IZ6RND/B

HF QRP CW Beacon

Status

BEACON MACHINE STATUS

Elevated vertical antenna with tuned sloping counterpoise
VERT 5m @ 1.8m + 2 sloping radials | COAX CHOKE | 10m COAX

HF Transmitter

Frequency 14.065000 Mhz
Power 1.03 Watt
dBm 30.1
Vpp 1.02

Telemetry peaks of power, dBm and operating frequency

Sensors Set

2N3866
Pre-Drv
2N3866
Driver
IRF530
Final
Temp 36°C 35°C 40°C
Bias 1 1.8 1.27 3.88
Bias 2 0.03 0.06 0.88

INA219 read bias currents; thermistors monitor temperatures for each RF stage

Relays Set

Relay Status
FAN ON
Service OFF

The MASTER module controls PTT, cooling fan and service relay

System Nodes Status

Status Description Last Seen
MASTER
Main controller for HF beacon, sensors and PA 14 Jul 26 1823Z
OPERATOR
CW transmitter engine with Si5351 control 14 Jul 26 1823Z
REPORTER
Telemetry encoder and APRS sender via DRA818V 14 Jul 26 1823Z
DIGI
APRS receiver confirming VHF telemetry reception 14 Jul 26 1823Z

REPORTER APRS DATA

The telemetry data from the HF transmitter of the radio beacon equipped with sensors (temperature and currents) are transmitted only via VHF radio via APRS on 144.800MHz

APRS.FI

LAST : --
PATH: --
STATUS: --
COMMENT: --
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T=18:22:59 A=30.1 B=1.02 C=1.03 RF=1 RP=0 RS=0 F=14.065000 TP=36 TD=35 TF=40 P1V=1.80 P2V=0.03 D1V=1.27 D2V=0.06 F1V=3.88 F2V=0.88 LST=2026-07-14@18:22Z NXT=2026-07-14@18:23Z
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Telemetry

Time dBm Watt Pre PreBias1 PreBias2 Drv DrvBias1 DrvBias2 Fin FinBias1 FinBias2
14 Jul 26 1823Z 30.1 1.03 36 1.8 0.03 35 1.27 0.06 40 3.88 0.88
14 Jul 26 1822Z 30.1 1.01 36 1.8 0.03 35 1.27 0.06 40 3.88 0.88
14 Jul 26 1821Z 30.1 1.03 36 1.8 0.03 35 1.28 0.06 40 3.88 0.88
14 Jul 26 1820Z 30.2 1.04 36 1.8 0.03 35 1.28 0.06 40 3.88 0.88
14 Jul 26 1819Z 30.1 1.03 36 1.8 0.03 35 1.28 0.06 40 3.88 0.88
14 Jul 26 1818Z 30.2 1.06 36 1.8 0.03 35 1.27 0.06 40 3.88 0.88
14 Jul 26 1817Z 30.1 1.03 36 1.8 0.03 35 1.28 0.06 40 3.88 0.88
14 Jul 26 1816Z 30.2 1.06 36 1.8 0.03 35 1.27 0.06 40 3.88 0.88
14 Jul 26 1815Z 30.1 1.03 36 1.8 0.03 35 1.27 0.06 40 3.88 0.88
14 Jul 26 1814Z 29.9 0.98 36 1.8 0.03 35 1.27 0.06 40 3.88 0.88

DIGIPEATER IZ6RND-12
Digi Terminal

The ESP32 module REPORTER sends all APRS telemetry parameters via DRA818V, both in standard and complete mode, as well as communicating the system's position. This terminal displays the beacons actually received via VHF radio from the IZ6RND-12 digipeater repeater station

		
				
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