Unregistered Comms Beacon?

Timpraetor · May 23, 2018

Hi Folks,

I'm sitting 30m off of an unregistered comms beacon, but I can't seem to do anything. My ship didn't scan it when I got within normal range and I've tried firing my Data Link Scanner at it, but the DLink doesn't seem to thing there's anything to scan.

Something here, or just a red herring?

Update - after just sitting off of the beacon, it sounded a alarm and then started reading off numbers and phonetic alphabet entries. It did this continuously for over 10 minutes and counting ...

Imperios · May 23, 2018

http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/Unregistered_Comms_Beacon

Timpraetor · May 23, 2018

Sometimes you get the Wiki, and sometimes the Wiki gets you.

Thanks for the pointer.

Still doesn't answer the question of "useful" or "red herring"?

Orvidius · May 23, 2018

Useful if you want to track down whatever it's hinting at, and do it yourself. Less so, if you don't mind finding the answer somewhere else, such as from Canonn's website or whatever. These usually lead to abandoned settlements and crash sites and the like.

Timpraetor · May 23, 2018

o7 - Thanks.

Thatchinho · May 25, 2018

Timpraetor said:
Hi Folks,

I'm sitting 30m off of an unregistered comms beacon, but I can't seem to do anything. My ship didn't scan it when I got within normal range and I've tried firing my Data Link Scanner at it, but the DLink doesn't seem to thing there's anything to scan.

Something here, or just a red herring?

Update - after just sitting off of the beacon, it sounded a alarm and then started reading off numbers and phonetic alphabet entries. It did this continuously for over 10 minutes and counting ...

Where is it, and what's the message?

Always possible you've found a new one!

Timpraetor · May 25, 2018

I doubt it's new (was to me since it was my first trip to Sol), but it's the one orbiting the Moon.

drunkenbabyshaker · Jan 30, 2020

I'm looking into this same beacon in SOL (near earth's moon) for the first time. This is the full message then it just loops.

1252018114191152520152138
Romeo 10
Romeo 2
Charlie 5
Charlie 7
Charlie 11
Charlie 13
Charlie 22
Charlie 24
Romeo 30
Romeo 4
Charlie 4
Charlie 13
Charlie 20
Charlie 22
Romeo 50
Romeo 6
Charlie 2
Charlie 4
Charlie 7
Charlie 9
Charlie 11
Charlie 17
Charlie 20
Charlie 24
Charlie 26

Friedenreich Xante · Jan 30, 2020

drunkenbabyshaker said:
I'm looking into this same beacon in SOL (near earth's moon) for the first time. This is the full message then it just loops.

Sol/Achenar/Gateway Numbers Beacon Mystery | Canonn Research Group

Several Unregistered Comms Beacons that are part of a mystery, which can be found in core systems.

canonn.science