Occasionally when tuning through the short-wave bands, I'll find a carrier
signal that pegs my s-meter but there is absolute dead silence in terms of
voice, code, etc. Sometimes it lasts for hours, sometimes it goes away
rather quickly.

"Larry" wrote in message
...
Occasionally when tuning through the short-wave bands, I'll find a carrier
signal that pegs my s-meter but there is absolute dead silence in terms of
voice, code, etc. Sometimes it lasts for hours, sometimes it goes away
rather quickly.

Just a transmitter that's on.


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B.H.

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In article , Brian Hill wrote:

"Larry" wrote in message
...
Occasionally when tuning through the short-wave bands, I'll find a carrier
signal that pegs my s-meter but there is absolute dead silence in terms of
voice, code, etc. Sometimes it lasts for hours, sometimes it goes away
rather quickly.


Just a transmitter that's on.

Or a TV set or other video gear (3.5785 MHz, 7.159 MHz, etc). Or any
microprocessor controled home appliance. These are often on 1 1MHz
multiples, or on TV color burst frequencies, (3.5975 MHz or multiples
for US), because the resonators/crystals are cheap. Or computer gear.
Or your neighbor's pickup truck's engine controller. Or an internal spur
in your receiver.

7159 is a problem for me, as 7160 is the BBC frequency for 16:00-18:00
for the North Pacific area.

Mark Zenier
Googleproofaddress(account:mzenier provider:eskimo domain:com)

On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 12:07:05 -0600, "Brian Hill"
wrote:


"Larry" wrote in message
...
Occasionally when tuning through the short-wave bands, I'll find a carrier
signal that pegs my s-meter but there is absolute dead silence in terms of
voice, code, etc. Sometimes it lasts for hours, sometimes it goes away
rather quickly.

Just a transmitter that's on.
Or a birdie.