We seek to understand and document all radio transmissions, legal and otherwise, as part of the radio listening hobby. We do not encourage any radio operations contrary to regulations. Always consult with the appropriate authorities if you have questions concerning what is permissible in your locale.

« previous next »
Pages: [1]

Author Topic: The Bell System 6920 was 6915 USB 0239 UTC 31 AUG 2025  (Read 954 times)

Offline DangerKitty

  • DX Legend
  • ******
  • Posts: 1657
    • Orange County, NC
    • Email
The Bell System 6920 was 6915 USB 0239 UTC 31 AUG 2025
« on: August 31, 2025, 0239 UTC »
0239: phone calls, mention North Carolina, lots of phone calls
- station that was on 6845 earlier on top of the "phone call" station every so often
0248: station from 6845 now on top of WDOG
« Last Edit: August 31, 2025, 1300 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
Logged
QSL to umst777@yahoo.com would be greatly appreciated!
SDRplay RSP2/RSPdx  w/SDRuno SW ; N-S 43M Dipole /  Disclaimer: Shazam/Sound-Hound used to ID many songs.

Offline Molvania Poacher

  • Marconi Class DXer
  • ********
  • Posts: 5273
    • New Hampshire
Re: UNID 6915 USB 0239 UTC 31 August 2025
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2025, 0244 UTC »
SINPO=14321

344- Tones and then weak audio of people speaking.
Logged
All reception direct-- From my location, radio and antenna.
QTH New Hampshire (70 miles north of Boston).
Tecsun S-8800 and Kenwood R-2000, with about 135 feet of wire thrown up in the trees.
eQSLs most appreciated to molvaniapoacher@gmail.com.

Online Radiouser

  • DXing Phenomena
  • *******
  • Posts: 3211
  • Hamilton, Ontario
    • Email
Re: The Bell System 6915 USB 0239 UTC 31 August 2025
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2025, 0245 UTC »
s7 Direct.

0245 Recorded message from NC.
0247 Mass of operators all talking at once.
0256 OM with "The Bell System" ID 2x.
0257 Back into mass of operators all talking at once.
« Last Edit: August 31, 2025, 0257 UTC by Radiouser »
Logged
Dave in Hamilton, ON   Please eQSL to drossm@sympatico.ca

All loggings Direct unless otherwise indicated.

Shazam used when needed to ID songs.
Chasing Pirate Radio stations since 1980.
Favorite Pirate Radio stations from the 80's both heard and QSL'd were Voice of Venus, RNCI, Tangerine Radio, Voice of To-morrow, Voice of Laryngitis, Radio Sound Wave, Radio Paradise International and Radio Clandestine among many others.
JRC NRD535D-SE with Sherwood SE-3 Mk IV, Drake R8B, SDRplay RSPdx-R2, Global AT-2000 tuner, PAR EF-SWL.

Offline ChrisLobdell

  • Global Moderator
  • DXing Phenomena
  • *****
  • Posts: 4963
    • Massachusetts
    • Email
Re: UNID 6915 USB 0239 UTC 31 August 2025
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2025, 0246 UTC »
0243 Recording of various operated assisted calls .. just the operators ...S8
0247 Jamming ? Sirens
0257 Quick ID as The Bell System...
0310 now on 6920 USB


« Last Edit: August 31, 2025, 0310 UTC by ChrisLobdell »
Logged
Receiver: Tecsun S-2200x, JRC NRD-525, 535 and 545, Icom IC-7300
Aerial: MFJ G5RV dipole
near Lowell Massachusetts - Gateway To The Merrimack Valley.
All loggings are from my QTH with my equipment unless stated otherwise.
QSL to: crlobdell1@gmail.com or
Box 80146, Stoneham, MA 02180
Amateur Radio Station: KC1IUK

Online Radiouser

  • DXing Phenomena
  • *******
  • Posts: 3211
  • Hamilton, Ontario
    • Email
Re: UNID 6915 USB 0239 UTC 31 August 2025
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2025, 0249 UTC »
Quote from: ChrisLobdell on August 31, 2025, 0246 UTC
0243 Recording of various operated assisted calls .. just the operators ...S8
0247 Jamming ? Sirens

Op from 6845 mucking around tonight. Now QRMing 6955.
Logged
Dave in Hamilton, ON   Please eQSL to drossm@sympatico.ca

All loggings Direct unless otherwise indicated.

Shazam used when needed to ID songs.
Chasing Pirate Radio stations since 1980.
Favorite Pirate Radio stations from the 80's both heard and QSL'd were Voice of Venus, RNCI, Tangerine Radio, Voice of To-morrow, Voice of Laryngitis, Radio Sound Wave, Radio Paradise International and Radio Clandestine among many others.
JRC NRD535D-SE with Sherwood SE-3 Mk IV, Drake R8B, SDRplay RSPdx-R2, Global AT-2000 tuner, PAR EF-SWL.

Offline Markokpik

  • DXing Phenomena
  • *******
  • Posts: 4332
    • Cambridge, Wi.
    • Email
Re: UNID 6915 USB 0239 UTC 31 August 2025
« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2025, 0257 UTC »
~ 0245 signal jumped around - 6915U, 5880U, 5890U and settled on 6955U which was over WDOG.  Siren, warbling tones, chugging, etc. jamming WDOG.  Effective here - WDOG is barely audible.
Logged
Mark Taylor
Cambridge, Wi. (20 miles SE of Madison)
markokpik@gmail.com
Perseus, Airspy HF+, RX-880 MkII, Tecsun H501x, bunch of portables; N3LLL loops & 130' random wire antennas
Music identified with help from Shazam.

