70cms DATV beacon Essex

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G4HTZ
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70cms DATV beacon Essex

Post by G4HTZ » 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.
Steve G4HTZ

ASHEN nr Sudbury JO02GB52 90m ASL

70cms DATV portsdown 4 + RYDE rx …14 or 18 ele yagi …LNA …hopefully 100w amp at some point

G0EID
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Re: 70cms DATV beacon Essex

Post by G0EID » Sun Sep 15, 2019 7:33 am

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
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G4HTZ
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Re: 70cms DATV beacon Essex

Post by G4HTZ » Sun Sep 15, 2019 9:43 am

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
Steve G4HTZ

ASHEN nr Sudbury JO02GB52 90m ASL

70cms DATV portsdown 4 + RYDE rx …14 or 18 ele yagi …LNA …hopefully 100w amp at some point

G4HTZ
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Re: 70cms DATV beacon Essex

Post by G4HTZ » Sun Sep 15, 2019 9:51 am

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Steve G4HTZ

ASHEN nr Sudbury JO02GB52 90m ASL

70cms DATV portsdown 4 + RYDE rx …14 or 18 ele yagi …LNA …hopefully 100w amp at some point

G4HTZ
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Re: 70cms DATV beacon Essex

Post by G4HTZ » Sun Sep 15, 2019 12:11 pm

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
Steve G4HTZ

ASHEN nr Sudbury JO02GB52 90m ASL

70cms DATV portsdown 4 + RYDE rx …14 or 18 ele yagi …LNA …hopefully 100w amp at some point

g4hiz
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Re: 70cms DATV beacon Essex

Post by g4hiz » Mon Sep 16, 2019 7:04 am

Hi Steve,

I sent you a PM on this topic.

73
Jen G4HIZ (JO01fg)

G4HTZ
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Re: 70cms DATV beacon Essex

Post by G4HTZ » Mon Sep 16, 2019 7:09 am

Hi Jen
Don't appear to have received a pm ...just checked ...you can email if you wish
Essexsteve@icloud.com
Regards
Steve
Steve G4HTZ

ASHEN nr Sudbury JO02GB52 90m ASL

70cms DATV portsdown 4 + RYDE rx …14 or 18 ele yagi …LNA …hopefully 100w amp at some point

G4HTZ
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Re: 70cms DATV beacon Essex

Post by G4HTZ » Wed Oct 16, 2019 11:27 am

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
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Steve G4HTZ

ASHEN nr Sudbury JO02GB52 90m ASL

70cms DATV portsdown 4 + RYDE rx …14 or 18 ele yagi …LNA …hopefully 100w amp at some point

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