[CW] Weird CW signals

Fri Jan 30 18:03:41 EST 2026

yea, that was what the digital signal looked like.

On Fri, Jan 30, 2026 at 5:59 PM John <johnk5mo at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Fri, Jan 30, 2026 at 5:57 PM John <johnk5mo at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3j246g3Wpg
> >
> > On Fri, Jan 30, 2026 at 5:53 PM Donald Kemp <nn8b.oh at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Not making any sense.
> > > Tried to let fldigi copy it but it was just garbage.
> > >
> > > Would spread spectrum look like that?
> > >
> > > On Fri, Jan 30, 2026 at 5:50 PM John <johnk5mo at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> That's the ones!
> > >>
> > >> They've been on and off 40M for some months now.   If you try and copy
> > >> what sounds like CW at times, you'll notice that it repeats.
> > >>
> > >> John K5MO
> > >>
> > >> On Fri, Jan 30, 2026 at 5:47 PM Donald Kemp <nn8b.oh at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > I amseeing them on
> > >> > 7041.50 kHz
> > >> > 7048.50 kHz  with a digital sig like ft8
> > >> > 7061.50 kHz  with a digital sig like ft8
> > >> > 7068.50 kHz
> > >> >
> > >> > On Fri, Jan 30, 2026 at 5:22 PM John <johnk5mo at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> >>
> > >> >> This is some sort of very slow wide shift FSK .
> > >> >>
> > >> >> I've seen it reported elsewhere and heard it here too.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> John K5MO
> > >> >>
> > >> >> On Fri, Jan 30, 2026 at 5:07 PM D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <
> djringjr at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > People are reporting these strange CW signals across the 40m
> band.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Weird CW signals
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Perhaps they are trying to emulate a mechanical key with no
> audio control (although a vertical wouldn’t sound like that)
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > But what could be a purpose?
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Another weird thing is that those sigs are present on four
> frequencies simultaneously with S9+:
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > 7041.50 kHz
> > >> >> > 7048.50 kHz
> > >> >> > 7063.00 kHz
> > >> >> > 7070.00 kHz
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Weird CW on 40m.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Any thoughts on this?
> > >> >> >
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