Re: [IRCA] B-P-B-P Mystery station on 680 KHz

[Mauno Ritola <Mauno.Ritola@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There are 4 Russian beacons listed here: 
http://www.classaxe.com/dx/ndb/reu/signal_list

11.10.2013 19:52, Les Rayburn kirjoitti:
> Just received a fascinating recording from famed DX'er Hannu Tikkanen, 
> who records from the top of the world in Lapland using a Perseus SDR 
> and a 3,000 foot beverage. He records in this nearly noise-free cabin 
> location for a week, once per year. Then spends the rest of the year 
> combing through those looking for rare catches.
>
> Today he sent me a recording of KKGR 680 in Helena, MT with three 
> crystal clear ID's. In the background you could also easily hear KBRW 
> in Barrow, AK. But clearest of all is a Morse Code identification at 
> about five words per minute. It sends out B-P-B-P in a four letter group.
>
> Hannu had no real ideal who the station might be. He suspected an 
> Asian station due to the time of day for the recording. At first I 
> thought it was possibly a beacon of some sort, perhaps related to 
> British Petroleum, but it's clearly a four letter group, not a two 
> letter group repeating. Is 680 KHz allocated for radio location or 
> beacon service anywhere in the world?
>
>
> Any help in solving the mystery would be appreciated.

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