Fred M. Sloniker wrote:

Some years later, I decided to look up what this dot and dash pattern
might mean, in hopes of determining what I'd been listening to. I'd
heard of CQ, so I thought it might turn out to be that, but no...

-... ..-.

That's 'BF', isn't it? Why would someone be sending 'BF BF BF' out on
a radio frequency? Or was my radio so crap as to be picking up
something else entirely? Please shed some light my way; I'm feeling
lost...

Most likely you heard a low frequency aeronautical beacon. These operate
below the am broadcast band.

I did a quick check and found a few beacons that ID as BF.

They are in Seattle, WA; Bakersfield, CA; Bradford, PA; Cleveland, OH;
and Scottsbluff, NE.

Were you near any of those cities?

Art Harris N2AH

"Harris" wrote in message
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Fred M. Sloniker wrote:

Some years later, I decided to look up what this dot and dash pattern
might mean, in hopes of determining what I'd been listening to. I'd
heard of CQ, so I thought it might turn out to be that, but no...

-... ..-.

That's 'BF', isn't it? Why would someone be sending 'BF BF BF' out on
a radio frequency? Or was my radio so crap as to be picking up
something else entirely? Please shed some light my way; I'm feeling
lost...

Most likely you heard a low frequency aeronautical beacon. These operate
below the am broadcast band.

I did a quick check and found a few beacons that ID as BF.

They are in Seattle, WA; Bakersfield, CA; Bradford, PA; Cleveland, OH;
and Scottsbluff, NE.
Were you near any of those cities?
Art Harris N2AH

Art,
Where did you get this info. On the Web? I've been listening for them
with my IC 706.
Airnav, the only one I had found, didn't have any "BF".:
http://www.airnav.com/info/contact.html

Click "Navaids" tab.

--
Steve N, K,9;d, c. i My email has no u's.

Steve Nosko wrote:
Art,
Where did you get this info. On the Web? I've been listening for them
with my IC 706...

The IC-706 is deaf as a post below 500 KC.
If you're interested in the low freqs,
pick up an old Icom R-70; they are
outstanding for LF work. The only thing
better would be an old TRF, since they
have a better noise floor, but they're hard
to calibrate for frequency.

73 Dave S.