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1171

10/11 meters / Truckers working DX 26.735 MHz AM 26735 kHz AM

« on: June 22, 2017, 1912 UTC »

Oklahoma City, Iowa, "eastbound on Highway 340" and several other truckers heard shooting skip on channel 19 "down one band" (26735 kHz, that is, 27185 - 450 = 26735).

26.735 MHz, like 27.635 MHz, are two of the most common out of band or freeband CB frequencies on the 11 meter band that you'll find truckers using.  There is a practical reason for this, and that is that the most common channel for truckers, CB channel 19, is 27.185 MHz.  Since most export radios operate on the "bands" principle - multiple sets of 40 channels or 45 channels accessible via a bandswitch or other similar control, many truckers simply leave their radios on channel 19 and change the band they're using.  Same can be said for 27.605 MHz, 27.615 MHz, 27.625 MHz and 27.655 MHz.  Those are channels 16, 17, 18 and 20 "up one band".  26.735 is often busy during band openings because the real channel 19 is completely unusable.  It doesn't help that the most popular export radios (such as most of the Superstar radios, the Connex 3300, Connex 4300, Connex 33HP-ATC, Galaxy DX-series [except the more expensive ones], General Lee, General HP40, etc) do not have frequency counters or frequency displays.  That means all the user has is a channel display and a band selector, and without doing some math in their heads or a printout (aka "roadmap"), they have no idea what frequency they're using.  Chances are they don't care either.

I've heard truckers both locally and during band openings using channel 19 on each of the de facto standard 6 bands:

25.835 MHz - Channel 19 Band A
26.285 MHz - Channel 19 Band B
26.735 MHz - Channel 19 Band C - common "freeband" trucker channel
27.185 MHz - Channel 19 Band D - legal CB band (the actual channel 19)
27.635 MHz - Channel 19 Band E - common "freeband" trucker channel
28.085 MHz - Channel 19 Band F - obviously in the 10 meter amateur band, CW subband.  Pretty easy to spot AM voice traffic here!

1172

10/11 meters / 26.815 MHz AM - 26815 kHz AM Freeband 11 Meter Net 22 June 2017

« on: June 22, 2017, 1901 UTC »

Two OMs with southern accents chatting away on 26.815 MHz AM, one of them is working a "2-pill" (2 transistor) amplifier and was requesting a signal report with and without the amplifier on.  Discussion of another amplifier and now talking about weather issues, discussion of vortex on the radar and atmospheric instability.  Given the current weather situation and the accents of the operators, my guess is somewhere in the central USA.  

Stronger of the two stations is showing a S6-S7 on my Taiwan built Superstar 3900 [Ranger / RCI EPT3600-11Z main PCB board or chassis, an older version of the famous EPT3600-14B board] meter, the other is barely moving the needle.  At 1859, propagation either rapidly changed, now another station showing CX800 or 3CX800, reference to a station "Tin Man" and a station in Texas with another amplifier.  Second (weaker) station suddenly just as strong as the other station.  

1900 UTC - "you ain't talked to anybody else but Tin Man, or anybody else out there?"
1900 UTC - "I talked to Canada, [faded away]"
1900 UTC - "10-4" "I reckon you straighten him out" followed by the swooshing sound of somebody tuning up (or spinning a VFO, or a tube amplifier warming up)
1901 UTC - QSO continuing, weaker station's handle / callsign "Termite Man"

1173

10/11 meters / 27.545 MHz LSB - 27545 kHz LSB Freeband 11 Meter Net 22 June 2017

« on: June 22, 2017, 1853 UTC »

Hearing a roundtable type net on 27.545 LSB, mention of a Yaesu FTDX-1200 (or is it FT-DX1200?) amateur radio transceiver and its high quality SSB audio.  Georgia 1 working OK 1, talking to 414 from a "little town called Oklahoma City".  Now I can only hear one side of the QSO (1853 UTC).  Seems like propagation conditions are changing a bit.  OK 1 is doing a solid S7-S8 and very high quality SSB audio.

1854 UTC, discussion of Yagi antennas and Gizmotchy "4 elements" as well as vertical antenna discussion.  Still putting very strong signal out into a portion of the band that's either quiet, or filled with much weaker signals at this time. 

1174

10/11 meters / 27.555 MHz 27555 kHz USB São Paulo Brazil CQ DX 1833 UTC 22 June 2017

« on: June 22, 2017, 1836 UTC »

After the truckers disappeared from 27525 AM, then 27505 AM, I tuned up to the international 11 meter freeband calling frequency, 27555 USB (27.555 MHz USB, 27.555 USB, Triple 5, T5, "The Triple" and about a dozen other names).

Hearing a station from Sao Paulo Brazil working another (unheard) station on 27.555 USB starting around 1833 or 1834 UTC.  Station IDed as being in Brazil but is speaking excellent Spanish.  Mention of Spain (not sure if he's talking to somebody in Spain right now). 

Nothing heard after 1836 UTC.  Possibly QSYed even though I didn't hear any request to change frequencies. 

1175

10/11 meters / American Truckers 27525 AM / 27.525 MHz, then 27.505 MHz 22 June 2017

« on: June 22, 2017, 1833 UTC »

After tuning up from 26225 USB, I went past the CB band into the "uppers (27405-27855 technically, but I always look and listen between 27865 and 28305 as that's usually the "Band F" on 6-band 240-channel export radios

25615-26055 - Band A
26065-26505 - Band B
26515-26955 - Band C - "lowers"
26965-27405 - Band D - Legal CB band, or "mid band", "FCC" "CEPT" "legal 40" "middle 40" etc
27415-27855 - Band E - "uppers"
27865-28305 - Band F

Most export radios either include a 6-position switch labelled A through F, but others include a "HIGH/LOW BAND" switch plus a three position switch that's labelled A/D, B/E and C/F, further complicating things when there's no frequency counter.  My old Superstar 3900 uses this method for "band" selection. 

There's a new series of Galaxy "10 meter" radios that have a 3-position switch on the front panel.  The middle position is labelled "D", the left position labelled "C" and the right position labelled "E".  Pretty easy to figure out that once "converted" the radio will cover 26.515-27.855 MHz in those three bands.  Instead of tuning around the legal 40 channels to find a clear frequency, many truckers simply flip the band switch up or down a band, which is why AM traffic will randomly appear where there's normally SSB traffic.  To do the math for a "band", simply add or subtract 450 kHz (0.450 MHz) from the starting frequency.  Since the CB band is technically 45 channels (40 channels + 5 RC or "A" channels) at 10 kHz spacing, that equals 450 kHz.  These "skips" apply to the upper and lower bands as well.  So the truckers I was listening to on 27.525 MHz were originally on 27.075 MHz, which is CB channel 10.  This is partially why there is often less traffic heard on the "A" channels in the upper and lower bands. 

