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The 50 MHz and Up Group is an educational and public service amateur radio organization centered
in the San Francisco Bay area. The group is interested in developing and utilizing
communications on frequencies from 50MHz up through light-waves. The group is
open to any related topics that might be of interest to members, such as:
technology, design, construction, operation, public service, contesting and antennas.
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Contact
For questions about this group or about programs and activities, please contact the 2022 President, Jim Moss (N9JIM): n9jim-6 at pacbell.net
Holiday dinner party Instead of a regular meeting in December, we will have a dinner and Yankee gift exchange at the Black Bear Diner, 415 E El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, Thursday December 6th, at 5:30 PM. Please note that this is on Thursday.
The next regular meeting will be January 3th at 5pm. Election of officers for 2023 is on the agenda.
This will be a hybrid meeting in person and you can view or participate via zoom.Sports Basement
1177 Kern Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA
Off Lawrence Expressway.
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November Minutes
The Mt Allison 10 GHz translator net is held on the third Sunday of the month, at 4 PM. Watch the email reflector for details.Microwave Update 2023 is scheduled for April 14-15, in Windsor, Connecticut. For more information see www.microwaveupdate.org
The upcoming Contest Calendar:
ARRL EME contest, November 12-13.
ARRL January VHF contest, January 21-23, 1900 UTC Saturday to 03:59 UTC Monday
Jim Moss (N9JIM) called the meeting to order at 5:10 PM.
New Business:
The new 50mhzandup@groups.io email reflector is up and running.
Mt Allison beacon status. The 24, 47 and 80 GHz beacons have been verified to still be working, however the 80 GHz beacon is 40 KHz below the published frequency.
Cambium Networks has asked the FCC to allow shared use of the 10 to 10.5 GHz band using a Automated Frequency Coordination system. This prompted a discussion about what the group should do to respond. The Northern California Spectrum Working Group is soliciting information about current amateur VHF/UHF/Microwave usage with an eye toward developing new band plans for those amateur bands in northern California. Jim Moss will be sending out a survey via the email reflector to gather information about the bands the group members are active on.
122 GHz activity. There was brief discussion of current 122 GHz activity.
Holiday Dinner. A poll was taken to determine if there was interest in a holiday dinner this year. The decision was to hold the holiday dinner. See the announcements section above for location and time.
That ended the formal part of the meeting. This was followed by a round table discussion of attendees’ current activities and projects.
Dues are required for 2022 if you are in the SF Bay area. If you are not within driving distance then you can be a Friend of the 50MHz and Up Group instead of a Member. Then you do not need to pay dues. You will receive emails but you cannot vote.
The officers, board members and members at the meeting decided to resume dues.
If you have changed your address, email, phone, other info, please send a simple email to jpawlan@yahoo.comIf nothing has changed at all, then once a year please send an email saying nothing has changed. Make sure you state whether your email address has been changed or not.
To send a memberform with your updated information or to join, please go to the Membership tab of this website.
If you have not paid your dues for 2022 please either pay in person at a meeting or mail a check to the Treasurer.
Dues are $10 for a year, $15 for two years. Mail this to the Treasurer:
Oliver Barrett
1111 Pecos Way
Sunnyvale CA 94089
Make your check payable to 50MHz and Up Group of N. Calif Inc
The new 2022 Officers and Board Members
- President: Jim Moss (N9JIM)
- Vice President: Dan Klem (AG6KG)
- Secretary: Brian Kline (WA6QDP)
- Treasurer: Oliver Barrett (KB6BA)
- Board of directors:
- Pete Mahowald (K6TJ)
- Joel Wilhite (KD6W)
- Paul Zander (AA6PZ)
Beacons in Northern and Central Calif
The SBMS and the San Diego Microwave Group are the best resources for Southern Calif.Here is our document about the upgrade and operation of the Mt Allison Beacon
Please click here to view or download
Microwave Beacons in operation The following beacons are known to be operating as of 01-29-2021:
| Name | Grid | Coords | Freq | Call | Power | Ant | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | CM87WJ | 37.403, -122.165 | 122.400G | K6ML | +2 dBM ERP | 70 degree horn aimed E | CW ID, locked |
| Mt Allison | CM97bl | 37.500, -121.872 | 80.832G, 40KHz low | AD6IW | unknown | aimed Alviso | CW ID, locked |
| Mt Vaca | CM88wj | 38.415, -122.116 | 10368.325M | W6ASL | +30dBm | 10dBi omni | CW ID |
| Mt Allison | CM97bl | 37.500, -121.872 | working 10369.001M 24192.010M 47088.000M |
K6MG N6NU/B KF6KVG |
not measured +13dBm +7dBm |
10dBi omni " " 12dBi omni +20 dBi horn 27 deg beamwidth, aimed SW |
CW ID, locked, S-meter output Linear translator: Output is 1KHz-40kHz above beacon Input 600 kHz below desired output CW ID locked CW ID locked |
| Mt Leeson | CM97ae | 37.167, -121.924 | 10367.990 24191.975 47087.99 79919.92 |
KF6KVG | +20dBm +20dBm +5dBm -5dBm |
2.5" horn 1.5" horn 1.25" horn 0.6" horn |
FM ID, locked, aimed NW FM ID, locked, aimed NW FM ID, unlocked, aimed NW no ID, locked, aimed NW |
| Bear Mtn being rebuilt | DM06ir | 37.747, -119.281 | 24191.990 | W6BY/B | +27dBm | 20 slot omni | locked, IDs as DM07IC, will fix |
| Mt Frazier | DM04ms | 34.775, -118.969 | 10368.310 | N6CA/B | +31dBm | 14dBi omni | CW ID, locked |