[Elecraft] OT: the cheapest way to build a six meter beacon
Hello Elecrafters, The VR2SIX 6m beacon has been down for some time because the gears have been used over 20 years and beyond repair. Local radio club (HARTS) is finding a way to build up a 6m beacon again but with very limited funds. The beacon requirement could be a simple 5W transmitter sending out CWID of VR2SIX. If you are aware of any useful information, please send me the relevant web link or sources of information. Thanks for your help in advance and please reply off-the-list. 73 Johnny VR2XMC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] OT: the cheapest way to build a six meter beacon
Many modern day radios can be made into beacons with their built in memory keyers. I used an FT-897 as a beacon in Montana when I lived there. You have to turn the power down of course and it is over kill but it was simple. Mike W0MU On 3/1/2015 9:59 AM, WILLIS COOKE via Elecraft wrote: I have been looking at a beacon controller using the Arduaino micro processor with an external RF unit, just a 3 to 5 watt QRP CW rig and a simple ground plane antenna. Have you looked at this possibility? Looks to be about a $200 deal to me. I am looking to build one for here, maybe we could duplicate a design and cooperate to build two. Willis 'Cookie' Cooke,TDXS Contest Chairman K5EWJ Trustee N5BPS From: Johnny Siu vr2...@yahoo.com.hk To: Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sunday, March 1, 2015 5:57 AM Subject: [Elecraft] OT: the cheapest way to build a six meter beacon Hello Elecrafters, The VR2SIX 6m beacon has been down for some time because the gears have been used over 20 years and beyond repair. Local radio club (HARTS) is finding a way to build up a 6m beacon again but with very limited funds. The beacon requirement could be a simple 5W transmitter sending out CWID of VR2SIX. If you are aware of any useful information, please send me the relevant web link or sources of information. Thanks for your help in advance and please reply off-the-list. 73 Johnny VR2XMC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to wrco...@yahoo.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to w...@w0mu.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] OT: the cheapest way to build a six meter beacon
Hi Jonny, you could not get it cheaper and the U3s works like a charme. http://www.hanssummers.com/ultimate3/u3s.html 73 de Hajo Gruss Hajo --- ... indessen wandelt harmlos droben das Gestirn On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 6:11 PM, W0MU Mike Fatchett w...@w0mu.com wrote: Many modern day radios can be made into beacons with their built in memory keyers. I used an FT-897 as a beacon in Montana when I lived there. You have to turn the power down of course and it is over kill but it was simple. Mike W0MU On 3/1/2015 9:59 AM, WILLIS COOKE via Elecraft wrote: I have been looking at a beacon controller using the Arduaino micro processor with an external RF unit, just a 3 to 5 watt QRP CW rig and a simple ground plane antenna. Have you looked at this possibility? Looks to be about a $200 deal to me. I am looking to build one for here, maybe we could duplicate a design and cooperate to build two. Willis 'Cookie' Cooke,TDXS Contest Chairman K5EWJ Trustee N5BPS From: Johnny Siu vr2...@yahoo.com.hk To: Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sunday, March 1, 2015 5:57 AM Subject: [Elecraft] OT: the cheapest way to build a six meter beacon Hello Elecrafters, The VR2SIX 6m beacon has been down for some time because the gears have been used over 20 years and beyond repair. Local radio club (HARTS) is finding a way to build up a 6m beacon again but with very limited funds. The beacon requirement could be a simple 5W transmitter sending out CWID of VR2SIX. If you are aware of any useful information, please send me the relevant web link or sources of information. Thanks for your help in advance and please reply off-the-list. 73 Johnny VR2XMC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to wrco...@yahoo.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to w...@w0mu.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to dl1...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] OT: the cheapest way to build a six meter beacon
I have been looking at a beacon controller using the Arduaino micro processor with an external RF unit, just a 3 to 5 watt QRP CW rig and a simple ground plane antenna. Have you looked at this possibility? Looks to be about a $200 deal to me. I am looking to build one for here, maybe we could duplicate a design and cooperate to build two. Willis 'Cookie' Cooke,TDXS Contest Chairman K5EWJ Trustee N5BPS From: Johnny Siu vr2...@yahoo.com.hk To: Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sunday, March 1, 2015 5:57 AM Subject: [Elecraft] OT: the cheapest way to build a six meter beacon Hello Elecrafters, The VR2SIX 6m beacon has been down for some time because the gears have been used over 20 years and beyond repair. Local radio club (HARTS) is finding a way to build up a 6m beacon again but with very limited funds. The beacon requirement could be a simple 5W transmitter sending out CWID of VR2SIX. If you are aware of any useful information, please send me the relevant web link or sources of information. Thanks for your help in advance and please reply off-the-list. 73 Johnny VR2XMC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to wrco...@yahoo.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
