[Mich VHF UHF Society] 10 GHz Beacon

[Gedas]

Hi Chuck and HNY. WOW that is awesome news. So exciting. I would 
definitely approach the school and see what they say.

May I ask what you are using for the beacon part (is it one of the 
Ukrainian boards)? And then how are you able to come up to 50 mW which 
is what I think the DEMI's need for 3W. I need a buffer between this 
weak DEMI and the beacon board.

Gedas, W8BYA EN70JT

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On 1/10/2022 3:49 PM, Chuck MacCluer wrote:
> Gedas:
>
> I now have all the components for a 3-watt beacon (slot, amp, exciter) 
> but have not boxed it up. I'm trying to think of a location.
>
> Here on the farm is a nonstarter since I'm hopelessly treed in. Maybe 
> I can talk the Mich State Univ AR Club into putting it on the roof of 
> the engineering building. They mounted a 1296 beacon of mine there for 
> years.
>
> There is also a nearby ham with an ideal location on a hill 
> overlooking open farmland to the south. Beautiful clear shot.
>
> I'll keep you informed.
>
> Chuck w8mqw
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 10, 2022 at 2:54 PM Gedas <w8bya at mchsi.com 
> <mailto:w8bya at mchsi.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi Dave. I am so sorry to hear about the beacons being down. But I
>     like that you have plans to get them operational again. Beacons
>     are so, so important as you know, esp on the higher frequencies.
>     This latest batch of post on the Midwest group has made me decide
>     to design up a monitoring/recording station starting on 10 GHz.
>     Your beacon and Jim's (N8CEI) are the only two possibilities for
>     me. Unfortunately Jim's beacon is down as well and he is not eager
>     to climb the 125' tower during the winter. I was going to park the
>     dish aimed at your beacon and start recording long term FS levels.
>     I think it would be fascinating to see the effects local WX has on
>     the received beacon levels.
>
>     I continue to work on my beacon effort and I hope to have one up
>     and running on ".350" by late spring. I just need to find an
>     intermediate amplifier to take me from ~8 dBm up to 15 dBm to
>     drive this very old 2W DEMI that I have.
>
>     Thank you again for all you do and for all your help......stay
>     safe es 73
>
>     Gedas, W8BYA EN70JT
>
>     Gallery athttp://w8bya.com
>     Light travels faster than sound....
>     This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
>
>     On 1/10/2022 2:23 PM, David DeVos via MiVUS wrote:
>>     Hello Gedas and Happy New Year!
>>
>>     Unfortunately, it went down in December, and I have to climb a
>>     tower to fix it.  So that's not going to happen until this coming
>>     Spring.  All (4) bands at that location (1.2, 2.3, 5.7, and 10)
>>     are on the same power supply, and automated keyer and they are
>>     all down.  So that narrows down the problem a bit.
>>
>>     I have moved to a new QTH that is more urban, so all my microwave
>>     adventures are going to be done while roving.  I remain committed
>>     to being active, but there is very little VHF/UHF/Microwave
>>     activity on the West side of Michigan to speak of other than
>>     K2YAZ up in Glen Arbor.
>>
>>     73 and stay active - you are an inspiration!
>>
>>     Dave DeVos - KF8QL
>>     616-278-8068 - mobile
>>
>>
>>
>>     On Monday, January 10, 2022, 12:01:27 PM EST, Gedas
>>     <w8bya at mchsi.com> <mailto:w8bya at mchsi.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>     Hi Dave. Can you please tell me if the Grand rapids 10 GHz beacon
>>     is still operating and if so what is it's current freq? Since the
>>     Cinci beacon died the only other beacon I might be able to hear
>>     under some enhancement is Grand Rapids. I want to do some long
>>     term signal plotting of it. TU es 73
>>
>>     -- 
>>     Gedas, W8BYA EN70JT
>>
>>     Gallery athttp://w8bya.com
>>     Light travels faster than sound....
>>     This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
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