Re: Pirate station on 1650

["Kaimbridge M. GoldChild" <kaimbridge@my-dejanews.com>]

Larry Weil wrote,

> There has been for the past several days an apparent pirate on 1650
> (extended band) in the Boston area.  As of last night, they were
> repeating the NWS forcast, probably for test purposes.

I replied,

~ I've noticed them since Monday night @ 22:30, real strong at South
~ Station:  I thought they might have been the "Big Dig" TIS changing
~ frequency--again!--but, so far, I haven't heard ANY 1.650/TIS
~ ID/notification.

I may have spoken too soon [it *certainly* wouldn't be the first
time--nor, probably, the last!   P=)   P=)   P=) ].
All last night a simple tape loop played:  "This is a test message, test
message numbbber sevennnnn".  Sounded legit, probably something Big Dig
related--given the signal strength for the likely power, probably right
at South Station, by the bus depot.


     ~Kaimbridge~

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GEOCx (Waypoints):
    North/West
   42.570/70.890  [          QTH:  Rounded to .010!  P=)   P=)   P=)   ]
  42.5380/70.9490 [ "Public" QTH:  P.O Box 3584, Peabody MA 01961-3584 ]
  42.3500/71.0540 [         Work:  South Station (GMF), Boston         ]

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