I have been humbled, but first thanks for the reports. Apparently it was
heard from the Atlantic to the Pacific generally at the same signal level.
While it was on it wiped the middle-level and low-level sigs, from Asia,
during the AA Contest. The really strong sigs were not effected. I have not
yet heard from anyone on the AA side of the pacific.
Now about being humbled: 2 different guys reported the signal strength to me
and both basically said they had only heard stories about the woodpecker
years ago from 'old-timers' in their local radio clubs. I was able to
identify the signal within 30 seconds by listening to it and tuning through
it. I really feel like an 'ole-fart' now.
If anyone on the Asia side of the Pacific please report it.
Best 73
MAL
N7MAL
BULLHEAD CITY, AZ
http://www.n7mal.com
Everyone in the world is
entitled to be burdened
by my opinion
----- Original Message -----
From: N7mal
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 17:09
Subject: [CQ-Contest] The Old WoodPecker
Late Fri nite/early Sat morning the Old Woodpecker was heard for more than
an hour in the CW portion of 40 meters. It really hurt the AA Contest until
it quit. It was more than 40khz wide with that unmistakable pulse rate.
I'm curious if others heard it and if there is any definite info where it is
coming from. It's a real 40M CW contest killer.....
73
MAL
N7MAL
BULLHEAD CITY, AZ
http://www.n7mal.com
Everyone in the world is
entitled to be burdened
by my opinion
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