[arrl-odv:20005] All in a day's work
Some days are more interesting than others. This morning as I was checking email before heading to the office I found a message from Dave Thompson, K4JRB, reporting that the American Forces Network was being broadcast on 7118.0 kHz USB. I turned on the rig and sure enough, there it was, about S7. It was about two hours past sunrise and seemed to be peaking to the southwest, as best I could tell on a 2-element beam, which suggested a domestic transmitter location. I forwarded the message to Chuck Skolaut, K0BOG, who handles the Monitoring System at HQ. When I got to the office I Googled AFN and found that one of their scheduled transmissions is from Key West on 7811.0 kHz. Hmm...could this be a case of a dsylexic operator? In the meantime Chuck had put out a call to his volunteer monitors and Glen Reid, K5FX had come to the same conclusion. Chuck found a phone number for Public Affairs at the base in Key West and called, but was assured that "we don't do any broadcasting from Key West." But about two minutes later the signal on 7118 disappeared and reappeared on 7811. Coincidence? Another question we'll never know the answer to is this: For the several hours that they weren't transmitting on 7811, did anyone miss them? 73, Dave K1ZZ
Could it be that only "the Shadow, knows"? Jim Weaver, K8JE Director, Great Lakes Division 5065 Bethany Rd. Mason, OH 45040 Tel. 513-459-1661; e-mail K8JE@arrl.org ARRL: The reason Amateur Radio Is Members: The reason ARRL is _____ From: arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org [mailto:arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org] On Behalf Of Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ Sent: 21 June, 2011 8:29 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:20005] All in a day's work Some days are more interesting than others. This morning as I was checking email before heading to the office I found a message from Dave Thompson, K4JRB, reporting that the American Forces Network was being broadcast on 7118.0 kHz USB. I turned on the rig and sure enough, there it was, about S7. It was about two hours past sunrise and seemed to be peaking to the southwest, as best I could tell on a 2-element beam, which suggested a domestic transmitter location. I forwarded the message to Chuck Skolaut, K0BOG, who handles the Monitoring System at HQ. When I got to the office I Googled AFN and found that one of their scheduled transmissions is from Key West on 7811.0 kHz. Hmm...could this be a case of a dsylexic operator? In the meantime Chuck had put out a call to his volunteer monitors and Glen Reid, K5FX had come to the same conclusion. Chuck found a phone number for Public Affairs at the base in Key West and called, but was assured that "we don't do any broadcasting from Key West." But about two minutes later the signal on 7118 disappeared and reappeared on 7811. Coincidence? Another question we'll never know the answer to is this: For the several hours that they weren't transmitting on 7811, did anyone miss them? 73, Dave K1ZZ
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