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HF Beacons / Re: My Morning Beacon Log

« on: May 26, 2017, 1549 UTC »

4102.745 KHz  Windy. Good signal with some deep fades
6626.250 KHz  Rainy. Good signal, rapid fades. This frequency is the tuned center, the signal is a bit over 300 KHz wide
6626.400 KHz  Ditter. Fair signal
6700.520 KHz  Hexie2K. Good signal

2027

HF Beacons / Re: Windy 4102.74 kHz 1300 UTC May 20 2017

« on: May 26, 2017, 0035 UTC »

Windy is putting the 2mhz "A" beacon to shame.  I seem to hear it most times of day. I can't decide if the transmitter is drifting +\- 5 Hz or it is some secret slow FSK

Currently 20 dB over the noise floor here

2028

HF Beacons / Re: My Morning Beacon Log

« on: May 24, 2017, 1325 UTC »

2097.310 KHz  letter beacon A. Barely readable
4086.720 KHz  Dasher, weak but readable
4102.686 KHz  Windy. Strong signal with some deep fades
4096.360 KHz Haystack, fair signal
7039.400 KHz  Russian beacon M. Very weak

2029

HF Beacons / Re: My Afternoon Beacon Log

« on: May 24, 2017, 0023 UTC »

4102.720 KHz  Windy. Frequency wanders up and down a bit. Some fading can make  the data hard to copy but generally a good signal

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HF Beacons / Re: Windy 4102.74 kHz 1300 UTC May 20 2017

« on: May 23, 2017, 1201 UTC »

4102.675 KHz  Windy. signal very strong at times. Wind speed seems to be slow to none. Temp 81
B 128  (12.8 volts)

2031

HF Beacons / Re: My Morning Beacon Log

« on: May 23, 2017, 1159 UTC »

2097.310 KHz  letter beacon A. Fades often but readable
4102.675 KHz  Windy. Good signal
4175.000 KHz  Z?? Weak with fading. Light trace on the waterfall display
7039.400 KHz  Russian beacon M. Weak but readable

edit: Windy was also sending in Morse

T
M
P
8
1

B
1
2
8

2032

HF Beacons / Re: My Afternoon Beacon Log

« on: May 23, 2017, 0100 UTC »

4095.760 KHz  Coxie. Weak but readable.
4096.375 KHz  Haystack. Weak but readable

2033

HF Beacons / Re: My Afternoon Beacon Log

« on: May 23, 2017, 0046 UTC »

6626.370 KHz  Hexie2K is popping up out of the noise for a bit then slowly fades out, then back up

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HF Beacons / Re: My Morning Beacon Log

« on: May 19, 2017, 1652 UTC »

6626.320  KHz  Rainy with a readable signal

2035

HF Beacons / Re: My Morning Beacon Log

« on: May 18, 2017, 1255 UTC »

2097.315 KHz  letter beacon A. Weak but readable
7039.400 KHz  Russian beacon M. Very weak but readable.

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Utility / Re: 4XZ

« on: May 15, 2017, 2021 UTC »

19:40 utc, 6607.00 "V V V DE 4XZ 4XZ BT   BT" then a string of letters too fast for me to copy.

Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk

It would be great if you can share your location so that others can decide if they might be able to hear the same signal. Second, this is not a beacon but is supposed to be some sort of signal from Israel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRJFsJoWJvc

That means this topic should be moved to the right area. (Spy Numbers)

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HF Beacons / Re: Audio Recordings Of Beacons

« on: May 14, 2017, 0040 UTC »

DRNK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B98JUpTJDng

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B98JUpTJDng[/youtube]

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HF Beacons / Re: My Afternoon Beacon Log

« on: May 13, 2017, 2254 UTC »

4096.110 KHz  Coxie, based on duration of the dash. Fair signal. Been watching it since this morning as it drifted up from 4095.940

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HF Beacons / Re: High Frequency Beacon Society master list for beacons

« on: May 13, 2017, 1546 UTC »

Anything online now about pirate beacons? Would like to see some of the technical details behind them, photos, tips/tricks, etc.

Are there any in the north east US?

A pirate beacon would not only need a large wilderness area but also enough year round sunshine to charge batteries. Not something the NE has.

The only beacon site I recall at the moment is Auroral Chorus

Hobby Beacons pictures are gone. So sad!

Commercial NDBs here: http://www.auroralchorus.com/ndb/ndbgllry.htm

Old lowfer & medfer photos:  http://www.auroralchorus.com/lowfers.htm


I have a thread for pointing to audio recordings of beacons. It helps to know what some of them sound like for recognizing them when you tune in:

https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,19965.0.html


Video of a 4096 beacon (4095.94 24/7, 3.5 second dash) install in Death Valley area, Viking Mine https://vimeo.com/150772315

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HF Beacons / Re: My Morning Beacon Log

« on: May 13, 2017, 1436 UTC »

7039.400 KHz  Russian letter beacon M going through long fades. Will pop up with a fair to good signal for a bit then disappear again.