Program:  NCDXF/IARU International Beacon Project

Presented by:
Kevin Rowlett, K6TD & Ned Stearns, AA7A

 
       Kevin Rowlett K6TD                 Ned Stearns AA7A

 
A look at the reverse beacon project - how it was developed, how it works, and how it aids DXers in making that wanted contact.

 

 

Kevin Rowlett, K6TD

  • Designed and deployed version 2 of the NCDXF DX Beacon project.

  • Board of Direcros - Northern California DX Foundation

  • Charter member CWops, and most definitely lastly SOC

  • Design engineer for Elecraft working on the K4

  • DXpeditions:
    • K4M - Midway Island 2009 (SWODXA DXpedition of the Year)
    • C82DX - Mozambique 2013 - focused on low bands
    • TX3X - October 2015
    • KH1/KH7X - Baker Island - Jube 2018 (SWODXA DXpedition of the Year

Ned Stearns, AA7A
  • Top of the HOnor Roll Mixed and Phone...needing only P5 on CA

  • DXCC on 160 through 2 meters and 5BWAZ.

  • Closing in on the 3,000 level on the DXCC Challenge award.

  • Currently, competitive contesting as a member of the Voodoo Contest Group where I have traveled to West Africa and have operated as TZ5A, TZ6NS, 3X5A, 9L7NS, 9L5A, 9L5VT, EL2A and EL2ES between 2005 and 2012. Primary contribution to the contest efforts of the Voodoo Contest Group is in station design, antenna design and power distribution.
  • Retired Electrical Engineer and previously worked for Motorola, Magnavox and General Dynamics.