[TowerTalk] 80m Buzzsaw

[Iowaguy]

I'm sitting here listening to the "buzzsaw" on 80 mtrs at about 8:30 p.m.
local time in Iowa. . . it peaks northeast of here both on the 4 square and
on the beverages.  It is spread out across the first 10 Kc of the band and
is running about S3 or S4 here at the moment (about even or slightly above
the noise level).  It's not destructive. . . it probably wouldn't even
prevent a weak DX qso. . . but it's sure an annoyance.  I have no idea what
it is.

Looking forward to a good season on the lowbands.

73 to all. . . Dave
W0FLS
-----Original Message-----
From: Donald E. Stiles <goodnews@mail.cmedic.net>
To: w6anr@jps.net <w6anr@jps.net>; towertalk@contesting.com
<towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Monday, September 13, 1999 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 80m Buzzsaw


>
>David,
>
>There are millions of spark gap igniters in use today.  They use them to
>light gas ovens, furnaces, run clocks, precipitors etc.  What kind of wave
>pattern.does an SCR have.  Somewhere not far from here, I hear a tick every
>second.
>
>73 de n8csp
>
>David Padrick wrote:
>
>> Paul,
>>
>> I was operating at W6KW's ranch about a month ago using the big 80m
>> yagi. I have heard that sound for some time here on the west coast
>> always starting at 6:00 local time. I rotated the beam and it peaks at
>> 60-70 degrees from here. One week later I was W6ZJ's and again rotated
>> his yagi and saw the same direction. Interesting your hearing it out of
>> the NW.
>> The buzz is a pulse (square wave) with very wide side bands similar to
>> the old Russian woodpecker. Sounds allot like an over the horizon radar.
>> It's also interesting that it's coming out of a day light path here.
>> Good luck with the new 4 square and we will be looking forward to
>> hearing you on during this coming long path season.
>>
>> 73,  David  W6ANR
>>
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