THE 10 METER CW BEACON IS BACK ON THE AIR (9.15.08). THE PURPOSE OF THE BEACON IS TO HELP ESTABLISH PROPAGATION PATHS TO VARIOUS COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. OUR NEW FREQUENCY IS 28.204.0 MHZ. THE TRANSMITTER IS A RADIO SHACK HTX-100 RUNNING 5 WATTS INTO A 1/2 WAVE DIPOLE ANTENNA. KEYING IS PROVIDED BY A EMBEDDED RESEARCH KEYER. THE BEACON IS LOCATED ON TOP OF HARRIS HILL IN BIGFLATS, NY ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF FROM THE QTH. ANTENNA ELEVATION IS 1,700 FT ABOVE SEA LEVEL, APPROXIMATELY 930FT ABOVE THE VALLEY FLOOR. THE LANDSCAPE FALLS AWAY IN ALL DIRECTIONS WHICH SHOULD HELP PROPAGATION. A EMBEDED RESEARCH TICK KEYER KEYS THE RIG. IF YOU COPY THE BEACON PLEASE SEND EMAIL CONFIRMING THE DATE,TIME, SIGNAL STRENGTH AND A COPY OF THE CW MESSAGE TO WA2NTK@WA2NTK.COM. SWL/QSL CARDS SENT UPON REQUEST.... RALPH

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AS OF 09.15.2008 THE WA2NTK 10M BEACON IS NOW IRAU RECOGNIZED AND FREQUENCY COORDINATED

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THE BEACON IS LOCATED IN GRID SQUARE FN12NE, LAT. 42:10:01N LON 076:49:15W.
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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON 10M BEACONS GO TO THE WEB SITE OF WJ5O THE IARU REGION 2 COORIDNATOR