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Re: My Evening Beacon Log
« Reply #120 on: April 05, 2016, 0201 UTC »

2097.310 KHz CW letter A came up right after the sun set.
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Re: My Evening Beacon Log
« Reply #121 on: April 05, 2016, 0436 UTC »
7039.3 KHz Russian beacon K  with a good signal and some fast fading
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Re: My Evening Beacon Log
« Reply #122 on: April 12, 2016, 0225 UTC »
2097.315 KHz CW letter A
4095.907 KHz Viking
4096.365 KHz Hexie
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Re: My Evening Beacon Log
« Reply #123 on: April 13, 2016, 0355 UTC »
2097.31o KHz CW letter A at times 25 dB peaks above the noise floor
4096.365 KHz Hexie  weak but readable
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Re: My Evening Beacon Log
« Reply #124 on: April 14, 2016, 0404 UTC »
2097.310 KHz CW letter A
4096.360 KHz Hexie  very weak, barely readable
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Re: My Evening Beacon Log
« Reply #125 on: April 18, 2016, 0252 UTC »
10871.9  "S"  Severomorsk? & 10872.3 "K" Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky? from 0245z 18 Apr 2016
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Re: My Evening Beacon Log
« Reply #126 on: April 18, 2016, 0328 UTC »
2097.300 KHz CW beacon A is 15 to 20 dB over the noise floor
4095.305 KHz  dasher?
4095.906 KHz  Viking
4096.365 KHz  Hexie
« Last Edit: April 18, 2016, 0343 UTC by Teotwaki »
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Re: My Evening Beacon Log
« Reply #127 on: April 19, 2016, 0304 UTC »
2097.300 KHz CW beacon A is peaking 10 dB over the noise floor
4095.305 KHz  dasher again. Weak
4095.905 KHz  Viking, weak but readable
4096.365 KHz  Hexie, a bit stronger than Viking
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Re: My Evening Beacon Log
« Reply #128 on: April 19, 2016, 0412 UTC »
2097.300 KHz CW beacon A is peaking 15 dB over the noise
4094.500 KHz  looks to be the X beacon, very weak. Long time since I've seen it
4095.305 KHz  dasher again. A bit stronger, now clearly audible
4095.905 KHz  Viking, readable
4096.365 KHz  Hexie, readable
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Re: My Evening Beacon Log
« Reply #129 on: April 21, 2016, 0517 UTC »
2097.305 KHz CW beacon A is peaking 25 dB over the noise floor. Hot signal tonight!
4094.500 KHz  looks to be the X beacon, very weak again
4095.305 KHz  dasher again. A bit stronger than last night, now clearly audible
4095.905 KHz  Viking, good sig
4096.363 KHz  Hexie, good sig
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Re: My Evening Beacon Log
« Reply #130 on: April 22, 2016, 0338 UTC »
2097.310 KHz CW beacon A is peaking 15 dB over the noise floor.
7039.360 KHz CW beacon T, weak but audible, mild fading

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Re: My Evening Beacon Log
« Reply #131 on: April 24, 2016, 0234 UTC »
2097.310 KHz beacon A
4095.305 KHz unknown dasher
4095.905 KHz Viking
4096.365 KHz  Hexie
7039.360 KHz beacon T about 20 dB above the noise floor

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Re: My Evening Beacon Log
« Reply #132 on: April 25, 2016, 0322 UTC »
2097.310 KHz beacon A mild fading and peaks about 15 dB above the noise
4095.905 KHz Viking just barely audible
4096.365 KHz  Hexie also just barely audible



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Re: My Evening Beacon Log
« Reply #133 on: April 27, 2016, 0358 UTC »
2097.310 KHz beacon A with deep fading and peaks of 20 dB above the noise
4095.305 KHz unknown dasher, barely audible
4095.905 KHz Viking with long fades and peaks about 10 dB above the noise
4096.365 KHz Hexie with long fades and peaks about 10 dB above the noise
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Re: My Evening Beacon Log
« Reply #134 on: May 02, 2016, 0446 UTC »
2097.310 KHz beacon A with mild fading and peaks of up to 25 dB above the noise
4096.365 KHz Hexie with peaks about 10 dB above the noise
7039.325 KHz T beacon with peaks 10 dB above the noise
Jim
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