[Milsurplus] "The Bagpipes"

[Peter Gottlieb]

There is a similar kind of signaling still in use across the HF bands. 


Peter

> On Jun 1, 2016, at 10:43 AM, Jack Antonio <scr287 at att.net> wrote:
> 
>> 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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