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  1. 01-21-2015, 03:25 PM #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by W3WN View Post
    Need to ask a small favor of anyone with 10 meter capability.

    Can you hear the NP2SH/B beacon on 28.276 MHz?

    If so, is it exhibiting a chirp?

    The trustee of the call, Paul NP2JF (the beacon is at his location on St. Johns, VI) received an OO notice of a chirp. First anyone has heard of it.

    It MIGHT be a problem with the power supply... and shouldn't be, since that 1 W beacon is running off of an Astron RS-7B supply (and no, that is NOT a typo) that I donated to the project. That supply SHOULD be cruising on next to no load.

    It might also be a problem with the transmitter.

    But before Paul shuts the beacon down and starts shipping it, which will knock it off the air for weeks at least, I'd like to have confirmation that there really IS a chirp, and that we're not dealing with an OO looking for something to do. (Why do I suspect that? Because there are reports from other beacon owners, as per the coordinator of the project, of getting similar notices. Now, I can see one or two developing a problem, but when it's a lot of beacons all at once... )

    Thanks!
    I don't hear anything at 28.276, but I do hear something at 28.275. Definitely some chirp.

    Captured some video of what I'm hearing with the iPhone. Where should I send it? It's about 58MB.
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  2. 01-21-2015, 05:13 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by KJ3N View Post

    Captured some video of what I'm hearing with the iPhone. Where should I send it? It's about 58MB.
    Upload it to Youtube. Make it private if you wish then send link to NP2SH or whatever beacon call sign you are hearing
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    Quote Originally Posted by AF5TY View Post
    Upload it to Youtube. Make it private if you wish then send link to NP2SH or whatever beacon call sign you are hearing
    Not going to happen. YouTube insists on giving me a Google+ page/account, which I do not want.
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  4. 01-22-2015, 10:39 AM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by KJ3N View Post
    Not going to happen. YouTube insists on giving me a Google+ page/account, which I do not want.
    There's a way to turn that off, but it probably isn't worth it if you don't already use Gmail or other Google services. I disabled G+ on mine.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KJ3N View Post
    I don't hear anything at 28.276, but I do hear something at 28.275. Definitely some chirp.

    Captured some video of what I'm hearing with the iPhone. Where should I send it? It's about 58MB.
    I'll find out.

    Thanks to the earlier reports, NP2JF will be swapping power supplies sometime this evening... if he hasn't already done so. So, if anyone can give another listen... probably tomorrow, I have no propagation here.
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    Quote Originally Posted by W3WN View Post
    NP2JF will be swapping power supplies sometime this evening... if he hasn't already done so. So, if anyone can give another listen... probably tomorrow, I have no propagation here.
    Assuming the power supply was changed, it didn't help. It's still the same.
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  7. 01-23-2015, 11:18 AM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by KJ3N View Post
    Assuming the power supply was changed, it didn't help. It's still the same.
    Thanks. I'll let the crew know.
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    Quote Originally Posted by W3WN View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by KJ3N View Post
    Assuming the power supply was changed, it didn't help. It's still the same.
    Thanks. I'll let the crew know.
    Well, I hope they get it fixed soon, so I can stop listening to this infernal beeping... :-P
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    Quote Originally Posted by KJ3N View Post
    Well, I hope they get it fixed soon, so I can stop listening to this infernal beeping... :-P
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    Quote Originally Posted by KG4NEL View Post
    Remembering the fond days of Sputnik, aye tovarisch?
    Sputnik was 3 years before I was born. Now, GTFOML!
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