Pirate Morse code Beacon sending "KOK" and dashes, 3579 kHz, 30 March, 2024, 0326 UTC

This is a pirate beacon, based on propagation and DOA probably located in the western US or northern Mexico. Some of these beacons have names, either given by the person who built / place the beacon or given by listeners who monitor the beacons, this one, at this time, is unnamed, but the Morse ID suggests a name. This beacon was first reported on the associated forums on HFUnderground in mid March, 2024. It is assumed that it started operations about the same time.
The frequency of this beacon is 3579 kHz, and the transmission is a Morse ID of "KOK", followed by 22 dashes, each about 0.29 seconds long with a gap of about 1.2 seconds. There is a short pause (a bit over 4 seconds long) before it starts over and repeats.
Yes, this frequency is in the ham 80 meter band and several times I have seen ham radio operators bring up signals, such as FT8, on top of the Morse. It is entirely possible they are not hearing the Morse at their locations.
Recorded at my location in the Mojave Desert of California, USA, on 30 March, 2024, 0326 UTC.
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[@MIKROWAVE1]

Likely an HFDF calibration or check target.

[@coffee115]

KOK and dash torture

[@afnDavid]

Thumbs up from and for #WUNCLUB

[@Dave_N2OA]

I think you have a typo. That’s the 80m band.

[@FirstToken]

Typo indeed, thanks. Not sure what the "ham 90 meter" band would be.

[@realblakrawb]

Is it pirate if there's qsl cards?

[@FirstToken]

It would still be a pirate, but it would be the best kind of pirate.

[@Devoguy]

What's the point of a pirate broadcasting a morse beacon?

[@FirstToken]

There are / have been quite a few of them. Maybe they do it just because they can, or maybe it is to ID the specific beacon if more than one uses the same frequency range. There are a lot of old color burst crystals out there (3.58 MHz, and at a guess possibly what drives this beacon), maybe they intend to have more beacons in the future.

[@gray8874]

average okbuddygenshin brainrot

[@stevenwhuntva]

how lewd

[@sergeygalayda2931]

Navigation beacon to provide direction to point. Could be supply or pick up point for coyotes crossing border. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmitter_hunting