[450] Very Strong 70cm Beacon

Thu Dec 20 12:58:00 EST 2012

I just bought one too. 24 bucks and free shipping....how can you beat that?

Quoting chris <cralt at comcast.net>:

> 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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