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HF Beacons / Re: New whooper beacon on 4095.65

« on: January 27, 2022, 1755 UTC »

I just caught the highest peak current I've ever seen and it looks like the bulk charging phase for the battery

4095.700 KHz  Desert Whooper. Weak at home, S6 on KFS SE. BAT 14.0  oTMP 52  iTMP  59  PV 2297

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HF Beacons / Re: New whooper beacon on 4095.65

« on: January 27, 2022, 0156 UTC »

It's been about 11 months since DW's signal went "big" in February of 2021. The frequency has "aged" upwards about 50 Hz. In the last few weeks it has become easier to hear over more hours at home.

4095.700 KHz  Desert Whooper  good signal on my KX3, about +30dB/noise  BAT 13.0  oTMP 52  iTMP 62  PV 0

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HF Beacons / Re: Archer Beacon ON THE AIR!

« on: January 26, 2022, 1529 UTC »

I sent an email this morning and will report if I get an answer

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HF Beacons / Re: Currently Active Beacons Chat

« on: January 26, 2022, 1521 UTC »

Minor updates to the on-the-air list

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HF Beacons / 6653.43 Slow Ditter (new or old?)

« on: January 26, 2022, 1507 UTC »

6653.430 KHz   Slow dits, new to me, about 2 sec interval, strong on KFS omni

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HF Beacons / Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log

« on: January 26, 2022, 1504 UTC »

4095.700 KHz  Desert Whooper. 30-35 dB over the noise on KX3. S9+ on KFS.  BAT 12.8  OTMP 47  ITMP 52   PV 16 mA
4097.06   KHz   fast dasher-whooper, seeing it on KFS SE
4100.01   KHz  Beacon F, only on KFS, S6
No signal from Windy for a while now
6653.430 KHz   Slow dits, new to me, about 2 sec interval, strong on KFS omni, fades on and out on the KX3 here at home
7039.300 KHz   Russian K, weak on the KX3

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HF Beacons / Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log

« on: January 24, 2022, 1557 UTC »

4095.700 KHz  Desert Whooper. Readable signal on the NRD-525. S9+ on KFS.  BAT 13.9  OTMP 54  ITMP 56   PV 1634 mA
4097.06   KHz   fast dasher-whooper, seeing it on KFS SE

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HF Beacons / Re: 2097.3 kHz. "A" Beacon Returns...Again...

« on: January 23, 2022, 2322 UTC »

hearing A quite well on the Utah omni SDR  http://kiwisdr1.sdrutah.org:8073/

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HF Beacons / Re: 4100 Letter "F" Beacon

« on: January 23, 2022, 2320 UTC »

Am hearing it fairly well on the Utah omni at 4100.05

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HF Beacons / Re: 2097.3 kHz. "A" Beacon Returns...Again...

« on: January 23, 2022, 1640 UTC »

No local signal but am hearing it on this kiwi sdr
http://kj7cat.com:8073/

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HF Beacons / Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log

« on: January 23, 2022, 1636 UTC »

4095.700 KHz  Desert Whooper. Readable signal on the KX3.  BAT 13.9 OTMP 55  ITMP 58   PV 992 mA

As the nights are now longer and colder I see the Otmp and Itmp numbers drift within 3 degrees or so of each other. Then as the battery gets charged the separation increases rapidly

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HF Beacons / Re: Desert Whooper, 4095.69 kHz USB

« on: January 23, 2022, 1629 UTC »

Good catch! My CW abilities are very poor so when I really want to know I record an MP3 which I then slow down while I stumble through a Morse code tree, counting dits and dahs

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HF Beacons / Re: 4110 Whooper-Type Signal At 1035z

« on: January 23, 2022, 1616 UTC »

I just ran across this one too at 4109.56 and the whoop is a slow downward sweep as opposed to DW's faster upward sweep.

Anyhow, I believe you caught a new pirate beacon first. Congratulations!

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HF Beacons / Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log

« on: January 15, 2022, 1648 UTC »

4095.700 KHz  Desert Whooper. Fair signal on the KX3.   BAT 13.8 OTMP 54  ITMP 58   PV 1995 mA

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HF Beacons / Re: Un-ID Beacon on 4096 last night "TCO" ?

« on: January 15, 2022, 1634 UTC »

TCO is gone today from 4096 but DW has it's usual big signal at 4095.7