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Loggings => 22 Meter Band HiFER Beacons => Topic started by: tesla on March 08, 2017, 2126 UTC

Title: GNK and K6FRC
Post by: tesla on March 08, 2017, 2126 UTC
MARCH 8 TIME 2117 UTC   GNK 13563.99 KHZ and K6FRC 13565 KHZ WERE BOTH ARMCHAIR COPY.

a SOLAR FLUX OF 72 and a K index of 3 do to high speed solar wind at the time of my listening.


Title: Re: GNK and K6FRC
Post by: tesla on April 19, 2017, 1405 UTC
April 18 time 2217 utc...

GNK Q5 copy solid in Colorado no others heard.18
Title: Re: GNK and K6FRC
Post by: Ed H on April 19, 2017, 2303 UTC
nice report tesla,

I'm not sure of PVC status, as I've been away for a few days. Hope I remembered to turn on again after weekend listening...

Alas GNK, often heard, was not apparent on this occasion (Sat 15th or Sun 16th April), nor AA0RQ.

Ed
Title: Re: GNK and K6FRC
Post by: tesla on April 19, 2017, 2313 UTC
The 22 mtr Hifer band has sure been hit and miss at this point in the solar cycle...
It was good to hear GNK come up so strong...a GNK Qsl is hard to come by. LOL
Title: Re: GNK and K6FRC
Post by: Ed H on April 20, 2017, 2003 UTC
PVC restored to operation ~1am this morning. I had indeed forgotten to restart it after listening... Need a sign for this on the desk or door of the "Shack"
Title: Re: GNK and K6FRC
Post by: tesla on April 22, 2017, 1341 UTC
April 21 K6FRC Time 1922 utc   q3 copy very weak
Geomagnetic storm going on...no other beacon heard.
Title: Re: GNK and K6FRC
Post by: tesla on June 09, 2017, 1543 UTC
June 9 from 1530- 1541 Q5 Copy on K6FRC   no other Hifers heard.
However, the Russian Cluster beacons M and F on 13528.4 have been coming in q5 since 1500 utc...
Only a few dits though out the Hifer band heard and no understanding of what their source is...

Solar Flux 74  A=4  K = 1
Title: Re: GNK and K6FRC
Post by: tesla on July 18, 2017, 1643 UTC
July 18  time 1548 utc   k6FRC  was copied about 5 IDs in a row then disappeared...

I admit I haven't listened to the band very often with trout fishing as a main activity and the solar flux soooo  low.

I don't think since I changed my hifer id to PCO  a few months ago I have had a single report...
Title: Re: GNK and K6FRC
Post by: tesla on July 21, 2017, 1556 UTC
July 21

at 1512 utc started hearing K6FRC it was very q5 and was moving the s meter a little...best I have heard it in quite awhile...then I
swept through the memories on the icom 756 for the other hifer cw beacons NO JOY...hung out for 15 mins
on PVC NO JOY...

Solar Flux is 70,  there was a ten meter beacon out of Texas coming in...and a qso in progress on 28400 khz
so I went to 12 meters and worked a stn in GA on cw...thats it from Pine...
Title: Re: GNK and K6FRC
Post by: Ed H on July 25, 2017, 2048 UTC
July 22 and 23, ~6pm PST Caught a few signals on Spectrogram in the 13,555.xxx zone, including NC and possibly EH. On the 23rd also GNK further up the band. No sign of any closer stations.

Setup was with random dipole and Lowe HF225 receiver.
Title: Re: GNK and K6FRC
Post by: tesla on July 27, 2017, 1736 UTC
July 27   Time 1723   K6FRC Q1 copy very weak...solar Flux 69...Boy thats low and it will get lower...
Title: Re: GNK and K6FRC
Post by: tesla on July 28, 2017, 1535 UTC
July 28   Solar Flux 68 

Finally GNK was q1  very weak at 1527 utc  K6FRC was q1 a little bit stronger:
I had to have the cans on to copy them...
Title: Re: GNK and K6FRC
Post by: tesla on August 12, 2017, 2006 UTC
August 12 Time 1625 utc  K6FRC   was Q5 pretty strong for a Hifer beacon.
I gave some time this morning to listening for other beacons NO JOY.
Title: Re: GNK and K6FRC
Post by: tesla on September 05, 2017, 1648 UTC
Sept 5  started hearing GNK at 1638 Utc...nice q5 signal along with K6FRC up the band a bit.
Maybe this is a sign of Fall coming...I have logged GNK in a while.
Title: Re: GNK and K6FRC
Post by: tesla on October 03, 2017, 2136 UTC
Oct 3   while out on a trout fishing  day I pulled out the Ka1103 and at 1750 utc GNK was in there Q3

Oct 2 at 0123 utc   K6FRC was Q4...
Title: Re: GNK and K6FRC
Post by: tesla on October 27, 2017, 2235 UTC
Oct 27 Time  2229 utc   GNK 13563.99 khz and K6frc 13565.08  khz blasting into Colorado.