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Author Topic: UNID 6925 AM 1145 UTC 14 NOV 2021  (Read 988 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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UNID 6925 AM 1145 UTC 14 NOV 2021
« on: November 14, 2021, 1145 UTC »
1145 Our mystery station is back, 6924.97 kHz, carrier, not a bad signal, but no apparent modulation.
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Re: UNID 6925 AM 1145 UTC 14 NOV 2021
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2021, 1208 UTC »
got it here  1208 utc , s-6

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Re: UNID 6925 AM 1145 UTC 14 NOV 2021
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2021, 1215 UTC »
Still there at 1215 - very strong carrier detected here.
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Re: UNID 6925 AM 1145 UTC 14 NOV 2021
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2021, 1217 UTC »


Hmmmm......nothing here and I was picking them up all week  :-\
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Re: UNID 6925 AM 1145 UTC 14 NOV 2021
« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2021, 1219 UTC »
anyone else seeing an unmodulated carrier on 6920 also ?

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Re: UNID 6925 AM 1145 UTC 14 NOV 2021
« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2021, 1222 UTC »
anyone else seeing an unmodulated carrier on 6920 also ?

Yes. It is nowhere near as strong as the one on 6925, but it is there.
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Re: UNID 6925 AM 1145 UTC 14 NOV 2021
« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2021, 1224 UTC »
signal S8 on the SDR in Lorain County, Ohio
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Re: UNID 6925 AM 1145 UTC 14 NOV 2021
« Reply #7 on: November 14, 2021, 1236 UTC »
anyone else seeing an unmodulated carrier on 6920 also ?

Yes. It is nowhere near as strong as the one on 6925, but it is there.

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Re: UNID 6925 AM 1145 UTC 14 NOV 2021
« Reply #8 on: November 14, 2021, 1249 UTC »
6925 Seems modulated now but can't make out what it is.
« Last Edit: November 14, 2021, 1252 UTC by BlueMax »
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Re: UNID 6925 AM 1145 UTC 14 NOV 2021
« Reply #9 on: November 14, 2021, 1256 UTC »
6925 Seems modulated now but can't make out what it is.


could be local am broadcast , a lot of them just went to higher power  i saw the same thing ,  kicked in the mw filter and its gone , carrier is still there .
« Last Edit: November 14, 2021, 1304 UTC by Corn Desert Outpost »

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Re: UNID 6925 AM 1145 UTC 14 NOV 2021
« Reply #10 on: November 14, 2021, 1316 UTC »
S7 signal at my QTH this morning. I see the carrier on 6920 also, but it is just above the noise here at S4.
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