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Re: Topband: `Fishing buoys`

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Subject: Re: Topband: `Fishing buoys`
From: Björn Mohr <bm@broadcast.se>
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:47:56 +0200
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On 23 mar 2010, at 23.26, Terry wrote:

> I see regular references on here to coded `fishing buoys`. What, 
> however, are the increasing number of beacons on top band - presently 
> from 1810 right up to 1823 - which seem to warble, or toggle between two 
> slightly different tones ? These beacons are not coded - at least not in 
> morse.

Just to give you an alternative to fishing buoys to consider for the source of 
the QRM you hear:

http://www.radionavigation.alancordwell.co.uk/russian/bras.html

To me the description of this radar is very close to what I hear on the band 
segment you describe.

73 de Björn,
SM0MDG
SE0X

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