It doesn't matter where I put my beacon - beside a wall, out in the open or inside a building - about 3/5 of the time it will randomly stop working, at varying times from 10 seconds to half a round.  I'd get it if the beacon exploded... but it always stays there.

I got a beacon down, but none of my squad could see it. I got killed and I couldn't see it, either. I went back to the same place and, sure enough, there was the beacon. Once again pressing G to redeploy it did not work, so instead of shooting it out, I place another one next to it. My squad could not see that one either, nor could I redeploy it.

Again, the problem seemed to sort itself out in the next round and the beacons worked as they should once more.

I now know you are all correct about not being visible as a spawnpoint until the SL respawns after a beacon has been destroyed. Considering how much I've played as SL, I'm surprised I missed that. Maybe it's because, with one or two exceptions, I often deliberately get myself quickly killed after placing a beacon so that I can play as another class. (I find that sitting behind an unshielded Eweb/MkII makes me a fine target, and I can't be revived if I die there!)

Nonetheless, what happened on Endor the other night was different. I had a squad of 5-6 players throughout the round, but they could not see any of the beacons I placed nor see me as SL after I respawned.

I don't really know about the beacon>destroy>SL spawn  issue though... never noticed that.

Also, a poorly placed beacon (or one that has freshly spawned troops crowded around it ) will not function, but should have registered on the spawn screen- perhaps your squad didn't notice it?

Lastly, if your squad dropped below beacon requisite point after the thing was deployed, it should have cease to function.

I don't think your squad members can spawn on you if you destroy the beacon.

They can, can't they? I'm pretty sure that under normal circumstances, the SL spawn reverts to the SL himself as soon as the beacon goes down. I've had surviving squad members shoot the beacon when we've lost the Tree Village before, and other squad members were immediately able to spawn on my position.

Anyway, there was something weird going on with the SL spawn on RT last night!

Oh, and John, I don't think your squad members can spawn on you if you destroy the beacon.

A round or two later, I was SL defending on EST. I spawned as Officer, grabbed the speederbike and headed back to the Tree Village where I planted the beacon and got all set up with an Eweb, like you do. We quickly lost the 1st CP then the VOIP queries started: "Where are you?" and "I can't see you to spawn on!"

I checked and the beacon was still there. I pressed G, but couldn't pick it up! I shot it out and told them to spawn on me, but they still couldn't see me! Needless to say, we quickly lost the Village, and the bug meant I couldn't keep a squad together for the whole round.

Playing the other way the next round, the Imps put up a brillant defence and we didn't get past the Village. I asked in chat if they were able to spawn on their beacons; they were!

So, the bug seemed to come and go, and I don't think I've encountered it before, but I can tell you it was highly frustrating when it happened!