European FM CB Signals [W3HFU SDR] 7 March 2025

[R4002]

Hearing FM activity on the 26 MHz channels, mostly German language comms - German 80 channel allocation (40 standard channels + 40 FM only channels).

AM, FM and SSB modes, plus digital modes are permitted on channels 1-40.  Only FM mode and digital modes are permitted on channels 41-80. 

26.965 MHz - Channel 01
26.975 MHz - Channel 02
...
27.375 MHz - Channel 37
27.385 MHz - Channel 38
27.395 MHz - Channel 39
27.405 MHz - Channel 40
26.565 MHz - Channel 41
26.575 MHz - Channel 42
26.585 MHz - Channel 43
26.595 MHz - Channel 44
26.605 MHz - Channel 45
26.615 MHz - Channel 46
26.625 MHz - Channel 47
26.635 MHz - Channel 48
26.645 MHz - Channel 49
26.655 MHz - Channel 50
...10 kHz spacing...
26.925 MHz - Channel 77
26.935 MHz - Channel 78
26.945 MHz - Channel 79
26.955 MHz - Channel 80

LOGS:

26.585 MHz FM - German CB Channel 43 - yep, getting obliterated by AM QRM, but there is FM activity on frequency as well
26.645 MHz FM - German CB Channel 49 - with sometime severe paging / pager QRM

26.685 MHz FM - German CB Channel 53 sporadic activity with AM QRM
26.695 MHz FM - German CB Channel 54
26.745 MHz FM - German CB Channel 59, FM voice comms mixing in with the UK hospital paging POCSAG signals
26.765 MHz FM - German CB Channel 61, active, Mexican taxi cab on 26765 AM owning the frequency though
26.785 MHz FM - German CB Channel 63, severe QRM from AM signals on frequency
26.815 MHz FM - German CB Channel 66 "hello and welcome to the CB repeater located near Cologne - 27225 megahertz, output 26.815 megahertz you need the CTCSS tone on the input channel" (in German and then in English) at 2030 UTC. 
26.845 MHz FM - German CB Channel 69, very active, some QRM from paging / data bursts on 26.850 MHz
26.875 MHz FM - German CB Channel 72, dramatic fading, faded back up around 2027 UTC
26.905 MHz FM - German CB Channel 75, QRM from odd data signals on frequency, plus paging on 26.900 MHz
26.935 MHz FM - German CB Channel 78, very good signals, German language QSO at 2021 UTC
26.945 MHz FM - German CB Channel 79, sporadic signals
26.955 MHz FM - German CB Channel 80, full quieting signal strength with minor QRM from 26.950 MHz paging signals