[NLRS] 1296.274 beacon reactivated

[Zack Widup]

Can any of you hear the NK9M beacon on about 1296.062? It drifts around a
lot in frequency. It was pointed to the southwest, I think; I could hear it
in east central Illinois the last time I listened for it. It's near Oswego,
IL.

73, Zack W9SZ


On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 3:07 PM, Steve Gross-N4PZ <n4pz at live.com> wrote:

>
>
>
> OK David
>
> I will point one at Mpls and one east.
>
> It will take a few days since I need to move the loopers up on the main
> vertical mast from where it's buried in the H frame for my 4 x 32 foot 432
> array.
>
> I will see how much more power I can get up to them as well. I have some
> bricks but I think they all max out at 15 watts on 1296. I'm probably
> getting abt 7 watts up there at the moment.
>
> N8EM has a 432.304 bcn on a ten story bldg. near Madison so I don't think
> it's worth putting my 432.320 bcn up agn.
>
> Comments?
>
> 73
>
> Steve N4PZ
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: David Palm <thepalmhq at gmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2016 2:26 PM
> To: Steve Gross-N4PZ
> Cc: NLRS Post
> Subject: Re: [NLRS] 1296.274 beacon reactivated
>
> How about one pointed toward the Twin Cities (and hence toward me in
> between.....)?
>
> On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 7:37 AM, Steve Gross-N4PZ <n4pz at live.com<mailto:
> n4pz at live.com>> wrote:
>
>
> Hello Guys
>
>
> For your information I have reactivated my beacon on 1296.274.
>
> It is 2 55 element loopers at 70 feet pointed east from en52gb.
>
> It's only about 5 watts but I have a brick which makes almost 15 watts
> which I will add in a week or so.
>
> I will also try to turn it off during the night as nobody will be
> listening at 3 AM.
>
> Since it is 2 loopers I could point them in different directions. Any
> thoughts?
>
>
> 73
>
> Steve N4PZ
>
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