WX2ZAQ

[Dag]

I am hearing a CW ID each 12 minutes on 6991 kHz USB "WX2ZAQ" at about 20 wpm at 0914 UTC ( 5:14 AM EDT USA) in Central Florida.

Signal strenght was 569 at 0914 UTC and stayed about that for the next 30 minutes.

It was also easily heard on a KiwiSDR in New York.

There is no other intelligence or data accompanying the ID.   

An internet search, HFundergound search, and FCC call sign search all come up empty.

Is there any info on this station that I am missing?

Dag

[ka9q]

Here in San Diego CA I just heard it in the middle of the 60m ham band (the 15 kHz qrp segment). There was a CWID, then a burst of data. The X would indicate an experimental (Part 5) station.

[Dag]

Thanks for the input.

I did a search in  the FCC part 5 license search - there was no licensee found for WX2ZAQ.

Do you recall the frequency you copied it?

[BoomboxDX]

Could be an HFT transmitter. They are required to ID at least once an hour. I've heard one of them send a fast CW ID when they were just sending out a carrier, below the 40M ham band.

6991 kHz would be within the range that a lot of HFT transmitters seem to be operating. Most of the time I just hear their carriers. One on 6838 will send out data periodically. Haven't heard them ID with CW, but one would have to listen to 20-30 minutes of that horrendous racket to catch a CW ID, so I just don't bother.

[Dag]

I found the WX2ZAQ signal on 60 meters as KA9Q mentioned.

5359.3 khz USB and 6991.3 USB are where I hear it   The ID is 5 minutes apart, with the 60 meter signal IDing first, then the 40 m signal IDs about 7 seconds later.

There still isn't any other intelligence heard; just the IDs.

I hear it at 1050 UTC and in the evenings as well.

Dag.

[ka9q]

These guys seem to be all over the 6800-7000 kHz segment. I'm in San Diego, and it's just past midnight. So far I'm hearing at least three of these things.