Category Archives: Beacons
WA4FC/B 1292.280 MHz beacon station
WA4FC/B 1296.280 MHz went on the air from FM07WU, western Goochland County, VA in October 2016. It runs 25 watts to an Alford slot (horizontal omnidirectional) at 80 feet. Feedline loss <2 dB. The transmitter is a PTS 3200 synthesizer which … Continue reading
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Video Beacon Report
This report came to use yesterday from Roger, W4MW (EM96) near Charlotte, NC on our 6 meter beacon station. On a related note, the 10 meter signal is way down and we will be troubleshooting next week.
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New WA4FC/B beacon system online and frequency change
On 2/20/2013 our new dual band 6 and 10 meter beacon system went online from grid FM17hd in Prince George, VA. Previously, we had run two separate stations from two different locations. We were able to consolidate hardware and use … Continue reading
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Old beacon hardware moving to Michigan
On a cool note, our old 6 meter beacon hardware (modified FT-690R pictured at left) will be placed into service in Michigan. K8JA/B will operate on 50.062 Mhz from EN82. This should be easily copied here in central VA when … Continue reading
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WA4FC/B beacon hardware
The WA4FC/B station is a unique dual band system. The hardware, built by Dave, N4MW is part of an old MRI machine. The unit served as the synthesizer. Please see his beacon webpage for info on his systems. One transmitter … Continue reading
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6m beacon off the air
WA4FC/B on 50.079.5 MHz is off the air until further notice, pending a move to a new location (200 feet up) and new hardware. It’s gonna be really cool. Stay tuned for further.
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QSLs received for our ten meter beacon
This has been quite the year for ten meters and continues to be a happening place to be…The place to be, if you ask me. I thought I would show case some of the cards that have rolled in lately.
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FieldComm status update #3
Ok – this is the final post Hurricane Irene update. Both of the GMRS repeaters are on the air operating under normal conditions, as well as the 220 MHz machine. The 10m beacon is also back in normal conditions, and … Continue reading
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