[Spooks] What the heck are these sounds...?

[David L. Wilson]

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David L. Wilson         dlwilson@erols.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: "corqspy" <corqspy@yahoo.com>
To: <wun@mailman.qth.net>
Cc: <spooks@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 9:46 PM
Subject: [Spooks] What the heck are these sounds...?


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> Okay - it's bugged me long enough.
>
> Link to the directory is here, only those two files are the culprits:
> http://www.corqspy.net/shortwave
>
> I'm only a listening buff, enjoy the occasion stray spy numbers
> broadcast. Oftentimes, I scan around looking for wefax's and benign
> stuff to decode, as I'm band-scanning I hear stuff and halt the radio
> thinking I hear fax hiss and I get both this hissing,
> wind-in-a-microphone sound, or that clinking/pinging sound.
>
> I'm assuming these arent things for the public to decode but: are they
> atmospheric anomalies, some form of digital beacon, or is there a
> *really* badly grounded appliance in my apartment???? (I rule out
> NOTHING in my place, heh).
>
> These noises have bugged the heck out of me for years now - and I
> haven't quite found them on the "Digital Sounds" pages that I know of -
> I check those when I can.
>
> Anyone know? TIA - and yes, perhap I will cut back on the caffeine... =)

"Clinks" is USN Link 11 data mode.   However, you really should tune both in
single sideband mode.  Maybe the second would be more identifiable then.