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Peskies / 6925 LSB and 6927 USB 2130 UTC 29 Jan 2019

« on: January 29, 2019, 2135 UTC »

6925 kHz LSB active with Portuguese pescadore chatter, as is 6927 kHz USB.  Seems like 6925 kHz AM wouldn't be too good of a choice for a pirate at the moment

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Peskies / 15838.8 kHz USB 1818 UTC 26 Jan 2019 UNID Net in Spanish

« on: January 26, 2019, 1821 UTC »

Tail end of a pescadore-like QSO in Spanish, seems like I caught the very end of it.  Via the Westminster, MD KiwiSDR.  A new frequency for me.  Tuned to 15839 kHz 15.839 MHz at first, but these guys were using 15.838.8 USB (another easy-to-remember-frequency!).

UNID net, presumed prescadores or outbanders/freebanders.  SS OM Spanish language.

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10/11 meters / 11 meter activity 1745 UTC 24 Jan 2019 (via ΣSDR KiwiSDR)

« on: January 24, 2019, 1748 UTC »

AM activity on the 11 meter band.

26985 - CB channel 3 - hearing two OMs talking, possibly locals
27025 - CB channel 6 - The Superbowl, lots of stations, but rapid fading, possibly indicating a sporadic-E opening
27085 - CB channel 11 - hearing a couple stations from the southern US working DX
27115 - CB channel 13 - OMs talking about traffic conditions, presumed truckers (weak)
27185 - CB channel 19 - near constant carrier(s) on frequency, several conversations at once
27255 - CB channel 23 - FSK data bursts, various signal strengths
27285 - CB channel 28 - hearing stations with southern accents, lots of fading

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Latin American Pirate / AD149 Radio 6934.9 AM 2309 UTC 23 Jan 2019

« on: January 23, 2019, 2311 UTC »

Carrier and weak music heard on 6934.9 kHz presumed AD149 radio out of South America

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Peskies / 6985 kHz USB UNID Spanish Language Net, Freebanders? 2145 UTC 23 Jan 2019

« on: January 23, 2019, 2148 UTC »

Very strong Link-11 (DSB) centered on 6982 kHz (covering 6979 kHz to 6985 kHz).  Luckily the UNID net on 6985 kHz is on 6985 USB.  Spanish language.  There's another wobbling data signal on 6987.3 kHz or 6987.2 kHz (6987 kHz if you're tuned in USB mode).

Lots of QRM in the little chunk of spectrum just below the bottom edge of 40 meters 7 MHz band. 

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Peskies / 6999 and 6998 kHz USB Intruders vs. Hams 40 meters Jamming 2140 UTC 23 Jan 2019

« on: January 23, 2019, 2145 UTC »

6999 kHz USB, 6998 kHz USB and 7000 kHz LSB are all active at once.  Not to mention the amateur radio operators transmitting CQ on 7000.1 kHz and 7000.2 kHz, going by the signal strength, these ham operators are at least attempting to jam these intruders off of 40 meters.  Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be working. 

6999 kHz USB 6.999 MHz USB - YL and OM talking, can't really make out the language because there's so much QRM.  6998 USB is also active and there's some weak signals on 7000 kHz LSB on top of that.  Naturally, the CW signals are owning the frequency, making it impossible for me to make anything out.  The 6999 USB stations don't seem to mind though.

Heard via the Westminster, MD KiwiSDR. 

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Utility / SHARES West Weekly Net 14402 USB 1800 UTC 23 Jan 2019

« on: January 23, 2019, 1805 UTC »

SHARES West 14402 kHz USB 14.402 USB

NF11CH, AAR0FR, NCS012 several other stations checking into net, good signals on the COMMSIGMA KiwiSDR. 

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Peskies / 12250 kHz USB Spanish Language 1755 UTC 23 Jan 2019

« on: January 23, 2019, 1758 UTC »

12250 kHz 12.250 MHz Spanish language 12250 UTC SS OMs - two OMs talking about general topics, at 1757, mentioned "another frequency" - talking about alternate frequency or frequency for nighttime use.  Likely the same pescadores heard on the 4-7 MHz bands during the evening and at night are using the higher frequencies during the day.  Good signals early afternoon US East Coast time via COMMSIGMA KiwiSDR on the CT/MA border. 

