The AM Forum

Was awake at 3 AM Eastern last night listening around on the bedside rcvr and came across what sounded like a time signal on 3808. There was a series of tones that seemed slightly faster then a second apart followed by an announcement in what seemed to be Spanish- The signal was only about a S-3 and there was pretty good static. Anybody know what this is? I've never heard it before.
73
KPD

Yeah, I used it all winter to check the length of the band.

** ECUADOR. 3810, Estación de señales horarias HD21OA, Guayaquil,
0556-0601, 20-04, señales horarias, voz de hombre anunciando cada
minuto: "Al oir el tono serán 0 horas, 57 minutos, 0 segundos".
Identificación a las 0559: "Hora oficial del Ecuador, transmite el
sistema telegráfico de la Armada para todo el territorio Nacional".
25322 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, España, escuchas realizadas en Friol, 27
Km. W de Lugo. Grundig Satellit 500 y Sony ICF SW 7600 G, Antena de
cable, 10 metros, orientada WSW, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

ECUADOR. 3810, Station of hour signals HD21OA, Guayaquil, 0556-0601, 20-04, hour signals, voice of man announcing every minute: “When hearing the tone hours, 57 minutes, 0 will be 0 seconds”. Identification to 0559: “Standard time of Ecuador, transmits the telegraphic system of the Navy for all the National territory”. 25322 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, listening made in Friol, 27 km W of Lugo. Grundig 500 Satellit and 7600 Sony ICF SW G, cable Antenna, 10 meters, oriented WSW, DX LISTENING DIGEST

Translation courtesy of Google!

Thanks- It sure was long last night