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22 Meter Band HiFER Beacons / Re: WAS 13564.85 1703 UTC 29 Jan 2019

« on: March 01, 2019, 1954 UTC »

Picked you up again Bill. Lots of fading but occasionally coming in really nicely. I was able to record a video.

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

de KM0NAS

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22 Meter Band HiFER Beacons / Re: WAS 13564.85 1703 UTC 29 Jan 2019

« on: February 20, 2019, 1651 UTC »

No need for another card. Thanks for the first one though. The beacon project is all finished up. It is settled in around 13562.8. I have an antenna all made for it but as I type we are getting another foot of snow on the ground. We just broke the record for the snowiest February in recorded history so probably won't be outside putting the antenna up any time soon.  I may eventually make it solar which was my original plan but looking at the depth of snow outside and thinking about the panel being covered made me realize solar may be a tough road here.)

I will post here on the board when it goes up. CW is MN.

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22 Meter Band HiFER Beacons / Re: WAS 13564.85 1703 UTC 29 Jan 2019

« on: February 17, 2019, 2110 UTC »

WAS coming in again today at 20:50 UTC. Clearly audible CW. Faded out a few minutes later but it was as clear as I have heard it. Verified multiple calls in a row. I was picking it up on my 40 meter dipole with the DSP CW filter on the radio cranked down to 100 kHz.

de KM0NAS

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 USB 2208 UTC 9 Feb 2019

« on: February 09, 2019, 2215 UTC »

He's coming in pretty strong in MN. Sounds like he's reading the forum but isn't on the Rocket Chat. There are more people on the chat reporting they can hear him.

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22 Meter Band HiFER Beacons / Re: WAS 13564.85 1703 UTC 29 Jan 2019

« on: February 01, 2019, 0247 UTC »

Great, I'm looking to put the same setup on the air. Of course, the temperature was -29 degrees yesterday, with a wind chill down to -50 so I may have to wait a few months to get the antenna up.

de KM0NAS

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22 Meter Band HiFER Beacons / Re: WAS 13564.85 1703 UTC 29 Jan 2019

« on: January 29, 2019, 2148 UTC »

Thanks Bill, what's your set-up on the beacon?

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22 Meter Band HiFER Beacons / WAS 13564.85 1703 UTC 29 Jan 2019

« on: January 29, 2019, 1709 UTC »

My second beacon found...

WAS

It was extremely difficult if not impossible to hear and ID by ear. I was able to see it on the waterfall once in a while and eventually confirm the ID with at least one clear visual when it faded in just long enough for a few rounds ID's in a row. Looks to be about 1200 miles away from my QTH.

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22 Meter Band HiFER Beacons / K6FRC 13565 1640 UTC 29 Jan 2019

« on: January 29, 2019, 1652 UTC »

Hello all,

I finally logged my first 22 meter beacon today. It was K6FRC in California. I am located in Minnesota. I had to really dig it out of the mud. It would fade in and out but I was eventually able to copy the full ID a number of times. About 1,800 miles.