[Lowfer] Lowfer beacon SIW QRV on 185.185 kHz QRSS30
Garry Hess
k3siw at sbcglobal.net
Mon Dec 21 02:47:13 EST 2009
Thanks to great cold temperature work by Bob, NK9M, a beacon signing
"SIW" in QRSS30 mode is now active from grid EN51uq on 185.185 kHz.
Also, thanks to Jay, W1VD for advice on how to match the antenna. I
mistakenly thought the capacitance offered was too low to tune; in fact,
it was too high. Transmissions may be intermittent for awhile as we
figure out how to keep the undersized battery charged. Eventually a
larger battery and solar panel will be obtained. Also, it's hoped to
move it to the 185.3 kHz watering hole when a synthesizer running off
the 10 MHz OCXO is completed.
73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
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