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HF Beacons / Re: 7 MHz Western USA Beacons
« on: March 09, 2019, 1958 UTC »
HI has appeared for the first time today here in central AZ. 19:56z 09MAR2019.
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HF Beacons / CW Message from HI
« on: March 03, 2019, 2315 UTC »
22:56 UTC 03MAR2019 The following CW message was copied here from HI on 7998.06 KHz after hearing the HI identifier change to "VVV" Some mild fading but solid copy.
HELLO TO ALL CW OPERATORS ES HOPE U ENJOY HI BEACON L POWER IS 500 MW HOMBREW BEACON - - BE SAFE ES HAPPY SWLING 73 DE HI
The beacon then returned to its normal HI identifier.
Copied on the Airspy HF+ on the Comet CHA-250BX vertical.
HELLO TO ALL CW OPERATORS ES HOPE U ENJOY HI BEACON L POWER IS 500 MW HOMBREW BEACON - - BE SAFE ES HAPPY SWLING 73 DE HI
The beacon then returned to its normal HI identifier.
Copied on the Airspy HF+ on the Comet CHA-250BX vertical.
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HF Beacons / Re: 7 MHz Western USA Beacons
« on: March 03, 2019, 2244 UTC »
HI was not around earlier today but is very strong now with minimal fading. 22:35 UTC 03MAR2019. 7998.07 KHz.
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22 Meter Band HiFER Beacons / Re: NDB2 13554.0 khz
« on: March 03, 2019, 2154 UTC »
NDB2 weak but quite readable on the Airspy HF+ and 24 ft. vertical here at 21:50 UTC 03FEB2019. A fair amount of fading, out for a few seconds then back for a few seconds.
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HF Beacons / 6700.00 KHz
« on: March 03, 2019, 2102 UTC »
I have a very strong dasher dead on at 6700.00 KHz, right below HexY2k at 6700.50 which is weak but there with some fading. Dash is every 15 seconds and about one second long. Solid signal at S8 with very slight fading here in central AZ at 20:55z.
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HF Beacons / Message or carrier on HI 7998.110?
« on: February 23, 2019, 2327 UTC »
I have what sounds like a CW message down in the noise on 7998.1 where HI usually hangs out at 23:15z. Way to weak to copy anything other than maybe a character here or there. Can't tell if it is just a carrier on that frequency that is being chopped up by propagation or if there is an actual CW message there. HI sending its usual "HI" was fairly strong here earlier this morning at 16:43z.
I may just be getting fooled by a flaky carrier of some sort which can look like weak CW in the waterfall. I am aware that HI has sent messages in the past and I have never noticed a carrier there in the past.
I may just be getting fooled by a flaky carrier of some sort which can look like weak CW in the waterfall. I am aware that HI has sent messages in the past and I have never noticed a carrier there in the past.
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HF Beacons / Re: A couple of 8 MHz loggings and others
« on: February 16, 2019, 1956 UTC »
As of 19:51z Rainy has appeared on 6626.3 along with some real raindrops here.
"Crybaby" dasher still in there with a very good signal on 8000.5.
HexY2K still in there and stronger.
8495.29 dasher "T" now gone.
"Crybaby" dasher still in there with a very good signal on 8000.5.
HexY2K still in there and stronger.
8495.29 dasher "T" now gone.
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HF Beacons / A couple of 8 MHz loggings and others
« on: February 16, 2019, 1751 UTC »
Have the "crying" sounding dasher this morning quite strong here. Some deep fades but good signal on the upswing. Also another dasher (T?) in the same neighborhood.
16FEB2019 17:33 8000.5 CW "crying" sounding dasher
16FEB2019 17:34 8495.29 CW dasher "T"
Also
16FEB2019 17:42 6700.4 CW HexY2K fair strength, in and out with fading
The A beacon on 2097.3 has also been very strong and solid here the past few days day and night along with a collection of drift net beacons in the evenings around the A beacon.
Ron
WB5DYG
16FEB2019 17:33 8000.5 CW "crying" sounding dasher
16FEB2019 17:34 8495.29 CW dasher "T"
Also
16FEB2019 17:42 6700.4 CW HexY2K fair strength, in and out with fading
The A beacon on 2097.3 has also been very strong and solid here the past few days day and night along with a collection of drift net beacons in the evenings around the A beacon.
