A local 478THz (red light) beacon !

Map showing coverage of the 471 THz optical beacon GB3CAM

Guess what - I've just discovered that not only is there a decent level of optical comms activity in my area, but there is also an active 478THz beacon beaming (almost) in my direction from the Wyton site near Huntingdon, location of the GB3CAM beacons on 10GHz and 24GHz. The beacon is a narrow beamwidth (5 degrees wide) signal which is FSK keyed between 1 and 15kHz allowing both baseband and hetrodyne optical receivers to be used. The beacon was designed by Bernie G4HJW. The distance from the beacon to my local /P high spots in the beam would be around 30km, so this will be an ideal test for the optics and receiver, when built.