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Old February 7th 05, 01:38 PM
Al
 
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QG is Winsor Ontario. You sure thats not it?

B.H.

Guess that was a Loooooooooooooooooooooong T!


Most of the time Canadian beacons transmit a long dash after their ID
(sometimes called DAID) as opposed to long silence as in the US beacons.
QG carrier transmits on 353kHz with a tone of 400Hz that's why it appears
to be near 353.5kHz. QG with a DAID sounds like QG long T.

Listening to beacons can be a form of DX in itself. So far I have 489
beacons logged consisting of 30 US states, 46 Canadian, and a total of 17
countries. My furthest beacon is IPA, Isla de Pascua (Easter Island), Chile
on 280kHz, 3,990 miles away. They have a 3kW transmitter so they are a
rather easy copy. Most NDBs (non directional beacons) are under 25 watts of
power.

Don't get sucked into listening for NDBs or you will be up all night
listening to, as my wife calls it, strange beep beeps.

Al KA5JGV
San Antonio, TX