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Title: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 1115 UTC 29 Sep 2016
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on September 29, 2016, 1154 UTC
A nice signal this morning, sounds like the usual pattern of 18 dashes, then a pause, then it repeats.
Title: Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 1115 UTC 29 Sep 2016
Post by: weaksigs on October 02, 2016, 0005 UTC
Also noted - It commences transmit on the first second of each minute.
Didn't realize this until copying it on a standard radio. The Excalibur, being SDR
has a slight delay during processing, so this wasn't noticed at first. Its frequency
appears to be dead on without any noticeable drift.

Good morning copy!

Title: Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 1115 UTC 29 Sep 2016
Post by: tesla on October 04, 2016, 0101 UTC
0059 utc   nice copy  on the fad ups that are pretty strong...
Title: Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 1115 UTC 29 Sep 2016
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on October 04, 2016, 1124 UTC
Nice copy from Shorty this morning at 1124z, with a very strong signal.
Title: Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 1115 UTC 29 Sep 2016
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on October 05, 2016, 1115 UTC
Heard starting at 1115z this morning with a very good signal.
Title: Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 1115 UTC 29 Sep 2016
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on October 10, 2016, 1027 UTC
A good signal starting 1125 UTC on 10 October 2016.
Title: Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 1115 UTC 29 Sep 2016
Post by: chucks on October 11, 2016, 0028 UTC
0027z  10/11/16
shorty  coming in real nice tonight well above the noise
here.
I would say almost 2 s units above the noise


ChuckS
Title: Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 1115 UTC 29 Sep 2016
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on October 11, 2016, 0040 UTC
Very strong here as well at 0040z.
Title: Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 1115 UTC 29 Sep 2016
Post by: tesla on October 11, 2016, 0225 UTC
Shorty started coming n at 2337 utc ...
Title: Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 1115 UTC 29 Sep 2016
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on October 11, 2016, 1115 UTC
A very good signal this morning, starting around 1100z on 11 Oct 2016.
Title: Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 1115 UTC 29 Sep 2016
Post by: MDK2 on October 11, 2016, 1125 UTC
Copying well in Colorado at this time, 10/11/16 11:20z.
Title: Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 1115 UTC 29 Sep 2016
Post by: tesla on October 11, 2016, 1149 UTC
At 1145 utc Shorty moving s meter 1/2 S unite on my Drake R4B...hardly any fading.
Title: Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 1115 UTC 29 Sep 2016
Post by: mark-n-nut on October 12, 2016, 0008 UTC
Got both dashers in at the moment here.  0005 utc

73, Mark
Title: Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 1115 UTC 29 Sep 2016
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on October 12, 2016, 0045 UTC
0040 UTC 12 Oct 2016: When Shorty goes off the air, before the top of the minute, I hear one for sure, if not two other dashers. Very weak, however. Hmm....
0046 Now I can hear the other one, even when Shorty is on.
Title: Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 1115 UTC 29 Sep 2016
Post by: ByteBORG on October 12, 2016, 2351 UTC
12 Oct 2016

2350 - Hearing the shorty beacon at about an S4 tonight

Thanks for the tuning tip, ChrisSmol !
Title: Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 1115 UTC 29 Sep 2016
Post by: cwguy on October 25, 2016, 2328 UTC
Was listening a while at 7.000 MHz hoping to hear that ditter that was reported earlier... No joy on that but then the pescadores started to come in so I popped up towards 8 MHz to see what was there.  Good copy on Shorty now - sure enough, it does 18 dashes, then quits until the top of the minute, and then repeats.  about 1.5 to 2 S units above my local noisy (on a noisy band today).  Time 2324Z.
Title: Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 1115 UTC 29 Sep 2016
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on October 25, 2016, 2354 UTC
Good copy here as well, at 2354z.
Title: Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 1115 UTC 29 Sep 2016
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on October 26, 2016, 1031 UTC
Shorty coming in this morning at 1031z. No sign of Hiker.
Title: Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 1115 UTC 29 Sep 2016
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on October 28, 2016, 1023 UTC
A very weak signal from Shortly this morning at 1023z on 7998.3.

And now a minute later, it is much stronger, and then weaker again. Fading in and out now.
Title: Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 1115 UTC 29 Sep 2016
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on October 28, 2016, 2239 UTC
A good signal at 2239z.
Title: Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 1115 UTC 29 Sep 2016
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on October 29, 2016, 1144 UTC
Shorty is quite strong this morning at 1144z.
Title: Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 1115 UTC 29 Sep 2016
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on October 29, 2016, 2235 UTC
Shorty coming in well tonight at 2235z.
Title: Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 1115 UTC 29 Sep 2016
Post by: tesla on November 06, 2016, 0439 UTC
Nov. 5 weak but pretty solid copy until around 0400 utc it faded away.
Title: Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 1115 UTC 29 Sep 2016
Post by: tesla on November 08, 2016, 0207 UTC
Nov 7 0200 utc  Shorty good copy not strong but good copy considering condx tonight.
Title: Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 1115 UTC 29 Sep 2016
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on November 11, 2016, 1224 UTC
A strong signal again this morning, 11 Nov 2016, around 1223.
Title: Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 1115 UTC 29 Sep 2016
Post by: Token on November 11, 2016, 1303 UTC
Shorty and Hiker are tough pulls for me this last week, as the USCG DRM on 8000 kHz kills a 10 kHz wide swath.

However both were in good shape here at 0300z on Nov 11, 2016.  Hiker was booming, and Shorty was decent.

T!
Title: Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 1115 UTC 29 Sep 2016
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on November 14, 2016, 1225 UTC
Shorty heard again this morning, 14 Nov 2016, starting around 1200z, with a good signal.
Title: Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 1115 UTC 29 Sep 2016
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on November 15, 2016, 1136 UTC
Short also coming in well this morning, 15 Nov 2016, at 1130z.
Title: Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 1115 UTC 29 Sep 2016
Post by: tesla on November 19, 2016, 2305 UTC
Nov. 19th time 2303 utc...occasional weak fad ups on Shorty and Hiker