[amsat-bb] Re: Noise problem

[George Henry]

Other cell phones also send "SMS" in CW when you receive a text message........

George, KA3HSW

-----Original Message-----
>From: Nate Duehr <nate@natetech.com>
>Sent: Aug 23, 2006 12:17 PM
>To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
>Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Noise problem
>
>
>On Aug 23, 2006, at 9:18 AM, Bruce Bostwick wrote:
>
>> My neighbor at work drives me up the wall playing with his
>> cellphone.  I have to listen closely to it to be able to tell that
>> it's not 5 WPM CW.  ;-)  (And it's just the right pitch to sound sort
>> of like a navaid beacon on the aviation bands too .. which gets my
>> brain really confused.)
>
>Many Nokia cell phones' "Loud and Long" ring tone setting sends  
>"Connecting People" in 5 WPM CW.
>
>Always wondered the history behind that... hams at Nokia?  :-)
>
>--
>Nate Duehr - WY0X
>nate@natetech.com