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North American Shortwave Pirate / The Crystal ship

« on: October 08, 2013, 0211 UTC »

The Crystal Ship 6950 AM S9 plus 0200z
Listening on my Yaesu Frog 7, SWL sloper aerial
73
Gregg

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Unid on 6950 0044 UTC

« on: September 24, 2013, 0103 UTC »

5x9 plus 25 on the yagi. (mosley ta 33 with 40m kit)
5x9 on the gap eagle vertical.
73

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HF Beacons / Re: Hifer a legal good guy caught again

« on: January 15, 2010, 1505 UTC »

 I am hearing K6FRC now in MN. Solid 229. My windom antenna thats works so well on the other beacons
cant hear it. I am using my gap "eagle" vertical.
 73

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HF Beacons / Todays log: MN

« on: January 12, 2010, 2323 UTC »

Heard this afternoon in MN. Between 1640-1705 Central Time. (4:40-5:05 pm)
  F  8.2612
  BC dasher 8.4978
  CO 11.0027
  OK  3.4497
  MO  4.0772
  Pike dasher 8.0038
  TS  8.1896
  OR  8.2121
 All signals S2, freq in mhz
Received a nice QSL card from K6FRC beacon. (13.565 mhz cw)
Yaesu ft 990, windom antenna, 500hz filter
 +28f (a heat wave for us!)

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HF Beacons / Heard today in MN

« on: January 08, 2010, 2221 UTC »

Heard a few today after work in MN
 2151z MO 4.0772
 2152z pike 8.0032
 2153z TS  8.1896
 2154z OR  8.212
 2155z CO  11.0027
 2157z  dasher 8.350
 2158z OM 4.0776
All signals weak .....No copy on peanut yet.
 Gregg56

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 6930 (usb) WEAK Radio

« on: January 01, 2010, 2317 UTC »

Solid copy in MN
2311z weak radio ID (female)
some QSB
73
Gregg56

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HF Beacons / Re: 8.350

« on: January 01, 2010, 2300 UTC »

Hi
I just logged it at 2240z in MN. Weak, but it is there.
 RST 229, if youre into such things!
73
Gregg56

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HF Beacons / heard today in frozen MN

« on: January 01, 2010, 2256 UTC »

Heard a few today ....
 11.002.4 CO 1921z (de co happy new year)
  8.003.6 pike (dasher) 1916z
  8.350   dasher 2245z  (I can hear it again, very weak. But it is there.)
 73
Gregg56
winchill -30f

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HF Beacons / Re: 8.350

« on: December 31, 2009, 1845 UTC »

Hello
I can here it in northern MN now. 1842z
Actually its about all I hear at the moment, poor conditions.
73
Gregg56
Yaesu ft 990
windom antenna

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HF Beacons / Todays log

« on: December 06, 2009, 2328 UTC »

 Heard today in MN 1630-1700 CDT
  OK 2233z (loud)
  MO 2234z (loud)
  PA 2236z
  OR 2241z
  F   2243z  (heavy QRM)
  CO 2241z
  TS 2245z
  pike dasher 2250z
  KX 2300z
  also heard TAH, 8.433 and SVO, 8.423 2300z
  73
Gregg56
 

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HF Beacons / Heard a few this evening in MN

« on: November 30, 2009, 2333 UTC »

2257z OK 3.4500
2258z MO 4.0775
2306z OR 8.2118
2307z  F  8.2610
2311z CO 11.0026   (sending: de co  hi john)
2315z TS 8.1898
all signals weak. abt 1700 cst
73
Gregg56
Yaesu FT-990
windom antenna
qth MN

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HF Beacons / heard a couple this eve

« on: November 29, 2009, 0352 UTC »

heard in northern Minnesota (the arm pit of propagation !) tonight
0321z  PA 4.0942
0331z  dasher 8.0030
73
Gregg56

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HF Beacons / Re: heard this AM

« on: November 28, 2009, 1704 UTC »

Good idea beaconman ...
The qth is Minnesota. Northern MN on the iron range.
OK on the TS, I thought dahditditdit was a B, and dah  ditditdit was TS !
73
Gregg56

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HF Beacons / heard this AM

« on: November 28, 2009, 1611 UTC »

Hi
1537 OR 8.2117 (s6)
1547 B   8.1898
1551 dasher 8.0030
73
Gregg

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HF Beacons / Re: OR is back from the dead...

« on: November 28, 2009, 1537 UTC »

Good copy here.
I can hear it without ear phones.
73
Gregg56