Topband: RE: Karlquist Proposal for reverse beacons

[Michael Tope]

> 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......................