Loggings > 22 Meter Band HiFER Beacons
DNR beacon at 13562 kHz
Token:
--- Quote from: Strange Beacons on December 20, 2017, 1545 UTC ---While searching for signals, I discovered a new (for me, at least) pirate beacon transmitting in the ISM band. The pattern is slow CW (approximately 5-7 wpm), transmitting a series of eleven "T"s, then the letters "DSR," then followed by "DE DSR MOJAVE DESERT."
I've been checking this area of the band for over a week in order to monitor another signal that I've discovered and this one has only just appeared this evening (0430 UTC, Tuesday, 12/19/2017).
Video recording of the beacon HERE.
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--- Quote from: ChrisSmolinski on December 20, 2017, 1725 UTC ---Sounds like you found a new beacon, with an ID of DSR.
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Check that audio again, it is sending DNR, not DSR.
Also, what you are describing as T’s are much longer than the T in DESERT, so I think those are probably long dashes or tones, not letters.
(edit) Just played the full recording. Looks like 11 dashes and then "DNR DNR". This cycle repeats 5 times, and on 5th cycle ID changes to "DE DNR MOJAVE DESERT".
T!
Strange Beacons:
--- Quote from: Token on December 20, 2017, 1859 UTC ---
--- Quote from: Strange Beacons on December 20, 2017, 1545 UTC ---While searching for signals, I discovered a new (for me, at least) pirate beacon transmitting in the ISM band. The pattern is slow CW (approximately 5-7 wpm), transmitting a series of eleven "T"s, then the letters "DSR," then followed by "DE DSR MOJAVE DESERT."
I've been checking this area of the band for over a week in order to monitor another signal that I've discovered and this one has only just appeared this evening (0430 UTC, Tuesday, 12/19/2017).
Video recording of the beacon HERE.
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--- Quote from: ChrisSmolinski on December 20, 2017, 1725 UTC ---Sounds like you found a new beacon, with an ID of DSR.
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Check that audio again, it is sending DNR, not DSR.
Also, what you are describing as T’s are much longer than the T in DESERT, so I think those are probably long dashes or tones, not letters.
(edit) Just played the full recording. Looks like 11 dashes and then "DNR DNR". This cycle repeats 5 times, and on 5th cycle ID changes to "DE DNR MOJAVE DESERT".
T!
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I appreciate your input. I was allowing FLDIGI to do all of the decoding and it showed a "T" for each dash. But what you have pointed out makes more sense.
I listened to this again via my recording and yes, it definitely is transmitting "DNR."
Thanks, Token
Curt / W9SPY
Token:
Checking my logs I have several past suspected beacons on various frequencies with the IDs DNR or DRNK, all using "MOJAVE DESERT" in the transmission somehow. All of them have been short duration, a few days only.
(edit) Now that I am home I can play the video in high def, could not do that from work. I see you were on my SDR when you made the video. I have not heard this beacon in the past when I looked in that freq range, so no idea when it showed up. But looking right now I see it there, but a bit different than when you recorded it.
T!
Strange Beacons:
--- Quote from: Token on December 20, 2017, 2333 UTC ---Checking my logs I have several past suspected beacons on various frequencies with the IDs DNR or DRNK, all using "MOJAVE DESERT" in the transmission somehow. All of them have been short duration, a few days only.
(edit) Now that I am home I can play the video in high def, could not do that from work. I see you were on my SDR when you made the video. I have not heard this beacon in the past when I looked in that freq range, so no idea when it showed up. But looking right now I see it there, but a bit different than when you recorded it.
T!
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Yes, the signal is back, but this time it is transmitting 8 dashes, then DNR DNR DNR K DE DNR MOJAVE DESERT TMP 151 TMP 151 VS 04.5 VS 04.5 VB 04.9 VB 04.9 K
Listen Live Here.
Curt / W9SPY
Edit: Here is a new recording of the signal. (Recording time and date can be seen in the UTC widget running at the top right of the video screen).
Token:
--- Quote from: Strange Beacons on December 21, 2017, 0210 UTC ---
Yes, the signal is back, but this time it is transmitting 8 dashes, then DNR DNR DNR K DE DNR MOJAVE DESERT TMP 151 TMP 151 VS 04.5 VS 04.5 VB 04.9 VB 04.9 K
Edit: Here is a new recording of the signal. (Recording time and date can be seen in the UTC widget running at the top right of the video screen).
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In that video it sounds to me like there are 9 dashes in each set. Then DNR DNR DNR K. This is repeated several times and every few cycles the DNR ID is replaced by the longer DE DNR ID you quote.
But I just tuned to it myself, and now it sounds like it is doing 12 dashes per set and is much weaker than when you made your recording.
Also, in your video I noticed that the end of each dash sounds odd.
T!
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