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1966

HF Beacons / Re: My Morning Beacon Log

« on: August 11, 2017, 1246 UTC »

2097.305 KHz  Letter "A" +20 dB over the noise
4096.360 KHz  Haystack. Weak but readable
4102.626 KHz   Windy???  Just very long dashes

1967

HF Beacons / Re: Windy 4102.74 kHz 1300 UTC May 20 2017

« on: August 10, 2017, 0050 UTC »

I have not heard Windy in a few days. In the beginning the battery voltage was up to 13.6 volts in sunny weather but in recent weeks it rarely hit 13 volts if I remember correctly.

Anyone else hearing it?

1968

HF Beacons / Re: My Afternoon Beacon Log

« on: August 10, 2017, 0046 UTC »

4096.370 KHz  Viking, weak but readable.

I have not heard Windy in a while and am wondering if it is off the air.

1969

HF Beacons / Re: My Morning Beacon Log

« on: August 03, 2017, 1328 UTC »

I camped here for a while and if finally popped up just now

7039.400 KHz  Russian letter beacon M. Weak but with heavy fading and interference.

1970

HF Beacons / Re: My Morning Beacon Log

« on: August 03, 2017, 1304 UTC »

2097.300 KHz  Letter beacon "A". Very weak.
4096.365 KHz  Haystack. Weak but readable

1971

HF Beacons / Re: My Morning Beacon Log

« on: August 02, 2017, 1326 UTC »

2097.300 KHz  Letter beacon "A". +15 dB above the noise
4102.725 KHz  Windy. +10dB above the noise. Minor fades.. Temp 84 deg. Battery 12.7 volts

1972

Shortwave Broadcast / Re: WTWW on 5085 kHz AM

« on: August 02, 2017, 0419 UTC »

pretty good signal tonight but odd that they signed off at 10 min after the hour with the star spangled banner 0410Z 2Aug

Will look at weather there and edit this post if I see anything to correlate

1973

HF Beacons / Re: My Evening Beacon Log

« on: August 02, 2017, 0415 UTC »

2097.300 KHz  letter beacon A is +15 dB above the noise floor with mild fades
4096.365 KHz  Haystack. Fair signal with deep fades
4102.700 KHz  Windy. About 10 dB over the noise with fades. No wind. Temp 92 deg. Battery 12.9v

1974

HF Beacons / Re: My Morning Beacon Log

« on: August 01, 2017, 1428 UTC »

4102.715 KHz  Windy. Good signal with fast fades. Breezy. Temp 94.  Battery 12.8 volts

1975

HF Beacons / Re: My Morning Beacon Log

« on: July 29, 2017, 1252 UTC »

2097.300 KHz  Letter beacon "A" with deep fades and +20 dB over the noise peaks

1976

Shortwave Broadcast / Re: WTWW on 5085 kHz AM

« on: July 29, 2017, 0426 UTC »

I can't remember if these guys are the ones who would qrt if tstorms were around or not.

That is a fascinating insight. I'll try to remember to look at their weather and try to correlate with the next time they seem to be off the air.

1977

HF Beacons / Re: My Morning Beacon Log

« on: July 28, 2017, 1327 UTC »

2097.300 KHz  Letter beacon "A" fading in and out
4102.725 KHz  Windy. Weak but readable. Breezy. Temp 83. Battery 12.7 volts

1978

Shortwave Broadcast / Re: WTWW on 5085 kHz AM

« on: July 28, 2017, 1321 UTC »

I think the evening broadcast on 5085 tends to be irregular. I don't tune in often enough to know if there's a pattern, but it's definitely not on every evening at the same time.

I agree that something is up but likewise, no pattern that I have discerned.

They used to be very reliable when broadcasting a full show on weeknights a few months back. When I could not receive them the previous night I went to the web site and I could access the transmitter audio feed. That made me think the transmitter was still up but propagation was poor.

However, last night at 20:20 PST they abruptly stopped broadcasting in the middle of a song. Normally they drop at the top of the hour while playing a vocal of the Star Spangled Banner.

1979

HF Beacons / Re: My Evening Beacon Log

« on: July 28, 2017, 0422 UTC »

2097.300 KHz  letter beacon A is +10 dB above the noise floor
4102.700 KHz  Windy. About 15 dB over the noise with slight fades. Light wind. Temp 95 deg. Battery 13.0 v

1980

HF Beacons / Re: My Evening Beacon Log

« on: July 28, 2017, 0301 UTC »

2097.300 KHz  letter beacon A is mostly barely audible but once in a while pops up +10 dB above the noise floor