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Author Topic: UNID Star Spangled Banner 6915 drifting to 6925 05:11utc  (Read 1346 times)

Offline RCCI

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UNID Star Spangled Banner 6915 drifting to 6925 05:11utc
« on: December 09, 2012, 0526 UTC »
Booming signal here in Illinois Female singing Star Spangled Banner, Male anouncer.talking . Booming signal but VERY over modulated,
 05:33 has now drifted to 6933 - Pirate?  Or just the rig acting up?
+ Equipment: Yaesu FRG 100B, Kenwood R-1000, Yaesu FRG7,
+ Antenna: 75' dipole, height 21', running north and south.  Chicagoland area.
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Re: UNID Star Spangled Banner 6915 drifting to 6925 05:11utc
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2012, 0539 UTC »
Signal is now at 6940--- I hope this isn't an errant signal. Male still speaking.
+ Equipment: Yaesu FRG 100B, Kenwood R-1000, Yaesu FRG7,
+ Antenna: 75' dipole, height 21', running north and south.  Chicagoland area.
 *** QSLs welcomed at: gangwise1997@yahoo.com   Thanks!   ...Steve

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Re: UNID Star Spangled Banner 6915 drifting to 6925 05:11utc
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2012, 1527 UTC »
A drifting signal should be pretty obvious on my SDR recording, but I checked, and there was nothing noted here at all during that time period.
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