Hi Folks!
We have a licensed freq of 48.74 and every spring and fall, our
FM radio picks up a weak signal in the morning. It goes on for hours.
The last time I heard it, I heard a phone ringing through it. Not
like a microphone sound of a phone ringing, but more like what a
ringing phone sounds like in the handset when you make a phone call..
There is no PL on this signal, so I turned 'channel guard' on. It's
now gone, but I still wonder where it's coming from. It must be
strong, because three different radios, spanning over 100 miles apart,
hear the same thing.. I jumped on Javaradio, but I couldn't hear it
anyplace else.. If anyone wishes to reply with a signal report of
this signal at a location, I'd appreciate it..
Thanks!
Harry KB2MEN

"harry" wrote in message
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Hi Folks!
We have a licensed freq of 48.74 and every spring and fall, our
FM radio picks up a weak signal in the morning. It goes on for hours.
The last time I heard it, I heard a phone ringing through it. Not
like a microphone sound of a phone ringing, but more like what a
ringing phone sounds like in the handset when you make a phone call..
There is no PL on this signal, so I turned 'channel guard' on. It's
now gone, but I still wonder where it's coming from. It must be
strong, because three different radios, spanning over 100 miles apart,
hear the same thing.. I jumped on Javaradio, but I couldn't hear it
anyplace else.. If anyone wishes to reply with a signal report of
this signal at a location, I'd appreciate it..
Thanks!
Harry KB2MEN

Not sure if its the right freq range, cordless phone vintage 70s perhaps?

Dan/W4NTI

"harry" wrote in message
om...
Hi Folks!
We have a licensed freq of 48.74 and every spring and fall, our
FM radio picks up a weak signal in the morning. It goes on for hours.
The last time I heard it, I heard a phone ringing through it. Not
like a microphone sound of a phone ringing, but more like what a
ringing phone sounds like in the handset when you make a phone call..
There is no PL on this signal, so I turned 'channel guard' on. It's
now gone, but I still wonder where it's coming from. It must be
strong, because three different radios, spanning over 100 miles apart,
hear the same thing.. I jumped on Javaradio, but I couldn't hear it
anyplace else.. If anyone wishes to reply with a signal report of
this signal at a location, I'd appreciate it..
Thanks!
Harry KB2MEN

Not sure if its the right freq range, cordless phone vintage 70s perhaps?

Dan/W4NTI

"harry" wrote in message
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Hi Folks!
We have a licensed freq of 48.74 and every spring and fall, our
FM radio picks up a weak signal in the morning. It goes on for hours.

Could it be VHF lo-band "skip" on a baby monitor?
Check to see if ten meters is open when you hear
it. If it is, it's likely something skipping in on lo-band.
Quite alot of fun back in the late 70's and early 80's.
I was hearing fire dispaches from New Mexico and
taxi companies in Jamaica from my home in Maryland
with an Grove outdoor omni antanna hooked up to my
scanner.

Firefighters in the next county also used to operate
on VHF Lo-Band for both dispach and fireground.
When the band was "open" they would often exchange
"radio checks" in the mid-morning once a week with 2
fire companies sharing the same frequency in the UP of Mich.
and another in Kansas! They even exchanged their
version of a QSL card in the form of uniform patches.

Yes, the good ole days of 1st generation VHF Lo-Band
radio was always alot of fun when the band was open!

"harry" wrote in message
om...
Hi Folks!
We have a licensed freq of 48.74 and every spring and fall, our
FM radio picks up a weak signal in the morning. It goes on for hours.

Could it be VHF lo-band "skip" on a baby monitor?
Check to see if ten meters is open when you hear
it. If it is, it's likely something skipping in on lo-band.
Quite alot of fun back in the late 70's and early 80's.
I was hearing fire dispaches from New Mexico and
taxi companies in Jamaica from my home in Maryland
with an Grove outdoor omni antanna hooked up to my
scanner.

Firefighters in the next county also used to operate
on VHF Lo-Band for both dispach and fireground.
When the band was "open" they would often exchange
"radio checks" in the mid-morning once a week with 2
fire companies sharing the same frequency in the UP of Mich.
and another in Kansas! They even exchanged their
version of a QSL card in the form of uniform patches.

Yes, the good ole days of 1st generation VHF Lo-Band
radio was always alot of fun when the band was open!

"Kyle" wrote in message .. .
"harry" wrote in message
om...
Hi Folks!
We have a licensed freq of 48.74 and every spring and fall, our
FM radio picks up a weak signal in the morning. It goes on for hours.

Could it be VHF lo-band "skip" on a baby monitor?
Check to see if ten meters is open when you hear
it. If it is, it's likely something skipping in on lo-band.
Quite alot of fun back in the late 70's and early 80's.
I was hearing fire dispaches from New Mexico and
taxi companies in Jamaica from my home in Maryland
with an Grove outdoor omni antanna hooked up to my
scanner.

Firefighters in the next county also used to operate
on VHF Lo-Band for both dispach and fireground.
When the band was "open" they would often exchange
"radio checks" in the mid-morning once a week with 2
fire companies sharing the same frequency in the UP of Mich.
and another in Kansas! They even exchanged their
version of a QSL card in the form of uniform patches.

Yes, the good ole days of 1st generation VHF Lo-Band
radio was always alot of fun when the band was open!

Hi: Thanks for the reply!
It might be some kind of cordless phone, just that the carrier is
always there.. I suppose some older units might work that way.. The
frequency isn't right for cordless in this Country (States) but might
be typical for some other Country.. Would be a great DX QRP sig
report! 100mW or so..
The antenna on this radio is a ground plane verticle on a 300
foot tower that's on a 540 foot mountain in Jersey! It has
outstanding coverage!
Thanks!
Harry

"Kyle" wrote in message .. .
"harry" wrote in message
om...
Hi Folks!
We have a licensed freq of 48.74 and every spring and fall, our
FM radio picks up a weak signal in the morning. It goes on for hours.

Could it be VHF lo-band "skip" on a baby monitor?
Check to see if ten meters is open when you hear
it. If it is, it's likely something skipping in on lo-band.
Quite alot of fun back in the late 70's and early 80's.
I was hearing fire dispaches from New Mexico and
taxi companies in Jamaica from my home in Maryland
with an Grove outdoor omni antanna hooked up to my
scanner.

Firefighters in the next county also used to operate
on VHF Lo-Band for both dispach and fireground.
When the band was "open" they would often exchange
"radio checks" in the mid-morning once a week with 2
fire companies sharing the same frequency in the UP of Mich.
and another in Kansas! They even exchanged their
version of a QSL card in the form of uniform patches.

Yes, the good ole days of 1st generation VHF Lo-Band
radio was always alot of fun when the band was open!

Hi: Thanks for the reply!
It might be some kind of cordless phone, just that the carrier is
always there.. I suppose some older units might work that way.. The
frequency isn't right for cordless in this Country (States) but might
be typical for some other Country.. Would be a great DX QRP sig
report! 100mW or so..
The antenna on this radio is a ground plane verticle on a 300
foot tower that's on a 540 foot mountain in Jersey! It has
outstanding coverage!
Thanks!
Harry