Gedas,
Here is some information about the lookout tower.
http://nhlr.org/lookouts/us/al/pinnacle-lookout-tower/
<http://nhlr.org/lookouts/us/al/pinnacle-lookout-tower/>
It’s at about 800 feet elevation. The 2 Meter beacon uses a single, horizontal
loop and is mounted about eight feet above the top of the tower.
All other beacons also use single loops with two exceptions:
10 Meter Beacon: Uses a 1/2 wavelength vertical.
432 Beacon: Uses two loops, stacked and phased.
Hope this helps.
73,
Les Rayburn, N1LF
Maylene, AL
EM63nf
AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member
> On Feb 7, 2019, at 11:03 PM, Gedas <w8bya@mchsi.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Les and very FB on the beacons. Can you tell me what the 2m antenna is and
> how high the antenna is above the ground below it and also if the tower is on
> a mountain peak and what it's elevation is? That will give us a real good
> idea of what the setup looks like. I will certainly have a listen for it and
> report back.
>
> Gedas, W8BYA
>
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> On 2/7/2019 11:55 PM, Les Rayburn via VHF wrote:
>> With the considerable assistance of Marcus Thomas, KF4YHP, we’ve finally got
>> the N1LF/B beacons on the air from EM63pf.
>>
>> The beacons are CW only, and located at the Pinnacle Lookout Tower, in
>> Shelby County, Alabama, near Birmingham.
>>
>> 10 Meter: 28.268.5 MHz (3 Watts)
>> 6 Meter: 50.068 (.5 Watt)
>> 2 Meter: 144.300 (.5 Watt)
>> 222: 222.068 (3 Watts)
>> 432: 432.298 (10 Watts)
>>
>> If you’re nearby, or operating as a rover this may help with evaluating
>> antennas, pre-amps, etc. Hope they encourage more weak signal DXing in the
>> South.
>>
>> Receptions reports are welcome.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Les Rayburn, N1LF
>> 121 Mayfair Park
>> Maylene, AL 35114
>> EM63nf
>> AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member
>>
>>
>>
>>
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