There it is, in all its glory. The transmitter itself is a Doug DeMaw “Lil’ Slugger” CW transmitter for 10 and 15. I built it, maybe 25 years ago? Still works. 3 Watts out, crystal controlled on 10. Antenna is a 1/4 Wave groundplane up about 70 feet. Mike WN2A kindly made me a PIC-based keyer that is generating the CW — you can see the keyer board attached to the transmitter. For the base I used a board and some socketry that had previously held a Ramsey-kit Q-AMP 20.
I have it hooked up now. It is transmitting. Please see if you can hear it. Send me a report! The frequency is 28.2335 MHz. The callsign is HI7/N2CQR. I am in the Dominican Republic.
Just started listening- I hear lots of others so it’s just a matter of time.
Heard here is Northern VA!
Heard a very weak “N2CQR” in there, but not the full callsign. Band changing, so we shall see…
Ok, got the full beacon message! And I hear the “N2CQR AT…”, Bill , instead of the other one. Also, the tiniest bit of whoop is actually an advantage to picking it out from the others. Gives it “personality”. Keep it.
Hooray! Heard by two real hams on day one! Thanks guys. 73 Bill
Hello! I am hearing your beacon 01/21/2025 at 8:08am CST, Coryell County Central Texas. Great signal at 599. Mich / K5MDY
Very weak on Feb 20, 2025 at 15:22UTC into Rochester, NY. I can at times make out three or four letters, but never the whole call.