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22 Meter Band HiFER Beacons / ABBY
« on: December 24, 2023, 1758 UTC »
539 today @ 1758 Z via KX4AZ/T

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22 Meter Band HiFER Beacons / Labor Day Loggings on 22m
« on: September 04, 2023, 1504 UTC »
1103 Z via various KiwiSDRs

KX4AZ/T: RVA loud, WAS weaker, RF loud
KD2OM: WAS and RF really weak.   
KB0FX: WAS and RVA weak but building.
K8MBZ: RVA. MR.X (new one for me), WAS and RVA. 
N1NTE: YSO loud, RF loud, WAS weak. 
VE3HOA: RVA loud, WAS, RF loud.


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22 Meter Band HiFER Beacons / Loggings today
« on: November 06, 2022, 2037 UTC »
2026Z

via KX4AZ kiwi -

RF (true S9)
WAS

via KD2OM kiwi -

PCO (fading in/out)
RF
WAS
RVA

via KB0FX kiwi -

PCO
PIE/B FL (weak and fading)
RF
AMA

via K9MQ kiwi -

AMA




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22 Meter Band HiFER Beacons / loggings today
« on: October 14, 2022, 1939 UTC »
1527 Z

Via KB0FX kiwi (Missouri) 

RF - 13564.99 (fading)
WAS - 13566.2 (weak)
RVA - 13566.40 (weak with fading)
AMA - 13566.77 (strong)

Via KD2OM kiwk (upstate NY)

RF - 13564.99 (strong)
WAS - 13566.2 (weak with fading)

Via KX4AT kiwk (Michigan)

Something too weak to ID around 13563.87
RF - 13564.99 (strong, s9+)
WAS - 13566.2
RVA - 13566.40


Lots of loud radar on the band as well. 





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22 Meter Band HiFER Beacons / loggings tonight
« on: October 04, 2022, 0008 UTC »
Via KB0FX (Warrenton, Missouri) kiwi

PCO -13563.48
MRB - 13563.7
RF - 13564.97 - booming
KAH - 13566.04
WAS - 13566.2
RVA - 13566.4
AMA - 13566.76

2355 Z today - very nice conditions!

I'd love to hear from beacon ops who have a long dash and pause on their CW (i.e. PCO and RF) on what their hardware is. 



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22 Meter Band HiFER Beacons / KAH
« on: August 12, 2022, 2136 UTC »
Heard today via KX3AZ/T (Tustin, MI)
2132 Z
559 with fading


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22 Meter Band HiFER Beacons / PIEDNB FL on 13564.58
« on: May 10, 2022, 2032 UTC »

2030Z
via KB0FX (Missouri) Kiwi SDR
First time heard

Lots of fading so it took and while and I could be off by a character or so. Anyone with Florida knowledge have any context clues ? 


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22 Meter Band HiFER Beacons / 22m log 3/8/2022
« on: March 08, 2022, 1738 UTC »
Via KX4AZ/T (Michigan)

13564.96 RF - loud and proud
13565.8 MR. X (nice callsign, first time hearing it)
13566.22 WAS
13566.4 RVA

1736 UTC


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Equipment / Blackcat 22 meter build and modification
« on: March 07, 2022, 1739 UTC »
Ok, so here is my first home for my 22m blackcat kit (callsign RVA).  Who hasn't built something in an altoids tin?  I have been running it from a 9v wall wart and the only issue that I have had is that I have to occasionally restart it by putting my finger on/near the crystal.  It looks like I've been creating RFI when I operate between ~ 3-7 MHz that causes it to stop.  Cycling the power usually would not make it restart. 

https://ibb.co/LQhHqTk



So the mod that I did after learning from another beacon op was to place a resistor in C4.  I used a 450meg that came from my junk box.  Then I added another cap to R18 to bring it as close as possible back to the frequency I started on.  After this mod, when transmitting on the same low end of HF the beacon continues to transmit (it gets chirpy but it is there) and starts right back up when the power is cycled.  Of course - your mileage may vary / try at your own risk! 

https://ibb.co/db2pkC6




Feedback / comments appreciated.  This unit may go out in the wild soon so I am going to consider a new housing. 

PS mods - the img tag would not display my two pics. 


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22 Meter Band HiFER Beacons / New one - DJI - 13569.83 khz
« on: January 31, 2022, 2202 UTC »
2159Z

I don't see DJI on any lists.  Hearing on the KB0FX SDR (Missouri).  Freq is stable but there is fading. 

Also hearing: RVA, WAS, KAH, FJB, K6FRC.  I can see some other weak ones that aren't quite up to snuff. 

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22 Meter Band HiFER Beacons / Hearing KAH K6FRC WAS RVA
« on: January 19, 2022, 1825 UTC »
1819Z via the KB0FX SDR (Missouri)

KAH (Ontario) 13566.01
K6FRC (California) 13565.04
WAS (North Carolina) on 13566.22 (also hearing on KX4AZ/T Michigan)
RVA (my beacon in Virginia ) - 13566.30

All were up and down quite a bit. 

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22 Meter Band HiFER Beacons / New beacon - RVA 13566.32 khz
« on: January 03, 2022, 1713 UTC »
CW beacon (RVA = Richmond, VA)

Currently in test mode and will move locations at some point.  Antenna is an end fed dipole at approximately 30 feet above ground.  Reports / comments appreciated. 

**Freq corrected to 13566.32 (originally was .28)


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