Saturday, September 13, 2014

Unkown Broadcast

The recent X1.6 class solar flare and resulting storm has been exciting because of the effect it can have on radio transmission.  I made a recording today and am at a complete loss.  I don't know what language is being used much less what the conservation is about.  I uploaded the audio to YouTube in the hopes that someone can help identify it.  Here is a link: http://youtu.be/OZsihvG7M4I

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Update: I asked someone from Japan if he could place the language.  He said it was not Chinese, Japanese or Korean and said that it sounded like it might be a Southeast Asian language (like Vietnamese or Thai) but he wasn't sure.   

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

More Marshall Island Reception

I was able to record another brief transmission, also from Roi Namur island (see last post).  It was also late afternoon Sep. 1st, 17:55 local Hawai'i time, on 28.010 MHz.  It faded in and out and then briefly came in loud and clear before disappearing again.  I transcribed it as:

CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ DE V73NS V73NS K

That is "calling anyone" several times, "I am" and then the callsign V73NS twice and then the K at the end signifies end transmission and inviting anyone to call back.  I used the call sign to look up the location. 

Here is the recorded signal at the point of best reception.