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Other / Re: 3916Khz Santa Nets are back.
« on: December 18, 2017, 2024 UTC »
But whose lap do they sit on?
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It's a published frequency for WEFAX from station VCO in Sydney, Nova Scotia at exactly that time. Schedule is for one image commencing at 1741 UTC on that frequency, with more at other times during the day.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/marine/rfax.pdf (See page 27)
Though I have seen other info that says that these WEFAX broadcasts are only occasional.
Roger that. That's how I found them.
I thought we aren't supposed to answer a question with a question.
It would seem so. Then I have to wonder what is the purpose for navigation. I guess it must be so that the helicopters that will land on its deck can find it or to aid with local Coast Guard activity (who have presumably been advised as to its true location). Because if its location is not on an NDB chart, it's not clear to me what is the benefit to general aviation.
I have always been partial to Medicine Hat, Alberta, Portage La Prarie, Manitoba - where they had to carry their canoes over the prairie between bodies of water - and Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, because it's an unanswered question.
About Riviere du Loup: I bet you don't get as excited about the Wolf River, near Oshkosh, Wisconsin. 
Yes, that and the tone frequency differences (1 KHz vs. 400 Hz).
An SDR and ability to adjust the passband really helps, IMO.
The CW speed is slow enough that you can read many of the characters right off the SDR screen if the scroll rate is fast enough and SNR is high enough.
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Utility / Re: Canadian We-Fax/Iceberg Analyses 6913.2 USB 1741 UTC 17 DEC 2017
« on: December 18, 2017, 2008 UTC »Surprised to see a we-fax on this freq.
It's a published frequency for WEFAX from station VCO in Sydney, Nova Scotia at exactly that time. Schedule is for one image commencing at 1741 UTC on that frequency, with more at other times during the day.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/marine/rfax.pdf (See page 27)
Though I have seen other info that says that these WEFAX broadcasts are only occasional.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6928 USB 1850 UTC 12/17/2017
« on: December 17, 2017, 1855 UTC »SIO 444 here, but a poor frequency choice, as it is causing QRM to Amphetamine Radio on 6925.
Roger that. That's how I found them.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6928 USB 1850 UTC 17 Dec 2017
« on: December 17, 2017, 1851 UTC »
1850 Tune in. Country music.
1853 Cutesy, Shirley Temple-like song.
1856 Off
1853 Cutesy, Shirley Temple-like song.
1856 Off
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Amphetamine Radio 6925 USB 1830 UTC 17 Dec 2017
« on: December 17, 2017, 1836 UTC »
1835 - Tune in with a Black Sabbath song.
1837 - ID "Amphetamine Radio, High Speed Pirate Radio". Announcer with PA/MD/DE/Northern VA accent.
1845 - Patti Smith, "Because the Night"
1847 - ID given and into new song.
1903 - Somebody whistling over the top, intentional QRM.
1904 - Tune out. See ya!
Reception best in VA, MD, PA and NJ. Barely above the noise in NH, OH and upstate NY.
1837 - ID "Amphetamine Radio, High Speed Pirate Radio". Announcer with PA/MD/DE/Northern VA accent.
1845 - Patti Smith, "Because the Night"
1847 - ID given and into new song.
1903 - Somebody whistling over the top, intentional QRM.
1904 - Tune out. See ya!
Reception best in VA, MD, PA and NJ. Barely above the noise in NH, OH and upstate NY.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Illuminati 6920 AM 1704 UTC 17 Dec 2017
« on: December 17, 2017, 1820 UTC »
1816 Tune in. S3-S7 with a lot of the usual daytime background QRN.
1820 Propagation "fell off a cliff". Stuck at S3-S4, half in the noise.
1825 Signal is back. The Kinks, "Father Christmas".
1826 "This is the Azimuth Coordinator..." with signoff announcement - email QSL address given (6150)
1827 Star-Spangled Banner.
1829 TX off
The only thing on the band on an SDR in New Hampshire.
