Yosemite Sam
 

This via the WUN Listserver and was posted this morning:

For those who are interested:

The "Sam" Pirate that was so popular last month is now on 5 Mhz.

Can be heard in Southern AZ faintly on top of WWV.


JC
So. AZ
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I wonder if he'll be starting up on other frequencies as well?

dxAce
Michigan
USA

dxAce wrote:

This via the WUN Listserver and was posted this morning:

For those who are interested:

The "Sam" Pirate that was so popular last month is now on 5 Mhz.

Can be heard in Southern AZ faintly on top of WWV.

JC
So. AZ
==========================================

I wonder if he'll be starting up on other frequencies as well?

Heard here on 10 and 15 MHz at 1520. However, the only thing Sam says after the
sort of digital buzz that was present on the original Sam transmissions is
'Varmint'.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

dxAce wrote:
dxAce wrote:

This via the WUN Listserver and was posted this morning:

For those who are interested:

The "Sam" Pirate that was so popular last month is now on 5 Mhz.

Can be heard in Southern AZ faintly on top of WWV.

JC
So. AZ
==========================================

I wonder if he'll be starting up on other frequencies as well?

Heard here on 10 and 15 MHz at 1520. However, the only thing Sam says
after the
sort of digital buzz that was present on the original Sam
transmissions is
'Varmint'.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Heh heh! Hearing him here on 15000 at 1547 utc...every minute, just
before the announcer anounces the time.

I am hearing Sam on 15 Mhz at 17:42 two times a minute here in central Ohio
very weak got the receiver on USB and playing with the notch filter.
"dxAce" wrote in message
...
This via the WUN Listserver and was posted this morning:

For those who are interested:

The "Sam" Pirate that was so popular last month is now on 5 Mhz.

Can be heard in Southern AZ faintly on top of WWV.


JC
So. AZ
==========================================

I wonder if he'll be starting up on other frequencies as well?

dxAce
Michigan
USA

What exactly is "Yosemite Sam" saying,
and why has he been named that?
First I've heard of him.

dxAce wrote:

This via the WUN Listserver and was posted this morning:

For those who are interested:

The "Sam" Pirate that was so popular last month is now on 5 Mhz.

Can be heard in Southern AZ faintly on top of WWV.

David Stinson wrote:

What exactly is "Yosemite Sam" saying,
and why has he been named that?
First I've heard of him.

He's like the cartoon character. Now he's just saying 'Varmint'. In the past
he's said 'Varmint, I'm a gonna blow ya to smithereens'.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

The cartoon character,Yosemite Sam,is and always has been one of my
Heroes,,, but ONLY! him.
cuhulin

dxAce wrote:

David Stinson wrote:

What exactly is "Yosemite Sam" saying,
and why has he been named that?
First I've heard of him.

He's like the cartoon character. Now he's just saying 'Varmint'. In the past
he's said 'Varmint, I'm a gonna blow ya to smithereens'.

Indications from the past seem to point to a possible location near Albuquerque,
NM for Yosemite Sam.



dxAce
Michigan
USA

A little recent history:
http://www.spynumbers.com/YosemiteSam.html

"David Stinson" wrote
What exactly is "Yosemite Sam" saying,
and why has he been named that?
First I've heard of him.

To ask an obvious question

What do readers think this is? A prank? Spy station? WWV gone feral?

cheers Peter

"dxAce" wrote in message
...
This via the WUN Listserver and was posted this morning:

For those who are interested:

The "Sam" Pirate that was so popular last month is now on 5 Mhz.

Can be heard in Southern AZ faintly on top of WWV.


JC
So. AZ
==========================================

I wonder if he'll be starting up on other frequencies as well?

dxAce
Michigan
USA

I'm hearing "Varmint!" on 5 MHz in southeast Texas, Saturday night
(U.S. time).

There's no sign of Sam on 2.5 or 10 MHz.

This is just too bizarre.

