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Loggings => HF Beacons => Topic started by: Seamus on October 27, 2009, 1836 UTC

Title: Chirpy CO
Post by: Seamus on October 27, 2009, 1836 UTC

Caught CO on the air, producing a series of strong hooks on the waterfall:

(http://www.rthtg.net/beacons/co_27-oct-2009_18-18.jpg)

Recording:  http://www.rthtg.net/beacons/co_27-oct-2009_18-18.mp3 (http://www.rthtg.net/beacons/co_27-oct-2009_18-18.mp3)

Sorry about the "listening through a tube" effect on the audio - I had the narrow filter inline to knock down a bit of local noise.

Title: Re: Chirpy CO
Post by: Seamus on October 27, 2009, 2257 UTC

Got a much better-sounding signal this evening, apparently on battery, instead of solar:

(http://www.rthtg.net/beacons/co_battery_27-oct-2009_22-20.jpg)

Recording:  http://www.rthtg.net/beacons/co_battery_27-oct-2009_22-20.mp3 (http://www.rthtg.net/beacons/co_battery_27-oct-2009_22-20.mp3)

Some fading in the evening, but still good copy.

Location:  upstate South Carolina
Radio:  IC-718
Antenna:  400-foot longwire (mostly north-south pattern) @ 40 feet