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Peskies / UNID Spanish Language 6777.7 kHz USB 0018 UTC 26 Jan 2018

« on: January 26, 2018, 0019 UTC »

UNID Spanish language net, likely freebanders - another easy-to-remember frequency choice here!

6777.7 kHz USB 6.7777 MHz 6.777.7 MHz 6777.7 USB first heard at 0018 UTC Jan 26th, 2018.  Two OMs talking, casual amateur radio like chatter.  Pretty close to previously-logged telephone patch network frequencies 6771.5 kHz, 6772.5 kHz, 6780 kHz and others.

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Peskies / UNID Spanish Language 6771.5 kHz USB 0015 UTC 26 Jan 2018

« on: January 26, 2018, 0017 UTC »

UNID Spanish language speaking stations
Frequency:  6771.5 kHz
Mode: USB


mention of "lots of traffic" at 0015 UTC, OM talking at 0016.  This is possibly part of a rural radiotelephone network operating in South America.

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Peskies / UNID Spanish Language 6996 kHz LSB 0012 UTC 26 Jan 2018

« on: January 26, 2018, 0013 UTC »

UNID Spanish speaking stations bootleg operators
Frequency: 6996 kHz 6.996 MHz
Mode: LSB
Time: 0000 UTC (on-going) Jan 26, 2018
SIO: 222 at best.  Some sort of weak FSK signal nearby is making copy nearly impossible

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Peskies / UNID Spanish Language 6986.7 kHz USB 6987 kHz USB var. 0000 UTC 25 Jan 2018

« on: January 26, 2018, 0011 UTC »

I listed two frequencies because the two stations seem to be off from each other.  One sounds better on 6986.6 kHz or 6986.7 kHz (maybe 6986.66 kHz?) and the other seems closer to 6987.0 kHz, maybe 6986.9 kHz.  Use of these repeating digits is very common with these users and this spectrum so its makes sense.  Interesting callsigns heard on this frequency.  Several mentions of "doll" (not sure what they're referring to here...) - could be a handle.  Several mentions of kilo, and "dog".  Probably just casual amateur radio operator chatter.  Operating out of band, of course

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Peskies / Portuguese Speakers 6935 LSB and 6919 LSB 0005 UTC 26 Jan 2018

« on: January 26, 2018, 0006 UTC »

43 meters continues to "go long" with the very low foF2 tonight.  Hearing very strong Portuguese chatter on several frequencies, including the almost always-on 6925 kHz LSB.  6919 kHz LSB and 6935 kHz LSB are just as active.  Very strong signals heard on 6935 LSB around 0000 UTC.  The Spanish speakers are also still very active, centering around 6900 kHz and just below the bottom edge of the 40 meter band at 7000 kHz.  I monitored traffic on both 7000 kHz USB and 7000 kHz LSB this evening (and neither of those logs were of ham operators).

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Peskies / UNID English Language 3311 kHz USB 2353 UTC 25 Jan 2018

« on: January 25, 2018, 2356 UTC »

UNID American fishermen operating out of band
Frequency: 3311 kHz 3.311 MHz
Mode: USB
Location: Unknown


English speaking (American accents) fishermen talking about, well, fish.   Casual conversation in the 90 meter broadcast band, they've got broadcast stations on 3310 kHz and 3320 kHz (not to mention CHU on 3330 kHz).  Very good spot to "hide" frequency wise!  Probably wouldn't have found them if the conditions weren't favoring the lower frequencies so much.  Thanks to nc-jay for this find!

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Utility / 6 MHz Marine Band Logs Evening 25/26 Jan 2018

« on: January 25, 2018, 2352 UTC »

6200 kHz to 6525 kHz 6 MHz HF-SSB marine band maritime HF mobile band 25 Jan 2018 into 26 Jan 2018 UTC

6200 kHz USB - Spanish language chatter, fishing boats, SIO 333
6203 kHz USB - Two QSOs going at once Italian language, "prego" heard several times QRM from 6205 carrier
6212 kHz USB - English language, probably fishery radio net (closer to 6212.2 kHz)
6215 kHz USB - Spanish language
6221 kHz USB - Spanish language, fishing fleet chatter, weak
6262 kHz USB - Spanish language, informal chatter
6269.5 kHz USB - Spanish language, OM reading series of numbers with decimal points
6273 kHz LSB - Spanish language w/QRM from 6269.5 USB
6277 kHz USB - Spanish language, very strong - fishery HF radio
6300 kHz USB - Maybe Italian? language, lots of deep long fades (weird propagation tonight)
6303 kHz USB - Spanish language, OM and YL talking, long pauses between replies, maybe a phone patch
6363 kHz USB - Spanish language, typical pescadore CB-like chatter
6465 kHz USB - Spanish language, S9+30 very good copy, sounds like another fishing fleet radio net


