by G0DJA » Wed Nov 06, 2019 1:12 pm
I had a go in the MGMAC on 144MHz last night so, whilst I'd got the 2M antenna set up on a wooden clothes airer, I thought I'd have a look round at the VHF beacons.
I can hear the CW and decode the JT65b signals from the GB3VHF beacon. It does fade out at times, but it's usually between about -15dB to -21dB here. It's 238kM from me, but I do seem to have a reasonable view out across Lincolnshire anyway.
However, I'm not hearing GB3SEV very well. I did manage to decode the CW ident and could see the tone trace, but I've not yet decoded the JT65b signal as yet. There look to be some hills in the way so, although it's closer to me than GB3VHF, at 119kM, it's difficult to get a good signal.
I do need to improve the antenna though. I'm currently using a 3 element Yagi/Uda inside the house and without a decent pre-amp as well...
I had a go in the MGMAC on 144MHz last night so, whilst I'd got the 2M antenna set up on a wooden clothes airer, I thought I'd have a look round at the VHF beacons.
I can hear the CW and decode the JT65b signals from the GB3VHF beacon. It does fade out at times, but it's usually between about -15dB to -21dB here. It's 238kM from me, but I do seem to have a reasonable view out across Lincolnshire anyway.
However, I'm not hearing GB3SEV very well. I did manage to decode the CW ident and could see the tone trace, but I've not yet decoded the JT65b signal as yet. There look to be some hills in the way so, although it's closer to me than GB3VHF, at 119kM, it's difficult to get a good signal.
I do need to improve the antenna though. I'm currently using a 3 element Yagi/Uda inside the house and without a decent pre-amp as well...