[Milsurplus] "The Bagpipes"

[Hubert Miller]

No, what we were talking about were more likely called "voice markers" or something similar ( which eludes me right now. ) 
Same idea as the IT&T voice announcements that ran over and over on their idling HF circuits. 

 The   "deee,  diddly-diddly, deee - da"    'bagpipes' thing was on a PTP traffic circuit - not a broadcast. They weren't interested in
giving SWLs something to tune on. 

I know i'm a minority of one on this, but i don't think "interval signal" is really the best term for what i'd just call "musical theme"
altho that's cumbersome too. Maybe "interval theme". 
Yes, the golden age of SWL. When 60 and  49 meters were station next to station, almost like the domestic AM broadcast band.
I sure regret tossing out my QLSs many years back.
-Hue 

-----Original Message-----
From: Milsurplus [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ron Lawrence W4RON
Sent: Wednesday, June 1, 2016 10:53 AM
To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] "The Bagpipes"

What you're talking about is called an "Interval Signal".
Here's a link to a web page that tells all about them; http://live-radio.net/interval_sigs.shtml 

Here's a youtube vid with recordings of lots of interval sigs from the 60's and 70s; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFRYKDF2kxs 

Boy I sure wish we could go back to the wat SWLing was in the 60s & early 70s.

R-

> 
> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2016 09:22:18 -0600
> From: "George Babits" <gbabits at custertel.net>
> To: "milsurplus" <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] "The Bagpipes"
> 
> I think it may have been just a way of "occupying" a frequency.  On 
> some of  the Air Force frequecnies you could hear, "Goose Bay,  Goose 
> Bay this is  Gander, this is Gander.  Do not answer.  Do not answer."  
> That would go on  for hours, days, or weeks;  depending on traffic.
> 
>  73,
>  George
>  W7HDL
>

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