[VHFcontesting] K8MM/B repaired and back on the air

[Ian Hill]

Within a day of putting it on the air, I found out I had a bad connector 
up at the antenna and took the beacon off the air. Today I finally got 
the time and good wx to repair the antenna.

The beacon is back on the air transmitting on 144.295 with the following 
message, 5 seconds of carrier followed by "V V V DE K8MM/B EN83FA FLINT 
MI". I can increase the carrier transmission to 20 seconds in length if 
I get the feed back asking me to do so.

Power at the antenna was measured at 12W. The antenna is a homebrew 
squalo made from 1/2 copper pipe and mounted at 95'. It is being fed 
with 1/2 CATV hardline.

Give a listen and let me know if you can hear it.

73,
Ian - K8MM