Strangest Thing On SDR Radio

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  • Опубліковано 9 вер 2015
  • While trying to figure out SDRPlay's fancy Radio Spectrum Processor (a software defined receiver) I came across the most unusual transmission on one of the Amateur HF bands. In this video we take a look at SDR, hear some interesting samples and , of course, have some fun.
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  • @firstnamehidden6514
    @firstnamehidden6514 5 років тому +415

    You intercepted the communications of a sleeper cell.

    • @dhansel4835
      @dhansel4835 4 роки тому +10

      HA HA your right a sleeper cell..... That's one for the logbook....

    • @edsmith6504
      @edsmith6504 4 роки тому +5

      You win.

    • @Robert08010
      @Robert08010 4 роки тому +4

      It really would be funny if there was data modulated into that audio. Alas it would probably be interpreted as a dream.

    • @derekstiles4033
      @derekstiles4033 4 роки тому +2

      Bazinga

    • @Travenhorn
      @Travenhorn 4 роки тому +1

      Comment of the century right there

  • @digitalmediafan
    @digitalmediafan 7 років тому +338

    snoring defined radio ?!

    • @mad2maxovi
      @mad2maxovi 6 років тому +2

      Spot on! :)))

    • @mickgatz214
      @mickgatz214 6 років тому

      Brillliant!!! ;)

    • @1R4MgMYl7a
      @1R4MgMYl7a 6 років тому +1

      AHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAJFKFKLGOTOTPE9W001IW89EJMR

    • @rogue_spirit
      @rogue_spirit 6 років тому +1

      LMAO!!

    • @peanuttization
      @peanuttization 6 років тому +5

      digitalmediafan...In your case its Snatch Detection Revealed.....

  • @RGC198
    @RGC198 5 років тому +18

    Hi Budd, thanks for a very interesting video. the snoring over the air was certainly unusual. Years ago, here in Australia, on ATV, there was one HAM operator who fell asleep during a broadcast and for a short time, it was possible to literally watch him asleep at his desk. Incidentally, I have just now subscribed to your channel. All the very best. Robert.

  • @kp4md
    @kp4md 8 років тому +190

    My guess on 4:56 is SNORE "Signal to Noise Optimized Radio Emission" version 1.0 - a previously unknown digital mode. ;)

    • @jonmullins8460
      @jonmullins8460 7 років тому +14

      Similar to the WANT mode (Worked All Neighbor's Televisions).

    • @carlfalk7251
      @carlfalk7251 7 років тому +7

      WAN: Worked All Neighbors

    • @spakkajack
      @spakkajack 6 років тому +7

      my cat works well as a snore beacon

    • @gorillaau
      @gorillaau 5 років тому +3

      I'll have to remember that one.
      Say does it resonate from the upper or lower Nasal cavity? I'm assuming vertical polarised transmission source.

    • @president8
      @president8 3 роки тому +1

      looks so encrypted!

  • @jeffbruce
    @jeffbruce 7 років тому +34

    Expected this to be click bait but was very pleasantly surprised at the actual unusual signal. Well done Sir.

    • @PatrickBaptist
      @PatrickBaptist 4 роки тому

      I kinda felt ripped off for the amount of time I listened to just hear about someone asleep at the ham.

  • @richardlitwin4046
    @richardlitwin4046 6 років тому +2

    That was probably the most entertaining, enjoyable vid I've ever seen on UA-cam (and I've seen a whole bunch)... thank you very much, Sir.

  • @SaumyaJain1985
    @SaumyaJain1985 8 років тому +1

    Thanks for this video. I used to fiddle around the Ham Radio Club back in my college days about a decade ago. While I did go on to help the club in admin activities, sadly as a hobbyist myself I never went past the initial interest and couldn't get myself to apply for a license. Watching your video today just rekindled that hobbyist in me. Grateful much. 73s!

