On Aug 13, 2024, at 10:57 AM, Jim KG2H <kg2h@...> wrote:

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Last night before bed I wanted to check on Aurora conditions on 6 meters CW.? I fired up the rig and started calling CQ CQ AU DE KG2H KG2H.?

Now those of you who have worked or heard aurora know what it sounds like, a buzzing signal, not the clear CW tone of normal propagation.? I heard a swish – swish sound in my headset.? I thought “HMM, someone is calling at the same time I was”.? Several times later I thought “that sounds like the washing machine when the agitator is working”.?? I got up out of my seat and checked the washing machine in the next room.? Nothing there, it wasn’t even turned on.? (My wife sometimes starts a load before bed.?

I ignored it and kept calling.? A few minutes later, my wife gets out of bed , comes to the radio room, and tells me the paper shredder was acting weird.? It turns out that the shredder was coming on, both the motor and lights when I keyed the rig.?

I guess it was trying to give me a 55A from the living room!!

Jim KG2H