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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #945 on: November 17, 2020, 1655 UTC »
KFS SDRs used for these logs

4095.7    DW Whooper
4096.88  Ditter 1 sec
4097.22  Dasher 2 sec on 2 sec off
4102.83  Windy sending "S"
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #946 on: December 01, 2020, 1922 UTC »
KFS kiwi SDRs used for these logs

4095.7    DW Whooper
4096.0   5 sec slow dasher slowly drifting up in frequency
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #947 on: December 09, 2020, 1659 UTC »

KFS kiwi SDRs used for these logs

4095.7    Desert Whooper  BAT 12.8 TMP 66
4096.87  Marin Ditter. First time I've ever heard it
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #948 on: December 10, 2020, 1604 UTC »

KFS SDRs used for these logs

4095.7    Desert Whooper, 30 secs of Whoop, "DW" id, DATA DATA then  BAT  13.1  TMP  68
4097.22  Dasher 2 sec on 2 sec off
4102.83  Windy sending "S"
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #949 on: February 23, 2021, 1626 UTC »
4095.671 KHz  Desert Whooper, DW: good signal here at home. BAT 13.7  O TMP 59, I TMP 57,  PV 2138 (mA?)
4102.850 KHz  Windy, just "S"
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #950 on: February 23, 2021, 1702 UTC »
4095.671 KHz  Desert Whooper, DW: fair signal here at home. BAT 13.7,  O TMP 55, I TMP 57,  PV 5 (mA?)
4102.850 KHz  Windy, just "H"
6626.250 KHz  Rainy. Fair signal
6700.445 KHz  Hexy2k. Weak but readable
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #951 on: February 24, 2021, 1443 UTC »
4095.675 KHz  Desert Whooper, DW: 15-20 dB above the noise here at home. BAT 12.8,  O TMP 49, I TMP 56,  PV 11 (mA?)
4102.850 KHz  Windy, just "s". Very weak
7039.400 KHz  Russian "M" beacon. Weak
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #952 on: February 24, 2021, 1726 UTC »
Windy's anemometer was stuck. Long carrier interrupted by "W" or telemetry
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #953 on: February 26, 2021, 1518 UTC »
4095.650 KHz DW, Desert Whooper. Fair signal here. BAT 13.8   OTMP 49  ITMP 53   PV 1313
4102.850 KHz  Windy. A bit weaker than DW. TMP 51  B 11.3
7039.300 KHz  Russian "K". Weak but readable
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #954 on: February 28, 2021, 1534 UTC »
4095.650 KHz DW, Desert Whooper. Fair signal here. BAT 13.7   OTMP 45  ITMP 50   PV 5
4102.850 KHz  Windy. Weak and sending S
7039.200 KHz  Russian "F". Weak but readable
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #955 on: March 01, 2021, 1445 UTC »
Windy and DW rose up out of the noise again, about at local sunrise

4095.650 KHz DW, Desert Whooper. Weak signal here. BAT 13.8   OTMP 46  ITMP 48   PV 699
4102.850 KHz  Windy. Weak, slight breeze  TMP  46  B  11.4
7039.200 KHz  Russian "F". Weak but readable
7039.300 KHz  Russian "K". Weak but readable

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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #956 on: March 29, 2021, 1454 UTC »
4095.650 KHz  DW, Desert Whooper. Fair signal here. BAT 13.8  OTMP 64  ITMP 68   PV 5
4102.850 KHz  Windy. Weak, no breeze; just switched from telemetry to sending only "S"
7039.200 KHz  Russian "F". Weak but readable
7039.400 KHz  Russian "M". Weak but readable
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #957 on: May 05, 2021, 1541 UTC »
4095.650 KHz  DW, Desert Whooper. Weak signal here on the KX3. BAT 13.9  OTMP 80  ITMP 85   PV 4
4102.850 KHz  Windy. Weak signal here on the KX3, no breeze; seems to be on the air more than it's off these days!
6700.466 KHz  Hexie2K, really nice signal on the KX3 for a while then it disappeared. Hopefully rises up again in the afternoon

Heard on the KFS SE kiwi SDR

4095.92  Coxie, sounds like a foghorn because of the power supply sag at key up
4097.22 Fast Ditter
8200.00  D beacon


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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #958 on: May 08, 2021, 1333 UTC »

4095.650 KHz  DW, Desert Whooper. Great signal here on the KX3. BAT 13.0  OTMP 64  ITMP 69   PV 116
4102.840 KHz  Windy. Good signal. Slow dits. TMP 69  B 11.6
7039.400 KHz  Russian beacon M about 15 dB above the noise
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Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log
« Reply #959 on: May 13, 2021, 1722 UTC »

6700.540 KHz  Hexie2K, really nice signal on the KX3, about 20 dB over the noise

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