NWC - Western Australia

[datainmotion]

Caught NWC (19.8 kHz) this AM. It is another VLF Submarine Comm transmitter located in Western Australia. Just to the right of it at 21.4 kHz you can see the signal from NPM in Oahu, HI. The Pacific seems to be opening up this week.

 

[Rick1959]

Data, could you briefly explain what you got. I understand sub comms are typically on the low end of the VLF spectrum but I am not sure I completely understand the graphic.
Thanks

 

[datainmotion]

Hi Rick,

In this display, the horizontal axis is frequency (in this case kHz) while the vertical is signal level / time. Since these particular signals shown are continous, a continous vertical line at a particular frequency is shown to represent that signal. The width of the vertical line is a representation of the bandwidth used by that signal while the brightness represents the relative strength of the signal. And lastly, the lowest waveforms on the display typically represent the noise floor.

These are data signals only, and as you can see with NWC, many times barely perceptible above the noise floor. Since I am a novice, I like the ability to be able to see the signals rather than have to try and pick them out aurally.

Hope that helps,

Mike

 

[n2nov]

And what is your setup: antenna, radio, software creating the display, etc.?

 

[datainmotion]

Alpha-Delta SWL-DX Sloper
SDR-IQ Reciever
Spectra Vue software

 

[SCPD]

Nice catch Mike!