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Loggings => HF Beacons => Topic started by: secretlab on January 05, 2020, 1017 UTC
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Observed from 1000 UTC 1/5/20 with a solid S9 signal, no fading, in northern AZ, 2097.3.
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Yep, it's back. Good catch & thanks.
06 Jan 2020
A 2097kc 0105z
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I'm hearing A right now, 1021 UTC 6 Jan 2020. Great to hear it again.
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A with a good signal this morning, 1122 UTC 7 Jan 2020.
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A fair signal from A at 1145 UTC 8 Jan 2020.
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Solid S5 here this evening, 00:38z 09JAN2020. Great to have this old friend return!
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Solid s3 into Phoenix az this evening.
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"A" continues very solid into N. AZ. S7 at 0400 UTC, with 24 hour reception, lowest S3 at 1900 UTC (noon local).
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A good signal from A circa 1100 UTC 9 Jan 2020.
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From my location apparently somewhat close in, "A" appears to have gone silent around 2/10. :( Anyone else hearing it?
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I have not heard it for a while, since January perhaps?
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I'm pretty sure I saw it on my waterfall (while on 160m) on 2/7 or 2/9.
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Its missing here in the Phoenix valley this evening. I can hear it days and it blasts in at night so I am going to say it is QRT. An old stand by for many years, hopefully it returns once again.
05:30 UTC 14FEB2020
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Hearing it on 2097.3 2344 UTC from the ND7M KiwiSDR in southern Nevada.
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A is back loud and clear with strong, solid signal here in the Phoenix Valley. 04:45 UTC 16FEB2020
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It's sounding great here as well. I'm pretty into all "A", all the time.
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Easy to hear in South Eastern VA at Greyline.
12:08 UTC 2/16/2020
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Hearing A with a fair signal at 1102 UTC 18 Feb 2020. Great to hear it again.
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A heard again circa 1101 UTC 19 Feb 2020.
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A heard again this morning circa 1104 UTC 20 Feb 2020
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"A" solid and strong (pretty much as usual in the evenings) here in the Phoenix valley. 03:16 UTC 21FEB2020
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A fading in and out circa 1110 UTC 21 Feb 2020.
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A with a fair signal circa 1100 UTC 23 Feb 2020.
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A very good signal this morning from A circa 1115 UTC. I am using the 120 ft T2FD instead of the sky loop, it seems to work rather well down here. No sign of Windy yet on either antenna, however.
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1154: "A" with a very good signal here.
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Good copy here (559) around 1100z on 24 Feb 2020.
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A good signal circa 1115-1125 UTC.
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A good signal from A circa 1114 UTC 26 Feb 2020.
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A heard 1058 UTC 27 Feb 2020.
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A very good, perhaps even strong, signal from A at 1111 UTC 28 Feb 2020.
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A copied around 1020 UTC 2 Mar 2020.
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No sign of A circa 1100 UTC 3 Mar 2020.
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Confirming 'A' apparently QRT @ 0133 March 4th. I do see a new, continuous, relatively low level (S3-4) signal, varying around 2096.0-2097.0 that looks somewhat like a transmitter with PLL unlock.
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Nothing from A the morning of 5 March 2020
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No reception of A again the morning of 6 March 2020.
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This morning I realized it had been a little too absent this week to have been just poor propagation. Hope it is a temporary technical issue.
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Been listening for it on KFSKiwi for a few days with no joy
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No copy this morning (12 Mar 2020) either.
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I started listening for beacons a bit early this morning and still no sign of "A"
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Since my last post I've not yet received a signal from the "A" beacon.
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The Creator of the A beacon, due to a lot of excessive publicity, desires to likely QRT the unit and potentially the "Wind" unit, also... (FYI)
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The Creator of the A beacon, due to a lot of excessive publicity, desires to likely QRT the unit and potentially the "Wind" unit, also... (FYI)
That's truly awful news. The irony is either Socratic or Cosmic but I can't yet decide.
the creator of the "wind beacon" (then on 4095.5 kHz called "The Wind Beacon" NOT "windy" as thought today) - mainly the RF end of things (his friend does the IT stuff for the micro-pro and eprom it has to send the data and whom built the canteloupe spoon anenometer).
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The Creator of the A beacon, due to a lot of excessive publicity, desires to likely QRT the unit and potentially the "Wind" unit, also... (FYI)
I'd say (given our general state of affairs) the Apocalypse is here, but I'm not particularly religious. Perhaps we'll beep again, some beautiful sunny day.
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I'd say (given our general state of affairs) the Apocalypse is here, but I'm not particularly religious. Perhaps we'll beep again, some beautiful sunny day.
I don't know about what's needed to fix the "A" beacon but Windy needs at least a new battery and a larger solar panel. I have both on hand and can easily head out there and upgrade the system. So rather than shut Windy down the creator should just pass it forward to the community at large.
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Guess who is baaaack!!! 0155 utc "A" booming in here in northern Utah!
Nice!
73, Mark
Stay Safe!
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Guess who is baaaack!!! 0155 utc "A" booming in here in northern Utah!
Nice!
73, Mark
Stay Safe!
Thanks Mark! You made my day. I'm glad the claims about its demise were untrue. I really appreciate the efforts of the beacon owner to bring it back on the air.
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Our dystopian world just became a little sunnier. :D
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Not sure how legit the use of an online SDR is for reports, but my home antenna is severely compromised right now. Am hearing the A beacon loud and clear (close to an S7 signal) on the KPH SDR in Point Reyes, CA, at approximately 0700 utc.
It is indeed comforting to hear it's trusty signal winging it's way through the night air.
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Got it here in Central AZ mid day. 18:22 UTC 15 APR 2020
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Good solid S6 into the KPH SDR in Point Reyes, Northern CA at 0603 utc (1103pm local time).
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0840 UTC Weak signal, and a lot of static from storms, but great to hear A again.
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Not sure how legit the use of an online SDR is for reports, but my home antenna is severely compromised right now. Am hearing the A beacon loud and clear (close to an S7 signal) on the KPH SDR in Point Reyes, CA, at approximately 0700 utc.
It is indeed comforting to hear it's trusty signal winging it's way through the night air.
As long as you report the location of the receiver, vs your physical location, I see no difference in using a remote or traveling to that location and using your own gear.
Unfortunately, some people do not understand there is a difference, do not mention they are using remotes, and can be misleading. Other people actually think their location is the only one that matters, and the remote they are accessing is somehow hearing what is at their location. That is a discussion I have had with a surprising number of new listeners online.
As a general rule if I use a remote or I report a signal heard on a remote, I also try to mention how the signal was received at my actual location. Something like "heard at S7 on the XYZ remote in Crumville, CA, but not heard on my local receiver here in the Mojave Desert of CA".
T!
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That's in line with my general thoughts too, Token. My main HF antenna has been down for a few months, so online SDR's are my only choice. However, even when it was up, I am in a fairly noisy and less than ideal urban location. The KPH SDR is in roughly the same part of the world as me, so represents close to what I could hear if I had a better location and good antenna.
My thinking is that a reception report, whether from a local receiver, or online SDR, is a data point and, as such, is potentially useful. Important, as you say, to note the location of any online SDR being used.