Re: [Spooks] XSL Question

2011-10-29 Thread Mike Tibor
Visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks to unsubscribe from this list On Thu, 27 Oct 2011, Leif Dehio wrote: Mike, it's a PSK-waveform used by the Japanese Navy to broadcast messages to vessels out at sea. Just like you'll see several NATO circuits broadcasting shore - ship

Re: [Spooks] XSL Question

2011-10-29 Thread Leif Dehio
Visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks to unsubscribe from this list At 09:24 29.10.2011, you wrote: Thanks very much Leif, Is it a PSK waveform while idle, or just when transmitting data, or both? The idling sound pattern is what is intriguing to me, and it got me thinking about

Re: [Spooks] XSL Question

2011-10-29 Thread Tom Morris
Visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks to unsubscribe from this list Yeah, I'd imagine they are for sync and maybe channel quality measurements Tom Morris KG4CYX Renewable Energy Technician and Director of Mad Science, Sun Electronics, Miami Engineer, Radiate FM, Florida

Re: [Spooks] XSL Question

2011-10-29 Thread Utility World (Hugh Stegman)
Visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks to unsubscribe from this list Agreed that the idler which goes nosiree bob, nosiree bob, nosiree bob bob bob is for sync and channel probes. This waveform is only used in Japan and has stations of varying range on ~13 known frequencies.

Re: [Spooks] XSL Question

2011-10-28 Thread Zack Widup
is the name of that Joe Walsh song? I'd really like to hear it.-=Trooper=- --- On Thu, 10/27/11, Zack Widup w9sz.z...@gmail.com wrote: From: Zack Widup w9sz.z...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Spooks] XSL Question To: Shortwave Spy Numbers Stations spooks@mailman.qth.net Date: Thursday, October 27, 2011

Re: [Spooks] XSL Question

2011-10-27 Thread Zack Widup
Visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks to unsubscribe from this list Hi Mike, It could very well be. We really don't know. I do know that it spends most of its time idling (the doodle-deedle sound as I like to call it) and every once in a while breaks away from that to send data.

Re: [Spooks] XSL Question

2011-10-27 Thread Leif Dehio
Visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks to unsubscribe from this list At 07:12 27.10.2011, you wrote: After listening to XSL (Slot Machine) on 8587.5 kHz this evening for a bit, it strikes me that it sounds an awful lot like the other HF radars I've heard, but with the tone

Re: [Spooks] XSL Question

2011-10-27 Thread Sheri Reyes
: [Spooks] XSL Question To: Shortwave Spy Numbers Stations spooks@mailman.qth.net Date: Thursday, October 27, 2011, 6:14 AM Visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks to unsubscribe from this list Hi Mike, It could very well be. We really don't know. I do know that it spends most of its

[Spooks] XSL Question

2011-10-26 Thread Mike Tibor
Visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks to unsubscribe from this list After listening to XSL (Slot Machine) on 8587.5 kHz this evening for a bit, it strikes me that it sounds an awful lot like the other HF radars I've heard, but with the tone sequences. I haven't found any