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NEW  *  *  *    10m CW beacon on 28.2723 MHz    *  *  *  NEW

Activated: 1 January, 2010

XMTR: Radio Shack HTX-100, running 5W

Operates continuously, 10 WPM

Antenna: I-Max 2000 @ 10 feet above ground

Grid: EM79lt

QTH: Centerville, Indiana USA

First confirmed report: January 3, 2010 14:30 UTC

N0BAV:  SW Nebraska  Grid Square: DN90sg 817 Miles RST 359

Since 01 January 2010,

The beacon has already been heard one or more times in:

Indiana   Ohio   Kentucky   West Virginia   Florida   Georgia   Colorado

Nebraska  Arkansas  Alabama  New York  Massachusetts    

   Pennsylvania  North Dakota  South Dakota  Maryland  Califorina

Oregon  New Hampshire 

***PUERTO RICO***

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Link to my antenna video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyYTh9ZrAEI

 To see your QSO video go to

http://www.youtube.com/user/N1konAmateurRadio

Taken 16/Feb/2009

Taken 16/Feb/2009

TYPO ...   Stacked 432 loops KU4AB

Yes, the stars are REAL!!!!!!!!!

Your first contact!

 We all remember our first contact, but at least for me it is rare to be someone else’s first contact. It seems like these days most first contacts are made on 2M with a local station or even a friend. On July 28^th 2009 I was on 6m and make contact with KB3TAW, Steve Lett of Bethany Beach DE. He told me I was his first contact and I right away assumed he meant first on 6m. I quickly learned I was his first Amateur Radio contact ever. To me this was amazing that these days someones first contact could be 540 miles and on 6M, a band that is not open all that often. I also found out Steve, KB3TAW, was born and raised in Tipton Indiana, 65 miles from my QTH. It truly is a small world! Being a professional photographer I decided to create him a special 8x10 QSL card (see below) that he now proudly displays in his shack. I would suggest if you are someones first contact, that you consider doing something special for that person to welcome him or her to this great hobby.

73s    Jerry 

N1KON