** U S A. 1230, March 24 at 0517 UT, sweep tones upward over and over, from the direxion of KSEY Seymour TX during its scheduled 2-hour DX test. This is easily audible without much QRM by tuning the DX-398 to 1232-USB, but I am not hearing any code IDs. Further:
0519 sweeps; 0523 sweeps; 0525 beeps but not code?; 0528 busy signal; 0529 sweeps; 0530 rapid beeps, sweeps. 0530 I switch to center-tuning 1230 on AM, and still hear some sweeps; 0531 slow code, but too much QRM to copy; 0533 sweeps; 0536 beeps, not code, busy signal; 0538 slow code now with partial copy: --XAS; 0542 now I copy: KSEY SEYMOUR TEXAS, more sweeps; with that I move on to other DX, but recheck 0608, sweeps; 0612 code (I am now calling this CW, because it isn`t). I never heard any music or voice announcements from KSEY but some may have been lost in the mass of graveyard QRM. The pitch and modulation level of the code IDs were much below the sweep tones, unfortunately. It`s only 209 miles = 336 km from Seymour to Enid, and there are no 1230s in between. Of course we are much closer to opposite WBBZ Ponca City OK which in the daytime is a semi-local. Tnx for the test! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Note: if converting my UT logs to ``ELT``, remember that starting March 10 the difference is 4 hours instead of 5 hours. _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
