# The source repeats on a schedule the follow-ups have not sampled (random repeater or long period).

> Still possible: The source repeats on a schedule the follow-ups have not sampled (random repeater or long period).

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# The source repeats on a schedule the follow-ups have not sampled (random repeater or long period).

The source repeats on a schedule the follow-ups have not sampled (random repeater or long period).

**Still possible** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Its tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Accumulated monitoring of order 62 days yields a detection or excludes the hypothesis.

## What would rule it out

- About 62 days of accumulated null observation at both positions.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[A stochastic repeater is compatible with the Big Ear logs and only in 2.4-sigma tension with 192 hours of…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/wow-signal/evidence/EVD0CXZ4Y5T6MZT/a-stochastic-repeater-is-compatible-with-the-big-ear-logs)

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## The questions it answers

[Has the signal ever repeated, and what would a search need to find out?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/wow-signal/questions/QST0CXZ4PKM6DRS/has-the-signal-ever-repeated-and-what-would-a-search-need-to)

Most likelyThe source does not repeat on any timescale sampled so far (seconds to decades)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The source repeats on a schedule the follow-ups have not sampled (random repeater or long period). [Answer ANS0CXZ4XY06E0W]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CXZ4XY06E0W
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