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Title: Wednesday Morning 2 MHz Report 9 Jan 2013
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on January 09, 2013, 1517 UTC

I tried recording 2000-2200 kHz. All I heard was A, which is common here. The 2008, 2018, and 2025 kHz beacons were not heard.

Title: Re: Wednesday Morning 2 MHz Report 9 Jan 2013
Post by: vlfradio on February 06, 2013, 0736 UTC

2008 and 2018 are very low-power (below 10 mW), 2025.16 "Inyo Dark Ditter" is 1.5 watts, so it might be the next obvious choice for long-DX rather than the lower freq. beacons.  The "IDD" goes on at dusk and off sometime in the wee hours when the battery goes below 11 volts.

73 -v-

Title: Re: Wednesday Morning 2 MHz Report 9 Jan 2013
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on February 06, 2013, 1154 UTC

No copy of IDD this morning, but I'll focus on this one when I decide to look for 2 MHz beacons. Perhaps I need to check earlier, if as you said it is going off the air early due to a low battery voltage.