  • @Manolo220650
    @Manolo220650 7 років тому +4

    Loud & clear...Very good video for a rooky in sdr mode.. Congrats!!!
    CE4EI

  • @crumb22
    @crumb22 4 роки тому +4

    While I don't fully understand most of the things you've talked about in this video yet, I'd like to say that you've done a fantastic job with this video. The editing is great and you speak with so much knowledge in a way that keeps me interested. Thank you for taking the time and putting in the effort with it, you've certainly earned a subscriber in me!

  • @ToddFun
    @ToddFun 8 років тому +110

    Budd, that was a very well done video. Great content and presentation skills, video editing and inserts were spot on! You have upped your game with this video. Thumbs up for all the extra effort to publish such an amazing video.

    • @BuddChurchward
      @BuddChurchward  8 років тому +7

      +Cliff Matthews no gaps. Watch for CW decoding video coming soon. I have it working but need to carve out the time to do the video.

    • @garydixon8847
      @garydixon8847 4 роки тому

      He

    • @roberttate5319
      @roberttate5319 2 роки тому

      P 9

  • @GrumpyGrebo
    @GrumpyGrebo 6 років тому +1

    You're a top lad. Always wanted to get into SWL but never quite knew where to start. Your videos are very concise.

  • @pauliedweasel
    @pauliedweasel 6 років тому +2

    You had me worried for a moment Budd, at first I thought it might be me after one of my wife's excellent bean and cheese burritos had taken hold. On the serious side, thanks for a great video on digital transmission modes and Software Defined Radios in particular. I looked up the SDRplay RSP1A receiver and it's available through HRO in Burbank near where I live so I'm going to pick one up next week!

  • @jack002tuber
    @jack002tuber 8 років тому +69

    I think he was snoring in CW

    • @Wa3ypx
      @Wa3ypx 5 років тому +1

      He was near the novice band. If there still is such a thing!

    • @gorillaau
      @gorillaau 5 років тому +2

      @@Wa3ypx The old Z callsign?

    • @Wa3ypx
      @Wa3ypx 5 років тому +1

      @@gorillaau Maybe he was a New Zealander, a ZL prefix

  • @donsudduth
    @donsudduth 8 років тому +16

    Great video - thanks, Budd. (PS - maybe the snoring is really a new type of numbers station :) )

  • @280160red
    @280160red 6 років тому +1

    What an informative video, great style and content. Thanks

  • @SadisticLoli
    @SadisticLoli 4 роки тому +56

    *waits for an old man to start showing off the numberstation he found*
    *actually finds a guy asleep with vox on*

    • @annekedebruyn7797
      @annekedebruyn7797 4 роки тому +2

      Honestly, the rollercoaster had a way better pay off. Can't say I expected this.

  • @TheMusicman961
    @TheMusicman961 5 років тому +3

    Keep up the good work Old man!!! we need more people like you to show the youth how to do useful things with their time!

  • @jonathanhandsmusic
    @jonathanhandsmusic 4 роки тому +1

    Interesting little gizmo. I'm an SWL who just uses an assortment of old transistor receivers with simple wire antennas. I used to listen to Radio Moscow, VOA, and radio Havana during the Cold War, plus assorted random stations. Nowadays it's a mix of strange fundamentalist Christians, CW, and our old friend Radio Havana. Thanks for posting this one.

  • @averri1
    @averri1 6 років тому

    Outstanding video! Very fun and instructive.

  • @jimthvac100
    @jimthvac100 7 років тому

    Very well made video. I enjoyed it very much. I am about to take the test to get my Tech license. Already ordered a couple UV-82's to get started. I am now very interested in these SDR's. Looks like an awesome way to see where the activity is across a large spectrum of a band. I will have to look further into this SDRPlay :) 73

  • @davinaneether5183
    @davinaneether5183 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for the great story, my favorite experience listening to 40 meter usually involve a VOX that was left on. Turns out that on a world wide basis that happens a lot. My personal favorite was a husband and wife bickering over who's going to the store for beer.

  • @SDRplayRSP
    @SDRplayRSP 8 років тому +6

    Budd, you have the record I think for the most watched SDRplay related video!

  • @DaveWrightKB9MNM
    @DaveWrightKB9MNM 4 роки тому

    And here I thought it was going to be a numbers station or something. This is just as good! Thanks for sharing!