Ron
WB5DYG
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HF Beacons / 8000.5 KHz and a few others
« on: February 10, 2019, 2135 UTC »
Have a dasher on 8000.5 this afternoon, about one dash per second. A bit chirpy, actually sounds a bit like it is crying. Fading up and down but quite strong on the up side. 10FEB2019 21:05z 8000.5 KHz. Also caught a couple of other old friends yesterday:
09FEB2019 19:54z 6626.3 KHz - Rainy, weak but there fairly solid
09FEB2019 19:55z 6700.4 KHz - HexY2k quite strong with a bit of fading
10FEB2019 04:04z 4102.86 KHz - Windy peaking out above an S4 noise floor. TMP 46 B126
This is on the Airspy HF+ and a new 24 ft vertical I put up yesterday.
Ron
WB5DYG
09FEB2019 19:54z 6626.3 KHz - Rainy, weak but there fairly solid
09FEB2019 19:55z 6700.4 KHz - HexY2k quite strong with a bit of fading
10FEB2019 04:04z 4102.86 KHz - Windy peaking out above an S4 noise floor. TMP 46 B126
This is on the Airspy HF+ and a new 24 ft vertical I put up yesterday.
Ron
WB5DYG
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HF Beacons / Re: 7 MHz Western USA Beacons
« on: January 26, 2019, 2319 UTC »
Hearing HI here in Pinal County AZ fairly strong with some fading. 1/26/2019 23:15z 7998.120 KHz
Airspy HF+ on a temporary 8 ft whip on outpost tripod in the back lot.
73, Ron
Airspy HF+ on a temporary 8 ft whip on outpost tripod in the back lot.
73, Ron
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HF Beacons / Re: 4096.4 ditter help me out
« on: February 03, 2018, 1904 UTC »
Hi Bill,
I believe you and I have chatted in the past.. been a while. I have a carrier in the midst of the 4096 area as well that I can always see faintly in the waterfall. I still log Coxie every now and then, generally cannot hear it but can see it in the waterfall. I believe our other old friends in that area are gone now. There seem to be others out there though. Early this morning at 12:45z I had a dasher on 4096.32. 12 dashes per minute and dashes looked to be 3 seconds or so each with 3 seconds in between in the waterfall (maybe the Haystack beacon?). Pretty much between where Hexie and Kelsie used to be.
Just switched the rig over to 4096 and I have Coxie with its 4.5 second dashes at 4096.07, weak but audible with fades and very clear in the waterfall. It is loud and clear on Token's KiwiSDR.
While listening to Coxie just now (18:53z) on the the Kiwi another one popped up with about a three second dash at 4095.92. It is weaker than Coxie and fading in and out. Its timing is different so it sometimes overlaps Coxie and sometimes not. Sounds like the chorus we used to hear with the multiple beacons in the cluster. The wind/temp beacon is quite visible in the waterfall up the band as well.
I will keep an ear out for the 4096.4 ditter.
Ron
I believe you and I have chatted in the past.. been a while. I have a carrier in the midst of the 4096 area as well that I can always see faintly in the waterfall. I still log Coxie every now and then, generally cannot hear it but can see it in the waterfall. I believe our other old friends in that area are gone now. There seem to be others out there though. Early this morning at 12:45z I had a dasher on 4096.32. 12 dashes per minute and dashes looked to be 3 seconds or so each with 3 seconds in between in the waterfall (maybe the Haystack beacon?). Pretty much between where Hexie and Kelsie used to be.
Just switched the rig over to 4096 and I have Coxie with its 4.5 second dashes at 4096.07, weak but audible with fades and very clear in the waterfall. It is loud and clear on Token's KiwiSDR.
While listening to Coxie just now (18:53z) on the the Kiwi another one popped up with about a three second dash at 4095.92. It is weaker than Coxie and fading in and out. Its timing is different so it sometimes overlaps Coxie and sometimes not. Sounds like the chorus we used to hear with the multiple beacons in the cluster. The wind/temp beacon is quite visible in the waterfall up the band as well.
I will keep an ear out for the 4096.4 ditter.
