Re: Topband: Anyone else hear these?

[Wes Stewart]

It's amazing how much information you can find once you know what you are 
looking for.  Until then, not so much.  I tried searching for "beacons", etc, 
with no luck. Hence the question.


N7WS


On 12/16/2017 4:30 PM, Mike Waters wrote:

Lots of information is in the searchable archives of this reflector at
lists.contesting.com/archives//html/Topband/. A search for "drift net",
"fishnet", and "fish net" will return everything that you wanted to know
about these beacons, but were afraid to ask. ;-)

There are one or two ham websites that are also a wealth of information.
Some have a list of them and encourage reports of new ones, as well as
photos and technical details.

73, Mike
www.w0btu.com
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Re: Topband: Anyone else hear these?

[Petr Ourednik]

https://160mband.blogspot.cz/search/label/Beacons?updated-max=2015-07-29T01:49:00-07:00=20=2=false
73 - Petr, OK1RP

On Sat, Dec 16, 2017, at 10:23 PM, Lew Sayre wrote:
> Yo,
> or they could be signals from  outer space.Ya just never
> know...> 73 and I remain,
>   Lew w7ew
>
> On Sat, Dec 16, 2017 at 12:53 PM, Wes Stewart > wrote:
>
> > Thanks for all of the replies.  Seems I'd heard these mentioned
> > someplace> > but didn't put two and two together.
> >
> >
> > On 12/16/2017 1:19 PM, Wes Stewart wrote:
> >
> >> From time to time I'm hearing some non-ham stations transmitting
> >> on 1823> >> and 1829 KHz.  These signals typically pop up as steady
> >> carriers then> >> identify in Morse and disappear.  I've heard IDs of 
> >> 4OMD, 4NAF and
> >> 4NAG.> >>
> >> Ideas?
> >>
> >> Wes  N7WS
> >>
> >>
> >>
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73 - Petr, OK1RP
B: goo.gl/Fd2JhJ
G+: goo.gl/w3u2s9
G+: goo.gl/gP99xq

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Re: Topband: Anyone else hear these?

[Mike Waters]

Lots of information is in the searchable archives of this reflector at
lists.contesting.com/archives//html/Topband/. A search for "drift net",
"fishnet", and "fish net" will return everything that you wanted to know
about these beacons, but were afraid to ask. ;-)

There are one or two ham websites that are also a wealth of information.
Some have a list of them and encourage reports of new ones, as well as
photos and technical details.

73, Mike
www.w0btu.com
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Re: Topband: Anyone else hear these?

[Lew Sayre]

Yo,
or they could be signals from  outer space.Ya just never know...
73 and I remain,
  Lew w7ew

On Sat, Dec 16, 2017 at 12:53 PM, Wes Stewart  wrote:

> Thanks for all of the replies.  Seems I'd heard these mentioned someplace
> but didn't put two and two together.
>
>
> On 12/16/2017 1:19 PM, Wes Stewart wrote:
>
>> From time to time I'm hearing some non-ham stations transmitting on 1823
>> and 1829 KHz.  These signals typically pop up as steady carriers then
>> identify in Morse and disappear.  I've heard IDs of 4OMD, 4NAF and 4NAG.
>>
>> Ideas?
>>
>> Wes  N7WS
>>
>>
>>
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Re: Topband: Anyone else hear these?

[Wes Stewart]

Thanks for all of the replies.  Seems I'd heard these mentioned someplace but 
didn't put two and two together.


On 12/16/2017 1:19 PM, Wes Stewart wrote:
From time to time I'm hearing some non-ham stations transmitting on 1823 and 
1829 KHz.  These signals typically pop up as steady carriers then identify in 
Morse and disappear.  I've heard IDs of 4OMD, 4NAF and 4NAG.


Ideas?

Wes  N7WS



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Re: Topband: Anyone else hear these?

[Merv Schweigert via Topband]

Fish net beacons out here in the Pacific,
They are on every day,  sometimes every even KC across the whole
band.  many are over S9 depending on location
Have heard them as far as from EU and USSR lakes and oceans.

nothing new, been there forever.

\Merv K9FD/KH6

From time to time I'm hearing some non-ham stations transmitting on 
1823 and 1829 KHz.  These signals typically pop up as steady carriers 
then identify in Morse and disappear.  I've heard IDs of 4OMD, 4NAF 
and 4NAG.


