[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] Russia interfering with the amateur bands?

[Rich Adamy]

I have heard it as well around 7 MHz.

In the early 1980's Russia (USSR) was using Over the Horizon Radar on
the HF bands.,  It was everywhere.  It sounded like a woodpecker and
it was called the "Russian Woodpecker" by hams all over the world.

After a while, the USSR shut it down.  Nobody really knows why, but
while it was running, it was a major annoyance.  Russia may be using
an upgraded version to track Ukrainian activities.   Doesn't surprise
me..

Rich, KA4GFY

On Wed, Aug 23, 2023 at 8:46 AM Kenneth R. van Wyk <ken at vanwyk.org> wrote:
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> Greetings ARC friends.
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> Did anyone else experience a massive amount of interference on the 30 meter band last night between about 9-10 PM? I noticed it between about 10.132 - 10.154 MHz and was concerned it would block my morning Winlink Wednesday P2P session, which I usually run on 10.143 MHz.
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> After asking around on our Discord group, Jason (WA6MPR) suggested the culprit was Russian radar. See:
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> https://www.sigidwiki.com/wiki/29B6_%27Kontayner%27_OTH_Radar
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> Am I the only one here who was impacted by the interference? It wasn’t subtle. See my waterfall display in a Winlink session below.
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> Cheers,
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> Ken van Wyk
> Armata Scientia
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