I'm reclining here, while I do an archive dive on one of my regular webcomics (TMI), and as usual I have 2 scanners scanning and 2 of my HAM HT's scanning and my Baofeng UV-5R with it's little mag mount antenna stuck on top of my AC unit outside is picking up CW/Morse Code on 437.275. A LOT of it. That downlink frequency is is assigned to COMPASS-1. That can't be right....
I did some checking and I found THIS.
According to that COMPASS 1 died in 2012.
This is 2015.
Hmmmmmmm, so what is transmitting on it's downlink then, strong enough to break the squelch on my HT?
And I should only be able to to hear COMPASS 1 with a beam that is properly aimed.
Hmmmmmm.
Something weird is going on.
ETA: I I think I found it. It's PA3GUO, and I"m hearing it's beacon.
Ok, THAT is explained, but how am I hearing it on an el-cheapo mag mount antenna through my Baofeng HT? The receiver front end on it isn't THAT sensitive. And I'm not running a pre-amp.
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