1820 Propagation "fell off a cliff". Stuck at S3-S4, half in the noise.
1825 Signal is back. The Kinks, "Father Christmas".
1826 "This is the Azimuth Coordinator..." with signoff announcement - email QSL address given (6150)
1827 Star-Spangled Banner.
1829 TX off
The only thing on the band on an SDR in New Hampshire.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6940 USB 0031 UTC 17 Dec 2017
« on: December 17, 2017, 0049 UTC »
0047 tune in
0048 "Silver Bells"
0052 "Little Drummer Boy"
0100 SSTV
0103 some Death Metal song
0105 OTHR QRM is strong
0108 "Deck the Halls"
0111 "Grampa Got Runover By A Reindeer"
SIO 242 in New Hampshire. Occasionally listenable in Ohio and New York but everywhere else barely noticeable.
0048 "Silver Bells"
0052 "Little Drummer Boy"
0100 SSTV
0103 some Death Metal song
0105 OTHR QRM is strong
0108 "Deck the Halls"
0111 "Grampa Got Runover By A Reindeer"
SIO 242 in New Hampshire. Occasionally listenable in Ohio and New York but everywhere else barely noticeable.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6930 LSB 2330 UTC Dec 16, 2017
« on: December 17, 2017, 0046 UTC »
Agreed, and I am hearing the peskies quite well tonight. Though I'm confident I heard some music and something resembling a sign on announcement.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6930 LSB 2330 UTC Dec 16, 2017
« on: December 16, 2017, 2331 UTC »
Faint on OH SDR. Music and speech but just above minimum discernible. Sounded like they were testing at 2329 then commenced transmission at 2330.
Edit: this is on LSB
Edit: this is on LSB
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Longwave Loggings / Re: December 2017 NDB Logs
« on: December 16, 2017, 2310 UTC »
Look at the heavy black marks in the Sherbrooke<->Niagrara Falls corridor. Also, lots of them in western North Carolina too.
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Longwave Loggings / Re: Winter NDB Logs
« on: December 16, 2017, 0126 UTC »
- and Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan
We may never know, n'est-ce pas?
I thought we aren't supposed to answer a question with a question.
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Longwave Loggings / Re: December 2017 NDB Logs
« on: December 16, 2017, 0124 UTC »Yeah, I noticed YX was listed as an icebreaker. So I guess it is a mobile NDB?
It would seem so. Then I have to wonder what is the purpose for navigation. I guess it must be so that the helicopters that will land on its deck can find it or to aid with local Coast Guard activity (who have presumably been advised as to its true location). Because if its location is not on an NDB chart, it's not clear to me what is the benefit to general aviation.
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Longwave Loggings / Re: Winter NDB Logs
« on: December 15, 2017, 0223 UTC »btw, Riviere du Loup... River of the Wolf, another cool NDB name.
I have always been partial to Medicine Hat, Alberta, Portage La Prarie, Manitoba - where they had to carry their canoes over the prairie between bodies of water - and Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, because it's an unanswered question.
About Riviere du Loup: I bet you don't get as excited about the Wolf River, near Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6940 AM 0100z Nov 9, 2017
« on: December 10, 2017, 0129 UTC »
0121 tune in after Offspring song. KUNT ID heard.
0124 switched to USB.
QRM from LSB peskies on 6943.
Poor audio quality - sounds like speaker-to-microphone.
S8 signal on SDR in New Hampshire but with deep fades. Not heard on RXs in Quebec or Pennsylvania.
0124 switched to USB.
QRM from LSB peskies on 6943.
Poor audio quality - sounds like speaker-to-microphone.
S8 signal on SDR in New Hampshire but with deep fades. Not heard on RXs in Quebec or Pennsylvania.
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Longwave Loggings / Re: Some NDB Logs 0000 UTC 7 Dec 2017
« on: December 07, 2017, 0845 UTC »I now understand how the different ID periods are a good thing, if you have two beacons on the same frequency, you can pick out the IDs as the relative phase between them changes.
Yes, that and the tone frequency differences (1 KHz vs. 400 Hz).
An SDR and ability to adjust the passband really helps, IMO.
The CW speed is slow enough that you can read many of the characters right off the SDR screen if the scroll rate is fast enough and SNR is high enough.