My beacon, installed in February of 2006, is presently operating 24/7 on 28.2485 Mhz transmitting 500mw into a 1/4 wave GP vertical antenna. Location is in San Antonio, Texas - Grid: EL09qn.
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Scroll down for some pictures and information about the beacon.
The beacon controller is contained in a small plastic case.
The board on the right is the beacon controller; a FREAKIN' BEACON by Expanded Spectrum Systems. It controls all the functions of the main beacon transmitter. The other board is the original beacon transmitter which is now used as a backup.
The beacon transmitter.
The beacon transmitter is a converted RadioShack 27 Mhz pager transmitter. After changing the crystal it was retuned and set to output 1/2 watt. Heat sinks were added as well as a small fan to keep things cool.
The beacon antenna is a 1/4 wave ground plane vertical on a 15 foot mast.
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