Fishnet beacon
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- | Fishnet beacons, also known as Drift Nets | + | [[File:fishnet_buoy_transmitter.jpg|thumb|right|A typical driftnet radio buoy [http://seamaster.tw/p7.htm Radio Buoys]]] |
+ | '''Fishnet beacons''', also known as Drift Nets, Fishing Buoy Transmitters, Radiobuoys, Radio Buoys, Radio-Buoys, and Fishnet Buoys are low power transmitters which periodically send [[CW]] identifiers followed by a carrier. The average repetition rate is about 4 minutes. They are battery powered and use fairly small and inefficient [[antenna]], however they can be heard for hundreds or even thousands of miles. Fishnet beacons are can be found between [[Fixed/Mobile_bands|1.6 and 4 MHz]], and are most often found in and above the 160-meter [[amateur radio]] band (1800-2000 kHz or 1.8-2 MHz) They are typically used by fishermen to locate nets, hence the name. | ||
- | [[ | + | There are reports of similar beacons operating in the [[11_meter|26-30 MHz]] range (including inside the 11 meter [[CB]] band and 10-meter amateur band). They follow a very similar format, transmitting a varying-number of characters ID with low power. |
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+ | Typical transmit power is in the 3 to 10 watt range. | ||
+ | ==List of fishnet beacons== | ||
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! Frequency<BR>(kHz) !! Callsign | ! Frequency<BR>(kHz) !! Callsign | ||
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|1750 || PR30 | |1750 || PR30 | ||
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- | |1752 | + | |1752 || IC518 |
|- | |- | ||
- | |1753 | + | |1753 || RZ6 |
|- | |- | ||
- | |1753 | + | |1753 || 4LJS |
|- | |- | ||
- | |1753 | + | |1753 || 4PDU |
|- | |- | ||
- | |1761 | + | |1761 || KW109 |
|- | |- | ||
- | |1764 4LJP | + | |1764 || 4LJP |
|- | |- | ||
- | |1772 | + | |1772 || 4PEC |
|- | |- | ||
- | |1776 | + | |1776 || 4OWO |
|- | |- | ||
|1782 || VP2 | |1782 || VP2 | ||
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|1802 || PK1 | |1802 || PK1 | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | |1812 | + | |1812 || VH7 |
|- | |- | ||
- | |1813 | + | |1813 || EY9 |
|- | |- | ||
- | |1839 | + | |1839 || 4BOB |
|- | |- | ||
- | |1856 | + | |1856 || DA2 |
|- | |- | ||
- | |1856 | + | |1856 || 4MSZ |
|- | |- | ||
- | |1881 | + | |1881 || 4BNZ |
|- | |- | ||
- | |1883 | + | |1883 || 5AJW |
|- | |- | ||
- | |1884 CK1 | + | |1884 || CK1 |
|- | |- | ||
- | |1894 4OUS | + | |1894 || 4OUS |
|- | |- | ||
- | |1894 4LKO | + | |1894 || 4LKO |
|- | |- | ||
- | |1894 4LID | + | |1894 || 4LID |
|- | |- | ||
- | |1912 | + | |1912 || DS89 |
|- | |- | ||
- | |1918 | + | |1918 || IO82 |
|- | |- | ||
- | |1942 | + | |1942 || IC526 |
|- | |- | ||
- | |1942 | + | |1942 || PS3 |
|- | |- | ||
- | |1948 4QJA | + | |1948 || 4QJA |
|- | |- | ||
- | |1953 QU7 | + | |1953 || QU7 |
|- | |- | ||
- | |1962 4IGW | + | |1962 || 4IGW |
|- | |- | ||
- | |1962 RZ6 | + | |1962 || RZ6 |
|- | |- | ||
- | |1970 | + | |1970 || 4PFK |
|- | |- | ||
- | |1972 | + | |1972 || AB8 |
|- | |- | ||
- | |1977 4CMV | + | |1977 || 4CMV |
|- | |- | ||
- | |1982 HU5E | + | |1982 || HU5E |
|- | |- | ||
- | |1988 JE1 | + | |1988 || JE1 |
|- | |- | ||
- | |1989 | + | |1989 || AY7 |
|- | |- | ||
- | |1993 4OMZ | + | |1993 || 4OMZ |
|- | |- | ||
|1998 || 4DQX | |1998 || 4DQX | ||
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|2041 || 4CEF | |2041 || 4CEF | ||
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+ | ==See also== | ||
+ | * [[Radio beacon]] | ||
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+ | [[Category:Beacons]] |
Revision as of 16:32, 12 March 2019
Fishnet beacons, also known as Drift Nets, Fishing Buoy Transmitters, Radiobuoys, Radio Buoys, Radio-Buoys, and Fishnet Buoys are low power transmitters which periodically send CW identifiers followed by a carrier. The average repetition rate is about 4 minutes. They are battery powered and use fairly small and inefficient antenna, however they can be heard for hundreds or even thousands of miles. Fishnet beacons are can be found between 1.6 and 4 MHz, and are most often found in and above the 160-meter amateur radio band (1800-2000 kHz or 1.8-2 MHz) They are typically used by fishermen to locate nets, hence the name.
There are reports of similar beacons operating in the 26-30 MHz range (including inside the 11 meter CB band and 10-meter amateur band). They follow a very similar format, transmitting a varying-number of characters ID with low power.
Typical transmit power is in the 3 to 10 watt range.
List of fishnet beacons
Frequency (kHz) | Callsign |
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1715 | CB8 |
1720 | 92S115 |
1722 | 93W113 |
1730 | CF3 |
1730 | IC514 |
1750 | PR30 |
1752 | IC518 |
1753 | RZ6 |
1753 | 4LJS |
1753 | 4PDU |
1761 | KW109 |
1764 | 4LJP |
1772 | 4PEC |
1776 | 4OWO |
1782 | VP2 |
1787 | 97W107 |
1792 | SG5 |
1795 | CF9 |
1802 | PK1 |
1812 | VH7 |
1813 | EY9 |
1839 | 4BOB |
1856 | DA2 |
1856 | 4MSZ |
1881 | 4BNZ |
1883 | 5AJW |
1884 | CK1 |
1894 | 4OUS |
1894 | 4LKO |
1894 | 4LID |
1912 | DS89 |
1918 | IO82 |
1942 | IC526 |
1942 | PS3 |
1948 | 4QJA |
1953 | QU7 |
1962 | 4IGW |
1962 | RZ6 |
1970 | 4PFK |
1972 | AB8 |
1977 | 4CMV |
1982 | HU5E |
1988 | JE1 |
1989 | AY7 |
1993 | 4OMZ |
1998 | 4DQX |
2003 | 4JSP |
2019 | 4HVX |
2020 | BM3 |
2041 | 4CEF |
See also
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