Seeking Beacons With Mr. Beacon KO6BB
I've been kinda dragging my tail all day. The band really opened up last night and I was up till after 4:00AM local chasing them thar beacons. I logged 48 New for the summer season beacons, which included 4 brand new ones (for me). The R-390a is really proving it's worth on longwave now. The new preamp really shines AND it has such high dynamic range I don't even need to switch in the Low pass filter to cut out BCB intermod, even when listening just below 530kHz. In fact I picked up a new Alaska beacon at 529kHz that I could NEVER hear on any other set due to splatter from the TIS stations on 530kHz. Not even on the R-71A that I had tricked out with expensive Filters etc.
Below is a complete list of all my summer beacon loggings for this year. It has 282 individual beacons and is down some from last summer as I didn't listen during the first two months or so of the season. About the first two thirds of the log were heard on the Hallicrafters SX-71 and homebrewed longwave converter, the last third heard on the R-390A receiver (In just the past couple weeks). Antenna used is the Amplified 60 foot long sloper.
NDB Log Notes:
1. Canada is doing away with all single letter NDB callsigns, being implemented as quickly as they can service and reprogram the beacons. All single letter callsigns will be replaced by "Zed" callsigns that contain three letters and start with "Z".
2. Frequencies Listed are the assigned frequencies of the beacon. As I listen in the CW mode and use very narrow bandwidths actual frequency heard differs by the "Offset" or modulation frequency, typically either +/-400 or +/-1020Hz. Exceptions where I wasn't sure of which sideband I heard and didn't know the assigned frequency (as for beacon LVM) I listed the "Actual" frequency which is annotated by an "A". Example: 305.1A.
The Logs:
Call kHz Location
AOC 200 Arco, ID USA
UAB 200 Anahim Lake, BC Canada
YJ 200 Victoria, BC Canada
X 201 Canada (Two possible locations)
NSI 203 San Nicolas Island, CA, USA
TCY 203 Tracy, CA USA
YBL 203 Campbell River, BC Canada
COR 205 Corcoran, CA USA
GLS 206 Galveston, TX USA
PWT 206 Bremerton, WA USA
YNE 207 Norway House, MB Canada
AEC 209 Mercury, NV USA
HGT 209 Jolon, CA USA
IB 209 Atikokan, ON Canada
HDG 211 Gooding, ID USA
BY 212 Beechy, SK Canada
YGX 212 Gillam, MB Canada
CHX 214 Choix, Mexico
LU 214 Abbotsford, BC Canada
EC 217 Cedar City, UT USA
PR 218 Prince Rupert, BC Canada
RL 218 Red Lake, ON Canada
HLE 220 Hailey, ID USA
VI 220 Visalia, CA USA
QU 221 Grand Prairie, AB Canada
MY 222 Marysville, CA USA
YKA 223 Kamloops, BC Canada
YYW 223 Armstrong, ON Canada
DN 224 Dauphin, MB Canada
LWG 225 Corvallis, OR USA
CG 227 Castlegar, BC Canada
SJY 227 Hemet, CA USA
PD 230 Pendleton, OR USA
SM 230 Sacramento, CA USA
YD 230 Smithers, BC Canada
GP 232 Gaspe, QC Canada
LG 233 Long Beach, CA USA
FOR 236 Forsyth, MT USA
GNI 236 Grand Isle, LA USA
YZA 236 Ashcroft, BC Canada
MPA 238 Nampa, ID USA
OJ 239 High Level, AB Canada
BVS 240 Burlington, WA USA
YLL 241 Lloydminster, AB Canada
EL 242 El Paso, TX USA
XC 242 Cranbrook, BC Canada
ZT 242 Port Hardy, BC Canada
TH 244 Thompson, MB Canada
AN 245 San Diego, CA USA
FS 245 Sioux Falls, SD USA
HE 245 Hope, BC Canada
TLR 245 Tulare, CA USA
ILT 247 Albuquerque, NM USA
YLH 247 Lansdowne House, ON Canada
QL 248 Lethbridge, AB Canada
WG 248 Winnipeg, MB Canada
JC 249 San Jose, CA USA
