[Lowfer] New lowfer beacon in the works

[Chris - KC0TKS]

I haven't ID it for sure but someone is looking good into my grabber!

http://www.kc0tks.org/argo/*

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Andy Lokken wrote:
> Greetings:
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> I've been working very slowly for the last several months to get a lowfer
> beacon going at my home in Saint Paul, Minnesota (EN34kw). I'm nearly ready.
> Beacon PAL runs at about 189.700 kHz in QRSS 30 into an inverted L. A top
> hat isn't likely to happen at this location, it's already crowded with power
> lines, service wires and 7 other antennae. The beacon currently lashed up
> for testing and will become more permanently installed as I try to coax more
> energy into the antenna. I may also move it closer to the "watering hole" as
> it's performance improves.
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> I was most recently held up by a shortage of transistors, but 200 arrived in
> the mail yesterday, so I'm ready to go for a while. I also built the clamp
> on RF meter on K0LR's site, and should be able to measure changes in
> performance.
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> A million thanks to Charlie, W5COV who kindly gave me the beacon and lots of
> advice on getting it on the air and to Mike, WE0H who advised on the
> antenna.
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> If anyone is interested in listening for it in the near future, let me know
> in advance and I'll ensure it's set up and running. Soon I hope to have it
> on a timer to run at night automatically- but off in the early evening when
> I operate HF.
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> In the near future I hope to have a website detailing what we have here,
> including some of my other radio interests (VHF+, portable, military, etc.)
> but that's turning out to be a whole 'nother learning curve.
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> Comments on or off list are welcome.
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> Thanks!
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> Andy K0AJL
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