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HF Beacons / Re: Windy 4102.85 malfunction?
« on: November 07, 2021, 1718 UTC »
Windy sounding normal today, with the usual downward frequency pull on Morse characters . Steady wind dits, TMP 82 B is 11.9
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Thanks for providing the detailed logs! It sounds like a really successful adventure.
I think DW was not built to be a low power Ditter or Dasher pirate beacon but instead was required to provide solid telemetry from whatever area it is hidden at.
I suspect the Whisper folks donate enough money to get a access password and be allowed to park on SDRs as much as they want
Somewhere I read that the Desert Whooper has a low pass filter on the output that knocks the 2nd harmonic 40+ dB down. Whenever Windy starts working normally we could see if it has much of a 2nd harmonic leaking out.
Good job on matching the two signals up!
I’d noticed that Coxie has recently jumped up in signal strength. That led me to guess that it was the source of the 8 MHz Dasher.
I suspect it is the second harmonic of Coxie on 4095.9
From the pictures that used to be around, the transmitter appeared to not have much if any filtering for eliminating harmonics.
All in all, great propagation for a harmonic radiating out of a poor antenna.
I’d recommend a few other kiwis to hear Windy
Radio Ranch in Nevada
Utah omni kiwi
KPH
Too cryptic for me.
What do you mean?
Where did you receive it and what sort of antenna and receiver? What time of day? Signal strength?
Thanks! It will help others to try to pick the signal up too.
4095.650 KHz Desert Whooper. Fair signal on the KX3, S9+ on KFS SE. BAT 12.9 OTMP 63 ITMP 72 PV 1
4102.820 KHz Windy. Very Weak signal on KFS SE. Slow wind dits. Telemetry almost unreadable TMP 63 B 11.2
The only way to hear Windy is on a good SDR and that is still hit or miss. I can no longer hear it directly at my house.
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HF Beacons / Re: Some Loggings From The Eastern Sierras
« on: November 05, 2021, 0413 UTC »I recently returned from a campervan trip in the Eastern Sierras in California. All following loggings were taken while standing outside with the set-top whip. Frequencies are approximate, though should be to within a few tens of Hz, due to the difficulty in zero-beating this receiver when in CW mode.
Desert Whooper on 4095.65. I almost didn't bother to include loggings for this beacon, as it was a given I was going to hear it. My only criticism of DW is that it is radiating so well, that it's not exactly that hard to hear. Not much of a challenge
Thanks for providing the detailed logs! It sounds like a really successful adventure.
I think DW was not built to be a low power Ditter or Dasher pirate beacon but instead was required to provide solid telemetry from whatever area it is hidden at.
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HF Beacons / Re: Windy 4102.85 malfunction?
« on: November 04, 2021, 0107 UTC »Thanks for the recommendations, Jim.
It's pretty easy to configure a Kiwi to keep folks from parking on it. It's a shame.
I suspect the Whisper folks donate enough money to get a access password and be allowed to park on SDRs as much as they want
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HF Beacons / Re: Windy 4102.85 malfunction?
« on: November 02, 2021, 1938 UTC »
Windy is operating normally at the moment
Slow wind dits
Internal temp of 92
Battery of 11.8
Slow wind dits
Internal temp of 92
Battery of 11.8
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HF Beacons / Re: 8192 beacon report
« on: October 31, 2021, 2236 UTC »Snip——
Besides the Marin Ditter and Coxie, it makes me wonder if any of the other ~8192 beacons are actually the 2nd harmonic of a 4 MHz beacon.
Somewhere I read that the Desert Whooper has a low pass filter on the output that knocks the 2nd harmonic 40+ dB down. Whenever Windy starts working normally we could see if it has much of a 2nd harmonic leaking out.
