[Lowfer] Beacon comments

[Garry and Linda Hess]

On 7/31/2011 1:51 PM, w1tag at charter.net wrote:
> Garry,
>
> I'm seeing your signal on 13555.445 kHz with a lot of fades. A shot of 
> you and NC is attached. So, it's working! No sign of Hifer MP this 
> weekend -- not sure if it is on or not. At the moment, you, NC and EH 
> are the only copyable signals. Sunday daytimes are rough at the top 
> end of the band due to broadcast interference.
>
> John, W1TAG
> Raymond, ME FN43sv
>
>
>
John,

Many thanks for the report! I've been seeing RY quite often so I figured 
there was a chance you'd see my beacon. I tried to place it between RY 
and NC. The frequency is tied to an OCXO so it should stay put, but if 
you'd like more "breathing room" let me know. I can easily QSY because 
the beacon uses an N3ZI DDS.

The QTH is temporary until NK9M recovers from an illness. When that 
happens I'll try matching my lowfer antenna for hifer purposes. 
Preliminary indications from an MFJ analyzer are promising but I don't 
particularly trust that equipment.

JD indicated the importance of leaving the beacon on late at night. 
Since it apparently doesn't bother my LF reception I'll leave it on 24/7 
for now. But I have to add a switch to silence the keyer speaker. It's 
driving me crazy, hi.

73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL