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Loggings => HF Beacons => Topic started by: Looking-Glass on November 02, 2019, 0920 UTC

Title: XSG Shanghai beacon new format.
Post by: Looking-Glass on November 02, 2019, 0920 UTC

Over the past week the "XSG" beacon has appeared with a new format, with the prefix "de" added to the callsign.  As per usual the transmission is preceded with the four buzz tones.  The only other beacon to use "de" is the Hellenic Met Office beacon "SVO" in Greece but has no preceding buzz tones.

02nd Nov 2019 0920z  8.431MHz  CW  "de XSG" Shanghai Marine Radio, China 569 report.

30th Oct 2019  1059z  8.435MHz  CW  "de XSG" Shanghai Marine Radio, China 539 report.

All of the other Chinese marine radio beacons XSV, XSQ etc and TAH in Turkey still operate as per normal without the "de" prefix added to the call format.

Title: Re: XSG Shanghai beacon new format.
Post by: Indy SWL on December 17, 2025, 2317 UTC

Just copied XSG in CW on 16695 Khz at 23:05 UTC 12/17/25  RST 569

Receiver: Kiwi SDR in Tustin Mich USA

Title: Re: XSG Shanghai beacon new format.
Post by: Teotwaki on December 19, 2025, 0149 UTC

Quote from: Looking-Glass on November 02, 2019, 0920 UTC

Over the past week the "XSG" beacon has appeared with a new format, with the prefix "de" added to the callsign.  As per usual the transmission is preceded with the four buzz tones.  The only other beacon to use "de" is the Hellenic Met Office beacon "SVO" in Greece but has no preceding buzz tones.

02nd Nov 2019 0920z  8.431MHz  CW  "de XSG" Shanghai Marine Radio, China 569 report.

30th Oct 2019  1059z  8.435MHz  CW  "de XSG" Shanghai Marine Radio, China 539 report.

All of the other Chinese marine radio beacons XSV, XSQ etc and TAH in Turkey still operate as per normal without the "de" prefix added to the call format.

So it's a commercial beacon and not a pirate and can be moved to "Utility"?

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