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10/11 meters / 11 Meter Band Activity 7 June 2017

« on: June 07, 2017, 1611 UTC »

I'm about to run out the door but noticed 11 meters is waking up.  26905 AM, 26915 AM and several frequencies above channel 40 are all coming alive, all from the Southern USA.

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Peskies / Radio Checks 6906.6 kHz LSB and 6907 kHz USB 0254-0258 UTC 7 June 2017

« on: June 07, 2017, 0258 UTC »

OM repeating "HOLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA", started on 6906 kHz LSB, then went slowly up to 6906.5 kHz, then 6906.6 kHz, flipped the mode switch (while transmitting!) Still adjusting frequency while transmitting at 0256 UTC.  Moved up to 6906.9 kHz or so, maybe shooting for 6907 kHz USB, but still seems slightly low in frequency (transmitter may be warming up still?    ).  Lots of whistling into microphone at 0257 UTC.  My neighbors probably hate me right now.  Went QRT at 0258 UTC.

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Peskies / UNID Spanish Language 6888.8 kHz USB 0245+ UTC 7 June 2017

« on: June 07, 2017, 0250 UTC »

6.888.8 MHz USB 6888.8 kHz USB - via Montana remote receiver (KiwiSDR).

6888.8 kHz! The peskies have made another interesting frequency choice...that is, going along with the theory that they like to use "cute" or "easy to remember" frequencies (see 15151.5 kHz, 6789 kHz, 6868 kHz, etc etc)  Initially tuned into 6890 kHz LSB, then realized I was on the wrong side band mode, flipped down to 6889 kHz USB and then figured it out.  Sounds like freebanders to me.  Talking about radio equipment and other CB-like (or HF SSB ham radio like, if you prefer) chatter. Reminds me of the usual nets heard on frequencies like 6900 kHz.  No locations heard yet.  Accents are different though, perhaps coming from South America?  That, or these guys are actually fishermen who are also interested in radio.  Way too much QRN at the moment to really listen to the QSO to find out more. 

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Peskies / Spanish Speaking YL and OM 6850 kHz LSB 0240+ UTC 7 June 2017

« on: June 07, 2017, 0245 UTC »

Via Montana remote SDR / KiwiSDR. 

6850 kHz LSB / 6.850 kHz LSB

Hearing a QSO between a Spanish speaking YL (who has a CB-style roger beep at the end of her transmissions) and an OM (with a much weaker, barely readable signal) on 6850 kHz LSB.  The YL is speaking very fast and sounds sort of upset at the OM, who is speaking considerably slower.  At 0245 UTC, the OM's side of the QSO has completely faded away. 

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Peskies / UNID Unknown Language 6790 kHz USB 0220+ UTC 7 June 2017

« on: June 07, 2017, 0224 UTC »

Possibly Asian in origin, or maybe even Russian?  Seems like one side of the QSO is using a voice scrambler of some kind.  SIO 111 very tough copy

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Peskies / 6760 kHz USB UNID Language UNID Traffic Possibly Asian??

« on: June 07, 2017, 0220 UTC »

Another questionable logging in the 6 MHz band (where's Looking-Glass when you need him? )

I think this is another Asian fishery log, but the signals were only readable for a few seconds and then disappeared into the noise. 

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Peskies / 6771 kHz USB Spanish Language - Possible Phone Patch 0218 UTC 7 June 2017

« on: June 07, 2017, 0218 UTC »

Old Time Radio is very weak on 6770 kHz AM right now but I am hearing what sounds like a telephone call (in Spanish) on 6771 USB.  It's only on the upper side - this frequency, along with nearby frequencies 6771.5 kHz and 6772.5 kHz have been logged in the past with phone patch traffic so I see it as a possibility.  I'm hearing an OM talking to what sounds like a YL.  Ute data QRM and OTR's signal on 6770 kHz is making copy (at 0218 UTC) basically impossible though.

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Peskies / 6905 kHz LSB Spanish Speakers vs. US Military Traffic 6903 kHz USB 7 June 2017

« on: June 07, 2017, 0209 UTC »

6.905 MHz LSB / 6905 kHz LSB (see also: logs for 6.903 MHz USB / 6903 kHz USB for US mil HF traffic)


High power US military Emergency Action Messages on 6903 kHz USB have been heard on and off all evening (east coast US time) on 6903 kHz USB (see the Utility forum for logs on this dated 6 and 7 June '17)...but now that 6903 is quiet, 6905 kHz LSB has suddenly come alive.  11-meter like chatter, talking about coax cable connectors and antenna design.  Very ham radio like radio traffic.  Professional net-like "roundtable" communications style, these freeband operators are putting some licensed American hams to shame.  See also, 6900 kHz LSB.

