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Author Topic: New Beacon "L" on 4096.12  (Read 3249 times)

Offline Teotwaki

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New Beacon "L" on 4096.12
« on: May 01, 2021, 0029 UTC »
Currently sounds good, about S2 on the KFS SE Kiwi SDR

Sends slow Morse code letters "L" about 13 seconds apart
« Last Edit: May 01, 2021, 0116 UTC by Teotwaki »
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Re: New Beacon "AI" on 4096.12
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2021, 0038 UTC »
Very good signal here at home in Orange County, Calif.
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Re: New Beacon "AI" on 4096.12
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2021, 0045 UTC »
I copy it as "L" but it could be either!

Regardless, good copy tucked in there right above DW
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Re: New Beacon "L" on 4096.12
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2021, 0115 UTC »
Quote from: syfr on May 01, 2021, 0045 UTC
I copy it as "L" but it could be either!

Regardless, good copy tucked in there right above DW

Damn! You are exactly right. I agree it is an "L"

I fixed the thread title to lessen my shame a little, lol
« Last Edit: May 01, 2021, 0117 UTC by Teotwaki »
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Re: New Beacon "L" on 4096.12
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2021, 0225 UTC »
The Beacon "L " is 589 no QSB ar 0224Z, never heard it this strong before, either conditions or....?

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Re: New Beacon "L" on 4096.12
« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2021, 0247 UTC »
Loud and clear here in Wrightwood CA
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Re: New Beacon "L" on 4096.12
« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2021, 0332 UTC »
Hitting S9 all over Alberta
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Re: New Beacon "L" on 4096.12
« Reply #7 on: May 01, 2021, 0411 UTC »
Here is my original thread from when L was a weak station discovered by Mark in north Utah in May of 2020

https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,67025.0.html
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Re: New Beacon "L" on 4096.12
« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2021, 2337 UTC »


Nice sigs today via KFS
« Last Edit: May 01, 2021, 2350 UTC by syfr »
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Re: New Beacon "L" on 4096.12
« Reply #9 on: May 02, 2021, 0328 UTC »
Very strong and solid "L" here this evening at 4096.16, some QSB with DW whooping at the edge of the bandpass. Copy on both horizontal longwire (65 ft SE to NW) and 30 ft vertical, longwire strongest. 03:20 UTC 02 MAY 2021
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Re: New Beacon "L" on 4096.12
« Reply #10 on: May 02, 2021, 0515 UTC »
Interesting how both DW and L were fairly weak when first discovered but after a number of months they both jumped in signal strength. Probably both were in development for a while then were deployed with better antennas at their final hide site.
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Re: New Beacon "L" on 4096.12
« Reply #11 on: May 02, 2021, 1147 UTC »
That makes sense. They both seem to be about the same signal strength each time I've checked via KFS.

I can't quite put my finger on it but it's an oddly cadenced "L".
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Re: New Beacon "L" on 4096.12
« Reply #12 on: May 02, 2021, 1438 UTC »
Quote from: syfr on May 02, 2021, 1147 UTC
I can't quite put my finger on it but it's an oddly cadenced "L".

Yup. When it popped up in signal strength my very first impression was "AI". Maybe it's not generated by a microcontroller but instead by a Black Cat morse memorizer   https://www.blackcatsystems.com/rf-products/ham_amateur_radio_beacon_cw_keyer_kit.html

The creator of L may have a bad CW fist and now it is memorialized  ;D

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Re: New Beacon "L" on 4096.12
« Reply #13 on: May 02, 2021, 1501 UTC »
Heard it this morning for the first time   at 1136 utc
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Re: New Beacon "L" on 4096.12
« Reply #14 on: May 03, 2021, 1357 UTC »
No sign of "L" this morning. I last heard it when it was on the air last night around 9:30PM PST
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