Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW

[MU 4CX250B]

My beverages in Santa Fe peak in the SE direction, with fast QSB.
Jim W8ZR

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> On Nov 3, 2013, at 7:48 PM, VE6WZ_Steve <ve6wz at shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> Hi Steve,
>
> Yes, tonight at 0230z I rx'd for 3500.85 carrier and it is there at s-5. I did not rx last night for it.
> The peak is very noticeable, and the null of the back of the beam is equally clear.
> I also notice a sudden qrg shift sporadically.
>
> Your bearing is at 340 and mine in Calgary at 250 puts the source very broadly in Washington State??
> This is very strange.
> Now we have a west coast carrier interloper??
> 3501.6 is gone tonight.
>
>
> 3,500.845- 250 deg (SW)
> 3,501.6- Gone here tonight no signal
> 3,503.15- no carrier
>
> 73, de steve ve6wz
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> From: "Steve Flood" <kk7uv at bresnan.net>
> Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2013 3:50 AM
> To: <topband at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW
>
>>> but then at times the signal is briefly the same between the 160 and 300
>> degree pennant
>>
>>>> This is difficult to read accurately because heading moves around.
>>
>> Observing the same character here.
>> With several daytime and nighttime readings, I can only best guess the
>> following from DN36.
>> 3500.845 is at 320 - 340 degrees
>> 3501.580 is at 100 - 120 degrees
>> 3503.150 is at 100 -120 degrees.
>>
>> Another thing, each will occasionally (and randomly) have a sudden 10Hz or
>> so shift for a few seconds.
>>
>> VE6WZ - - do you have the 3500.845 carrier???
>>
>>
>> Steve, KK7UV
>>
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