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Peskies / 6900 kHz LSB Spanish Speaking Freebanders Mexico, Costa Rica, Aruba 7 June 2017

« on: June 07, 2017, 0203 UTC »

Tuned in at 0200 UTC 7 June 2017.  Typical chatter, only seems a bit more "frantic" than before.  Several stations in roundtable discussion.  Band noise was lower earlier, but now some thunderstorm QRN has appeared.  Unfortunately for the 6900 kHz crowd, I've spent most of my monitoring time listening to military traffic.

Notes:

-Stations in Costa Rica and Aruba heard checking into net.  Don't think I've heard these before

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Utility / Three Character Callsign EAMS 6778 USB, 6833 USB, 6903 USB, 6988 USB, 7703 USB

« on: June 07, 2017, 0157 UTC »

43DHYA standby 43DHYA standby

Three character callsigns, 6833 and 6903 appear to be the busiest frequencies of the bunch.  Combined with the considerable rise in activity on the usual frequencies (especially 8992 kHz USB and 11175 kHz USB)...either this is a large exercise or the indications of serious military activity (or maybe both)?

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Utility / EAM on 6988 kHz USB 0154 UTC 7 June 2017

« on: June 07, 2017, 0155 UTC »

In addition to:

6778 kHz USB
6833 kHz USB
6903 kHz USB
7703 kHz USB

now add:  6988 kHz USB to the "odd" EAM frequencies heard today, transmission first noticed at 0153 UTC.

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Peskies / 6870 kHz USB Spanish Language Speaking Freebanders 7 June 2017

« on: June 07, 2017, 0139 UTC »

6.870 MHz USB 6870 kHz USB...Spanish speaking SS OM

43 meter freebanders or pirates, outbanders or bootleggers, whatever you want to call them...they're everywhere tonight. 

Several references to locations in Mexico heard in the first 30-40 seconds of monitoring this frequency.  Mexican accents too.  Hearing two different OMs chatting away.  Several other active frequencies noted in the past hour or so, but this one just popped out of nowhere, possibly the result of a QSY from another frequency (likely 6900 kHz, etc). 

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Peskies / UNID Portuguese Language 6991 kHz LSB 0130+ UTC 7 June 2017

« on: June 07, 2017, 0135 UTC »

Just below 40 meters, 6.991 MHz / 6991 kHz LSB mode

Among all the other activity on the band tonight, some Portuguese chatter has appeared on the unusual frequency of 6991 kHz LSB.  Just above the noise floor but propagation has been interesting tonight so perhaps we'll see more of these "odd" frequencies pop up with our pescadore friends.

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Peskies / UNID Several Languages 8970 kHz USB 0100+ UTC 7 June 2017

« on: June 07, 2017, 0111 UTC »

8.970 MHz USB / 8970 kHz USB

While listening to the heavy USAF voice traffic on 8992 kHz USB I noticed 8970 kHz USB is quite active.  Hearing what sounds like an Asian language there now, but was hearing English (with lots of swearing) there a second ago..

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Utility / 6778 kHz USB, 6833 kHz USB, and 6903 kHz USB 6-7 June 2017 EAMS

« on: June 07, 2017, 0101 UTC »

Hearing EAMs on these frequencies as well in the 0000-0100 UTC time frame in addition to the heavy traffic heard on 11175 and the other "standard" USAF HF frequencies.

6778 USB active at exactly 0100 UTC.
6903 USB active at 0119-0120 UTC
6778 USB active with 6833 at 0122 UTC
6833 both active at 0122 UTC ZMRQ message of 4 characters follows ZMRQ I say again ZMRQ standby this is G9V out

all three of these frequencies appear to be going at the same time with different operators, sometimes transmitting the same message, sometimes not.  6778 kHz USB, 6833 kHz USB and 6903 kHz USB all going strong at 0127 UTC.   6903 USB beginning to suffer considerable QRM from Spanish language freebanders on 6905 LSB

8UV signed off at 0129 from frequency of 6903 kHz USB