[600MRG] 630-Meter Amateur Operation NOT YET PERMITTED

[sbjohnston at aol.com]

Ralph wrote:

>Perhaps you could use your broadcasting as well as Ham Radio experience 
>and equipment to confirm our observations of WA4SZE's CW ID on 
>~476.04kHz and what might be his continuous carrier on 475.0kHz.  Could 
>this be an AM transmitter with low-level ~1,000Hz CW modulation(?)  (All 
>of this as recently discussed on this list.)
 
Sorry - I must have missed some traffic.  I didn't see the earlier messages identifying .  I'll listen for this signal.

I suppose it is possible that someone is testing an NDB beacon AM transmitter - they use MCW mode.  If so you should hear the CW on either side of the main carrier when listening with a BFO on.  Even if the output were fed into a dummy load I could imagine a rig might throw significant RF into the power feeder and radiate some signal.  

WA4SZE's licensed address is Manchester, Tennessee.  A Google search shows he is interested in beacons - there's discussion of a few years ago regarding a 30m beacon station that transmitted like a old aeronautical system (sending N or A in CW on different angles and when you "fly the beam" you hear a continuous tone).  In this case I think the two signals were being sent in opposite directions.  I also see indications that he operated an NDB transmitter that was on 529 kHz at a private airport in Tennessee.  I also read that he might be involved with shortwave broadcaster WWRB.  His email address might be  WA4SZE at gmail.com   

Sorry if this is old news... figured I might as well share what I found in case it is helpful.


 

Steve WD8DAS / WH2XHY

sbjohnston at aol.com
http://www.wd8das.net/
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