[MAMS] Hepburn troop forecast

[Zack Widup]

Strange, I should've heard you. I wonder why I didn't? I tuned around
on 144 MHz quite a bit.

The WD9BGA beacon is running 5 watts to a turnstile antenna at 1900
feet ASL. I think I have that right. I get the antennas for the WR9L
beacon near Kankakee and the the WD9BGA beacon confused. I think it is
the WR9L beacon that uses two stacked HO loops. I know both run 5
watts.

The WD9BGA beacon is almost always hearable here. It was very loud
here on Wednesday, at least 20 over 9.

73, Zack W9SZ


On 8/2/12, Marcel Bechtoldt <mgabech at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> Wednesday morning I was on at 7am   and worked  k0six en35  830 km /516miles
> on 144  near big Lake, MN at 7:25am , Vincent signal was good I was using my
> 17b2 and 50watts. 5x5 both  direction   I did noticed that signal were up
> and down . I heard a couple of weak signals beacons I do not remember if it
> was n9ss.  I did hear a strong beacon it was wd9bga in Berneveld, WI
> en53ba   312mi   s9   easy copy  not sure what output or antenna is setup
> for this beacon..    I call CQ on 144.200  looking north mostly and a few
> time to SE.    I may have missed station that were on at 6am..    I did have
> to leave for work by 8am.   I would say we had enhancement,   If  it would
> have been a weekend morning I think we would have some interesting
> contacts.
>
>
> regards
> Marcel N9NJY     EM58bl   Bellevillle, IL
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: Zack Widup <w9sz.zack at gmail.com>
> To: Mid-America Microwave Society <mams at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, August 2, 2012 9:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [MAMS] Hepburn troop forecast
>
> I sent an e-mail to N9SS about hearing the beacon. He told me I was the
> first person ever outside of Peoria to report hearing any of his beacons.
>
> He built the beacon(s) mainly for his own use. He's used them to peak up
> preamps, etc. The 144.275 MHz beacon is running 25 milliwatts to a loop
> antenna up 30 feet. It has a set of attenuators it goes through; he said
> there are six -10 dB steps. I could hear two of the steps yesterday
> morning, which means I was hearing 250 microwatts as the weakest one I
> could detect.
>
> He said he also has beacons on ~ 432.300 and 1296.300. The keyer cycles
> through the three; it sends V's on two of the beacons while it sends its ID
> and steps through power levels on one. So it starts on 144.275 and sends
> its ID and goes through the six power levels while sending V's on 432 and
> 1296, then says "QSY to 432" and sends V's on 144 and 1296 while ID'ing on
> 432, then goes to 1296, etc.
>
> There must've been some sort of enhancement yesterday for me to hear this
> beacon 95 miles away. I don't know why I didn't hear any other signals on
> 144 MHz except beacons.
>
> I am going to listen for the 432 and 1296 beacons this Sunday when I'm in
> the UHF contest. I'll be closer; EN50rl > EN50es is about 60 miles.
>
> 73, Zack W9SZ
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 1:33 PM, Zack Widup <w9sz.zack at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> The N9SS beacon on 144.275 is an odd little beacon. When I first heard
>> it,
>> I thought it was someone tuning up. It's located in Peoria (EN50es). It's
>> a
>> very low power beacon but I was hearing it well this morning in EN60af.
>>
>> 73, Zack W9SZ
>>
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