2J 250 Grand Forks, BC Canada
FO 250 Flin Flon, MB Canada
AM 251 Amarillo, TX USA
YCD 251 Nanaimo, BC Canada
UR 253 Burbank, CA USA
HCY 257 Cowley, WY USA
LW 257 Kelowna, BC Canada
XE 257 Saskatoon, SK Canada
ZSJ 258 Sandy Lake, ON Canada
PBY 259 Kayenta, AZ USA
AP 260 Denver, CO USA
X 260 Prince George, BC Canada
YSQ 260 Atlin, BC Canada
UAD 263 Salinas, CA USA
ZL 263 Liard River, BC Canada
ZPB 264 Sachigo Lake, ON Canada
FA 266 Fresno, CA USA
SAA 266 Saratoga, WY USA
SL 266 Salem, OR USA
VR 266 Vancouver, BC Canada
XD 266 Edmonton, AB Canada
CII 269 Choteau, MT USA
UDE 269 Delta, MB Canada
YK 269 Castlegar, BC Canada
ZW 269 Teslin, YT Canada
SC 271 Stockton, CA USA
XS 272 Prince George, BC Canada
YLB 272 Lac La Biche, AB Canada
Z5 274 Vulcan, AB Canada
AV 275 St Andrews, MB Canada
GEY 275 Greybull, WY USA
GUY 275 Guyman, OK USA
PLS 275 Polson, MT USA
3H 276 Consort, AB Canada
CEP 278 Ruidoso, NM USA
OS 278 Los Angeles, CA USA
XSD 278 Tonopah, NV USA
GVV 280 Grangeville, ID USA
IPA 280 Easter Island, Chile
FFZ 281 Mesa, AZ USA
GWF 282 Lancaster, CA USA
DPG 284 Dugway Proving Ground, UT, USA
MXR 284 Raton, NM USA
QD 284 The Pas, MB Canada
8G 286 Stettler, AB Canada
EKS 286 Ennis, MT USA
PE 287 Peace River, AB Canada
AOP 290 Rock Springs, WY USA
QR 290 Regina, SK Canada
YYF 290 Penticton, BC Canada
CRD 293 Conrad, MT USA
BMC 294 Brigham City, UT USA
LGD 296 La Grande, OR USA
TV 299 Turner Valley, AB Canada
LAP 300 La Paz, Mexico
6K 302 Vernon, BC Canada
PU 302 Pueblo, CO USA
QW 302 North Battleford, SK Canada
LVM 305.1A Livingston, MT USA
ONO 305 Ontario, OR USA
RO 305 Roswell, NM USA
YQ 305 Churchill, MB Canada
Z1 305 Three Hills, AB Canada
E 308 Edmonton, AB Canada
9Y 311 Pincher Creek, AB Canada
MVI 311 Monte Vista, CO USA
4J 314 Knee Lake, MB Canada
VC 317 La Ronge, SK Canada
YQF 320 Red Deer, AB Canada
FT 321 Denver, CO USA
ID 324 Idaho Falls, ID USA
DC 326 Princeton, BC Canada
MA 326 Midland, TX USA
MCY 326 Mercury, NV USA
XJ 326 Fort St John, BC Canada
YQK 326 Kenora, ON Canada
PDG 327 Watsonville, CA USA
5J 328 Coronation, AB Canada
FIA 329 Socorro, NM USA
TAD 329 Trinidad, CO USA
YHN 329 Hornepayne, ON Canada
CAO 330 Clayton, NM USA
GLE 330 Gainesville, TX USA
IA 332 Portland, OR USA
POA 332 Pahoa, HI Hawaii
VT 332 Buffalo Narrows, SK Canada
WC 332 Whiterock, BC Canada
XH 332 Medicine Hat, AB Canada
STI 333 Mountain Home, ID USA
P2 332 Wetaskiwin, AB Canada
CC 335 Concord, CA USA
CVP 335 Helena, MT USA
NA 337 Santa Ana, CA USA
ESY 338 West Yellowstone, MT USA
PBT 338 Red Bluff, CA USA
RYN 338 Tucson, AZ USA
ZU 338 Whitecourt, AB Canada
MKR 339 Glasgow, MT USA
AK 341 Oakland, CA USA
ALM 341 Alamogordo, NM USA
JHN 341 Johnson, KS USA
SG 341 Santa Fe, NM USA
YZH 343 Slave Lake, AB Canada
BKU 344 Baker, MT USA
FCH 344 Fresno, CA USA
GNC 344 Seminole, TX USA
POY 344 Powell, WY USA
XX 344 Abbotsford, BC Canada
YC 344 Calgary, AB Canada
YXL 346 Sioux Lookout, ON Canada
LFA 347 Klamath Falls, OR USA
PA 347 Prince Albert, SK Canada
SBX 347 Shelby, MT USA
MNC 348 Shelton, WA USA
NUC 350 San Clemente Island, CA USA
NY 350 Enderby, BC Canada
ON 350 Newport, OR USA
RG 350 Oklahoma City, OK US
SWU 350 Idaho Falls, ID USA
AE 351 Albuquerque, NM USA
NO 351 Reno, NV USA
YKQ 351 Waskaganish, QC Canada
5F 353 Fox Creek, AB Canada
AL 353 Walla Walla, WA USA
CY 353 Cheyenne, WY USA
LLD 353 Lanai City, HI Hawaii
LWT 353 Lewistown, MT USA
RNT 353 Renton, WA USA
HI 356 Portland, OR USA
