Topband: N2XE Beacon 500 uW Power ALERT and Summary

[John C Ceccherelli]

Last night's code word was "BLUE"

Another good run last night and a new RX champion, George, W8UVZ in Battle
Creek, Michagan--573,000 miles per watt.  All reports came either just
after sunset or just before sunrise.  It seems that grey line gives the
beat results though a couple of stations reported a copyable signal all
through the night.

I can't stand it anymore so we're dropping to 500 uW tonite!

Station Details:
Frequency - 3579.6 KHz
N2XE/B  Grid Square FN31BO 500 uW into Dipole up 50 feet oriented 330/150
degrees (true north).
QTH is 180 feet above sea level.
Local sunrise and sunset 1215Z, 2125Z
Operation Starting at 2100Z through 1300Z


Executive Summary:
Call, Name - state - report - RX distance - comments
(in order of receipt)

W4ZV, Bill - NC - n/a - 545mi - Orion/Beverage
K3UL, Bob - PA - 549 - 161mi - 746pro/2-element vertical
W3EEE, Steve, PA - 163mi - IC781/40M dipole
W3NF, Lloyd - MD - 569 -       - TS870/sloper
W8UVZ, George - MI - 449 - 573mi - FT1000D/5-element vertical phased array
W2LJ, Larry - NJ - Copied call but no BLUE - K2/G5RV
N1BUG, Paul - ME 0 449 - 350mi - TS450AT/inverted vee
W1TO, Tom - MA - n/a - 79mi - delta antenna in pennant config

Thanks to all!! 73,
N2XE



John Ceccherelli