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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #375 on: December 08, 2016, 1826 UTC »
4096.065 KHz  Viking, good signal
4096.396 KHz  Haystack, weak
6626.270 KHz  Rainy, good sig then rapid fades
6700.465 KHz  Hexie2K, good signal
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #376 on: December 09, 2016, 1442 UTC »
2097.305 KHz  letter A, 10 dB above the noise
4096.375 KHz  Haystack, weak
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #377 on: December 10, 2016, 1438 UTC »
2097.305 KHz  letter A, very weak
4096.380 KHz  Haystack, weak
7998.490 KHz  Hiker, very weak
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #378 on: December 12, 2016, 1455 UTC »
2097.310 KHz  letter beacon A, weak
4096.370 KHz  Haystack, weak
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #379 on: December 12, 2016, 1502 UTC »
1982.990 KHz  BFL4  drift net beacon! Fair sig, sends ID in CW then a long dash, repeats two more times
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #380 on: December 14, 2016, 1721 UTC »
1982.990 KHz  BFL4  drift net beacon. Weak sig
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #381 on: December 14, 2016, 1833 UTC »
6700.515 KHz  Hexie2K, good signal with deep fades
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #382 on: December 15, 2016, 1853 UTC »
1982.995 KHz  BFL4  drift net beacon. Weak but clear sig
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #383 on: December 17, 2016, 1756 UTC »

1982.990 KHz  BFL4  drift net beacon. Weak but clear sig

Clear weather today so I hope to hear some of the solar powered beacons out in the desert
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #384 on: December 18, 2016, 1658 UTC »
1982.995 KHz  BFL4  drift net beacon. 15 dB above the noise
4096.395 KHz  Haystack, barely readable
7039.400 KHz Russian beacon M. Weak but readable


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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #385 on: December 18, 2016, 1728 UTC »
6930.340 KHz  Unknown, irregular beeps, about 15 dB or more above the noise
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #386 on: December 19, 2016, 1500 UTC »
1982.990 KHz  BLF4 drift net beacon, weak
2097.290 KHz  letter A, very weak and low in frequency, probably cold temps
7998.550 KHz  Hiker? very weak
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #387 on: December 20, 2016, 1404 UTC »
2097.300 KHz  letter A, +20 dB over the noise

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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #388 on: December 21, 2016, 1514 UTC »
Cloudy and rainy today but the noise level is down at the moment. The neighbors' rooftop solar systems are the worst noise generators so clouds are good.

1982.995 KHz  BLF4 drift net beacon, weak but clear. I hope to catch some other beacons of this type.
2097.310 KHz  letter A, weak but readable

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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #389 on: December 22, 2016, 1528 UTC »
7998.500 KHz  Hiker,  fair signal then slow fade out then back

1982.990 KHz  BLF4 drift net beacon, weak but readable
« Last Edit: December 22, 2016, 1531 UTC by Teotwaki »
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