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Mysterious signals from West Africa on 28 MHz

Discussion in 'Amateur Radio News' started by G4TUT/SK2022, Sep 11, 2019.

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  1. G4TUT/SK2022

    G4TUT/SK2022 Ham Member QRZ Page

    Mysterious signals from West Africa on 28 MHz

    The latest IARU-R1 Monitoring System newsletter reports mysterious signals from West Africa on 28250.6 kHz AM with a rising carrier and dots every 76 seconds

    The signal is thought to originate from the area of Gabon and has been observed in previous years but the purpose is unknown.

    The International Amateur Radio Union Monitoring System (IARUMS) Region 1 August 2019 newsletter can be read at
    http://www.iarums-r1.org/iarums/news2019/news1908.pdf

    Recordings of military transmissions can be found on the Signal Identification Guide Wiki at
    https://www.sigidwiki.com/wiki/Category:Military

    Reports of Amateur Band intruders can be logged on the IARU Region 1 Monitoring System Logger at
    http://peditio.net/intruder/bluechat.cgi

    Monitor the short wave bands on-line with a web based SDR receiver at
    http://www.websdr.org/

    IARU Monitoring System (IARUMS)
    https://www.iarums-r1.org/

    http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2019/september/mysterious-signals-from-west-africa-on-28-mhz.htm


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  2. G3SEA

    G3SEA Ham Member QRZ Page

    Hmmmmm :cool:

    Well if 10 m is going to be open then that Equatorial band is a good bet.

    G3SEA/KH6
     
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  3. AB5WX

    AB5WX QRZ Lifetime Member #313 Platinum Subscriber Life Member QRZ Page

    Not sayin’ it’s aliens...but...
     
    EA2ELX, KT4RK, N9PBD and 13 others like this.
  4. K0UO

    K0UO Platinum Subscriber Platinum Subscriber QRZ Page

    I was on an United Nations Mission a couple years ago in central Africa, anything's possible there.
    And I'm not planning on going back to find the source!!
    I'm going to wait until 10 meters opens up, a course I might be waiting a while!!!!!! So I hope I live long enough to see another good sunspot cycle, however my life expectancy living in the U.S. waiting on the Sunspot is much better than being in Central Africa.
     
    N9NY, K4RCW, KD5OM and 6 others like this.
  5. W7UUU

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

    They clearly bring their OWN "sun spots" :D:D

    Dave
    W7UUU
     
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  6. K0GOV

    K0GOV Ham Member QRZ Page

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    EA2ELX, MM0IMC, N8DA and 2 others like this.
  7. K5VOU

    K5VOU Ham Member QRZ Page

    And Gabon is not on the displayed map o_O
     
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  8. NU4R

    NU4R XML Subscriber QRZ Page

    Well, at least SOMEONE is using the band!
     
    K4MOE, W0WUG, KC5JSR and 9 others like this.
  9. W5MIL

    W5MIL Ham Member QRZ Page

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    N9NY, K4MOE, 2I0KIC and 17 others like this.
  10. WA2TP

    WA2TP XML Subscriber QRZ Page

    Yup.. that there sums it up.. 10m been in the crapper for a looong time now....
     
    NT6U, N4SRQ, VA7UO and 10 others like this.
  11. KD4MOJ

    KD4MOJ Ham Member QRZ Page

    I have it on good authority that these two are on the J.O.B.

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    ...DOUG
    KD4MOJ
     
  12. K0UO

    K0UO Platinum Subscriber Platinum Subscriber QRZ Page

    That's a good one and I particularly remember the old "Skeleton slot antenna" 2 meter beam spaced 5/8 wavelengths, apart they worked pretty well
     
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  13. N8ARB

    N8ARB XML Subscriber QRZ Page

    I use 10 Meters Mostly Local Round tables.
     
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  14. KC8UD

    KC8UD Ham Member QRZ Page

    Can't someone convince them that 27 MHz would be a better choice!
     
    MM0IMC, KX4O, K4XJ and 5 others like this.
  15. NM7L

    NM7L Ham Member QRZ Page

    I hear dits and dahs emanating from my back yard @ 28207.3 kHz ... until I realize it's just my 10M beacon in the toolshed.

    (And that's all I hear on 10 meters.)
     
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