Observation 1250470: XW-2A (40903)

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Regarding Observation 1250470 …

Anyone know what the strong signal in the waterfall is? I was receiving XW-2A and noticed the signal about 15k lower than XW-2A that looks like a NOAA weather satellite but the frequency is wrong for a NOAA bird.

Thanks,
Mick.

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Looks like part of it has FM. Not sure what bird it could be. Would be easier to tell if we could have heard it but the CW flowchart uses a narrower filter on the audio output then the other flowcharts if I recall.

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For me it looks like terrestrial signal as it follows the rest of the terrestrial noise.

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I’m jealous of your strong signals!

If you average the shift, it looks 10k lower in frequency, so I googled “145.650 australia” and found mention of continuous beacons or repeaters on that frequency.

VK3RCW
VK5VF

https://www.amateurradio.com.au/repeaters

Perhaps they do more than just CW morse?

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Thanks everyone.

Mick.

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