[GreenKeys] Top band signals, Was Russian woodpecker recording

[Martin]

Fascinating. Thanks for that info. Good website, I wonder if he is still 
looking for a recording?

Sorry about the spaces in the filename, rushing in too much of a hurry 
as usual.

Internet answers a 40 year old mystery for me in 5 minutes!

Martin



Alf Fisher wrote:
> 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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