Category Archives: Beacons

The WA4FC/B 10 meter beacon on 28.231 MHz upgraded to a new antenna last week. Brad, KI4BWJ is shown here placing the antenna in the mounts after tuning. Antenna tuning revealed a nice 1:1 SWR. The beacon station had been … Continue reading →

The beacon station on 28.231 MHz has moved to a new home and has a new antenna. The station is still located in Prince George, Virginia in FM17, but is in a secure location where it can operate without causing … Continue reading →

Please click here to submit your reception report. We appreciate each report that is sent along. Please be sure to include date, time, QTH, and your station details. The beacon consists of the following hardware: Radio Shack HTX-100 (5 watt … Continue reading →

It’s pretty common knowledge to know about frequency coordination for repeater operations, but have you ever thought about coordination for beacon freqs? It sure makes sense. Here is a little detail on how to keep everyone happy.First, I had no … Continue reading →

It’s a neat thing to be able to study propagation, and to assist others in this process as well. Building the 6 meter beacon was a lot of fun, and seeing some of the reports come in are very interesting. … Continue reading →

Please click here to submit your reception report. We appreciate each report that is sent along. Please be sure to include date, time, QTH, and your station details. The beacon consists of the following hardware: Yaesu FT-690R (2 watt output) … Continue reading →