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Author Topic: New 6870.05 Mt. Whitney, Calif. area dasher beacon  (Read 1571 times)

Offline vlfradio

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New 6870.05 Mt. Whitney, Calif. area dasher beacon
« on: July 22, 2014, 0118 UTC »
A new 6870.05 (with maybe 50 Hz drift) is dashing away 24/7 near Mt. Whitney, CA. 400 mW output. Antenna in Pine trees.  2 second long (approx.) dashes at 50% duty cycle keying on/off.

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Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Re: New 6870.05 Mt. Whitney, Calif. area dasher beacon
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2014, 1237 UTC »
I checked my overnight SDR recording, and didn't observe the beacon. But propagation conditions have not been great here.
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Re: New 6870.05 Mt. Whitney, Calif. area dasher beacon
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2014, 2343 UTC »
I am hearing it here in Northern Ut at 2340 utc.  2 sec dasher.  New one for me! 
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