[Fourlanders] 6 meter beacon

[Gordon Macie]

Thanks for the input Ron, big help !..

I have a ex motorola guy for the tech stuff. but will start looking for 6 meter multi mode rig CHEAP !..

Sounds like the need for a 2 meter beacon may not be as great.
A beacon out of town a ways maybe more usefull than one in town. I will look to see where the WA4OIB is located..

I have even seen online where cb radios have been used for 6 meter beacons.
Not sure how efficient they are but at least its an option.

from the 2 sources.

50.060  K4TQR
50.061  KD4AOZ
50.062  W9DR   
50.063  KF4ODI   EM56
50.064  K4NAM
50.065  N8RT

Looks like .066 to me.

Is there any official beacon coordination ?

I think the grid for this is EM63. It will be in Alabama near the GA line.
Far away from any existing beacon.

Last beacon I put up in 1983 was still on the air as far as I know.
Hank W5VAS and I created it. Hank is now a sk and the beacon has been moved. 

This will be a serious setup.. It will be at a tower site not a ham shack. The intention for is many years of service not a couple of month. Not sure of the power but will have some type halo antenna with heliax.. I would guess in the 10 watt range. Not milliwatt.

Gordon

--- On Fri, 5/28/10, Rogers, Ron <RR124640 at ncr.com> wrote:

> From: Rogers, Ron <RR124640 at ncr.com>
> Subject: RE: [Fourlanders] 6 meter beacon
> To: "'Gordon Macie'" <gmacie at yahoo.com>, "fourlanders at contesting.com" <fourlanders at contesting.com>
> Date: Friday, May 28, 2010, 1:37 PM
> Gordon, 
> 
> To expand on Jim's comment, suggest you begin by viewing
> the K9MU beacon map. From here you can view the latest
> updated 6 meter beacon locations around the South
> east.  There is also a 10 meter beacon running from
> Stone Mountain.
>   
> http://www.k9mu.com/map/
> 
> Next, suggest you take a look at the SVHFS beacons
> reference. As you can see, WA4IOB already operates beacons
> for 144, 222, & 432 MHz within the Atlanta area.
> http://www.svhfs.org/beacons.html
> 
> A comment about surplus commercial (and amateur) "FM Only"
> radios as beacon transmitters>  
> Their circuitry is not designed for "soft" CW on-off keying
> the way other multi-mode transceivers are. And, you cannot
> simply do on-off keying to the radio without tremendous
> chirp and "key clicks" due to oscillator stability
> challenges. 
> 
> We have already had 1 or 2 persons attempt to build beacons
> doing it that way and they created wide band interference
> problems for other hams.  Those that are technically
> capable of understanding the circuitry in the FM radios, the
> proper test equipment, and understand what it would take to
> modify the radios for "soft keying" can certainly have a go
> of it, but it's not an simple thing to accomplish with most
> commercial FM transceivers.
> 
> Suggest you keep an eye out for an older 6 meter multi-mode
> rig that maybe has problems with the RX section but the
> transmitter section still works.
> 
> Hope this helps a bit........
> 
> Ron 
> WW8RR 
> 
> 
> ________________________________________
> From: fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com
> [fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of Jim Worsham [wa4kxy at bellsouth.net]
> Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 1:11 PM
> To: 'Gordon Macie'; fourlanders at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Fourlanders] 6 meter beacon
> 
> There isn't a 6 meter beacon in Atlanta/North Georgia that
> I am aware of.
> Others on the list would know more about converting
> commercial radios to
> beacons than I would.
> 
> 73
> Jim, W4KXY
> 
> 
> It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't
> matter how smart
> you are.  If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's
> wrong.
> Richard P. Feynman
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of Gordon Macie
> Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 9:44 AM
> To: fourlanders at contesting.com
> Subject: [Fourlanders] 6 meter beacon
> 
> What beacons are copiable 24 /7 from metro Atlanta ?..
> 
> I am interested in putting up a 6 meter beacon. A site is
> pretty much lined
> up. Would appreciate some input on a good transmitter to
> use for low $$ but
> reliable. GE or Motorola commercial radio that could be
> moded for cw would
> be nice. I have a cw id board in my junk box. May also be
> interested in a 2
> meter beacon but there maybe be a conflict on the site I
> have in mind.
> 
> Gordon N4LR
> 
> 
> 
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