I am hearing a weak carrier from the N.W. on 1814 at 0244z. I believe at one point I heard 3 dashes. It is hard to tell with the atmospheric noise.
Art NK8X Kalamazoo, MI On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 1:02 PM, Lee STRAHAN <k7...@msn.com> wrote: > Hello John and top banders. > I have been hearing what appears to be the same on/off carrier > transmission. I also hear one up near 1830 at the same time. The same slow > CW tones. I believe these transmissions to be a form of QRSS or Very slow > CW. We had an offending signal we thought was a stuck transmitter here in > the NW about a year ago. We tracked it very close in Seattle before > somebody > surfaced that knew the guy was running QRSS. The signal went on for days > just like the ones at the present. It finally went away with no ID > discernable. I find it a bit hard to believe they are identifying their > stations every 10 min as the rules call for. I will look at direction > tonight if the signals are still on. > > Lee K7TJR OR > > -----Original Message----- > From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of John > Kaufmann > Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2016 8:40 AM > To: topband@contesting.com > Subject: Topband: Carrier on 1814.0 kHz > > For weeks I have been hearing a fairly strong persistent signal on 1814.0 > kHz. It is either a continuous carrier or a series of slow CW dashes. The > signals I hear periodically from buoy beacons come and go. This one is > persistent. I hear it only in darkness and not in daylight, so I presume > it is beyond groundwave range. From my location near Boston, the signal > peaks at a heading of approximately 230-240 degrees. > > Anyone else hear this? If so, from what direction? > > > 73, John W1FV > > _________________ > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband