Bill:
Decided to work on the beacon today. Had good VSWR out of the transmitter.
Went to antenna and checked it there and found no RF out. Cut the connector
off and stripped it back and found green coax. Also it appears it was a snack
for rodents. I switched out to the Delta Loop as a temporary antenna. Will
keep looking to see if I am heard. There is a chance that rodents have damaged
it as well but I do plan on new run of coax and maybe relocation of the antenna.
Mark
On Tuesday, September 17, 2019, 09:47:45 AM CDT, Mark Garrett
<ka9szx@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Bill:
I bet it was pretty weak too. As you know I do not have the best setup for a
good take off angle as the antenna is still strapped to the deck. I might have
to take time off to get a better set up.
MarkKAS9ZX
On Sunday, September 15, 2019, 03:37:07 PM CDT, Beacon Ten
<28mhzbeacon@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Good Afternoon,
Hey! I got another single today....But, in the opposite direction than the
single that I logged yesterday.
20:22-20:27 Z, 15 September 2019 I can hear/identify 1 ten meter beacon signal
into EM71as.
28.215 KA9SZX MACOMB, ILLINOIS 948 km 589 miles
73 Bill WJ5O
Southern Alabama
