[SixClub] re; weak signal

Thu, 18 Mar 2004 08:25:07 -0500

Wonder if you are hearing BPL?????

In a message dated 3/18/2004 5:42:52 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes:

> David,
> Despite the well considered negative responses about
> what you heard on 6m last night, there was more going
> on than computer problems under your roof. I was on 6m
> AM with 4 others and the noise on the band led several
> to believe there was a band opening going on or about
> to happen. I switched over to ssb and heard wide
> heterodynes just above 50.125 and directly on 50.150.
> The "signal" on 50.150 had a beacon like rhythm or
> more accurately, CW when you are listening in the
> wrong mode. I can understand why your would think it
> was an opening. 
> Mark
> KB1KBP (soon to be K1RGB)
> 
> --- David-Hook <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I was listenning in the 50-51mhz range last night
> > and heard all kinds of
> > heterodynes, but no beacons or voices.Can anyone
> > confirm if the band was
> > open?I'm using a homebrew buddipole indoors, so I'm
> > not sure exactly what I
> > was hearing.QTH is CT.
> > 
> > David 