Topband: 73 de VK1AA [ Fishnet ]

[bruce whitney]

Bill,
Thank you. This is the most comprehensive information I have seen on this in some time. I have heard these beacons many times throughout the winter months at my QTH in southeatern Michigan. Usually they have been strongest on my Beverage antennas to the NE and E, leading me to beleive they were located off the NE Atlantic Coast. Usually they are just above the noise floor but occasionally I have heard them to be very loud. I once thought that I might have been hearing an intermod product from a nearby airport beacon - or something similar. I am now suspecting that there may be some fishnet beacons being used in the Great Lakes - much closer to my QTH. I will now try to collect some documentation on them as you suggest and forward it on to you. I would be interested in finding out if others have heard them around the Great Lakes area as well.
73, Bruce W8RA
 

--- On Fri, 8/20/10, Bill Tippett <btippett at alum.mit.edu> wrote:

> From: Bill Tippett <btippett at alum.mit.edu>
> Subject: Topband: 73 de VK1AA [ Fishnet ]
> To: "topband" <topband at contesting.com>
> Date: Friday, August 20, 2010, 6:06 AM
> ---------- Forwarded message
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> From: Nick <nick at clockmaker.com.au>
> Date: Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 9:31 PM
> Subject: 73 de VK1AA [ Fishnet ]
> 
> I would appreciate if you can pass this link to
> Toband reflector members
> http://tinyurl.com/2cc9rog
> 
> The page is about the fishnet beacons and I am looking for
> listening reports
> worldwide which will allow for more detailed study on the
> subject.
> Naturally, topbanders are not only ideal contributors,
> but may also directly benefit from this project.
> 
> Appreciate your help.
> 
> 73 Nick VK1AA (now also VK2DX)
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