Manitoba Amateur Radio Museum Inc.

On the grounds of

Manitoba Agricultural Museum Inc.

Box 10, Austin, Manitoba  R0H 0C0

BEACONS

MARM HAS THE FOLLOWING RADIO PROPAGATION BEACONS 

28.193 

 5-WATTS - GE MVP MODIFIED – RG-8U – 5/8 VERTICAL ANTENNA

50.018 

 50 WATTS – GE MASTER 11 – RG-8U – HB 3 ELEMENT ANTENNA

144.281 

10 WATTS – GE EXEC – ½” HELIAX – CUSHCRAFT A270-6S ANTENNA

432.300 

25 WATTS – GE EXEC – ½” HELIAX – CUSHCRAFT A 270 - 6S ANTENNA

THE 144.280 AND THE 432.300 ANTENNAS ARE ON A COMMON BOOM AS WELL AS ON THE SAME HELIAX FEEDLINE.
A DUAL BAND DIPLEXER (BY LARSEN) HOUSED IN THE BUILDING COMBINES THE TWO OUTPUTS TOGETHER. 

THE MESSAGE BEING TRANSMITTED BY MORSE CODE IS AS FOLLOWS.
“VVV DE VE4ARM/B AMATEUR RADIO MUSEUM AUSTIN MB GRID EN09”

THE EQUIPMENT IS HOUSED IN OUR STORAGE BUILDING ELSEWHERE ON THESE GROUNDS. 

THE ANTENNAS ARE MOUNTED ON A 40-FOOT SELF SUPPORTING TOWER ADJACENT TO THIS BUILDING.