Anyway, I've been listening to two truckers chatting away for a bit on 27525 kHz - 27.525 MHz AM, with decent audio, they seem to be very close to each other going by the topic of conversation (talking about traffic, then talking about family life, its likely that they know each other personally).  The weaker of the two stations is slightly off-frequency, on about 27525.5 kHz instead of 27525.0 kHz.  Of course, with AM it makes very little difference when the frequency is clear and there's no heterodyne QRM.  I started listening at 1820 UTC, and at 1825 UTC, a Spanish-speaking station on 27.525 MHz LSB started calling CQ on top of the AM traffic.  The truckers then disappeared (possibly flipped their band switches!)

*Edit, they didn't flip their band switch, they just went down 20 kHz to 27.505 MHz AM and continued their QSO.  At 1833 they have disappered from 27505 AM as well. 

1176

10/11 meters / 26225 kHz 26.225 MHz USB Caribbean Area 22 June 2017

« on: June 22, 2017, 1817 UTC »

The "legal 40" CB band is active, nothing crazy, but hearing some skip on the uppers and lowers, specifically 26705, 26775, 26795, 26915 and several frequencies above channel 40.  

However, hanging out all by itself way below 26.515 MHz is the interesting frequency, 26.225 MHz / 26225 kHz USB.  Even though the usual Mexican AM frequencies (26.585 MHz, 26.595 MHz, etc) are dead, 26.225 USB is hopping.  Lots of amateur radio operator-like talk about antenna systems and propagation conditions at 1815 UTC.  Roundtable-like net communications fashion reminds me of the 6900 kHz guys, as well as the SSB traffic heard on frequencies like 27.665 MHz / 27665 kHz, 27.695 MHz / 27695 kHz, etc.  Several mentions of Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Aruba and other locations in the Caribbean. 

Like 27.515 MHz LSB / 27515 kHz LSB and alternate frequency 27510 LSB, 26225 USB seems to be one of the "watering holes" for freeband operators from that part of the world. 

As far as AM goes, we can go to 26.705 MHz / 26.715 MHz (Puerto Rico, Florida, Dominican Republic, etc) and 27.065 MHz (CB channel 9) which also appears to be used for Puerto Rican AM DXing. 

1177

Peskies / UNID Spanish Language 6915 kHz LSB 0110+ UTC 19 June 2017

« on: June 19, 2017, 0114 UTC »

Hearing Spanish speaking traffic on 6915 kHz LSB / 6.915 MHz LSB with mild fading and moderate storm crashes lightning static QRN.  Sounds like at least two, maybe three stations having a "roundtable" type QSO.  It appears that 6900 kHz is also active to its possible that these stations QSYed from 6900.  Several mentions of "barco" (Spanish for "boat") at 0112 and 0113 UTC

At 0113 UTC, a new, considerably stronger station, checked into the net.  Very similar operating procedures to the usual nets heard on 6895 kHz, 6900 kHz, 6905 kHz, etc.  5 kHz step matches up with Spanish speaking SS freebanders or outbanders that are also heard on the 11 meter band.  

At 0115 UTC, this new, UNID station is still holding a monopoly on the frequency.  Talking about people recording the frequency () perhaps he's making a reference to people logging activity on these frequencies.  A very strong data burst obliterated the voice traffic for about 3 seconds at 0116 UTC.   Continued discussion of logging traffic on 11 meters and other frequency bands.  A comment about "amateur radio bands".  Likely the same operators that are usually heard on 6900 kHz LSB.   

1178

10/11 meters / UK Remote SDR - European Europe 26 MHz 27 MHz 11 Meter Logs 18 June 2017

« on: June 18, 2017, 2033 UTC »

Starting at 1900 UTC (2000 British Summer Time / local time at SDR's location).

Started at 25 MHz this time.  12 meters was showing considerable activity, and frequencies directly above and below 12m were also busy with FSK digital traffic.  Nothing heard on 25.000 MHz / 25000 kHz (WWV's frequency).  Since this SDR is located in the UK, that's not surprising.

*The upper part of 25 MHz was filled with taxi cab dispatch traffic, all of it Russian or Russian-sounding, mostly with female dispatchers.

*The lower to mid part of 26 MHz was a mixture of FM voice and USB voice signals with 5 kHz steps, Russian language

*Once you get past 26.565 MHz, the German FM CB traffic starts to come in, but that doesn't bother the Russians, who appear to use 5 kHz channel steps all the way through 27 MHz.
 
*German 80 channel CB is 26.565 to 27.405 MHz, with FM only on 26.565-26.955 and AM/FM allowed 26.965-27.405 MHz

*Paging systems are all over the place.  26.200 MHz, 26.350 MHz, 26.500 MHz, 26.695 MHz, 26.705 MHz, 26.745 MHz, 26.900 MHz, 26.950 MHz, 27.300 MHz, 27.600 MHz and 27.700 MHz all had strong paging signals on them.  Other frequencies had weaker paging traffic or other data link signals on them in addition to voice traffic. 

*27.4 to 27.7 MHz is home to all sorts of SSB DX traffic, centered around 27.555 MHz, in 5 kHz steps, all in USB mode.  USB/LSB both used inside the "mid band" CB band (26.965-27.405). 

*The UK FM 27/81 CB band (27.60125 MHz - 27.99125 MHz in straight 10 kHz channel steps, FM only) was mixing in with SSB traffic all over the upper portions of the band. 

*The Russian and CIS signals make use of both the "fives" and the "zeros". 

On to the logs:

