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My understanding is that MX refers to a single letter beacon cluster, no matter where it is. These particular beacons send long dashes, "I" and "W". I used to use a 102-inch whip antenna with a huge loading coil on my car for 160 meters. I was running more than a watt but I did work many states while mobile with that setup. But if someone can put a "stealth" dipole up for 4 MHz somewhere in the desert, it will probably get out OK and still be hard to find. Zack On Fri, 21 Apr 2006, Utility World (Hugh Stegman) wrote: > Visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks to unsubscribe from this > list > > I'd be inclined to agree with Kurt. I don't think a simple whip like you > see on VHF would be very efficient on 4 MHz with these low-powered > transmitters. These beacons actually get out pretty well, and I'd suspect > the antenna is somewhat larger than that. > > Oh, and I am almost certain that MX, as assigned by Enigma 2K, only refers > to single-letter CW cluster and solitary beacons and markers coming from > Russia and Eastern Europe. > > -hugh > > > : I have been listening to the southwest USA beacon cluster MX around 4096 > > : kHz. The Spynumbers website indicates they are being sent from small > > : transmitters with whip antennas placed in various obscure locations in > the > > : desert. > > > > Not a single one uses a whip antenna! > > > > Kurt > ______________________________________________________________ Spooks mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks Help: http://mailman.qth.net/faq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] - Visit http://www.spynumbers.com/ for complete information about Spy Numbers Stations
