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Offline k5fms

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260.370 FM - Pirates?
« on: April 18, 2025, 0003 UTC »
I have a full quieting signal on them at my QTH.
I can't catch the language, it's not English nor Spanish.
2 each OM speaking to one another.

Also on 263.569 MHZ FF & MM
« Last Edit: April 18, 2025, 0006 UTC by k5fms »
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Offline Monophonia

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Re: 260.370 FM - Pirates?
« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2025, 1834 UTC »
Brazilian pirates speaking Portuguese, I had a Brazilian friend of mine listen to my recordings on 263.570-236.580 to verify.

They're using MUOS legacy UHF transponders.
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Offline n2avh

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Re: 260.370 FM - Pirates?
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2025, 2250 UTC »
But how did that make it to the US? That would be unprecedented via E skip or F2, and even TE (which is theorized to be a combination of the two, at least as of 40 years ago when I followed these things) would be impressive at that frequency.
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Offline Shortwave_Listener

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Re: 260.370 FM - Pirates?
« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2025, 0127 UTC »
Quote from: n2avh on August 18, 2025, 2250 UTC
But how did that make it to the US? That would be unprecedented via E skip or F2, and even TE (which is theorized to be a combination of the two, at least as of 40 years ago when I followed these things) would be impressive at that frequency.

They access old US Mil satellites, commonly heard worldwide.
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