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Loggings => HF Beacons => Topic started by: Token on September 29, 2012, 1221 UTC

Title: Unknown dasher 2025.16 kHz
Post by: Token on September 29, 2012, 1221 UTC
I have what appears to be a dasher that is not on my list of beacons.  It looks like it has been on continuously since I first saw it about 40 minutes ago, but it has faded to undetectable a few times in that time.

1125 UTC    2025.16 kHz   0.9 sec spacing (67 dash/min), dashes about 0.16 long

Is this one that has been around for a while but I just missed?

T!

Title: Re: Unknown dasher 2025.16 kHz
Post by: Greenfroggy on September 29, 2012, 1325 UTC
With high static levels I caught this one at 0345utc last night. More like a ditter to me.
GF
Title: Re: Unknown dasher 2025.16 kHz
Post by: Token on September 29, 2012, 2011 UTC
A video of this beacon is now up online at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25Fo4bc85BM

T!
Title: Re: Unknown dasher 2025.16 kHz
Post by: Token on September 30, 2012, 0211 UTC
09/30/2012  0200z signal above the noise floor.

I strongly suspect this is in the southwest of the US someplace, I would say probably in the California High Desert or right around there.  While I did not hear this beacon during daylight hours it came up out of the noise pretty much as soon as the sun went down.  And since I was hearing it slightly after sunrise this morning I don't think it can be much east or west of me.

(edit)  Faded out about 1345z, right about local sunrise.

T!
Title: Re: Unknown dasher 2025.16 kHz
Post by: vlfradio on September 30, 2012, 1702 UTC
2025.16 is located in Inyo, co. CA and is night-only (dusk to dawn) with about 1.5 watts output to inv. vee on granite rock-pile - 73 - v
Title: Re: Unknown dasher 2025.16 kHz
Post by: Token on October 06, 2012, 2106 UTC
Ahhh, the dusk to dawn would explain why it comes out of the noise so quick at sundown and goes away so sharply after sunrise.  I was thinking that was an awefully sharp rise out of the noise and now I know it is just turning on and off ;)

T!