While I wait for the preamp needed to use my WD8DSB portable flag to pin
it down, I thought RFI readers might be interested in some more data.
The signal is present every 50 KHz from approximately 5000 KHz to about
7800 KHz, strongest at around 6450 KHz. On each of these frequencies it
consists of a relatively strong central signal and multiple symmetrical
"sidebands" spaced 60 Hz apart. At the strongest frequency, it is clear
that the every-120-Hz sidebands are stronger than those at 60-Hz
intervals, and that their strength tapers fairly rapidly as you tune
further from the center
The other thing I have discovered is that it is quite local. No DF
capability yet on HF, but If I go a mile or so away from my QTH, it is
not audible on a decent portable SW receiver. Tried yesterday to
quasi-DF it, walking the neighborhood using signal strength, but with
inconclusive results. It begins every morning at 0900:02 local time, and
continues well after sunset, both of which tend to suggest it is on some
sort of timer.
Do these rather unusual characteristics suggest what kind of an emitter
I might be looking for, or must I just wait for the DF hardware?
--
73, Pete N4ZR
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