After successfully deploying my first system as V53ARC in October, I will have my second beacon system running in two weeks from now.
Jack, 5X7JD, agreed to host a WSPR beacon system at his location on Masaka, Uganda.
Equipment was shipped today and is expected to arrive on March 5th.

As V53ARC, the 5X system will TX with 1W and cover the bands from 80m to 10m, so the TX interval will be 16min or 12,5%

I will post updates here, once we get the beacon up and running.

check also: www.oe1ifm.at

73, Gernot
OE1FM

Thanks to everyone! I just got back from my sailing trip and checked the database: More than 2.500 enties on 80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15 and even some on 12m within 6 days! No spots on 10m though - obviously the piece of wire I used as an antenna didn't work on 10m at all. Among the spots are some really nice one's:
2009-09-06 16:08 OE1IFM 7.040118 -22 0 JN65 1 VK6POP OF88bd 13432 106
2009-09-09 20:58 OE1IFM 14.097125 -18 1 JN65 1 WB5NMZ EM62vi 8152 299
2009-09-11 15:36 OE1IFM 18.106095 -22 0 JN65 1 ZS6Y KG33wv 8102 166
Interesting: ZS6Y reported one single spot on 17m.
So, proof of concept on my mobile beacon is done. This actual unit got it's burn in over the last week and will be sent to Holland this week. From there it will travel with PA8AD to Benin and will be operated as TY1MS from Oct. 10th to Oct. 27th. Check www.oe1ifm.at for latest updates on traveling WSPR beacons ;-)
73's Gernot, OE1IFM

I will be on a sailing trip from Sept. 5th to Sept. 12th cruising the northern Adriatic. My latest WSPR beacon will be active all week on 80m to 10m with 1W into a piece of wire. As WSPR does not support pre- or suffixes to the call sign, the beacon will be operated as OE1IFM. Most of the time the correct call will be IK3/OE1IFM. For short periodes OE1IFM/MM will be appropriate when we cross from Italy to Croatia. There 9A/OE1IFM will be the correct call. I will try to announce the actual correct call on the WSPR homepage.
Check also: www.oe1ifm.at

73's
Gernot, OE1IFM

In close cooperation between the DAGOE Foundation, Mercy Ships and 5 Dutch radio amateurs, a new DX-pedition is on its way.

If everything goes according to plan the team foresees a visit to Benin from October 7th until October 30th.

The team expects to be on air from October 10th-27th and will also participate in the CQWW SSB 2009.

I am in contact with the DX-pedition and they will take one of my beacons to Benin.
So if it works out TY1MS will be active in WSPR!

Check www.OE1IFM.at or www.benin2009.com for details.

73, Gernot, OE1IFM

I have designed and built a versatile WSPR beacon that works on 160m to 6m with up to 15W.
It derives time and location information from a GPS mouse and creates WSPR data locally without the need of a PC.
It has a LPF switch module and a attenuator switch module. It can run multiple DDS/PA modules concurrently.
Initial config is done with a Windows utility over USB. Details on the project are available at http://www.oe1ifm.at

Have a look. I would be happy about comments

73, Gernot, OE1IFM