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QA1-29 was used by the Air Force.. https://static.e-publishing.af.mil/production/1/spangdahlemab/publication/afi13-213_spangdahlemabsup/afi13-213_spangdahlemabsup.pdf On Mon, Nov 18, 2019 at 10:01 AM Zack Widup <[email protected]> wrote: > Visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks to unsubscribe from > this list > > What time(s) did you receive it? > > 73, Zack W9SZ > > On Mon, Nov 18, 2019 at 10:30 AM Dr Jim Kennedy via Spooks < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks to unsubscribe from > > this list > > > > I note that the "beacon" sent a string of 7 zeroes, followed by an > > identifier "QA1." (CW beacon blowing in here on 7.035 MHz. > > Seven zeros followed by QA1 and another seven zeros) I'm in Northern NJ > > near NEW York City. > > > > If so, it sounds more like a crypto signal ("numbers station"). It's > > origin might be military, paramilitary? Or.....Spooks. > > > > In which case, the 7 zeroes and "QA1" are not a "beacon," but a channel > > marker, sent repeatedly so that the intended recipient (probably "QA1"), > > could find the signal, and prepare to copy whatever message. > > > > Over the past several decades, I've logged signals like this, usually > > outside the ham bands, but not always. Sometimes, they "hide in plain > > sight" on ham bands, too. > > > > It will be even more interesting to monitor the frequency and see if > there > > are any more such transmissions. > > > > Dr. Jim Kennedy K2PHD > > RACES & ARES | SKCC-NAQCC-FISTS-OOTC > > p: PG0222156 - T2GB070658/Radar > > e: [email protected] > > a: FN20qv > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Spooks mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Spooks mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- Semper Reluctor "..never forget their violence is speech but your speech is violence." --Ace ______________________________________________________________ Spooks mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
