Topband: CARRIER ON 1829.25

[Mr. and Mrs. Magoo]

A carrier has been present at my QTH on or about this frequency for several 
years now, but at a much lower signal strength than recently.  I was not 
aware that there were two distinct carriers-I have only ever heard one.  Its 
frequency has varied from 1829+/- to 1830 +/-, and it made working DX 
impossible at times. I never paid it much attention and wrote it off as 
"just one of those things" we put up with on 160M.

As I type this (1417Z) signal strength is about S-7 and peak is "somewhere" 
between 60-110 degrees ( my 20M monobander
hears it quite nicely and there seems to be a peak on rotation in this 
direction, though I did not rotate to the west or northwest).

Just now (1420Z) the carrier abruptly ceased, followed by a short warble and 
then nothing.  Tuning up the band I find the carrier now at 1830.3, still 
S-7 but with QSB and accompanied by a warble just high of the frequency. 
Still a peak between 60-110 degrees from my QTH.

At 1428Z the carrier either disappeared or dropped into my noise level.

Hope this helps someone figure out the source.

Bill, VE3CSK