Jim: I am hearing K2DLL/b 539 on 222.051, and 559 on 1296.300
tonight, but no sign of the 144.290 beacon here. Congrats on FB new call.
-73 TNX, Ron WZ1V FN31mp
At 01:06 PM 8/30/2009, Jim McKnight wrote:
>OM:
>
>As of Sunday, 30 Aug. 2009, the WA2UMX beacons on 144.290 MHz,
>222.050 MHz and 1296.3 MHz are now back on the air sending "K2DLL/B
>FN23XC". The club changed their callsign from WA2UMX to K2DLL, a
>founding member of the group. All three are still keyed
>simultaneously using a design by WA1LMV from a December 1978 QST article.
>
>The ERP for the 144 and 1296 should be the same as before, but the
>222 will be down about 2 db because we have lost one of the stacked
>"big wheels". Since the building housing the beacons has no
>temperature control, each beacon may be slightly off frequency. I
>will check their frequencies as soon as the building cools down to a
>more reasonable level.
>
>Jim K2LM
>Trustee K2DLL
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