[NLRS] An idea for an NLRS beacon network

[Zack Widup]

The K9MOT beacons may be a bit of a haul for you. I can hear them through
3456 about 110 miles to the south. They are in EN52wb.

903.085
~1296.059
2304.015
3456.015
~5760.000
10368.045 (reverse FSK)

73, Zack W9SZ


On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 12:16 AM, Paul Husby <husby002 at gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> The first thing I do when I get out to the Farm is look for beacons -
> WD9BGA on 2m, W0ZQ on 222, N0EDV on 432.  If I'm around for a while I may
> look for some of the more distant beacons, but mostly I just want to
> confirm that my receivers and antennas are working.
>
> I wish I had beaons to look for on higher bands, but I'm glad to have
> these.  Everyone who maintains a beacon does us a great service.  Maybe as
> a club we could work to expand the availability of beacons, rather than
> just waiting for them appear out of the goodness of someone's efforts.
>  Some of the information we could collect:
>
> Existing plans:  There are individuals out there with plans to put on a
> beacon;  maybe they are missing a component of the system, or maybe they
> just haven't gotten it done.  It would be nice to find out who has an idea
> to do what.
>
> Equipment:  There are people out there with equipment that they might be
> happy to make available to a beacon project.  What is needed, and who has
> it?
>
> Locations:  The people with the gear may not have the right location.  As a
> group we could help find widely distributed locations.  Some people have
> access to commercial tower sites.  Some of our HF contesting friends who
> have gotten into 6m may be happy to host a beacon on a higher band.
>
> Financial support:  If a project is close, but slightly lacking, maybe some
> club money could help in construction or operating support.  With a little
> jump start help, a good project will likely garner future support the same
> way that people support this reflector.
>
> Besides giving us some signals to look for, known active beacons get people
> outside the region to look our way - and that can be a really big plus.
>  Let's talk about this a little at Aurora '14, and maybe get a group
> together to work on an organized effort.
>
> 73
> Paul W0UC
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