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New ditter in Death Valley
« on: September 22, 2009, 1532 UTC »
Howdy all,

I got an email this morning claiming there is a new ditter beacon in Death Valley.  Supposed to be up for a couple of days as a test.

Frequency is 5712 kHz and 60 dits / min.  Specifics of antenna and power were not given.  Specifics of power supply was not given, but it was supposed to be 24/7 during the test.

I have not yet heard it from my location a short distance from Death Valley, but maybe I am in just the wrong location.  Latter this evening or tonight I think I might take a short drive and see what I can hear, I will be looking down into DV from that location.

Note the frequency, I think that may be why I got the email, I post to a lot of places about V24/M94 transmissions, and one of the freqs used is 5715 kHz.

T!
Mohave Desert, California USA
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Re: New ditter in Death Valley
« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2009, 1542 UTC »
Thanks for the heads up we will give it a try off and on...
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Re: New ditter in Death Valley
« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2009, 0220 UTC »
OK, I got it here at the house.  But, as Death Valley is less than 50 air miles from the house I would not say it is getting out too great.  Or, I guess I could just be in exactly the wrong place.

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Re: New ditter in Death Valley
« Reply #3 on: September 23, 2009, 0752 UTC »
Nothing heard in Vancouver this morning and the path is open (at least for the 96'ers).

Peace!
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Re: New ditter in Death Valley
« Reply #4 on: September 23, 2009, 1008 UTC »
No copy in MD this morning, but conditions are pretty poor, I can hear OK and just one of the 4096 dashers.
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Re: New ditter in Death Valley
« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2009, 1305 UTC »
NIL  in Colorado and with a good amount of listening...
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Re: New ditter in Death Valley
« Reply #6 on: September 23, 2009, 2245 UTC »
I just checked it again and it is a lot stronger now.  Yesterday I could not hear it at all until evening, now I can hear it at 1530 local.
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Re: New ditter in Death Valley
« Reply #7 on: September 24, 2009, 0319 UTC »
The death valley diter is coming in nicely to Colorado 5711.2
at 0315Utc
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Re: New ditter in Death Valley
« Reply #8 on: September 24, 2009, 0427 UTC »
Nothing heard 40 miles SE of Sacramento.
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Re: New ditter in Death Valley
« Reply #9 on: September 24, 2009, 1311 UTC »
Nice signal beginning at 1300utc 5711.2Khz
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Re: New ditter in Death Valley
« Reply #10 on: October 20, 2009, 2126 UTC »
This ditter appears to be back up on this freq, cf is 5111.8 kHz +/- a bit.
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