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HF Beacons / A 2097
« on: June 30, 2012, 0816 UTC »
I haven't heard it for months. It seems like it is back.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / 6925 AM
« on: August 24, 2010, 0720 UTC »
I just tuned in at 0659UTC.
music mix with commentary buried in the noise, mostly unintelligible.
occasionally getting blasted by OTHR
0709 : Phone call recordings? Prank calls?
0716 : Male talking to female on the phone. Still mostly unintelligible.
0718 : signal disappeared followed by "Oh damn/man don't stop now."
no ID heard
music mix with commentary buried in the noise, mostly unintelligible.
occasionally getting blasted by OTHR
0709 : Phone call recordings? Prank calls?
0716 : Male talking to female on the phone. Still mostly unintelligible.
0718 : signal disappeared followed by "Oh damn/man don't stop now."
no ID heard
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HF Beacons / 26.600Mhz beacon off indefinitely
« on: July 08, 2010, 0340 UTC »
I haven't been able to hear it since about two weeks ago. I recently went out on a rainy afternoon hike and found that it had been completely destroyed by lightning. The damage is spectacular. One end of the dipole has visible arc damage and most of the components were vaporized. The SCH40 PVC housing was split open, and a corner of the solar panel was fried.
I was soaked and amused.
Anyway, it was fun while it lasted.
Back to the protoboard.
I was soaked and amused.
Anyway, it was fun while it lasted.
Back to the protoboard.
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HF Beacons / Re: 26.6000
« on: May 14, 2010, 0605 UTC »
The 26600 beacon that I know of is located in the Southwest US. It's actual frequency varies between 26600.1 and 25999.9 depending on the state of the battery. It seems to get quite weak when the frequency drops below 26600. It just transmits very long dashes at the moment, no ID.
The current duty cycle seems to be rather hard on the battery. In the future, the duty cycle may be lowered or the panel and battery upgraded.
It seems from what I have been hearing that there may be one or more other beacons nearby.
Here is a Argo capture that I took earlier. Notice the duration the ticks. loooong dashes
The current duty cycle seems to be rather hard on the battery. In the future, the duty cycle may be lowered or the panel and battery upgraded.
It seems from what I have been hearing that there may be one or more other beacons nearby.
Here is a Argo capture that I took earlier. Notice the duration the ticks. loooong dashes
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HF Beacons / Re: 26.600Mc beacon is back.
« on: April 19, 2010, 0450 UTC »
I was able to make a Spectrum Lab screen capture of the long dashes.
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HF Beacons / 26.600Mc beacon is back.
« on: April 08, 2010, 0824 UTC »
It has been on day and night since Easter Sunday. Approximately 2, 13 second, dashes per minute.
There is a bit of chirp at the beginning of each dash.
There is a bit of chirp at the beginning of each dash.
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HF Beacons / 26.600Mc beacon temporarily off
« on: March 29, 2010, 0626 UTC »
Strong winds knocked it down over the weekend. It should return and be on 24/7 sometime soon.
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HF Beacons / Re: Heads up 26.600Mc beacon
« on: March 27, 2010, 0743 UTC »
Aye. I did but that is confidential information. :p
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HF Beacons / Re: Heads up 26.600Mc beacon
« on: March 24, 2010, 0826 UTC »
Taken before initial deployment. Dipole is coiled up.
The pink antenna improves propagation by 15% or your money back.
The pink antenna improves propagation by 15% or your money back.
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HF Beacons / Re: TS loud
« on: March 21, 2010, 2120 UTC »
TS coming in well @ 2120UTC in central NM.
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HF Beacons / Re: Heads up 26.600Mc beacon
« on: March 19, 2010, 0624 UTC »
26600 is currently solar only. The circuit and panel are currently supported by the dipole, so the frequency can get a little wobbly in the mornings and afternoons when the sun is low in the sky and the wind is blowing.
Sometime in the future, it will be 24 hour.
Sometime in the future, it will be 24 hour.
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