Ron
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HF Beacons / Re: 2008.35 Beacon
« on: February 03, 2018, 1821 UTC »
Thanks T!
Evidently my fat fingers hit the "2" twice instead of the "3" for the 33 dits. I caught your posting on it on the UDXF forum so went looking for it. I am sure I was missing some of the dits as it was fading up and down. This is a new one for me that I had never heard of after listening to these HF beacons for years. Nice to have a "new" one to look for and add to the log.
Ron
Evidently my fat fingers hit the "2" twice instead of the "3" for the 33 dits. I caught your posting on it on the UDXF forum so went looking for it. I am sure I was missing some of the dits as it was fading up and down. This is a new one for me that I had never heard of after listening to these HF beacons for years. Nice to have a "new" one to look for and add to the log.
Ron
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HF Beacons / 2008.35 Beacon
« on: February 03, 2018, 0315 UTC »
Copied the 22 dit/2.9 second between dits beacon on 2008.35 this evening with fading. Listening on Token's KiwiSDR. No sign of it on my local receivers in Phoenix.
02:01z - 10 or so dits, may have already started when I tuned in
02:10z - Copied 22 dits then faded out
02:15z - 10 - 15 dits copied fading in and out
Also earlier:
01:44z - 4102.83 - Wind/Temp beacon TMP 69 B120 good signal both local and on Token's KiwiSDR
01:47z - 2097.31 - The long running "A" beacon strong and solid both local and on the SDR
Ron
WB5DYG
Phoenix, AZ
www.wb5dyg.com
Icom IC-R8500 & IC-718 with 3' shielded loop antenna
02:01z - 10 or so dits, may have already started when I tuned in
02:10z - Copied 22 dits then faded out
02:15z - 10 - 15 dits copied fading in and out
Also earlier:
01:44z - 4102.83 - Wind/Temp beacon TMP 69 B120 good signal both local and on Token's KiwiSDR
01:47z - 2097.31 - The long running "A" beacon strong and solid both local and on the SDR
Ron
WB5DYG
Phoenix, AZ
www.wb5dyg.com
Icom IC-R8500 & IC-718 with 3' shielded loop antenna
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HF Beacons / "A" beacon on 2097
« on: April 06, 2009, 0442 UTC »
The "A" beacon on 2097.38 is really bombing into the Phoenix area this evening at 0440z. Pushing the S meter up to S7 at times. A bit of slow QSB but very solid. It is usully not that strong here in the shack on the Alinco DX-70 and attic dipole.
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HF Beacons / Beacon Loggings from Roosevelt Lake, AZ
« on: March 20, 2009, 1717 UTC »
WB5DYG Beacon Logs
Portable Location: Roosevelt Lake, Arizona - south shore, just east of the dam
Rigs: Yaesu FT-817 with 9 ft whip on the one-man teardrop trailer, also modified Radio Shack DX-394 attached to 6 ft whip on the truck
15MAR2009:
2097.38 0606z "A" very strong
3449.70 0607z "OK" weak but readable
4077.27 0628z "MO" very weak
4078.25 0609z "W" good solid signal
4079.62 0611z "TMP 55" good solid signal
4089.25 0630z DVNP dasher with good signal
4096.00 0612z COXIE, HEXIE, and KELSIE all strong in the bandpass
4097.43 0633z "KX" very weak with SSB QRM, to rough to copy temps
4097.43 0654z "KX" still very weak but copy "TEMP IN F 42 42 42 TEMP OUT F 40 40 40"
4102.32 0612z Wind beacon with 1 dit every 3 seconds, very strong, slight QSB
5157.60 0637z BLINKY very weak
8211.79 0642z "OR" weak
8004.18 2027z PIKE very strong, moderate QSB, drifting fx a bit
16MAR2009:
2097.38 0642z "A" very strong with mild QSB
2097.38 1632z "A" weak but still there
3449.70 0643z "OK" good signal, mild QSB
