[NLRS] Need some help listening for a 2m signal

[Chris Elmquist]

Is it still present or did it quit?

I confirm reception of other signals on both systems here so I don't
think I've gone totally deaf.

Chris NØJCF

On Tuesday (02/23/2021 at 03:39PM -0600), Mary Brown wrote:
> Odd, it was S6 in EN24gp 125 miles west of MPLS., heading 91
> degrees(approx). Antenna is 4 x M2 2m12 at 35', mast mounted preamp...
> 
> Mary
> W0AAT
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nlrs-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:nlrs-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
> Behalf Of Chris Elmquist
> Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2021 3:36 PM
> To: Jon Platt
> Cc: nlrs at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [NLRS] Need some help listening for a 2m signal
> 
> 
> Gary mentioned it to me too and I have been listening with an SDR and Icom
> R-7000 connected to a discone (vertically polarized, omni) from here in
> Mahtomedi (EN35mb) and I do not see or hear the signal with that equipment.
> 
> Also listening with FT-736, preamp and 2m yagi at 40', pointed straight
> south and do not hear it.  Noise floor is below S1 on this gear.
> 
> Chris NØJCF 
> 
> On Tuesday (02/23/2021 at 08:46PM +0000), Jon Platt via NLRS wrote:
> > Hello Twin Cities...W0GHZ and I are hearing a very strong intermittent 
> > signal on 144.220.  Its fairly broad, a few KHz wide, and doesn't seem 
> > to have any kind of modulation to it.  Its intermittent and when it 
> > starts it has a "beep" like a repeater.  For me located in east 
> > Bloomington it peaks straight south of me at S9+ 20 without the 
> > preamp.   Can others listen for it and let me know on what bearing it 
> > peaks?...73, JonW0ZQ
> 
> --
> Chris Elmquist
> 
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Chris Elmquist