[Lowfer] SM6LKM beacon goes QRO
Ed Phillips
[email protected]
Wed, 03 Jul 2002 17:19:37 -0700
Johan Bodin wrote:
>
> John,
>
> many thanks for your efforts and the screen shots! It is evident that my
> signal is way too strong. Even the keying sidebands from the 20 wpm
> ID is clearly visible in the last screenshot!
>
> Was it ever audible or only visible?
>
> In an earlier message I found your locator as FN43SV, is that correct?
> According to my GPS, the distance is 5690 km from my QTH at JO67MR.
> This means 707e3 miles per watt @ 5 mW... I'll put the -7 dB pad back
> in the feedline to see if that number can be improved :-)
How about waiting for a couple of days to give some of the rest of us a
chance to listen?
> I'll look for U.S. Hifers for a few hours so my beacon will QRT at 1730Z.
> It will be back on the air with 0dBm no later than local midnight 23.00Z.
>
> In case I manage to copy your signal, what do you think about a 20m/22m
> crossband QSO?
>
> 73
> Johan SM6LKM
Ed