1296.985 Activated
21/12/2009
2320.985 Activated 24/3/2011
3400.985 Activated 27/7/2011
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 Flat Panel Direction 150 degrees,
67 degree beamwidth
Identification
(Even Minute)
JT4g
CW-12wpm-Callsign
(Odd Minute)
30
second plain carrier
20 second alternating 1 sec tones
CW-12wpm-Callsign
(Repeat)
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
ODX Reception valid 2/5/2011
23cm DK7QX in locator JO42KH for an ODX of 933km
13cm
OZ1FF in locator JO45BO58 for an ODX
of 761km
9cm GM6BIG in locator IO85CP for an ODX
of 40km
