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Title: New ditter in Death Valley
Post by: Token on September 22, 2009, 1532 UTC

Howdy all,

I got an email this morning claiming there is a new ditter beacon in Death Valley.  Supposed to be up for a couple of days as a test.

Frequency is 5712 kHz and 60 dits / min.  Specifics of antenna and power were not given.  Specifics of power supply was not given, but it was supposed to be 24/7 during the test.

I have not yet heard it from my location a short distance from Death Valley, but maybe I am in just the wrong location.  Latter this evening or tonight I think I might take a short drive and see what I can hear, I will be looking down into DV from that location.

Note the frequency, I think that may be why I got the email, I post to a lot of places about V24/M94 transmissions, and one of the freqs used is 5715 kHz.

T!
Mohave Desert, California USA

Title: Re: New ditter in Death Valley
Post by: beaconman on September 22, 2009, 1542 UTC

Thanks for the heads up we will give it a try off and on...

Title: Re: New ditter in Death Valley
Post by: Token on September 23, 2009, 0220 UTC

OK, I got it here at the house.  But, as Death Valley is less than 50 air miles from the house I would not say it is getting out too great.  Or, I guess I could just be in exactly the wrong place.

(http://www.pbase.com/token/image/117624654/original.jpg)

Title: Re: New ditter in Death Valley
Post by: cmradio on September 23, 2009, 0752 UTC

Nothing heard in Vancouver this morning and the path is open (at least for the 96'ers).

Peace!

Title: Re: New ditter in Death Valley
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on September 23, 2009, 1008 UTC

No copy in MD this morning, but conditions are pretty poor, I can hear OK and just one of the 4096 dashers.

Title: Re: New ditter in Death Valley
Post by: beaconman on September 23, 2009, 1305 UTC

NIL  in Colorado and with a good amount of listening...

Title: Re: New ditter in Death Valley
Post by: Token on September 23, 2009, 2245 UTC

I just checked it again and it is a lot stronger now.  Yesterday I could not hear it at all until evening, now I can hear it at 1530 local.

Title: Re: New ditter in Death Valley
Post by: beaconman on September 24, 2009, 0319 UTC

The death valley diter is coming in nicely to Colorado 5711.2
at 0315Utc
FRG 8800   key hole windom with tuner...

Title: Re: New ditter in Death Valley
Post by: Tube Shortwave on September 24, 2009, 0427 UTC

Nothing heard 40 miles SE of Sacramento.

Title: Re: New ditter in Death Valley
Post by: beaconman on September 24, 2009, 1311 UTC

Nice signal beginning at 1300utc 5711.2Khz
FRG 8800 end fed wire
Location: Colorado

Title: Re: New ditter in Death Valley
Post by: Token on October 20, 2009, 2126 UTC

This ditter appears to be back up on this freq, cf is 5111.8 kHz +/- a bit.