[Lowfer] Mods done on " XR Beacon, more power into the air now

[Douglas D. Williams]

Nothing special. Receiver is an Icom R75, 500Hz IF filter, and TCXO
option (not really needed, receiver is very stable even without it).
Antenna is L-400B e-probe mounted on a 20ft pole about 50ft from the
house. I did discover that grounding the coax shield to the (grounded)
antenna mast, as well has having a good ground at the receiver end
greatly reduced my noise pickup.

I may build a loop this winter.




On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 10:20 AM, PAUL DAULTON <k5wms at aristotle.net> wrote:
> Doug
>
> I would like to know what receiver and antenna you are using.
>
>
>
> good post on the capture, Thanks
>
>
>
> Paul K5WMS
>
> Jacksonville,AR
>
> ________________________________
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Douglas D. Williams" <kb4oer at gmail.com>
> Sent: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 07:46:32 -0400
> To: lowfer at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Mods done on " XR Beacon, more power into the air now
>
>
> Andy is doing great.
>
> http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j231/Goranothos/cap00000.jpg
>
> I'm the one getting solid QRSS copy on his beacon at 95 miles. I had
> earlier posted we were 150 miles apart, but the web page I was using
> to calculate that distance was inaccurate, and Andy has shown me a
> better method for straightline distance calculations. Anyway, still
> good work on his part. It's great to be able to help him out with
> signal reports. His signal is actually clearer on the ARGO screen
> during the daylight hours, almost certainly because of poor nighttime
> signal to noise ratio due to increased nighttime static levels (still
> around S9 at my location). Daytime static is S2 or S3. I'm hoping to
> be able to audibly copy his signal soon.
>
> -Doug KB4OER
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