25515 kHz / 25.515 MHz FM - Russian taxi cab dispatcher lady YL dispatch taxi Russia
25585 kHz / 25.585 MHz FM - Russian taxi cab dispatcher lady YL dispatch taxi Russia
25610 kHz / 25.610 MHz FM - Russian taxi cab dispatcher lady YL dispatch taxi Russia
25615 kHz / 25.615 MHz FM - Russian taxi cab dispatcher lady YL dispatch taxi Russia
25665 kHz / 25.665 MHz FM - Russian taxi cab dispatcher lady YL dispatch taxi Russia with data burst end of transmission
25685 kHz / 25.685 MHz FM - Russian taxi cab dispatcher lady YL dispatch taxi Russia
25715 kHz / 25.715 MHz FM - Russian taxi cab dispatcher lady YL dispatch taxi Russia
25765 kHz / 25.765 MHz FM - Russian taxi cab dispatcher lady YL dispatch taxi Russia
25775 kHz / 25.775 MHz FM - Russian taxi cab dispatcher lady YL dispatch taxi Russia
25895 kHz / 25.895 MHz FM - Russian voices, weak, but likely another taxi cab radio dispatch
26105 kHz / 26.105 MHz FM - Russian language, weak, likely taxi dispatch
26115 kHz / 26.115 MHz FM - More Russian voices, with polytone end of transmission burst, possibly ANI
26135 kHz / 26.135 MHz FM - Russian taxi cab dispatcher lady YL dispatch taxi Russia
26165 kHz / 26.165 MHz USB - FSK signal, strong, S6-S7
26175 kHz / 26.175 MHz FM - Russian taxi cab dispatcher lady YL dispatch taxi Russia
26185 kHz / 26.185 MHz FM - Paging system, wideband (10-12 kHz) data bursts (S5-S6 signal)
26200 kHz / 26.200 MHz FM - Paging POCSAG Pager UK on-site hospital paging frequency - very strong and very active
26215 kHz / 26.215 MHz FM - Russian taxi cab dispatcher lady YL dispatch taxi Russia
26225 kHz / 26.225 MHz FM - Russian taxi cab dispatcher lady YL dispatch taxi Russia (weak signal, heavy QRN)
26285 kHz / 26.285 MHz FM - Russian speaking stations, only OMs heard, strong signals good copy
26335 kHz / 26.335 MHz FM - FM carrier here, no audio or modulation heard, S3 signal
26350 kHz / 26.350 MHz FM - Paging POCSAG Pager UK on-site hospital paging frequency
26355 kHz / 26.355 MHz USB - Russian language
26360 kHz / 26.360 MHz FM - Russian taxi cab dispatcher lady YL dispatch taxi Russia
26365 kHz / 26.365 MHz USB - Russian language, S9+30db signals
26375 kHz / 26.375 MHz USB - Russian language, very strong
26385 kHz / 26.385 MHz USB - Russian language
26395 kHz / 26.395 MHz USB - Russian language
26405 kHz / 26.405 MHz USB - Russian language
26415 kHz / 26.415 MHz USB - Russian language, very strong
26425 kHz / 26.425 MHz USB - Russian language
26435 kHz / 26.435 MHz USB - Russian language
26445 kHz / 26.445 MHz USB - Russian language
26450 kHz / 26.450 MHz FM - Pager or datalink
26450 kHz / 26.450 MHz USB - Russian language
26455 kHz / 26.455 MHz USB - Russian language
26460 kHz / 26.460 MHz USB - Russian language
26465 kHz / 26.465 MHz USB - Russian language
26470 kHz / 26.470 MHz USB - Russian language
26475 kHz / 26.475 MHz USB - Russian language
26480 kHz / 26.480 MHz USB - Russian language (weaker than most other Russian SSB traffic on 26 MHz)
26500 kHz / 26.500 MHz FM - Pager POCSAG Paging system (strong)
26505 kHz / 26.505 MHz USB - Russian language
26510 kHz / 26.510 MHz FM - Pager paging system or data link (data not logged on this frequency before)
26515 kHz / 26.515 MHz USB - Russian language
26535 kHz / 26.535 MHz FM - Unknown language, sounds like Eastern Europe in origin - YL dispatcher taxi cab
26550 kHz / 26.550 MHz FM - Data burst, sounds like FSK (but is FM mode) 10-12 kHz wide strong signal, possibly pager
26565 kHz / 26.565 MHz FM - German language
26570 kHz / 26.570 MHz FM - Russian taxi cab dispatcher lady YL dispatch taxi Russia
26575 kHz / 26.575 MHz FM - German language, strong and active frequency
26615 kHz / 26.615 MHz FM - German language
26615 kHz / 26.615 MHz USB - Italian language
26635 kHz / 26.635 MHz FM - Strong data signal, not POCSAG
26650 kHz / 26.650 MHz FM - Pager POCSAG paging, with another, wider signal data transmission underneath it
26655 kHz / 26.655 MHz FM - German language
26695 kHz / 26.695 MHz FM - Paging POCSAG Pager UK on-site hospital paging frequency (S9+30db very strong)
26705 kHz / 26.705 MHz FM - Paging POCSAG Pager UK on-site 26MHz hospital paging (much weaker signal)
26715 kHz / 26.715 MHz FM - German language (weak)
26725 kHz / 26.725 MHz FM - German language
26745 kHz / 26.745 MHz FM - Paging POCSAG Pager UK on-site hospital paging frequency (S9 very strong)
26750 kHz / 26.750 MHz FM - Paging or data link system, much weaker than strong pager on 26.745
26755 kHz / 26.755 MHz FM - German language
26765 kHz / 26.765 MHz FM - German language
26770 kHz / 26.770 MHz FM - Russian language, probably taxi cab company dispatch
26785 kHz / 26.785 MHz FM - German language, with data signal underneath
26795 kHz / 26.795 MHz FM - German language, strong signals
26800 kHz / 26.800 MHz FM - Russian taxi cab dispatcher lady YL dispatch taxi Russia, with QRM from 26.795
26815 kHz / 26.815 MHz FM - German language, very strong loud modulation 8-10 kHz wide band FM
26820 kHz / 26.820 MHz FM - Russian voices, only OMs heard (very heavy QRM from 26.815 MHz)
26825 kHz / 26.825 MHz FM - German language, mention of Munchen (Munich)
26835 kHz / 26.835 MHz FM - Pager paging system, seems like two signals on top of each other at points
26845 kHz / 26.845 MHz FM - German language
26850 kHz / 26.850 MHz FM - Paging POCSAG Pager UK on-site hospital paging frequency, strong w/QRM
26855 kHz / 26.855 MHz FM - German language
26865 kHz / 26.865 MHz FM - German language, full quieting FM signals very nice sounding
26875 kHz / 26.875 MHz FM - German language
26885 kHz / 26.885 MHz FM - German language
26900 kHz / 26.900 MHz FM - Paging POCSAG Pager UK on-site hospital paging frequency (maybe not UK?)
26925 kHz / 26.925 MHz FM - German language
26935 kHz / 26.935 MHz FM - Paging pager or data link?  Weaker than other pagers heard today
26950 kHz / 26.950 MHz FM - Strong POCSAG Paging Pager system wideband FM 10-12 kHz wide
26960 kHz / 26.960 MHz FM - Paging POCSAG Pager, weaker than flamethrower signal on 26.950 MHz
26960 kHz / 26.960 MHz FM - Russian language, likely taxi dispatch lady Russia
26965 kHz / 26.965 MHz FM - English language, station calling CQ DX for Germany
26975 kHz / 26.975 MHz FM - Several stations heard at once, English, German and French heard
26985 kHz / 26.985 MHz FM - OM singing (badly) in German, stronger keyups on top of that signal
26995 kHz / 26.995 MHz USB - Russian language
27000 kHz / 27.000 MHz FM - Pager or data link, wideband signal but weak
27005 kHz / 27.005 MHz FM - German language
