[Lowfer] 4096, OT, last comment

[KD7JYK]

Here we go!

Greetings from the US. A group of us here in the US Southwest have been
> operating pirate beacons for a few years now. They are located at remote
> sites in the southwestern deserts in Arizona and California. They are all
> solar powered with a 12V gellcell (lead-acid) battery with the exception
of
> one that operates with a solar panel only and transmits daytime only. The
> typical power output is about 100 to 200mW using a CMOS crystal oscillator
> and a 2N2222 or similar output transisitor. Here is a list of the beacons
> and frequencies:
>
> 8000.55 kHz: Sends Morse code letter "S"; daytime only from about 1500 to
> 0000 UTC. Located in western Arizona. Dipole antenna, 250 mW at mid-day.
>
> 4095 to 4096 kHz: A "cluster" of 5 beacons mostly sending either "dits"
or
> long dashes. They operate 24 hours. One periodically sends Morse "W"
> between series of dits. Located in Arizona and Southern California
deserts.
> About 150 mW each.
>
> 6700 kHz. Sends a series of "dits". Located in California. Operates 24
> hours.
>
> I will listen for your beacon on 6135 kHz. There is some type of data
> transmission just above this frequency that sends "WLO" then a brief data
> stream. I do not know what this is.
>
> Frank
> K3YAZ
> Tucson, Arizona