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Offline Exo

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13 MHz Western USA Beacons
« on: August 26, 2018, 0156 UTC »
Thread on some western USA 13 MHz beacons.

Log report 0129UTC 2018AUG26
13554.06 kHz Morse beacon "AZ" - weak readable with fading
Reference tentative ID: 22 meter HiFER at Oro Valley, AZ, grid DM42, KF7A

PLAY AUDIO 13554.06 kHz beacon AZ at 0129UTC 2018AUG26

Below: Waterfall image of 13554.06 kHz Morse beacon "AZ" at 0129UTC 2018AUG26

« Last Edit: November 07, 2018, 2123 UTC by Exo »
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Re: 13 MHz Western USA Beacons
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2018, 1800 UTC »
Another Northern California listener here on the SF Peninsula. I also copied AZ by ear, local afternoon ~1500 PST (+DST), over the course of about 1 hour.

I was pleased to hear this signal, as it had not made it here for quite some time.

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Re: 13 MHz Western USA Beacons
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2018, 2102 UTC »
Highlight of this report: an UNID dasher beacon at 13556.8 kHz

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2018NOV07 2020UTC

13554.11 kHz, CW, "AZ", beacon, very weak audible, fading, with constant pulsating HF radar interference
13556.81 kHz, CW, UNID, dasher beacon, distinctive chirp signature, 2.5 sec duration, variable repetition rate ~10 sec, weak but audible, fading, with constant pulsating HF radar interference

PLAY AUDIO 13556.81 kHz CW UNID dasher beacon 2018NOV07 2020UTC, note pulsing HF radar in background

Waterfall image below: 13556.81 kHz CW UNID dasher beacon 2018NOV07 2020UTC, with HF radar horizontal interference showing as dashed horizontal lines, and ISM noise and carriers around 13560 kHz.




Waterfall image below: 13554.11 kHz CW "AZ" beacon and 13556.81 kHz CW UNID dasher beacon, 2018NOV07 2030UTC, with HF radar horizontal interference showing as dashed horizontal lines, and ISM noise and carriers around 13560 kHz.


« Last Edit: November 07, 2018, 2116 UTC by Exo »
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Re: 13 MHz Western USA Beacons
« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2018, 0243 UTC »
Nice report Exo. Over the weekend, I was able to copy AZ, and also a number of the beacons clustered around 13,555.xxx. The slower mode signals visualise nicely using Spectrum Lab in QRSS3 mode. I have a screenshot, but need to work out how to include it in a post...

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Re: 13 MHz Western USA Beacons
« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2018, 2330 UTC »
Report
2325 UTC 2018 NOV 12

13557.86 kHz, CW, "O", Morse dash beacon, slow code, ~22 second repetition, HF radar interference, fading weak readable.
13558.66 kHz, CW, "H" alternating with "S", Morse dit beacon, ~15 to 20 second repetition, HF radar interference, fading weak readable.
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