---------------------------
Registered Monitor BR549
The Shack on the Bayou - www.ghg.net/cliffwatts/

Drake R8, Sony ICF-SW100, Heathkit GR-64 (retired)
Realistic Pro-2006, Bearcat BC-245XLT

I'm hearing "Varmint!" on 5 MHz in southeast Texas, Saturday night
(U.S. time).

There's no sign of Sam on 2.5 or 10 MHz.

This is just too bizarre.

---------------------------
Registered Monitor BR549
The Shack on the Bayou - www.ghg.net/cliffwatts/

Drake R8, Sony ICF-SW100, Heathkit GR-64 (retired)
Realistic Pro-2006, Bearcat BC-245XLT

dxAce wrote:



dxAce wrote:

This via the WUN Listserver and was posted this morning:

For those who are interested:

The "Sam" Pirate that was so popular last month is now on 5 Mhz.

Can be heard in Southern AZ faintly on top of WWV.

JC
So. AZ
==========================================

I wonder if he'll be starting up on other frequencies as well?

Heard here on 10 and 15 MHz at 1520. However, the only thing Sam says after the
sort of digital buzz that was present on the original Sam transmissions is
'Varmint'.

I tried 5 and 10 Mhz at 0100 and didn't note Sam or any other unusual
signal, just WWV as usual. Sam was so strong at my location the first
time around that I was able to hear him on my Degen during the day. No
such luck this time around. It IS certain that if this is a pirate (not
a government operation of some kind) interfering with WWV will get one
busted in a hurry.


dxAce
Michigan
USA

peter berrett wrote:

To ask an obvious question

What do readers think this is? A prank? Spy station? WWV gone feral?

The Sam activity observed in December would seem to point to a spy or
some other government operation of some kind. The Sam transmissions were
neatly spaced over four different frequencies audible at different
levels of signal strength at my location, indicating four different
transmitters in four different locations acting together. It is unlikely
that a prankster would go to such trouble. The big question is what it
means, if indeed it's a spy station. It was theorized that it was a "go
signal" for some sort of spy operation. But since it's back at reduced
power (my check of 5 and 10 Mhz at 0100 showed nothing unusual) that
would not seem to be the case.


cheers Peter

"dxAce" wrote in message
...
This via the WUN Listserver and was posted this morning:

For those who are interested:

The "Sam" Pirate that was so popular last month is now on 5 Mhz.

Can be heard in Southern AZ faintly on top of WWV.


JC
So. AZ
==========================================

I wonder if he'll be starting up on other frequencies as well?

dxAce
Michigan
USA






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I, too am hearing Sam on 5 MHZ with a strong signal in North Texas.
This is almost certainly a covert "go" signal from our government.
Could be an exercize (most likely).
It's on WWV at 5 mHz because that provides a "BFO" for cheap SW
receivers. I will note the times I hear him.
Please note those you hear.

Loud 3:22:50 Z
Loud 3:23:35 Z
Weak 3:24:05 Z

Like that.
Let's see if we can do a little snooping of our own.

running dogg wrote:

The Sam transmissions were
neatly spaced over four different frequencies audible at different
levels of signal strength at my location, indicating four different
transmitters in four different locations acting together.

I don't think you can draw that conclusion, since at any given time,
different frequencies are going to have different propogation (and
noise) characteristics.

However, I agree with your conclusion that it wasn't some prank simply
because of the precise timing of the signals and the apparant data
burst at the start.


--
Eric F. Richards

"Nature abhors a vacuum tube." -- Myron Glass,
often attributed to J. R. Pierce, Bell Labs, c. 1940

Sam in North Texas, 5 mHz

This pattern:

moderate 3:25:25
Loud 3:26:10
weak 3:27:25
weak 3:28:10
Loud 3:28:50
Loud 3:29:25
moderate 3:30:10

was followed by this pattern:
3:32:08 weak
3:32:48 weak
3:33:28 weak
3:34:08 weak
3:35:28 weak
3:36:08 loud
3:36:48 weak

Sam seems to have stopped at this time,
at least in North Texas.
The pattern likely carries some intelligence in itself.