  • @Buckskinner38
    @Buckskinner38 7 років тому +6

    thanks Budd, that was great... reminds me of the time i got in trouble with the ex-wife because she feel asleep on the couch, snored up a storm while I was chatting with friends on DX. The next night, they asked her if she was ever seen a doctor for sleep apnea. Man, she was mad as hell at me.

  • @darrenmurray6128
    @darrenmurray6128 8 років тому

    just started getting into SDR and am considering the SDRPLAY unit Great information and fun too :)

  • @ryanfish91
    @ryanfish91 8 років тому +1

    Well done Budd! Keep up your great work!

  • @bulwinkle
    @bulwinkle 8 років тому +46

    I hope that you sent him a contact report. :-)

  • @bertocuevas
    @bertocuevas 8 років тому

    Enjoyed your video . like your style. keep up the great work!

  • @jasonsouvannarath5789
    @jasonsouvannarath5789 4 роки тому +4

    Dude, I had an absolute laugh once I found out what the sound was! Also, Kudos to you for using nice, analog music, or at least, music that doesn't sound like techno hell. As a person with two senses crossed, sometimes that stuff overloads my brain. But, again, that was funny!

  • @RonanCantwell
    @RonanCantwell 8 років тому

    Nicely paced video. I don't normally like the "you won't believe what I'm going to show you later" format but you had enough content to keep things going. I'll be checking out that SDR box as my current TV dongle is a bit deaf 😁

  • @demofilm
    @demofilm 2 роки тому

    What a story. I am all excited to get my SDR next week and tap in to this hobby

  • @nimmen
    @nimmen 5 років тому

    The title did not disappoint. Thank you for the video.

  • @johndelong5574
    @johndelong5574 3 роки тому

    I dont think my heart could handle the exitement of this sort of thing.

  • @JL0ndon
    @JL0ndon 7 років тому

    This is awesome stuff! I'm subbed now! Keep up the good work!

  • @ninejets
    @ninejets 7 років тому +298

    Seems like santa clause got himself a hobby

    • @samuelsmith6573
      @samuelsmith6573 7 років тому +14

      ninejets ha ha ha! Be nice! Bud is truly awesome!

    • @RogerBarraud
      @RogerBarraud 7 років тому +4

      Coal4U this year, Smartass! :-(

    • @zach0gr
      @zach0gr 5 років тому

      Lol

    • @recklessroges
      @recklessroges 5 років тому +1

      ninejets gets added to the naughty list.

    • @spankthemonkey3437
      @spankthemonkey3437 4 роки тому +1

      ninejets there are many hams like him men and women

  • @ericletts4072
    @ericletts4072 6 років тому

    That was a very good video, great info. Thank You !

  • @ezl7052
    @ezl7052 8 років тому +8

    Hey Budd, "Over The Horizon Radar" signal. :) Thanks for the video.

    • @MeetDannyWilson
      @MeetDannyWilson 7 років тому +3

      In Soviet Russia, OTH radar snores at you!

    • @88njtrigg88
      @88njtrigg88 6 років тому +1

      ln Australia "Over The Horizon Radar" will detect any movement (trusted or otherwise) our Northern neighbours make.

    • @among-us-99999
      @among-us-99999 4 роки тому +1

      @Nathan Trigg but isn’t that under the horizon radar?

  • @patriotprepper6915
    @patriotprepper6915 8 років тому

    I just received my SDR from RTL-SDR and I am trying the same software you use. Looks like a lot of fun. I'll have to order one of those connectors so that I can you my antennas that are mounted outside. Nice video.

  • @featheredserpentofthewest2049
    @featheredserpentofthewest2049 5 років тому

    Thanks for taking the time to make this video. Have an Airborne Day!

  • @G56AG
    @G56AG 7 років тому +56

    Single Snore Band?

    • @gorillaau
      @gorillaau 5 років тому +5

      If a half filtered nose, other wise it could have been Double Snore Band.

  • @makojack
    @makojack 3 роки тому

    You are amazing!!! You got a new fan here in south Florida.

