OK, now I get it. FN21TANNER is not the callsign but a mis-decode. That makes sense. I misunderstood. Most beacons are decoded perfectly well by cw skimmer. You can check that on the RBN. No need for any special fine-tuning of beacon ID sequence. 73 es tnx info Dieter, VK3FFB ----- Original Message ----- From: Brandon Jordan To: hfbeacons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2015 12:49 PM Subject: [HFbeacons] Re: FN21TANNER Not sure what is misleading about "· · · · · DE K4MTP/B FN21 TANNERSVILLE PA K", but I doubt beacon ops are fine tuning their beacon text for perfect CWSkimmer decodes. :) On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 7:03 PM, <dpelz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Sure, but for all practical purposes the prefix is misleading. My skimmer has no problem decoding. Automatic beacon skimming 24/7 here. ----- Original Message ----- From: Brandon Jordan To: hfbeacons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2015 9:11 AM Subject: [HFbeacons] Re: FN21TANNER The beacon is identifying correctly, but CWSkimmer (which I assume is being used to decode in this case) is having issues with with spacing. Mike also QSLs readily: http://swldx.us/blog/?p=205 On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 3:32 PM, <dpelz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: No worries. Good to know what beacon that is. I still don't like the callsign much :( ----- Original Message ----- From: Brandon Jordan To: hfbeacons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2015 7:10 AM Subject: [HFbeacons] Re: FN21TANNER Oops, just saw all the other replies. Doh! :) On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 2:09 PM, Brandon Jordan <swl.tn.usa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Hi Dieter. The FN21TANNER decodes you guys are getting are K4MTP, Tannersville, PA. On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 7:19 PM, Dieter Pelz <pelz.dieter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: I know I have seen this one before and others are also spotting it. If this beacon is indeed in France, then I pops up here at a most unusual time of day: de dx freq cq/dx snr speed time VK3FFB FN21TANNER 28203.1 CW CQ 14 dB 18 wpm 0036z 23 Jan VK3FFB FN21TANNER 28203.1 CW CQ 16 dB 18 wpm 0020z 23 Jan DF4UE FN21TANNER 28203.0 CW CQ 10 dB 18 wpm 1530z 21 Jan DF4UE FN21TANNER 28203.0 CW CQ 9 dB 18 wpm 1516z 21 Jan OH6BG FN21TANNER 28203.2 CW CQ 17 dB 18 wpm 1506z 16 Jan VK3FFB VA3KAH 28172.1 CW BCN 3 dB 13 wpm 0009z 23 Jan VK3FFB W7SWL 28232.1 CW BCN 7 dB 13 wpm 0008z 23 Jan VK3FFB NH6HI 28292.2 CW BCN 6 dB 14 wpm 0008z 23 Jan VK3FFB KG2GL 28245.9 CW BCN [LoTW] 2 dB 17 wpm 0008z 23 Jan VK3FFB K4MTP/B 28203.1 CW BCN 7 dB 18 wpm 0007z 23 Jan VK3FFB K5AB 28280.0 CW BCN 12 dB 14 wpm 0003z 23 Jan VK3FFB VE3TEN 28175.5 CW BCN 9 dB 12 wpm 0002z 23 Jan VK3FFB VE3TEN 28175.5 CW BCN 