Return-Path: Received: (qmail 11129 invoked from network); 6 Oct 2002 12:53:07 -0000 Received: from warrior.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.227) by mailstore with SMTP; 6 Oct 2002 12:53:07 -0000 Received: (qmail 4975 invoked from network); 6 Oct 2002 12:53:22 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by warrior.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 6 Oct 2002 12:53:22 -0000 X-SQ: A Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.10) id 17yAsW-0006l2-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Sun, 06 Oct 2002 13:51:24 +0100 Received: from [194.73.73.176] (helo=protactinium.btinternet.com) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17yAsW-0006ks-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 06 Oct 2002 13:51:24 +0100 Received: from host213-122-31-237.in-addr.btopenworld.com ([213.122.31.237] helo=jackie) by protactinium.btinternet.com with smtp (Exim 3.22 #8) id 17yAsV-0003x2-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 06 Oct 2002 13:51:24 +0100 Message-ID: <000901c26d38$883a1820$ed1f7ad5@jackie> From: "Steve Thompson" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <000f01c26d14$5f185980$3a567ad5@jackie> <000e01c26d2d$eec2e0a0$476868d5@oemcomputer> Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2002 14:01:44 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Subject: LF: Re: Re: 136 beacon Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0tests=noneversion=2.31 Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group ----- Original Message ----- From: mike.dennison To: Sent: 06 October 2002 12:45 Subject: LF: Re: 136 beacon > > > Yesterday evening and this morning I'm getting a keyed beacon at about > > 136kHz, just below the level wher my ears or the computer can decode it. > Can > > someone tell me what it is, or is it a phantom? > > Steve > > If the frequency is very close to 136.0kHz, this is something that has > fooled many of us into trying for hours to read the 'Morse'. It is probably > the result of a mix between several other stations (outside your Rx) and is > a series of tones of different strength (hence it sounds like CW) and > slightly different frequencies. Thanks, Mike. I was rapidly coming to that conclusion, I'll have to check the receiver out. With the front end filtering I have and the signals I see out of band, I hadn't expected any intermods. Steve