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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #555 on: December 07, 2017, 1716 UTC »
4096.380 KHz  Haystack,  readable
4102.870 KHz  Windy, fair signal. Breezy conditions. Temp 65 Batt 13.3

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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #556 on: December 08, 2017, 1519 UTC »
4096.380 KHz  Haystack,  very weak but readable
4102.850 KHz  Windy, good signal. Breezy conditions. Temp 55 Batt 12.6
7039.400 KHz  Russian letter beacon M. Weak but readable. Mild fading
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #557 on: December 09, 2017, 1507 UTC »
4102.850 KHz  Windy, good signal. Light breeze. Temperature 59 Battery 12.5
7039.400 KHz  Russian letter beacon M. Weak but readable.
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #558 on: December 12, 2017, 1409 UTC »
2097.305 KHz  Letter A beacon. +20 dB peaks over the noise
4096.380 KHz  Haystack, fair signal.
4102.870 KHz  Windy, good signal, mild fades. Light breeze. Temp 56 degrees. Battery 12.5 volts
7039.300 KHz  T beacon? Weak but steady. A bit stronger than the Russian M beacon. Been a while since I've heard it
7039.400 KHz  Russian beacon M. Weak but readable.
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #559 on: December 12, 2017, 1445 UTC »
8495.300 KHz  Unknown dasher. Very weak
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #560 on: December 15, 2017, 1438 UTC »
2097.310 KHz  Letter A beacon. 25 dB peaks over the noise floor
4096.380 KHz  Haystack, fair signal.
4102.860 KHz  Windy, good signal. Very long dashes for wind. Temp  52 degrees. Battery 12.5 volts
7039.320 KHz  T beacon. 25 db over the noise, stronger than the Russian M beacon.
7039.400 KHz  Russian beacon M. Fair and readable.
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #561 on: December 15, 2017, 1837 UTC »
6700.490 KHz  Hexie2K with a great signal
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #562 on: December 16, 2017, 1409 UTC »
2097.300 KHz  Letter A beacon. 15 to 20 dB peaks over the noise floor
4096.370 KHz  Haystack, weak but readable.
4102.850 KHz  "W" Beacon, Windy. Fair signal with fades. Variable wind. Temp  56 degrees. Battery 12.6 volts
7039.400 KHz  Russian beacon M. Fair signal with fading.
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #563 on: December 16, 2017, 1517 UTC »
7039.300 KHz  T beacon. 10 db over the noise
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #564 on: December 18, 2017, 1559 UTC »
4096.380 KHz  Haystack, weak but readable.
4102.850 KHz  "W" Beacon, Windy. Fair signal with fades. Variable wind. Temp  55 degrees. Battery 12.6 volts
7039.400 KHz  Russian beacon M. Weak but readable
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #565 on: December 21, 2017, 1344 UTC »
2097.285 KHz  Letter A beacon. 25 dB peaks over the noise floor

Nothing else heard yet.


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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #566 on: December 21, 2017, 1528 UTC »
4102.870 KHz Windy. Weak. Breezy. Temp 40-something? Battery 12.5 volts
7039.400 KHz Russian "M" beacon. Barely readable
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #567 on: December 22, 2017, 1501 UTC »
2097.285 KHz  Letter A beacon. 20 dB peaks over the noise floor
4102.865 KHz  Windy. +10 dB over the noise. Slight breeze. Temp 40   Battery 12.3
7039.400 KHz  Russian letter beacon M. Barely readable
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #568 on: December 27, 2017, 1547 UTC »
4102.850 KHz  Windy. +10 dB over the noise. Trace of a breeze. Temp 62   Battery 12.9
7039.400 KHz  Russian letter beacon M. Weak with fades
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #569 on: December 27, 2017, 1853 UTC »
4096.046 KHz  Viking. Good signal that started out barely readable an hour ago.
4096.370 KHz  Haystack. Very weak
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