[Elecraft] 70 cm beacon ?

[Barry Baines]

Ken:

> On May 26, 2021, at 12:24 PM, Ken Roberson via Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I now have XV432 running with the K3 and trying to find asignal to test the rx,
> 
> Anyone know of a working satellite with a beacon or otherbeacon near Shawnee, Oklahoma
> 
> on 70 cm ? Not finding much activity here, Antenna to small forEME.

Amateur satellites are moving objects, so you would need to know when a satellite’s footprint is over Shawnee.  The ability to aim your antenna both in elevation and azimuth would also be helpful to provide the strongest signal to your receiver.  You can look up a particular satellite’s expected passes over your grid square by using the “Predict” page on the AMSAT website:

https://www.amsat.org/track/index.php <https://www.amsat.org/track/index.php>

You can also review the list of active satellites and their downlink/uplink frequencies here:

https://www.amsat.org/fm-satellite-frequency-summary/ <https://www.amsat.org/fm-satellite-frequency-summary/>


Otherwise, is there another ham in the area that can fire up a CW/SSB/FM signal between 432-436 MHz (the coverage of the XV432)?  Perhaps a member of a local radio club could assist.

Hope this helps,

Barry, WD4ASW/1
(Currently in Roslindale, MA)



> 
> Using a small HB 10 ele now working on a 2X20 ele yagi.
> 
> Thanks agn 73 Ken K5DNL
> 
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