27015 kHz / 27.015 MHz FM - Lots of signals at once, heavy QRM
27025 kHz / 27.025 MHz FM - German, English languages heard, stations working DX
27035 kHz / 27.035 MHz FM - Lots of signals at once, German OM heard on top of QRM pileup
27045 kHz / 27.045 MHz FM - Data bursts
27055 kHz / 27.055 MHz FM - English language, with heavy QRM from AM signals on frequency
27055 kHz / 27.055 MHz AM - Italian language, very strong signals
27065 kHz / 27.065 MHz FM - Several FM signals at once - heavy QRM
27070 kHz / 27.070 MHz FM - Russian language
27075 kHz / 27.075 MHz FM - Several signals going at once, German speaking station on top of everyone else
27085 kHz / 27.085 MHz FM - Another messy channel, German and French heard
27095 kHz / 27.095 MHz FM - Data signal (non stop continuous carrier)
27100 kHz / 27.100 MHz FM - Russian language, possibly taxi cab dispatch
27105 kHz / 27.105 MHz FM - German language
27115 kHz / 27.115 MHz FM - English language
27115 kHz / 27.115 MHz USB - Russian language
27120 kHz / 27.120 MHz FM - Strong unmodulated carrier (middle of the ISM band)
27125 kHz / 27.125 MHz AM - English language
27130 kHz / 27.130 MHz FM - Russian language
27135 kHz / 27.135 MHz FM - Several signals at once, can't make out anything
27145 kHz / 27.145 MHz USB - Russian language (strong)
27150 kHz / 27.150 MHz FM - Russian language
27165 kHz / 27.165 MHz FM - English language (lots of QRM here)
27175 kHz / 27.175 MHz FM - French language with something else underneath
27180 kHz / 27.180 MHz FM - Heavy QRM, unable to make anything out
27185 kHz / 27.185 MHz FM - Heavy QRM, unable to make anything out
27200 kHz / 27.200 MHz FM - Russian language
27205 kHz / 27.205 MHz FM - English language, stations working DX
27215 kHz / 27.215 MHz FM - German language
27225 kHz / 27.225 MHz FM - English and German heard, lots of fading
27230 kHz / 27.230 MHz FM - Weak voice traffic heard, sounded like Russian (surprise surprise!)
27235 kHz / 27.235 MHz FM - Data bursts, some weak FM voice traffic underneath
27245 kHz / 27.245 MHz FM - German language
27255 kHz / 27.255 MHz FM - Italian language, with roger beeps and noise toys
27260 kHz / 27.260 MHz LSB - Italian language, strong signals
27265 kHz / 27.265 MHz FM - Russian taxi cab dispatcher lady YL dispatch taxi Russia w/ roger beep
27270 kHz / 27.270 MHz FM - Russian taxi cab dispatcher lady YL dispatch taxi Russia
27275 kHz / 27.275 MHz FM - Lots of stations at once, heavy QRM
27280 kHz / 27.280 MHz FM - Russian language
27285 kHz / 27.285 MHz FM - Stations working European DX
27295 kHz / 27.295 MHz FM - German language
27300 kHz / 27.300 MHz FM - Very strong POCSAG pager paging system 12 kHz wide
27305 kHz / 27.305 MHz FM - Distorted FM audio (checked, its not AM), possibly German or Dutch?
27315 kHz / 27.315 MHz FM - Stations working European DX, English language
27320 kHz / 27.320 MHz FM - Russian language with polytone burst EOT or roger beep
27325 kHz / 27.325 MHz FM - German language, lots of QRM
27335 kHz / 27.335 MHz FM - German language
27345 kHz / 27.345 MHz LSB - Very messy frequency, lots of Italian and Spanish voices heard, heavy QRM
27350 kHz / 27.350 MHz FM - Weak FM voice signal here, likely Russian or CIS origin
27355 kHz / 27.355 MHz USB - French stations working European DX, calling CQ DX, etc
27360 kHz / 27.360 MHz FM - Strong pager paging system or data link, 10 kHz wide signal
27365 kHz / 27.365 MHz FM - German language
27375 kHz / 27.375 MHz FM - German language, weak
27385 kHz / 27.385 MHz LSB - Stations calling CQ DX, someone whistling into mic
27395 kHz / 27.395 MHz FM - Messy frequency, German and English heard on top of noise
27405 kHz / 27.405 MHz FM - German language
27410 kHz / 27.410 MHz USB - Italian language
27415 kHz / 27.415 MHz USB - French language
27425 kHz / 27.425 MHz USB - Weak SSB signals, sounded like Italian or Portuguese
27440 kHz / 27.440 MHz USB - French language, station working DX with alphanumeric callsign
27450 kHz / 27.450 MHz FM - Strong pager datalink paging system, 10-12 kHz wide FM signal
27465 kHz / 27.465 MHz AM - Italian language, very heavy QRM, very strong signals w/ lots of echo
27485 kHz / 27.485 MHz USB - French language, weak
27500 kHz / 27.500 MHz USB - "Lima Oscar Mike"
27505 kHz / 27.505 MHz FM - Data link, does not sound like POCSAG
27505 kHz / 27.505 MHz USB - "CQ CQ DX 166 Mobile Denmark standing by QRZ" "108 Delta Tango"
27515 kHz / 27.515 MHz FM - Russian language
27520 kHz / 27.520 MHz USB - More European stations working DX
27525 kHz / 27.525 MHz USB - "1 division calling CQ DX"
27530 kHz / 27.530 MHz USB - Italian language
27535 kHz / 27.535 MHz USB - Portuguese language
27540 kHz / 27.540 MHz USB - Two QSO going at once, heavy QRM
27555 kHz / 27.555 MHz USB - Dozens of stations calling CQ at once
27565 kHz / 27.565 MHz USB - S9+30 signal Italian speaking station working DX
27570 kHz / 27.570 MHz USB - "bye bye 73" "hello station CQ DX!" Italian accented English
27580 kHz / 27.580 MHz USB - "you can see that, roger" "26 division"
27585 kHz / 27.585 MHz USB - More European stations working DX
27595 kHz / 27.595 MHz USB - Italian language
27600 kHz / 27.600 MHz FM - Pager POCSAG Paging system (wide FM signal S7-S8)
27610 kHz / 27.610 MHz USB - French language (very strong S9+ signal)
27611 kHz / 27.611 MHz FM - English language, getting clobbered by 27.610 MHz USB QRM
27635 kHz / 27.635 MHz USB - ROS data mode mixing in with Italian and Spanish voice traffic
27640 kHz / 27.640 MHz USB - French language
27651 kHz / 27.651 MHz FM - English language
27655 kHz / 27.655 MHz USB - French language, very strong signal
27675 kHz / 27.675 MHz USB - Italian language
27695 kHz / 27.695 MHz USB - French language
27700 kHz / 27.700 MHz USB - SSTV
27700 kHz / 27.700 MHz FM - Pager POCSAG Paging system (wide FM signal S7-S8)
27710 kHz / 27.710 MHz USB - Several QSOs going on at once, sounds like Italian
27715 kHz / 27.715 MHz USB - Italian language
27745 kHz / 27.745 MHz USB - French language
27755 kHz / 27.755 MHz USB - Italian language
27781 kHz / 27.781 MHz FM - English language
27831 kHz / 27.831 MHz FM - English language
27841 kHz / 27.841 MHz FM - English language
27845 kHz / 27.845 MHz FM - Data link or pager system paging
27851 kHz / 27.851 MHz FM - English language
27925 kHz / 27.925 MHz FM - Russian language, possibly taxi cab dispatch lady
27975 kHz / 27.975 MHz FM - French language
27985 kHz / 27.985 MHz USB - French language
27991 kHz / 27.991 MHz FM - English language

