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Re: Teotwaki's Afternoon Beacon Log
« Reply #330 on: August 17, 2019, 1923 UTC »
6626.235 KHz   Rainy pops up for a bit then it's a rapidly fading signal
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Re: Teotwaki's Afternoon Beacon Log
« Reply #331 on: September 23, 2019, 2125 UTC »
Been camped on the frequency and it finally popped up

6700.542 KHz  Hexie2K. Fair signal when it peaks but has rapid fades
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Re: Teotwaki's Afternoon Beacon Log
« Reply #332 on: September 25, 2019, 2205 UTC »
4102.830 KHz  Windy. Fair signal with deep fades. Bare hint of a breeze. Temp 97 deg  Battery 13.5 volts

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Re: Teotwaki's Afternoon Beacon Log
« Reply #333 on: September 27, 2019, 0113 UTC »
4096.330 KHz  Haystack? Low in freq? Signal comes inf for a few cycles and then fades.
4102.840 KHz  Windy. Great signal with some fades. Tiny breeze tickling the anemometer. Tmp 79   Batt 12.7 volts
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Re: Teotwaki's Afternoon Beacon Log
« Reply #334 on: October 01, 2019, 0057 UTC »
4096.345 KHz  Haystack Signal comes in for a few cycles and then fades out completely.
4102.840 KHz  Windy. Good signal.. Light breeze tickling. Tmp 81   Batt 13.1 volts
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Re: Teotwaki's Afternoon Beacon Log
« Reply #335 on: October 12, 2019, 2236 UTC »
Turned on the radio just now and here it was

6700.534 KHz  Hexie2K, weak but readable signal with slight fades
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Re: Teotwaki's Afternoon Beacon Log
« Reply #336 on: October 15, 2019, 2326 UTC »
4096.350 KHz  Haystack Weak signal
4102.840 KHz  Windy. Fair signal. Light breeze. Tmp 97   Batt 13.7 volts
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Re: Teotwaki's Afternoon Beacon Log
« Reply #337 on: December 08, 2019, 0046 UTC »
4102.840 KHz  Windy. Fair signal. Still sending S, no telemetry
6700.474 KHz  Hexie2K is coming in great!
« Last Edit: December 08, 2019, 2052 UTC by Teotwaki »
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Re: Teotwaki's Afternoon Beacon Log
« Reply #338 on: December 14, 2019, 2040 UTC »
4102.840 KHz  Windy. Fair signal. Sending 4 dits
6700.513 KHz  Hexie2K weak with deep fades
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Re: Teotwaki's Afternoon Beacon Log
« Reply #339 on: December 14, 2019, 2054 UTC »
6626.350 KHz  Rainy fading in and out but the peaks are strong
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Re: Teotwaki's Afternoon Beacon Log
« Reply #340 on: December 19, 2019, 2030 UTC »

4102.840 KHz  Windy. Weak signal. Sending 3 dits
6626.400 KHz  Rainy coming in good
6700.500 KHz  Hexie2K weak but steady
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Re: Teotwaki's Afternoon Beacon Log
« Reply #341 on: December 20, 2019, 2029 UTC »
4102.840 KHz  Windy. Fair signal. Sending "S", no telemetry.
6700.500 KHz  Hexie2K . Good signal
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Re: Teotwaki's Afternoon Beacon Log
« Reply #342 on: December 20, 2019, 2108 UTC »
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Rainy fading in and out 6626.300
Hexie2K weak with minimal fading 6700.510

No sign of Windy right now, been parked on it for the past hour. I can not always hear it though until early evening.


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Re: Teotwaki's Afternoon Beacon Log
« Reply #343 on: December 20, 2019, 2132 UTC »
4095.940 KHz  Viking. Weak but readable
4102.840 KHz  Windy. Weak signal. Sending "S" about 65 seconds apart
6626.400 KHz  Rainy popped up and is coming in good

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Re: Teotwaki's Afternoon Beacon Log
« Reply #344 on: December 21, 2019, 2323 UTC »
4096.295 KHz  Weak but readable. Might be Haystack really low in frequency but the dash seems too short. 
4102.840 KHz  Windy. Fair Signal, sending "S"


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