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Utility / 6765 kHz USB SHARES North Coordination Emergency Management Net 11 Oct 2017

« on: October 11, 2017, 1542 UTC »

Started around 1530 UTC with several different stations tuning up on either 6765 kHz or 6766 kHz (in USB mode, likely a 1000Hz tone on top of USB signal). 

Weekly SHARES North Coordination Net radio checks, standard operating procedure in SSB / USB voice only as of 1541 UTC, no MT63 digital mode seen/heard yet.  Several stations with various callsign formats checking in into net.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6880 AM 1525 UTC 11 Oct 2017

« on: October 11, 2017, 1529 UTC »

6880 AM on the air with 10-12 kHz wide AM audio on peaks on the NY remotes. 

There seems to be some sort of data QRM on 6879 kHz or so that is making listening difficult, at 1628 UTC, signal now gone from NY remote SDR receivers (and was never recievable locally)...weaker signal on other remote receivers...one in Indiana is just showing a faint carrier on 6880 kHz, others nothing at all. 

Usually I can hear this station very well, armchair copy or close to it, on both my local receivers and the various Internet receivers/remote SDRs. 

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Peskies / Spanish Voices 6800 kHz USB, 6810 kHz USB and 6820 kHz USB 11 Oct 2017

« on: October 11, 2017, 1348 UTC »

Hearing Spanish language QSOs on 6800 kHz USB, 6810 kHz USB, and 6820 kHz USB.  All with similar signal strength.  Similar net operation to traffic heard in the 6900-7000 kHz range, only these guys are lower in frequency, the 6800-7000 kHz area seems to be a big favorite (after all, when you make your own frequency steps...there are more or less unlimited "channels" available").

Since I came across these QSOs all at once I figured I would post them in the same log.  The consistency with frequency spacing or channel steps or channel spacing and mode (everybody in USB!) leads me to believe that these three QSOs are related.

6800 kHz USB - Spanish language
6810 kHz USB - Spanish language
6820 kHz USB - Spanish language

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Peskies / UNID Spanish Language 6980 kHz USB 1343 UTC 11 Oct 2017

« on: October 11, 2017, 1345 UTC »

6980 kHz USB
6.980 MHz USB
6.98 MHz USB
Spanish voices 6.9-7 MHz freebanders below 40 meters 43 meter band freeband freebanding outbanders Spanish pescadores peskies

The band is awake!  Hearing two OMs chatting about band conditions (and other ham radio or 11 meter freebander like banter) on 6980 kHz USB.  SIO 333 with some minor fading and static crashes (probably local).

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Peskies / UNID Spanish Language 6859.5 kHz USB 1340 UTC 11 Oct 2017

« on: October 11, 2017, 1342 UTC »

Seems like there are several stations and they may be off-frequency.  Closer to 6860 kHz USB but the one I'm listening to right now (1340 UTC) sounds best on 6859.5 kHz USB mode.  So maybe that is their frequency, or maybe 6859.6?  Usually there's some sort of method to their madness (or madness in their method). 

I put 6859.5 kHz in the thread title because that seems to be the best frequency for actually tuning these guys in.  Minor QRM from nearby chatter.  SIO 222. 

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Peskies / UNID Portuguese Language 6838 kHz USB 1338 UTC 11 Oct 2017

« on: October 11, 2017, 1339 UTC »

Hearing Portuguese language chatter at 1338 UTC on 6838 kHz USB, seems to be some Spanish QRM mixing in there as well. 

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Peskies / 6900 kHz LSB 6.900 MHz LSB Spanish Speaking Freebanders 11 Oct 2017

« on: October 11, 2017, 1337 UTC »

It seems like after I noticed activity on 6905 kHz LSB, 6900 kHz LSB came alive as well.  Possibly stations QSY'ed from 6905 LSB.  Not sure.  Informal "net" like communications, very similar to HF amateur radio operator procedures except these guys are are on 6.9 MHz and not the 7 MHz band. 

Noticing several other frequencies popping up with two way chatter, including 6905 kHz LSB, 6876 kHz LSB, 6850 kHz LSB, and 6860 kHz USB. 

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Peskies / UNID Spanish Language 6905 kHz LSB 1330 UTC 11 Oct 2017

« on: October 11, 2017, 1333 UTC »

Hearing some weak Spanish language chatter on one of the usual 43 meter band outbander or freeband frequencies, 6905 kHz / 6.905 MHz.  Likely freebanders going by frequency choice and chatter

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Peskies / UNID Spanish Language 8995.5 kHz USB 2337 UTC 10 Oct 2017

« on: October 10, 2017, 2338 UTC »

Hearing a YL and an OM talking on 8995.5 kHz USB, sounds like a telephone or telephone-like conversation, possibly a phone patch.  Noticed while listening to EAM on USAF frequency 8992 kHz USB.

