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Offline Matt_B

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Mystery Signal
« on: May 17, 2020, 1548 UTC »
Heard something a bit strange on the radio around 2 AM this morning.  WBLS 107.5 usually has a significant signal into my area....but this time, there was no sign of them.  There was only a station playing Caribbean type of stuff, which sounded like a pirate.  Unless BLS has flipped to Jamaican-Caribbean music, it wasn't them.  Any ideas on what this could be?

PS: I've pretty much ruled out a low power station in my area, WNHA-LP.  Their format is Spanish Christian, so it doesn't quite fit....and New Haven to Bridgeport is a little bit far for a low power station, I think.   
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Re: Mystery Signal
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2020, 1325 UTC »
I moved your post to this forum as it covers VHF/UHF things more, and people are more likely to see it here.

Yesterday there were some significant openings in VHF.  If this was not a local station or pirate it is possible that some distant station was heard.

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Re: Mystery Signal
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2020, 1752 UTC »
This is def a season when fmbc stas can be ducted thousands of miles away from their intended audiences.
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