10 GHz Microwave (3cm) Beacons on websdr.org

One of the projects on my Never Ending Project List is to build a 10 GHz Microwave Station (3 cm band). A logical first step, I think, is to build a 3 cm beacon. There is a great deal of information on that topic. In particular, KA7OEI has done lots of work and published his findings. (TNX CLINT).

Thinking about that led me to the discovery that the site websdr.org has nearly a dozen SDRs that listen to the 3 cm band. So, I thought I would make a list here and share it.

SDRs Listening To The 3 cm Band

http://websdr.suws.org.uk/  One beacon found sending FSCW (Frequency-Shifted CW) and an unidentified digital mode having four discrete frequencies.

http://maxiplaya.dyndns.org:8901/ Nice CW beacon on 10368929.65 sending chirpy code.

http://ea1rj.cloudns.cc:8888/ No beacons detected.

http://erc-websdr.esa.int/ No beacons detected.

http://websdr.fvzr.ch:8901/ Beacon at 10368086.74 sending unidentified digital mode. No CW heard.

http://microwavesdr.hopto.org:8901/ Quite pleasant chirpy beacon sending FSCW easily copied. This is the choo choo that is saying, "I think I can, I think I can." Located in Dresden, Germany.

http://sdr.dii.univpm.it:8901/ No beacons detected.

http://188.210.92.22:8901/ One beacon found sending FSCW and and unidentified digital mode having four discrete frequencies. Located in Belgium.

http://websdr.afu.eah-jena.de:8901/ No beacons detected, however, there are quite a few markers indicating the frequencies of beacons.

New Toy - General Radio Model 1650a Impedance Bridge

Woo Hoo! A new toy joins the shack's boat anchor collection. I used this device when I worked at Edo Western many years ago. See this page for a complete description.