1296.985 Beacon Activated - 21.30z 21/12/2009
13cm and 9cm will be activated during 2010.
GB3CSB IO75XX
Kilsyth
Hills
253m ASL 7m AGL
The site is managed by the Central Scotland FM Group and is also the location of the GB3CS 2m Repeater
on 145.750
1296.985 25w ERP PA23R Flat Panel. Direction 150 degrees, 67 degree beamwidth
2320.985 25w ERP PA13R Flat Panel. Direction 150 degrees, 67 degree beamwidth
3400.985 25w ERP TBA.
Direction 150 degrees, (similiar to above)
Identification
CW (F1A - 1K0F1AAN) and JT4G. GPS locked
JT4G on even minutes,
carrier on odd minute including CW identification.
Beacon Keeper:
David Anderson GM6BIG Email: freevil@tiscali.co.uk
Construction
GM6BIG & GM4ISM plus assistance from GM3SBC.
Justification
To assist research of the potential for tropospheric openings from the west of Scotland to all of the UK
and into continental Europe.
The beamwidth chosen provides coverage to all of England, Wales,
Southern Scotland and much of Northern Ireland. Under tropospheric lift conditions the beacon should be heard in much of Germany,
all of Holland, Belgium, Northern France and much of Eire. Care has been taken to place the new Air Traffic Control
radar in Kincardine within a rear offside null of the antenna so reception in Scandinavia will be marginal
at best.
To assist research into the utilisation of Aircraft Scatter on different
microwave bands from a location in line with most UK flight paths (NW-SE).
Thanks.
Thanks are extended to the following for their help in seeing this
important project through to completion of licensing.
Murray Niman G6JYB - RSGB Microwave
Manager
Graham Murchie G4FSG - UK Microwave Group (Beacons)
Rod
Wilkinson G3TXA - Ofcom
Thank you to everyone who expressed support for the application.
We had a superb response from all over the UK and EU and this helped our application tremendously.
The GB3CSB microwave beacons are only in place in such a superb location thanks to the site
owner and the Central Scotland Repeater Group (CSFMG) and are not subsidised by the repeater group members. The CSFMG
have very kindly provided a link on their website to facilitate donations towards the ongoing running costs of all the GB3CSB
microwave beacons. Please follow the link if you would care to make a donation however large or small, to cover
the GB3CSB site charges. http://www.csfmg.com/GB3CSB.htm Thank you.
A list of donators can be found here
