25 Apr 2015

New Transatlantic 144MHz beacon


The EI2DKH Transatlantic 144MHz beacon 

Operational as of 12 April 2015.


Transmitting JT65b with CW ID on 144.488 MHz every even minute 
 Listening on 144.155 MHz every odd minute.


Any call signs received are uploaded to a publicly accessible webpage at http://86.43.106.118/ei4hq/ei8jk/


During major meteor showers the beacon will switch to FSK441




BEACON DETAILS:
4 x 5 element LFA-Q (22.24 dBi) QTF 270ยบ
(sponsored by InnoVantennas http://www.innovantennas.com/)
Antenna height 60m ASL
TX power 75 watts


QTH LOCATOR: IO51DN 
Latitude: 51 33.70'N, Longitude: 009 42.60'W. 



LOCATION:
Kilcrohane, Sheeps Head, Co. Cork, Ireland. 

Kilcrohane is about half way out the Sheeps Head Peninsula - a long, rugged headland that extends out into the Atlantic Ocean off Ireland's South West Coast. 


Sheeps Head is on the route of Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way.


73's DE EI5IX / M0XII - Pat

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