Offline Sarge94

  • DX Legend
  • ******
  • Posts: 1448
    • SE NY
    • Email
Re: UNID 6915 USB 0239 UTC 31 August 2025
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2025, 0258 UTC »
0257 - phone company recordings
Logged

Offline aurora

  • DX Legend
  • ******
  • Posts: 1850
    • Pittsburgh, PA
    • Email
Re: The Bell System 6915 USB 0239 UTC 31 August 2025
« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2025, 0302 UTC »
Very good signal 55455

0259 - many telephone calls being played
Logged
eQSLs appreciated! Send to: aurora6925 (at) mail.com
Icom 756Pro3 rig & 133 ft Carolina-Windom ant
Pittsburgh PA

Offline caodwolf

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 359
    • SE Pennsylvania
Re: The Bell System 6915 USB 0239 UTC 31 August 2025
« Reply #8 on: August 31, 2025, 0303 UTC »
0302 with telephone calls

S6 with some fading

Dave
Logged
SE PA
60 miles NW of Philly.
>eQSL's Appreciated: caodwolf@gmail.com

Ten-Tec RX-340; WinRadio, DX Engineering Vertical Antenna &  Wellbrook Loop

Offline Quasar

  • DX Legend
  • ******
  • Posts: 1032
    • NYC
    • Email
Re: The Bell System 6915 USB 0239 UTC 31 August 2025
« Reply #9 on: August 31, 2025, 0303 UTC »
0303 seeing and hearing two signals. A phone call S9 and a digital jammer @20 over.
0310 both have appeared to stop.
0311 Bell System or whoever they are has moved to 6920 USB S9+10
« Last Edit: August 31, 2025, 0314 UTC by Quasar »
Logged
All reports given are direct from my station in NYC.
Main toys are a Flex 3000 SDR, Icom 756 Pro II and other assorted odds & ends. They may be older, but work very well for me.
100 ft random wire (all my city lot allows)
Pse email to @ slo100bw1@aol.com

Offline DXrafaelcolDX

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 136
    • 4 40 N 76 6 W
    • Email
Re: The Bell System 6915 to 6920 USB 0239 UTC 31 August 2025
« Reply #10 on: August 31, 2025, 0315 UTC »
At 0308 on 6915 Electric tones

At 0312 on 6920 kHz telephone dialing tones and something like voices in the background

I have uploaded a short video to the HFU group's Facebook page, with part of the signal received on 6915u kHz.

Please some eQSL very apreciated

Locator:FJ24xr

Thanks!
« Last Edit: August 31, 2025, 0330 UTC by DXrafaelcolDX »
Logged
Rafael Rodriguez R
Bogotá - COLOMBIA
Please eQSl: dxrafael.rodriguez (at) gmail.com
Rx Elad FDM-S2 Ant. Dipole 15 m

Online dxace1

  • DXing Phenomena
  • *******
  • Posts: 4459
    • Potomac MD
  • eQSL appreciated to: dxace1@gmail.com
    • Email
Re: The Bell System 6915 to 6920 USB 0239 UTC 31 August 2025
« Reply #11 on: August 31, 2025, 0325 UTC »
The Bell System huge signal as heard at Maryland as of 0325 UTC
Logged
Dan in Potomac, MD (USA)  eQSL to:  dxace1@gmail.com

Receivers: Skanti R-8001, WJ 8718AMFP/8711A/8709/8712P, JRC NRD-301A/93, NRD-505/545/535/515, Drake R8/8B/8A/SPR-4/R-7A, RFT EKD-515/514, McKay Dymek DR33-C6, DR-22, AEG 1800/3, Cubic 3280/2400, R&S EK070/085/896, ICOM 71A/8500/8600/9000, Elad DuoR, AOR 7030, Lowe HF-250, Ten Tec RX-350, Yaesu FRG-8800/100, Collins 51S-1...and more!

Offline ChrisSmolinski

  • Administrator
  • Marconi Class DXer
  • *****
  • Posts: 33256
    • Westminster, MD USA
    • Black Cat Systems
Re: The Bell System 6920 was 6915 USB 0239 UTC 31 AUG 2025
« Reply #12 on: August 31, 2025, 1308 UTC »
SDR recording catch, 0237 UTC sign on, with a very good signal. Thanks for the analog / POTS memories! And for helping to #keep43mweird !
Logged
Chris Smolinski
Westminster, MD
eQSLs appreciated! csmolinski@blackcatsystems.com
netSDR / AFE822x / AirSpy HF+ / KiwiSDR / 900 ft Horz skyloop / 500 ft NE beverage / 250 ft V Beam / 58 ft T2FD / 120 ft T2FD / 400 ft south beverage / 43m, 20m, 10m  dipoles / Crossed Parallel Loop / Discone in a tree

Offline N2MLP

  • DXing Phenomena
  • *******
  • Posts: 3854
    • NE Pennsylvania USA
  • Eqsl's to n2mlp.reports@Gmail.com
    • Email
Re: The Bell System 6920 was 6915 USB 0239 UTC 31 AUG 2025
« Reply #13 on: August 31, 2025, 1413 UTC »
SDR RECORDIG

S-9

MIX OF AUDIO
Logged
ALL RECEPTION IS DIRECT  QSL's are greatly appreciated!

Receivers:  FT-950--RSPdx (SDR)
Antennas:
560FT LONG WIRE
40M double bazooka
43 ft vertical
G5VR
Portable setup YB-400-Datong AD37active antenna or 25 ft wire
Pages: [1]
« previous next »
 

HFUnderground T-Shirt
HFUnderground T-Shirt
by MitchellTimeDesigns