BEACON ON 136.200 KHZ QRT 302259 UTC
I have now closed down the beacon operating on
136.200 khz ( or thereabouts ).
A big thanks to all those who contributed to the
reporting of its signal. I even had
a qsl card today from Tony/G3LNP, confirming
reception and noting his readings
on my e.r.p.
There are a number of results from this
operation.
1. Very effectively makes operating impossible.
Since last Saturday my receivers
have been off, no point in even
trying to listen to anything else.
2. If I try to operate a beacon again, it will be
crystal controlled. My v.f.o was not
stable enough for tight
filtering on receive or those trying Spectogram. Sorry.
3. Perhaps Winter would be a better time to try an
extended operation like this,
when static and T/L are
less.
4. To be heard on the European mainland, perhaps I
need to beacon at 5 amps
or more. However I do not like
leaving my gear running unattended at this level
since the gear is operating on
' the edge '.
5. My Antenna is very long,
extending over two gardens in one direction and a
farmers field in the other direction, although
only 14 metres high, what more
is required to boost
e.r.p. Not sure if I am getting enough RF radiated for
the
long haul from Malin Head
to mainland Europe. The beacon ran at 2 AMPS.
6. As G0MRF noted, not
everyone is on the Rsgb LF Reflector, so maybe I should
have got the new's out about my beacon by other
means, also.
May I take this opportunity to thank all those who
posted messages on the reflector
regarding the beacons operation. I have noted
suggestions and have learnt a great
deal from the experience.
Very best regards es 73's
Finbar EI0CF