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Utility / SHARES Weekly Nets 6765 USB and 6845 USB 1735 UTC 23 Jan 2019

« on: January 23, 2019, 1743 UTC »

SHARES North on 6765 kHz USB 6.765 MHz USB
SHARES Northeast on 6845 kHz USB 6.845 MHz USB

FEMA emergency management coordination weekly net

Freestate 40 asking NCS964 for readback confirmation at 1740 UTC - "net count is now figures one seven (17) - assume net control and pass it to NCS327 at 1750 (SHARES Regional Coordination Net Northeast frequency ID for 6845 USB at 1741 UTC).  Good copy locally, on the Westminster, MD SDR and the CT/MA border SDR.


Standard weekly net operating procedures, check-ins to the net, net control transferred to another station, process repeated, relays requested, etc.  Nets active on 6765 USB and 6845 USB.  Better signals on 6845 USB but 6765 USB traffic is completely readable.

NNO5RJ net control for SHARES North (6765 USB) at 1745 UTC - general call for any station, any region, any area, then request for relays.  NNE5PY and NCSxxx stations heard on frequency. 

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Peskies / 9373 kHz LSB - Pescadores Hiding In 31 meters! 2145 UTC 22 Jan 2019

« on: January 22, 2019, 2149 UTC »

9373 kHz 9.373 MHz LSB (previously logged in USB mode on this same frequency earlier this month.

Weak Spanish language chatter heard within the internationally allocated 31 meter shortwave broadcast band, this practice is actually more common than some people would think.  8-10 MHz is littered with Spanish language chatter (presumed fishing boats, fishing fleets, the infamous pescadores), 8000 kHz to 8815 kHz is a legal maritime band but above that...well, you've heard the story before.

9373 LSB SS OMs presumed pescadores fishing boats HF-SSB out of band operations within the SWBC

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Peskies / 6950 kHz USB Spanish Language Net?? Numbers 2130 UTC 22 Jan 2019

« on: January 22, 2019, 2136 UTC »

6950 kHz 6.950 MHz - OM talking

88! 88! 22! several two digit numbers heard 2134 UTC and 2135 UTC.  "In the truck there's [unintelligible]" - several stations talking at once.  Not sure if these are marine stations (pescadores or traffickers) or land-based stations.  One OM is talking very fast (same guy that's reading the numbers rapidly). 

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Peskies / 6090 kHz USB Pescadores En Espanol 2217 UTC 18 Jan 2019

« on: January 18, 2019, 2219 UTC »

Pescadores hiding in the 49 meter shortwave broadcast band.  I know this frequency has been logged previously in use by Gloucester, MA fishing fleets but this time its Latin Americans.  Standard pescadore fishing fleet fishing boat communications type chatter.  I don't blame them either, the 6 MHz marine band is jam-packed with other users right now as is 43 meters. 

Pescadores communications en espanol 6090 kHz 6.090 MHz USB mode USB voice via COMMSIGMA KiwiSDR on the CT/MA border.

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Peskies / 6666.6 kHz USB and 6670 kHz USB "45 metros" Active 2210 UTC + 18 Jan 2019

« on: January 18, 2019, 2210 UTC »

6666.6 kHz and 6670 kHz USB both active (along with other frequencies in the 6-7 MHz region), but 6666.6 USB is very active.  Que pasa, Antonio, gambio!.  OM whistling into mic on 6666.6 kHz USB at 2210 UTC. 

45 metros radio amateurs freebanders out of banders 6.6 MHz 45 meters pescadores UNID Spanish language 6666.6 USB

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Peskies / Pescadores on 5000 kHz USB (with WWV!) 2155 UTC 18 Jan 2019

« on: January 18, 2019, 2158 UTC »

They're back on 5000 kHz USB 5.000 MHz USB mode with WWV clicking away underneath them.  Solid signals again this evening. 

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Peskies / 12225 kHz LSB 1500 UTC 18 Jan 2019 UNID Spanish Language Net

« on: January 18, 2019, 1503 UTC »

12225 kHz 12.225 MHz LSB voice SS Spanish language, within the 11975 kHz to 12330 kHz fixed/mobile allocation, although most of us know that a lot of broadcast stations hang out in the lower part of that range.  12 MHz is also a marine allocation, but these guys aren't in the marine band just yet.

Net ended (stations said good bye to each other) around 1503 UTC and frequency is now clear.

Received via COMMSIGMA KiwiSDR on the CT/MA border.