13-10-2021, 08:40 PM
(13-10-2021, 06:22 PM)VK6CPU Wrote: Thats great news.
Is there any chance that SEG could takeover the Mt Barker VHF/UHF beacons and get them back on air?
I don't think they are any longer in the sights of the WA VHF group.
Hi Nigel,
I checked the 2M VK6RST beacon (144.564MHz) frequency just now and can’t hear anything 50kms away, but I have a noisy power supply that interferes with my 2M RX, so I’ll have to check next time I drive past the site. The 70cm beacon was causing QRM to the SEG 70cm repeater on the same tower, so had to be switched off, pending better filtering to the beacon and I don’t think the 10GHz equipment is currently installed.
The 2M beacon TX does trip out and can stay offline for periods, as there aren’t many listeners in the coverage area and the beacon status isn’t monitored or able to be reset remotely. SEG members have in the past and continue to assist the WA VHF Group transporting beacon equipment between Mt Barker & Perth, measuring power & VSWR, resetting the beacon and chasing the bugs & insects out of beacon rack. SEG has a focus on repeaters & Allstar nodes, remote stations, APRS and Ham Feast functions. The beacon is owned & licenced by the WA VHF Group and are their bread & butter. With all the other projects/interests by SEG, the WA VHF Group are probably better placed & do a better job on beacons than SEG could hope to be.
Regards,
Rob…
VK6LD