Beacon log for callsign M0HNK, with 30 total loggings, all band counted
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CALL  NAME  DATE  UTC  MHZ  RST  LOC  KM  REMARK 
M0HNKRichard26/11/2509:2010539IO81QV1163About 90 minutes after local sunrise, and beacon now emerging above local noise floor by up to around 15-18 dB, but struggling against pulsing broadband QRM between around 10.1295 and 10.1315 MHz. RSP Duo with homebrew active dipole about 5m above ground level.
M0HNKRichard18/11/2516:2510579IO81QV1163Signal booming into western England this afternoon. RSPDuo with SDRconnect gives SNR of up to around 26dB in a bandwidth of 250Hz. Antenna - homebrewed active dipole.
M0HNKRichard10/11/2512:4010439IO81QV1163Rather weak signal, occasionally up to 15dB above local noise floor but sometimes dropping into the noise. Bad QRM at times. RSP Duo and homebrewed active dipole.
M0HNKRichard31/10/2511:0510549IO81QV1163Good steady signals into western England this morning. Homebrewed active dipole and RSPDuo with Raspberry Pi4B. SDR Connect reports SNR of +10 to +13 dB in 500Hz bandwidth.
M0HNKRichard22/10/2514:5010559IO81QV1163Very good steady signals this afternoon. Easy copy 20-25dB above local noise floor. RSP Duo with 500Hz filter and homebrewed active dipole.
M0HNKRichard14/10/2510:5010449IO81QV1163Variable signal into western England this morning. At best up to around 25 dB above local noise (signal around 559) but often only around 15 dB above local noise and often fading into the noise floor for brief periods. RST of 449 overall.
M0HNKRichard9/10/202516:0010559IO81QV1163Very good steady signals into western England, steady 20-25dB above local noise floor, no QSB. RSP Due & homebrew active dipole.
M0HNKRichard4/10/2510:2510549IO81QV1163Good signals this morning into western England with negligible QSB. Signal typically 15-20 dB above local noise. RSPDuo with homebrew active dipole antenna.
M0HNKRichard02/10/202513:5010339IO81QV1163Rather variable signal today into western England - rst up to 549 at times but bad QSB and signal often disappearing into the noise for some time. RSP Duo with homebrewed active dipole.
M0HNKRichard11/09/2516:3010579IO81QV1163Best copy I have yet heard into western England, little QSB and signal up to 30 dB above local noise! RSP Duo & SDR Connect running on Raspberry Pi4B, filter set to 500 Hz. Antenna homebrewed active dipole (Stampfl clone)
M0HNKRichard11/09/202512:4010549IO81QV1163QSB less than experienced recently into west of England, RSPDuo with homebrewed active dipole antenna.
M0HNKRichard04/09/202512:0010339IO81QV1163Strong qsb. Signal here in western England up to about 15 dB above local noise floor at times but often falling away completely, so repeat listens needed to hear complete transmission. Rig RSPDuo, antenna active dipole (homebrewed Stampfl clone)
M0HNKRichard18/8/2513:4010549IO81QV1163Generally good signal but with some qsb - mostly about 10-12 dB above local noise floor, occasionally up to 18 dB above noise floor but sometimes fading out to become inaudible. Received on homebrewed active dipole antenna (based on Stampfl design) with RSP Duo SDR, cw bandwidth 500 Hz..
M0HNKRichard05/03/2408:5510539IO81QV1163Received with RSPduo and attic dipole. Some qsb but signal up to around 15dB above local noise.
M0HNKRichard1/12/2311:1510559IO81QV1163Slight qsb with signal occasionally fading out, but generally very clear signal into western England (Herefordshire). Signal 10-20 dB above noise floor. Wellbrook loop (ALA5030LN) with RSP1a.
M0HNKRichard11/10/2316:4010559IO81QV1163Signal up to around 15 dB above local noise floor here in western England, but with some QSB during which signal briefly drops out completely. Received with RSP1a using trapped dipole (40/30/20 m) in attic. 73 de Richard
M0HNKRichard01/09/2313:4010449IO81QV1163Fairly rapid qsb, signal at best 20 dB above noise, typically around 15dB above noise but briefly disappearing entirely so several transmit cycles needed to decode message fully. Receiver RSP Duo with attic dipole (trapped 20/30/40m).
M0HNKRichard29/8/2316:4010439IO81QV1163Signal occasionally up to almost 20dB above local noise, but mostly around 10 dB above noise and sometimes fading out completely for a few seconds. RSPDuo receiver with trapped dipole (20/30/20m) in attic. 72 de Richard
M0HNKRichard14/8/2307:0010579IO81QV1163Unusually clear and steady signal into western England for this time of the morning - signal steady and 20 dB above local noise. Trapped attic dipole (40/30/20m) with RSP Duo receiver.
M0HNKRichard01/08/2318:5010539IO81QV1163Clear but weak signal into western England, fairly steady with a little QSB. Receiver SW30+ (K1SWL design) with trapped attic dipole (40/30/20m)
M0HNKRichard24/07/202316:5010549IO81QV1163Very clear at times (up to around 18dB above the noise) but heavy QSB and at times becoming inaudible. RSP Duo receiver switching between trapped attic dipole (20/30/40 m) and homebrewed broadband magnetic loop. Similar results with both antennas.
M0HNKRichard10/07/2321:0010579IO81QV1163Easily 579 tonight, with signal up to 40 dB above the noise (noise at around -98 dBm in 500 Hz bandwidth). Trapped attic dipole (40/30/20m) around 6 or 7 metres above ground level. Receiver RSPDuo.
M0HNKRichard06/07/202313:1010439IO81QV1163RSP Duo & attic dipole. Signal sometimes fading to become only partially readable but, at best, clear although quite weak.
M0HNKRichard26/06/2320:0010549IO81QV1163Nice clear signal into Western England (Ross on Wye, Herefordshire). Wellbrook Loop antenna & RSP Duo receiver. Signal typically 10-15 dB (but up to 20 dB) above noise floor (which was about -108 dBm in 500 Hz bandwidth).
M0HNKRichard16/06/202319:4010449IO81QV1163OHR100a with attic dipole (trapped 20/30/40m). Prominent QSB, signal clear at one moment & down in the noise a few seconds later.
M0HNKRichard21/12/2212:5010449IO81QV1163Signal mostly fair but with QSB. At best 10 dB above noise, typically around 5 dB above noise but sometimes buried in noise floor. RSP1a & attic dipole.
M0HNKRichard15/12/2219:3010339IO81QV1163Signal typically 339 but strong QSB and signal sometimes disappearing into noise but occasionally rising up to 15 dB above noise floor. Receiver RSP1a, antenna attic dipole oriented NNW-SSE
M0HNKRichard12/12/2214:3510439/559IO81QV1163Variable signal with strong QSB, but at best, very clear
M0HNKRichard07/12/2214:1510539IO81QV1163Strong QSB, signal disappearing completely at times but, at best, up to 15dB above my local noise floor (500 Hz filter). Attic dipole & RSP1a.
M0HNKRichard05/12/2216:5510549IO81QV1163Heard with trapped dipole (20/30/40m) in attic, rig RSP1a.