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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0000 utc 22 May 2022
« on: May 22, 2022, 0119 UTC »
OMG booming in at nearly S9+40 (yes, there are a lot of distracting lightning crashes). BallSmacker, are you my neighbor?!?  ;)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0056 UTC 21 MAY 2022
« on: May 21, 2022, 0241 UTC »
Off the air at 0240z. Signal was S9+20 here in Binghamton, NY.

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HF Mystery Signals / Re: Amateur mode 3596 kHz - FSK?
« on: April 29, 2022, 0209 UTC »
After over 6 months without a reply I deleted the audio file. I had originally included a waterfall image in my post; that too got deleted.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WHIZ 6925 USB 0147 UTC 29 APR 2022
« on: April 29, 2022, 0206 UTC »
Solid signal (peaking at S9+20) well above S8 noise floor in Binghamton, NY.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: X-FM 6275 AM was 6285 AM 0129 UTC 17 Apr 2022
« on: April 17, 2022, 0254 UTC »
Peaking at S20, with noticeable fading (down to S9) in Binghamton, NY. Easily overwhelming the significant level of static crashes.

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VHF/UHF Logs, including satellites and radiosondes / Inmarsat-4 F3 voice gone?
« on: April 10, 2022, 2103 UTC »
I went back to monitoring Inmarsat-4 F3 after a long absence. I'm picking up STD-C LES and Classic Aero 600/1200/10500 bps signals, but I don't see any 8400 bps voice signals where I saw them before (1546.130 – 1546.190 MHz). I have a note that says that 600 & 1200 bps signals are scheduled to be phased out by 2023; are those voice channels gone now, or just very infrequent? Thanks!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Piss Ant Radio 6935 USB 0134 UTC 10 April 2022
« on: April 10, 2022, 0156 UTC »
Excellent signal with minimal fading (ranging from S8 to S9+) in Binghamton, NY.

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HF Mystery Signals / Re: 7939 @ 0350z - analog? digital? SigIDWiki fails me again!
« on: April 03, 2022, 0301 UTC »
I think you're correct - I could hear a weak broadcast under one of these signals.

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HF Mystery Signals / 7939 @ 0350z - analog? digital? SigIDWiki fails me again!
« on: April 02, 2022, 0406 UTC »
I never seem to be able to find a decent match for my mystery signals at SigIDWiki. This one looks like digital modes with a number of discrete frequency points used, but the frequencies "bend" while being transmitted (voice encryption?). Sorry I'm not more versed in the proper terminology. Screen capture of waterfall:

Audio clip: https://www.lutins.org/sdr/7960_USB_3_kHz_bw.mp3

Thanks for any ID assistance!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 USB 2338 UTC 31 MAR 2022
« on: April 01, 2022, 0039 UTC »
Solid S+25 signal in Binghamton, NY - out-competing the lightning crashes heartily (yes, I'm going to turn off the radio and ground my antenna when those storms get closer!).

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Unid 6925 usb 2123 utc 28 Mar 2022
« on: March 28, 2022, 2210 UTC »
Solid signal in Binghamton, NY ranging from S9+15 to S9+28.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Mix Radio International 6955 am 1911 utc 27 Mar 2022
« on: March 27, 2022, 1946 UTC »
One of the strongest stations of any kind (excluding commercial AM and FM broadcast) that I've ever received in my over 40 years of monitoring the airwaves at S40+ in Binghamton, NY.

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For Sale / Wanted / Barter / Rockmite 40m & 80m QRP CW transceivers with RMK keyer chips & keys - tested
« on: March 24, 2022, 0044 UTC »
NOTE: This item is being sold via eBay. Please do not contact me regarding a personal sale, as that is against eBay policy.

Small Wonder Labs Rockmite 40 meter (7030 kHz) and 80 meter (3686 kHz) QRP CW transceivers - sold as a set. I am a professional electronics technician (and amateur radio operator, of course). I built these units years ago, including the optional RMK keyer chips (to provide advanced functions, such as memory) and miniature paddles. I recently evaluated all functions, and both radios are in perfect working order, with the 40m radio putting out 552 mW and the 80m radio putting out 333 mW when fed with a 12 volt power supply. Also included are a 12 volt auto adapter, ear buds, and full documentation on a USB drive. Equipment is from a non-smoking home. These are great for backpacking! Each measures 2¼ inches (57 mm) wide x 3½ inches (89 mm) x 1 inch (25 mm) high (not including the paddles). Refer to ebay listing at https://www.ebay.com/itm/165393111113 for photos, including screen captures from spectrum analyzer testing.

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HF Mystery Signals / Re: 6775 Serdolik or VARA
« on: March 14, 2022, 0124 UTC »
I just received a similar set of short data bursts (audio at https://www.lutins.org/sdr/6775_unid_data.mp3) on the same frequency at 2356 GMT on 13 Mar 2022. When decoding Domino, MultiPSK is limited to 22 baud, and the bandwidth of this signal suggests the baud rate is higher. I tried decoding with FLDIGI (allows up to 88 baud), but couldn't get a decode on my recording nor yours. Either encrypted, or another, similar mode?

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Utility / Re: 6765 kHz USB SHARES North (FEMA) net 13 Mar 2022 @ 2350 GMT
« on: March 14, 2022, 0056 UTC »
Just reinstalled FLDIGI (hadn't reinstalled it since my last OS rebuild) and bingo!

 Before RSID: <<2022-03-14T00:55Z MT63-1000L @ 14070000+1488>>
 LF   [.S_GB:8 ~<*!t
 2351Z     SHARES NORTH   SHARES NORTH     DE     NNQ5GR   NNQ5GR     INT ZKE   INT QRU   K

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