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Russian MX beacons log.
« on: July 19, 2017, 0856 UTC »
The list below is what I have observed and logged over the past four years.  I have none logged on 4.557 to 4.558MHz due to excessive interference here on that frequency:

July 2017 to November 2021:

1259z  3.594.1MHz  CW  "A" Astrakhan, Volga River 419 report.
1215z  3.594.2MHz  CW  "F"  Vladivostok, Sea of Japan, Russian Far East 519 report.
1705z  3.657.0MHz  CW  "V"  Khiva, Xorazm, Uzbekistan. 529 report.
1645z  3.227.0MHz  CW  "V"  Khiva, Xorazm, Uzbekistan. 559 report.

1620z  4.338.0MHz  CW  "V"  Khiva, Xorazm, Uzbekistan.  539 report.
1744z  4.977.0MHz  CW  "V"  Khiva, Xorazm, Uzebkistan.  419 report.

1355z  5.094.0MHz  CW  "K"  Khiva, Xorazm, Uzbekistan 539 report.
1629z  5.153.7MHz  CW  "D"  Sevastapol, Black Sea. 519 report.
1322z  5.153.8MHz  CW  "P"  Kaliningrad, Baltic Sea 419 report.
1103z  5.153.9MHz  CW  "S"  Severomorsk, Kola Bay, Murmansk. 419 report.
1333z  5.154.1MHz  CW  "A" Astrakhan, Volga River 419 report.
1055z  5.154.2MHz  CW  "F"  Vladivostok, Sea of Japan. 539 report.
1646z  5.154.4MHz  CW  "M" Magadan, Sea of Okhotsk, Far East 419 report.
1244z  5.156.8MHz  CW  "L"  St Petersburg, Baltic Sea & Neva River 519 report.
1045z  5.342.0MHz  CW  "V"  Khiva, Xorazm, Uzbekistan 579 report.
1505z  5.590.0MHz  CW  "V"  Khiva, Xorazm, Uzbekistan. 529 report.
1449z  5.621.0MHz  CW  "V"  Khiva, Xorazm, Uzbekistan, unpublished frequency so maybe not Khiva? 319 report.

0955z  7.039.2MHz  CW  "F"  Vladivostok, Far East, Sea of Japan. 419 report. 
0745z  7.039.3MHz  CW  "K"  Petropavlovsk, Kamchatskiy, Kamchathka, Bering Sea. 519 report.
1302z  7.039.4MHz  CW  "M" Magadan, Sea of Okhotsk, Russian Far East 419 report.
1644z  7.509.1MHz  CW  "A" Astrakhan,Volga River, 539 report.
1429z  7.508.7MHz  CW  "D" Sevastapol, Black Sea. 519 report.
1304z  7.508.8MHz  CW  "P" Kaliningrad, Baltic Sea 419 report.
1646z  7.508.9MHz  CW  "S" Severomorsk, Kola Bay, Murmansk region, 529 report.
1033z  7.611.0MHz  CW  "V" Khiva, Xorazm, Uzbekistan. 319 report.

1016z  8.494.9MHz  CW  "S" Severomorsk, Kola Bay, Murmansk 529 report.
1425z  8.494.8MHz  CW  "P" Kaliningrad, Baltic Sea. 519 report.
0911z  8.495.0MHz  CW  "C" Moscow 519 report.
1557z  8.495.1MHz  CW  "A" Astrakhan, Volga River 589 report.
1037z  8.495.2MHz  CW  "F" Vladisvostok, Far East, Sea of Japan 529 report.
1620z  8.495.3MHz  CW  "K" Petropavlovsk, Kamchatskiy, Kamchathka, Bering Sea 319 report.
1122z  8.495.4MHz  CW  "M"  Magadan, Sea of Okhotsk, Far East 319 report.
1000z  8.497.8MHz  CW  "L"  St Petersburg, Baltic Sea & Neva River. 539 report.

