Got it! It's ROS, a wideband digital mode that is only allowed in the US above 222 MHz. According to the ROS-EU club website, there is a "Beacon/Repeater" channel on 28.295 MHz with the ROS 2KHz mode.
There's also one on 27.505 MHz for ROS Freebanders, this could be a headache...
Let's see, in the hour I searched, there was an FCC ban on the mode below 222 MHz, an ARRL editorial speaking against it, a boycott by the RSGB, rumors of UGO's (Un-named Gov't Organizations) getting involved, a lawsuit over the review of the mode, a supposed report posted on the blog by "Agent 3830" of the FCC, charges that the ARRL lied because they didn't write the code (the old 'NIH' syndrome, hi!), and so on...
There's numerous 'flavors' of ROS out there, this is the ROS16-2K apparently. It's supposed to be very robust but very wide and V-E-R-Y S-L-O-W, try 1 baud rates on HF paths, ugh...
Just another PITA to deal with. Anyone got some spare Preparation-H out there???
73, Keith, WB2VUO Amherst, NY: Grid FN02ox On 11/06/2011 16:51, WJ5O wrote:
Keith and the group, I listened to Olivia sounds and it's not the same as I have heard last couple of days....I listened to about all of the Amateur Radio digital modes and could not match the sound.... I have heard similar on 2 meter repeaters the jokers playing with tone pads....... trying to play a tune.....however, this sounds more random. 73 Bill WJ5O On 11/6/2011 10:37 AM, W. Keith Hibbert wrote:Uh-h-h-h... It's not Olivia today, sounds like Thor22 but I can't get any copy. It's 1500 hz wide and doesn't match anything I have in FLDigi 3.22 Centered on 28.2950 with a +1500hz offset, it's running right now @ 1637Z. About S-3 in Western NY. Anyone have any ideas? Not a digi mode I am familiar with. 73, Keith, WB2VUO, TC - ARRL WNY Section Amherst, NY: Grid FN02ox On 11/06/2011 16:17, W. Keith Hibbert wrote:On 11/06/2011 13:50, WJ5O wrote:*Hi All, Daylight savings time ended early this morning in USA..... I still was able to scan the band about the same "1st cup of coffee" time...... The clown near 28.295 still playing with a tone board.-------------------------<snip>--------------- Bill & All... Recently there's been a digital station on 28.295 running Olivia 4/250 mode. I think that this is your "joker". He's not strong enough for me to get an ID. 73, Keith, WB2VUO ____________________ The HFbeacons mailing list information: //www.freelists.org/webpage/hfbeacons____________________ The HFbeacons mailing list information: //www.freelists.org/webpage/hfbeacons ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1869 / Virus Database: 2092/4600 - Release Date: 11/06/11____________________ The HFbeacons mailing list information: //www.freelists.org/webpage/hfbeacons
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