Ideas?

Wes  N7WS



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Re: Topband: Anyone else hear these?

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

Drift net beacons.


73,

   ... Joe, W4TV


On 12/16/2017 3:19 PM, Wes Stewart wrote:
 From time to time I'm hearing some non-ham stations transmitting on 
1823 and 1829 KHz.  These signals typically pop up as steady carriers 
then identify in Morse and disappear.  I've heard IDs of 4OMD, 4NAF and 
4NAG.


Ideas?

Wes  N7WS



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Re: Topband: Anyone else hear these?

[Lew Sayre]

Yo,
Fishing buoys.
   73 and I remain,
   Leww7ew

On Sat, Dec 16, 2017 at 12:19 PM, Wes Stewart  wrote:

> From time to time I'm hearing some non-ham stations transmitting on 1823
> and 1829 KHz.  These signals typically pop up as steady carriers then
> identify in Morse and disappear.  I've heard IDs of 4OMD, 4NAF and 4NAG.
>
> Ideas?
>
> Wes  N7WS
>
>
>
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Re: Topband: Anyone else hear these?

[Les Kalmus]

Fishing beacons?

Les W2LK


On 12/16/2017 3:19 PM, Wes Stewart wrote:
From time to time I'm hearing some non-ham stations transmitting on 
1823 and 1829 KHz.  These signals typically pop up as steady carriers 
then identify in Morse and disappear.  I've heard IDs of 4OMD, 4NAF 
and 4NAG.


Ideas?

Wes  N7WS



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Topband: Anyone else hear these?

[Wes Stewart]

From time to time I'm hearing some non-ham stations transmitting on 1823 and 
1829 KHz.  These signals typically pop up as steady carriers then identify in 
Morse and disappear.  I've heard IDs of 4OMD, 4NAF and 4NAG.


Ideas?

Wes  N7WS



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Re: Topband: suggestions on receive antenna to EU

[donovanf]

Hi Larry, 


A 500 foot Beverage will provide excellent results. Ground rods are 
only one solution. Excellent alternatives are chicken wire laid on 
the ground or multiple radials laid on the ground or buried. 


73 
Frank 
W3LPL 

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From: "Larry"  
To: topband@contesting.com 
Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2017 2:30:48 PM 
Subject: Topband: suggestions on receive antenna to EU 




 Forwarded Message  
Subject: suggestions on receive antenna to EU 
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2017 13:48:51 + 
From: Larry  
To: topband@contesting.com 



Gents and ladies: 

I have a very good 700'+ beverage installed to the South, and have tried 
various BOGs, but want something for listening to EU stations. 

EU is not a great direction for me as my QTH is on the west slope of a 
long mountain range running NNE to SSW; there is a bit of a saddle at 
about 50 degrees true, but EU is uphill most of the way. Ground varies 
from very rocky to patches of conductive clays; normally it is diffcult 
to impossible to get a 4' ground rod in. 

Max distance at about 45 degrees is around 500' 

So, with all that in mind, I seek your advice. 

Would I be better off with some sort of large loop (K9AY etc.) or 
perhaps a double delta, or would I be better off with a 450' beverage to 
the EU? 

Thanks in advance for your thoughts and suggestions- 
Larry 
W8ANT 



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Topband: suggestions on receive antenna to EU

[Larry]

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Subject:suggestions on receive antenna to EU
Date:   Sat, 16 Dec 2017 13:48:51 +
From:   Larry 
To: topband@contesting.com



Gents and ladies:

I have a very good 700'+ beverage installed to the South, and have tried
various BOGs, but want something for listening to EU stations.

EU is not a great direction for me as my QTH is on the west slope of a
long mountain range running NNE to SSW; there is a bit of a saddle at
about 50 degrees true, but EU is uphill most of the way.  Ground varies
from very rocky to patches of conductive clays; normally it is diffcult
to impossible to get a 4' ground rod in.

Max distance at about 45 degrees is around 500'

So, with all that in mind, I seek your advice.

Would I be better off with some sort of large loop (K9AY etc.) or
perhaps a double delta, or would I be better off with a 450' beverage to
the EU?

Thanks in advance for your thoughts and suggestions-
Larry
W8ANT



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