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Old January 22nd 20, 04:26 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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Default 428kHz Pocahontas Iowa Beacon

On Fri, 17 Jan 2020 16:34:37 -0800, N9NEO wrote:

+AD4 Greetings.
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+AD4 I am interested in copying repeater in Iowa.
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+AD4 http://www.airnav.com/cgi-bin/navaid...AD0-POCAHONTAS
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+AD4 I am in NH on a hilltop with closest Power lines 1/4 mile away. Antenna is 3' am broadcast loop. Should I expect to copy 25W signal at night with decent receiver?
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+AD4 Thanks
+AD4 Bob
+AD4 N9NEO

I've never chased LW beacons but I'd imagine a very narrow bandwidth would be your friend. Slow speed CW doesn't need much bandwidth at all. The extra bandwidth just lets in extra noise.

Have you caught anything else on LW, say Euro broadcasters?