Doomsday Radio awakens after 50 Years - Repeats “Degazator”

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Doomsday Radio awakens after 50 Years - Repeats “Degazator”

The current climate among the nations of the world is a very tense one indeed. But when a mysterious “Doomsday” radio station began broadcasting after 50 years of silence, the world began raising questions as to the purpose of these odd one-word broadcasts.

What could the strange repetition of the word ‘Degazator” mean?

How strange radio broadcast signals have revealed secrets about the world

Strange radio signals have often emerged from military or security projects around the world.

In 1976, at the height of the Cold War, a strange and unexplained radio signal was detected with no obvious origin. The Soviet Union remained silent on the signal, but amateur radio enthusiasts found that the signal came from Chernobyl, most likely being an early warning system for American missiles.

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Starlink Satellite Broke Apart in Orbit after Suffering an Unexplained "anomaly."

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A Starlink satellite broke apart in orbit after suffering an unexplained "anomaly," apparently due to an "internal energetic source" rather than a collision. "The incident appears to have created some debris, with fragments likely to fall to Earth over the next few weeks," reports Scientific American. From the report:

The satellite lost communication at about 560 kilometers above Earth, Starlink said. While the statement from Starlink, which is a subsidiary of Musk's rocket company SpaceX, merely noted that investigations are ongoing, LeoLabs said its radar observations of the event indicated an "internal energetic source" as the likely cause rather than a collision.

The incident underscores the potential hazards of the increasingly large numbers of satellites and other spacecraft in low-Earth orbit -- some 10,000 Starlinks are currently in orbit and counting. Starlink's statement said that "the event poses no new risk" to the International Space Station or to the upcoming launch of NASA's Artemis II mission, targeted for 11th April 2026

Cat Pix on the Air CPOTA 2026

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Cat Pix on the Air (CPOTA) 2026 will celebrate International Cat Day by transmitting images of cats via SSTV.

The internet was made for sharing funny cat pictures and movies. On August 8th, International cat day, so will the radio waves! Ham radio amateurs will celebrate this day with a special SSTV event using cat pictures only.

This contest will score the number of QSOs made by each operator. Special callsigns PD6MEOW (Netherlands) and N1C (US) are already registered. Additional special callsigns may be registered with the event.

Cat Pix on the Air (CPOTA) 2026 - https://cpota.app/