[Lowfer] W0AH 15 mw beacon now on 1803.1 Heard in TX and MT last night

[Don Moth]

Doug
I will listen for your "160" beacon tonight. I had a "MEDFER" beacon on
1644.5khz and discontinued after they expanded the broadcast band as I
received no reports after that time. Like you I was sandwiched between to
strong AM stations. I had a 10 foot length of 3/4 inch copper tubing as my
antenna and many, many 10 foot radials which I have since disposed of. It
was a lot of fun as I am sure you are having.Maybe I will put mine back on
just for fun.
Good "DX",
Don    W2MPK

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> From: W0AH@aol.com
> To: lowfer@mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Lowfer] W0AH 15 mw beacon now on 1803.1   Heard in TX and MT
last night
> Date: Thursday, September 19, 2002 9:11 PM
> 
> LOWFERS:
>    I wound a 160M coil for the 2N2222 oscillator today.  No more chirp,
but 
> the xtal frequency has moved up to 1803.1 KHz. Maybe I'll add a trimmer
cap 
> tomorrow to try to bring the freq back down to 1802.2.   Stations from
Alaska 
> to the east coast listened for it last night, but only W7LR in MT and
K5NA in 
> TX heard it thru the QRN.  K5NA copied it for the second morning in a
row.  
> It will continue to be on all night through Saturday night.  ID is 10 WPM
CW.
> I have posted about it several times on the 160M reflector and have
received 
> over 15 positive responses, one neutral, and two negative.  In response
to 
> the criticism of those two and because I've learned that the ARRL band
plan 
> is to operate 160M beacons at 1999-2000 KHZ (I have no xtals there), I
will 
> discontinue the 15 mw 160M beacon this weekend.  I am using a Boonton
260A 
> Q-meter ( a new learning experience!) to help design my coil for the 10'
160M 
> antenna.   When the 10 foot antenna is operational at 100 mw (about 1 mw 
> erp), I will email everyone who has heard or expressed interest in
hearing 
> the 15mw signal,  so that they will have a chance to listen for the 1 mw
erp 
> signal.  After giving those interested a few nights to listen for the 1
mw 
> erp signal, I will then move the beacon to 1695 where it may never be
heard 
> again with the strong 1690 and 1700 KHz broadcast signals.  What do you 
> think?  I have been listening for LOWfers and MEDfers every night and 
> morning, but the QRN levels continue to be very high here in central
Colorado.
> Doug W0AH  DM78lx
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