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70cms DATV beacon Essex

Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2019 6:54 am
by G4HTZ
Sunday 15th September I am running a 50w DATV beacon on 437mhz 2ms 3/4fec
Antenna 9dbi omni horizontal at 50ft
Qth JO01JN60 east coast of south east Essex , nr Southend on sea
It's visible at the moment on Farnham Web sdr

Any reports here or essexsteve@icloud.com

Will leave beacon on until about 21.00 Sunday evening.

Re: 70cms DATV beacon Essex

Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2019 7:33 am
by G0EID
G4HTZ wrote:
Sun Sep 15, 2019 6:54 am
Sunday 15th September I am running a 50w DATV beacon on 437mhz 2ms 3/4fec
Antenna 9dbi omni horizontal at 50ft
Qth JO01JN60 east coast of south east Essex , nr Southend on sea
It's visible at the moment on Farnham Web sdr

Any reports here or essexsteve@icloud.com

Will leave beacon on until about 21.00 Sunday evening.
Receiving you in IO91XD
73 Dave

Re: 70cms DATV beacon Essex

Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2019 9:43 am
by G4HTZ
Thanks for report David
Surprised to be getting that far ...I am only 3m asl ...will have to do a path plot .
Maybe a lift on still .
Regards
Steve G4HTZ

Re: 70cms DATV beacon Essex

Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2019 9:51 am
by G4HTZ
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Flat earth and curved earth to your approximate location David ....

Re: 70cms DATV beacon Essex

Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2019 12:11 pm
by G4HTZ
After a complaint on twitter that I am possibly preventing other people using 437MHZ DATV or using satellites in the south east of England ....which I somewhat doubt ....TX is now turned off ......now waiting for complaining station to start to use 437 or satellites....zzzzzzzzz

Re: 70cms DATV beacon Essex

Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2019 7:04 am
by g4hiz
Hi Steve,

I sent you a PM on this topic.

73
Jen G4HIZ (JO01fg)

Re: 70cms DATV beacon Essex

Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2019 7:09 am
by G4HTZ
Hi Jen
Don't appear to have received a pm ...just checked ...you can email if you wish
Essexsteve@icloud.com
Regards
Steve

Re: 70cms DATV beacon Essex

Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2019 11:27 am
by G4HTZ
Just had a successful one way with G4HIZ in Kent on 70cms DATV
If anyone wants a try on 70cms I have 50w to a 18ele Yagi
The JO01JN
Email essexsteve@icloud.com ....around most of the time for
G4HTZ to G4HIZ
G4HTZ to G4HIZ
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