[RTTY] Noise on 15M RTTY band

Waldemar DK3VN dk3vn@nexgo.de
Sat, 02 Feb 2002 16:51:30 +0100


Don Hill AA5AU wrote:
> 
> Hearing some noise on the upper end of the 15M RTTY sub-band
> from about 21089 to 21111.  It's like the old Russian woodpecker
> but very rapid generation.  Coming out of the Northeast (same direction
> as East Coast USA & EU).  It's anywhere from S1-S3 here.
> 
> Anyone else hearing this?
> 
> 73, Don AA5AU
> http://www.aa5au.com
> 

After turning around my beam several times, I am receiving this signal
from the east and on 21100 kHz +/- 5kHz it is S9 +10db with QSB down
to S9+5dB.

Uuuups .. at 15:49 UTC the woodpecker is gone!

73 de Waldemar, DK3VN
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