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Author Topic: UNID 14230 AM 0456 UTC 15 NOV 2023  (Read 671 times)

The_Snow

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UNID 14230 AM 0456 UTC 15 NOV 2023
« on: November 15, 2023, 0500 UTC »
I'm hearing what I think may be a pirate station on 14230 AM on the KiwiSDR from Khabarovsk, Russia. The ID is in Russian and I'm a newbie with the radio stuff, but I actually found this clicking through different SDRs looking for SSTV signals. It sounds like the station is playing pop songs and I'm only hearing it on the KiwiSDR from Khabarovsk, Russia. It's been going on for hours now, this is just the first moment I've had to post. The signal for it isn't great and it fades in and out and sounds like another station is competing for the frequency.

0502 UTC it's off right now. It may come back. It's been doing this for hours.
0504 UTC station is back on.
« Last Edit: November 15, 2023, 0505 UTC by The_Snow »
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Ray Lalleu

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Re: UNID 14230 AM 0456 UTC 15 NOV 2023
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2023, 0852 UTC »
Looks like Amateur misbehaving

1320 SSTV in AM mode, then OFF
« Last Edit: November 15, 2023, 1322 UTC by Ray Lalleu »
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