More like "Uncle Sam," if you ask me.

D.S.

David Stinson wrote:

Sam in North Texas, 5 mHz

This pattern:

moderate 3:25:25
Loud 3:26:10
weak 3:27:25
weak 3:28:10
Loud 3:28:50
Loud 3:29:25
moderate 3:30:10

was followed by this pattern:
3:32:08 weak
3:32:48 weak
3:33:28 weak
3:34:08 weak
3:35:28 weak
3:36:08 loud
3:36:48 weak

Sam seems to have stopped at this time,
at least in North Texas.
The pattern likely carries some intelligence in itself.

More like "Uncle Sam," if you ask me.

I agree. That sort of rapid oscillation of the signal strength doesn't
happen by accident. I take back my earlier observation that it wasn't a
go signal-apparently the idea that it IS a go signal from the CIA or
some other spy agency is credible, judging from the posts here. Any
speculation as to what it indicates? There was no major news making
event that happened after the Sam transmissions in December (unless you
want to theorize that the tsunami was caused by HAARP), but for the
government to go to this sort of trouble indicates that it's SOMETHING
big.

running dogg wrote:
Any
speculation as to what it indicates? There was no major news making
event that happened after the Sam transmissions in December (unless you
want to theorize that the tsunami was caused by HAARP), but for the
government to go to this sort of trouble indicates that it's SOMETHING
big.

While it's likely this is part of a large exercise,
it is possible for it to be a "real deal."
A lot of operations that affect the safety of
our nation go down without you or I hearing a
single thing about it, now or later.
I could tell you about some from the 1980s,
but then I'd have to kill ya ;-).

I live forty miles East of Vicksburg,Mississippi.Sometimes I hear and if
I happen to be outside I see some big Helicopters flying due West and
sometimes flying Soutwest,I almost never see them flying East.What woke
me up at about 7:00 AM yesterday (Saturday) morning was one of the
loudest (and I do mean loud!) Helicopters flying directly over my roof
so low I thought it was going to scrape the roof off of my house and it
was flying due West too.I don't know if that has anything to do with
anything big or Yosemite Sam or not.
cuhulin

David Stinson wrote:

I, too am hearing Sam on 5 MHZ with a strong signal in North Texas.
This is almost certainly a covert "go" signal from our government.
Could be an exercize (most likely).
It's on WWV at 5 mHz because that provides a "BFO" for cheap SW
receivers.

Assuming 'they' is Uncle Sam, I wonder if they got approval from the
NIST or ITU to interfere with WWV? Probably not.

starman wrote:

David Stinson wrote:

I, too am hearing Sam on 5 MHZ with a strong signal in North Texas.
This is almost certainly a covert "go" signal from our government.
Could be an exercize (most likely).
It's on WWV at 5 mHz because that provides a "BFO" for cheap SW
receivers.

Assuming 'they' is Uncle Sam, I wonder if they got approval from the
NIST or ITU to interfere with WWV? Probably not.

'Uncle Sam' needs no approval.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

starman wrote:

Assuming 'they' is Uncle Sam, I wonder if they got approval from the
NIST or ITU to interfere with WWV?

Not likely.
Assuming this is Uncle, only those with a "need to know" will
know what's going on, and they will know only the fragment of
information needed to do their "part."
The FCC will have gotten the word from the DOD or
(if Los Alamos or Sandia Labs are involved) the DOE
to ignore any complaints and ask no questions.
NIST can gripe but it will go nowhere; there is
no "need" for them to know why the operations are
temporarily messing with them, so they won't be
told anything.

David Stinson wrote:

I, too am hearing Sam on 5 MHZ with a strong signal in North Texas.
This is almost certainly a covert "go" signal from our government.
Could be an exercize (most likely).
It's on WWV at 5 mHz because that provides a "BFO" for cheap SW
receivers. I will note the times I hear him.
Please note those you hear.

