[Mich VHF UHF Society] 2 m beacon going up

[Chuck MacCluer]

Roger:

  Thanks for the list. I'll leave it on 288 until somebody squawks.

Chuck

On Sat, Mar 25, 2017 at 5:31 PM, Roger Cox <rgcox2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Chuck,
>
> These are the beacons that I can hear regularly here in Spring Lake:
>
> 144.295 K8MM     EN83fa MI Flint        12W horizontal omni HB Squalo @ 95'.
> 144.297 WD9BGA   EN53ba WI Blue Mounds  10W to pair of HO loops 1900' asl.
>
> There is supposed to be a beacon on 144.287 in Ludington by W8VHF, but I
> have never heard it. There is another on 144.282 in Standish by WI8Z, but
> again, I have not heard it. N8PUM has one on 144.278 in Ishpeming, but it
> is too far from me under normal conditions.
>
> I would recommend somewhere between 144.288 and 144.293 MHz.
>
> Here is what is listed in that frequency range on the WZ1B list:
>
> 144.287 W8VHF    EN64sa MI Ludington    1W to 4 el yagi @ 24 ft aimed SSW.
> 144.288 N0YK     DM98mg KS Friend       30W to a pair of M2 Ho loops @100'
> 144.288 N3ZRX    FN20dn PA Downington
> 144.288 VE1UW    FN85qn NS Stellarton   10W 3el Yagi SW, new 7/17/12
> 144.289 KA6LSL/7 DM22tp AZ Yuma         20W to 6 el yagi pointed WNW
> 144.290 K2DLL    FN23xc NY Providence   20W + 2 Big Wheels 1620'ASL
> 144.290 K7PO     DM32   AZ Gila Bend    15W to vertical @ 900'.
> 144.290 N0LAN    EN13lm SD Parker       20W to stacked halos @ 95'.
> 144.290 W9WXN    EM68wg IN Corydon      5W FSK to vertical at 673' asl.
> 144.290 WB7VVD   DM32   AZ              0.5W to vert. 800' Elevation
> 144.291 K7UV     DN31xm UT Brigham City 20W to phased M2 Horiz Loops.
> 144.291 N7BHC    FM15pa NC Oriental     50W to 16 el pointed at 70 deg.
> 144.292 VE8BY    FP53rs NU Iqaluit      23W to 8 bay dipole array
> 144.292 WA4HFN   EM55ab TN Memphis      10 watts m2 loop 35'
> 144.294 N6NB     DM05sb CA Tehachapi    60 Watts to yagi pointed NW.
>
>
> 73 Roger W8IO
>
>
> On 3/25/2017 11:07 AM, Chuck MacCluer wrote:
>
> I'll be putting up a 2m beacon --- 30 watts to a PAR omni up 30 feet.
>
> What would be a good frequency?
>
> I am using the DDS portion of a Softrock RX for the signal source so it's
> easy to set the frequency. It is presently set on 144.288.
>
> Chuck w8mqw en72ur
>
> P.S. I will also be putting my 1296.106 beacon back up shortly.
>
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