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Old April 2nd 06, 12:50 AM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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Default BBCWS 7160 jammed at 0300?

On Friday morning at 0300 (Thursday night in California) I tuned to the
BBC's West Africa service on 7160 because 6035 was weak. I thought there
was that same data transmission on top of it. But no, it wasn't data, it
was a BUBBLE JAMMER! It was unmistakable as an old fashioned bubble
jammer, the real simple type. Fortunately the BBC broadcast was stronger
than the jammer and I was able to make it out ok. WHO would want to jam
BBCWS English to West Africa-and only on 7160, 6035 was unaffected? 7160
originates from Ascension. The only African nation I'm aware of that
actively jammed SW was Zimbabwe, and they stopped when SW Radio Africa
went off the air on SW (they still broadcast on MW). Is anybody else
hearing this jammer over the BBC on 7160 at 0300?