New VK3RGL 2m Beacon under construction. Ideas please.

[VK3TU]

Ok, I've been up to Mt Anakie and put a couple of knots in the string on the pendulum. The beacon should be 20Hz higher than where it was.

I don't have GPSDO locked gear here at home so I'm relying on what the confuser I program it with is telling me. I'd appreciate a report from those who have the means to measure it properly.

[VK3QI]

Bert,

It is now within 0.5 hz of 144.530000.

When I set my sig gen to 1 hz low, I get about 1 beat every 3 seconds and when my sig gen is 1 hz high, I get 1 beat every 2 seconds, which would suggest it is 1 bees dick below 530000.

Great effort with the knot tying!

Cheers

Peter VK3QI

[VK3TU]

Jeez you're a tough lot to satisfy .

Unfortunately, I can't tie half a knot. The RFI 148-100 TX can only be nudged in 1Hz increments.

Thanks for the report, cheers,

Bert
VK3TU

[VK3QI]

No worries Bert,

You can definitely say it is on frequency now!

Now for the 432 Mhz beacon? I currently read it at 432.527 992 Mhz

1 hz resolution is more than enough for us amateurs

Cheers
Peter VK3QI

[VK3TU]

Thanks Peter, the 70cm beacon is still on the drawing board. We have plenty of the RFI 148-100 TX exciters available to play with and I'd be keen to use them because they're already made for FSK being ex-paging service, have built TTL keying and PTT inputs for the keyer and make such a clean signal so they're easy to work with. Just how we get them to work on 70cm is still a matter for consideration.

Cheers, for now and thanks for the report once again.

Bert