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Offline l0ngwire

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"F" Beacon On 7056
« on: March 13, 2024, 0109 UTC »
Last night at 10000 UTC while using a Kiwi SDR about 40 miles from me in central California I heard a "F" CW beacon on 7056.  It was being sent at about one second intervals at about 13wpm, somewhat faster than the longtime Russian "K" beacon around 7039.4.

I Googled single-letter beacons but could not find any listing for a "F" beacon on 7056.  Russian or other spook?  Pirate or bored ham?
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Re: "F" Beacon On 7056
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2024, 2244 UTC »
Last night I was listening around 0945 UTC and I again heard a similar signal, this time much more raspy with the letter "F" and a couple of other choppy CW characters.  It was slightly higher in frequency around 7056.8 and drifted slightly over the course of a few minutes.

Here's a SDR recording of it:  https://whyp.it/tracks/163884/kb6cproxykiwisdrcom-2024-03-14t09-42-37z-705683-cw?token=wusV7
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Re: "F" Beacon On 7056
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2024, 0845 UTC »
Last time I heard the Russian beacon/marker "F" (Vladivostok) was late last year on its usual frequency of 7.039.2MHz CW, as I type this "K" Petropavlovsk is coming in on 7.039.3MHz.

The beacon you have posted "F" I have no idea.
« Last Edit: April 13, 2024, 0848 UTC by Looking-Glass »
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