The Wobbler Mystery Radio Signal

THE WOBBLER

A Mystery Radio Signal

By: W. Curt Deegan
Boca Raton, Florida

This page last updated March 22, 2006

Preface

Welcome to the web site intended to shed some light on a radio mystery we call the Wobbler. On these pages are descriptions in words, sounds and images of the radio signal that has captured the attention of several radio hobby enthusiasts. The effort to locate the source and cause of this strange radio signal is detailed in this ongoing investigation.

We begin with Recent Changes for those returning to this site for another visit, who wish to check out the latest on the Wobbler. This is followed by a little correction in our course of discovery -- a name change described in Warbler no more which brought us to what we now call the Wobbler. This is wrapped up In Summary to complete this brief welcome.

Links to the rest of the web site are listed in the Table of Contents from which you can browse through the various sections of the site.

Please feel free to peruse these pages however best suits you. Hopefully you will be motivated to try catching the Wobbler yourself. Someone will solve the mystery, maybe it will be you!

Recent Changes

March 22, '06:
This Preface page -- formerly the Index page -- has been restructured and updates added.
A separate Table of Contents page has been added.
January 21, '06:
Oregon was added in the Investigations section, to the list of states making Wobbler reception reports. This is a new distance record for Wobbler reception with four reports all on the same night.
July 13, '05:
A new Reference section has been added which includes additional information related to the Wobbler investigation. This includes a list of Cuban AM radio stations that are currently monitored.
July 5, '05:
Began recording signal strength as well as Wobbler strength in the Observations table.
May 18, '05:
Added page to the Investigations section covering new found phenomenon dubbed the Woowoo.
May 2, '05:
A new frequency, 680, was added to the list in the Investigations section and to the Observations table.
March 19, '05:
A list of states and provinces that have reported hearing the Wobbler was added to the Investigations section.
March 17, '05:
The description of the Observations page has been improved in the Contents page.
March 11, '05:
Links to individual investigations have been added to the Contents page.
March 10, '05:
The Investigations section has had a page added on electricity problems in Cuba.
March 8, '05:
The Procedures page has been updated to include direction finding equipment and additional audio software.
The Investigations page has been restructured into several individual pages on specific investigations.
A new page has been added to the Investigations that describes the latest results.
The Index page has been restructured and updates added.
February 26, '05:
The Observations page has had added a Wobbler Loggings Chart which chronicles my daily reception activity.
A new Comments page has been added, recording comments and opinions of Wobbler followers.
In addition, there have been improvements in layout and presentation, as well as web site navigational functions.

Warbler no more...

Once dubbed by me as the Warbler, the name of this mysterious radio signal has been changed to the Wobbler.

The reasons for the change were to avoid confusion with what I discovered to be the name of a bird. .Since the sound of the bird has no resemblance to the radio signal, this original choice of name became inappropriate. There was also a very good description I had heard of the radio signal; that it sounded like a thin sheet of steel being shaken...or wobbled, hence this new name choice. An added plus is that birders will not be disappointed when Googling their favorite bird, and radio enthusiasts will avoid all of the bird...information a search on Warbler would produce.

In Summary

This web site can be viewed either as a story of the hunt for the Wobbler, or as a reference source for those interested in joining in that hunt. The Table of Contents will take you right to a topic or you can follow the links at the bottom of each page to go through in a straight line or jump around to your hearts content.

Suggestions and additional information is always welcome. As new information, observations, and opinions become available, they will be posted to these pages..

On to the Story...

Enjoy,
W. Curt Deegan
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