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DB0AJA NOW QRV ON NEW FREQUENCY

From: Rainer Allraun [df6na@wuerzburg.baynet.de] Sent: 21 August 1998 20:57

Subject: DB0AJA

Since JULY 98 DB0AJA is now running on it´s new qrg: 10368.945 MHz

It has a OCXO and power was upgraded to 1 W at the 10 dB slotted waveguide. I also plan to put up beacons for 5760.945 MHz (almost ready), 3400.945 MHz (maybe end of this year) and 2320.945 MHz. All should have about 10W ERP as applied for in the license application.

QTH is JN59as - 360 masl and 3 magl .

On the old QRG the beacon was heared by PA0WWM and other PA0s.

73, Rainer DF6NA

  NEW SWEDISH BEACONS NOW OPERATION ON 2.3, 5.7, 10 AND 24GHz

From: mats.espling@ascomtateco.se

Date: 06 March 1998 07:27

The multi band beacon SK6MHI is now QRV on the 2.3, 5.7, 10 and 24GHz bands.

Common data:

QTH: JO57XQ     Keying: CW (A1)    Height ASL: 135m
SK6MHI BEACON 
BAND 
FREQUENCY MHz 
POWER OUT 
 ANTENNA  DIRECTION 
FREQUENCY ACCURACY 
13cm 
2320.800 
10 W erp 
 Slotted waveguide  Omni  +/- 1kHz    (OCXO) 
6cm 
5760.800 
5 W erp 
 Sectoral Horn  West  +/- 2.5kHz (OCXO) 
3cm 
10368.800 
5 W erp 
 Slotted waveguide  Omni  +/- 2.5kHz (OCXO) 
12.5mm 
24192.800 
1 W erp 
 2 x sectoral horns  South-west and North  +/1kHz      (OCXO) 
This beacon, together with SK6UHF (432.925) and SK6UHI (1296.800), is run  by the West Coast Microwave group. For reports or comments, please contact either SM6PGP, Hannes (Hannes.Illepe@emw.ericsson.se) or SM6EAN, Mats (mats.espling@ascomtateso.se).

73 de Mats, SM6EAN

NEW GERMAN BEACON

From: DL6NCI @ DB0MAK.#BAY.DEU.EU (Lorenz)

Hello microwaves fans ... a new, multiband, microwave beacon is on the air.

Call:  DB0FGB               LOC:   JO50WB          ASL:  1100m

FREQUENCY          ERP                      ANTENNA

2320.833MHz    15W ERP          OMNI

5760.833MHz    15W ERP          OMNI

10368.833MHz   13W ERP          OMNI

24192.833MHz    1W ERP          OMNI

47088.833MHz  0.1W ERP           NE

all beacons are made by Mike DB6NT and Lorenz DL6NCI.

Please send reception reports to:   dl6nci@db0mak.

DB0ki in JO50WC on 10368.840MHz is QRT at the moment.

Vy 73 de Lorenz

THREE NEW FRENCH BEACONS NOW ON AIR

From: ERIC MOUTET, F1GHB <ericmoutet@minitel.net>

We are pleased to announce that we have installed, on 27 December 1997,  a "THREE BAND BEACON ".

LOCATION: IN88HL, south west of the city of GUINGAMP

ALTITUDE: 325 metres above sea level

BASED ON A G4DDK OSCILLATOR ON 1152 MHz, THIS BEACON HAS THREE OUTPUTS :

6cm (1152 X 5):

CALLSIGN: F1XAO FREQUENCY:5760.060 MHz.  10 watts ERP to slotted WG

3cm (1152 X 9):

CALLSIGN: F1XAP 10368.108 MHz.  10 watts ERP to slotted WG

12.5mm (1152 X 2):

CALL SIGN: F1XAQ 24192.252 MHz.  100milliwatts ERP to slotted WG

ALL ANTENNAS ARE OMNI


 

24GHz BEACON  .... GB3AMU

The Cardiff 24GHz narrowband beacon, GB3AMU, was switched on for the first time at its permanent location on Friday, 12th November 1997.  Built by Roy, G3FYX and Phil, GW3PPF, it gives the microwavers in South Wales and across the Bristol Channel a much needed beacon on this excellent and interesting amateur band. Details are as follows:

CALLSIGN:         GB3AMU

FREQUENCY:     24192.940MHz narrowband with cw i.d.

LOCATOR:          IO81JN

POWER OUT:      50 milliwatts

ANTENNA:          Sectoral horn: gain 11dBi: beamwidth (azimuth) 055 to 215 degrees true

Congratulations to Roy and Phil and their achievement and  provision of this useful service.

Reception reports are eagerly awaited and should be sent to either of the two operators named above (or e-mail them to G3PHO, the webmaster of these pages....)

 

NEW FRENCH 24GHz BEACON - F5XAF

The 1st of March 1997 saw the switch-on of a new 24GHz beacon, located in Paris, France (JN18DU). It runs 100mW output, based on a DB6NT design and its frequency is 24192.830MHz. At present it uses a 20cm dish pointed at the Eiffel Tower, only 900m away. Reflections from this seem to be in most directions(!) as the signal has been monitored  at good strengths in the suburbs of the city. A new location is planned for the next few months ....why not the Eiffel Tower itself?!This is the first ever 24GHz beacon set up in France.

The following two photographs (recently e-mailed by F5ORF to G3PHO) shows how the beacon is set up for trial purposes on the balcony of the F5ORF QTH.

 

The Eiffel Tower looks to be a fine reflector! The best reception of this beacon so far is 67 kilometres ( by F6DWG). Please send reception reports to  F5ORF (pat@lhydre.fdn.fr)

NEW SWISS 5.7GHz BEACON

HB9G is a new beacon on the 5.7GHz band. Its frequency is nominally 5760.895MHz and its 6.8 watts EIRP is radiated by an omni slotted waveguide antenna. The location is at JN36BK.

(Thanks to Chris, G8BKE, for this information)

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