  • @bopedersen123
    @bopedersen123 8 років тому

    loved the video. i am getting the sdrplay. cant wait

  • @markwarren2693
    @markwarren2693 6 років тому

    Great video my friend gave me a good chuckle.

  • @udaywali
    @udaywali 4 роки тому

    Oh my, I just laughed and laughed.
    Very nicely presented. Liked and subscribed!!!

  • @HollerOpossum
    @HollerOpossum 4 роки тому +1

    You have really high quality videos to only have 11k subs. Nice video!

  • @jefferyrightmire9520
    @jefferyrightmire9520 5 років тому

    I connected my SDR to an amplified broadband horizontal antenna for UV and, a long wire for HF. Amazing what all you can receive.

  • @26fb384
    @26fb384 4 роки тому

    great video and professional editing.

  • @therealchayd
    @therealchayd 7 років тому

    Holy cow! I know Jon Hudson as well; top guy. Great video, very informative.

  • @davidpanic
    @davidpanic 4 роки тому +7

    hahaha I genuinely had a good laugh when the guy started snoring

  • @assistantto007
    @assistantto007 7 років тому

    Thanks Bud. Merry Christmas

  • @arrrgonot7801
    @arrrgonot7801 3 роки тому

    Got a good chuckle over that

  • @geoffreypowell9220
    @geoffreypowell9220 3 роки тому

    I am new to this most informative Vid Bud Thank you M1EDF

  •  5 років тому +9

    I would had sworn it's a new slow digital mode. Some new modulation at ~1-2cps.
    It's juat a damn bacon beacon.

  • @bugr33d0_hunter8
    @bugr33d0_hunter8 6 років тому

    Awesome set up you have.

  • @jindrasmutny4181
    @jindrasmutny4181 2 роки тому

    This was very interesting 😄 thx for info

  • @sklegg
    @sklegg 7 років тому

    Cool stuff. I agree, all of the mysterious stuff is in the lower HF frequencies.

  • @marksommers6764
    @marksommers6764 6 років тому +1

    Quite funny ! My cat REALLY took notice of the snoring !

  • @highkicker11
    @highkicker11 7 років тому +16

    there is just one problem with sdrplay. the developers forgot the most important part of why people get in to sdr listening with the dongles. the price

  • @vlv6178
    @vlv6178 7 років тому +1

    loved your video budd

  • @normjacques6853
    @normjacques6853 5 років тому +3

    That's hilarious!! Thanks for the SDR primer, too! I've been in (commercial) electronics for nearly 50 years, but never got into amateur radio....heaven only knows why not! Recently got into SWL, though. What kind of antenna are you using, and what bandwidth(s) does it cover? I have many questions, and could use a good book to guide me. Most have to do with antennas, though, since I live in an area notorious for poor reception. Thanks! :-)

  • @3xTube
    @3xTube 8 років тому

    :) Funny video! BTW, you sound very professional! One may hear a long-term shortwaver :)

  • @JackToth
    @JackToth 7 років тому

    Awesome video, Budd!

  • @dutchboy9991
    @dutchboy9991 7 років тому +4

    i think this is a form of coastal radar to measure wave heights. sounds very much like snoring
    good vid as all of yours are.
    .

  • @DubCampbell
    @DubCampbell 8 років тому +1

    Budd, you are such a good teacher! The ham community should give you an award for outstanding Elmer of the year. Presentation, clarity, personality, video editing, music background, production style are just a few categories in which your talents excel. The younger people coming into the Amateur Radio need to study videos like yours so keep up the great work!
    73, Dub, k4dub

  • @qplaqpla
    @qplaqpla 3 місяці тому

    a little while ago, I encountered a station that sounded like "OWWW. OWW. OWWWWW. OWWW."
    Wish I'd have remembered to record the stream, or remember the frequency.
    All the best!

  • @Simon_Rafferty
    @Simon_Rafferty 4 роки тому +1

    Great video! It did make me laugh - I think we've all been there! 73's G7DMQ

  • @glynnhm0lsg308
    @glynnhm0lsg308 8 років тому

    Another great vid

  • @Hangar77
    @Hangar77 5 років тому

    That’s funny! Thanks for sharing.

