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Subject: LF: Re: ZL6QH tests
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Watched with Argo during the Sunset window, but nothing seen that could possibly be ZL6QH.
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John, G4CNN
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--- On Thu 03/21, Vernall <vernall@xtra.co.nz> wrote:
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> ZL6QH BEACON TESTING 23 MARCH
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> 
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> ZL6QH will be transmitting on 23 March for all hours of local darkness. 
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> ZL2
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> sunset is nominally 0628 UTC, and sunrise nominally 1831 UTC (more
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> sunrise
<br />
> and sunset details in the list at the end of the notice).  The date was
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> selected to be close to an equinox.
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> 
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> Dual frequency keying will be used, with 120 second dots, 0.4 Hz shift
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> and
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> sending QQQQQQ... as hi, hi, lo, hi, gap.  One Q takes 10 minutes.
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>      hi = 137.7890 kHz
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>      lo = 137.7886 kHz
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> Each Q will start on the hour and be maintained close to 10 minute
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> multiples
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> throughout each hour, so absolute timing may be useful for analysis of
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> difficult reception situations.
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> 
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> SUNRISE AND SUNSET TIMES (UTC)
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> DX stations can decide on their best times for monitoring.  The following
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> list is a sequence of sunrise and sunset nominal times for 23 March, for
<br />
> various countries, by call sign prefix :
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> 
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> I sunrise 0508 UTC
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> DL sunrise 0530 UTC
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> F sunrise 0548 UTC
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> G sunrise 0601 UTC
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> EA sunrise 0613 UTC
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> GM sunrise 0614 UTC
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> IE sunrise 0623 UTC
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>                                                 ZL2 sunset 0628 UTC
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> VE1 sunrise 1012 UTC
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> W4 sunrise 1136 UTC
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> W6 sunrise 1359 UTC
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> VE7 sunrise 1410 UTC
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> KH6 sunrise 1630 UTC
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> I sunset 1711 UTC
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> DL sunset 1733 UTC
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> F sunset 1752 UTC
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> G sunset 1806 UTC
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> EA sunset 1816 UTC
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> GM sunset 1819 UTC
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> EI sunset 1827 UTC
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>                                                ZL2 sunrise 1831 UTC
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> 
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> It would seem that European listeners miss out on dark paths with ZL
<br />
> before
<br />
> their Saturday morning sunrise, but there are dark paths at and after
<br />
> European dusk.  Thus early Saturday evening could be the best time for
<br />
> European listeners.
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> 
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> Reception reports can be emailed to vernall@xtra.co.nz or posted to the
<br />
> reflector.  Note that there is no online email at ZL6QH.  There is also a
<br />
> booking for all-band HF activity, so on this occasion an HF liaison
<br />
> frequency can not be offered for advising LF reports as it could clash
<br />
> with
<br />
> contest activity.
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> 
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> Good luck to all prospective listeners.
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> 
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> 73, Bob ZL2CA
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> 
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> 
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> 
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> 
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> <p><hr>