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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #300 on: June 07, 2016, 1326 UTC »
4096.360 KHz  Hexie, weak
7039.400 KHz  Russian beacon M, weak
7509.200 KHz  Russian beacon F, weak
« Last Edit: June 10, 2016, 1251 UTC by Teotwaki »
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #301 on: June 10, 2016, 1353 UTC »
I've been camped on the listed Inyo Whooper frquency for a little while and just caught a few "whoops" as it started up pretty low in frequency. If the owner ever wants help with maintenance let me know.....

4097.100 KHz  Inyo Whooper, fair signal with either fading or maybe a low battery  ;D

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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #302 on: June 12, 2016, 1347 UTC »
4096.360 KHz  Hexie, weak but readable
7039.400 KHz  Russian letter beacon M, very weak
7509.200 KHz  Russian letter beacon F, very weak
« Last Edit: June 12, 2016, 1353 UTC by Teotwaki »
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #303 on: June 12, 2016, 1455 UTC »

4095.910 KHz  Viking, weak but clear signal
4096.360 KHz Hexie, weak signal
4097.175 KHz  Inyo Whooper, fair signal with fading. I tune for the center of the frequency sweep as observed on my display.
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #304 on: June 13, 2016, 1400 UTC »
4095.770 KHz  Viking, weak
4096.360 KHz Hexie, weak signal
4097.100 KHz  Inyo Whooper, fair signal. I think I heard it starting up with a few chirps, then the sweep tone.
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #305 on: June 14, 2016, 1247 UTC »
2097.310 KHz  Letter beacon A, fading signal with peaks up to 20 dB over the noise
7039.300 KHz  Russian letter beacon K, 30 dB over the noise. Sounds distorted, looks distorted on my display
7039.400 KHz  Russian letter beacon M, weak
7509.200 KHz  Russian letter beacon F, weak
« Last Edit: June 14, 2016, 1253 UTC by Teotwaki »
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #306 on: June 14, 2016, 1259 UTC »
Shot of the Russian K beacon

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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #307 on: June 17, 2016, 1331 UTC »
4095.910 KHz  Viking, weak with fading
4096.260 KHz  Hexie, weak with fading
4096.360 KHz Haystack, weak
7039.360 KHz  T beacon, about 15 dB over the noise floor
7039.400 KHz  Russian letter beacon M, weak
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #308 on: June 18, 2016, 1419 UTC »
4097.100 KHz  Inyo Whoope coming up in strength but low in frequency
4096.360 KHz  Haystack, fair
4095.830 KHz  Viking, good signal with a little frequency instability at key up
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #309 on: June 18, 2016, 1519 UTC »
6626.350 KHz  Rainy, good signal with rapid fades
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #310 on: June 19, 2016, 1611 UTC »
6700.530 KHz Hexie2K, great signal with rapid fades
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #311 on: June 20, 2016, 1339 UTC »
2097.310 KHz  A beacon, very weak, faded out about 6:30AM PST
7039.400 KHz  Russian letter beacon M .  Very weak
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #312 on: June 21, 2016, 1327 UTC »
7039.300 KHz  Russian letter beacon K at 30 dB over the noise floor and distorted
7039.400 KHz  Russian letter beacon M very weak
2097.300 KHz  letter beacon A, very weak
« Last Edit: June 22, 2016, 1258 UTC by Teotwaki »
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #313 on: June 21, 2016, 1337 UTC »
4096.360 KHz  Haystack, weak
4095.880 KHz  Viking, weak
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #314 on: June 22, 2016, 1257 UTC »
7039.300 KHz  Russian letter beacon K again 30 dB over the noise floor and distorted
7039.400 KHz  Russian letter beacon M very weak, heavily overshadowed by
2097.300 KHz  letter beacon A, very weak
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