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HF Beacons / Re: Audio Recordings Of Beacons

« on: May 14, 2017, 0040 UTC »

DRNK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B98JUpTJDng

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B98JUpTJDng[/youtube]

2042

HF Beacons / Re: My Afternoon Beacon Log

« on: May 13, 2017, 2254 UTC »

4096.110 KHz  Coxie, based on duration of the dash. Fair signal. Been watching it since this morning as it drifted up from 4095.940

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HF Beacons / Re: High Frequency Beacon Society master list for beacons

« on: May 13, 2017, 1546 UTC »

Anything online now about pirate beacons? Would like to see some of the technical details behind them, photos, tips/tricks, etc.

Are there any in the north east US?

A pirate beacon would not only need a large wilderness area but also enough year round sunshine to charge batteries. Not something the NE has.

The only beacon site I recall at the moment is Auroral Chorus

Hobby Beacons pictures are gone. So sad!

Commercial NDBs here: http://www.auroralchorus.com/ndb/ndbgllry.htm

Old lowfer & medfer photos:  http://www.auroralchorus.com/lowfers.htm


I have a thread for pointing to audio recordings of beacons. It helps to know what some of them sound like for recognizing them when you tune in:

https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,19965.0.html


Video of a 4096 beacon (4095.94 24/7, 3.5 second dash) install in Death Valley area, Viking Mine https://vimeo.com/150772315

2044

HF Beacons / Re: My Morning Beacon Log

« on: May 13, 2017, 1436 UTC »

7039.400 KHz  Russian letter beacon M going through long fades. Will pop up with a fair to good signal for a bit then disappear again.

2045

HF Beacons / Re: My Evening Beacon Log

« on: May 13, 2017, 0512 UTC »

2097.305 KHz  Letter "A". Low noise floor again, signal peaks up to +25 dB over, mild fades
4096.370 KHz  Haystack. Good signal.

2046

HF Beacons / Re: My Afternoon Beacon Log

« on: May 12, 2017, 2135 UTC »

4096.100 KHz  Coxie, based on duration of the dash. Fair signal but with deep fades

2047

HF Beacons / Re: My Afternoon Beacon Log

« on: May 12, 2017, 2107 UTC »

6626.200 KHz  Rainy seems to be low in frequency. Good signal enabled me to center on the spectrum of the waterfall.
6626.400 KHz  Ditter. Weak but readable.

2048

HF Beacons / Re: My Afternoon Beacon Log

« on: May 12, 2017, 1905 UTC »

6700.540 KHz  Rainy. Fair signal.

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HF Beacons / Re: High Frequency Beacon Society master list for beacons

« on: May 12, 2017, 1824 UTC »

The High Frequency Beacon Society dismantled years ago...the WEB site was taken down at the same time.
all the beacons listed are all QRT...even one was busted by the F.C.C.

Thanks. I've known of pirate radio for quite a long time but pirate beacons are relatively new to me. I found a number of messages on the Society and various incarnations of the web site but nothing that spoke to the dissolution.

Any pointers to articles on the Beacon Bust?

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The RF Workbench / Re: Stretchyman Pirate Radio Video

« on: May 11, 2017, 1719 UTC »

At last!

Please let me know what you think!

Aim to do some more 'Instructional' stuff as time goes on.....

https://youtu.be/ctg4YDltCw0

Comments welcome.

Str.

Enjoyed that a lot!

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HF Beacons / Re: High Frequency Beacon Society master list for beacons

« on: May 11, 2017, 1713 UTC »

Necromancing an old thread....

Is the HF Beacon Society web site dead? I found some old links that were defunct.

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HF Beacons / Re: My Evening Beacon Log

« on: May 11, 2017, 0404 UTC »

4095.830 KHz  Viking low in frequency but clear enough to hear three second dash. Some deep fades too.

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HF Beacons / Re: My Evening Beacon Log

« on: May 11, 2017, 0334 UTC »

2097.310 KHz  Letter "A". Low noise floor again, signal peaks up to +25 dB over
4096.370 KHz  Haystack. Fair signal.

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Equipment / QRP Lab's Kits

« on: May 10, 2017, 2007 UTC »

Some Inexpensive tech for radio hobbyists. The kits require some good assembly skills and knowledge of RF circuits but the prices are cheap enough.

Whether building a CW beacon or a whisper mode transmitter these offer some good avenues for fun

http://www.qrp-labs.com/

Some samples of the kits. You have to download and print the documents.

$33

The Ultimate3S QRSS/WSPR Transmitter Kit is the new edition of the third version in the "Ultimate" QRSS/WSPR kit trilogy. It can produce QRSS, Hell, WSPR, Opera and PI4 slow-signal modes anywhere from 2200m to 2m and even 222MHz bands. Plug-in LPF filters are available for all 16 HF/MF/LF/VHF bands from 2200m to 222MHz.



$23

This GPS receiver module kit includes an extremely sensitive patch antenna, with factory pre-soldered Mediatek chipset RF module. It has three onboard LEDs for visual status indication, 3.3V regulator and power supply filtering, and 5V logic level conversion. It's easy to build and directly compatible with all QRP Labs kits.

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HF Beacons / Re: My Morning Beacon Log

« on: May 10, 2017, 1333 UTC »

7039.400 KHz  Russian letter beacon M. Barely readable audio, fair trace on the waterfall display