Short Wave Received - Controlled from your PC

Fenris · 16 Jan 2010 at 22:23

http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/

Nifty site that allows you to control a short wave received from your PC so you can sit around and listen noises that sound like they should be coming out of conspiracy theorists basement.

Have have no idea how it works or what the sounds are but it's kinda fun.

Pretty sure I've discovered several alien transmissions already.

Edit: Never mind it was just Germans, unless I have inadvertently come across a group of Space Nazis.

BigglesPiP · 16 Jan 2010 at 22:33

They're not received by your PC, it's a receiver receiving than putting the audio on the internet for you to hear. 1850 on the second row is a nearby airport tower.

The idea is you try to get onto it I think.

Feek · 16 Jan 2010 at 22:38

It's not a great receiver and the bands seem pretty quiet.

Fenris · 16 Jan 2010 at 22:48

BigglesPiP said:
They're not received by your PC.

Yeah, "received" should be "receiver".

Thomas. PLease. · 16 Jan 2010 at 22:56

is there any frequencies with actual people talking on?

Dogoid · 16 Jan 2010 at 22:56

weird pulses at 4996.14 kHz and a bandwidth of 0.09 kHz @ -6dB; 0.55 kHz

morse?

Slinky1989 · 16 Jan 2010 at 22:58

Hit the 160m button (no idea what any of this does

) and I think I'm listening to morse code O.o

edit: that's at: 1831.41 kHz frequency and 2.49 kHz @ -6dB; 2.95 kHz @ -60dB bandwidth

Dogoid · 16 Jan 2010 at 23:01

"slinky" said:
Hit the 160m button (no idea what any of this does ) and I think I'm listening to morse code O.o

edit: that's at: 1831.41 kHz frequency and 2.49 kHz @ -6dB; 2.95 kHz @ -60dB bandwidth

yes thats morse alright. hmm wonder what its communicating

its a repeating pattern, maybe a ident or something

Slinky1989 · 16 Jan 2010 at 23:04

Frequency: 1873.30 kHz

Bandwidth: 2.99 kHz @ -6dB; 3.45 kHz @ -60dB.

I've found foreigners! :eek:

stigggeh · 16 Jan 2010 at 23:09

Thomas. PLease. said:
is there any frequencies with actual people talking on?

yes. Contest on at the moment so it should be quite busy, click 160m and then 1850, poland and germany calling contest.

try 20m day time it should be busy.

Lightnix · 16 Jan 2010 at 23:16

I think at 3634.95 kHz I've found some Iranians having a radio call in from some Klangers but that's about it...

Feek · 16 Jan 2010 at 23:19

stigggeh said:
yes. Contest on at the moment so it should be quite busy, click 160m and then 1850, poland and germany calling contest.

try 20m day time it should be busy.

Shame I've got nothing here for top band or I'd give them some points!

Dogoid · 16 Jan 2010 at 23:20

1843.03 kHz @ 1.84 kHz @ -6dB; 2.30 kHz @ -60dB.

no idea what that is.

stigggeh · 16 Jan 2010 at 23:20

Lightnix said:
I think at 3634.95 kHz I've found some Iranians having a radio call in from some Klangers but that's about it...

try 18xx

Zogger · 16 Jan 2010 at 23:24

there's a guy going on about sticky contests at 7070 in cyprus i think

Zogger · 16 Jan 2010 at 23:25

5b4aif and gi4sna totally just hooked up

Feek · 16 Jan 2010 at 23:26

Zogger said:
there's a guy going on about sticky contests at 7070 in cyprus i think

Nearly - It'll be 'cq contest' not sticky contest!

Zogger said:
5b4aif and gi4sna totally just hooked up

We work David most months in the 144MHz UKAC

Dogoid · 16 Jan 2010 at 23:30

1849.79 kHz

bw 7.89 kHz @ -6dB; 8.35 kHz

repeating voice sounds like its saying a number then" echo "then "america contest" or "united america contest " or something

BigglesPiP · 16 Jan 2010 at 23:34

Click LSB-narrow

150.2KHz - this is a radio station on the Lang wave AM band.

Edit:
And 162.00KHz

Unfortunately you can only get the bottom half of long wave on this. Medium and Short wave AM isn't covered, and nether is FM, which would be decoded wrong anyway.

Dogoid · 16 Jan 2010 at 23:35

zero papa 6 echo uniform alpha united america contest its saying

wtf does that mean?