W1NRA BEACON
Information Page
Operator sending / receiving  morse code messages using CW
"Straight key", used by early radio operators to send morse code messages.
"Rubber Duck"  refers to the short rubber covered antennas used for most handy talkies.
           

                                                    Ten meter beacons may be found from 28.150 to 28.300 mhz.

             My beacon technical information:
          
Transmitter.......................Radio Shack, HTX-100
        Frequency..........................28.240 mhz
        Power................................5 watts
        Keyer................................Vectronics VEC-221
        Antenna............................Solarcon A-99, vert/omni at 20 ft or 7 meters
        Location...........................Phenix City, Alabama, USA, grid sq. em72ll
        Send reports to.................w1nra@yahoo.com...send SASE for confirmation
        On the air.........................6-11-02
        Duty.................................Continuous, 24/7


         For additional information, check with the
"Ten Meter Beacon" group
         at Yahoo
        
Beacons that I have heard from around the world             5-18-03
         Signal reports from other stations





        "somebody said I needed to get a rubber duck"
                                           so I did 
             
NOTE: WJ50 LIST BELOW WORKS NOW
            Check the following sites for more information
              
All have good lists of bcn stations. 
             
"The ideal 28 mhz Beacon Station"
             
My photo albums at Yahoo
             
Beacon list international
             
DL8WX beacon list
             
ZS5S Africa Link
             
WJ50 list
             Vhf/Uhf beacons
              Look up ham calls at
ARRL QRZ.COM
             
Grayline, see where the sun is and where it's dark 
             
Panama Canal Cam see canal 24 hrs a day
             
World Time Zones             

             
Beacon site photos
            
Repeater site photos
            
If your site photo isn't here, send me a couple of pix and I will post them. tks

                    
Ham Related Yahoo Groups
             
Teen (new and prospective) ham operators
             
The Ham Shack
               
              
W1AW  sked practice cw off the air  

              
NEW link to schematics, manuals, software for many radios.


                
W1NRA beacon page 2
Watch either end of the antenna boom and it will appear to change direction of rotation as you watch it.
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