# Were any of the post-loss radio signals from the Electra? · Disappearance of Amelia Earhart > Three answers have been proposed. All were hoaxes, misidentified stations or wishful hearing. leads, with evidence 1 for: partly supported by its tests.… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/amelia-earhart/questions/QST0CYPMTZ43693/were-any-of-the-post-loss-radio-signals-from-the-electra Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:56:48+00:00 --- **0** # Were any of the post-loss radio signals from the Electra? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·Part of [Where did the Electra come down?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/amelia-earhart/questions/QST0CYPMTFG0SXJ/where-did-the-electra-come-down)·3 answers·0·0 following **Most likely: all were hoaxes, misidentified stations or wishful hearing** Ahead on the evidence, not yet confirmed. It needs two reviews to be accepted. ## Where it stands Three answers have been proposed. All were hoaxes, misidentified stations or wishful hearing. leads, with evidence 1 for: partly supported by its tests. Two are still possible. ## Why it matters If any of the 182 catalogued receptions came from the aircraft, it was on land with a working engine, which rules out crash and sink⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CYPMBTR4DA7/catalog-and-analysis-of-radio-signals-during-the-search-for). If none did, the Nikumaroro reading loses its timing evidence. ## Answers 3 [**All were hoaxes, misidentified stations or wishful hearing.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/amelia-earhart/answers/ANS0CYPN29G7TES/all-were-hoaxes-misidentified-stations-or-wishful-hearing) Partly supported by its tests Evidence: 1 for Most likely [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/amelia-earhart/answers/ANS0CYPN2S45R9Q/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible [**Some signals were genuine transmissions from the Electra on land.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/amelia-earhart/answers/ANS0CYPN1J20H08/some-signals-were-genuine-transmissions-from-the-electra-on) Tested, but the results don't decide it Evidence: 1 for, 1 against Disputed ## History 1. 1937[Lambrecht: the Navy searched the Phoenix Islands on the strength of the bearings and found nothing.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CYPMCAC4KKW/aircraft-search-of-earhart-plane-report-on-the-search-of-the)Against: Some signals were genuine transmissions from the Electra on land. 1. 2021[Brandenburg & Gillespie puts forward: some signals were genuine transmissions from the Electra on land.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CYPMBTR4DA7/catalog-and-analysis-of-radio-signals-during-the-search-for) 1. 2021[Brandenburg & Gillespie: tIGHAR's catalogue rates a subset of receptions credible and reports Pan Am bearings crossing near the…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CYPMBTR4DA7/catalog-and-analysis-of-radio-signals-during-the-search-for)For: Some signals were genuine transmissions from the Electra on land. 1. 2021[Brandenburg & Gillespie: many 1937 receptions were shown at the time to be hoaxes or other stations.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CYPMBTR4DA7/catalog-and-analysis-of-radio-signals-during-the-search-for)For: All were hoaxes, misidentified stations or wishful hearing. 1. 2025[TIGHAR puts forward: all were hoaxes, misidentified stations or wishful hearing.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CYPMC2J1FFE/the-earhart-project-the-nikumaroro-hypothesis-and-the) 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/amelia-earhart/questions/QST0CYPMTZ43693/were-any-of-the-post-loss-radio-signals-from-the-electra%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/amelia-earhart/questions/QST0CYPMTZ43693/were-any-of-the-post-loss-radio-signals-from-the-electra%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/amelia-earhart/questions/QST0CYPMTZ43693/were-any-of-the-post-loss-radio-signals-from-the-electra%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/amelia-earhart/questions/QST0CYPMTZ43693/were-any-of-the-post-loss-radio-signals-from-the-electra%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/amelia-earhart/questions/QST0CYPMTZ43693/were-any-of-the-post-loss-radio-signals-from-the-electra%23add-source) Where it fits Disappearance of Amelia Earhart [**Where did the Electra come down?** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/amelia-earhart/questions/QST0CYPMTFG0SXJ/where-did-the-electra-come-down)Key question · most likely it ran out of fuel and ditched at sea within about a hundred miles of Howland, and sank **Were any of the post-loss radio signals from the Electra?** You're here · all were hoaxes, misidentified stations or wishful hearing [ Ask a question under this one ]