[Mich VHF UHF Society] 2 meter beacon

[Dano]

Tom,

144286 might be a little too close to the 144285 (WA1ZMS/B) and 144285.5
(WD4GSM/B) beacons. Not a problem if one is farther west but it might make
for difficult copy of those beacons with a new beacon there.

I've never heard the WI8Z, WB2LHP, or W8VHF beacons in the last year or two.

>From here I hear or have heard;

VE3DDW 144.2736
N8MM 144.295
WA3TTS 144.3
WA1ZMS 144.285
W4CBX 144.298
WD4GSM 144.2855
WA4ZKO 144.276
N0YK 144.288
N0LL 144.296
WD9BGA 144.297
N0LAN 144.295
N8PUM 144.278


73,

Dan KF6A...

On Sun, Nov 1, 2015 at 1:18 PM, Tom <k8tb at bosscher.org> wrote:

> There has been discussion about a 2 meter beacon for west Michigan. I have
> the equipment and location to add a 2 meter beacon. It would be located
> just north of Holland, Mi at EN62wu, at the same site as the K8TB 6 meter
> beacon. I would expect it to run from 5-10 watts, omni.
>
> But there are two questions:
> 1.  Do we need it? Would a 2 meter beacon transmitting from Holland be
> useful, or a frivolous exercise? Would it cause undo interference?
>
> 2.  What frequency? in looking over the existing beacon lists, I see a
> hole at 144.286 MHz.  It should avoid interfering with any beacon within
> 200-300 miles.
>
> If there is a consensus that we should have a beacon at this location, I
> will order the Motorola channel element for this frequency immediately so
> that i can run it continuously on the bench for the winter time, to burn
> the channel element in.
>
> And in looking at the beacon list, I see the following listed as
> operational in the lower peninsula of  Michigan:
>
> 144.282 WI8Z     EN84ca MI Standish
> 144.285 WB2LHP   EN74gq MI Traverse City
> 144.287 W8VHF    EN64sa MI Ludington
> 144.295 K8MM     EN83fa MI Flint
>
> Are these operational, and would the 144.286 frequency be too close to the
> others?
>
> Tom Bosscher K8TB
>
>
>
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