In this case the beacon is adjusted to the legal power level into a quarter wave ground plane. The 1/4 wave ground plane antenna is mounted at ground level.
However there is about 40 dB of attenuation also in line, between the beacon and the antenna. Without the attenuation it tended to really swamp any receivers connected to one of my antennas that runs 35 feet above it. So right now the ERP of this beacon is about 40 dB below legal allowed, meaning that it is very unlikely to be heard anyplace else. When I move the beacon to its final position in the desert it will be making full allowed ERP. I have not decided where the location will be, but probably someplace near Death Valley.
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