I heard that too on 20 meters.  I think Phil is right, because when they 
started sending it was the same freq as the carrier.
--
Jim, KE5AL
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 9:23 PM
Subject: Re: Strange W1AW


How do you know it was W1AW on 20 if it was a dead carrier?

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 22:19
Subject: Strange W1AW


>I often check all the W1AW frequencies and have heard them sending code =
> practice and bulletins from 160 through 10 meters many times on every =
> band.  I have all their frequencies programmed in to my QSY    er so I =
> can go right down the list, when they are on the air, and I have each =
> one programmed to the exact same tone for each channel.  Today, in the =
> middle of the afternoon, they were transmitting.  I could barely hear =
> them on their 40 frequency, there was a dead carrier on 20, and I copied =
> them at the same time on 17 meters but too faint on 15 and nothing on =
> 10.  I checked off and on over an hour and the 20 meter signal was still =
> a solid carrier and now code.  I thought somebody had zero beat their =
> frequency but that wasn't it.  After awhile, I realized W1AW was =
> transmitting the solid carrier.  Never heard that happen before.  They =
> used to run 4 dash 1000 individual amps for each bands but I'm sure =
> that's not what they are using now.  I hope it's a heavy duty tube, =
> haha.
>
> Phil.
> K0NX
>