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Peskies / UNID Portuguese Language 6925 kHz LSB 2325 UTC 10 Oct 2017

« on: October 10, 2017, 2328 UTC »

Hearing Portuguese voices on 6925 kHz LSB, band is relatively quiet tonight...but the 6925 LSB crew is chatting away.  SIO 111 due to weak signals and thunderstorm static. 

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Utility / SHARES Coordination Net Frequency List SHARES Frequencies

« on: October 04, 2017, 1715 UTC »

SHARES Frequency List
SHARES Frequencies List
SHARES HF-SSB Frequencies
Emergency Management HF Frequency List


SHARES is a multi-agency system that used frequencies assigned to several different agencies and organizations.  It conducts weekly radio check nets every Wednesday at 1600 UTC on 6765 USB, 6845 USB and 6910 USB (and likely other frequencies at other times).

Since these frequencies are of interest to utility monitors and are often heard, I wanted to compile a list of frequencies in use:

All frequencies are "dial frequencies" in USB mode, transmissions made in USB voice and MT63 digital mode.  There are apparently other 5 MHz band frequencies in use, including ones that match up with 60 meter amateur band channels.   Frequencies with associated notes are frequencies noted in use by myself (confirmed usage and remarks).

4458 kHz USB - SHARES Region 4 SHARES Northeast Region Hurricane Net heard here
4490 kHz USB - MARS frequency 
4618 kHz USB
4636 kHz USB - Civil Air Patrol CAP HF Frequency (primary user)
5063.5 kHz USB
5429 kHz USB
5711 kHz USB
5760 kHz USB
6765 kHz USB - SHARES North Primary
6800 kHz USB
6845 kHz USB - SHARES Northeast SHARES Region 4
6910 kHz USB - SHARES Central SHARES Region 6
6912 kHz USB - SHARES Central alternate frequency (primary 6910 USB)
6915 kHz USB - SHARES Central alternate frequency (primary 6910 USB)
7391 kHz USB
7403.5 kHz USB
7615 kHz USB - Civil Air Patrol / CAP use as well
7642 kHz USB
7792 kHz USB
7791 kHz USB
7991 kHz USB
9057 kHz USB
9064 kHz USB
9106 kHz USB
11108 kHz USB
11217 kHz USB
13242 kHz USB
13426.5 kHz USB
14396.5 kHz USB - Daytime FEMA use, often in conjunction with 6 MHz frequencies
14928.5 kHz USB
15094 kHz USB
17458 kHz USB
17487 kHz USB
20107 kHz USB
25354 kHz USB - Civil Air Patrol / CAP use
26617 kHz USB - Civil Air Patrol / CAP use
26620 kHz USB - Civil Air Patrol / CAP use
26812 kHz USB - often local use only
27546 kHz USB - often local use only - CAP frequency as well
29894 kHz USB - often local use only

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Utility / 6910 kHz USB SHARES Central Coordination Emergency Management Net 4 Oct 2017

« on: October 04, 2017, 1634 UTC »

6910 kHz USB 6.91 MHz 6.910 MHz SHARES Emergency Management net

SHARES Region 6
SHARES Central Region Net
SHARES Central Regional Net 6910 USB


6765 USB and 6845 USB are both very active (listening to both frequencies starting at 1600 UTC, it is now 1630 UTC).  6910 USB is another known SHARES frequency, although it is extremely weak - 6765 USB and 6845 USB are both very strong at this time.  Previous traffic on this frequency has indicated use in Southeast USA for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts and for weekly radio check and training nets (all three frequencies active at the same time with several stations checking into multiple nets).

Logging this frequency as being active to note 6765 kHz USB and 6845 kHz USB all active at once. 

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Utility / 6765 kHz USB SHARES North Coordination Emergency Management Net 4 Oct 2017

« on: October 04, 2017, 1627 UTC »

SHARES Emergency Management Region  Coordination Net / SHARES Northern Region net 1600+ UTC
6765 kHz 6.765 MHz
USB voice heard (presumed use of MT63 digital for data transfer)

Several stations switching between SHARES North and SHARES Northeast Coordination nets (6845 kHz USB and 6765 kHz USB), for example station KGG83A out of Virginia checked into Northeast net on 6845 USB and then immediately went down to 6765 USB to check into SHARES Northern Coordination Net. 

