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HF Beacons / Re: Windy 4102.85 malfunction?

« on: December 23, 2021, 1713 UTC »

Poor windy needs a little love.

And a new battery.

I just checked a few SDRs and couldn't hear it. The western deserts are clouded over so Windy may have shut down.

482

HF Beacons / Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log

« on: December 23, 2021, 1710 UTC »

Using KFS Omni

4095.670 KHz  Desert Whooper.   BAT 13.3  OTMP 55  ITMP 59   PV 397
4096.850 KHz  slow dasher
4097.240 KHz  whooping fast dasher


Had to use an Arizona SDR to hear "A" on 2097.3 at this time of day http://kj7cat.com:8073/

No sign of Windy but the deserts are clouded over today.

483

Broadcast Announcements / Re: After 26 years Rock-it Radio returns to SW

« on: December 22, 2021, 1345 UTC »

I hope to hear the Christmas broadcast here at home.

484

HF Beacons / Re: Teotwaki's Afternoon Beacon Log

« on: December 19, 2021, 0035 UTC »

Heard on my KX3 here at home. Good signal with some random deep fades

4095.670 KHz  Desert Whooper. BAT 13.1  OTMP 48  ITMP 57  PV ?

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HF Beacons / Re: Windy 4102.85 malfunction?

« on: December 15, 2021, 1646 UTC »

No signal at all from Windy, either locally or on SDRs. The cloudy weather must have flattened the battery. Windy really needs to upsize its solar panel and battery. No one is going to suddenly find it if there is a 20 watt panel instead of a 5 watt panel 

486

HF Beacons / Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log

« on: December 15, 2021, 1634 UTC »

this log is from 06:15 PST, lower outside temperature than last night and the lowest I've yet seen. The battery is a bit lower but still healthy given that it is running about 14 hours without a solar recharge.

4095.670 KHz  Desert Whooper. S9+ signal on KFS SE kiwi SDR,  BAT 12.7  OTMP 36  ITMP 43   PV 0

this log is from 08:32 PST and the battery appears to be fully charged.

4095.670 KHz  Desert Whooper. S6+ signal on KFS SE kiwi SDR,  BAT 13.8  OTMP 38  ITMP 48   PV 5

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HF Beacons / Re: Teotwaki's Evening Beacon Log

« on: December 15, 2021, 0558 UTC »

Heard on the Utah #1 kiwi omni. Coldest temp I've seen yet in that happy burbling of CW telemetry

4095.670 KHz   Desert Whooper.   BAT 13.0   OTMP 39   ITMP 47   PV 0

488

HF Beacons / Re: Russian MX beacons log.

« on: December 11, 2021, 2236 UTC »

Thanks for the logs! They're a good reminder for me to see if I can once again hear at home the beacons in the 7 & 8 MHz range. Summer reception is usually poor.

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HF Beacons / Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log

« on: December 11, 2021, 1347 UTC »

2097.300 KHz  "A" coming in weak on the NRD-525 here at home
4095.670 KHz  Desert Whooper. Fair signal on Utah Omni kiwi SDR,  BAT 12.8  OTMP 40  ITMP 46   PV 0
4100.050 KHz  "H" is a fair signal on the Utah Omni kiwi SDR
4102.820 KHz  Windy. Weak signal on the Utah Omni kiwi SDR. Only 3 dits (S)

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HF Beacons / Re: Teotwaki's Evening Beacon Log

« on: December 11, 2021, 0608 UTC »

Beacon heard here at home on my NRD-525

2097.300 KHz   "A" beacon varying S6 to S8

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Another New Dasher? 4095.92, 2212Z, KPH SDR

« on: December 10, 2021, 1855 UTC »

HAHA!

Yes!

Euthanise the aged!

wait a min

im old too!

 

Forced euthanasia would rapidly empty out the forum!

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HF Beacons / Re: Teotwaki's Morning Beacon Log

« on: December 10, 2021, 1809 UTC »

4095.650 KHz  Desert Whooper. Fair signal on the NRD525,  BAT 13.8  OTMP 43  ITMP 51   PV 1154
4102.820 KHz  Windy. Fair signal with decent wind pips  TMP 65  B  123

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Another New Dasher? 4095.92, 2212Z, KPH SDR

« on: December 10, 2021, 0950 UTC »

As I recall your Inyo Whooper produced a "wide band" signal and nobody complained about it. That used to be one of my favorites to catch at home and I was sorry to see it go.

https://youtu.be/LKrQYG38KjA

The daytime only wideband noise maker on 6627 is yours also. You even named it "Gendarme" but the guy in NM must have given his blessing to it's blatant cacophony?

Besides, in November of 2020 you said you were quitting beacons altogether and bid farewell to the forum and beacons or something to that effect.
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,74278.0.html

You even stated it as good that others were carrying the torch but now you and the NM guy voice disapproval of "blatant" beacons?

It is always funny to hear old dudes claim the "glory days are over" once they realize that they have been replaced by enthusiastic newbies. The newbies don't give a damn about gaining approval from any old timers.   

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HF Beacons / Re: 4100.04 KHz "H"

« on: December 10, 2021, 0101 UTC »

It must be at the bottom of an ancient well, 50M deep in the middle of Mexico with a completely NVIS antenna 

73's

Some beacons are hidden in just such a clever way! You never know when some angry person will attempt to locate and damage a pirate beacon, LOL!

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HF Beacons / Re: 4100.04 KHz "H"

« on: December 10, 2021, 0058 UTC »

Adding to the “H” chatter, “H” is heard regularly at DM12 and has been recorded regularly as it fades in between 1000Z and 1100Z very weakly each day since late September, conditions notwithstanding. Today at 1434Z, “H” peaked at 569 (sunrise at this location) and was gone at 1510Z. With that report, “H” seems to be becoming stronger as we proceed towards the winter months.

As I last reported in May of this year, I had first heard “H” in September of 2020, it became stronger during the winter months then either went off the air in spring or just drifted down into the QRN of summer, I suspect the latter. Although there is no Doppler on “H” during sunrise here, due to the signal behavior of “H”, I strongly suspect it to have an Asia Minor origin.


Receiver KiwiSDR
Ant: 80m dipole at 15m
location:  DM12

Ooooo.... that is a really interesting thought about the location of "H"