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Peskies / 6925 kHz LSB Very Strong Portuguese 0200 UTC 22 Dec 2017

« on: December 22, 2017, 0218 UTC »

6925 kHz 6.925 MHz
Portuguese language
fishing fleets fishing boats fishery radio pescadores radio fishing boat radio ship to ship communications HF-SSB 6-7 MHz 6765-7000 kHz fixed mobile band pirate radio QRM peskies peskys fishermen radio 6925 LSB

Hearing pescadores peskies Brazilian (presumed) fishing fleets chatting away with some very strong signals tonight....some stations S5-S6 signal strength with others pushing past S9.  Very strong signals.  Usually when the guys on 6925 LSB are coming in this loud, there's other frequencies active...but the the band seems pretty quiet save for the Spanish voices on 6900 LSB and they're there almost 24/7. 

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Peskies / UNID Spanish Language 6940 kHz USB 1115 UTC 15 Dec 2017

« on: December 15, 2017, 1115 UTC »

6940 kHz 6.940 MHz

Very faint Spanish language traffic heard early this morning.  Casual chatter...sounds like only two stations talking. 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925 USB 2240 UTC 12 Dec 2017

« on: December 12, 2017, 2248 UTC »

OM talking at 2240 UTC

2245 UTC - "his own report
2247 UTC - "he protected his own industry"
2248 UTC - "didn't know that the disaster had anything to do with....natural disaster" "history of West Virginia"
2249 UTC - dramatic music "the governors of West of Virginia had to deal with an industry"
2250 UTC - talking about the power of the coal industry in West Virginia
2253 UTC - pescadore QRM from 6929 kHz LSB getting worse and worse
2300 UTC - faded away or off

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Channel Z 6937 AM 2240 UTC 12 Dec 2017

« on: December 12, 2017, 2246 UTC »

2245 UTC - Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town, SIO 433 with strong static crashes

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Peskies / UNID Spanish Language 6977 kHz USB 1400 UTC 11 Dec 2017

« on: December 11, 2017, 1407 UTC »

6977 kHz USB Spanish SS speakers
6.977 MHz USB Spanish SS speakers
6977 USB SS bootleggers


Hearing faint freebander chatter on yet another popular Spanish speaking freebander frequency.  SIO 222

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WFDR 6935 USB 2350 UTC 7 Dec 2017

« on: December 07, 2017, 2352 UTC »

FDR speech radio address regarding that Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7th, 1941

76 years ago today

2351 UTC - Fair to poor copy (locally and on OH based remote SDR receiver)
2353 UTC - switched to remote receiver (one of many in NJ) - signal is S9 to S9+10 there.  SIO 555 with some very rapid fading
2354 UTC - can hear crowd cheering and clapping...very strong signal
2355 UTC - "I ask that the Congress declare..." "Sunday, December 7th, 1941...a state of war has existed...."
2356 UTC - short pause after "between the United States and the Japanese Empire"
2357 UTC - OM "W F D R, President" "yesterday...December 7th, 1941...a date which will live in infamy" [speech restarted]
2359 UTC - co-channel SSB QRM, likely from pescadores (they're all over the band tonight!)
0000 UTC - "last night, Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong...."
0005 UTC - speech restarted
0012 UTC - WFDR ID
0013 UTC - radio address from December 8th, 1941 restarts

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Peskies / UNID Spanish Language 6950 kHz USB 2255 UTC 7 Dec 2017

« on: December 07, 2017, 2256 UTC »

Hearing another Spanish language QSO, although much weaker than what was heard only a little bit earlier tonight on 6955 USB, on 6950 USB.  These guys are all over the band tonight!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Clever Name Radio 6940 USB 2245 UTC 7 Dec 2017

« on: December 07, 2017, 2247 UTC »

After several frequency changes, I think they've settled on 6940 kHz USB.

Very strong signal, easily pushing past S9

2257 UTC - N.W.A. track with sporadic SSB pescadore chatter QRM
2340 UTC - data QRM is getting stronger and stronger
2349 UTC - ID x3 and then off

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Peskies / UNID Spanish Language 6955 kHz USB 2237 UTC 7 Dec 2017

« on: December 07, 2017, 2241 UTC »

6955 kHz 6.955 MHz
6955 USB pirate frequency

Spanish language QSO, freebanders having a very informal chatter (lots of Spanish language curse words, mention of "20 kilos" at 2239 UTC), then a mention of "3:30" (as in the time).  Seems like there's two stations talking, but only one of them is really strong enough to get any sort of copy.  S5-S7 signal with nice modulation.  A third (I think) station broke into the QSO at 2240 UTC.  Still going strong at 2241 UTC. 

