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Author Topic: Paging Signals From Europe / UK Heard In USA - 26.745 MHz and 26.695 MHz  (Read 144 times)

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Received via local receiver and via the W3HFU KiwiSDR receiver.

UK hospital paging frequency active with non-stop POCSAG paging signals, 26745 kHz 26.745 MHz.  26.695 MHz is also active, but the signal(s) are considerably weaker. 

Received at 1630 UTC (1130 local time). 

Other paging / pager / data frequencies

27.255 MHz FM - Numerous different data signals on frequency, mixing with AM voice and sporadic FM voice
27.195 MHz FM - MFSK data stream, roughly 5-6 kHz bandwidth, constant signal
27.195 MHz FM - Data bursts, 4.5 kHz bandwidth
26.950 MHz FM - Weak data bursts on frequency, various bandwidth signals, 6 kHz, 7.5 kHz
26.950 MHz FM - Data bursts (narrowband) also on frequency - 4 kHz bandwith MFSK
26.950 MHz FM - POCSAG paging signals also on frequency
26.900 MHz FM - Active, POCSAG paging signals (6 kHz bandwidth) and other data signals noted
26.600 MHz FM - Sporadic POCSAG pager signals
26.450 MHz FM - Sporadic POCSAG pager signals
26.350 MHz FM - POCSAG paging signals, also FM carrier on 26.35 MHz noted
26.200 MHz FM - POCSAG signals noted, various bandwidths
U.S. East Coast, various HF/VHF/UHF radios/transceivers/scanners/receivers - land mobile system operator - focus on VHF/UHF and 11m