[Mich VHF UHF Society] NE8I/b

Chuck MacCluer maccluer13 at gmail.com
Sun Apr 30 10:14:52 CDT 2017


I as well. I use the XT-4 for both my 144.288 and 1296.106 beacons. Work
flawlessly.

Chuck w8mqw en72ur

On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 1:59 PM, Ian Hill <ihk8mm at charter.net> wrote:

> That's what I use for my 2m beacon. Easy to program.
>
> 73,
>
> Ian - K8MM
>
> On 4/26/2017 9:49 AM, Chuck MacCluer wrote:
>
> It's probably easier to bite the bullet and order the Unified Microsystem
> XT-4 beacon keyer (#30)
>
> http://www.unifiedmicro.com/beacon.html
>
> Takes 5 minutes to program by merely sending it the message.
>
> Chuck w8mqw
>
> On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 7:14 AM, Stan Mattson <stanmattson at live.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Brandon,
>>
>> I don't know much about it.  He told me the call sign of the British guy
>> who programs the chip for him but I didn't note it as he was going to see
>> about getting it changed.  I will take it down as time permits and see
>> what's inside.
>>
>> I'll get back to you when I do.  I believe it's less than 1 watt and we
>> aimed it at Tony near Cleveland.
>>
>> Stan, W8MIL
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* MiVUS <mivus-bounces at mivus.org> on behalf of Brandon Anderson <
>> n8pum1 at charter.net>
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 25, 2017 7:16:18 AM
>> *To:* mivus at mivus.org
>> *Subject:* Re: [Mich VHF UHF Society] NE8I/b
>>
>> Stan, do you know what chip is being used? I could possibly change the
>> callsign for you. Or maybe I could build another ID keyer circuit. How many
>> watts is that beacon? de N8PUM Brandon
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Apr 25, 2017, at 2:55 AM, Stan Mattson <stanmattson at live.com> wrote:
>>
>> Lloyd's 10 Ghz beacon is still in operation here in EN74ic, we never got
>> the IDer to change to W8MIL, I believe he said a Brit could supply a
>> modified ID chip.
>>
>> Stan, W8MIL
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* MiVUS <mivus-bounces at mivus.org> on behalf of
>> jeffrey.wheelersr at gmail.com <jeffrey.wheelersr at gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 12, 2017 7:48:03 PM
>> *To:* mivus at mivus.org
>> *Subject:* [Mich VHF UHF Society] NE8I/b
>>
>> Having known Lloyd for over 40 years; knowing his passion for VHF/UHF and
>> especially microwave equipment and activity; considering his dedication to
>> activating many grids on many bands through Rovering both during and
>> outside of contests and having benefited from his willingness to share that
>> knowledge, I can’t think of a better way to pay tribute to him and his
>> legacy.  Lloyd was a smart, talented, humble man who would probably decline
>> such a suggestion.  But having a Club call sign that represented something
>> other than just a randomly issued extra class vanity call sign is an honor
>> fitting NE8I’s contributions to VHF/UHF.  I support and second the
>> nomination of NE8I to become the new MIVUS Club call and the issuing of
>> NE8I/b for any club sponsored or supported beacons located around the Sate
>> of Michigan.   With regard to NE8I/b or NE8I/p operations QSL cards, there
>> needs to be some thought and discussion hi hi.
>>
>>
>> 73 de W7JW Jeff
>> EN82fj
>>
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