[OKDXA] Horrific key clicks on 30 m last night

Tue, 16 Mar 2004 09:08:45 -0600

Yep, heard it at 10120.  Such people leave a stain in the ether.

Kim

At 03:54 AM 3/16/2004 +0000, you wrote:
>He is back again tonight.
>
>Jim
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kim Elmore" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 11:34 PM
>Subject: Re: [OKDXA] Horrific key clicks on 30 m last night
>
>
> > Yeah, there was absolutely *NO* consideration given to keying
> > waveform.  And, if it was not local, whoever it was had a tremendously
> > strong signal. Waaaaaaay over 200 W. Closer to 20 kW if he was anywhere
>far
> > away. He was wiping out most of the low end of the band. I could hear some
> > very weak signals in 10110, but I couldn't make out who they were or what
> > they were doing.
> >
> > What purpose, I wonder, do such people serve?
> >
> > Kim Elmore, N5OP
> >
> > At 11:28 PM 3/15/2004 +0000, you wrote:
> > >Yes, I listened to him for a little while.  He seemed to be trying to jam
> > >some signal that was very weak.  It sounded like a very high power
> > >transmitter with poor keying.  I thought maybe it was a neighbor, hah.
> > >
> > >Jim
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Kim Elmore" <[email protected]>
> > >To: "OK DX Association" <[email protected]>
> > >Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 7:56 PM
> > >Subject: [OKDXA] Horrific key clicks on 30 m last night
> > >
> > >
> > > > Did anyone hear the HK0GU/1 station last night on about 10104? As I
>was
> > > > listening sometime around 9 PM or so, a station started up on 10110
>that
> > > > generated key clicks across at *least* 25 kHz. I never heard any call
> > > > letters, though some of it sounded a bit like they were in QSO with
> > >someone
> > > > else.  Everything was obviously sent with a straight key, and it was
>all
> > > > either random characters or encrypted. The signal was extremely strong
>at
> > > > my house: S9+50-60 dB with some QSB.
> > > >
> > > > Anyone else hear this?  Any idea what it was?
> > > >
> > > > Kim -- N5OP
> > > >                            Kim Elmore, Ph.D.
> > > >                         University of Oklahoma
> > > >          Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies
> > > > "All of weather is divided into three parts: Yes, No, and Maybe. The
> > > > greatest of these is Maybe" The original Latin appears to be garbled.
> > > >
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> >                         University of Oklahoma
> >          Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies
> > "All of weather is divided into three parts: Yes, No, and Maybe. The
> > greatest of these is Maybe" The original Latin appears to be garbled.
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                           Kim Elmore, Ph.D.
                        University of Oklahoma
         Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies
"All of weather is divided into three parts: Yes, No, and Maybe. The
greatest of these is Maybe" The original Latin appears to be garbled.