[Lowfer] MYSTERY HIFER SIGNAL?

[Ed Phillips]

Dale Rice wrote:
> 
> Ed , do I understand correctly that my HiFER beacon NW was actually seen?
> That is really exciting. It has only been seen twice before, months ago. How
> strong was it, do you have a screen capture, etc.?
> 
> How fast was the steady ramp moving? I don't think I have seen it here.
> 
> On Jan 15th I heard a CW signal on 13555 and thought it was a beacon, but it
> was a bit too fast for that. I listened for a while and heard it send VVV
> VVV VVV DE CER CER and later QRU? DE CER
> must have been a commercial station from somewhere in the world, no?
> 
> Other things I have heard were telephone conversations in spanish around
> 13558 and a Japanese roundtable, Ham style. Can't remember the freq., and I
> didn't know what they were saying but it sounded lighthearted.
> 
> Dale Rice
> Williams, Oregon
> HiFER NW 13553.15

Dale:

	I'll mail you a screen dump from my PC (use the old Mac for mail as I
don't think there any virus for it floating around any more).  Signals
heard during the day yesterday and you decide if it's you after looking
for it.

	See my earlier note about the ramp.  I've heard it for at least a year
or so and from the QSB on it (sometimes) I don't think it's local.  Also
isn't always there.

Ed