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What time(s) did you receive it? 73, Zack W9SZ On Mon, Nov 18, 2019 at 10:30 AM Dr Jim Kennedy via Spooks < spooks@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > Visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks to unsubscribe from > this list > > I note that the "beacon" sent a string of 7 zeroes, followed by an > identifier "QA1." (CW beacon blowing in here on 7.035 MHz. > Seven zeros followed by QA1 and another seven zeros) I'm in Northern NJ > near NEW York City. > > If so, it sounds more like a crypto signal ("numbers station"). It's > origin might be military, paramilitary? Or.....Spooks. > > In which case, the 7 zeroes and "QA1" are not a "beacon," but a channel > marker, sent repeatedly so that the intended recipient (probably "QA1"), > could find the signal, and prepare to copy whatever message. > > Over the past several decades, I've logged signals like this, usually > outside the ham bands, but not always. Sometimes, they "hide in plain > sight" on ham bands, too. > > It will be even more interesting to monitor the frequency and see if there > are any more such transmissions. > > Dr. Jim Kennedy K2PHD > RACES & ARES | SKCC-NAQCC-FISTS-OOTC > p: PG0222156 - T2GB070658/Radar > e: k2...@arrl.net > a: FN20qv > ______________________________________________________________ > Spooks mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Spooks@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Spooks mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Spooks@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
