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Author Topic: RTTY etc, 6940-6950 11-6-12 2255Z  (Read 3234 times)

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RTTY etc, 6940-6950 11-6-12 2255Z
« on: November 06, 2012, 2258 UTC »
Noting that there has been a RTTY signal on about 6948 for several days...maybe weeks now. Audible day and night in GA/

Another modem or telemetry signal is now down around 6942. Seems as strong as the 6948 signal.

Freqs are approximate, I dont decodethese things, so those are ballpark freqs

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Re: RTTY etc, 6940-6950 11-6-12 2255Z
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2012, 2300 UTC »
Aha, I see our friend Link-11 is back on 6942 ish.

Yes, I've noticed the 6948 RTTY for a while also.  Also on 6834. The signal strengths vary in different ways, so likely different transmitter locations.
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Re: RTTY etc, 6940-6950 11-6-12 2255Z
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2012, 1529 UTC »
I've been hearing the RTTY in northern Canada as well. Signal so strong and steady I thought it might have been local. Good to know others are hearing it.
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Re: RTTY etc, 6940-6950 11-6-12 2255Z
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2012, 1908 UTC »
Our new friend around 6950 is now just a single tone.

Noticed a little while ago that a new RTTY station showed up around 15020. That one is now also currently a single.

Perhaps that one and the one in 43m are related?
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Re: RTTY etc, 6940-6950 11-6-12 2255Z
« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2012, 2131 UTC »
The 6950 transmission seems to be gone, at 2130z.
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Re: RTTY etc, 6940-6950 11-6-12 2255Z
« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2012, 2321 UTC »
The 6950 transmission seems to be gone, at 2130z.


Its gone now (2321Z) too, and the one around 15020. Was there earlier today (the single tone, not the RTTY).

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Re: RTTY etc, 6940-6950 11-6-12 2255Z
« Reply #6 on: November 11, 2012, 0045 UTC »
The 6834 kHz transmission is on, but just with one tone.
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Re: RTTY etc, 6940-6950 11-6-12 2255Z
« Reply #7 on: November 12, 2012, 1314 UTC »
I noticed the 6950 station was back again, noted starting at 0604z on the SDR recording, with alternating mark/space frequencies. Weak signal. 6834 came back on at 0615z with a much stronger signal, just a carrier.  6950 went into traffic at 0629z, and went off the air at 0731z. 6834 went off the air at 0851z.

There seems to be yet another related station around 6990. It faded in with RTTY around 0553z  Went off at 0823z.
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Re: RTTY etc, 6940-6950 11-6-12 2255Z
« Reply #8 on: November 13, 2012, 0010 UTC »
6948, or 50 STRONG down south, 6834 not so much.   0000 UTC 11-13