*Jay, I logged your beacon three times today... 13:26Z, 15:01 Z and 17:03 Z. Your beacon signal was "right on" 28.161 MHz the way I listen/log signals. The frequency disparity comes from the receiver/listener...... Some listeners use rigs with analog readouts. Some listeners never calibrate their digital readoutsDifferent manufacturers derive/determine where in the circuit the digital signal is received. Different model years of the same manufacturer often differ in digital readout.
Some listeners tune for a tone other than 700 Hz. Some listeners are tone "deaf".Beacon frequency listings are considered "ball park" figures that are close enough for a Operator/listener to locate a particular beacon if the band was favorable. (regardless of the rig, digital readout, tone looked for or calibration)
73 Bill WJ5O *
On 6/9/2011 1:47 PM, Jay Jensen wrote:
Hi Drew Thanks for the report!Just curious how you measure frequency. I had a couple of reports a few weeks ago suggesting I was at 28.160.9 MHz. I increased frequency on my TX so that I obtained a 600 hz tone at 28.161.Am I tuning incorrectly? Thx Jay - VE3SWS > Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 14:34:02 -0400 > From: ars_kb2seo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: 10mprop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; hfbeacons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [HFbeacons] BEACONS! ...Good Spread of locations From Eton, Ga EM74PT> > Hi All, > > At 1815 UTC: > > 28.160.7-VE3SWS light signal on Vertical > 28.165.5-XE2NS- 449 on Vertical > 28.183.2-XE1RCS VERY light on Vertical > 28.204- WA2NTK- Very light on on Vertical > 28.209.8 KB9WGA- Light-Heard on Moxon pointed to NNW. > 28.224.5 K5GJR- 589 on Vertical > 28.211 N5BRC- LOUD on both antenna- 599 > 28.231 WA4FC- 339 Best sig on Moxon -Pointed NNE > 28.231.8 N1FSX 449 Vertical > 28.243 KB1QZY 549 and building Vertical > 28.245 N8RT 349 Ground wave Vertical > 28.257.5 WY5I 559 Vertical > 28.264 AB8Z 539 Vertical > 28.268.5- KG4GXS 539 Vertical > 28.282.4 KD0GZJ 439 MOXON pointed west > 28.298 K5TLL 559 on Vertical > > I also heard Fragments on 28.271, Could not get a Number off it so I > cant say who I heard . But Both Antennas used, the Sig would rise and > fall above the noise enough to make a positive ID impossible. Plus, the > Thunderstorms about 30 miles to my N.E. added to the fun! > > 73 all, > Drew > KB2SEO > ____________________ >> The HFbeacons mailing list information: //www.freelists.org/webpage/hfbeacons