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Re: Zebra Beacons
« Reply #45 on: April 04, 2018, 1253 UTC »
April 4 Time  0800 utc q5 copy 4070 khz

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Re: Zebra Beacons
« Reply #46 on: April 05, 2018, 1241 UTC »
Have been hearing ZN off and on this morning on about 4097.0.  Starting around 1215 utc.

The Y beacon along with Haystack on 4096 are also being heard.

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Re: Zebra Beacons
« Reply #47 on: April 05, 2018, 1441 UTC »
I heard both of them...around 1150 utc...ZN was the stronger of the two beacons.

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Re: Zebra Beacons
« Reply #48 on: April 17, 2018, 2142 UTC »
Caught ZN around 4097 khz at 1122 utc this morning.
I haven't heard Y for a few days now...could be condx have made a shift...

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Re: Zebra Beacons
« Reply #49 on: April 19, 2018, 0333 UTC »
Hearing ZN tonight on about 4103.3, along with Windy! 

The Y beacon on 4096 is also being heard so far tonight along with A of course.

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Re: Zebra Beacons
« Reply #50 on: April 23, 2018, 1254 UTC »
I haven't hear Y for days...the second harmonic was a good DX catch and I keep looking for it around 1500 utc...but only heard it once
a dxer down in Tucson heard it the same day and time that I did.  See the post relating to Y harmonic...

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Re: Zebra Beacons
« Reply #51 on: April 25, 2018, 1623 UTC »
Caught ZN last night right above the W (windy) beacon, about 4103.3 KHz.

Both ZN and W were about the same signal strength - just above the noise, but good enough to easily ID each of them.  Time was 0315Z.
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Re: Zebra Beacons
« Reply #52 on: April 26, 2018, 1619 UTC »
always nice when you can catch two fish on two flys at the same time

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Re: Zebra Beacons
« Reply #53 on: May 01, 2018, 1549 UTC »
May 1,
While attempting to hear Y on 4096.5 ZN was coming in solid copy but very weak..no Y heard at all.

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Re: Zebra Beacons
« Reply #54 on: June 02, 2018, 0020 UTC »
Caught ZN on this morning around 11 to 1200 utc with Windy.  It was on about 4102.  Prop was not very good. 

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Re: Zebra Beacons
« Reply #55 on: June 06, 2018, 0328 UTC »
Hearing ZN this evening on about 4103.5. 

Along with Windy.  A in as well on 2097.

Heard a couple of the 4096 signals the last couple of days but very marginal prop has not been good.  Y and Haystack off and on in the middle of the night.

Y also on 8193.  Rocky and Rainy along with Hexy2K have been very good so the MUF seems to favor them at the moment

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Re: Zebra Beacons
« Reply #56 on: June 12, 2018, 0322 UTC »
Hearing ZN off and on at 0320 utc this evening on about 4103.0, near Windy which is doing well despite the noise.

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Re: Zebra Beacons
« Reply #57 on: July 18, 2018, 1548 UTC »
Heard ZN early early this morning on about 4103.  with QSB on a noisy band.  Even Windy was having a tough time getting threw the noise.

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Re: Zebra Beacons
« Reply #58 on: August 25, 2018, 0356 UTC »
Did a quick listen for W (no joy) but then dialed up a bit and heard ZN - mostly good with a few deep fades.  Not strong but holding its own.

Time 0352z.
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Re: Zebra Beacons
« Reply #59 on: August 26, 2018, 0350 UTC »
Many thanks to all the HFUndergrounders who provided great background on the Zebra beacons.
Received the "ZN" beacon this evening as it drifted down from 4103 kHz to 4098.7 before disappearing entirely.
See log report with audio and waterfall images of the drift in more detail in this other post:

https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,45340.msg166356.html#msg166356

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