Reminds me of the 6900 kHz LSB Spanish radio net, but these guys are using 6955 kHz USB. 

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Peskies / UNID Portuguese Language 6919 kHz LSB 0055 UTC 7 Dec 2017

« on: December 07, 2017, 0055 UTC »

In addition to the usual 6925 kHz LSB pescadores, 6919 kHz LSB is now active with Portuguese language traffic.  Just barely there, but this frequency is just as well-known and often just as active as 6925 LSB. 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / KUNT 6925 USB 0047 UTC 7 Dec 2017

« on: December 07, 2017, 0048 UTC »

Lots of QRM and noise...hearing OM talking "hello...test...hello radio" at 0047 UTC

0048 UTC - ID but missed it, maybe "Crazy Radio" - OM heard talking "not too shabby" "could use a little more work"
0048 UTC - K U N T Radio ID heard
0049 UTC - "hellooooooooo" "helloooooo" audio checks, talking about compression and audio settings
0049 UTC - utility screeches making copy difficult...can make out OM's words
0050 UTC - KUNT radio, University of Texas..."pirate band"
0050 UTC - considerably louder ID this time, "KUNT Raddiiooooooo"
0052 UTC - ute data bursts are getting stronger...unable to copy KUNT (or no longer transmitting?)
0053 UTC - test carriers being transmitted on 6925.0 kHz
0056 UTC - tuned back to 6925 kHz and KUNT appears to be off the air

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Peskies / UNID Spanish Language 6905 kHz LSB 0040 UTC 7 Dec 2017

« on: December 07, 2017, 0044 UTC »

6905 kHz 6.905 MHz

6905 kHz LSB 6905 LSB - Alternate frequency for 43 meter band Spanish speaking SS language calling frequency 6900 kHz 6.9 MHz 6.900 MHz is also quite active tonight.  Hearing two stations talking at once, one of them is pushing S9 on the meter while the other may even be jamming the other one, its difficult to say.  Heavy use of 5 kHz steps plus or minus from 6900 kHz (often 6895 kHz or 6910 kHz will be active as well as 6900 kHz or 6905 kHz when the band is open.  At 0044 UTC, a new station checked in and gave signal reports...most operators referring to each other by first names....no numerical callsigns or IDs "handles" heard. 

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Peskies / UNID Spanish Language 6900 kHz LSB 0000 UTC 7 Dec 2017

« on: December 07, 2017, 0042 UTC »

Our friends down on 6900 LSB are very busy tonight.  Several stations heard checking into net from 0000 UTC to 0040 UTC on December 7th, 2017.  Spanish language.  Mexico, Texas, California, Dominican Republic and several other Latin American locations heard. 

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Utility / 4030 kHz USB HF-SSB Marine Chatter - 2300 UTC 6 Dec 2017

« on: December 06, 2017, 2302 UTC »

Hearing one side of a maritime mobile HF radio QSO on 4030 kHz USB at 2300 UTC.   OM talking about having "way too much gear".  Music can be heard playing in the background.  Very informal.  Talking about plans for the holidays.  Occasional profanity.  Not hearing the other side of the conversation.  The 4000 kHz to 4063 kHz sub-band is supposed to be simplex only so its likely that propagation isn't working with me 100%. 

At 2302 UTC, OM asked other station if he was going to be "hanging out here tonight" or was going to going elsewhere.  Signed off shortly after, still at 2302 UTC, but requested other station to "meet me back up here later, good luck". 

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Peskies / UNID Portuguese Language 6925 kHz LSB 2235 UTC 6 Dec 2017

« on: December 06, 2017, 2242 UTC »

6.925 MHz LSB 6.925 LSB
6925 kHz LSB 6925 LSB

Portuguese speaking fishing fleets, pescadores, Brazilians on 6 MHz, 6900-7000 kHz, etc.

Lots of QRM on the pescadore "watering hole" (or dare I say, calling frequency) of 6925 kHz, LSB mode today.  Some splatter onto 6925 USB as well.