Topband: Strange signal on Top Band.

[Tom Rauch]

> many times, expecilly during good opening to JA, i listen on the band
> strange signal, their sound like "TARARA TARARA TARARA"using narrow 250 hz
> filter. They start at 1812.9 and every 800/900 hz the signals are audible,
> so the frequency is 1812.9 - 1813.7 - 1814.5 (loud) - 1815.3 - 1816.2
> (loud) - 1817 - 1817.8 (loud) - 1818.6 - 1819.5 - 1820.3 - 1821 - 1821.7 -
> until more or less 1825. They is better on the ja beverage, so what are
> those strange signal, and from wich country they are coming??? 73 to all
> and see you on the band!

Hi Giulio,

I hear the same or a similar thing on some days when the band is 
open into deep Asia. From here it is generally north in direction, 
anything from NE to NW.

I was told it is something running in Asiatic Russia, but I have no 
way of knowing if that is true.
 
73, Tom W8JI
w8ji@contesting.com


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