THE WOBBLER
A Mystery Radio Signal
Investigations
This page last updated March 9,
2006
The
Wobbler
The effort to track down and indentify both the source(s) and
cause of the Wobbler is an ongoing activity.
So far reports of hearing the Wobbler have been made from the following
states and provinces:
Alabama, Alberta, Arizona,
Colorado,
Delaware, Florida,
Georgia, Illinois, Idaho,
Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas
There are also a variety of frequencies on which the Wobbler has been
reported heard:
560, 590, 610, 620, 640, 670,
680, 740, 750, 770, 810, 820, 870, 910, 930, 950, 1100, 1120
Those frequencies on which the Wobbler has been heard by me, are
included in the daily activity log shown on the Observations
page, and are checked along with new candidates that are not covered by
local stations.
There have been suggestions as to what the Wobbler might be and
theories about the cause. As these areas of interest have been
and will continue to be investigated, the results are chronicled on
these pages.
The following pages present the several investigations that have been
made and those still underway. Select from the following links to
visit each of thse pages.
- Initial
Investigations - [Audio]
Description of how the Wobbler project began and the initial
discoveries.
- PSK31
Modulation - [Audio]
The first suggested source of the Wobbler was PSK31 modulation.
- Bubble
Jammer - [Audio]
A second suggested source was what is called a Bubble Jammer.
- Power
Problems - Transmitter malfunction is looked into as caused by
electricity problems.
- Woowoo -
[Audio]
A newly discovered phenomenon that is likely related to the Wobbler.
- Investigative
Results - [Audio]
The most recent results and current activities are described on this
page.
You can select from the investigations above, or skip on to the
Observations page by clicking the link below.
© W. Curt Deegan, 2005-2006