[MAMS] 1296 Beacon Dayton Ohio EM79ur

[MARK K8MD]

205 mi to me I didn't realize it. Wow

--- On Sun, 11/27/11, Dave Sublette <k4to at arrl.net> wrote:

From: Dave Sublette <k4to at arrl.net>
Subject: Re: [MAMS] 1296 Beacon Dayton Ohio EM79ur
To: "Mid-America Microwave Society" <mams at mailman.qth.net>
Date: Sunday, November 27, 2011, 1:15 PM

I copied it about S-5 one morning, I am 121 miles away. Most of the time 
I have not been able to hear it. I listen about every morning and have 
for the past couple of weeks.

Dave, K4TO

On 11/27/2011 9:46 AM, MARK K8MD wrote:
> I heard here Thursday and Friday. Mark, K8MD EN82bq
>
> --- On Sun, 11/27/11, Mike Suhar<msuhar at woh.rr.com>  wrote:
>
> From: Mike Suhar<msuhar at woh.rr.com>
> Subject: [MAMS] 1296 Beacon Dayton Ohio EM79ur
> To: "'Mid-America Microwave Society'"<mams at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Sunday, November 27, 2011, 10:31 AM
>
> There is a new beacon on 1296.080 MHz located 800-feet up on one of the TV
> towers.  The current beacon arrangement is temporary until a permanent
> package can be built.  The antenna is a single halo built on a PC board.
> That antenna is mounted at the 800 foot level on the tower.  The antenna is
> feed with 7/8 hardline  The total feedline length is around 900-feet so the
> loss on 1296 is very high.  25 watts at the bottom gives us less than 2
> watts at the antenna.  So far the best reception report is from Michigan at
> 205 miles. 
>
> This beacon is sponsored by the Midwest VHF/UHF Society and runs under their
> call: W8KSE
>
> Mike
> W8RKO
>
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