Hi Jay,
I'm using a Diamond SRH320A triband antenna on a Kenwood F6A---inside the house. The radio is using 20dB of attenuation.
There is no repeater tail, and each transmission is usually no more than a few seconds. The transmissions go back and forth for several minutes, and are sometimes followed by a break of a few minutes. I will see whether I can record it to a file later tonight.
---Michael, NO6O
On Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:14:05 -0700, Jay Hennigan jay@west.net wrote:
How much attenuation?
I wouldn't think that Mexican fighter pilots would be that close. No real obstructions between here and a geosynchronous bird, however.
Alternatively, it's a marine or business band transmission and you're picking up a birdie or image. The tone bursts at the end of the transmission are indeed unusual. Is there a "tail" like a double squelch or anything to indicate you're listening to a repeater?
I'm not that far from you, can take a listen. I assume you're using an omni antenna like an outdoor discone?
Anyone know of people good at transmitter hunting on the list? On second thought it could be local pot farmers and they aren't usually all that friendly...
Can you capture an mp3 and put it online?