[HFbeacons] Re: 05-Dec-13 Beacons in the Detroit area
- From: "Ian Baines" <va3kah@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <hfbeacons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 11:38:44 -0500
Thanks for the note Marc. When you get your beacon up and running, I will
listen for you. We are a bit close for skip and far for groundwave.
You may hear VA3KAH on 29.172 from Georgian Bay during the summer. Or
VE3DJI on .164 in the winter. I am currently testing an end fed half wave
vertical.
The band is certainly hot this year and I am glad that I got it running.
A beacon is simple to set up - just get a used HTX or equivalent from
E-Bay($100), a pico keyer kit ($17), 12 volt PS ($50) and hang a dipole
anywhere.
I was amazed that when testing my beacon with the dipole just hung over a
couple of saw horses Bill WJ5O heard me.
I have hit Germany with 137 mW last week. Wow! Again, thanks for posting
and your explanation Marc.
73
Ian
From: hfbeacons-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:hfbeacons-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Marc Kulbacki
Sent: December-06-13 11:15 AM
To: hfbeacons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [HFbeacons] Re: 05-Dec-13 Beacons in the Detroit area
Hi Ian,
I'm running out the door but just wanted to say I'm pleased to meet you and
I'm over-the-top jazzed by your IOTA beacon and the pictures and the
writeup!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well done Ian! Never has an HTX-100 been so honoured! :)
Very briefly, the numbers are the GMT hour that I did a band sweep looking
for beacons. So yesterday I scanned the band at 21:00, 22:00 and 23:00 GMT.
Certainly not a dumb question. Bill, WJ5O had the same, especially after he
saw the numbers spanning nine hours last Sunday. Yup, I wanted to see what
the band did from open to sundown. It worked out well. It takes me about
half an hour to cover the band and on the back nine I had little projects to
do around the house. A very pleasant day actually.
It's an experiment in progress and I'll explain in more detail a little
later.
I intend to run a beacon too. I've always wanted to.
73 for now - m
----- Original Message -----
From: Ian Baines <mailto:va3kah@xxxxxxxxx>
To: hfbeacons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2013 8:39 AM
Subject: [HFbeacons] Re: 05-Dec-13 Beacons in the Detroit area
Marc:
I am fascinated by your reporting format. It is very easy to read and nice
to look at. Good work. But a dumb question, if you will. what do the
numbers on the left (white on green) mean?
Ian VA3KAH
From: hfbeacons-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:hfbeacons-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Marc Kulbacki
Sent: December-05-13 7:58 PM
To: hfbeacons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [HFbeacons] 05-Dec-13 Beacons in the Detroit area
29 beacons heard in EN82lg [Detroit MI area] today
marc ve3gix EN82lg Windsor Ontario
40 meter vee + R-75 + 599zx
21
22
166.0
XE2O
MEX
Allende
21
182.1
VY0SNO
NU
Iqaluit
z
22
193.1
LU2ERC
ARG
Buenos Aires
21
23
197.1
VE7MTY
BC
Pitt Meadows
23
200.0
W6WX
CA
San Jose
21
22
203.3
PY2WFG
BRA
Piranga
21
207.7
KW7HR
WA
Prosser
22
208.8
N8PVL
MI
Livonia
21
210.0
VE4TEN
MB
Winnipeg
21
22
212.0
AC7GZ
AZ
Chandler
21
216.5
N7MA
ID
Rose Lake
23
225.0
K6FRC/b4
CA
Angel's Camp
21
226.9
KC6WGN
NV
Las Vegas
22
23
230.9
W7PFR
WA
Mineral
21
22
23
238.9
VA7PL
BC
Crystal Mountain
21
22
239.1
AL7FS
AK
Anchorage
22
247.0
K6EMI
CA
Fullerton
21
22
23
249.1
K8NDB
AZ
Yuma
22
23
249.5
K7EK
WA
Graham
21
252.1
WW9EE
IL
Peoria
21
22
264.8
N7SCQ
CA
Dixon
21
275.1
NP2SH
VIR
St. Johns
21
22
276.5
XE2WK
MEX
Ciudad Victoria
21
277.2
WB7RBN
WA
Pasco
23
287.0
WI6J
CA
Bakersfield
21
22
23
290.0
N6UN
CA
San Diego
21
23
295.9
KA7BGR
OR
Central Point
22
23
298.7
K7FL
WA
Battle Ground
21
22
23
300.1
K6FRC
CA
Tracy
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