[BARC-List] Fwd: Strange Morse at beginning of "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me"

Arthur Ashley N1NHZ n1nhz at arrl.net
Tue Jan 22 12:21:06 EST 2008


     I received the following email from a friend of mine who knows
CW. Does anybody on barc-list have any further information or know
what this is all about. Please reply to me at:  n1nhz at arrl.net  

Thank you, Arthur  N1NHZ, 73

> Arthur:
>  
>      Currently on radio station WBUR - FM on 90.9 Mhz there is a
> bit of a puzzle.  Just before the very begining of the program
> "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me" the NPR News Quiz, there is a bit of
> morse code, and its just before the start of every quiz program. 
> This program follows the program "Car Talk" on Saturday morning at
> 12:00 Noon, as a repeat it follows the program "Speaking of Faith"
> on Sunday afternoon at 1:00 PM, and again after the repeat of "Car
> Talk" on Sunday evening at 7:00 PM.
>  
>      The Morse is the letters E B C D sent as slow-speed morse. 
> It's a bit faint, but it is always there.  Have any of your BARC
> brass-pounder members noticed this, and do they have any idea as to
> what it is there for?   Thanks for any help with this.  



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