Hi Mike, Yes, they do make quite a bit of noise from the brushes and carbon deposits from the brushes. A good clean out solves the issue for a while but I have found that the usual capacitor from each

Hi Ian, Apart from peaking the LO drive I would think that the only other item would be the mixer output circuitry changing from 28 to 14 MHz - possibly copying the Janorvic design. 73 Peter G3SMT

Hi Andy, For me a 600Hz tone or thereabouts is best. 73 Peter G3SMT

Neil, Just tried again with this address and no issues :- WebSDR on Amateur Radio receiver in Stoke On Trent http://212.57.225.9:8901/ Using your link it just times out. 73 Peter

Neil, Just checked and it is working here fine with OSW a good readable signal into it. 73 Peter G3SMT

John, Do you need any further info on GB3OSW ? I may have forgotten to mention the project team of GM6BIG, GM4ISM, G4CBW and G3SMT plus component donations from many other amateurs. 73 Peter G3SMT

Kent, If I remember correctly I heard you give a give a presentation along with Dick K2RIW at one of the VHF society conventions, the one that Sam G4DDK also gave a presentation on the Anglian transve

HI Adrian, Probably a little late for this evening but GB3OSW is radiating as usual. 73 Peter G3SMT

Fellow microwavers, Please be advised that GB3OSW will be off air on Tuesday 18th August during the day as the local DNO is taking power off the area to change out the local sub station. Will advise w

Thanks for the reminder. 73 Peter

Unfortunately the beacon will be off air longer than I anticipated whilst I do some fault finding. Will advise when service is restored. 73 Peter G3SMT -- Peter G3SMT

Thanks everyone for you reports and comments on the beacon. "Senior management" went shopping on Saturday so I took the opportunity to relocate the GPS receiver antenna to a more suitable place so hop

Morning Neil, Many thanks for the reports and you are quite correct in your assumption. The sequential tones are sent when in Fallback/Diagnostic mode. Fall back mode is in use when.... 1/ Boot up, un

Thanks Andy - much appreciated. The North East is my best direction although the land does fall away rapidly from North to south on the East side, shame about the West Offa's Dyke is in the way. 73 Pe

Hi Nick, Thanks for the report. There isn,t too much in the way between us as we have discovered before. 73 Peter G3SMT

Hello Ralph, The beacon showed up on the map when I last looked and Robin has given me access as beaconkeeper to update any details. Apparently there have been spots from JO01 but I haven't seen any l

Hi Dave, Its a rather difficult path between us but thanks for taking a listen 73 Peter G3SMT

Hello John, The antenna is a slotted waveguide ( with ears ) and the beacon is running just under 10W output. Unfortunately it is slightly screened to the west so the path may be rather difficult. man

Hi Martyn, I am sorry that you aren't getting a better signal as I had high hopes for the beacon being strong locally and of use to everyone. It may be possible in the future to raise the height of th

Fellow microwavers, My apologies as the previous message was meant to go directly to John and I was going to post a note here later on - another senior moment. 73 Peter G3SMT