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Author Topic: "A" Beacon 2097 Returns  (Read 7924 times)

Offline secretlab

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"A" Beacon 2097 Returns
« on: January 05, 2020, 1017 UTC »
Observed from 1000 UTC 1/5/20 with a solid S9 signal, no fading, in northern AZ, 2097.3.
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Re: "A" Beacon 2097 Returns
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2020, 0143 UTC »
Yep, it's back. Good catch & thanks.

06 Jan 2020

A   2097kc   0105z
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Re: "A" Beacon 2097 Returns
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2020, 1021 UTC »
I'm hearing A right now, 1021 UTC 6 Jan 2020. Great to hear it again.
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Re: "A" Beacon 2097 Returns
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2020, 1123 UTC »
A with a good signal this morning, 1122 UTC 7 Jan 2020.
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Re: "A" Beacon 2097 Returns
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2020, 1149 UTC »
A fair signal from A at 1145 UTC 8 Jan 2020.
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Re: "A" Beacon 2097 Returns
« Reply #5 on: January 09, 2020, 0039 UTC »
Solid S5 here this evening, 00:38z 09JAN2020. Great to have this old friend return!
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Re: "A" Beacon 2097 Returns
« Reply #6 on: January 09, 2020, 0329 UTC »
Solid s3 into Phoenix az this evening.

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Re: "A" Beacon 2097 Returns
« Reply #7 on: January 09, 2020, 0417 UTC »
"A" continues very solid into N. AZ. S7 at 0400 UTC, with 24 hour reception, lowest S3 at 1900 UTC (noon local).
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Re: "A" Beacon 2097 Returns
« Reply #8 on: January 09, 2020, 1119 UTC »
A good signal from A circa 1100 UTC 9 Jan 2020.
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Re: "A" Beacon 2097 Returns
« Reply #9 on: February 13, 2020, 0337 UTC »
From my location apparently somewhat close in, "A" appears to have gone silent around 2/10. :( Anyone else hearing it?
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Re: "A" Beacon 2097 Returns
« Reply #10 on: February 13, 2020, 1222 UTC »
I have not heard it for a while, since January perhaps?
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Re: "A" Beacon 2097 Returns
« Reply #11 on: February 13, 2020, 1833 UTC »
I'm pretty sure I saw it on my waterfall (while on 160m) on 2/7 or 2/9.
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Re: "A" Beacon 2097 Returns
« Reply #12 on: February 14, 2020, 0532 UTC »
Its missing here in the Phoenix valley this evening. I can hear it days and it blasts in at night so I am going to say it is QRT. An old stand by for many years, hopefully it returns once again.

05:30 UTC 14FEB2020
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Re: "A" Beacon 2097 Returns
« Reply #13 on: February 15, 2020, 2345 UTC »
Hearing it on 2097.3 2344 UTC from the ND7M KiwiSDR in southern Nevada.
« Last Edit: February 16, 2020, 0001 UTC by n0xu »

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Re: "A" Beacon 2097 Returns
« Reply #14 on: February 16, 2020, 0445 UTC »
A is back loud and clear with strong, solid signal here in the Phoenix Valley. 04:45 UTC 16FEB2020
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