4078.25 0644z "W" good signal, mild QSB
4079.62 0645z "TMP 51" good signal, moderate QSB
4079.62 1642z "TMP 73" good signal
4079.62 1913z "TMP 82" weak with deep fades
4089.25 0645z DVNP dasher good signal, mild QSB
4089.25 1642z DVNP dasher, weak but solid
4096.00 0646z COXIE, HEXIE, KELSIE strong, COXIE a bit weaker
4096.00 1643z COXIE, HEXIE, KELSIE still readable
4096.20 1646z INYO WHOOPER weak but readable
4102.32 0648z Wind beacon 1 dit per second, good with moderate QSB
4102.32 1651z Wind beacon 1 dit per second, weak
6626.40 1901z RAINY dripping away with good signal
6700.48 1652z JTNP dasher weak with mild QSB
8003.88 1631z PIKE very strong with mild QSB
8004.10 1855z PIKE still very strong
17MAR2009:
2097.38 0613z "A" fair to strong signal with moderate QSB
3449.70 0619z "OK" weak with mild QSB
4077.27 0621z "MO" weak with moderate QSB
4079.62 0025z "TMP 79" very strong and solid
4079.62 0626z "TMP 52" good signal mild QSB
4096.00 0100z COXIE, HEXIE, KELSIE, and INYO WHOOPER all in the bandpass
4097.20 0055z INYO WHOOPER good, moderate QSB, getting chirpy as sun sets
4102.32 0019z Wind beacon 2 dits per second, good signal
4102.32 0617z Wind beacon 1 dit per second variable, good signal mild QSB
5157.60 0635z BLINKY very weak with deep QSB
Portable Location: Roosevelt Lake, Arizona - south shore, just east of the dam
Rigs: Yaesu FT-817 with 9 ft whip on the one-man teardrop trailer, also modified Radio Shack DX-394 attached to 6 ft whip on the truck
15MAR2009:
2097.38 0606z "A" very strong
3449.70 0607z "OK" weak but readable
4077.27 0628z "MO" very weak
4078.25 0609z "W" good solid signal
4079.62 0611z "TMP 55" good solid signal
4089.25 0630z DVNP dasher with good signal
4096.00 0612z COXIE, HEXIE, and KELSIE all strong in the bandpass
4097.43 0633z "KX" very weak with SSB QRM, to rough to copy temps
4097.43 0654z "KX" still very weak but copy "TEMP IN F 42 42 42 TEMP OUT F 40 40 40"
4102.32 0612z Wind beacon with 1 dit every 3 seconds, very strong, slight QSB
5157.60 0637z BLINKY very weak
8211.79 0642z "OR" weak
8004.18 2027z PIKE very strong, moderate QSB, drifting fx a bit
16MAR2009:
2097.38 0642z "A" very strong with mild QSB
2097.38 1632z "A" weak but still there
3449.70 0643z "OK" good signal, mild QSB
4078.25 0644z "W" good signal, mild QSB
4079.62 0645z "TMP 51" good signal, moderate QSB
4079.62 1642z "TMP 73" good signal
4079.62 1913z "TMP 82" weak with deep fades
4089.25 0645z DVNP dasher good signal, mild QSB
4089.25 1642z DVNP dasher, weak but solid
4096.00 0646z COXIE, HEXIE, KELSIE strong, COXIE a bit weaker
4096.00 1643z COXIE, HEXIE, KELSIE still readable
4096.20 1646z INYO WHOOPER weak but readable
4102.32 0648z Wind beacon 1 dit per second, good with moderate QSB
4102.32 1651z Wind beacon 1 dit per second, weak
6626.40 1901z RAINY dripping away with good signal
6700.48 1652z JTNP dasher weak with mild QSB
8003.88 1631z PIKE very strong with mild QSB
8004.10 1855z PIKE still very strong
17MAR2009:
2097.38 0613z "A" fair to strong signal with moderate QSB
3449.70 0619z "OK" weak with mild QSB
4077.27 0621z "MO" weak with moderate QSB
4079.62 0025z "TMP 79" very strong and solid
4079.62 0626z "TMP 52" good signal mild QSB
4096.00 0100z COXIE, HEXIE, KELSIE, and INYO WHOOPER all in the bandpass
4097.20 0055z INYO WHOOPER good, moderate QSB, getting chirpy as sun sets
4102.32 0019z Wind beacon 2 dits per second, good signal
4102.32 0617z Wind beacon 1 dit per second variable, good signal mild QSB
5157.60 0635z BLINKY very weak with deep QSB
