A suitable site not far from the existing location has now been evaluated and found to offer facilities that make it very suitable to relocate GB3VHF to. As a result of this, a formal application has now been submitted to the site owner for a site sharing agreement.
It is expected that any agreement will take at least two to three months at the earliest to process, but with the application in progress plans can now be made with regard to acquiring suitable antenna and feeder hardware.
Suitable commercial grade 3 element yagis have been identified and will be purchased in the near future, together with a commercial grade power divider. This will enable the beacon to employ exactly the same antenna system with the same beam headings to that used at the present time.
I will also need new feeder, and it is likely that up to 100 metres of Andrews LDF5-50 in one continuous length will be required. If any user is possibly able to help in this respect it would be very much appreciated. The use of LDF5-50 feeder will enable the beacon to maintain the current E.R.P.
I will keep you informed on progress, and again please accept my grateful thanks to all users for your support of this beacon.
Chris Whitmarsh G0FDZ Beacon Keeper GB3VHF 12th March 2009