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Author Topic: Radio True North 6925USB 0555-0608 UTC  (Read 1096 times)

Offline jFarley

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Radio True North 6925USB 0555-0608 UTC
« on: June 29, 2012, 1329 UTC »
29 June 2012

Recorder Catch.  Times are not necessarily on/off times but may be fade up/down times.

Noted audio 0555, music (electronic) at 0556.  Around 0605 noted music(?) with ascending electronic tones.  Very weak and at the noise.
Audio (recording quality) is lousy, but is available if the op wants it.
« Last Edit: July 01, 2012, 0234 UTC by jFarley »
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Re: UNID 6925 AM 0555-0617 UTC
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2012, 1357 UTC »
I had this as well, on the SDR recording. It's definitely AM. Hearing music (could be electronic, or electric guitar) around 0556, S6 to S9 signal, but not much above the noise floor.
Audio sweep generator type sounds at 0607z.  Off at 0612. Never heard anything that even sounded close to an ID.
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Re: UNID 6925USB 0555-0608 UTC
« Reply #2 on: June 29, 2012, 1401 UTC »
Thanks Chris.  Hans Hammarlund in the FRC reported this as an AM also.
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Re: UNID 6925USB 0555-0608 UTC
« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2012, 1508 UTC »
Recorder catch:

6925 (rx in USB) SIO 222-322

Wouldn't have noticed this without the heads up - thnx JF :)  Similar signal & conditions here with sweep tones being the easiest to hear near the end of broadcast.

Audio (05:55z-06:12z): http://archive.org/download/ShortwaveOddsSodsTransmissions/Unid_pirate6925Am-usb55z-0612z06-29-12.mp3

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Re: UNID 6925USB 0555-0608 UTC
« Reply #4 on: June 29, 2012, 1554 UTC »
Hi guys.  Did more mods to my tx.  Was running sweeps so I could see the frequency response.  From what I could see the bandwidth went clear up to 12k.  Of course I will limit to 10k.  I figured somebody would hear my testing.

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