[CQ-Contest] 3 second ON/OFF - QRM on 20mtrs?

[VE6JY Don Moman]

As the IARU Monitoring Coordinator for RAC, I am always interested in these
kinds of intruder reports.  The 3 sec on/off is new to me but we have
knowledge of the 14025a data signal  (12 channel 200 hz spaced VFT).  We all
need to be concerned about intruders, be they accidental or by design, that
use our frequencies.  Reports including signal strengths and headings as
KG5U gave, are an important step in locating and hopefully getting something
done to stop these transmissions. Check out
http://www.echelon.ca/iarumsr2/contact.html  and if you hear something, drop
the MS person in your country  a note with all the details.

73 Don
VE6JY
RAC IARU Monitoring Co-ordinator    http://www.rac.ca/monitor.htm
IARU Region II Monitoring  info at:  http://www.iaru-r2.org/monitor_e.htm


----- Original Message -----
From: "Dale L Martin" <kg5u at hal-pc.org>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 15:04
Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] 3 second ON/OFF - QRM on 20mtrs?


> >
> > Absolutely a pain in Nevada. It drove me nuts during the Florida
> > QSO Party.
> > Aside from the "buzz", there were periods of white noise that covered
big
> > parts of the CW band. With the FQP mobiles so weak, it was almost
> > enough to
> > drive me to operate SSB.
> >
> >
>
> I haven't heard the 3 second on/off QRM, but I have been hearing what
sounds
> like some kind of wideband signal from 14024 to 14029, centered on
14026.8.
>
> I can just barely hear it on my FT-100 in the car. It's weak on my
vertical,
> but s-5-7 on my C3.
>
> Swinging the beam, it's very weak off to the northwest, west, east and
> southeast, with a peak at about 30 degrees.
>
> Is it just me or do others hear it?
> 73,
> dale, kg5u
>
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