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Re: Topband: RE: Karlquist Proposal for reverse beacons

To: "Tom Rauch" <w8ji@contesting.com>,"Tod - Idaho" <tao@skypoint.com>, "topband" <topband@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: RE: Karlquist Proposal for reverse beacons
From: "Michael Tope" <W4EF@dellroy.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 21:04:52 -0700
List-post: <mailto:topband@contesting.com>

> connections are in populated areas, right where copy is worse. Another
> problem is the receiver would have to be omni, or dedicated to a few
> directions.
>

Not necessarily. You could do a reverse of the NCDXF system whereby
the receiver could utilize directional receive antennas with each direction
in a preassigned time slot. A series of ten one minute slots would be
capable
of supporting up to 36 deg azimuth resolution.

>
> A beacon network with **useful ERP** could tell hundreds how the band is,
> what direction the path is, and how the fading is. They could leave a
> receiver running. Imitating a steady accurately timed beacon would be too
> much for most casual pranksters, and the direction would be a giveaway.
>
Agreed.

Mike, W4EF......................




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