1179

10/11 meters / UK Remote SDR - European Europe 26 MHz 27 MHz 11 Meter Logs 17 June 2017

« on: June 17, 2017, 2026 UTC »

More logs from this remote SDR: 

http://southwest.ddns.net:8073/

I am fascinated by 11 meters and how its used worldwide so being able to listen to it from a receiver located in Western Europe is a real treat.  I know this one is in the southwestern portion of the UK but it seems to receive 25-30 MHz very well.  I usually start around 25.615 MHz, which is channel 1 on band A on most export radios.  However, I did notice some activity below 25.615 and I have included it in my logs.  The lower frequencies are filled with Russian voices and Germans chatting on their channels 41-80 (26.565 to 26.955 MHz straight 10 kHz steps).  Data signals noted on 27.235, 27.245 and 27.635.  Lots of pagers, on both the usual 26 MHz UK on-site paging frequencies (26.200 MHz, 26.250 MHz, 26.350 MHz, etc) and on 27.000 MHz (strange mode too, did not sound like POCSAG, and was roughly 12 kHz wide).  26.950, 27.600, 27.700, and 27.750 MHz were also home to very strong POCSAG paging signals. 

On to the logs:


25475 FM - Russian taxi dispatch - female YL taxi cab dispatch lady Russia
25495 FM - Russian taxi dispatch - female YL taxi cab dispatch lady Russia
25550 FM - Russian taxi dispatch - female YL taxi cab dispatch lady Russia
25575 FM - Russian taxi dispatch - female YL taxi cab dispatch lady Russia
25600 FM - Russian taxi dispatch - female YL taxi cab dispatch lady Russia
25615 FM - Russian taxi dispatch - female YL taxi cab dispatch lady Russia
25775 FM - Russian taxi dispatch - female YL taxi cab dispatch lady Russia (lots of fading)
25865 FM - Russian taxi dispatch - female YL taxi cab dispatch lady Russia
25940 USB - Sporadic FSK signal
26000 FM - Russian taxi dispatch - female YL taxi cab dispatch lady Russia
26055 FM - Russian language chatter, not sure if its another taxi cab dispatcher or drivers talking to each other
26150 FM - Paging Pager wideband signal (10-12 kHz wide!) strong signal
26175 FM - Russian taxi dispatch - female YL taxi cab dispatch lady Russia
26200 FM - Paging POCSAG pager UK on-site paging system frequency
26215 FM - Weak FM signal here, no audio heard though
26250 FM - Paging POCSAG pager UK on-site paging system frequency
26255 FM - Russian taxi dispatch - female YL taxi cab dispatch lady Russia
26305 FM - Weak FM signals, Russian voices heard (probably another Russian taxi company)
26315 FM - Eastern European / CIS language, possibly Russian (lots of wideband noise/QRN in the 26.1-26.7 MHz range)
26345 FM - Russian taxi dispatch - female YL taxi cab dispatch lady Russia
26350 FM - Paging POCSAG pager UK on-site paging system frequency
26365 USB - Russian OMs chatting, at least 3 different stations having a QSO (strong signals)
26375 USB - Similar to 26365 USB
26390 USB - Polish or another Eastern European language (weak)
26400 FM - Paging POCSAG paging UK on-site paging system frequency (I think)
26405 USB - Russian language, strong
26410 USB - Russian language, S9+30 signals
26415 USB - Russian language, strong (not a taxi!)
26425 USB - Russian speaking stations
26435 USB - Russian or Polish?
26450 FM - Paging POCSAG paging
26455 USB - Russian language, noticing a pattern here
26465 USB - Russian language
26470 USB - Russian language
26475 USB - Russian language
26495 FM - Russian taxi dispatch - female YL taxi cab dispatch lady Russia
26505 USB - Russian language, very strong
26515 FM - Russian language, OMs chatting w/ polytone end of transmission burst (maybe an ANI or MDC data system?)
26550 FM - Russian language
26555 FM - Russian language
26565 FM - German speaking OMs talking
26570 FM - Russian taxi dispatch - female YL taxi cab dispatch lady Russia (weak, but readable)
26575 FM - German language (strong signals)
26585 FM - Russian language, mixing in with weaker German chatter
26615 FM - German speaking stations, very strong German language chatter here, nice loud audio
26625 FM - German language (much weaker than signals on 26615)
26635 FM - German language
26650 FM - Paging POCSAG pager - on-site (hospital) paging
26655 FM - German language
26660 FM - Russian taxi dispatch - female YL taxi cab dispatch lady Russia
26665 FM - German language
26700 FM - Paging POCSAG pager (seems slightly off-frequency, closer to 26701.5 or 26702)
26705 FM - German language, OMs chatting (very professional sounding)
26715 FM - German language
26725 FM - German language
26735 FM - German language
26745 FM - German language, with heavy QRM from pager on same frequency
26745 FM - Paging POCSAG pager (very strong)
26750 FM - Paging POCSAG pager (not the same one as 26745, considerably weaker signal)
26755 FM - Paging POCSAG pager
26755 FM - German language (heavy QRM from paging and SSB signals on frequency)
26755 USB - Russian language
26765 FM - German language, YL speaking with music in background
26785 FM - Paging POCSAG pager (weak)
26795 FM - German language
26800 FM - Paging POCSAG pager
26805 FM - German language
26815 FM - German language
26825 FM - "CQ CQ this is station UE251 calling CQ CQ" - English language w/ German accent
26835 FM - Paging POCSAG pager
26840 FM - Russian speaking stations, possibly taxis, weak
26845 FM - German language
26850 FM - Paging POCSAG pager (S9 signal) on-site paging system?
26855 FM - German speaking OMs talking, nice strong signals with loud audio
26865 FM - German language
26875 FM - German language
26900 FM - Paging POCSAG pager - UK on-site hospital paging 26 MHz
26915 FM - German language
26920 FM - Russian language, possibly taxi cab company dispatcher
26925 FM - German language
26945 FM - Paging POCSAG pager - UK on-site hospital paging system
26950 FM - Paging POCSAG pager - S9 to S9+10db very strong
26955 FM - German language
26960 FM - Russian language heard, one side of QSO, OM talking w/ roger beep
26965 FM - English language
26975 FM - English language, several stations heard at once
26975 FM - Paging, weak POCSAG heard underneath English voice traffic on same frequency
26980 FM - Russian language, weak
26985 FM - English language, French language
26995 USB - German language, only readable when the 27.000 MHz pager is QRT
27000 FM - Pager, very strong and wide signal - 10-12 kHz wide
27005 FM - French language heard, with heavy QRM
27025 FM - German language mixing in with English traffic
27035 FM - English language, Scottish accents
27045 FM - Data bursts, S3-S4 signal
27055 FM - Several signals heard at once
27055 USB - Russian language, readable when 27055 FM isn't crazy busy
27065 FM - Church service audio - Irish church radio Community Audio Distribution Service (CADS) or WPAS
27070 FM - Russian taxi dispatch - female YL taxi cab dispatch lady Russia
27080 FM - Dead carrier, background audio heard (possibly another 27 MHz church radio broadcast)
27085 FM - English language
27090 FM - Data link, data burst every 2 seconds or so
27095 FM - Weak data carrier signal
27100 FM - Russian taxi dispatch - female YL taxi cab dispatch lady Russia
27105 FM - German language, S7 signal fading down to noise floor and then back up again
27110 FM - Russian language, weak
27115 FM - German language - very strong audio on this frequency as well
27125 FM - German language
27130 FM - Russian taxi dispatch - female YL taxi cab dispatch lady Russia (S7 to S9 signal)
27135 FM - English language
27145 FM - Weak data bursts
27150 FM - Pager POCAG - very strong, but sporadic signal
27155 FM - English language, with another language underneath
27175 FM - Weak FM signals heard, unknown language
27180 FM - Several FM signals going at once, sounds like its from Russia or the CIS, Eastern Europe
27185 FM - Also very busy, unable to identify language(s) spoken
27190 USB - Russian language (logged on this frequency and mode several times before)
27200 FM - Russian taxi dispatch - female YL taxi cab dispatch lady Russia (S7 to S9 signal)
27205 FM - Weak FM signals here, unknown language
27215 FM - German language mixing in with stronger English-language traffic
27225 FM - English language, weak
27230 FM - Polytone data bursts followed by Russian voices 
27235 FM - ROS mode data bursts, mixing in with Russian voice traffic
27245 FM - "SLIJO" spelled phonetically, thick accented English language, mixing in with German
27255 FM - Several signals at once, heavy QRM, able to make out Germanic language (maybe Dutch?)
27265 FM - German language, very strong signals
27270 FM - Russian taxi dispatch - female YL taxi cab dispatch lady Russia
27275 FM - German language
27280 FM - Pager or data link - heavy QSB
27285 FM - English language
27295 FM - Another very busy frequency, heard English and German stations
27300 FM - Paging POCSAG *very* strong signal
27305 FM - Italian speaking OM w/ roger beep (S9+30 signal very loud)
27315 FM - Italian OM, followed by "yes, I am listening" in English, stations calling CQ DX
27320 FM - Russian OMs heard talking, not sure if just Russian CBers or another taxi dispatcher lady
27325 FM - European stations working DX, heard Manchester, UK, Italy, Spain, 13AN83 calling CQ DX, etc
27330 FM - Russian voices, likely taxi cabs or truckers
27335 LSB - Spanish and Italian language - station calling CQ DX
27335 FM - German language w/QRM from 27335 LSB
27340 FM - Russian taxi dispatch - female YL taxi cab dispatch lady Russia
27345 LSB - Italian language
27345 USB - station calling CQ in broken English
27355 FM - "Hello everybody out there can you hear me?" "many many station!" followed by Italian language traffic
27355 USB - "Bravo number 2" station working DX, with QRM from FM signals on same frequency
27365 FM - European stations working DX, several languages heard
27375 FM - Music, maybe a jammer station, lots of stations heard mixing in with music carrier
27380 LSB - Eastern European, possibly Russian or CIS traffic
27385 FM - German-accented English language station talking about working Holland, England, Italy, etc
27390 FM - Weak FM signals heard here, being obliterated by strong signals on 27385 and 27395
27395 FM - Another very messy frequency, non-stop traffic
27395 USB - German language traffic (with heavy QRM from FM signals on same frequency)
27400 FM - Russian language
27405 FM - Radio checks, somebody keying the mic several times, weak German-sounding traffic underneath
27410 FM - Russian language, only OMs heard
27435 FM - German language, with lots of fading
27455 FM - Russian taxi dispatch - female YL taxi cab dispatch lady Russia
27465 AM - Italian language, very strong signals
27510 FM - Pager, very strong and wide signal (similar to waveform seen on 27.000 MHz)
27525 USB - UNID station calling CQ
27535 USB - Italian and English language, stations working DX 29BB001 and another callsign heard
27545 USB - "BB001" "hello CQ CQ!"
27547 USB - "11 year in the high mountain in Austria"
27550 FM - Paging, similar waveform to 26 MHz paging signals
27555 USB - International 11 meter calling frequency, very busy, station heard requesting QSY to 27590
27560 USB - "50WW001" or "50WW1001" calling CQ DX
27565 USB - "14 division mobile calling CQ DX"
27570 USB - "5 element Yagi beam in your direction"
27580 USB - "Sugar Delta 002" "JANTA" "microphone to you, Roger?"
27590 USB - "252 from Juliet Radio, my name is Peter, good to you my friend"
27600 FM - POCSAG pager, obliterating UK FM CB channel 1 27.60125 just 1.25 kHz away
27601 FM - English language
27611 FM - English language
27615 USB - "PTUJ" "327SD508 standby for you"
27635 USB - ROS data mode (strong signals!)
27651 FM - "right, Mark" (heavy fading)
27665 USB - "already 5x7 signal...5x7 ... 5x7...back for you, over"
27691 FM - Dead air / unmodulated carrier with very weak background noise - possibly CADS or WPAS church radio broadcast?
27700 FM - POCSAG Pager, possibly simulcasting with 27.600 MHz pager
27700 USB - SSTV signals heard
27735 USB - Italian language
27750 FM - POCSAG Pager, possibly part of a multicast system (see 27600 and 27700)
27765 FM - German language
27781 FM - English language
27815 FM - German language
27891 FM - English language, strong signals
27901 FM - English language
27921 FM - Dead carrier, unmodulated signal
27965 FM - Russian language, S7-S9 signals wide band FM
27971 FM - English language
27981 FM - English language
27985 FM - Unknown language, almost sounded like Arabic (strong signals)

