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HF Beacons / New W combined with TMP beacon?

« on: January 10, 2016, 0224 UTC »

I think I have not heard Windy here for some time, I will have to look at some past spectrum recordings and see if it was there and I just did not realize it.

This evening I realized I had Windy, on 4101.92 kHz, sending its normal W followed by dits to indicate wind speed.  After a few cycles though there were other characters sent.  It is now periodically apparently sending Temperature (in the form "TMP XX") and possibly battery voltage (in the form "B XX.X").

Has Windy been like this for some time and I just missed it?  Or is this a new Windy?

T!

182

North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925 kHz USB 0455 UTC Dec 21 2015

« on: December 21, 2015, 0501 UTC »

UNID station, 6925 kHz, USB, Dec 21, 2015, 0455 UTC.

0455 UTC a guitar version of Silent Night.

T!

183

North American Shortwave Pirate / Amphetamine Radio 6930 kHz USB 0235 UTC December 14 2015

« on: December 14, 2015, 0249 UTC »

Amphetamine Radio up on 6930 kHz USB, 0235 UTC, Dec 14, 2015.  S5 into the blowing, slushy, Mojave Desert.    TX started at 0200, but I did not turn up the volume until 0235.

SSTV at 0248

T!

184

Other / Pips network up, multiple frequencies, 1413 UTC, Dec 06, 2015

« on: December 06, 2015, 1435 UTC »

Pips network of ditters is up again today, on many freqs.  At 1413 UTC I noticed it was up in the 0.125 x 6.0 second format, no idea how long it was up before I noticed.

This set was up form before 1413 to 1512 UTC, Dec 06, 2015.

Early list of freqs, as usual there were 2 sets up:
4900
5225
5450
5575
6225
6550
6725
6750
7700
8275
8825
8975
9050
9225
10050
11025
11150
11225
11300
12025
13250
13325
13875
14400
15100
15550
15625
16000
16725
17475
17650  B
17950  B
17975
18025
18100  B
18625
19300

Frequencies with no letter all belong to one set of frequencies, frequencies followed by a "B" are the second set.  There are 34 frequencies on this list in the first set, however the 0.125 second pulse every 6.0 seconds allows for 48 possible frequencies.  I can confirm that every freq in the 4900 to 19300 kHz range is accounted for, by monitoring any given freq and the one below and above you can tell if you missed a frequency.  I have used this technique to find frequencies I missed at first that were buried under another signal.  So potentially 14 frequencies in the first set are unfound, they would have to be above 19300 kHz or below 4900 kHz.  Because of how strong the 19300 kHz signal was, and how weak the 4900 kHz signal was I strongly suspect the missing freqs are all below 4900 kHz and were unheard because of propagation.

T!

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Other / Pips network up, many freqs, Dec 05, 2015, 1425 UTC

« on: December 05, 2015, 1445 UTC »

The Pips network is up on multiple frequencies, from below 5000 kHz to above 19000 kHz, 1425 UTC, December 05, 2015.  It is in the 0.125 second long pulse every 6 seconds mode.  I am making wideband recordings right now for later review, and will include a freq list later.

This cycle was up from 1425 UTC (noticed in progress) to off air at 1503 UTC.

Seen on these freqs (this is the list after going over recordings, it is probably pretty close to complete):

4900
5225
5450
5575
6225
6550
6725
6750
7700
8275
8825
8975
9050
9225
9800
10050
11025
11150  x2
11225
11300
12025
13250
13325
13450
13875
14400
15100
15400
15550
15625
16000
16550
16725
17475
17950
17975
18050
18100
18450
18625
19300

T!

186

HF Mystery Signals / MOVED: Unknown Korean Music Station in V24 Frequency

« on: November 25, 2015, 2018 UTC »

This topic has been moved to Spy Numbers.

http://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php?topic=24699.0

This subject does not fit this forum.  Moved to a more appropriate forum.  Please read the posting guidelines.

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HF Mystery Signals / MOVED: Mysterious Korean Number Station 'AengMuSae (In English : The Parrot)' UNID.

« on: November 22, 2015, 1524 UTC »

This topic has been moved to Spy Numbers.

http://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php?topic=24643.0  While certainly mysterious, it is not a Mystery signal for this forum.

188

HF Mystery Signals / MOVED: 6.530.5Mhz, 6.560.5Mhz, 6.662.5Mhz & 6.713.5Mhz SSB

« on: November 20, 2015, 0435 UTC »

This topic has been moved to Utility.

http://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php?topic=24559.0

189

HF Mystery Signals / MOVED: RTTY? 6485 USB 1409 UTC 11/8/15

« on: November 08, 2015, 1551 UTC »

This topic has been moved to Utility.

http://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php?topic=24400.0

190

North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6955 kHz USB 0206 UTC Nov 6 2015

« on: November 06, 2015, 0210 UTC »

UNIDed 6955.07 kHz USB, 0206 UTC, November 6, 2015 with music.  ID at 0208 but audio broke up on ID.  S5 into the Mojave Desert of California.

(edit)  Sounded like an ID at 0212 UTC also, but again broken or distorted audio.  The music audio is nice and clean though.

(edit)  SSTV at 0232, and off after that.  I never did get an ID although I think it was sent several times.

SSTV image here:


T!

191

North American Shortwave Pirate / Solar Centric Radio 6925.1 kHz AM 0115 UTC Nov 02 2015

« on: November 02, 2015, 0120 UTC »

Solar Centric Radio up with music at 0115 UTC on 6925.1 kHz, AM mode, November 02, 2015.  I saw it pop up and tuned to it to hear music.  No idea if it gave an ID before the music.  ID at 0121 UTC and then into theme songs for 80's TV shows.

S7 into the Mojave Desert of California.

T!

192

North American Shortwave Pirate / Solar Centric Radio 6949.5 kHz AM Nov 01 2015 2011 UTC

« on: November 01, 2015, 2022 UTC »

Unknown station 6949.5 kHz AM mode.  Looking at the waterfall it looks like it came up at about 2011 UTC, but I did not tune to it until 2017 UTC.

Signal is about S4, mixture of talk and music but not very strong, so I am not making out much of the talk.

Off at 2021 UTC.

(edit) Back on at 2025 UTC

ID at 2042 of Solar Centric Radio

Off 2043.

T!

193

North American Shortwave Pirate / WPOD 6925 kHz USB 0110 UTC 26 October 2015

« on: October 26, 2015, 0119 UTC »

WPOD, White Punks On Dope Radio, with sign on at 0110 UTC, 6925 kHz USB, October 26, 2015.

As normal nice signal into the Mojave Desert.

T!

194

HF Beacons / Unknown dasher, 6939 kHz, 0430 UTC, 11 October, 2015

« on: October 11, 2015, 0445 UTC »

An unknown dasher faded up out of the noise about 0430 UTC, 11 October, 2015, on 6939 kHz.  This one has about a 1.55 second long pulse sent about every 3.1 seconds.  It is right down in the noise for me, fading up to fair occasionally.

This is not in sync with and appears to be unrelated to the unknown 6940 kHz dasher.

T!

195

HF Beacons / Unknown dasher, 6940 kHz, October 10, 2015, 1200 UTC

« on: October 11, 2015, 0012 UTC »

I am reporting this at around 0015 UTC on the 11th of October, but this dasher has been on since at least 1200 UTC on 10 Oct.

Unknown dasher, 6940 kHz.  Dasher is a dash about 1.15 seconds long each 5.1 seconds.  I have heard it all day, so I would suspect in the south west someplace.

T!