[SOC] What is that noise???

Derek Wills oo7 at astro.as.utexas.edu
Thu Apr 1 22:45:43 EDT 2010


> There is a noise hrd by many that appears on 20m.
> -sounds like a turkey gobbler gobbling.-appears very strong but only gobbles for a minute or so at a time.-seems attracted to strong ham signals.-only appears on the frequency of a ham transmission, during or after the transmission.
> Ok, what is it?

    It seems to come from the direction of Mars, and is probably
    from Martian hams using a mode that we haven't yet deciphered.
    Naturally, they pick out the strongest signals to call in an
    attempt to work the Earth for the Worked All Planets Award.

Derek
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