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Author Topic: Unknown 9140 AM 1829Z 31 JUL  (Read 2932 times)

Offline IQ_imbalance

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Unknown 9140 AM 1829Z 31 JUL
« on: July 31, 2016, 1831 UTC »
Music, perhaps Spanish lyrics?  Weak w deep fades into central MD.  Posted here because I didn't see anything on the normal software schedules at this freq.
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Re: Unknown 9140 AM 1829Z 31 JUL
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2016, 1834 UTC »
Nothing on 9140 here at 1834z, I am in central MD as well. Are you still hearing it?
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Re: Unknown 9140 AM 1829Z 31 JUL
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2016, 1904 UTC »
Not hearing anything here at 1904Z, not even a carrier while on SSB.

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Re: Unknown 9140 AM 1829Z 31 JUL
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2016, 2220 UTC »
Hmm, could be an image but didn't sound like broadcast am...I tuned out after a few minutes anyway.  Chris, were you running SDR recording that you could check back against?
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Re: Unknown 9140 AM 1829Z 31 JUL
« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2016, 2251 UTC »
The SDR was otherwise occupied, but I checked 9140 with the NRD 545, and there was nothing, not even a carrier. 
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