[Milsurplus] "The Bagpipes"

Jack Antonio scr287 at att.net
Wed Jun 1 10:43:16 EDT 2016


On 5/31/2016 9:31 PM, Hubert Miller wrote:
> The 'bagpipes' was an uptempo little ditty of a few bars ( or seconds )
> length, is that right? That ditty hasn't run through my mind in YEARS.
> If we're thinking of the same thing, i always had thought it was somehow
> Middle Eastern, but i see now,


I remember something similar, back in the mid 60s. This was while I
was in high school in rural Nevada. A continuously repeating tune, about 
5-10 seconds long. However, the tones were pure, did
not sound like a musical instrument. The carrier stayed up, as
there was a clicking noise heard during the period between the tunes.

I assumed it was some form of telemetry.

Frequency was near the 40 meter band, and quite strong in
West central Nevada, even in the daytime.

Jack Antonio WA7DIA/4




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