Topband: `Fishing buoys`

[Björn Mohr]

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
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