But then why did YS operate on all the other frequencies where a supposed "BFO"
would not be provided in his first incarnation?

I somehow doubt that it's a "go" signal at all.

I for one will be checking the commodity markets this coming week to see what
tin foil is going for. It may be time to invest!

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Cuhulin,
There will be a special TV broadcast about the helo's near Vicksburg!
Tune to TV ch 35, WUFX FOX, Monday night at 9PM EST / 8PM CST.

wrote in message
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I live forty miles East of Vicksburg,Mississippi.Sometimes I hear and if
I happen to be outside I see some big Helicopters flying due West and
sometimes flying Soutwest,I almost never see them flying East.What woke
me up at about 7:00 AM yesterday (Saturday) morning was one of the
loudest (and I do mean loud!) Helicopters flying directly over my roof
so low I thought it was going to scrape the roof off of my house and it
was flying due West too.I don't know if that has anything to do with
anything big or Yosemite Sam or not.
cuhulin

Otayyyyy,,,, Thanks for the heads up.Let me switch around and flirt with
me Irish wimmins online now.
http://chilvary.com/cantaria/sounds/raglan-road.mp3
cuhulin

I just now put it in my stupid webtv tv reminder thingy.
cuhulin

In article ,
peter berrett wrote:
To ask an obvious question

What do readers think this is? A prank? Spy station? WWV gone feral?

Probably a bunch of radio geeks playing around. With the Internet,
it's too easy to coordinate this sort of stuff. A private IRC channel,
a web site, or somebody sophisticated enough to be goofing with VoIP or
setting up their own streaming audio server.

One time I got into a BS session with a guy about how he and his buddies
wired up northern Idaho with a chain of freeband repeaters so they
could make phone calls and the usual two way radio stuff. 40 years ago.
So it looks like a bunch of "cool dudes" are following in the footsteps
of the previous generation. Probably with the same transmitters.

Well, I heard it here on 15.000 MHz (Jan 16, at 21:11 and about 40
seconds). I'll stick with a bunch of kids and a .wav file.

Mark Zenier Washington State resident

-=jd=- wrote:

On Sun 16 Jan 2005 08:03:46a, dxAce wrote in message
:



David Stinson wrote:

I, too am hearing Sam on 5 MHZ with a strong signal in North Texas.
This is almost certainly a covert "go" signal from our government.
Could be an exercize (most likely).
It's on WWV at 5 mHz because that provides a "BFO" for cheap SW
receivers. I will note the times I hear him.
Please note those you hear.

But then why did YS operate on all the other frequencies where a
supposed "BFO" would not be provided in his first incarnation?

I somehow doubt that it's a "go" signal at all.

I for one will be checking the commodity markets this coming week to see
what tin foil is going for. It may be time to invest!

dxAce
Michigan
USA


I always miss-out on the "tin-foil-spike". You have more faith in the naive
and gullible than I do. I always think common-sense will kick-in before
they really get amped-up enough to affect the market...

It may happen.

Wouldn't it be funny to find out it's just somebody messing around with a
radio and a computer; possibly someone who enjoys reading the conspiracy
theories and rumors posted on the web/usenet in response to his
broadcasting something silly.

My feeling is that is exactly what it is. I may be wrong of course, and if that
is indeed the case I will willingly admit I was wrong.

Have fun with it folks - Just remember to keep your feet on the ground. I'd
hate to hear Steve cornered the market!

Think tin!

dxAce
Michigan
USA

"David Stinson" wrote in message
news:I8lGd.325$ul4.9@trnddc01...

This is almost certainly a covert "go" signal from our government.
Could be an exercize (most likely).

Looks like you think it's telling you to "go" smoke some more rock
cocaine.

Please stick to providing your signal reports, and stop your incredibly
dumb speculation.

It's on WWV at 5 mHz because that provides a "BFO" for cheap SW
receivers.
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