OUR 10M BEACON PAGE

AS OF JANUARY 1, 2007 I AM PUTTING A 10 METER CW BEACON STATION BACK ON THE AIR. THE PURPOSE OF THE BEACON IS TO HELP ESTABLISH PROPAGATION PATHS TO VARIOUS COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. OUR NEW FREQUENCY WILL BE 28.204.0 MHZ. THE TRANSMITTER IS A RADIO SHACK HTX-100 RUNNING 5 WATTS INTO A VERTICAL DIPOLE ANTENNA LOCATED ON THE SIDE OF THE TOWER HERE IN HORSEHEADS, NY. ANTENNA ELEVATION IS 931 FT ABOVE SEA LEVEL. A 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 CARDS SENT UPON REQUEST.... RALPH

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THE BEACON IS LOCATED IN GRID SQUARE FN12NE, LAT. 42:10:01N LON 076:49:15W.
THE ELEVATION IS 931FT. ABOVE SEA LEVEL.