Topband: Fish net beacon locations?

[Don]

Vertical antenna...over salt water...a well known combination for DXpedition
success on most frequencies...  so even fishing buoys at 8W they will get
excellent coverage.

 -----Original Message-----
From: Joe Giacobello [mailto:k2xx at swva.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 8:49 AM
To: Don
Cc: 'Mike Waters W0BTU'; topband at contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: Fish net beacon locations?

Yes, K1DT sent me a link to a supplier of these beacons to the fishing 
industry: http://www.taiyomusen.co.jp/EHome/Radiobuoysystem.html.  I'm 
amazed that they are as a strong as they are given the short antennas 
and low power.  It says a lot for working QRP on 160M.

Thanks all for the info.

73, Joe
K2XX

Don wrote:
> Low power, short antenna, floating on a small buoy at the end of longline
or
> drift nets. Allows the boat to navigate back after several days  to find
the
> end of their lines....
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: topband-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of Joe Giacobello
> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 11:58 AM
> To: Mike Waters W0BTU
> Cc: topband at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: Fish net beacon locations?
>
> Does anyone know how much power and what kinds of antennas these beacons 
> are using?  They are often quite strong at my QTH.  Just curious.
>
> 73, Joe
> K2XX
>
> Mike Waters W0BTU wrote:
>   
>> Hello all,
>>
>> The other morning, I was listening to the 4OJT beacon on 1818. Strongest
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> on the SE Beverage.
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>> Although they are a nuisance, at least if we knew the locations of some
of
>>     
> them it would let us know where the band was open to.
>   
>> I don't suppose there's a list of the fishnet beacons (or other beacons)
>>     
> with callsigns and locations, is there?
>   
>> 73,
>> Mike Waters
>> W0BTU
>>
>>
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