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HF Beacons / Re: New Dasher Beacon! "KOK"

« on: April 09, 2024, 2158 UTC »

The Colorburst Liberation Army, that's awesome! I have been licensed since 1971 and can't say I ever ran across that one so glad to be updated on that bit of ham history. I certainly liberated a few old TV sets haha! I am with you Dave, interesting beacon that should not be in a ham band.

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HF Beacons / Re: HIKER

« on: April 09, 2024, 2142 UTC »

HIKER has switched to long dash mode. 7998.17 KHz 09APR24 21:40z Airspy HF+ Discovery 60ft SE/NW longwire.

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HF Beacons / Re: Hexy2K

« on: April 09, 2024, 2128 UTC »

HexY2K with good signal strength, moderate fading. 6700.50 KHz 09APR24 21:27z Airspy HF+ Discovery 60ft SE/NW longwire.

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HF Beacons / Re: HIKER

« on: April 09, 2024, 2124 UTC »

Copying HIKER here this afternoon in ditter mode. Weak to fair signal with some deep fades but it consistently fades back up. 7998.19 KHz 09APR24 21:22z Airspy HF+ Discovery 60ft SE/NW longwire

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HF Beacons / Re: New Dasher Beacon! "KOK"

« on: March 18, 2024, 1115 UTC »

Aside from being in the 80 meter ham band (which could stir up a posse) there was something vaguely familiar about this frequency back in the cobwebs of my mind. Then it hit me, the old NTSC TV color burst frequency was 3.579545 MHz and there were always plenty of those crystals around to build an 80 meter QRP CW transmitter with. A little tweaking of the crystal frequency and there it is. Hmmm....

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HF Beacons / Re: New Dasher Beacon! "KOK"

« on: March 18, 2024, 0356 UTC »

KOK making it into Central AZ this evening. Fair signal with fading. 3579.00 KHz 18MAR2024 03:31z Airspy HF+ Discovery 60ft SE/NW longwire

https://youtu.be/bDUOyKyJlRQ?si=FsRIc26muLLtv_KD

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HF Beacons / Re: Rainy 6626.2 KHz

« on: March 12, 2024, 2335 UTC »

Rainy weak but out there chirping, moderate fading. 6626.20 KHz 12MAR24 23:35z Airspy HF+ Discovery 60ft SE/NW longwire

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HF Beacons / Re: Hexy2K

« on: March 12, 2024, 2333 UTC »

HexY2K very strong and solid, best I have heard it in some time. 6700.50 KHz 12MAR24 23:33z Airspy HF+ Discovery 60ft SE/NW longwire.

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HF Beacons / Re: Dasher 8138.8

« on: March 11, 2024, 0255 UTC »

I believe I may have run across this one this evening while tuning around 8 MHz. Fair signal with moderate fading. Went down to the area of 4069.4 on the SDR and Icom R8500 with different antenna and nothing heard but I also have a higher noise floor there due to DSL noise. 8138.85 KHz 11MAR24 02:29z Airspy HF+ Discovery 60ft SE/NW longwire.

https://youtu.be/d8jGUIfhH_0?si=PCGXhvvb3Oph5MKb

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22 Meter Band HiFER Beacons / Re: DYG Beacon 13564.82 KHz

« on: March 11, 2024, 0211 UTC »

Thanks for the reports Bill!

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Peskies / Re: Peskies 'Whistle Net' 8281.2 USB 2024

« on: March 09, 2024, 0538 UTC »

Ran across the Peskies this evening here in Central AZ. 8281.25 KHz 09MAR24 04:57z Airspy HF+ Discovery 60ft SE/NW longwire

https://youtu.be/yhIBwv2b7O8?si=WBYYqoTKq2kwGz0u

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22 Meter Band HiFER Beacons / Re: K6FRC

« on: March 08, 2024, 0202 UTC »

K6FRC weak with moderate fading. 13565.04 KHz 08MAR24 02:02z Airspy HF+ Discovery 60ft SE/NW longwire

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22 Meter Band HiFER Beacons / Re: PCO

« on: March 08, 2024, 0157 UTC »

PCO with a very nice signal making it well above the CODAR and competing with what appears to be OTH radar bursts. Very little fading, best I have heard it in some time as local sunset takes place. 13563.55 08MAR24 01:57z Airspy HF+ Discovery 60ft SE/NW longwire

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HF Beacons / Re: S

« on: March 08, 2024, 0131 UTC »

S with a good signal breaking through a lot of QRN from thunderstorms around the region. Mild fading. 7999.92 KHz 08MAR24 01:30z Airspy HF+ Discovery 60ft SE/NW longwire

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HF Beacons / Re: Rainy 6626.2 KHz

« on: February 25, 2024, 2247 UTC »

Rainy chirping away here this Sunday afternoon with a fairly solid signal. 6626.20 KHz 25FEB24 22:47z Airspy HF+ Discovery 60ft SE/NW longwire