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Author Topic: WV 13555.05 1501 UTC 20 May 2018  (Read 1558 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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WV 13555.05 1501 UTC 20 May 2018
« on: May 20, 2018, 1502 UTC »
A new one for me I think? WV fading in and out.
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Re: WV 13555.05 1501 UTC 20 May 2018
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2018, 1728 UTC »
Thanks for the Report for beacon WV.  12ft vertical ground mounted at about 2 foot above ground. ider is arduino  nano. transmitter is sg8002 with 100 ohm attenuator adjusted to legal power level. The antenna tuner is a tapped coil with a couple plastic tuning capacitors removed from a couple junked transistor a m band radios. mike

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Re: WV 13555.05 1501 UTC 20 May 2018
« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2018, 2111 UTC »
Heard again 2109 UTC on 23 May 2018 with a very good signal. WV sent 5 times, then 5 dots, then 5 dashes.
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Re: WV 13555.05 1501 UTC 20 May 2018
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2018, 1322 UTC »
I think I have WV at 1321 UTC 5 June 2018, seeing dots and dashes... aha yes, now a string of WVs.
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Re: WV 13555.05 1501 UTC 20 May 2018
« Reply #4 on: June 06, 2018, 1257 UTC »
A very strong signal at times this morning around 1256 UTC 6 June 2018.
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Re: WV 13555.05 1501 UTC 20 May 2018
« Reply #5 on: June 20, 2018, 2038 UTC »
WV fading in and out at 2038 UTC 20 June 2018.
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