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Re: New beacon Z 4175
« Reply #15 on: January 12, 2017, 1301 UTC »
Jan 12...Time 1300 utc... freq. 4174.7 khz    Z is S8 at times on the Icom 756...
This is the strongest I have heard it.
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Re: New beacon Z 4175
« Reply #16 on: January 12, 2017, 2244 UTC »
I had Z this morning too, but much weaker at my location, and also an hour and a half later.  Time was 1440z.
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Re: New beacon Z 4175
« Reply #17 on: January 14, 2017, 1413 UTC »
Jan 14 1400 utc started hearing Z ...solid copy about s4...
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Re: New beacon Z 4175
« Reply #18 on: January 15, 2017, 2336 UTC »
"Z" used to be a Russian cluster/beacon marker on HF transmitting "Z" on CW, it hasn't been heard for many years and the original "Z" is no longer in Russia due to the break up of the Soviet Union.

When "Z" was last logged a few years back it was at Mukachevo, in the Ukraine, it shared similar Russian Naval and cluster beacon frequencies 4 to 20MHz on HF.

Maybe the original "Z" has been reactivated by the Ukrainians?  Then again, could be a whole new "Z" from somewhere else.  Will tune for it in coming days and see if it displays the characteristics of Russian cluster/beacon markers.  

I had a look for it when first posted but heard nothing despite other Russian beacons about at the time. Jack.
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Re: New beacon Z 4175
« Reply #19 on: January 20, 2017, 1212 UTC »
Jan 20   time 1155 utc   Q4 copy an occasional fad
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Re: New beacon Z 4175
« Reply #20 on: January 20, 2017, 1445 UTC »
1440z - Z being heard here, rather weak with some fading but I'm able to solidly copy many IDs in a row.
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Re: New beacon Z 4175
« Reply #21 on: January 22, 2017, 0419 UTC »
Jan 21 0412utc  Q5
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Re: New beacon Z 4175
« Reply #22 on: January 23, 2017, 1300 UTC »
Jan 23 time 1245 utc   S6 to S7   arm chair copy...
sure is fun to have some beacons back on the air other then the 4096  group
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Re: New beacon Z 4175
« Reply #23 on: January 26, 2017, 1238 UTC »
Jan 26   1235 Utc    Q5   moving s meter 1.5 unites
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Re: New beacon Z 4175
« Reply #24 on: January 26, 2017, 2353 UTC »
Had another look over the past three nighst/mornings 1100-1240z and again 1530-1630z and nothing at all on "Z" 4.175MHz and nothing on the other 4.070MHz CW "NZ".  Can presume that these pair are not in Asia as I had the usual M89 Chinese CW stations on 3-8MHz reasonably strong.
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