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HF Beacons / 4096 beacons

« on: December 14, 2009, 2012 UTC »

Was wondering if anyone else has noticed the absence of Kelsie on 4097.4, the highest in freq of the 4096 pack?  Hexie at 4096.24 is its usual companion is still there but Kelsie has not been seen or heard here for a couple of weeks.

Mark in NUT

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HF Beacons / Friday in NUT

« on: November 13, 2009, 1519 UTC »

Remembered to listen in this morning, heard A-2079 last nite after sunset but not there this morning.  Maybe the battery is not making it thru the night.  OK, MO, WW, TMP, and the Calif Death Valley Ditter were doing weak to fair at ~1330 utc.  Hexie and Kelsie of the 4096 group were doing ok at the same time as well.  The Calif Whooper was not heard until 1500 utc.  KX was also a fair signal at 1330.  Wind beacon in most of the time.  Found SD on a re-check at 1445.   Listened for Sally on ~5205.300 and it popped in just now as I am typing at 1510 utc.  Got a couple of different transmissions going on on that freq that make it tough.  Some sort of wide band digital transmission and what I call OTHR pulses.

Mark
Northern UT (NUT)

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HF Beacons / Echo and CO heard

« on: October 13, 2009, 1710 UTC »

Have been hearing both Echo and CO this morning.  Been awhile since I last heard Echo.  Sun must be out as well today as Pike 78 is on 8003.780.  Rainy, Hexy2k, S (8000.4), and OR all logged here so far.

73, Mark
Northern UT (NUT)

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HF Beacons / Early Sat Morning

« on: August 29, 2009, 1516 UTC »

Was up early listening and caught A, OK, MO, WW, Ditter, Hexie, Kelsie, and W(ind).  A and W were doing real well at that time.

73, Mark
Northern UT (NUT)

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HF Beacons / Calif Whooper Really whooping up this morning

« on: August 23, 2009, 1131 UTC »

CA Whooper is acting strange this morning.  Have not heard it act like this before.  I attached a screen capture from this morning.  Its dropping down in freq next to Hexie and Kelsie.

73, Mark, Ku7z
Northern UT (NUT)

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HF Beacons / What I heard Portable

« on: August 18, 2009, 1632 UTC »

I was camping this last week in the Uinta Mountains, about north central Utah.  Took along the R-75 on a battery and used a long wire antenna, about 200 feet.  What a difference not having to use a noise blanker, amazing how weak the signals are that you can hear.  Heard A, OK, MO, TMP, 4089 ditter, Hexie, Kelsie, W(ind), Sally, Rocky, Rainy, Hexy2k, S (8000), Pike 78, OR, F, Pike 26, Echo and CO. 

Hearing Sally again was nice.   Was pleased to hear Echo again.  It got quite strong up there.  Looked for Blinky but never heard it at the times I listened.

73, Mark

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HF Beacons / 4060 this morning

« on: July 25, 2009, 1459 UTC »

Copied a beacon this morning on 4060  (~4059.937) at 1240 utc.  It was in for awhile, lots of QSB at first then got good copy then back to QSB and gone.  It is not sending "TR" but something else in morse code.  Which I will leave for you to copy!  If you can.  I will say it is a short message.  I thought this freq originated in Colo, but I now believe it comes from So. Calif after reviewing "The 4096's" page.

73, and Gud Dxing!

Mark in NUT

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HF Beacons / Rocky and Rainy together?

« on: July 18, 2009, 1615 UTC »

I believe I am copying Rocky and Rainy together here this morning at 1600 utc on 6626.2 and 6626.4 approximatly.  If  anyone can confirm I would sure appreciate it.  I have seen where the tow of them would sound similar and then recently seen that rocky could also be dits that would run at various speeds depending on voltage.  Based on that I would say I am hearing them both.  Have argo screen which I will try to attach and audio if anyone is interested in hearing.

Tnx!  Mark, in NUT

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HF Beacons / Rainy and Hexy 2K

« on: July 12, 2009, 1508 UTC »

Am hearing Rainy on 6626.40 this morning at 1500 utc.  Have not heard it in awhile.  Hexy2K, 6700.40,  is also showing up with QSB.

73, Mark
Northern UT (NUT)

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HF Beacons / Beacons Heard here in NUT

« on: June 28, 2009, 1421 UTC »

Prop picked here this morning with the CA Whooper showing up and SD as well from its new location.  Been watching for TR but no luck so far.  TMP was an incredible S-7 on the R-75 and dipole yesterday morning along the W(ind) beacon at an S-6.  The strong signals seemed isolated to those two.  6626 Hexie 2 is missing as a regular?

Others heard this weekend.

2097 - A
3449 - OK
4077 - MO
4079 - TMP
4089 - Ditter Death Valley
4096 - Dasher Coxie
4096 - Dasher Hexie
4096 - Dasher Kelsie
4097 - Dasher CA Whooper
4102 - W .......
5484 - SD
6700 - Dasher Hexy2k
7998 - UFO
8000 - S
8003 - Dasher Pike jr
8211 - OR
11002 - CO

73!, Mark

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HF Beacons / 4096 6 dots and a Dash?

« on: May 03, 2009, 0252 UTC »

Been running thru the memories this evening and while logging Hexie and Kelsie on 4096.25 and 4096.96 (approx) I noticed another dasher down lower on what I measured as 4095.830 and wondered if it was the six dots and dash beacon, location unknown.  All I was hearing so far is the long dash.  A couple of times I imagined with help from ESP that there might be some dots in there, but I wont claim to of heard them yet!  The wind is blowing purty good tonight on 4102.3!  OK, MO, death valley ditter and the TMP have all been in along with Rainy, Hexy2k, SSSSSSS on 8000 and OR copied earlier!

later daze from the new break away state of Northern Ut (NUT)

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HF Beacons / Monitoring Times May 2009 reports on HF beacons

« on: April 23, 2009, 0336 UTC »

Nice mention of the HF beacons we listen for in the Utility column (pg 28-29) of the May issue of Monitoring Times.  Arrived Today in the mail.

73, Mark, Ku7z

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HF Beacons / New Signal on 6626.4

« on: April 07, 2009, 0009 UTC »

Am copying a new signal along with the usual one on 6626.4 this evening at 0000 utc.  The usual ditter along with the new one which I will describe as a whooper.?

Mark, Ku7z
Northern UT (NUT)

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HF Beacons / Coast to Coast

« on: April 04, 2009, 0243 UTC »

WoW!  Just started listening this evening and heard Blinky on 5157 and next memory slot was SD on 5484 at 0216 utc!  Florida to Calif!  Nice!   Wind is blowing purty good as well on 4102 tonight!

Mark
DN41af
Northern UT (NUT)

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HF Beacons / Friday evening report

« on: March 28, 2009, 0205 UTC »

Just a quick report here.  Heard the following this evening.

A on 2097.383

OK on 3449.841

MO on 4077.349

TMP 64 on 4079.639

Ditter on 4089.204

PA on 4094.204

Dasher on 4096.272

Dasher on 4096.629

KX on 4097.414

W(ind) on 4102.338

Dasher(Blinky) on 5157.60  (rough w/QSB)

Ditter (rainy) on 6626.438

Dasher (Hexy2) on 6700.480


Blinky is rare here for me to hear so was pleased to hear what I did of it.

73, Mark, Ku7z
Northern UT (NUT)