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Title: russian naval beacons
Post by: sat_dxer on May 10, 2012, 1229 UTC: It was noted in passing: Gud copy of "K" in suppose it Peteropavlovsk Kamchatskiy 5154.3; es "M" in suppose it Magadan 7039.4 @ 1200UT 10 May
Title: Re: russian naval beacons
Post by: cwguy on May 12, 2012, 1723 UTC: Nice catch - where are you located?
Title: Re: russian naval beacons
Post by: Token on May 26, 2012, 0350 UTC: A quick spin through the RUssian beacons here at the house, between 0345 and 0350, May 26, 2012:

"C" 16332.0
"P" 16331.8
"D" 16331.7
"M" 13528.4
"K" 13528.3
"K" 10872.3

In the morning the lower freq beacons will be in here.

T!
Title: Re: russian naval beacons
Post by: cmradio on May 26, 2012, 0541 UTC: Quote from: Token on May 26, 2012, 0350 UTC
"K" 10872.3

Heard that one the other day. Forgot to log it here :-[

Peace!
Title: Re: russian naval beacons
Post by: Token on May 26, 2012, 1313 UTC: In the morning, local time, 1300 UTC:

"C" 16332.0
"D" 16331.7
"M" 13528.4
"K" 13528.3
"F" 13528.2
"M" 10872.4
"K" 10872.3
"F" 10872.2
"F" 8495.83 (off listed freq) with spurs at 8495.73 and 8495.93
"M" 8495.4
"K" 8495.3
"M" 7039.4
"K" 7039.3
"F" 7039.2
"K" 5154.3
"K" 3595.3

The ones on 4557/4558 covered by N Korean jammer and a BC station on 4555 kHz.

T!
Title: Re: russian naval beacons
Post by: BDM on June 23, 2012, 1745 UTC: Hearing something (code) on 13.541.34 but I just cannot pull enough of it out of the noise - utc 1744
Title: Re: russian naval beacons
Post by: zackers on June 28, 2012, 1243 UTC: Has anyone heard the "V V V V" beacon on 7002 lately? I don't think I've heard it in years and I'm afraid it's kaput.
Title: Re: russian naval beacons
Post by: Ary-B on June 28, 2012, 1837 UTC: You can regularly hear beacon "V" on 4150, 4961, 6809 or 3658 kHz. But not as often as before.

73, Ary
Title: Re: russian naval beacons
Post by: zackers on June 28, 2012, 2112 UTC: I was wondering specifically about 7002 kHz. It has been some years since I heard the V beacon on that frequency.
Title: Re: russian naval beacons
Post by: Ary-B on June 28, 2012, 2129 UTC: Yeah, that was years ago. I guess that they moved to 6809 and 4150 kHz. They popped up when 7002 kHz stopped. 6809 is not very often reported but 4150 is a regular guest. 3658 seems to be their fixed freq.
Title: Re: russian naval beacons
Post by: BDM on June 28, 2012, 2243 UTC: "C" 16332.0 - UTC 2243. Fairly good copy.
Title: Re: russian naval beacons
Post by: BDM on July 02, 2012, 1538 UTC: C 16332.0 - 1538 very strong today
Title: Re: russian naval beacons
Post by: BoomboxDX on August 29, 2012, 1423 UTC: I'm new here, found this forum after doing a search on these beacons. I kept hearing some of them in the CW portion of the 40 meter ham band. I guess no one really knows what exact purpose these beacons serve?

On 8/28 logged the "K" beacon on 7039 khz, 1501-1549 utc., along with a lot of guys chanting something in Tagalog or Malay.

I also heard three or four single character beacons on 7039-7040 khz (my DX-398 only has one khz readout) on 8/21, around 1336 utc: "K", "F", "M", and what sounded like an "O" also. From doing a bit of net research, it seems there is no "O" on 7039. Maybe it was a misread. There were also a bunch of dudes chatting away in Tagalog on and near that frequency.
Title: Re: russian naval beacons
Post by: Ary-B on August 29, 2012, 1631 UTC: Hi Boombox,

I was told by a Russian naval officer that the beacons are propagation beacons. There is indeed no "O" but you might have heard "S" or "D"

73, Ary
Title: Re: russian naval beacons
Post by: BoomboxDX on August 30, 2012, 0617 UTC: Thanks for the information, Ary. It's much appreciated.

There are sure a lot of strange things that seem to happen in the 7 mhz range, and I hadn't heard any of those single letter beacons until earlier this summer. Probably just didn't pay that much attention to the CW portion of the 40 meter band, I guess.

73
Boombox
Title: Re: russian naval beacons
Post by: Ary-B on August 30, 2012, 0653 UTC: You're welcome. If you want more info, check the "MX profile" on my website http://www.numbersoddities.nl/profiles.html

73, Ary
Title: Re: russian naval beacons
Post by: cmradio on August 31, 2012, 0115 UTC: Thank you, Ary! ;D

Peace!
Title: Re: russian naval beacons
Post by: sat_dxer on November 21, 2012, 2332 UTC: RST559 copy of "K" in suppose it Peteropavlovsk Kamchatskiy 16.332.3; w/a weaker "F" in suppose it Vladivostok more clearly on .0

Since 0500z "M" in the suppose it Magadan on 5154.4kHz, but no "K" or "F" heard.
Title: Re: russian naval beacons
Post by: sat_dxer on December 02, 2012, 1530 UTC: From 1500z 2 Dec 2012 "K" 7039.3 in the 40m band (RST 339) es "M" 8495.4 (RST 459)

From 0030z 13 Dec 2012 "M" es a weaker "F" on 13528kHz w/pulsing QRM
Title: Re: russian naval beacons
Post by: chipensaw on March 25, 2013, 0049 UTC: Hearing the "K" beacon on 16332.2 at 0048Z 3/25/2013. Signal is 579.
Title: Re: russian naval beacons
Post by: BoomboxDX on June 03, 2013, 1249 UTC: Last night heard K, M, and a very weak F beacon, all on 13528 khz, 0713 UTC; and they were also present during recheck of frequency at 0741 UTC. Not on 40 meters, though. The first time I heard these single letter beacons there was a group of them on 7039 khz. Obviously 7 mhz just wasn't propagating to the West Coast from the Russian Far East at this time.
Title: Re: russian naval beacons
Post by: BoomboxDX on June 27, 2013, 1108 UTC: I heard what sounded like an "A" with a long dit, or perhaps a quick "M" in CW on 10126 khz. yesterday, 6/26, at 0356 UTC, and a bit weaker during recheck of the frequency at 0411 UTC.

I'm not sure if this is a Russian single letter beacon or not, as this frequency isn't on any of the lists of Russian naval beacons.

If it is a Russian beacon, I'm guessing the letter would have been an "M", as Magadan is the closest Russian port to the NW US.
Title: Re: russian naval beacons
Post by: sat_dxer on May 13, 2014, 0352 UTC: Spotted "K" from 0345z 13 May 2014 on 10872.3kHz (RST 539)
Title: Re: russian naval beacons
Post by: sat_dxer on October 31, 2014, 1310 UTC: cw "S" just at the noise level 8494.9kHz 31October 2014 0457z
Title: Re: russian naval beacons
Post by: sat_dxer on January 13, 2015, 1551 UTC: cw "S" just at the noise level 10871.9kHz 13 Jan 2015 1540z (i.e. abt local sunrise)