[TWIAR] Amorous Ram Blamed for Strange HF Signals

[Greg Williams]

I wonder if he had a taste of horny goat weed...
Greg, K4HSM

Amorous Ram Blamed for Mysterious Signals 
Tue Nov 4, 7:45 AM ET  
 
LONDON - A mysterious transmission that baffled British intelligence
analysts for days was caused by a ram rubbing up against an aerial
mast, a government agency said Tuesday. 

Scientists at Government Communications Headquarters in Cheltenham,
western England, an intelligence-gathering station, were baffled by
strange high-frequency noises coming from Scarborough signal station
in Yorkshire, northeastern England. 

GCHQ's in-house paper, the Daily Observer, said the noises were
unlike anything staff had encountered before and an investigating
team initially thought they were coming from spies or aliens. 

Their investigation found the signal only happened in the day time,
went across all the high-frequency bands and only Scarborough aerials
could pick it up. 

Eventually, investigators discovered that a ram was rubbing its horns
against the aerial masts "in between servicing some local ewes," the
paper said. 

"It's possible the ram was attracted to the mast which may have given
off some kind of tingling sensation, but it was probably just a post
to rub against," said GCHQ spokesman Bob McNally. 


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