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Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Buoys
« on: February 11, 2014, 1339 UTC »
I found this list of active buoys: http://cdip.ucsd.edu/themes/iframes/diagnostics/tech_table.cdip

I have a transmission on 27960 at 1338z that seems to be about 82 baud with 80 hz shift, so this could indeed be one, possibly from Wilmington NC.
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Re: Buoys
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2014, 0618 UTC »
Nice find, thanks! ;D

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Re: Buoys
« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2014, 1311 UTC »
On another forum a guy reported hearing morse code ID's on drift buoys on 27500, might be worth listening for. He apparently is in the Midwest somewhere, so whatever he was hearing may be listenable over a sizeable chunk of the U.S. & Canada.

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Re: Buoys
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2014, 1410 UTC »
On another forum a guy reported hearing morse code ID's on drift buoys on 27500, might be worth listening for. He apparently is in the Midwest somewhere, so whatever he was hearing may be listenable over a sizeable chunk of the U.S. & Canada.



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Re: Buoys
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2014, 0133 UTC »
Thats a cool find Chris!
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