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 It looks like we have a beacon transmission!

Here's the decoded message:

`JF4IQS/1 on JP-1802(Ariake Tennis Prefectural Park, JP-TK) 7014 CW`

Let me break it down for you:

* `JF4IQS`: This is the callsign of the transmitting station. In this case, it's a Japanese amateur radio station.
* `/1`: This indicates that the transmission is a single Morse code signal (i.e., not a continuous wave).
* `on JP-1802(Ariake Tennis Prefectural Park, JP-TK)`: This is the frequency and location information. Specifically:
	+ `JP-1802`: This is the Japanese amateur radio band 1802 kHz.
	+ `(Ariake Tennis Prefectural Park, JP-TK)`: This indicates that the transmission is taking place at Ariake Tennis Prefectural Park, which is likely a popular amateur radio operating location in Japan. The `JP-TK` part suggests that it's located in Tokyo or surrounding areas.
* `7014 CW`: This is the frequency and mode information:
	+ `7014`: This is the frequency in Hertz (7.014 MHz).
	+ `CW`: This stands for Continuous Wave, which means that the transmission is using Morse code.

So, to summarize: The JF4IQS station is transmitting a single Morse code signal on 7014 kHz CW from Ariake Tennis Prefectural Park in Tokyo!