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Author Topic: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 0153 UTC 12-27-2016  (Read 6357 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 0153 UTC 12-27-2016
« Reply #15 on: January 04, 2017, 0100 UTC »
Just shorty at 0059z, and quite weak. And now it is gone.
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Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 0153 UTC 12-27-2016
« Reply #16 on: January 04, 2017, 0500 UTC »
7998.310 KHz  Shorty. Fair signal with deep fades that only allow 4 - 6 beeps to pop up
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Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 0153 UTC 12-27-2016
« Reply #17 on: January 05, 2017, 1316 UTC »
A good signal again this morning, 5 Jan 2017, at 1316z.
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Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 0153 UTC 12-27-2016
« Reply #18 on: January 07, 2017, 0426 UTC »
7998.310 KHz  Shorty is poking up above the noise floor for about 15 - 20 beeps then a mild fade then slowly up again
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Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 0153 UTC 12-27-2016
« Reply #19 on: January 09, 2017, 0634 UTC »
weak but above the noise here at 0629z.
18 dashes about every 2 seconds starting every minute, then repeating.
7998.33 CW
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Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 0153 UTC 12-27-2016
« Reply #20 on: January 09, 2017, 1117 UTC »
A weak signal from Shorty at 1116z on 9 Jan 2017.
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Re: SHORTY 7998.3 CW 0153 UTC 12-27-2016
« Reply #21 on: January 19, 2017, 2344 UTC »
Jan 19 2330 utc   moving the S meter 1 S Unit...on the Drake r4b