[CW] Re: Can you listen to...?

[Jim Minor]

Greetings,

And thanks to all who checked.  Thursday and Friday at or about the time I
mentioned before someone was running a cw tape which had transmitted this
message:

9KR11 GOOD RIDANCE OATH OF ETERNAL DEATH (Followed by prosign) -.-.-.  The
9KR11 is a bit unusual as it is sent 9 -.-.-. 11 (the same sequence as the
ending prosign).  The word RIDANCE is spelled as such vice RIDDANCE?

Naturally, alot of folks were hot and bothered about it; and we were curious
as to the origin.  It was Nil here in the Northeast, but weak to S7 in the
southern US.  If it was someone just stirring the pot and had sent correct
prosigns, then no big deal.  But a few were intrigued by the wacky CW
prosigns, the fact it was in the 30 meter band, and the possibility it was
not a US station, but someone down south thereof.  Everyone who frequents 30
meters knows about our "friend" on 10.126 CW and commented perhaps there is
a loose association.  I found out later that that station had come up on
schedule S9+ while the other one was much weaker.  It ran for over an hour
at 5 minute intervals, and fortunately didn't make a weekend performance.
Obviously, anyone can make a tape with the software available today, but as
to why take the trouble and to put it on that freq... well, I just was
hoping if it was up again to get some expert ears on it.  Thanks again and
sorry for the trouble...


73, jim w2dsx