1623 UTC - NNE5PY net control NC station calling for additional stations at 1623 UTC, handing off NC
1624 UTC - Net control handed off to A5BK - NNA5BK, requesting any MARS or SHARES station, any section, any area
1625 UTC - MT63 1000Hz long, wait (digital mode transmission by net control)
1626 UTC - back to voice, net control making additional calls for any station from any area (same procedure as net on 6845 USB)
1700 UTC - net control station mention of SHARES net operator in Puerto Rico operating from solar battery power
1700 UTC - SHARES North NNA5PY and NNA5PK "the net is closed, the net is closed, over"
1701 UTC - 499152 numeric callsign working net control
1702 UTC - net control continuing QSO (even though net is closed)
1702 UTC - net actually closed now?  (nothing heard)

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Utility / 6845 kHz USB SHARES Northeast Coordination Emergency Management Net 4 Oct 2017

« on: October 04, 2017, 1617 UTC »

SHARES Emergency Management Region 4 Coordination Net / Northeast Region net 1600+ UTC
6845 kHz 6.845 MHz
USB voice and MT63 digital modes
NCS042 net control then handed net control to AFA3UE

NCS042 (net control) working several AA and AFA prefix stations, Freestate 40, Freestate 42 (which I believe are Civil Air Patrol callsigns) in both voice and digital (MT63), Skyline 4XX calling net control at 1612 UTC, AFA3UE now net control calling for all stations and all relays at 1612 UTC.    Skyline 4XX with distorted audio, NC gave signal report. 

1613 UTC - net control NC station calling for additional stations
1613 UTC - very weak station attempting to check into net
1614 UTC - AAR3FK (I think) in Maryland check in time 1614z "how long will you be in the net, over?" "until 1630 UTC"
1615 UTC - Whitetail 41 (YL operator with EOT or roger beep) checking into net
1615 UTC - SHARES Regional Coordination Net Northeast ID, request for additional check-ins
1616 UTC - "no additional message from the head shed today, out"
1616 UTC - requesting check ins from hurricane affected areas (nothing heard), requesting relays
1617 UTC - NCS120 Pennsylvania checking in (OM operator with EOT beep or roger beep similar to Whitetail 41)
1618 UTC - KGG38A Virginia checking into net, would like to check in and check out, checked out at 1619
1619 UTC - SHARES Region 4 Coordination Net Northeast ID with request for additional stations
1630 UTC - AFA3UE net control requesting any stations in hurricane affected areas (nothing heard)
1630 UTC - SHARES Regional Coordination Net Northeast ID with request for additional stations
1633 UTC - AAR3X checking into net at 1633z, checking out at 1700z
1634 UTC - net control working AAR3X, then requesting additional stations
1636 UTC - NCS936 Vermont working net control, check in time 1636z, check out 1700z (1300 local eastern time)
1637 UTC - AFA3UE with SHARES Regional Coordination Net Northeast ID and radio check with NCS936 station
1637 UTC - weak station attempting to check in to net - NNX3YT West Virginia checking in 1637z, out at 1700z (end of net)
1639 UTC - appears that 6765 USB and 6910 USB SHARES frequencies are now quiet, while this frequency remains active
1640 UTC - NCS042 resuming net control "station figures 2 2"
1640 UTC - NCS042 (considerably stronger signal than previous net control) giving net ID
1641 UTC - NCS042 ID requesting check ins with any station in hurricane area
1642 UTC - SHARES Northeast, SHARES Northeast...any additional stations for the net, any station, any region
1642 UTC - continued calling by net control for any station, any region, any relay, etc etc
1645 UTC - MT63 1000Hz long interleaved "500" data transmission S7 signal strength good copy
1646 UTC - back to USB voice transmission, net control NCS042 calling for any station (general call repeated)
1647 UTC - NNX3YT checking in (checking back in? - already logged at 1637 UTC)
1648 UTC - NCS042 ID "about 30 miles north of New York City"
1648 UTC - NNX3YT states no copy of MT63 traffic, net control brushes him off and says "that's fine"
1649 UTC - AAR3RF checking into net, informs net control that he may need to check the times on his messages
1650 UTC - AFA3UE resuming net control, taking net control until close of net at 1700, now have 22 stations checked in
1650 UTC - AFA3UE and NCS042 transmitting over each other, followed by AFA3UE/NC requesting relays
1651 UTC - Net control AFA3UE working NCS042, discussing time stamp issues with MT63 data file transmission
1654 UTC - relay requested on station KNNP491 - too weak for net control to copy
1655 UTC - AFA3UE with relay from NCS042 negative copy on UNID possible KNNP491 station
1657 UTC - net control copies 3RF relay KNNP491 full copy to net control KNNP491
1658 UTC - KNNP491 callsign assigned to American National Red Cross FCC land mobile license

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Peskies / UNID Spanish Language 11607 kHz USB 1600 UTC 4 Oct 2017

« on: October 04, 2017, 1601 UTC »

Hearing faint Spanish language traffic on another 25 meter shortwave broadcast band (11600-12100 kHz officially, with several stations operating above and below those "limits").  Very faint traffic heard but I imagine this is another fishing fleet "hiding" themselves in the shortwave broadcast bands. 

11702 kHz USB, 11802 kHz USB and others have been logged in the past...11607 kHz USB fits in this "pattern"