Perhaps this is from the high power long range cordless telephones? They 
keep a carrier up with a status beep. There are a lot of these in use 
south of the USA. The FCC shut down a few in the USA before.

Ernie W8EH

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> This may have been asked in the past, but I cant find any reference to it, 
> but for several weeks now, on both AO-51 and today on SO-50 passes, I heard 
> beeping tones along with the carriers. These tones sounded just like the 
> Sputnik beeps from years long ago. (yes, I was around for it) No one I've 
> asked about them knows the answer, so I am bringing this to this forum. Also, 
> on SO-50 seems we are getting some spurious conversations on the same carrier 
> as the satellite. Wonder if those are just mixes, and they usually are more 
> prevelant over Mexico than over the US proper. 
>
> John W6ZKH 
>
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