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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #585 on: January 10, 2018, 1436 UTC »
4096.370 KHz  Haystack. Weak but readable
4102.855 KHz  Windy. Sending only a Morse letter S about 60 seconds apart
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #586 on: January 12, 2018, 1618 UTC »
Wet and foggy morning today

4096.370 KHz  Haystack.  Extremely weak
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #587 on: January 12, 2018, 1630 UTC »

4102.865 KHz  Windy. Sending only a Morse letter H about 60 seconds apart
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #588 on: January 16, 2018, 1322 UTC »
2097.305 KHz  Letter A beacon. Peaking 25 dB over the noise floor
4102.840 KHz  Windy. Readable with fades. Light breeze.  Temp 55 deg. Batt 11.7v
7039.325 KHz  "T" beacon, fair signal with fades.
7039.400 KHz  Russian M beacon. Fair signal
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #589 on: January 19, 2018, 1457 UTC »
2097.310 KHz Letter A beacon at 20 dB over the noise
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #590 on: January 19, 2018, 1507 UTC »
I was sitting on Windy's frequency for a while and suddenly it popped up

4102.825 KHz  Windy. Good signal. Light breeze. 60 deg 11.5 volts
« Last Edit: January 19, 2018, 1526 UTC by Teotwaki »
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #591 on: January 19, 2018, 1527 UTC »
4096.350 KHz  Haystack. Good signal with fades
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #592 on: January 23, 2018, 1433 UTC »
2097.290 KHz  Letter A beacon. Peaking 25 dB over the noise floor. Must be cold out there.
7039.325 KHz  "T" beacon, good signal.
7039.400 KHz  Russian M beacon. Weak signal with long fades.
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #593 on: January 24, 2018, 1643 UTC »
4096.388 KHz Haystack. Weak with long fades
7039.325 KHz  "T" beacon, good signal.
7039.400 KHz  Russian M beacon. Barely readable signal with long fades.
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #594 on: January 24, 2018, 1648 UTC »
4102.830 KHz Windy. Just rose up out of the noise. Light breeze.  46 deg   11.2v
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #595 on: January 27, 2018, 1340 UTC »
2097.290 KHz  Letter A beacon. At times it is peaking 30 dB over the noise floor.
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #596 on: January 27, 2018, 1450 UTC »
4102.865 KHz  Windy.  After a couple of hours of me checking the frequency it woke up and started sending a letter "S". Probably sunlight on the solar panel
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #597 on: January 27, 2018, 1550 UTC »
7039.300 KHz Russian beacon K! Very weak but distinctive
7039.400 KHz Russian beacon M
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #598 on: January 27, 2018, 1702 UTC »
7039.330 KHz T beacon! Peaking about +15 dB above the moise
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #599 on: January 30, 2018, 1450 UTC »
2097.305 KHz  Letter A beacon. Peaking 20 dB over the noise floor.
4102.835 KHz  Windy. Fair signal. Light breeze. 58 deg  12.0 volts
7039.300 KHz  Russian K beacon. Weak signal.
7039.400 KHz  Russian M beacon. Weak signal
Jim
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