  • @simamarcus3673
    @simamarcus3673 2 роки тому

    this is cool! I'm starting to get into amateur radio and I'm gonna have to get one of these devices.. I'm a bit of a software nerd but I never knew these existed!

  • @tonypoloney8721
    @tonypoloney8721 3 роки тому

    Great entertainment video. Thanks Santa.

  • @drewestification
    @drewestification 5 років тому

    * live in the world of conspiracy, high tech, AI, elon musk .
    "You won't believe what I've heard!"
    * I've heard number stations, I've read pizza gate, I'm up for some high tech hidden stuff, I want to be blown away, full dark secrets, i sit patiently for a 5 minute video not to spoil my own suprise.
    * It's some old guy getting excited about snoring.
    God dammit old man, and God bless you. I've subscribed even though I'm angry right now.

    • @marcharrison9847
      @marcharrison9847 5 років тому +1

      haha sums it up. Still, subscribed cos he made learning fun

  • @SergioMontini
    @SergioMontini 4 роки тому

    Liked and subscribed, sir. Keep it up!

  • @st8kout961
    @st8kout961 8 років тому +6

    I've got another theory. After a long hiatus from radio, when I got back into it I was shocked to see how much the integrity of the airwaves have plummeted. There are people, who most likely don't even have a ham license, broadcasting a variety of sounds trying to interrupt hams who are conversing. I've heard animal sounds, music, farts, burps, laughter, whatever, come blasting through on top of someone talking. Might be some kids using their parent's radio, as setting up a station can be expensive, just to harass hams.
    Back to the kid theory, maybe their dad or granddad, normally snores a lot so they turned on the mic and walked away.
    Back in the day there were very strict rules (and penalties) for such things as playing music, cursing, harassment, not giving your call sign, etc. Seems the FCC does not have the resources nor the funding to police the ham bands. You would have to gather all the evidence yourself to get them to take action, and even then they might not do anything unless it's a severe abuse, such as jamming commercial broadcasts and/or cellphones.

    • @sheldonskaggs138
      @sheldonskaggs138 5 років тому

      If you ever tune over into the CB band area, it's worse.

    • @brenthunter5078
      @brenthunter5078 5 років тому

      Yeah, and really, that makes more sense. Offensive words or annoying noises are quickly solved by changing the frequency. In fact, radio trolls are often better ignored. If they get no results from their pranks, they'll gget bored and move on to something else.If someone isn't actually causing any trouble, the government shouldn't be interfering. Just think, if every person who went even .1 miles over the speed limit was given a $150 ticket and lost their license after so many which a lot of states do. If the limit is 55, and you are clocked at 57.5, the officer usually leaves you alone, but if you are following too closely, swerving, or otherwise acting more dangerous than simply going 2.5 miles over the limit, you'll get pulled over.

    • @spudhead169
      @spudhead169 5 років тому

      HF is practically dead in most built up areas due to RFI from power line network adaptors.

    • @kenlogsdon7095
      @kenlogsdon7095 4 роки тому

      @@sheldonskaggs138 CB has been dead for so long its gravestone's got moss on it. Nothing to be heard around here at all anymore. Not even truckers.

    • @sheldonskaggs138
      @sheldonskaggs138 4 роки тому

      @@kenlogsdon7095 true its dying a slow death, I still use my sparingly. Mostly when I get in bad weather or traffic jam that is in an unusual place

  • @mickgatz214
    @mickgatz214 7 років тому

    Hi Budd, i enjoyed your video very much. :)

  • @jolebole-yt
    @jolebole-yt 7 років тому

    Nice vid. Cool room, great topic and presentation..Subbed! 73!

  • @1980bwc
    @1980bwc 4 роки тому

    The guy snoring must have been watching this guys videos, and instantly was out like a light. Wow! I caught myself doze off about 4 times watching this one. He has the voice hypnotists only dream of having.

  • @jackpurdum3976
    @jackpurdum3976 Рік тому +1

    Too good, Budd!!

