I was looking at the Spooks Digest list this morning and I noted a report that
Yosemite Sam was operating again on 6500 so I decided to check that and the
other frequencies that YS operated on at the same time 6500 was last used and
found YS on 10500 at 1707.

I didn't hear YS on 6500, but that may be a propagation issue.

When YS last used 10500 and 6500 he was also using 3700, so that may bear
watching later today when propagation will be favourable.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm

dxAce wrote:

I was looking at the Spooks Digest list this morning and I noted a report that
Yosemite Sam was operating again on 6500 so I decided to check that and the
other frequencies that YS operated on at the same time 6500 was last used and
found YS on 10500 at 1707.

I didn't hear YS on 6500, but that may be a propagation issue.

I just checked 6500 again and can hear YS with a very weak signal at 1720.



When YS last used 10500 and 6500 he was also using 3700, so that may bear
watching later today when propagation will be favourable.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm

Sam coming in good here in KS on both 6500 and 10500 DSB. Nothing heard on
3700 or 4300, but will check back later tonight.


--
Tom Sevart N2UHC
Frontenac, KS
http://www.geocities.com/n2uhc

Tom Sevart wrote:

Sam coming in good here in KS on both 6500 and 10500 DSB. Nothing heard on
3700 or 4300, but will check back later tonight.

Thanks for the reminder about 4300.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

dxAce wrote:

A few weeks ago it was thought to be coming from northern New Mexico, based upon
propagation.

Uncle Sam has multiple hi-power transmitter sites
which can all be controlled from a central site
and used in any combination
(I was a SHARES op and worked them on many occasions).
Each could be controlled independantly for power,
mode, directivity etc.
Given the large spread of frequencies used,
the power levels and, most telling,
the obvious switching between multiple transmitter
locations when I last heard them on 10 MC,
I still believe YS was an excercise in DFing,
probably run for the benefit of multiple agencies.
You've all heard pirates. Compare their flea-fart
transmissions to what you've heard from Sam.
Just one guy's opinion, but an informed one.
Dave S.

David Stinson wrote:

dxAce wrote:

A few weeks ago it was thought to be coming from northern New Mexico, based upon
propagation.

Uncle Sam has multiple hi-power transmitter sites
which can all be controlled from a central site
and used in any combination
(I was a SHARES op and worked them on many occasions).
Each could be controlled independantly for power,
mode, directivity etc.
Given the large spread of frequencies used,
the power levels and, most telling,
the obvious switching between multiple transmitter
locations when I last heard them on 10 MC,
I still believe YS was an excercise in DFing,
probably run for the benefit of multiple agencies.
You've all heard pirates. Compare their flea-fart
transmissions to what you've heard from Sam.
Just one guy's opinion, but an informed one.

I never heard (or read) anything about multiple locations. As best as I and others
could determine is that the signal was (is) coming from northern New Mexico. And
narrowed down specifically to the Albuquerque area.

I've seen nothing much regarding this return to the original frequencies versus the
operation under WWV, but monitoring observations here would indicate that it's
operating from the same general area based upon propagation.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

dxAce wrote:
I've seen nothing much regarding this return to the original frequencies versus the
operation under WWV, but monitoring observations here would indicate that it's
operating from the same general area based upon propagation.

I didn't hear him on the original freqs; came to the YS game too late.
But the transmissions under WWV were characteristic
of Unc's multiple site transmissions. Having worked them over
the years, that was the "tell" for me. Perhaps the main
effort was being concentrated around Albuquerque;
one of the big sites is located near there.

Dave S.

David Stinson wrote:

dxAce wrote:
I've seen nothing much regarding this return to the original frequencies versus the
operation under WWV, but monitoring observations here would indicate that it's
operating from the same general area based upon propagation.

I didn't hear him on the original freqs; came to the YS game too late.
But the transmissions under WWV were characteristic
of Unc's multiple site transmissions. Having worked them over
the years, that was the "tell" for me. Perhaps the main
effort was being concentrated around Albuquerque;
one of the big sites is located near there.

Based upon propagation and the observations of others it would seem as though there is
only one site, even given the operation on the WWV/WWVH frequencies.

Nothing noted here, or observed elsewhere to the best of my knowledge would indicate any
shift from one site to another on any given frequency or multiple frequencies.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

David Stinson wrote:

dxAce wrote:
I've seen nothing much regarding this return to the original frequencies versus the
operation under WWV, but monitoring observations here would indicate that it's
operating from the same general area based upon propagation.

I didn't hear him on the original freqs;

The 'original' frequencies are in use now. They are 10500, 6500, 4300 and 3700.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

dxAce wrote:


Based upon propagation and the observations of others it would seem as though there is
only one site, even given the operation on the WWV/WWVH frequencies.

Each to his own opinion, I guess.
At least you didn't call me " 'tard boy" ;-).