0909z  10.871.7MHz  CW  "D" Sevastapol, Black Sea 429 report.
1000z  10.871.8MHz  CW  "P"  Kaliningrad, Baltic Sea 419 report.
0950z  10.871.9MHz  CW  "S" Severomorsk, 319 report.
0933z  10.872.0MHz  CW  "C" Moscow, 529 report.
1000z  10.872.1MHz  CW  "A" Astrakhan, Volga River 519 report.
0832z  10.872.2MHz  CW  "F" Vladivostok, Russian Far East, Sea of Japan 529 report.
0955z  10.872.3MHz  CW  "K" Petropavlovsk. Kamchatka, Bering Sea. 519 report.
0836z  10.872.4MHz  CW  "M" Magadan, Sea of Okhotsk, Far East 519 report.


1422z  13.528.0MHz  CW  "C" Moscow, 519 report.
1310z  13.528.1MHz  CW  "A" Astrakhan, Volga River 529 report.
1000z  13.528.2MHz  CW  "F" Vladivostok, Sea of Japan 529 report.
1000z  13.528.3MHz  CW  "K" Petropavlovsk. Kamchatka, Bering Sea 559 report.
0856z  13.528.4MHz  CW  "M" Magadan, Sea of Okhotsk, Far East 539 report.
0842z  13.527.7MHz  CW  "D" Sevastapol, Black Sea 419 report.
0855z  13.527.8MHz  CW  "P" Kaliningrad, Baltic Sea 319 report.
1017z  13.527.9MHz  CW  "S" Severomorsk, Kola Bay, Murmansk 519 report.

0610z  16.332.4MHz  CW  "M" Magadan, Sea of Okhotsk, Russian Far East. 559 report.
0330z  16.332.3MHz  CW  "K" Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka, Bering Sea 519 report.
0845z  16.332.2MHz  CW  "F" Vladivostok, Far East, Sea of Japan. 559 report.
0955z  16.332.1MHz  CW  "A" Astrakhan, Volga River. 419 report.
1000z  16.331.9MHz  CW  "S" Sevromorsk, Kola Bay, Murmansk. 519 report.
1037z  16.331.8MHz  CW  "P" Kaliningrad 519 report.
0534z  16.331.7MHz  CW  "D" Sevastapol, Black Sea. 319 report.

0315z  20.048.3MHz  CW  "K" Petropavlovsk 519 report.
1039z  20.048.2MHz  CW  "F" Vladivostok, Sea of Japan. 539 report.
0930z  20.048.1MHz  CW  "A" Astrakhan, Volga River 529 report.
0755z  20.048.0MHz  CW  "C" Moscow. 419 report.
0810z  20.047.9MHz  CW  "S" Severomorsk, Kola Bay, Murmansk. 519 report.
1145z  20.047.8MHz  CW  "P" Kaliningrad. 529 report.
1102z  20.047.7MHz  CW  "D" Sevastapol, Black Sea. 419 report.



Former USSR channel marker/beacon stations:

B  Arkhangelsk
C  Moscow
F  Gdynia (Poland)
H  Unknown
O  Moscow
P  Kaliningrad
R  Izhevsk
S  Arkhangelsk
T  Unknown
U  Kholmsk
W Havana (Cuba)
X  Prague (Czech)

All of the above have virtually closed down since the demise of the former USSR, or maybe they are just "sleeping"? 8)

Due to excessive noise on higher end of 4MHz no 4.557-4.558MHz beacons logged.

List updated 16th November 2021.
« Last Edit: November 16, 2021, 0847 UTC by Looking-Glass »
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Re: Russian MX beacons log.
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2017, 1059 UTC »
Mystery of Petropavlovsk "K" with the added "A" after five lots of "K" sent, defective transmitter.  Information in separate posting in the Beacon section... :D
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Re: Russian MX beacons log.
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2017, 2003 UTC »
"M" fade in on 13528.4kHz at 1900z 7 Aug 2017
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Re: Russian MX beacons log.
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2017, 1530 UTC »
8495.3  "K" w/what sounds like TEEEEE and other mixed up cw from 1520z 27 Sept 2017
« Last Edit: September 27, 2017, 1533 UTC by sat_dxer »
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Re: Russian MX beacons log.
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2017, 2341 UTC »
13528.4kHz  CW  "M"
13528.3kHz  CW  "K"
from 2000z 29 Sept 2017
13528.2kHz  CW  "F"
fade in 0048z 30 Sept 2017
« Last Edit: September 30, 2017, 0051 UTC by sat_dxer »
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Re: Russian MX beacons log.
« Reply #5 on: October 04, 2017, 0207 UTC »
16332.4kHz  CW  "M"
fade in 0205z 4 Oct 2017
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Re: Russian MX beacons log.
« Reply #6 on: October 04, 2017, 2310 UTC »
16332.4kHz  CW  "M"
fade in 2300z 4 Oct 2017
with occasional drops to what sounds like random pulse noise...

