Elecraft K1 Record Set/13 Million Miles per Watt

[Ken N4SO-2]

Recently N2XE ran an 80 meter beacon at very low power levels. I listened
but
never heard him.  I have participated in previous beacon tests on 10 mHz
from
AA4XX and extremely low levels of power and software that would decode
signals
below the noise level.  However, the N2XE tests were CW not requiring
processing.
(Ken N4SO)

>From: Joel Harrington <[hidden email]>
>Reply-To: [hidden email]
>To: [hidden email]
>Subject: Amateur Radio Set New World Record, 13 Million Miles per Watt
>Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 08:38:31 -0800
>
>
>
>Amateur Radio Set New World Record, 13 Million Miles per Watt:
>
>from The Beacon Tribune on January 4, 2005
>
>
>Amateur Radio Set New World Record, 13 Million Miles per Watt:
>
>January 2, 2005 – New London, NC
>
>Bill Tippett, W4ZV, of New London, NC correctly copied code word OMAHA from
>the N2XE beacon transmitting with a peak carrier power of .0000406 watts at
>3.5455 MHz on the 80 meter Amateur Radio band. Bill confirmed reception of
>the beacon at 2328Z, January 2, 2005. The precise distance between the two
>stations is 546.8 miles, establishing Bill's record reception distance at
>13,467,980 miles per watt. Tippett used a Ten Tec Orion Transceiver with a
>1000 foot Beverage antenna (named after Dr. Harold Beverage who invented it
>in the 1920s).
>
>The N2XE beacon transmits from an Elecraft K1 (heavily attenuated) using an
>80 meter off-center fed dipole, 45 feet AGL (above ground level). The
>beacon peak carrier output was measured using an Agilent 8563EC Spectrum
>Analyzer at 40.6 uW (40 millionths of a watt). The beacon transmits a
>unique code word each evening. Receiving stations are required to correctly
>copy the code word in their report. The word is published the following
>morning.
>
>The N2XE Beacon Project was started in December, 2004 by Paul Stroud,
>AA4XX, Raleigh, NC and John Ceccherelli, N2XE, Wappingers Falls, NY with
>the goal of having a little fun and to go where no diminutive signal has
>gone before. Beacon times and frequencies are posted daily on the QRP-L
>reflector www.kkn.net/archives/html/QRP-L. Tests will continue on 160, 80
>and 40 meters through the end of February 2005.
>
>Commenting on his remarkable success, Bill said "I've spent 25 years on 80
>& 160 listening to below noise level signals. There are at least three
>factors to this stuff: Antennas with good signal to noise like Beverages, a
>good receiver and the knowledge to use it and an operator with good ears
>and knowledge of propagation--not to mention patience and persistence."
>
>Beacon station operator John Ceccherelli, N2XE, seemed more exited than
>Tippett about the achievement, even though it requires almost no effort on
>his part. "Hey, I have to flip the switch, grab a beer and go watch
>TV­that’s effort" he's reported saying, adding “I’m thrilled the record was
>set by an all-American team using all-American equipment.” The Ten Tec
>receiver is manufactured in Severville, TN and the Elecraft transmitter is
>produced in California and offered as a kit.
>
>For more information, contact Bill Tippett at
><mailto:[hidden email]>[hidden email] or John Ceccherelli at
><http://www.eham.net/articles/'n2xe@..."'>[hidden email]
>
>The Beacon Tribune
>Poughkeepsie, NY
>
>

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