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HF Beacons / "S" beacon DX
« on: August 19, 2009, 0034 UTC »
Hi all, just reading the udxf mail list and came across this.
> 8000.3 --- : unid channel marker 05:41 A1A/CW Channel marker 140 mS puls
> followed by 9 short 10 mS pulses every 40 mS (16 Aug)(PPA)
There is a pirate CW marker QRPP beacon in the on that channel
>S 8000.4 kHz 300Mw dipole solar daylight/7
see:
http://highfrequencybeaconsociety.bravehost.com/index.html
I'm not sure about the format, but I think it transmits a single morse
letter S ??
maybe you were lucky ??
73, Tom
this was copied in Germany by a guy named Pete.
pretty good miles per watt.
Chuck
> 8000.3 --- : unid channel marker 05:41 A1A/CW Channel marker 140 mS puls
> followed by 9 short 10 mS pulses every 40 mS (16 Aug)(PPA)
There is a pirate CW marker QRPP beacon in the on that channel
>S 8000.4 kHz 300Mw dipole solar daylight/7
see:
http://highfrequencybeaconsociety.bravehost.com/index.html
I'm not sure about the format, but I think it transmits a single morse
letter S ??
maybe you were lucky ??
73, Tom
this was copied in Germany by a guy named Pete.
pretty good miles per watt.
Chuck