It was dead zero beat on their frequency, fading up and down with QSB on the
band, and I said I saved each W1AW frequency to the same tone on each band
so I can identify W1AW from other stations. Plus, I tuned around and there
was no signal transmitting but the carrier. When W1AW came back on tonight,
the 20 meter frequency signal was normal. It W1AW had been transmitting
earlier today, I would have heard it because it is a loud 20 meter signal
here in Colorado and at the very least, I would have heard W1AW under the
carrier note.
Phil.
K0NX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 8:23 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
>>
>
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