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N7CZ/B | |
| OFF AIR | OFF AIR | |
| COMING SOON | COMING SOON | |
| OFF AIR | OFF AIR | |
| Great Falls, Montana | ||
| LOG YOUR RX REPORT HERE! | ||
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N7CZ/B | |
| OFF AIR | OFF AIR | |
| COMING SOON | COMING SOON | |
| OFF AIR | OFF AIR | |
| Great Falls, Montana | ||
| LOG YOUR RX REPORT HERE! | ||
| The 10 meter Beacon is on the air! |
| July 30, 2003 - Ken W7GMC and I removed the beacon
equipment from the club's storage unit. Still have to take the antennas down. That is
planned for this weekend. May 1, 2003, still looking for a new home for the beacon. As of January 2003 the N7CZ/b 10M beacon is off the air due to concerns of the local radio club over the amount of electrictity it used. As of April 29, 2002 at 0600Z, the 10 meter Beacon is on the air! June 27, 2002 the beacon has been moved to its permanent location atop Gore Hill. (N 47.28.687 W 111.21.298 Grid DN47hl elevation of 3664 feet ASL. 1/2 wave GP) |
| OFF AIR The 2 meter Beacon was on the air! OFF AIR Sunday July 28, 2002 I placed the expanded beacon back in its normal location atop of Gore Hill on the west end of Great Falls. I am sorry to say the local 2M repeater did not like the 2M beacon. Even the exciter alone caused some issues with the 147.30+ repeater. I have turned the 2M beacon off until I can locate a new home for it. Monday July 15, 2002 I received a TenTec 10M-2M transverter from Michael WD6ALM. I have already begun the process of placing the unit into service. |
The beacon message is as follows: DE N7CZ/B DN47 GREAT FALLS, MT. DE N7CZ/B DN47 GREAT FALLS, MT. DE N7CZ/B DN47 GREAT FALLS, MT. (carrier for 4 seconds) AR |
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| here is what it looks like inside just before the door is closed. There is a safety interlock on the left side of the case that, when the door is opened, opens the cooling fan circuit for safety. | When changes to the software are needed, the computer can be set atop the case for ease of use. The HR-2600's transmitter has been turned down to 10W. | If adjustments to the transmitter are needed, the entire radio swings out of the cabinet. This also gives easy access to the rest of the components inside. |
N7CZ/B CONTRIBUTORS: |
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| Bob N7CZ | Power supply, 10M transmitter, and cooling fans, 20A power supply, KLM 160W 2M amp, 5el 2M yagi, KB6KQ 2M halo, feeline, connectors, impedence transformers. |
| Don KD7CWY | Toshiba T1900 laptop |
| Todd N7IL | 1/2 wave 10M ground plane vertical antenna |
| Michael WD6ALM | TenTec 10M-2M Transverter Model 1210 (factory assembled) |
| George KC7OD | Cabinet |
| Lyndel N7LT | For all the technical help, encouragement, and for your friendship! |
send your report via E-mail to: n7cz a gtc-mhc.org
QSL Information: (sase pse)
N7CZ/B
Bob Avritt
324 Central #171
Great Falls, MT 59401 U.S.A.
E-mail: n7cz at gtc-mhc.org
Beacon Details:
| POWER SUPPLY: Astron RS-20A 20A -Auxillary cooling fan installed |
| CONTROLLER: Toshiba T1900 laptop |
| SOFTWARE: Beacon4.bas written By Cody Snider, KC6UNN in Qbasic. Software control via the parallel port. |
| Enclosure: Diebold surplus wall hanging alarm cabinet. 6.5"(16cm) deep x 15.25"(39cm) wide x 14.25"(36cm) tall. The enclusure is equipped with a lock and a switch on the door. When the door is opened, the cooling fan circuit goes to open disabling the cooling fans as a safety feature. |
| 10 METERS TRANSMITTER: Uniden HR-2600 POWER: 10 watts ANTENNA: 1/2 wave ground plane |
| 6 METERS
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| 2 METERS
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| 135 CENTIMETERS
COMING AFTER A WHILE
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| 70 CENTIMETERS
COMING AFTER A LONG WHILE
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| 33 CENTIMETERS
COMING AFTER A LONG LONG WHILE
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| 23 CENTIMETERS
COMING AFTER A LONG LONG LONGWHILE
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Beacon Links:
| F5TMJ | ||
| WN2A | N9YDZ | VK3RMH |
| N2NJT | WC9C | VK5 Beacons |
| KF4MS | VA2MGL | NCDXF Beacons |
| N4MW | VA3ODX | N7LT/BCN |
| WB4WOR | VE3TEN | |
| K6LLL | VA3UXB | |
| N9SSA |
Beacon list:
Bill Hayes, a long time Beacon DXer and keeper of a VERY up-to-date beacon list can be seen at WJ5O . Thanks to Bill for such a great beacon list!
N7CZ Picture:
Please email me at n7cz at gtc-mhc.org. Please remember to remove the 'nospam' from my email address to reach me.
Sorry about the cryptic address but the Spam has become intolerable. Hopefully this helps.
UPDATED July 31, 2003
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