The new SR4PZM beacon on the 2 meter band European Ham radio portal

At the end of September, a new amateur radio beacon was officially commissioned in northeastern Poland SR4PZM, ktorý pracuje v pásme 2 meters (144.450 MHz). The members of the club were responsible for its creation SP4PZM from the city Bialystok, pod vedením Rafał SQ4O, predsedu oddielu OT-17 of the Polish Union of Radio Amateurs (PZK).

The beacon was placed in a locator KO13OD, v nadmorskej výške 185 meters and approx 40 meters above the ground. Slúži ako dôležitý referenčný bod pre rádioamatérov v regióne aj v susedných krajinách, ktorí sa venujú pásmu VHF a šíreniu signálu na veľké vzdialenosti.

The device was constructed on the basis of FTL-2011 and broadcasts by performance 8 W in fashion A1A (CW ). a temporary one is used during the tests antenna system 2 × 10 elements yagi SP8BRQ, nasmerovaná na azimuth 290°, which allows effective coverage towards the west and southwest. After the tests, the lighthouse will be used omnidirectional antenna X-dipole with horizontal polarization that they designed and made Rafał SQ4O a Grzegorz SQ4G.

He prepared the technical part of the broadcast chain Andrzej SP8XXN, ktorý je zároveň autorom konštrukcie samotného majáka. Montáž anténneho systému a finálne inštalačné práce na streche zabezpečil tím z białostockého klubu SP4PZM.

The SR4PZM beacon was thus included among the modern Polish beacons, which contribute to a better understanding of the propagation conditions on the 144 MHz band and allow DX enthusiasts to verify the quality of the connection in real time. Thanks to its location and performance, it will be a useful signal for radio amateurs in Poland, the Baltic countries, Belarus, but also in parts of Slovakia and the Czech Republic.