16332.2kHz  CW  "F"
weaker fade in @2335z 4 Oct 2017
« Last Edit: October 04, 2017, 2337 UTC by sat_dxer »
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Re: Russian MX beacons log.
« Reply #7 on: October 06, 2017, 2138 UTC »
This morning I heard "I" on 5.154.8MHz CW in the period 1500-1630z.

One of the unidentified beacons/markers that appear out of nowhere from time to time, hasn't been heard for over three years this one.

Location not known, but presumed to be a Russian single letter beacon or marker, or Russian army rather than naval.

"I" was last heard in Europe on 3.814.8MHz CW and 12.149.5MHz CW.

Meanwhile on 8.459MHz CW "A" Astrakhan and "K" Petropavlovsk were both in for hours with Astrakhan the stronger peaking 579 report.
« Last Edit: October 06, 2017, 2142 UTC by Looking-Glass »
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Re: Russian MX beacons log.
« Reply #8 on: October 19, 2017, 0011 UTC »
16332.4kHz  CW  "M"

from 0000z 19 Oct 2017

16332.2kHz  CW  "F"
weaker fade in from 0035z 19 Oct 2017
« Last Edit: October 19, 2017, 0041 UTC by sat_dxer »
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Re: Russian MX beacons log.
« Reply #9 on: October 21, 2017, 1458 UTC »
5153.7 kHz  CW "D"
5156.8 kHz  CW  "F"   

around 03:15 UTC, 21 October 2017

My first of F on 5 MHz, it operates a couple of kHz higher than the rest of the cluster.


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Re: Russian MX beacons log.
« Reply #10 on: October 21, 2017, 2014 UTC »
5156.8 kHz  CW  "F"   
Tonight at 20:00 UTC, the beacon on 5156.8 sends again "L", as usual.

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Re: Russian MX beacons log.
« Reply #11 on: October 23, 2017, 2155 UTC »
5156.8 kHz - 2151z - drowned by signal that appears to be a jammer operating in Western Europe. Jammer sound heard over very large geographic area and on completely different types of receiver and aerial. Beacon occasionally breaks through loud and clear.

Jammer nearly continuous but with periodic break in transmission approximately every 14 seconds for 1 second.
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Re: Russian MX beacons log.
« Reply #12 on: October 31, 2017, 2303 UTC »
16332.4kHz  CW  "M"
fade in 2302z 31 Oct 2017
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Re: Russian MX beacons log.
« Reply #13 on: November 03, 2017, 2028 UTC »
13528.2kHz  CW  "F"
fade in 2025z 3 Nov 2017
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16331.9kHz  CW  "S"
fade in 2045z 3 Nov 2017
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16332.4kHz  CW  "M"
fade in 2320z 3 Nov 2017
« Last Edit: November 03, 2017, 2321 UTC by sat_dxer »
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Re: Russian MX beacons log.
« Reply #14 on: November 04, 2017, 2204 UTC »
Late last night I heard "T" on 8.495.0MHz CW peaking 559, a new one, it was last heard on 6.934MHz CW a few years back, location unknown.

At first I thought it was one of the regulars with a miss key fault but also heard "A" Astrakhan at 1146z, "M" Magadan at 1136z, and "K" Petyropavlovsk at 1106z all working OK.

Every now and again a mystery unlisted one appears... :D

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