[Elecraft] CW SWL Opportunity On Now
Ron D'Eau Claire
rondec at easystreet.com
Sat Sep 3 16:48:55 EDT 2005
Commercial CW station KSM in Northern California is currently (2041 Z)
running a "code wheel" on 6474kc/s and 12993kc/s.
(1 kc/s = 1 kHz)
K2's will tune 6474 kHz and I believe the KX1 will cover the 12993 kHz
frequency. KSM is pounding into N.W. Oregon on 6474 at this time.
The code wheel sends this message repeatedly:
CQ CQ CQ DE KSM KSM KSM QSX 6/12 CH3 OBS? AMVER? QRU? K
CQ CQ CQ DE KSM KSM KSM QSX 6/12 CH3 OBS? AMVER? QRU? K
KSM WILL FORWARD MESSAGES TO EMAIL ADDRESSES FREE OF CHARGE K
Originally they really were motor driven cog wheels with notches that
tripped the keying contacts. Many of the newer systems use motor driven
punched paper tapes.
Ron AC7AC
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