Please QSL NP2X - (For NP2X/b info, see below)

NP2X/b Beacon Information

The beacon has been temporarily relocated to Radio Reef, the home of contest station KP2M.  (www.radioreef.com)  Particulars about the beacon are:

• Location: St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
• Grid: FK77
• Frequency: 144.291 MHz
• Elevation: 240 feet AMSL (73 meters AMSL)
• Xcvr: Kenwood TR-751A
• Amplifier: RF Concepts 160 watt, reduced to 100 watts for beacon operation
• Antenna:  15 element yagi @ beam heading of 55 degrees (Portgual) 
• Beacon Reports:
  • E-mail: np2xbeacon@gmail.com
  • SMS: Send e-mail to np2xbeacon@gmail.com and add the following in subject line of e-mail: “NP2X/b_Heard!" This will send a SMS to my cell phone. I will NOT answer your SMS as this is very expensive for me. Sorry.
• QSLs: Please QSL via my manager: K5WW.

Rack mounted beacon assembly

More Information

The NP2X/b beacon is located (FK77) on the island of St. Croix (KP2) in the US Virgin Islands. The beacon was graciously supplied, and is owned by, Dave Pedersen, PJ4/N7BHC and Paul, AA4ZZ. The purpose of the beacon is to act as an indicator for enhanced trans-oceanic ducting conditions. For an in-depth discussion of this phenomenon, please see

http://sites.google.com/site/n7bhcvhf/files

Dave has kindly constructed these beacons at his own expense and through various beacon “hosts”, such as myself, hopes to strategically placed beacons like this around the Atlantic basin. (5T, CU, D4, EA8, St. Barts, V5,VP9 ZD7, ZD8 and ZD9) More information about Dave’s passion, please see his home page at:

http://sites.google.com/site/n7bhcvhf/Home

The has been located to a temporary QTH.  The beacon antenna is pointed at Eruope (direction = Portugal) as an indicator of favorable conditions to permit North America to Europe VHF QSOs.  For an interesting discussion on this, please see

http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Technology/tis/info/pdf/0208036.pdf

Fred, K9VV/KP2 (NP2X)