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HF Beacons / 5295.0 AM Ten Count Beacon
« on: August 20, 2021, 2241 UTC »
5295.0 kHz AM Synthesized Voice Beacon "Ten Count"
2130UTC 2021AUG20 started logging of an unknown AM voice transmission already in progress.
Signal approximately -95dBm with fading, weak readable.
2159UTC 2021AUG20 noticed that this beacon ceased abruptly in a mid-transmission.
PLAY AUDIO of the 5295 AM Ten Count Beacon
This UNID HF beacon or test transmitter was heard transmitting a series of repetitive sequential transmissions.
Some occasional gaps were heard between the repetitive sequences, which were about 3 to 7 transmissions in each sequence.
Each Transmission Duration: 10 sec.
Each Transmission Repetition Rate: 20 sec.
Sequence timing of each transmission was approximately as follows:
Carrier On, Silence for 500 mSec.
AM Modulation Beep Tone 440 Hz for 370 mSec.
AM Modulation by synthetic Asian male accented voice type EE (English), "Testing 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10" for 8.2 sec.
Silence for 500 mSec, Carrier Off.
Repeat at next 20 sec clock.
Appears to be standard AM (Amplitude Modulation) with both sidebands.
Estimated area: West Coast of North America or Eastern North Pacific.
2130UTC 2021AUG20 started logging of an unknown AM voice transmission already in progress.
Signal approximately -95dBm with fading, weak readable.
2159UTC 2021AUG20 noticed that this beacon ceased abruptly in a mid-transmission.
PLAY AUDIO of the 5295 AM Ten Count Beacon
This UNID HF beacon or test transmitter was heard transmitting a series of repetitive sequential transmissions.
Some occasional gaps were heard between the repetitive sequences, which were about 3 to 7 transmissions in each sequence.
Each Transmission Duration: 10 sec.
Each Transmission Repetition Rate: 20 sec.
Sequence timing of each transmission was approximately as follows:
Carrier On, Silence for 500 mSec.
AM Modulation Beep Tone 440 Hz for 370 mSec.
AM Modulation by synthetic Asian male accented voice type EE (English), "Testing 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10" for 8.2 sec.
Silence for 500 mSec, Carrier Off.
Repeat at next 20 sec clock.
Appears to be standard AM (Amplitude Modulation) with both sidebands.
Estimated area: West Coast of North America or Eastern North Pacific.