[ARC5] Really Spooky Signal on 20 Meters.

[mstangelo at comcast.net]

Dave,

I get a similar noise from our Maytag washer which has a variable AC motor.

Others have complained about similar noise from threadmill motors.

Fortunately my wife's washing schedule does not overlap with my operating schedule except for a Saturday morning sked.

I can tell her when the wash is finished:-)

Mike N2MS
----- Original Message -----
From: David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com>
To: ARC-5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>, milsurplus at mailman.qth.net, boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 15:59:00 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: [ARC5] Really Spooky Signal on 20 Meters.

OK, this is really weird. For weeks, the 20-meter phone
 band at my location has had this wide-band pulsing
 noise. Ran from about 14.240-14.330 MC 24/7. 
It sounded  "near field," so I finally broke-out my 
portable HF direction finder and started hunting. 
I walked out to the end of my driveway and got a
 good signal, bearing East of my location. 
So I went about a block to a local park and 
still bearing East. So I put the rig in the truck 
and drove East a mile. No signal. So I moved back 
half the distance to the house. Nothing. Half-way again.
 Nothing. In short, the signal, after being around 
for weeks, suddenly disappeared exactly 
when I started to hunt it. It has not come back. 
I find this strange and makes me a little paranoid.

Here's the noise:
https://goo.gl/photos/PooYaAAnv1UG8MpC9
Any ideas??


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