  • @mysock351C
    @mysock351C 4 роки тому +5

    5:03 He also does CW on the weekends. Some excerpts: "----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" and "...……………………………………………………………………………"

  • @excalibur4332
    @excalibur4332 4 роки тому

    Mercy, being over 60 years old, this reminds me so much of the payola that Dick Clark and a lot of disk jockeys were caught up in during the 60's. You sure you aren't a retired disk jockey who now sells software designed radios? HAHA.

  • @edg6779
    @edg6779 7 років тому

    this video was great!

  • @MrTux62
    @MrTux62 6 років тому +1

    Beard game is incredibly strong, Sir :)

  • @zach0gr
    @zach0gr 5 років тому

    Very nice intro .
    How you did the text and effects and the remain video process?

  • @svenjeppesen1725
    @svenjeppesen1725 2 роки тому

    excellent video, Ive been wanting to get into radio

  • @mickgatz214
    @mickgatz214 6 років тому

    hahaha...I think that was me snoring in that video, Thanx Bud :) ( i still sit here laughing at the fact it was me!)

  • @pattas2005
    @pattas2005 7 років тому +3

    Budd, Congrats on such a magnificent beard! :-D

  • @johnalanelson
    @johnalanelson 5 років тому +1

    Once when the ham club got together at ARC we were listening to a DX station with the vox turned on and one them said the guy was 46 and I said no that's a *5* emphasizing *5* , the word "five" tripped the VOX and when then we wondered about people listening in and suddenly hearing "5" from me and nothing else. What must they have thought ...

  • @felixdeoliveira232
    @felixdeoliveira232 4 роки тому

    Similarly we can say that the UVB76 is nothing but the radio host sleeping with the PTT pressed. I believe you have made a discovery of a mystery that lasts for decades. 73!

  • @kp4md
    @kp4md 8 років тому

    The sound at 3:30 is JT65, a very popular weak signal digital mode on 14.076 MHz

  • @Robert08010
    @Robert08010 4 роки тому +1

    I'd be willing to bet your RSP that is not in fact a ham sleeping but somebody with a digital audio loop trying to hold a spot on the band for himself for later use.

  • @baredog6774
    @baredog6774 3 роки тому

    He's giving the old Buzzer and run for it's money! LOL!

  • @ado75
    @ado75 7 років тому

    Brilliant!

  • @AnthonyMonaghan
    @AnthonyMonaghan 4 роки тому

    Loved it thanks.

  • @kane100574
    @kane100574 6 років тому

    nice to meet you!

  • @Radionut
    @Radionut 4 роки тому

    I too heard her snoring ham that day it was very interesting unfortunately I was unable to make a video of it for UA-cam

  • @TeddyCavachon
    @TeddyCavachon 2 роки тому

    Yes Amateur radio has been around for awhile. Sometime in the early 1900s shortly before WWI the Navy shore patrol showed up at the South Side Chicago home of my grandfather asking, “Are you operating a radio transmitter?” The answer was yes; he and his brother had created a spark gap crystal transmitter with a wire antenna strung between trees and had been communicating with others doing the same via Morse Code. “Well stop it, you are interfering with our ship-to-shore communications in the Atlantic.” they were told. During WWI he served in the Navy as radio operator. 😂

  • @neil6765
    @neil6765 8 років тому

    really good thanks so much

  • @JJRicks
    @JJRicks 4 роки тому

    Super video, subscribed!

  • @dave10524
    @dave10524 7 років тому

    I remember listening to the Gator Net on 3898 back around 1990 with Hugh Bronson, Wilkie Jimmy Tiny and the regulars and this happened, they did a role call and guessed who it was, eventually you heard the phone ring along with the snoring with a lot of ribbing the poor guy on the air.

  • @JCO2002
    @JCO2002 7 місяців тому

    The new RTL SDR V4 has a built-in up-converter that works great. Got mine last week and really enjoying it. Much better than the V3 I've had for years. Also, it has easily installed drivers for Linux, which is all I use.

  • @jmd62800
    @jmd62800 3 роки тому

    Very funny 😂❤️...great vidéo