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Author Topic: UNID 6930 USB 06:36z-06:41z 06-17-12  (Read 995 times)

Offline Sealord

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UNID 6930 USB 06:36z-06:41z 06-17-12
« on: June 17, 2012, 1424 UTC »
Recorder catch:

6930 USB SIO 333

Good signal with fading conditions, but was offtuned from tx frequency which was a bit lower than 6930.

06:36z came on with blues tune?
06:39z SSTV (Robot 24?)
06:40z back into music
06:41z Off

Audio (complete tx): http://archive.org/download/ShortwaveOddsSodsTransmissions/Unid_pirate6930Usb0636z-0641z06-17-12.mp3

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Re: UNID 6930 USB 06:36z-06:41z 06-17-12
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2012, 1617 UTC »
SDR catch here, seemed to be about 6929 kHz USB ?

The SSTV was indeed Robot 24C:


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Re: UNID 6930 USB 06:36z-06:41z 06-17-12
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2012, 1651 UTC »
Missed it, but found this:


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