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Author Topic: HAARP 6900AM 0270z Mar 8 2013  (Read 3327 times)

Offline Cornelius

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HAARP 6900AM 0270z Mar 8 2013
« on: March 08, 2013, 0211 UTC »
Hearing a carrier on and off with 60hz hum. No other modulation obvious. I'm not sure if this is actually a pirate, but I figure it's likely.
« Last Edit: March 08, 2013, 0311 UTC by jFarley »
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Re: UNID 6900AM 0270z Mar 8 2013
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2013, 0215 UTC »
Has been running a 1.5 minute on/1.5 minute off sked since first noted around 0157z.

See http://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,10265.0.html

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Re: UNID 6900AM 0270z Mar 8 2013
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2013, 0228 UTC »
Had been running on times 0200:00, 0203:00, 0206:00 etc.

At 0218:00, instead of a carrier we got:



Beginning to look like this belongs in other...

« Last Edit: March 08, 2013, 0234 UTC by jFarley »
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Re: UNID 6900AM 0270z Mar 8 2013
« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2013, 0231 UTC »
HAARP according to the #wunclub folks.
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Re: HAARP 6900AM 0270z Mar 8 2013
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2013, 1310 UTC »
I noticed these same wide bursts on my overnight SDR recordings, as well as the 6900 carriers.  Thanks for the explanation.

Anyone got an email address for HAARP for a QSL? :-)
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Re: HAARP 6900AM 0270z Mar 8 2013
« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2013, 1711 UTC »
You can go to the HAARP webpage and look at the HF spectrum monitor. The yellow lines generally show where they are transmitting, if they are. They have been inactive from November 18, 2012 to early March, 2013. They have evidently been doing some experiments since March 2. You can get an idea of the signal's current frequency from their spectrum monitor and then try to see it on your SDR display. 4750 kHz has been one frequency they have been using quite a bit lately.

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Re: HAARP 6900AM 0270z Mar 8 2013
« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2013, 0114 UTC »
9 March 13, 0112 UTC

The 6900 carrier is cycling 1.5 mins on/1.5 mins off now.

Crap storm coming to 6925 shortly?
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