[Spooks] Spooks Digest, Vol 107, Issue 13

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The 4 MHz beacons are, for the most part, still there.  In the past few 
weeks in the 4 MHz area I have heard:

4079.6 kHz, TMP temperature beacon
4086.7 kHz, dasher, no name, 1.7 sec dash each 6.9 sec
4094.5 kHz, "X" beacon
4096.3 kHz, "Hexie" beacon
4097.2 kHz, "Inyo Whooper" or "Chips" beacon (the 2nd harmonic of this is 
fun to chase)
4102.3 kHz, "W" Windy beacon

Another beacon around 4096.2 is making occasional appearances.  It is 
sending "RHM" or "GVW" from time to time, along with what might be 
telemetry.  But, this one has been so sporadic I think someone is still 
playing with it, trying to get it working maybe.

Coxie on 4095.9 and Kelsie on 4096.6 I have not seen for a while, I heard 
they had failures and have not been repaired yet.  The 4089.25 dasher 
appears to be gone and has been for a while.  "CO" was not on 3449 kHz ("CO" 
was 11002.7 kHz), 3449.8 kHz was the "OK" beacon and it appears to be gone, 
I heard it was busted by the FCC but that is only rumor, have not seen 
anything to prove that.

Multiple beacons are up in the 5, 6, 8, and 11 MHz range.  3 new ones have 
been seen in the 2 MHz range (2008.4, 2018.3, and 2025.2 kHz), in addition 
to the "A" on 2097 kHz.

T!

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From: "Zack Widup" <w9sz.zack at gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2012 2:57 PM
To: "Shortwave Spy Numbers Stations" <spooks at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Spooks] Spooks Digest, Vol 107, Issue 13

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> I don't think so. A CW net would be sending CW. All I heard was a few
> single dashes. Two of them were maybe a second apart and then the next
> one was 15 minutes later. Otherwise that frequency was quiet on that
> night.
>
> I have not been able to hear the usual mystery dashers at all this
> season so far. I can hear the "L" station well on 6668 kHz. but none
> of the dashers around 4080 kHz - I haven't heard the temperature
> beacon, Kelsie, Hexie, etc. The "CO" beacon on 3449 kHz seems to be
> gone now, too.
>
> When I put up a new 80 meter dipole a few months ago, I thought it
> might improve my reception of these beacons and dashers, too. But a
> new antenna does not improve propagation! I also had the chance to
> tune around for these during a lull in operating a ham radio contest
> superstation about 100 miles from home a month ago. I was using a
> foursquare antenna. I heard nothing then, either.
>
> 73, Zack W9SZ