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For the last couple of days I (and several others) have seen an oddity station that is, well, odd. Some are calling it “son of Yosemite Sam” in reference to the old Yosemite Sam oddity station. No one is suggesting a connection between the stations, it is only a catchy name. I am calling it Homer Simpson in my logs.
The station was reported in the #wunclub chat both days.
This station sounds like a recorded loop of Homer Simpson (from the TV show The Simpsons) saying “What the hell are you reading books for?” It repeats this phrase about 2 and a half times (the third repeat is a partial) before pausing for several seconds. It repeats this about every 16 seconds.
On Sunday, January 06, 2013, I saw this station on the air from before 1634 UTC (tuned to in progress) until it went off the air at 1743 UTC. Freq was 8051.5 kHz and mode was USB. Signal level was moderate at around S7 or S8.
On Monday, January 07, 2013, I saw this station on the air on two frequencies, from 1515 UTC until it left the air at 1639 UTC. I received it on 12088.5 kHz and 13570 kHz, both in USB (tuned to 12088.5 kHz only a few minutes before it ended at 1639 UTC). The station was also reported as on air on 17461.5 kHz USB, however I was not able to receive that frequency here. The audio was not in sync on the two frequencies I could receive, the 13570 kHz freq audio was slightly ahead of the 12088.5 kHz audio. The 13570 kHz signal was on the same frequency as a SW BC station, WINB, the BC station ended at 1558 UTC.
Video of the 8051.5 kHz TX Sunday here:
Oddities Station, unk, Homer Simpson voice, 8051.5 kHz, USB, January 06, 2013, 1653 UTC - YouTube
Video of the 13570 kHz TX Monday here (after WINB left the air):
Oddities Station, Unk, Homer Simpson voice, 13570 kHz, USB Mode, January 07, 2013, 1603 UTC - YouTube
In both examples note the width of the audio, it is over 15 kHz wide without significant distortion. The same was seen on 12088.5 kHz. I have no idea if it was this way on 17461.5 kHz. This would make me believe it is not just a typical voice transmitter being used, most cannot transmit clean audio that wide.
Log:
01/06/2013, 1634 UTC, 8051.5 kHz, USB, Homer looping voice
01/07/2013, 1515 UTC, 13570 kHz, USB, Homer looping voice
01/07/2013, 1630 UTC, 12088.5 kHz, USB, Homer looping voice
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For the last couple of days I (and several others) have seen an oddity station that is, well, odd. Some are calling it “son of Yosemite Sam” in reference to the old Yosemite Sam oddity station. No one is suggesting a connection between the stations, it is only a catchy name. I am calling it Homer Simpson in my logs.
The station was reported in the #wunclub chat both days.
This station sounds like a recorded loop of Homer Simpson (from the TV show The Simpsons) saying “What the hell are you reading books for?” It repeats this phrase about 2 and a half times (the third repeat is a partial) before pausing for several seconds. It repeats this about every 16 seconds.
On Sunday, January 06, 2013, I saw this station on the air from before 1634 UTC (tuned to in progress) until it went off the air at 1743 UTC. Freq was 8051.5 kHz and mode was USB. Signal level was moderate at around S7 or S8.
On Monday, January 07, 2013, I saw this station on the air on two frequencies, from 1515 UTC until it left the air at 1639 UTC. I received it on 12088.5 kHz and 13570 kHz, both in USB (tuned to 12088.5 kHz only a few minutes before it ended at 1639 UTC). The station was also reported as on air on 17461.5 kHz USB, however I was not able to receive that frequency here. The audio was not in sync on the two frequencies I could receive, the 13570 kHz freq audio was slightly ahead of the 12088.5 kHz audio. The 13570 kHz signal was on the same frequency as a SW BC station, WINB, the BC station ended at 1558 UTC.
Video of the 8051.5 kHz TX Sunday here:
Oddities Station, unk, Homer Simpson voice, 8051.5 kHz, USB, January 06, 2013, 1653 UTC - YouTube
Video of the 13570 kHz TX Monday here (after WINB left the air):
Oddities Station, Unk, Homer Simpson voice, 13570 kHz, USB Mode, January 07, 2013, 1603 UTC - YouTube
In both examples note the width of the audio, it is over 15 kHz wide without significant distortion. The same was seen on 12088.5 kHz. I have no idea if it was this way on 17461.5 kHz. This would make me believe it is not just a typical voice transmitter being used, most cannot transmit clean audio that wide.
Log:
01/06/2013, 1634 UTC, 8051.5 kHz, USB, Homer looping voice
01/07/2013, 1515 UTC, 13570 kHz, USB, Homer looping voice
01/07/2013, 1630 UTC, 12088.5 kHz, USB, Homer looping voice
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