USA's only Four Meter Amateur Radio beacon

[kb4cvn]

The USA's only Four Meter Amateur Radio beacon has renewed it FCC Part-5 (Experimental) license for another two years.


Atop Apple Orchard Mountain (Bedford County, VA) in Grid Square FM07fm at a height of 4300 feet.



Callsign: WG2XPN
Frequency: 70.005 MHz CW


ERP 3kW from a Yagi aimed at 60 degrees true north. The trustee of (Brian Justin, WA1ZMS/4) advises that the beacon is operating 24/7. The beacon has been heard via multi-hop E-skip in the UK and other locations in the EU over the past few years. QSL reports are encouraged via the DX cluster or beaconspot.eu.




https://www.eham.net/ehamforum/smf/index.php?topic=113897.0




Original 4M posting when it went on the air. http://www.70mhz.org/index.php?categoryid=1&p2_articleid=365

 

[mmckenna]

So, just for giggles, I tried out here in California with a discone and an end-fed 70 foot wire. Nothing, not that I really expected anything different.

 

[dlwtrunked]

So, just for giggles, I tried out here in California with a discone and an end-fed 70 foot wire. Nothing, not that I really expected anything different.

Easily heard here, as well as his 2m amateur radio beacon-but after all I am in Virginia (Fredericksburg).

 

[mmckenna]

Yeah, I figured I might get some off the back of their Yagi, but that would really be stretching it all the way out here. Maybe if the band was open….

 

[spongella]

Thanks for the heads up, will see if it can be heard at this QTH.

 

[KC3ECJ]

Wonder if a Baofeng's wideband FM reciever could pick it up.

 

[nd5y]

Wonder if a Baofeng's wideband FM reciever could pick it up.

They go down to 65 MHz but it's not likely you would be able to copy a low power CW becaon via E skip on a Baofeng.

 

[kayn1n32008]

They go down to 65 MHz but it's not likely you would be able to copy a low power CW becaon via E skip on a Baofeng.

Define low power. In the OP it says 3kW ERP


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[nd5y]

I missed the k!

 

[kayn1n32008]

I missed the k!

Makes sense. If you are behind the beam, (it points towards Europe) it should be pretty easy to hear it. There will be a lobe to the rear, But probably not with a baoturd.


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[kb4cvn]

.MP3 audio file of the transmitted signal

Here is a .MP3 audio file of the transmitted signal. I live nine miles east of the site, and can see it out my back door.



BTW: Hams in New England have reported hearing the signal.