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Author Topic: UNID 6940 USB 0001 UTC 4 AUG 2026  (Read 1599 times)

myteaquinn

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UNID 6940 USB 0001 UTC 4 AUG 2026
« on: August 04, 2026, 0001 UTC »
0007: Various tones.
0058: At recheck tones are back. Strong signal.
« Last Edit: August 04, 2026, 0059 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: UNID 6940 USB 0001 UTC 4 AUG 2026
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2026, 0003 UTC »
0003 - bell system?
0004 - off
0058 - tones Back on
0059 - off
0104 - tones back on
« Last Edit: August 04, 2026, 0108 UTC by hflstnr »
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Re: UNID 6940 USB 0001 UTC 4 AUG 2026
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2026, 0107 UTC »
0107 Tones are S8 here on Long Island
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Re: UNID 6940 USB 0001 UTC 4 AUG 2026
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2026, 0111 UTC »
0109  Barely audible music.  Off 0210.

Very poor signal here.
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Re: UNID 6940 USB 0001 UTC 4 AUG 2026
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2026, 0113 UTC »
0112 tones.
Dave in Hamilton, ON Please eQSL to [email protected]

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Re: UNID 6940 USB 0001 UTC 4 AUG 2026
« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2026, 0113 UTC »
0112 - tones             S8 peaks

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Re: UNID 6940 USB 0001 UTC 4 AUG 2026
« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2026, 0115 UTC »
0112 UTC ,,, tones heard in  N. Central Texas. 5 by 6 to 5x 8 report, qsb ...  lots of qrn again tonight. Tones intermittent , they come and go.
0142 UTC ... made a video report of tones and general band condx. Vid link good for 48 hrs.

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« Last Edit: August 04, 2026, 0146 UTC by vlf2hf »
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Re: UNID 6940 USB 0001 UTC 4 AUG 2026
« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2026, 0124 UTC »
Station: UNID
Listening date: 04 August 2026
Listening time: 01:23 - 01:29 (UTC time)
Frequency: 6940 USB
SINPO: 35333
Listening Location: Yokohama City (Japan) via kiwiSDR Buckingham, PA, USA
Receiver used: kiwiSDR / Buckingham, PA, USA
Antenna used: LZ1AQ 1.2m dia
Details of the programme listened to:
  0123 tones
  0129

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« Last Edit: August 04, 2026, 0129 UTC by DXerKen »
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ChrisSmolinski

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Re: UNID 6940 USB 0001 UTC 4 AUG 2026
« Reply #8 on: August 04, 2026, 1142 UTC »
I'm fairly confident this was a UTE, possibly related to the LINK-11 transmissions just a few kHz higher.
Chris Smolinski
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