Transmission running up the 20m dial

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W7FZY
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Transmission running up the 20m dial

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I took these four PowerSDR screenshots while working FT8 at 14.074. I noticed a progression of RFI showing up on the waterfall moving up the 20m dial. Any ideas?
Date: July 31
Time: UTC 20:27 (1:28 Pacific)
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fourth screenshot
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third screenshot as RFI moves up the dial
third screenshot as RFI moves up the dial
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second screenshot
second screenshot
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firstscreenshot as RFI moves up the dial
firstscreenshot as RFI moves up the dial
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W7FZY
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Re: Transmission running up the 20m dial

Post by W7FZY »

Here's a bunch more screenshots as the RFI took another turn as I was typing out the previous message.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Ht9fmezkPfHRuY5J8
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Re: Transmission running up the 20m dial

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looks like someone was transmitting a signal of some kind, and started turning his tuning knob up the band.
Just a guess.

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Re: Transmission running up the 20m dial

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I had a made in China switched mode wall wart that made a very similar pattern. I'm storing it at the local landfill now..
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