6525 kHz - 6765 kHz is aeronautical mobile

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Utility / Halifax, N.S. Marine Weather 2749 kHz USB 2323 UTC 25 Jan 2018

« on: January 25, 2018, 2324 UTC »

Hearing French weather transmission with very good copy tonight on MF-SSB marine frequency 2 MHz maine band 2749 kHz 2.749 MHz USB mode.  Canadian maritime weather transmission on-going at 2323 UTC tune-in time.  SIO 333 with some noise but very good copy.

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Peskies / 6900 kHz USB and LSB active at same time 2315 UTC 25 Jan 2018

« on: January 25, 2018, 2317 UTC »

Spanish speaking freeband nets are active tonight!  Hearing an OM singing on 6900 kHz USB, with another station saying "20" over and over again on top of the singing station at 2316 UTC.  6900 kHz LSB with the usual SS Spanish language ragchew net. 

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Utility / HF-SSB Marine 6 MHz 6212 USB and 6215 USB 25 Jan 2018

« on: January 25, 2018, 2314 UTC »

Hearing English language traffic (with heavy fading) on 6212 kHz USB (seems closer to 6212.2 kHz USB) and stronger Spanish language chatter on 6215 kHz USB.  Reminds me of the traffic heard in the 6765-7000 kHz range (only this time they're actually operating on the real marine frequency bands!).

Lots of OTH radar QRM over both QSOs.  2300-2315 UTC

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Peskies / 6950 USB vs. 6955 LSB vs. 6955 USB vs. 6958 LSB Latin American Nets 25 Jan 2018

« on: January 25, 2018, 2311 UTC »

Several nets active at once, often causing QRM:

6950 kHz USB - Spanish language - sporadic traffic
6955 kHz LSB - Spanish language - very active with strong signals
6955 kHz USB - Spanish language, weaker than 6955 LSB but certainly there
6958 kHz LSB - Spanish language, about as strong as 6955 LSB

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Peskies / 7000 kHz LSB Spanish Language - YL and OM talking 2300+ UTC 25 Jan 18

« on: January 25, 2018, 2308 UTC »

Hearing an OM and a YL having an informal QSO on 7000 kHz LSB (this is not the same group of stations heard earlier on 7000 kHz USB).  This is most certainly Spanish and has a distinctive Mexican Spanish accent.  Lots of deliberate QRM (people whistling into microphones usually).  Possibly a net or maybe one of these old school telephone patch systems that operate in Latin America. 

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Peskies / UNID Spanish Language 6969 kHz USB 2305 UTC 25 Jan 2018

« on: January 25, 2018, 2305 UTC »

Very busy band tonight!  Hearing informal Spanish language chatter on (or very close to) a MARS frequency of 6968.5 USB, instead they're using 6969 USB. 

SIO 222, Spanish language freeband chatter

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Peskies / UNID Portuguese Language 6940 kHz LSB 2300 UTC 25 Jan 2018

« on: January 25, 2018, 2303 UTC »

Frequency: 6940 kHz 6.940 MHz 6.94 MHz
Mode: SSB - LSB
Language: Portuguese
UNID unidentified

Portuguese speaking fishery radio "pescadore" chatter, some stations pushing S6-S7 with very good copy.  Lots of stations talking on top of each other, etc.  The 43 meter band is full of two-way bootleg freebander and fishing boat radio chatter due to the long-haul propagation conditions of late.

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Peskies / 7000 kHz USB Unknown Language UNID 2150 UTC 25 Jan 2018

« on: January 25, 2018, 2157 UTC »

UNID two-way traffic intruders 40 meter band
Frequency: 7000 kHz 7.000 MHz 7.0 MHz
Mode: USB
Time: Heard from at least 2150 UTC on

Hearing at least two different stations chatting away on 7000 kHz USB mode.  No hammies seem to mind (or at least not enough to drop some CW on them!)

No idea what language I'm hearing here.  Going strong at 2156 UTC.