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HF Beacons / Re: 4 MHz Western USA Beacons
« on: November 22, 2018, 0643 UTC »
Highlight of this report: "ZN" Beacon 4102 kHz amidst 4100~4103 kHz S. Korean fishing fleet Voice/CW traffic
Report
2018NOV22 0600UTC
4100.00 kHz USB, VOICE S.KOREAN, FISHING VESSEL "HLVW", "SAJO ORYONG #306", -110 DBM, good readable
4101.37 kHz CW, S.KOREAN, FISHING VESSEL "HLVW" -110 DBM, good readable
4101.95 kHz CW, "ZN", MORSE BEACON -110 DBM, good readable (Does ZN stand for "Zion"? as in the National Park in Utah?)
4102.85 kHz CW, "Windy", MORSE TELEMETRY BEACON -100 DBM, strong readable
Average noise level ~ -124 DBM, with lightning static crashes
For more information about these S.Korean fishing vessels in the mid-Pacific Ocean, see the HFU topic here:
Topic: Mystery S.Korean Peskies 4100.0 USB 4101.4 CW Pacific
PLAY AUDIO 4101.37 kHz CW maritime with 4102 kHz ZN and Windy beacons 2018NOV22 0600UTC
Waterfall and spectrum image below shows maritime traffic on 4100 kHz USB Voice and CW with ZN and Windy beacons:
Ionogram image below for this report time interval, courtesy of the nearby Pt. Arguello ionosonde:
Report
2018NOV22 0600UTC
4100.00 kHz USB, VOICE S.KOREAN, FISHING VESSEL "HLVW", "SAJO ORYONG #306", -110 DBM, good readable
4101.37 kHz CW, S.KOREAN, FISHING VESSEL "HLVW" -110 DBM, good readable
4101.95 kHz CW, "ZN", MORSE BEACON -110 DBM, good readable (Does ZN stand for "Zion"? as in the National Park in Utah?)
4102.85 kHz CW, "Windy", MORSE TELEMETRY BEACON -100 DBM, strong readable
Average noise level ~ -124 DBM, with lightning static crashes
For more information about these S.Korean fishing vessels in the mid-Pacific Ocean, see the HFU topic here:
Topic: Mystery S.Korean Peskies 4100.0 USB 4101.4 CW Pacific
PLAY AUDIO 4101.37 kHz CW maritime with 4102 kHz ZN and Windy beacons 2018NOV22 0600UTC
Waterfall and spectrum image below shows maritime traffic on 4100 kHz USB Voice and CW with ZN and Windy beacons:
Ionogram image below for this report time interval, courtesy of the nearby Pt. Arguello ionosonde: