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Loggings => Utility => Topic started by: Matt285 on October 30, 2019, 1712 UTC

Title: Maritime mobile frequencies
Post by: Matt285 on October 30, 2019, 1712 UTC

I just read a post from Chris talking about a maritime mobile QSO between fishermen. It made me think about how I haven't heard a marine QSO in English (Non military) for a very long time. I know there scarce, but if anyone has any suggested frequencies, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Title: Re: Maritime mobile frequencies
Post by: jasmine on October 30, 2019, 2122 UTC

i've heard some contacts from a sailing race this past summer including a reporter talking with one the participants. i also heard some guys on a boat near the coast of Hawaii joking around. i heard both in the 8 Mhz range.

Title: Re: Maritime mobile frequencies
Post by: tiNG on October 31, 2019, 1000 UTC

There are not much coastal stations left that service voice comms in Enlish. Most players only use DSC on MF/HF and voice only via satellite. In Europe there are only but a few stations left sending out navigational warnings and weather reports on MF in English.

Title: Re: Maritime mobile frequencies
Post by: Looking-Glass on October 31, 2019, 1048 UTC

Quite a few Australian and New Zealand fishing vessels and small inter-island cargo ships around the Pacific can be heard in English on the regular 4 & 6MHz marine frequencies over this way... ;)

Title: Re: Maritime mobile frequencies
Post by: Josh on October 31, 2019, 2313 UTC

In Soviet times one could hear Soviet "trawlers" about 24/7 either voice or SITOR. Will have to look up where they went frequencywise.

Title: Re: Maritime mobile frequencies
Post by: aurora on October 31, 2019, 2330 UTC

I usually hear activity in the early morning on 6224 USB during the week. A group in Florida have a short check-in.

Title: Re: Maritime mobile frequencies
Post by: Looking-Glass on November 04, 2019, 2259 UTC

8.279MHz USB three American yachts cruising the far northern coast of Queensland heard chatting away for nearly an hour around 0830z, all around 5X6 to 5X8 reports.