8 dB 12 wpm 2359z 22 Jan VK3FFB K7FL 28298.6 CW BCN [LoTW] 4 dB 15 wpm 2358z 22 Jan VK3FFB K5WDB/B 28248.1 CW BCN 6 dB 15 wpm 2357z 22 Jan VK3FFB K7EK/B 28249.4 CW BCN 12 dB 15 wpm 2357z 22 Jan VK3FFB N7MA 28216.4 CW BCN [LoTW] 5 dB 10 wpm 2357z 22 Jan VK3FFB AA1TT 28269.1 CW BCN 3 dB 10 wpm 2357z 22 Jan VK3FFB VK8VF 28267.9 CW BCN 1 dB 15 wpm 2356z 22 Jan VK3FFB NH6HI 28292.2 CW BCN 7 dB 14 wpm 2353z 22 Jan VK3FFB W7SWL 28232.1 CW BCN 9 dB 13 wpm 2352z 22 Jan VK3FFB VA7PL/B 28188.9 CW BCN 7 dB 14 wpm 2350z 22 Jan VK3FFB WI4L/B 28274.0 CW BCN 4 dB 18 wpm 2349z 22 Jan VK3FFB K5AB 28280.0 CW BCN 18 dB 14 wpm 2347z 22 Jan VK3FFB VK4RTL 28269.9 CW BCN 4 dB 12 wpm 2347z 22 Jan VK3FFB VE2REA/B 28184.1 CW BCN 4 dB 12 wpm 2346z 22 Jan VK3FFB VE7MTY/B 28197.0 CW BCN 11 dB 14 wpm 2346z 22 Jan VK3FFB K7FL 28298.6 CW BCN [LoTW] 7 dB 15 wpm 2343z 22 Jan VK3FFB K7EK/B 28249.4 CW BCN 17 dB 14 wpm 2342z 22 Jan VK3FFB W6WX 28200.1 CW NCDXF 16 dB 22 wpm 2340z 22 Jan VK3FFB N7MA 28216.4 CW BCN [LoTW] 7 dB 10 wpm 2339z 22 Jan VK3FFB W4CLM/B 28232.7 CW BCN 7 dB 15 wpm 2338z 22 Jan VK3FFB N1LF/B 28268.5 CW BCN 7 dB 12 wpm 2338z 22 Jan VK3FFB NH6HI 28292.2 CW BCN 8 dB 14 wpm 2337z 22 Jan VK3FFB W7SWL 28232.1 CW BCN 7 dB 13 wpm 2337z 22 Jan VK3FFB KE4TWI 28204.8 CW BCN 4 dB 14 wpm 2335z 22 Jan VK3FFB VA7PL/B 28188.9 CW BCN 8 dB 14 wpm 2333z 22 Jan VK3FFB K5AB 28280.0 CW BCN 17 dB 14 wpm 2332z 22 Jan VK3FFB KH6WO 28200.0 CW NCDXF 18 dB 22 wpm 2331z 22 Jan VK3FFB VK4RTL 28269.9 CW BCN 9 dB 12 wpm 2331z 22 Jan VK3FFB VE7MTY/B 28197.0 CW BCN 13 dB 14 wpm 2330z 22 Jan VK3FFB K7FL 28298.6 CW BCN [LoTW] 9 dB 15 wpm 2327z 22 Jan VK3FFB KE4TWI/B 28204.8 CW BCN 10 dB 14 wpm 2324z 22 Jan VK3FFB N7MA 28216.4 CW BCN [LoTW] 6 dB 10 wpm 2323z 22 Jan -- 73, Brandon Jordan, WA4230SWL Fayette County, TN EM55gc http://www.swldx.us WinRadio G33DDC, WinRadio G313-e, RFSpace SDR-IQ, RFSpace NetSDR (locked to GPSDO) DX Engineering NCC-1 Phased Active Verticals Array Solutions AS-SAL-12 Shared Apex Loop Array Solutions AS-SAL-30 Shared Apex Loop -- 73, Brandon Jordan, WA4230SWL Fayette County, TN EM55gc http://www.swldx.us WinRadio G33DDC, WinRadio G313-e, RFSpace SDR-IQ, RFSpace NetSDR (locked to GPSDO) DX Engineering NCC-1 Phased Active Verticals Array Solutions AS-SAL-12 Shared Apex Loop Array Solutions AS-SAL-30 Shared Apex Loop -- 73, Brandon Jordan, WA4230SWL Fayette County, TN EM55gc http://www.swldx.us WinRadio G33DDC, WinRadio G313-e, RFSpace SDR-IQ, RFSpace NetSDR (locked to GPSDO) DX Engineering NCC-1 Phased Active Verticals Array Solutions AS-SAL-12 Shared Apex Loop Array Solutions AS-SAL-30 Shared Apex Loop -- 73, Brandon Jordan, WA4230SWL Fayette County, TN EM55gc http://www.swldx.us WinRadio G33DDC, WinRadio G313-e, RFSpace SDR-IQ, RFSpace NetSDR (locked to GPSDO) DX Engineering NCC-1 Phased Active Verticals Array Solutions AS-SAL-12 Shared Apex Loop Array Solutions AS-SAL-30 Shared Apex Loop