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

[Todd Taylor]

Thanks for the interesting information. I actually heard a woodpecker sound
on 20m about an hour ago. A POTA activator indeed referred to it as such.

Video on the Russian Woodpecker
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB_jiigRq-c>

Todd
KO4IJH

On Wed, Aug 23, 2023 at 9:35 AM Rich Adamy <ka4gfy at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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:
> >
> > Greetings ARC friends.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > After asking around on our Discord group, Jason (WA6MPR) suggested the
> culprit was Russian radar. See:
> >
> > https://www.sigidwiki.com/wiki/29B6_%27Kontayner%27_OTH_Radar
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Ken van Wyk
> > Armata Scientia
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 
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