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Offline Looking-Glass

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Re: Marine CW beacons/markers log.
« Reply #75 on: January 03, 2024, 1518 UTC »
List up dated today Wednesday 03rd January 2024.

Happy New Year to all for 2024. 8)
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Re: Marine CW beacons/markers log.
« Reply #76 on: February 04, 2024, 0945 UTC »
List (on page 1) has been updated today Sunday 04th Feb 2024.
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Re: Marine CW beacons/markers log.
« Reply #77 on: February 20, 2024, 0012 UTC »
The South Korean maritime CW service has shut down as of December 2023

Video here: https://youtu.be/KpTFGW47ul4

Not too sure if it's just HLG or it's the whole country's service.

End of an era. Over 100 years of maritime code

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Re: Marine CW beacons/markers log.
« Reply #78 on: March 08, 2024, 2227 UTC »
Thanks Chris, had an email from a mate in Seoul saying all services terminated.
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Re: Marine CW beacons/markers log.
« Reply #79 on: March 08, 2024, 2229 UTC »
Call sign change noted this week:

12.613.0MHz  CW  "XSQ" is now signing as "de XSG" noted at 0740z on the 08th of March 2024.

However, by Saturday 09th of March it had reverted back to "XSQ" heard at 0920z.
« Last Edit: March 09, 2024, 2159 UTC by Looking-Glass »
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Re: Marine CW beacons/markers log.
« Reply #80 on: April 06, 2024, 1054 UTC »
List page one has been updated today. ;)
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