The Microwave Group of San Diego is an informal association of Radio Amateurs interested
in the frequencies above 1000 MHz
A net is held on the air each Monday night,
except the third Monday of the month, on the Palomar Amateur Radio Club Repeater,
146.730 (-0.600) (no pl) at 9:00 PM. Stations may also join this net simultaneously
on 1296.400 MHz using nbfm and pointing their antennas at N6IZW's home QTH in
La Mesa, CA, located in Gridsquare DM12MS at Lat=32deg 47.30 min. N and Long=116
deg 59.37 min W.
A 10 Ghz beacon is currently operating from Mt. San Miguel
in Gridsquare DM12MQ at Lat=32 deg 41.80 min N., and Long =116 deg 56.09 min W.
The cw beacon output frequency is 10,368.070 MHz +/- 10 kHz with ID callsign of
WB6IGP/B. A second beacon also emits from this site using wbfm mcw on a frequency
of 10,250 MHz with callsign N6IZW/B. Both beacons have +14 dBm output and the
horizontally polarized omni antenna has a gain of 10 dB. Elevation at the beacon
site is approximately 2645 ft.
A 24 GHz Beacon is now operating from the same
location on Mt. San Miguel. The frequency is 24192.040 MHz, horizontally polarized,
horn antenna pointed northwest with a beamwidth of 30 degrees and ERP of +34 dBm.
The call sign is K6QPV/B.
The Mt. San Miguel 10 GHz All-Mode Repeater is
currently off the air.
Workshops and informal meetings are held each month
on the third Monday evening at 7:00 PM, usually at the La Mesa home QTH of Kerry
Banke, N6IZW. Call Kerry, evenings, at (619) 462-2220 for driving directions.
73s
from Ed Munn, W6OYJ: 6255 Radcliffe Drive, San Diego, CA 92122 Phone (858) 453-4563.
Email: w6oyj@amsat.org (Member of the San Bernardino Microwave Society since
1955)