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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #615 on: March 09, 2018, 1639 UTC »
A good day for 6 MHz beacons

4095.990 KHz  Viking Good signal. Slowly drifting up in frequency
4096.365 KHz  Haystack. Fair signal
4102.835 KHz  Windy. Barely readable but easily recognizeable
6626.400 KHz  Rainy. Good signal with fades. Not heard it in a while.
6700.460 KHz  Hexie2K. Fair signal
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #616 on: March 10, 2018, 1529 UTC »
4102.835 KHz  Windy. Good Signal. Light breeze. Temp 67  Battery 11.7
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #617 on: March 12, 2018, 1339 UTC »
2097.315 KHz  Letter A beacon. Peaking 20 dB over the noise floor.

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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #618 on: March 16, 2018, 1241 UTC »
2097.305 KHz  Letter A beacon. Peaking 20 dB over the noise floor.
4102.840 KHz  Windy. Fair signal. Minimal breeze. 45 deg  11.9 volts
7039.300 KHz  Russian K beacon. Weak but clear signal.
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #619 on: March 21, 2018, 1311 UTC »
2097.315 KHz  Letter A beacon. Peaking up to 30 dB over the noise floor.
4096.365 KHz  Haystack. Weak but readable
7039.300 KHz  Russian K beacon. Weak but readable. Lots of ham CW covering it up.
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #620 on: March 21, 2018, 1319 UTC »
7039.400 KHz  Russian M beacon.  Very weak signal, but heard it after ham CW died off
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #621 on: March 22, 2018, 1315 UTC »
2097.310 KHz  Beacon A. Strong at +20 dB over the noise floor
7039.400 KHz  Russian M beacon.  Very weak signall with quick fades
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #622 on: March 23, 2018, 1403 UTC »
2097.310 KHz  Beacon A. Strong at +10 dB over the noise floor
4096.375 KHz  Unknown? sendng an "S"? Very weak. Haystack malfunctioning?
« Last Edit: March 23, 2018, 1406 UTC by Teotwaki »
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #623 on: March 23, 2018, 1421 UTC »
4102.820 KHz Windy. Good signal. Little to no breeze. 65 deg  11.5 volts
« Last Edit: March 25, 2018, 1545 UTC by Teotwaki »
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #624 on: March 23, 2018, 1436 UTC »
7039.300 KHz  Russian K beacon. Weak but readable. Lots of ham Splatter...
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Re: My Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #625 on: March 24, 2018, 1415 UTC »
4096.365 KHz  Haystack. Very weak
4102.825 KHz  Windy. Fair signal. No breeze. 57 deg  11.5 volts
7039.200 KHz  letter F. Weak signal but clear. Not Russian as far as I can tell
7039.300 KHz  Russian K beacon. Weak signal.
7039.400 KHz  Russian M beacon. Weak signal
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #626 on: March 24, 2018, 1521 UTC »
4095.845 KHz  Viking. Signal varies from barely readable to 10dB over the noise. Slowly drifting up in frequency.
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #627 on: March 24, 2018, 1601 UTC »
4095.845 KHz  Viking. Signal varies from barely readable to 10dB over the noise. Slowly drifting up in frequency.

right now it is at 4095.905 KHz wit fair signal strength
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #628 on: March 24, 2018, 1625 UTC »
4095.845 KHz  Viking. Signal varies from barely readable to 10dB over the noise. Slowly drifting up in frequency.

right now it is at 4095.905 KHz wit fair signal strength

4096.052 at this time
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #629 on: March 25, 2018, 1544 UTC »

4102.835KHz  Windy. Weak signal. Little to no breeze. 56 deg  11.6 volts
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