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Title: "RLO" Beacon on 8420 kHz
Post by: WrongwayCorrigan on August 02, 2010, 0253 UTC

Is this an amateur beacon? Observed this during the past two nights.

http://www.zshare.net/audio/7891559803e1b414/

Receiver: Grundig G6 Aviator
Anntenna: Telescoping Rod
Place of Reception: Northeastern United States
Date: 08/01/2010
Time: 0240 UTC
Frequency: 8420 kHz

Title: Re: "RLO" Beacon on 8420 kHz
Post by: cmradio on August 02, 2010, 1207 UTC

Russian navy?

Peace!

Title: Re: "RLO" Beacon on 8420 kHz
Post by: WrongwayCorrigan on August 02, 2010, 1708 UTC

There is reference to "RLO" used as a callsign for the Russian Navy Northern Fleet.

http://www.astrosol.ch/networksofthecisforces/navymorsenetworks/thenavyheadquarters/index.html (http://www.astrosol.ch/networksofthecisforces/navymorsenetworks/thenavyheadquarters/index.html)

I suppose if this is Russian the Cyrillic Morse Code would result in: "PЛО"

It's also referenced as a callsign for a VLF beacon on 18.1 kHz. "Russian military naval communication station. The transmitter is believed to be located at Ryazan (also spelled Riazan or R'azan), Russia." My radio doesn't tune that low so I can't check if it is there.

Title: Re: "RLO" Beacon on 8420 kHz
Post by: WrongwayCorrigan on August 22, 2010, 0427 UTC

This is why I need to practice morse code.

Tonight I was listening to this beacon and realized I copied the code incorrectly!

This is WLO Mobile Radio in Alabama providing coastal radio station ship to shore communications. The actual frequency is 8421 kHz. 

Here is their website:
http://www.shipcom.com/frequencies.html

Here is a better recoding of the station:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-QdnqR6IMs

The Russian Navy idea was certainly more exciting.

Title: Re: "RLO" Beacon on 8420 kHz
Post by: thebeav on January 30, 2013, 0305 UTC

I've been hearing this one tonight....
'R-L-O' followed by a set of tones and 'R-L-O' again followed by a tone.......
8421 khz.......

Paul

Title: Re: "RLO" Beacon on 8420 kHz
Post by: radio-tuber on March 14, 2013, 0447 UTC

Picking it up here in Eureka, CA past several days @~8420

2150-2210 PDST 3-12-13  SIO 434
0805-0810          3-13-13  SIO 545
2050-2105          3-13-13  SIO 343

Radio - 1942 Hammarlund SP-210-SX
Ant - 100' Windom NE/SW run

Title: Re: "RLO" Beacon on 8420 kHz
Post by: zackers on March 23, 2013, 1457 UTC

Yes, WLO has been on for decades. Now they usually ID in CW followed by bursts of SITOR or some other digital mode. But I used this station to cut my teeth on copying CW back in the 60's when their traffic was carried out entirely with CW.