Topband: K7RAT/B beacon signal

[Dennis Peterson]

Monitoring the two signals every few minutes and recording the info every 15 minutes, it was easy to see that the lower frequency at 1800.5 seemed to have much more QSB fading and was weaker readability wise over the hi-freq at 1999.5. Two times I was unable to hear the signal at 1800.5 and this was in a 30 minute period from 0915 to 0940 when the signal came back weak but audible.

The signal on 1999.5 was consistently stronger and with no fading.  This is how I observed the signals for a one hour time frame but was also about the same over the past few days of just checking the signal periodically here in York, SC.

ANTENNA used is an inv-L at 90 feet for RX; 

2nd antenna is a EWE antenna but is oriented at 270 degrees K7RAT is 301.3 degrees NW and over 2261 miles away.
On the EWE he is audible but just barely without a preamp at the present time.


Time UTC        lo-Freq           RST            hi-Freq            RST  
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0900                1800.5            329*           1999.5            339

0915                1800.5           not heard      1999.5           339

0930                1800.5           not heard       1999.5          339

0945                1800.5           329**           1999.5           339

1000                1800.5           249***         1999.5           349

*         heavy QSB fading

**       heavy QSB fading

***     barely audible with QSB    


73 de K0CKDennis



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