Wide Spectrum noise on HF <14MHz

[N4BBQ]

Anyone else noticed the "HF Duck"? I've been hearing it a while now on 75m and 40m and a friend tole me he heard it on 20m a day or so ago. I never go above 20m too often so I'm not sure if it's there or not.

It's usually a burst of thee or four "quacks".

[G0GQK]

It had to happen. Daffy Duck got a licence

[N4BBQ]

Or it could be the Aflac Duck - that is a critter we get to see in the states while watching College Football (or hand egg to you guys across the pond). Aflac is an insurance company.

[N4BBQ]

The multiple horizontal lines are the "quack".
hf-duck-75m.png

[KF4UGA]

Today on 60M several operators are hearing it at the same timed type of intervals as it is on 40M, and 80m. I can not be on that many frequencies on several bands at once to see if they are all striking at once but my guess is its covering a lot of spectrum at once.The consensus I am getting back seems to be over the horizon radar is the culprit. Who knows ???? No Such Agency has released the mad quacker on us

[W5BIB]

Today on 60M several operators are hearing it at the same timed type of intervals as it is on 40M, and 80m. I can not be on that many frequencies on several bands at once to see if they are all striking at once but my guess is its covering a lot of spectrum at once.The consensus I am getting back seems to be over the horizon radar is the culprit. Who knows ???? No Such Agency has released the mad quacker on us

I gotta apologize... It waz me!! I bought this 'OTH' radar machine from a UA0(zero) on E-bay a while back. I played with it on 10mhz a few months ago. Got complaints. Shut it down. Bought 'Quacker' thingy (E-bay CB equipment). Figured since all the contests were over (until next weekend) I'd play with my Ruskie OTH Radar / Quacker-woodpeckerhead thingy. Sorry... nw hr QRT / SK

[N4BBQ]

Figured since all the contests were over (until next weekend) I'd play with my Ruskie OTH Radar / Quacker-woodpeckerhead thingy.

UR FIVE NINE - AGAIN!!!???

[N1SZ]

Looks like an Ionospheric sounder to me. Not a duck and not an OTHR.

73, Jim

[K7JBQ]

Go Ducks!

73,
Bill
(U of O, 1967)

[N4BBQ]

Looks like an Ionospheric sounder to me. Not a duck and not an OTHR.

73, Jim

Yep, I wrote to HAARP but have gotten no reply.