[Elecraft] XG3 6M beacon W7RDP/B on the air

[Kevin Rock]

I think stacked and phased 20 element Yagi-Udas will get me the title at  
150 miles!!  How much aluminum can one put into the sky?
    Kevin.  KD5ONS



On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:40:45 -0700, Bill K9YEQ <k9yeq at live.com> wrote:

> Wayne,
>
> You have now thrown the gauntlet!
>
>
> 73,
> Bill
> K9YEQ
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
>
> In that case, you now hold the record for copying an unamplified XG3  
> beacon
> :)
>
> The previous record was 1/4 mile or so.
>
> Wayne
>
> On Jun 21, 2011, at 6:46 PM, K7WIA wrote:
>
>> per Google Earth,  I am 18.42 miles away..
>>
>> this is not Kansas.....seattle is a very hilly city.  and from Goggle
>> earth.
>> the beacon is in a hole for me, and a lot of hills between it and me..
>> although I do have a clear horizon to the cascade Mtns to the east
>> from my QTH and in the direction of the beacon.......
>> Ed K7WIA
>>
>
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