1180

10/11 meters / 11 Meter Band DX Skip 27MHz Band Activity 1830-1900 UTC 14 June 2017

« on: June 14, 2017, 1900 UTC »

More 11 meter band propagation logs for June 14th, 2017 06/14/2017 starting at 1830 UTC (1430 local time east coast USA).

SS = Spanish language / Spanish speaking
EE = English language / English speaking

25000 kHz / 25.000 MHz AM - WWV - nice solid S7 signal good copy
25695 kHz / 25.695 MHz AM - SS Spanish language speaking YL taxi dispatch lady reading numbers (with roger beep)
25775 kHz / 25.775 MHz AM - SS Spanish language speaking YL taxi dispatch lady reading numbers
26005 kHz / 26.005 MHz AM - SS taxi dispatch lady, with odd "data burst"-like roger beep/noise toy
26305 kHz / 26.305 MHz AM - SS heavy QRM pile up very messy frequency
26375 kHz / 26.375 MHz AM - SS, similar to 26305 AM, lots of stations transmitting at once heavy QRM
26475 kHz / 26.475 MHz AM - SS, another busy QRM channel
26495 kHz / 26.495 MHz AM - SS, messy frequency
26535 kHz / 26.535 MHz AM - SS, possibly truckers (lots of QRM and heterodynes here like other 26 MHz channels)
26545 kHz / 26.545 MHz AM - SS, mention of Puerto Rico
26555 kHz / 26.555 MHz LSB - SS Spanish language Latin American 11 meter calling frequency low channel (see also 27455 USB)
26585 kHz / 26.585 MHz AM - SS Mexican AM low channel calling frequency / Mexican trucker channel
26595 kHz / 26.595 MHz AM - SS, similar to 26.585 Mexican trucker frequency
26615 kHz / 26.615 MHz AM - SS Dominican Republic working another station, good signals
26645 kHz / 26.645 MHz AM - SS Spanish language speaking YL taxi dispatch lady reading numbers with roger beeps
26705 kHz / 26.705 MHz AM - SS Big radios from Puerto Rico, etc (lots of QRM, similar to 27025 / CB channel 6)
26725 kHz / 26.725 MHz AM - SS Strong signals w/heavy QRM from Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic,etc
26735 kHz / 26.735 MHz AM - EE Truckers trucking company common out of band frequency
26755 kHz / 26.755 MHz AM - EE Mixture of stations working DX and truckers giving each other directions
26825 kHz / 26.825 MHz AM - SS Spanish speaking stations, decent signals with little distortion
26835 kHz / 26.835 MHz AM - EE Southern US stations working skip / DX contacts, similar to 26915
26905 kHz / 26.905 MHz AM - SS Spanish language speaking YL taxi dispatch lady reading numbers, strong signals
26915 kHz / 26.915 MHz AM - EE low band AM calling frequency, very busy
26955 kHz / 26.955 MHz AM - EE Truckers talking about road conditions, minor fading/QSB
26.965-27.405 MHz US FCC CEPT CB Band
27420 kHz / 27.420 MHz LSB - EE Southern US stations working DX
27425 kHz / 27.425 MHz AM - SS Spanish language speaking YL taxi dispatch lady w/QRM from 27430 LSB
27430 kHz / 27.430 MHz LSB - EE Southern and Midwestern US stations roundtable net QSOs
27455 kHz / 27.455 MHz USB - SS Spanish language Latin American 11 meter calling frequency high channel (see also 26555 USB)
27475 kHz / 27.475 MHz LSB - EE "475 Daytona" other stations from Southern US working DX
27480 kHz / 27.480 MHz USB - SS Spanish language radio checks
27505 kHz / 27.505 MHz LSB - EE Midwestern US
27515 kHz / 27.515 MHz LSB - EE "QSK please, you South Americans need to shut up" with Jamaican traffic underneath
27520 kHz / 27.520 MHz LSB - SS 2 OMs talking, very professional sounding traffic
27525 kHz / 27.525 MHz AM - EE American truckers talking about traffic, construction and less "work safe" topics
27555 kHz / 27.555 MHz USB - EE/SS International 11 meter freeband calling frequency busy
27615 kHz / 27.615 MHz AM - EE US trucking radio traffic truckers outside CB band
27635 kHz / 27.635 MHz AM - EE US truckers, hearing multiple QSOs at once
27675 kHz / 27.675 MHz USB - SS Spanish language (this frequency often heard during band openings)
27695 kHz / 27.695 MHz LSB - SS Spanish language, very strong signals (sounds very similar to 6900 kHz LSB)
27695 kHz / 27.695 MHz USB - SS Spanish language traffic, OMs talking ragchew roundtable net "ham radio like"
27720 kHz / 27.720 MHz LSB - SS Spanish speakers, Mexican accents
27725 kHz / 27.725 MHz USB - SS Spanish speaking OM - Mexican accents, also reminds me of 6900 kHz LSB
27785 kHz / 27.785 MHz AM - EE truckers, sounds like Midwestern US
27815 kHz / 27.815 MHz LSB - SS, Antonio talking to a few other stations
27855 kHz / 27.855 MHz AM - EE US truckers (also logged on this frequency yesterday)
27935 kHz / 27.935 MHz AM - SS, OMs heard, no YL taxi dispatch lady on this freq
27975 kHz / 27.975 MHz AM - EE US truckers talking about traffic, etc, they seem to be right next to each other

1181

North American Shortwave Pirate / Old Time Radio OTR 6770 kHz AM 0215 UTC 14 June 2017

« on: June 14, 2017, 0216 UTC »

Very faint carrier on 6770 kHz 6.770 MHz AM mode, listening in USB mode gives me bits and pieces of audio but considerably harder to hear any modulation in regular old AM mode.  The carrier is certainly there though. 

1182

10/11 meters / 27.855 MHz AM - 27855 kHz AM Late Night 11 Meter Band Skip DX 14 June 2017

« on: June 14, 2017, 0212 UTC »

Switched up to 11 meters real quick, hearing two OMs chatting away on 27.855 MHz, which is channel 40 up one band, an interesting frequency, er, channel choice.  Slight southern accented OM, possibly truckers.  Pretty colorful conversation, talking about another man's daughter...not going to type the details here but pretty standard CB radio conversation topics here...

Reference to Interstate 95 at 0210 UTC.

Looking at the waterfall, seeing AM traffic (all English language) on nearby frequencies:

27815 kHz AM - 27.815 MHz AM
27825 kHz AM - 27.825 MHz AM
27835 kHz AM - 27.835 MHz AM
27865 kHz AM - 27.865 MHz AM
27885 kHz AM - 27.885 MHz AM

All six of these frequencies were carrying English-speaking stations and all of them appeared to either truck drivers or local CBers talking to other stations that are local to them.  Usually AM signals aren't found in this portion of the band, which further backs up the local net frequency being heard because of a sporadic-E propagation band opening.

1183

Peskies / 6900 kHz LSB Spanish Speaking Freebander Net 0200+ UTC 14 June 2017

« on: June 14, 2017, 0206 UTC »

6.900 MHz LSB 6900 kHz LSB 6900 LSB Spanish language Spanish speakers freebanders bootleggers outbanders operating below 40 meter band.

Heavy static from thunderstorm QRN pretty bad on the lower frequencies this evening, but I am hearing some traffic on the "home" frequency 6900 kHz LSB.  One stronger station coming in nicely, other stations considerably weaker.  11 meter-like chatter.  Stronger stations welcoming new stations into the "net" with a greeting (generally "good evening") and a signal report.  Heard "welcome to the frequency" a couple times as well.  Unfortunately I don't have a lot of time to listen to the net for awhile tonight but the voices sound pretty familiar.  I have a feeling its another ragchew like roundtable style net so often heard on amateur radio frequencies (these stations are, after all, likely operating modified ham radio equipment out of band and chances are they're amateur radio operators themselves).  These stations are often heard on the 11 meter band, with primary frequencies being around 27665 kHz to 27775 kHz in USB and LSB mode, 10 kHz steps.

At 0204 UTC, hearing the strongest station making comment to a weaker station about band conditions today, remarked about conditions on both 43 meters and 11 meters (which was WIDE open earlier today).  This matches an earlier log I made for chatter on this frequency regarding operators talking about band conditions on different bands (11 meters is the great equalizer! ).

At 0205 UTC, hearing two stations talking at once with one of them having a noticeable microphone "unkey" sound.  Not a noise toy or roger beep, but you can hear the PTT button being depressed and unkeyed.  0206 UTC, another station checks into the net after a moment of silence, greeted by a signal report and then welcomed to the frequency.  Chances are this frequency will be busy for the next couple hours.

