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Strange Radio Signals From Nearby Star

Discussion in 'Amateur Radio News' started by W0PV, Jul 16, 2017.

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  1. W0PV

    W0PV Ham Member QRZ Page

    First the "WOW!" signal in 1977, discovered by Jerry Ehman. (AC8IV ?)

    And now perhaps another, the so called "WHAT?" signal.

    ET phoning in to this weekends CQ VHF contest?

    73 de John - WØPV

    http://phl.upr.edu/library/notes/ross128
     
    Last edited: Jul 16, 2017
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  2. WX4O

    WX4O Ham Member QRZ Page

    More than likely it's an Ad for lawyers. "Injured in a car wreck? Call ......"
     
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  3. W0KGB

    W0KGB Ham Member QRZ Page

    One would have hoped that higher intelligence beings would have gotten rid of their lawyers.
     
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  4. KK5JY

    KK5JY Ham Member QRZ Page

    ...and ad banners.
     
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  5. N4AAB

    N4AAB Ham Member QRZ Page

    Hmmm, Ross 128 is in our stellar neighborhood.
     
  6. KK5JY

    KK5JY Ham Member QRZ Page

    CQ ran a similar story a few years back. Seems there are all kinds of bizarre radio signals that come from space.
     
  7. N0TZU

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    Either that or advertising a medicine for some alien health problem!
     
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  8. W1YW

    W1YW Ham Member QRZ Page

    This is an honest assessment of a transient signal that needs to be confirmed. It is of unknown origin, and no speculation is justified until confirmed and additionally investigated.

    The magic word here is 'dispersion'. That means 'distance'-- differential time of arrival over a frequency range caused by a column density of plasma, presumably tenuous and distributed over a long(many kiloparsec) length. It caught my attention.

    Worth following John. Thanks for pointing it out.

    73
    Chip W1YW
     
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  9. W1YW

    W1YW Ham Member QRZ Page

    Those are called 'fast radio bursts'. This is something different.
     
  10. W1YW

    W1YW Ham Member QRZ Page

  11. K3LI

    K3LI Ham Member QRZ Page

    Are they absolutely sure it was not my feeble attempts at CW?

    It is quite interesting. Suppose they find a true "signal"? I can understand how they might authenticate it as a true broadcast signal, buy how would you ever learn the meaning.
    Could be quite frustrating, but fun.
     
  12. W7UUU

    W7UUU Director, QRZ Forums Lifetime Member 133 QRZ HQ Staff Life Member QRZ Page

    Dr. Carl Sagan gave it some thought a while back.... :rolleyes:

    Dave
    W7UUU



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  13. N0TZU

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    Actually I think it's just harmonics from AM broadcast stations reported here lately.
     
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  14. N6QIC

    N6QIC Ham Member QRZ Page

     
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  15. W1YW

    W1YW Ham Member QRZ Page

    What an impact that movie has had! NOW $1.37 on AMAZON, and with "SPHERE" to boot!
     

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