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Author Topic: CHU - QUIET! no time pips heard 0300z 11 July 2017  (Read 2105 times)

Offline Dag

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CHU - QUIET! no time pips heard 0300z 11 July 2017
« on: June 11, 2017, 0326 UTC »
I've been listening to CHU on 3330, 7850, and 14670 KHz for the past 30 minutes: There are no time pips and no announcements, but the signal is strong.

I've never heard CHU as a quiet carrier before.

There's no mention of any testing or absence of time pips on the National Research Council Canada (CHU) web site.

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Re: CHU - QUIET! no time pips heard 0300z 11 July 2017
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2017, 0337 UTC »
hmmm, same here.  Thanks for the heads up
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Re: CHU - QUIET! no time pips heard 0300z 11 July 2017
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2017, 0343 UTC »
Also observed here. All three carriers are present, but no broadcast.
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Re: CHU - QUIET! no time pips heard 0300z 11 July 2017
« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2017, 1215 UTC »
10 hours since my post, CHUs frequencies show only a carrier: no time pips or other information.

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Re: CHU - QUIET! no time pips heard 0300z 11 July 2017
« Reply #4 on: June 12, 2017, 0640 UTC »
Posting 11th of July 2017 maybe you have an insight to the future? :o ::)

CHU on 7.850MHz is 579 report via zero beat on CW with time second pips audible here at 0650z Monday 12th June 2017.
« Last Edit: June 12, 2017, 0653 UTC by Looking-Glass »
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