6961 pirate beacon

[CptFourA]

CW message 'tr' sent repeatedly. Quite a bit of drift but a stable signal, below average fade, audible just above the noise at S7/S8 here in Mesa, AZ.

4a.

[vlfradio]

  it is in mojave desert of calif.,  on for 1 week with vfo... v

[~SIGINT~]

22:45 UTC - UNID becon on 6961.0 kHz CW repeating 000 (zero zero zero), signal S6 ~ S7;
22:59 UTC - switched to a continuous carrier;
23:00:30 UTC - ID: 000 (zero zero zero);
23:01 UTC - carrier switched off.

RSPduo | Barker & Williamson antenna | Toronto, Ontario Canada

[DYGradio]

I am guessing I have run across this one now a few years later. Quite a bit of QSB but seems to be sending "55 00 (zero zero)" or some variations of that. 6961 KHz 16MAY25 03:17z Went QRT at 03:25.

Video on my YouTube channel:

https://youtu.be/Hge8NiW9M8k

[DXrafaelcolDX]

Noted here in Bogota, Colombia. S5 17 may 2025 after 0315 I receive "55 00"

At 0325 Off

[Sealord]

Late post/SDR catch...

Listening on 6960 USB w/6961 CW - signal was best from 04:59z-05:24z.  There were 4 sets of transmissions starting at 02:59z & last one started at 05:59z, all 25mins. each.

*02:59z-03:24z*
*03:59z-04:24z*
*04:59z-05:24z* Best signal
*05:59z-06:24z* Weakest signal

UNID 6960 USB (6961 CW) 04:59z-05:24z 05-17-25

[Teotwaki]

Hearing a decent signal on the Half Moon Bay kiwi SDR

[Skipmuck]

0322 UTC Hearing this CW beacon with S8 signal and off with a longer tone at 0324 UTC. Consisted of zero's and fives looped as follows "0505555500555005500550055"

Don't hear too many beacons on 43 meters! Using an NRD-515, so not sure of exact frequency, but I was tuned to 6960 USB