Return-Path: Received: (qmail 21904 invoked from network); 23 Aug 2002 20:49:33 -0000 Received: from marstons.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.223) by mailstore with SMTP; 23 Aug 2002 20:49:33 -0000 Received: (qmail 19822 invoked by uid 10001); 23 Aug 2002 20:54:51 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by marstons.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 23 Aug 2002 20:54:51 -0000 X-SQ: A Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.33 #2) id 17iN5G-0005eQ-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Fri, 23 Aug 2002 23:39:14 +0100 Received: from www.gardaol.com ([195.223.232.51] helo=netregister.it) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #2) id 17iN5E-0005eF-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 23 Aug 2002 23:39:12 +0100 Received: from ik2dedlibero (brescia15.phoenix.it [213.82.97.79]) by netregister.it (8.11.4/8.11.4) with SMTP id g7NKl1l31299 for ; Fri, 23 Aug 2002 22:47:01 +0200 Message-ID: <001d01c1e13e$8328ddc0$4f6152d5@it> From: "Giulio Scaroni" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: LF: LF beacon from North Italy. Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 11:11:42 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Content-transfer-encoding: 8bit

Hallo to all,

i inform all the LF comunity that is now on the air a beacon located here in North Italy, few kilometers west of Garda Lake, at the top of a mountain, 980 meters above sea level.

The frequency is 135.800 Hz obtained dividing a 11 Mhz xtal for 81 with an HEF Philips divider, the power is now 40 w, to a quasi vertical wire slooping down from the top of a tower long 60 meters.

The message is 4 times "IK2DED/B LF BEACON JN55IO" at 10 WPM, then "IK2DED JN55IO" in qrss3 at 40 W, then in qrss3 the same message at 4 W, and then the same message at 0.4 W.

The 3 differente power level will be implemented the next week, and the locator on the PIC will be changed in JN55FO.

The beacon is on air in this season for check what may happen with tunderstorm and lightning.

The next improvement will be add at the actual qrss 3, the Jason mode with 3 different power output level, and to connect it at a standard rubidium source.

Hope to help someone from South Europe to came here with us in LF!!

Any reports are welcome.

73 and see you on the band this winter season.

IK2DED Giulio Scaroni.