[GreenKeys] Top band signals, Was Russian woodpecker recording

[Alf Fisher]

Hi Martin,
Its sounds like Decca Hi-Fix to me.

See http://alancordwell.co.uk/radionavigation/hifix/hifixint.html for a good 
website history lesson.

Where I lived in those days was close to the coast and on Top Band was a 
thumping version of one of those signals on 1900kHz as I lived only about 10 
miles from one of the transmitters. We also had Loran rattling away on 
1950kHz but thankfully now they have all gone.

Alf
G3WSD


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Martin" <uax13 at ukonline.co.uk>
To: <GreenKeys at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 3:59 PM
Subject: [GreenKeys] Top band signals, Was Russian woodpecker recording


> While we are on the subject of weird radio signals, please can anyone
> throw any light on what this sound is that used to dominate the middle
> of top band during the 1960s and into the 70s? Being top band it may
> have been more of a UK feature so I dont know if it was heard in the 
> states.
>
> http://web.ukonline.co.uk/uax13/top band extract.mp3
>
> I expect the explanation is obvious but I never, to this day, have known
> the answer. I vaguely recall someone suggestion telemetry but if so for
> what?
>
> Martin
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