Lots of activity from the Buzzer on July 8

[dollydot]

Today there were many messages, several per hour every hour. Unfortunately the messages themself weren't very clear, but the buzzing sound was. Could there something been wrong with the equipment and they were trying to fix it. But then again, I have little knowledge of radio technology, so maybe one thing doesn't have anything to do with the other.

It's more likely that it was just an exercise. Perhaps as an reaction to a NATO exercise in June in the area.

Quote of article below:

https://www.newsinenglish.no/2020/06/02/russia-plans-new-exercises-in-arctic/

"Just weeks after NATO conducted military exercises in the Barents Sea, and now has forced Norway’s northern city of Tromsø to receive nuclear-powered submarines, Russia is responding with major exercises of its own. Russian officials are calling the NATO exercises off Norway a “provocation,” while the Norwegians say they haven’t been officially informed about them."

Maybe a nice oppertunity to catch messages from stations that not so often send out messages.