[TransAtlantic] TransAtlantic Digest, Vol 2, Issue 6

[W3cmp at aol.com]

Gents:
 
     I thought you 'd like to know, if you are not  already aware, that 
there are 6 and 2 meter beacon transmitters and antennas on  Bermuda.  In June, 
2003, I took antennas and feedlines to VP9 and Dubus  magazine assembled 2 
and 6 meter beacon transmitters.  The beacons were put  on the air in 
August, 2003 with the call sign VP9DUB.  Many people were  surprised how often the 
6 meter beacon was heard throughout the Eastern 1/2 of  the US on meteor 
bursts and E skip.  I cannot speak about how often the 2  meter beacon was 
heard in the US; I imagine it was not often since the antenna  was a 4 element 
yagi pointed towards Europe.  After hurricane Fabian  damaged the commercial 
tower the antennas were on, the beacons went off the  air.  I think the 
tower may have later been removed, or the lease for  the host was lost.  Ed, 
VP9GE, may have more information.  In any  event, to my knowledge the 6 and 2 
meter equipment is still there, looking for a  place to be reassembled.   73 
 Chris Patterson VP9/W3CMP  (2003-2004)
 
 
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1. Re: Bermuda/US  tropo 1979  (k4mhz at aol.com)


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Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:37:44 -0500
From: k4mhz at aol.com
Subject:  Re: [TransAtlantic] Bermuda/US  tropo 1979
To: aa4zz at aol.com,  transatlantic at mailman.qth.net
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Paul
Good to hear from you and  thanks for the info!!!bed
Ed/VP9GE is a good guy and trying to improve his  station... I believe  he 
has 100w and a 12 element yagi and operates  sideband. He operates a Bed and 
Breakfast at a good location clear to north  america. he is 660 miles from 
Hatteras but easy reach with a reasonable tropo  opening. Based on Hepburn 
Reports, I believe there are many openings to VP9  but no antennas on him. he 
also moves between  the calling frequency's of  144.200 and 144.300. he 
mentioned that he worked a number of east coast  staions he worked in a short 
opening identified by DX stations on his local FM  repeater.

A big step to the Transatlantic crossing may be making it  common place to 
work VP9, C6, KP4, etc... I will ask Ed again to join us. As  well as the 
folks in KP4 that I have beem talking with... 

Will you be  in the January VHF Contest? I should be on 2M  from FM25 but 
will try to  get the 432 Antenna weather permitting... 50 MPH in Hatteras 
from January -  March is common...

lets talk  more....
73
Mark
K4MHZ


-----Original Message-----
From:  aa4zz at aol.com
To: transatlantic at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Fri, Dec 25, 2009  3:34 pm
Subject: [TransAtlantic] Bermuda/US tropo 1979
o.


was  looking at the "World above 50Mhz" in the December 1979 QST. Mentioned 
is  
September 20 tropo opening where VP9IB worked 29 stations from Delaware to  
outhern New England on 144 MHz and K2RIW on 432.
73 Paul  AA4ZZ
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