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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #675 on: November 20, 2018, 1423 UTC »
2097.300 KHz  "A" beacon. 15 dB over the noise
4096.360 KHz  Haystack. Barely readable
4102.855 KHz  Windy. Signal 10 dB over the noise. Light breeze. Temp 56 Bat 12.3v
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #676 on: November 21, 2018, 1432 UTC »
2097.305 KHz  "A" beacon. Weak but readable
4102.855 KHz  Windy. Variable signal strength. Temp 55 Bat 12.4v
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #677 on: November 21, 2018, 1436 UTC »
4096.375 KHz  Haystack has popped up with a fair signal. Might be sunlight on the solar panel now  :-)
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #678 on: November 30, 2018, 1209 UTC »
2097.295 KHz  "A" beacon. Fair signal
4096.380 KHz.  Haystack. Weak but readable.
4102.860 KHz  Windy. Good signal. Slight breeze. Temp 48 Bat 12.3v
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #679 on: November 30, 2018, 1911 UTC »
4095.940 KHz  Viking. Weak
4096.090 KHz  Coxie. Fair
4102.868 KHz  Windy. Fair signal. signal. Light breeze  Temp 66  Batt 13.4v
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #680 on: December 03, 2018, 1536 UTC »
7039.400 KHz  Russian letter M beacon
« Last Edit: December 04, 2018, 1530 UTC by Teotwaki »
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #681 on: December 03, 2018, 1546 UTC »
2097.300 KHz  "A"beacon. Barely readable
4095.790 KHz  Coxie? 4.5 sec dash but low freq.  Weak but readable.
4096.380 KHz  Haystack. Fair signal
4102.860 KHz  Windy. Good signal. Light breeze  Temp 46 Batt 12.3v
« Last Edit: December 07, 2018, 1821 UTC by Teotwaki »
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #682 on: December 04, 2018, 1531 UTC »

7039.400 KHz  Russian letter M beacon coming in pretty well. A nice surprise at this time of the morning
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #683 on: December 07, 2018, 1820 UTC »
4096.370 KHz  Haystack. Very weak
4102.855 KHz  Windy. Weak signal. Light breeze  Temp 54 Batt 12.8v
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #684 on: December 12, 2018, 1502 UTC »

2097.310 KHz  "A" beacon. Fading in and out
4095.290 KHz  Unknown beacon? Super weak. Sounds like Morse but who knows, could be RFI
4096.380 KHz  Haystack. Fair signal
4102.855 KHz  Windy. Modest breeze. Signal 10-15 dB over the noise. Temp 50 Bat 12.0v
7039.400 KHz  Russian M beacon. Barely readable.
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #685 on: December 12, 2018, 1512 UTC »
7509.000 KHz  Russian C beacon? Barely readable.
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #686 on: December 14, 2018, 1719 UTC »
4095.915 KHz  Coxie. 6 sec dash
4096.385 KHz  Haystack. Fair signal
4102.865 KHz  Windy. Modest breeze. Signal 10-15 dB over the noise. Temp 53 Bat 12.7v

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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #687 on: December 19, 2018, 1502 UTC »
2097.295 KHz  "A" beacon. Weak signal
4096.375 KHz  Haystack. Weak signal
4102.855 KHz  Windy. Modest breeze. Signal 10 dB over the noise. Temp 58 Bat 12.3v
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #688 on: December 25, 2018, 1429 UTC »
2097.295 KHz  "A" beacon. Peaking at +25 dB over the noise
4102.840 KHz  Windy. Modest breeze. Signal super weak. Temp 50-something Battery 12-something
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #689 on: January 07, 2019, 1433 UTC »

2097.280  KHz  "A" beacon. Peaking at +20 dB over the noise
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