Thanks for all the info guys. Can't believe I've been hamming for over 30 years and never ran across them before. Thought they were something new. Oh well...back to dx'ing!
73 de Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Jackson To: DX Chat Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 3:49 AM Subject: [DX-CHAT] Mystery Beacons @ 7039.0 KHz Does anyone have the straight scoop on the purpose and/or locations of the CW beacons transmitting on 7039.0 KHz? Each beacon appears to transmit an individual letter, like 'F', 'K' and 'M' over and over, with no other identification. So far, these are the only three I have heard, but there may be others. The signals appear to be coming from the northwest, possibly from the northern Pacific or southeast Asia. My first guess is they are JA fishing buoys. From my QTH in eastern Nebraska, 'F' is the loudest, followed by 'K', then 'M'. One morning just before sunrise, they were really loud, all well over S9, but most of the time they are S3 or less. They slowly fade out after sunrise. I'm just curious. They could possibly be used as an indication of propagation if their locations were known. 73 de Bill K9RZ Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
