[CW] Weird CW signals

Fri Jan 30 18:35:53 EST 2026

Perhaps being sent by people from another world?? 

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On Friday, January 30, 2026, 18:15, John <johnk5mo at gmail.com> wrote:

Often heard on 40M at grey line time here in EC USA

John K5MO

On Fri, Jan 30, 2026 at 6:04 PM Donald Kemp <nn8b.oh at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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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