[HFbeacons] Re: BEACONS! ...Good Spread of locations From Eton, Ga EM74PT
- From: Jay Jensen <ve3sws@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <hfbeacons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <10mprop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 20:55:11 +0000
Hi Bill and Drew,
Thanks for the information. So is 700 Hz the official, correct CW tone then?
I want to be perfectly on frequency, technically anyway. I thought it was
supposed to be 600 Hz, and I used the 600 Hz tone generated by WWV to match
audible tone on 28.161 MHz with 2 receivers. If it is supposed to be 700 Hz,
maybe I can increase my TX freq slightly.
Thanks Again
73
Jay - VE3SWS
Thanks for your reply as well Drew, 73.
Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 15:16:17 -0500
From: wj5o@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: ve3sws@xxxxxxxxxxx; hfbeacons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; 10mprop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [HFbeacons] Re: BEACONS! ...Good Spread of locations From Eton, Ga
EM74PT
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 readouts
Different 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
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