Thankyou ..... I have stopped hearing it on it's usaul times. Thankyou for resolving this.

73 Neil KD5RNN

rite I thats what ia mahearing but My HTx-10 only goes down to 28mhz. It send two long dashes and then sends the HP1... I was copying the beacon and have been keeping up with itfor around 2WKS i have asked around town and no one that i have contacted knew what it was. Let me know any more info you  get on this "beacon"

TNX ( I now know i am not the only hearing It !!)

73 KD5RNN HOPFULLY soon to become /AG

almost every day I rune up ten meters at 28.000 MHZ cw mode and hear a staion acts like a beaconbut isn't listed ... If there are any Dallas,Tx  hams that know  what this is let me know!!

73 KD5RNN

I am considering FM PSK 31 ( and modes similar to it) to be run on VHF and UHF on FM mode will it work or will it not .....


TNX 73 Neil KD5RNN

Well let me say this to add to my troubles. I have 17 acres in the middle of nowhere. I have one tree that is about 40ft high and thATS  the only tree on the property that tall. the rest are bushes. My problem comes mainly on the fact that I don'y want to set up a dipole because I would need a very tall support that I can't afford. I was considering setting up a magnetic loop antenna for recieve on 160 and something else for transmitting. I also would like some suggestions on some radios that are 160m only rigs.

TNX 73 KD5RNN

I need hel p I am soon to be a general and have only a ten meter rig I am looking to get into 160m I am looking for any suggestions and defently on radios and antennas. I have limited space and I was thinking about a magnetic loop antenna. HELP!!

73 KD5RNN

Yep A IC-W32A will work well for the Uo-14 and ao-27 so only the 144 up and 440 down Birds.

73 KD5RNN

well N8PKN,,,

I have been on the hunt to get my T7H alone to work the"birds" lets just say you have to be able to press the band button fast!!!heharhar..... Wat i use is me T7H for transmiting and my rat shack scanner for the downlink. It works  and is somewhat conveinent and the you can also work the sats that have the 440 up and 144 down and 144 up and 440 down.


hope it helps!!

73  KD5RNN

I am looking for  plans for a 70cm preamp for the fm satelites. Got any ideas?

73 Neil  KD5RNN

I am looking for hams that have setup and have run an ISS school contact. I am mainly looking to see how hard it would be and how much trouble.

73 Neil KD5RNN

I am hoping to get my school to do an ARISS contact and I am looking for hams that have set contacts for schools.

Thank you 73
KD5RNN Neil

i also forgot that icom 's radios from the early 80's do cover all bands and alot of modes too. example the ic-720a

73 KD5RNN

I have a friend on 443.00 that has a VX-1r He loves it but then again he can see the reapeter!!

Hi there I am KD5RNN I live out here in Terrell. It really depends on exaclty what  you are looking to work. For example: IRLP .... or just reapeters? I work out here with just an IC-T7h and running 5 watts I can get into almost every  east / south dallas reapeater. I run the factory made Rubber Duck from Icom! I love my little rig.... One thing though I do experince I good deal of intermon on 2m in the direct down town Dallas.

73 If you have already got a rig try reaching me on the 443.00 + pl 110.9 Its mesquite reapeter that is up 470' I hit it running 5watts off of lake twakoni an from north park mall...

KD5RNN Neil

I have heard of a 40 meter helicaly wound antenna that has 33' of insulated wire on 5' of pvc. does anyone have the plans for this?? And would this be practictle?

73 KD5RNN Neil