Topband: N2XE Beacon Tribune

[John C Ceccherelli]

If you copied FOX, you're right!

Wow!  Big response to the 160 meter beacon maiden voyage.  48 reports, 18
states-1 Canadian province.  Lots of reports from FM05--you guys in North
Carolina take your radio pretty seriously! W5UN, Dave in Texas wins the
night at 1286 miles or 25,720 miles per watt.

I had some doubts about the antenna here on 160 meters but it seems to be
playing fairly well so we can start slashing  power.  It will cut down on
the time it takes to prepare the Tribune anyway.

I'm back to the salt mine today so the summary will be in Reader Digest
mode (in order of receipt):

W2RU, BUD    NY    FN23    TS950SDX/BEV
W4ZV, BILL    NC    EM95    ORION/BEV
N1EU, BARRY    NY    FN32    ORION/BEV
AA1QD, DALE    NH    FN43    756PRO/INV L
K8AC, FLOYD    NC    FM05    IC781/BOG
K8EL, STEVE    TN    EM75    1000MP/BEV
K2HK, HOWARD    NY    FN22    1000MP/BEV
W3NF, LLOYD    MD    FM19    TS870/INV L
AL0A, GREG    ME    FN43    DELTA II/LOOP
K1FZ, BRUCE    ME    FN54    FT990/2 EL VERT
WA2UUK, HARV    NY    FN12    1000D/INV L
K4CIA, BILL    NC     FMO5    756/FLAG
K3UL, BOB    PA    FN11    746PRO/BEV
K1QX, CRAIG    NH    FN32    756PRO2/UNIPOLE
K2BLC, LEE    NJ    ----    OMNI 6/160 DIP
N1BUG, PAUL    ME    FN55    TS450S/INV V
KC3M, JACK    PA    FN11    ORION/ZEPP
WA4PGM, KYLE    VA    FM07    1000MP/PENNANT
KA1IZN, MIKE    CT    FN31    TS440/BEV
K3JJG, ED    PA    FM29    R4C/SLINKY
VE3FU, CHRIS    ON    FN15    TS950/BEV
W1ZC, DICK    --     FN42    TS850S/BEV
WI5A, LARRY    OH    EN70    1000MP/BEV
KR2Q, DOUG    NJ    FN20    TS940/HALF WAVE WIRE
KE9I, JERRY    --    EN61    1000MP/BEV
VE3CSK, BILL    ON    EN93    756PRO2/BEV
K8BHZ, BRIAN    MI    EN66    FT840/6-EL VERT
WK3N, JIM    PA    EN91    756/INV L
K8GG, GEORGE    MI    EN72    1000MP/PENNANT PAIR
AA4XX, SIR PAUL   NC    FM05    ARGO V/BEVERAGE
N3CXV, BILL    MD    FM18    756PRO2/VERT
KR9U, JAMES    IN    EN71    756/2 EL 40
K9DX, JOHN    IL    EN52    IC7800/PHASED BEV
W0UCE, JACK    NC    FM05    756PRO2/3 EL Z
VE3SMA, STEVE    ON    FN25    TR-7/BEV
AA9D, DAVE    IL    EN52    TS850/INV L
N9NE, TODD     WI    EN54    K2/DOUBLET
W8UVZ, GEORGE    MI    EN72    1000D/PHASED BEV
K8LJQ, JESS    MI    EN82    TS570/V BEAM
K0CD, ROB    WI    EN34    BOBTAIL CURTAIN
W5UN, DAVE    TX    EM23    1000D/BEV
AA1K, JON    DE    ----    1000MP/BEV
VE3MGY, BRIAN    ON    FN03    756/BEV
W8JI, TOM    GA    EM73
N3NA, NICK    PA    FN20    756/LOOP
N1KWF, RANDY               FN32    TS940/INV L
N4XD, RON    NC    FM05    ORION/BEV
NS80, GREG    OH    EM89    728/BEAM
W1FV, JOHN    MA    FN42    ORION/BEV
W2VO, RON    NY    FN23    OMNI 6+/BEV

Tonite's run at 5mW, 1999.5 KHz 2100z-1300z  CUL
73,
N2XE