[Spooks] Russian beacons

[Zack Widup]

On Wed, 12 Oct 2005, Ary Boender wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> Lots of Russian beacon activity at the moment. Even "A" has been activated,
> which is a rarity. This station has always been a Far Eastern beacon but the
> signal is now almost as strong as the other European beacons, therefore I doubt
> that it is still in the Far East. If you can df this station, please let us know
> the bearings and time. Maybe we can figure out where it is located.
> 
> During the past few days "A" has been reported by various dxers from W.Europe,
> Canada and the US on 5154.1, 7039.1, 8495.1, 10872.1, 13528.1 and 16332.1 kHz
> 
> 73, Ary Boender
> 

I heard the "A" beacon along with many others today at 1230Z on 13528.1. I 
was surprised they were so strong.  OTOH, I could almost not hear E03 
Lincolnshire Poacher on 14487 or 15682 at the same time. It could be that 
13528 was below the MUF at the moment but the higher frequencies weren't.

73, Zack