1184

10/11 meters / 11 Meter Band DX Skip 27MHz Band Activity 1715-1730 UTC 13 June 2017

« on: June 13, 2017, 1736 UTC »

Another 15 minutes of monitoring - I wanted to break these into different posts to show the various different stations that come and go during 11 meter band openings.  Lots of Spanish speaking taxi cab dispatch ladies reading numbers (and sometimes I was able to hear the taxi cabs replying to the dispatcher!) and general Spanish speaking chat channels, often with lots of noise toys, music, roger beeps and the like.  American truckers heard all over the band from 26 MHz up.  Yesterday I monitored several different trucker conversations intruding into 10 meters (generally the bottom end of 10 meters, most export radios go up to either 28305 kHz / 28.305 MHz or 28755 kHz / 28.755 MHz...that is, the ones that don't do the entire 10 meter band). 



25000 AM - WWV
25625 AM - Taxi dispatch / YL dispatcher taxicab company Spanish language
25665 AM - Taxi dispatch / YL dispatcher talking to OM drivers, Spanish language
25695 AM - Taxi dispatch / YL dispatcher taxicab company Spanish language
25775 AM - Taxi dispatch / YL dispatcher taxicab company Spanish language
25835 AM - US truckers / English language
25855 AM - Taxi dispatch / YL dispatcher taxicab company Spanish language
25875 AM - Taxi dispatch / YL dispatcher taxicab lady reading numbers (strong copy, S7-S8 signal with roger beep)
26005 AM - Taxi dispatch / YL dispatcher reading numbers (worse copy than 25875, still readable)
26025 AM - Spanish language, lots of QRM etc
26055 AM - Two Spanish speaking OMs talking - possibly taxis or trucking company
26075 AM - Spanish language, roger beeps and noise toys heard
26105 AM - US truckers / English language
26125 AM - US truckers / English language
26135 AM - US truckers / English language
26225 USB - Spanish language DX frequency Latin American SSB calling channel
26240 USB - Spanish language
26305 AM - US truckers / English language
26315 AM - Taxi dispatch / YL dispatcher taxi lady reading numbers (heavy fading) Spanish language
26325 AM - Spanish language
26355 AM - Spanish language
26375 AM - Spanish language, nonstop traffic, lots of QRM, hets, roger beeps etc
26395 AM - Spanish language, similar to 26.375 MHz / 26375 kHz
26405 AM - Spanish language
26475 AM - Spanish language
26555 LSB - Spanish language, very busy at points - low channel Latin American DX calling channel frequency
26575 AM - Mexican truckers / Spanish language
26585 AM - Mexican AM DX channel, lots of QRM very busy at points
26595 AM - Spanish language
26605 AM - Spanish language
26645 AM - Taxi dispatch / YL dispatcher taxi lady Spanish reading numbers (can hear drivers replying to her)
26655 AM - Spanish language, with QRM
26665 AM - Spanish language, two OMs chatting with roger beeps
26705 AM - Big Radios Channel / Spanish - Puerto Rico, etc
26735 AM - US truckers / English language
26775 AM - English language, Florida and Georgia based stations chatting
26805 AM - English language
26815 AM - English language - some very strong signals a la 26.915 MHz AM
26835 AM - English language
26865 AM - English language
26905 AM - Taxi dispatch / YL dispatcher taxi lady reading numbers Spanish language
26915 AM - English language "915" or "36 low" AM DX calling channel
26935 AM - English language, possibly truckers or freebanders (or maybe both!)
26945 AM - Taxi dispatch / YL dispatcher taxi lady reading numbers Spanish language
26965-27405 US CB "legal 40" mid band FCC CEPT CB band
27415 AM - Spanish language, busy with roger beeps
27420 LSB - English language, American freebanders
27435 LSB - English language
27440 LSB - English language
27445 LSB - English language (strong signals)
27445 USB - Spanish language
27450 LSB - English language
27455 USB - Spanish language - high channel Latin American DX calling channel frequency
27470 LSB - English language, mention of North Carolina
27475 USB - Spanish language
27485 LSB - English language, Southern accents
27495 LSB - English language, Midwestern accents
27500 USB - Spanish language
27505 AM - English language, Southern US accents, probably truckers or hunters
27515 AM - Taxi dispatch / YL dispatcher taxi lady reading numbers with roger beep Spanish language
27525 USB - English language
27535 AM - US truckers / English language
27540 USB - Spanish language
27555 USB - International calling frequency / English and Spanish heard
27575 AM - US truckers / English language
27595 LSB - English language, US stations having a QSO
27605 USB - Spanish language
27615 AM - US truckers / English language
27635 AM - US truckers / English language
27645 LSB - English language, two stations talking, Midwestern American accents
27665 USB - Spanish language
27675 USB - Spanish language
27695 LSB - Spanish language
27695 USB - Spanish language
27705 LSB - Spanish language, numerical callsigns / identifiers (with roger beeps, of course!)
27715 LSB - Spanish language
27765 LSB - Spanish language (busy)
27775 AM - Spanish language, possibly taxi cab
27805 AM - US truckers / English language
27815 AM - Taxi dispatch / YL dispatcher taxi lady Spanish language
27905 AM - Spanish language, possibly truckers?
27935 AM - US truckers / English language

1185

10/11 meters / 11 Meter Band DX Skip 27MHz Band Activity 1545-1600 UTC 13 June 2017

« on: June 13, 2017, 1603 UTC »

More logs, this time from 1545 UTC to 1600 UTC

25000 AM - WWV - S5-S6 signal with minor QSB
25950 FM - Weak FM carrier heard, very heavy QSB
26105 AM - English language / US trucker frequency
26375 AM - Spanish language
26555 LSB - Spanish language
26585 AM - Spanish language, common Mexican trucker low channel freeband frequency
26615 AM - Spanish language
26685 AM - Spanish language
26705 AM - Spanish language, Puerto Rico, Florida and Dominican Republic heard
26735 AM - US truckers (commonly heard trucker frequency, see also 26105, 26405, 27615 and 27635)
26795 AM - Spanish language
26835 AM - English language / US stations (often used as an "alternate" for 26915)
26865 AM - English language / US stations (often used as an "alternate" for 26915)
26885 AM - English language / US stations (possibly truckers)
26915 AM - Busy, Southern USA and Midwestern USA
26965-27405 40 channel US CB band, basically every channel busy
27425 LSB - English language / US stations - another busy DX frequency like 27465 LSB
27430 LSB - English language / US stations
27445 LSB - English language / US stations
27455 USB - Spanish language - Latin American 11 meter DX Frequency
27465 LSB - English language, very busy DX frequency
27475 LSB - English language / US stations
27495 LSB - English language / US stations
27500 USB - Spanish language
27525 AM - US truckers
27525 USB - English language, US freebanders
27555 USB - International 11 Meter DX Frequency Triple 5 T5 27.555 USB
27675 AM - US truckers
27675 USB - Spanish language (underneath the trucker chatter)
27685 LSB - Spanish language
27695 USB - Spanish language
27755 USB - Spanish language
27765 USB - Spanish language
27885 AM - Spanish language