Topband: 160m Fishing Beacons

[bruce whitney]

I bet quite a few people heard a fishnet beacon this morning?
It was almost zero beat with PJ2T at 1.811 around 1100Z.
GX3E ---------- it was loud and to my East here in southeastern Michigan.
73, Bruce W8RA


--- On Sun, 10/10/10, Mike Waters W0BTU <mrscience65704 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Mike Waters W0BTU <mrscience65704 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: Topband: 160m Fishing Beacons
> To: "Petr Ourednik" <indians at xsmail.com>, "Ray Benny" <rayn6vr at cableone.net>, nick at clockmaker.com.au
> Cc: topband at contesting.com
> Date: Sunday, October 10, 2010, 5:52 AM
> Heard another tonight (briefly) 
> to the NE about 4:30 AM local time: GX8E 1826
> 
> On the ON4KST Low band chat:
> 0924  GMT vo1hp  1816.3  LM0  fishing
> beacon 
> 
>  73,
> Mike Waters
> www.w0btu.com
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Petr Ourednik <indians at xsmail.com>
> > To: Ray Benny <rayn6vr at cableone.net>;
> nick at clockmaker.com.au
> > Cc: topband at contesting.com
> > Sent: Sun, September 26, 2010 3:06:09 PM
> > Subject: Re: Topband: 160m Fishing Beacons
> > 
> > Hi Nick and Ray,
> > 
> > see my article which I posted longer time ago on my
> TB  blog about the
> > FNB or  DNF...
> > 
> > http://topband.blog.cz/0810/drift-nets-fishing-beacons
> > 
> > Also  the beacon list is updated including
> the  FNB/DNF.
> > 
> > http://topband.blog.cz/0611/160m-beacon-list
> > 
> > I am trying  to complete the list of beacons for
> long time ago and I
> > tried it
> > also for  fishnets including history...
> > 
> > 73 - Petr, OK1RP 
> > 
> > 
> > On Sat, 25 Sep  2010 10:15:12 -0700, "Ray Benny"
> <rayn6vr at cableone.net>
> > said:
> > >  Nick,
> > > 
> > > I'm glad someone is picking up the fishing
> beacon  documentation and
> > > history.
> > > I believe it is you that is wanting  to keep
> an SWL log of beacons heard.
> > > If
> > > not, pse let me know who  is.
> > > http://www.genesisradio.com.au/VK2DX/fishnet.html
> ...
> 
> 
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