MEF 356 Medford, OR USA
OPZ 356 Lopez Island, WA USA
SA 356 Sacramento, CA USA
T 356 Saskatoon, SK Canada
ZF 356 Yellowknife, NT Canada
ZXE 356 Saskatoon, SK Canada
BO 359 Boise, ID USA
SDY 359 Sidney, MT USA
YAZ 359 Tofino, BC Canada
YQZ 359 Quesnel, BC Canada
6T 362 Foremost, AB Canada
HBK 362 Hinchinbrook, AK Alaska
RPX 362 Roundup, MT USA
IOM 363 McCall, ID USA
AA 365 Fargo, ND USA
FT 365 Ft Worth, TX USA
HQG 365 Hugoton, KS USA
SFF 365 Spokane, WA USA
MO 367 Modesto, CA USA
RD 367 Redding, CA USA
GYM 368 Guaymas, Mexico
SIR 368 Sinclair, WY USA
SX 368 Cranbrook, BC Canada
VX 368 Dafoe, SK Canada
ZP 368 Sandspit, BC Canada
ZVR 368 Vancouver, BC Canada
YBV 370 Berens River, MB Canada
ITU 371 Great Falls, MT USA
TVY 371 Tooele, UT USA
UK 371 Ukiah, CA USA
YK 371 Yakima, WA USA
ZPA 372 Prince Albert, SK Canada
EP 373 Estevan Point, BC Canada
MF 373 Medford, OR USA
TF 373 Pueblo, CO USA
LV 374 Livermore, CA USA
8H 375 St Paul, AB Canada
DW 375 Tulsa, OK USA
FS 375 Fort Simpson, NT Canada
K2 376 Olds Didsbury, AB Canada
YAG 376 Fort Francis, ON Canada
LXV 378 Leadville, CO USA
OT 378 North Bend, OR USA
SF 379 San Francisco, CA US
YBE 379 Uranium City, SK Canada
BBD 380 Brady, TX USA
GC 380 Gillette, WY USA
OEL 380 Oakley, KS USA
AW 382 Arlington, WA USA
GRN 382 Guerrero Negro Mexic
YE 382 Fort Nelson, BC Canada
PI 383 Pocatello, ID USA
BF 385 Bakersfield, CA USA
MR 385 Monterey, CA USA
QV 385 Yorkton, SK Canada
WL 385 Williams Lake, BC Canada
SYF 386 St. Francis, KS USA
3Z 388 Taber, AB Canada
AM 388 Tampa, FL USA
JW 388 Jumping Pound Creek,
MM 388 Fort Mc Murray, AB Canada
MS 388 McInnes Island, BC Canada
TW 389 Twin Falls, ID USA
DDP 391 San Juan, Puerto Rico
BAJ 392 Sterling, CO USA
EUR 392 Eureka, MT USA
PNA 392 Pinedale, WY USA
DQ 394 Dawson Creek, BC Canada
ENZ 394 Nogales, AZ USA
5V 395 Drumheller, AB Canada
ULS 395 Ulysses, KS USA
YL 395 Lynn Lake, MB Canada
PA 396 Everett, WA USA
SB 397 San Bernardino, CA USA
ZSS 397 Saskatoon, SK Canada
ENS 400 Ensenada, Mexico
FN 400 Fort Collins, CO USA
HU 400 Sacramento, CA USA
QQ 400 Comox, BC Canada
VQ 400 Alamosa, CO USA
AZC 403 Colorado City, AZ US
HEQ 404 Holyoke, CO USA
MOG 404 Montague, CA USA
OLF 404 Wolf Point, MT USA
YLJ 406 Meadow Lake, SK Canada
CHD 407 Chandler, AZ USA
PRZ 407 Portales, NM USA
MW 408 Moses Lake, WA USA
Z7 408 Claresholm, AB Canada
6Z 410 La Loche, SK Canada
DAO 410 Ft. Huachuca, AZ USA
GDV 410 Glendive, MT USA
HMM 410 Hamilton, MT USA
RD 411 Redmond, OR USA
OEG 413 Yuma Proving Ground, AZ USA
YHD 413 Dryden, ON Canada
LYI 414 Libby, MT USA
PYD 414 Groom Lake, NV USA
RPB 414 Belleville, KS USA
SKX 414 Taos, NM USA
Y 414 Regina, SK Canada
IEE 415 Oil Platform Irene, California Coast
LO 415 West Yellowstone, MT USA
CEK 420 Crete, NE USA
CKP 423 Cherokee, IA USA
SYW 428 Greenville, TX USA
AYB 430 Auburn, NE USA
HMY 512 Lexington, OK USA
CL 515 Port Angeles, WA USA
PN 515 Ponka City, OK USA
SAK 515 Lake Kalispell, MT USA
INE 521 Missoula, MT USA
ICW 525 Nenana, AK Alaska
OJ 526 Olathe, KS USA
RWE 526 Camp Roberts, CA USA
SQM 529 Level Island, AK Alaska
AZC 403 Colorado City, AZ USA.
Contributed By: Phil Atchley, KO6BB
Merced, California, USA, 37.18N 120.29W CM97sh.
Antennas: Alpha Delta Twin Sloper and Hustler 6BTV
R-390A '67 EAC.
HALLICRAFTERS SX-71 ('53) & 5R10A ('53).
REALISTIC DX-160 ('78).
HOMEBREW Longwave CW receiver.
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