Subject: glowbugs V1 #221
glowbugs Sunday, January 11 1998 Volume 01 : Number 221
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1998 11:08:23 -0400
From: "Brian Carling" <bry@mnsinc.com>
Subject: Re: Question about 7.040 (F Beacon)
On 28 Dec 97 at 12:39, Paul wrote:
> Hi Dave.. you've run across the famous 'F' Beacon. There are quite a few
> of these single letter beacons floating around 7.039.3. They all originate
> in Russia. Their purpose remains unknown. They appear to be generated at
> QRP power levels due to their received signal strengths. For more detailed
> information.. and a list of the known single letter stations refer to:
>
> http://reality.sgi.com/adams/ussr.beacons
But Paul! THAT site requires a password!
(at least it just demanded one of me!)
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1998 09:10:41 -0800
From: Ken Lopez <kjlopez@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Question about 7.040 (F Beacon)
Here is the information from the chuck's site on beacons:
Subject: 40M Beacons around 7.039MHz
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 02:24:39 GMT
From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (Chuck Adams)
To: "Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion" <qrp-l@Lehigh.EDU>
Gang,
This is the list that I have for the 40M Beacons heard
around 7.039MHz Also know as the single letter beacons
as they only key at about 12 wpm or faster a single
letter repeated at regular and continuous intervals.
No data known on power levels are antenna patterns at this time.
Most experienced observers believe omni-directional
antennas.
C - Moscow, European Russia 37.58E 55.75N (in degrees)
D - Odessa, Ukraine 30.70E 46.48N
F - Vladivostok, Asiatic Russia 131.85E 43.14N
K - Khabarovsk, Asiatic Russia 135.10E 48.50N
L - St Petersburg, Eur. Russia 30.33E 59.92N
M - Magadan, Asiatic Russia 150.83E 59.63N
O - Moscow, European Russia 37.58E 55.75N
P - Kaliningrad, Eur. Russia 20.50E 54.72N
R - Ustinov,
S - Archangel, Eur. Russia 41.00E 64.66N
U - Murmansk, Eur. Russia 33.08E 68.97N
X - Prague, Czech Republic 14.43E 50.08N
yu - Kholmsk, Asiatic Russia 142.08E 47.66N
**** yu is dididahdah ****
Another beacon has been reported at 7.002MHz
V - Tashkent
and as soon as I get additional information I will update this
list.
A mail reflector has been setup at Lehigh.Edu for reports.
Send me email if interested.
FYI
Chuck Adams K5FO CP-60
http://reality.sgi.com/adams adams@sgi.com
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 1998 20:23:34 -0500 (EST)
From: lee1@digital.net
Subject: Re: Plate Dip VS Pout
>To: keng@uidaho.edu
>From: lee1@digital.net
>Subject: Re: Plate Dip VS Pout
>Cc:
>Bcc:
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>>> Good Morning. I have a interesting phenomenon with my heath
>>> Apache TX.
>>> When I tune the plate cap for a dip in the plate current that's not
>>> where the max power out is. I get max power when I tune off
>>> the plate resonance. Any thoughts on this?? All help gladly
>>> appreciated. Thanks Larry B. Placerville Ca.
>>
>>Neutralize it.
>>
>>Ken
>>
>>Hi I have a good operating Heath transmitter, that tunes the same way,
>in fact every trans I have had including my old `1 tube keyed osc tuned the
same way.
>When the ant is drawing power from the final it slightly affects the
>tuning, first dip the plate then load the final then dip the plate and
again load the final.
>the load of the ant changes the efective load on the power output tube,
this effects the max transfer of power. Most all trans tune this way. I was
a comm eng for the FAA for years and tuned many xmitters, from hf to over
9000 mc. and they all tuned the same way.
>
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