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HF Beacons / Re: 8192 beacon report
« on: October 31, 2021, 1930 UTC »Thanks for the ID on that 8191.9 slow dasher -- yep, it's the 2nd harmonic of Coxie. Both were coming in well yesterday and I was able to view them side-by-side on separate waterfall displays (using KPH and KFS SDRs).
Besides the Marin Ditter and Coxie, it makes me wonder if any of the other ~8192 beacons are actually the 2nd harmonic of a 4 MHz beacon.
STENDEC
Good job on matching the two signals up!
I’d noticed that Coxie has recently jumped up in signal strength. That led me to guess that it was the source of the 8 MHz Dasher.
532
HF Beacons / Re: 8192 beacon report
« on: October 29, 2021, 1742 UTC »......a slow dasher at 8191.9
I suspect it is the second harmonic of Coxie on 4095.9
From the pictures that used to be around, the transmitter appeared to not have much if any filtering for eliminating harmonics.
All in all, great propagation for a harmonic radiating out of a poor antenna.
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HF Beacons / Re: New beacon "Q" ? 4094.1 kHz 1030 UTC 1 OCT 20201
« on: October 23, 2021, 0327 UTC »
So many interesting and promising beacons have come and gone I want to hold an RF clinic to help them gain some reliability!
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HF Beacons / Re: Windy 4102.85 malfunction?
« on: October 23, 2021, 0045 UTC »Hooray!
Can't hear it tonight as the ))#$(&% WSPRdaemons are parked on KFS , but will keep trying.
Thank you , whoever did the work!
I’d recommend a few other kiwis to hear Windy
Radio Ranch in Nevada
Utah omni kiwi
KPH
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HF Beacons / Re: New beacon "Q" ? 4094.1 kHz 1030 UTC 1 OCT 20201
« on: October 22, 2021, 1615 UTC »Sounds like someone is out there experiemnting with the new catches lately, hi hi
73's
Too cryptic for me.
What do you mean?
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HF Beacons / Re: New beacon "Q" ? 4094.1 kHz 1030 UTC 1 OCT 20201
« on: October 22, 2021, 1514 UTC »Q sent about 10 wpm time is 0228 utc solid copy..4094 khz
Where did you receive it and what sort of antenna and receiver? What time of day? Signal strength?
Thanks! It will help others to try to pick the signal up too.
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HF Beacons / Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« on: October 19, 2021, 1434 UTC »
4095.650 KHz Desert Whooper. Fair signal on the KX3. BAT 13.6 OTMP 52 ITMP 59 PV 1.042 Amps
4102.820 KHz Windy. Fair signal on my KX3. Slow wind dits. Telemetry almost unreadable TMP 56 B 11.9
Windy appears to have been repaired and has a strong signal once again
4102.820 KHz Windy. Fair signal on my KX3. Slow wind dits. Telemetry almost unreadable TMP 56 B 11.9
Windy appears to have been repaired and has a strong signal once again
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HF Beacons / Re: Windy 4102.85 malfunction?
« on: October 19, 2021, 1258 UTC »
It looks as if a repair mission was completed yesterday.
Windy was back up to full strength last night. Currently about equal to DW on KFS SE kiwi at S9
Windy was back up to full strength last night. Currently about equal to DW on KFS SE kiwi at S9
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HF Beacons / Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« on: October 17, 2021, 1420 UTC »4095.650 KHz Desert Whooper. Fair signal on the KX3, S9+ on KFS SE. BAT 12.9 OTMP 63 ITMP 72 PV 1
4102.820 KHz Windy. Very Weak signal on KFS SE. Slow wind dits. Telemetry almost unreadable TMP 63 B 11.2
The only way to hear Windy is on a good SDR and that is still hit or miss. I can no longer hear it directly at my house.
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HF Beacons / Re: Russian MX beacons log.
« on: October 14, 2021, 1444 UTC »
Thanks for the great logs! Usually I am limited to hearing just a few here at home. It’s nice to see how many of the beacons are providing great signals in your direction.
Jim
Jim
