Re: [TenTec] RE 28.634 & space aliens

["Steve N4LQ" <n4lq@iglou.com>]

Yea and I bet you're one of em'. You're not foolin me. I mean anyone knows 
the aliens would chose a frequency that would be a harmonic of something 
just so they could plant doubt in our minds. Yea...and I see you use 
Yahoo.com, another sign. We're wise to your ways alien. TV sets....Pshaw.
Go home.

Steve N4LQ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Martin AA6E" <msembx-aa6e@yahoo.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 9:21 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] RE 28.634 & space aliens


> I guess we have an urban myth on our hands.  (Better
> for April 1!)
>
> I've verified to my satisfaction that this signal is
> coming from local TV sets.  Turning one set off cuts
> the signal by a large factor.  Tuning my 2 sets to the
> same channel eliminates the beating tones that I get
> when they are set to separate channels (with slightly
> offset frequency standards).  Etc Etc.
>
> So this is generated in all our TV sets.  The 8th
> harmonic of the 3.579545 MHz color reference. Pretty
> much everywhere in North America!  Can we all go home
> now? [Why the 8th harmonic?  Beats me.]
>
> This signal is a good frequency standard as an
> alternative to WWV.  The carrier is at 28.636360 MHz
> +/- a few Hz between the various TV networks - maybe
> with some 60 Hz hash. With the Orion, I compared this
> against WWV and it agreed to better than 0.3 ppm.
>
> 73, Martin AA6E
>
> --- "David S.McCallum" <w7sac2@cox.net> wrote:
>
> > I don't really know what it is, it's there to night
> > again (never goes
> > off) about 220 degrees from N/W Fla., S-3 with 756
> > pro and pre amp off.
> > First time I heard it awhile back I shut off my
> > computers and TV's and
> > no help. This morning about 0700 cst it was still on
> > there but there was
> > a voice qso about 28636 + or - but I couldn't
> > understand them (Spanish I
> > think) and then they went way. Put on your rit and
> > go the extreme top
> > and bottom of the carrier and see how fast it drops
> > off (don't know what
> > that means George, hahaha). Maybe some one has the
> > answer, Mac
> >
> > David S. McCallum/USAF RET./CMSGT/W7sac/4
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "George" <w2yj@highstream.net>
> > To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 5:55 PM
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] RE 28.634
> >
> >
> > I thought there was a reply earlier today or
> > yesterday explaining that
> > this
> > was probably a color burst crystal frequency? The
> > note indicated that
> > the
> > power was turned off in the house and the signal
> > disappeared???
> > Can anyone verify that the signal is not internally
> > generated by our
> > modern
> > electronic "things"?
> > Help me understand.
> > George
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "David S.McCallum" <w7sac2@cox.net>
> > To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 6:41 PM
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] RE 28.634
> >
> >
> > > sent mine last night from N/W Fla
> > >
> > > David S. McCallum/USAF RET./CMSGT/W7sac/4
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Dave Edwards" <kd2e@comcast.net>
> > > To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 6:45 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [TenTec] RE 28.634
> > >
> > >
> > > So how 'bout some beam headings?
> > > Let's see if it can be triangulated (sp?)
> > > at all!!
> > > I'll check myself when I get home.
> > >
> > > ...Dave
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Tommy Bennwik" <bennwiktv@hotmail.com>
> > > To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 4:30 AM
> > > Subject: [TenTec] RE 28.634
> > >
> > >
> > >> 28.364 & 14.317 abt S-2 in Stockholm. Hiding
> > under my bed!
> > >> SM0PCA /Tommy
> > >>
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