[CW] QTC - Unknown Station 3647.5 kHz

[Danny Douglas]

I dont ever remember using them in official traffic.

Danny Douglas
N7DC
ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA
SV0WPP VS6DD N7DC/YV5 G5CTB
All 2 years or more (except Novice)
Pls QSL direct, buro, or LOTW preferred,
I Do not use, but as a courtesy do upload to eQSL for
those who do.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kilobravo" <kburrows at eastlink.ca>
To: "CW Reflector" <cw at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 7:57 AM
Subject: Re: [CW] QTC - Unknown Station 3647.5 kHz


> nr 39 d  04 00:59:07   1986   ( His preamble)
>
> In the time group note the use of the colons,  seldom if ever used in ham
> radio... it is used in your computers clock read out, therefore I think
> these messages may be random generated by someones CPU...and the time is
> being stamped on them as they come out...
>
>
> We also never used them in message traffic date and time, no sure about
> government comms if they used them or not.????
>
> 73
>
> VE1DS
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kilobravo" <kburrows at eastlink.ca>
> To: "CW Reflector" <cw at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 8:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [CW] QTC - Unknown Station 3647.5 kHz
>
>
> > This is the message preamble he uses...
> >
> > nr 39 d  04 00:59:07   1986
> >
> > Number      d  for something???     date    time  year
> >
> > 73
> >
> > VE1DS
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "D. Chester" <k4kyv at charter.net>
> > To: <cw at mailman.qth.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 1:48 AM
> > Subject: Re: [CW] QTC - Unknown Station 3647.5 kHz
> >
> >
> >> They changed frequency, or it was another station.
> >>
> >> Heard it to-night (Thurs GMT).  Transmission in progress as I listened
> >> between about 0515 and 0530Z.  3528.5 kHz.
> >>
> >> They would send a long message number, then BT, followed by 5-letter
> >> groups.
> >>
> >> Don k4kyv
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