New beacon now on 13565.2MHz carrier freq ( 13564.4 usb dial)
Post by: Vic on February 24, 2019, 1717 UTC

I have corrected the frequency on my original post as it was unclear.

Carrier freq is 13565.2kHz
USB dial Freq is 13564.4 kHz

Apologies for the confusion !

73

Vic

Title: Re: New beacon now on 13565.2MHz carrier freq ( 13564.4 usb dial)
Post by: Exo on February 24, 2019, 2106 UTC

Quote from: Vic on February 24, 2019, 1717 UTC

Carrier freq is 13565.2kHz

That's an even better frequency.
The closer to 13566 the better.

(http://hfpack.com/members/exo/ISM_Band_13560kHz_Interference_Temperature_Zones.jpg)

Title: Re: New beacon now on 13565.2MHz carrier freq ( 13564.4 usb dial)
Post by: Vic on February 25, 2019, 1955 UTC

Hi Exo

By luck my beacon landed upon this Freq using the capacitors supplied with the Black Cat  kit. I have no other components at all in my shack here. I had hoped to get the carrier to around 13565  so it all worked out well.
Your shot of the waterfall is interesting you seem to have much more grot at 13560 than I hear at my location.

I must try to get some software set up so I can see what's happening as well as see it. What s/ w do you use ?

Regards

Vic

Title: Re: New beacon now on 13565.2MHz carrier freq ( 13564.4 usb dial)
Post by: Exo on February 28, 2019, 0749 UTC

Quote from: Vic on February 25, 2019, 1955 UTC

Hi Exo 
Your shot of the waterfall is interesting you seem to have much more grot at 13560 than I hear at my location. What s/ w do you use ?

Hi Vic,
It is a modified screen capture from a kiwiSDR on a private LAN.

Title: Re: New beacon now on 13565.2MHz carrier freq ( 13564.4 usb dial)
Post by: Vic on March 03, 2019, 0153 UTC

I have received a report from one of my listeners that my carrier frequency has moved up 100 Hz to 13565.3

This is due to my antenna tuner pulling The oscillator slightly.

I have tweaked it back to its proper Freq of 13565.2 I think.

Please listen on both these Freq  I am running the antenna somewhat blind. I will try to find a sure fire fix asap.

I am working on a major antenna upgrade this coming week and I hope to get a significant improvement in signal ......might take ten days or so !

Meanwhile I am happy to have reports from 1200 miles away using Avery sub standard antenna here.

This is really good fun !

73

Vic W4/GW4JUN & beacon JUN