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HF Beacons / New HiFer "SPT" Beacon on 13558KHz

« on: November 01, 2015, 0142 UTC »

Hi there -

I just put a new HiFer beacon on the air. It sends "SPT" on 13558KHz at about 6wpm continuously. with a power of 4.6mW into the antenna, an L-shaped half-wave dipole at 25 feet.
It has been heard with a 239/339 in Portland, OR, a little over 500 miles away, and I'd love to know if anyone else can hear it.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WPOD 6930 USB 0124 UTC November 1 2015

« on: November 01, 2015, 0130 UTC »

I just happened to tune in to what must have been the tail end of this transmission. Poor quality modulation and a weak signal into the SF East Bay. All I heard was one song before the carrier dropped. Feel a bit sheepish that I can't name the tune as it is a well-known comic/goofy popular tune (from a TV show, possibly).

I wonder if anyone caught this on the West Coast?

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HF Beacons / A 2097.3 CW 0500 UTC 24 Sep 2015 into Northern California

« on: September 24, 2015, 0509 UTC »

This is my first post. Hello! I don't expect to be posting very often, but you never know................

The A beacon is coming through very weakly into the SF Bay Area - about an S1, though perfectly Q5, as there is no QRM.

Does anyone know where this beacon is, or how much power it runs, what kind of antenna, etc?