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Author Topic: "Common and Precious" Beacon 10237.15 kHz 2340 UTC 26 May, 2015  (Read 4010 times)

Offline curious george

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I'm hearing this beacon again tonight.  It seems to only appear for me around dusk.  Signal is weaker than last week.

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Hi,

yeah, I've been playing with it's PA. Pout is about half a Watt less than before. It's also weaker around here.

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Re: "Common and Precious" Beacon 10237.15 kHz 2340 UTC 26 May, 2015
« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2015, 1130 UTC »
Hey,

It's operating again. With 5W now. But I also put the antenna higher. I still suspect that the roof construction (metal) gives the antenna some directed characteristic. That may change with the new position.

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Re: "Common and Precious" Beacon 10237.15 kHz 2340 UTC 26 May, 2015
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2015, 2122 UTC »
I am hearing it, it started to fade in around 2120z. Still fairly weak.

Still hearing it at 2348, somewhat stronger now, although still on the weak side.
« Last Edit: June 09, 2015, 2348 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: "Common and Precious" Beacon 10237.15 kHz 2340 UTC 26 May, 2015
« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2015, 0631 UTC »
Hey Chris!

Thank you for the report! I suspected that the signal wouldn't improve that much on this - fairly - long distance. It did in crease here in Europe, though. From S5 to S7 in Enschede (430km).

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Re: "Common and Precious" Beacon 10237.15 kHz 2340 UTC 26 May, 2015
« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2015, 1354 UTC »
Hey,

just curious. Is some of you guys "over the sea" listening for da that Beacon on a daily basis? :)
New Antenna configuration and such.


Greetings,
~Zazzle
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Antennas: 80M Halfwave Dipole,  40m Inverted-V,  5/8λ Groundplane,  20M Longwire,  misc. UHF/VHF Scanner Antennas.