Re: LF: Spectran beta 3 - IK1ODO beacon running (2mW)

["Rik Strobbe" <rik.strobbe@fys.kuleuven.ac.be>]

Hello Marco & group,

I'm sorry but it was absolute impossible to look for the 2mW signal last
night.
I started looking at 19.30UT (as nomally Marco's signal becomes vissible
here after 20UT), but at abt. 20UT I had to stop because of thunderstorm,
not only because QRN became really bad (S-meter at 9+++ all the time) but
also for safety as the lightning was just above my QTH.
In case your beacon is still running I will give it another try tonight.

73, Rik  ON7YD

> It was at 10 mW. Now (tuesday evening, 19z) it is running at 2mW
> level (250 mA into about 32 Ohm antenna Z, -30 dB gain).
>
> It's difficult to regulate the power ... the final draws 2A at 1.6V of Vdd!