[450] Very Strong 70cm Beacon

[chris]

I just ordered one, thanks for the link.



On Dec 20, 2012, at 12:11 PM, William Knapp / KC1WJ wrote:

> This one looks good. Comes with everything you need. I think I am  
> gonna ask Santa to bring me this for Christmas.
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Terratec-RTL-SDR-Radio-USB-Kit-DVB-T-TV-FM-DAB-RTL2832U-E4000-Tuner-PAL-/150964343318?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item23262d1216
>
>
>
> Quoting David McKenzie <k1fsy at vhfwiki.com>:
>
>> Do an ebay search for e4000 and take your pick.
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 9:22 AM, George Andrews  
>> <gandrews at ntplx.net> wrote:
>>> This is good stuff. The brain, as well as the body requires  
>>> exercise and
>>> stimulation of the intellectual type. As the body turns to mush  
>>> without
>>> exercise, so too does the brain. Anyway we need more technical  
>>> discussions
>>> and talk of glow in the dark radios (reference to recent DX60 etc.
>>> discussions).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> So when does the HF AM net start??? I don’t have an HR10, so I use  
>>> either
>>> the FT950 or Icom 726 for the receive. DX60/HR10B for transmit.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I am also thinking about an SDR using one of those USB dongles.  
>>> Anyone else
>>> explored this to the point of a working model?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> George
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: 450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com [mailto:450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com 
>>> ]
>>> On Behalf Of Rich
>>> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 9:10 AM
>>>
>>>
>>> To: 450 at lists.vhfwiki.com
>>> Subject: Re: [450] Very Strong 70cm Beacon
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Alright, Alright.....suddenly there is WAY too much technical  
>>> stuff going on
>>> here for us appliance operators!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Good show, Herr Foege!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Merry Holidays to all....guess we won’t be getting together before  
>>> Xmas, but
>>> maybe before the New Year?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Peace and Love to all......and Woody, are you still alive?!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Richard
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: John Foege
>>>
>>> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 3:44 AM
>>>
>>> To: 450 at lists.vhfwiki.com
>>>
>>> Subject: Re: [450] Very Strong 70cm Beacon
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ok. I did actually manage to figure out a way to get one of those  
>>> software
>>> decoders to decode a WAV file. I guess I just didn't look hard  
>>> enough
>>> before.
>>>
>>> The text follows:
>>>
>>> k1iig/b fn31ln
>>>
>>> It's loud as hell on 432.200 MHz and only on a teeny tiny little  
>>> whip going
>>> into my SDR.
>>>
>>> Apparently the guy has got it going into a wheel (?) antenna up @  
>>> 450 ft.
>>> Now I'm not sure if this is AGL or above sea level...
>>>
>>> He has got the oscillator for the CW beacon phase locked to some  
>>> kind of
>>> standard. And what's really funny is, I can hear the same beacon  
>>> on 61 Mhz
>>> or so at much reduced SNR. Now, I wonder if this is just some kind  
>>> of mixing
>>> artifact from the SDR or I'm actually hearing his reference signal  
>>> that he
>>> might be transverting to different frequencies. He did say he  
>>> wants to get
>>> up a Ghz beacon soon.
>>>
>>> Now I'm interested...doing a little radio detective work so to  
>>> say. I'm sure
>>> you all hear him loud and clear on 432.200 Mhz, but is anyone  
>>> hearing
>>> anything around 60-62 Mhz that is the exact same beacon CW string??
>>>
>>> I'm going to contact him and ask him for some details of his  
>>> beacon setup.
>>> If it turns out he has a 60 Mhz phase locked signal somewhere that  
>>> he is
>>> converting up or down to do his beacon...then I'm going to be  
>>> laughing my
>>> ass off that I can hear it so far away, and I think he'd have to  
>>> know about
>>> it.
>>>
>>> Anyway...thought I'd ask for some help from the crew in  
>>> determining what's
>>> going on there...
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>> On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 10:46 PM, John Foege  
>>> <john.foege at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I don't know. I'm working on learning CW though...and I can't find  
>>> a decent
>>> decoder that decodes WAV files...it's all live decoding  
>>> software...bummer
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 10:13 PM, David McKenzie  
>>> <k1fsy at vhfwiki.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> what does the cw say?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 10:09 PM, John Foege  
>>> <john.foege at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> There is a very, very, very strong signal on 70cm @ 432.20 CW
>>>>
>>>> Sounds like a beacon...anyone know anything about it?
>>>>
>>>> 73s W1QEX
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>> John
>>>>
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