Re: [IRCA] Alaska from the midwest?

["Steve Ratzlaff" <steveratz@xxxxxxxx>]

One problem with trying to hear Alaskan beacons, is usually the noise level 
is higher the lower you go in frequency.
I can't directly find a beacon associated with Nome, but a DXer in Colorado 
has recently heard 2 Alaskan beacons for the first time. 233 ALJ, Johnstone 
Point is fairly widely heard--that was the first one he heard, and he's 
heard it at least several times since. Its modulation is +/- 400 Hz, thus if 
you listen for it in CW mode, with a narrow IF filter, tune the radio to 
233.4 or 222.6 and listen for the morse code ident. Of course there are 
Canadian beacons with 400 Hz modulation on 233, but usually the lower 
sideband is much clearer to try for; at least that's where I always hear 
ALJ, almost never on its usb. It runs fairly high power for a beacon, in the 
100-500 watt range. I would say hearing ALJ would be the easiest Alaskan 
beacon to hear for anyone not on the West Coast. The beacons Nick mentioned, 
SQM and ICW are only low-power interior beacons, running a nominal 25 watts, 
and are not widely heard even on the West Coast (unless you live in B.C. or 
northern WA!). And there's always 530 ADK, Adak to try for. It has wide 
coverage on the West Coast as long as you don't have something strong on 
530.
Good luck and good listening.
Steve
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nick Hall-Patch" <nhp@xxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 12:22 PM
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Alaska from the midwest?


> Those looking for Alaska might want to use MW radiobeacons as indicators 
> of
> possible good conditions...."SQM" on 529 for the Alaska panhandle, "ICW" 
> on 525
> would indicate central Alaska.  Don't know off the top if the Nome area 
> has any
> MW beacons...Steve Ratzlaff would though...
>
> Nick
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