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Peskies / 6790 kHz USB Spanish Language - Rural Radio Telephone Service 1 Oct 2017

« on: October 01, 2017, 2218 UTC »

***EDIT***

Originally titled "6790 kHz USB Spanish Language - Possible Phone Patch 2213 UTC 1 Oct 2017" I have modified the title of this thread due to the new information provided by FFM and the extensive research they have conducted. 

6790 kHz USB 6.790 MHz USB 6.79 MHz
Spanish language SS speak SS OM/YL Spanish language Spanish voices

Radiotelephone, phone patch, village radio, OM and YL - likely husband and wife having a QSO...

Tuned in at 2213 UTC, was still going at 2218 UTC.  Poor copy.

Possible telephone patch or phone patch-like or radiotelephone link.  Hearing what sounds like a husband and wife talking on 6790 kHz USB.  Possibly a full duplex QSO and I'm hearing the "base station" side of the conversation as at several points the OM and YL are talking over each other.  Casual conversation but this is not two different stations using simplex.  It's one signal with two voice channels being transmitted at once on the same frequency...I have logged several of these oddities in the 67xx and 68xx kHz ranges (6700-6900 kHz roughly) before.  Always in Spanish and always have the same characteristics....usually an OM talking to a YL and possibly children, one transmitter...consistent signal strength.

Naturally, this signal is quite weak.  SIO 111 or so.  I can confirm that its Spanish and that its a OM and YL talking and its the same transmitter...but that's it. 

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Peskies / UNID Spanish Language 6983 kHz USB 2110 UTC 1 Oct 2017

« on: October 01, 2017, 2113 UTC »

Faint Spanish voices heard near the bottom edge of the 40 meter ham band.  Very minor data QRM nearby.  I have logged 6985 kHz USB several times, but I don't show 6983 kHz anywhere in the logs so this may be a new one for me.  I know that means very little, since these guys literally pick a frequency and go but hey...

SIO 111

EDIT:  At 2113 UTC, a very strong data burst on 6981 kHz USB (possibly ALE sounding?) obliterated the two-way pirate bootleg freebander freebanding QSO going on on 6983 USB.

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Peskies / 6900 kHz LSB 6.900 MHz LSB Spanish Speaking Freebanders 1 Oct 2017

« on: October 01, 2017, 2109 UTC »

As the band "wakes up" (just past 2100 UTC, posting this at 2105 UTC), and the "usual suspects" pescadore communications frequencies (6925 kHz LSB, 6933 kHz LSB, etc) start to become active...I dropped down to 6900 kHz LSB and notice the other usual suspect..the North American (and South American...and Central American...) 43 meter freeband frequency for Spanish language speaking stations.  

Several stations checking into net, giving numerical and first-name-only "IDs" or callsigns (more like CB-like "handles" in this context).  Signal reports exchanged, sounds like ham radio operators giving each other "73s" and all that stuff.  Stations discussing band conditions across HF, signal reports (at 2106 UTC and 2107 UTC) and more stations talking over each other.  Have not been able to ID the "net control" station (there sometimes isn't one, after all).

Looks like this frequency will be busy tonight.  Another station IDed as "mobile" at 2109 UTC and a second station confirmed "strong" signals coming from this station.  

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Peskies / UNID Portuguese Language 6925 kHz LSB 2100 UTC 1 Oct 2017

« on: October 01, 2017, 2102 UTC »

Just as the 6933 kHz LSB crowd shows up, 6925 LSB seems to "wake up" as well (2100 UTC).  The peskies are out and about tonight.

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Peskies / UNID Portuguese Language 6933 kHz LSB 2100 UTC 1 Oct 2017

« on: October 01, 2017, 2101 UTC »

Very faint Portuguese pescadore fishing fleet communications coming in on 6933 kHz LSB tuned in at 2100 UTC (5:00pm local time)

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Peskies / UNID Portuguese Language 6880 kHz USB 2050 UTC 1 Oct 2017

« on: October 01, 2017, 2054 UTC »

Hearing Portuguese chatter on 6880 USB at 2050 UTC on 01-OCT-2017.  6880 kHz has become, over the past few months, a fairly common pirate broadcaster frequency...but it is also popular with the "peskies" or "peskys" (pescadores - that is, fishing fleets, fishery radios, illegal bootleg fishing fleet communications, fishing boat radio, HF marine radio operating out of band, etc).  The Portuguese speaking radio nets seem to like to use "cute" or "easy to remember" frequencies, and, while they tend to like LSB mode, have been heard using USB as well.

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Peskies / UNID Spanish Language 6905 kHz LSB 1400 UTC 1 Oct 2017

« on: October 01, 2017, 1401 UTC »

01-OCTOBER-2017

Frequency: 6905 kHz 6.905 MHz
Mode: LSB
Language: Spanish
Presumed Users/Use: Freeband or "outband" illegal amateur radio-like two-way communications, likely done by hobbyists.  Usually in Spanish, and often with Mexican accents, the source or purpose of these transmissions is not entirely known. 

SIO 222, lots of noise this morning but can hear Spanish language nets active on 6905 LSB.  6900 kHz seems to be quiet (at least for now), 6905 kHz is a known "alternate" frequency for the primary 6900 kHz 6.9 MHz 6.900 MHz frequency where Spanish voices are often heard. 

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10/11 meters / 11 Meter Band DX Skip 27MHz Band Activity 1930+ UTC 27 Sept 2017

« on: September 27, 2017, 1949 UTC »

11 meters is waking up again.

24915 USB 24.915 MHz USB - somebody doing a two-tone test (several times, first noticed at 2004 UTC)
25000 AM 25.000 MHz AM - WWV 25MHz S3 signal at 2005 UTC
25695 AM 25.695 MHz AM - YL taxi dispatcher with roger beeps and noise toys
25705 AM 25.705 MHz AM - YL taxi dispatcher having casual QSO with drivers
25725 AM 25.725 MHz AM - YL taxi dispatcher reading numbers (addresses and cab numbers)
25775 AM 25.775 MHz AM - YL taxi dispatcher Spanish language
25805 AM 25.805 MHz AM - YL taxi dispatcher Spanish speaking lady reading numbers
25835 AM 25.835 MHz AM - Truckers (English language)
25855 AM 25.855 MHz AM - YL taxi dispatcher (weak)
25875 AM 25.875 MHz AM - YL taxi dispatcher - Spanish speaking OM drivers heard talking to dispatch
25895 AM 25.895 MHz AM - YL taxi dispatcher with roger beeps
25950 FM 25.950 MHz FM - faint STL heard at 1959 UTC S2 at best, lots of fading but something there
25995 AM 25.995 MHz AM - YL taxi dispatcher
26005 AM 26.005 MHz AM - Spanish language OMs talking, truckers or taxis
26035 AM 26.035 MHz AM - YL taxi dispatcher with roger beep (lady reading numbers in Spanish)
26105 AM 26.105 MHz AM - very busy frequency, Spanish language
26175 AM 26.175 MHz AM - Spanish language, possibly taxi cabs
26215 USB 26.215 MHz USB - Spanish language
26225 USB 26.225 MHz USB - Spanish language, calling frequency
26255 LSB 26.255 MHz LSB - Spanish language, sporadic signals
26270 USB 26.270 USB - Spanish language, likely from Mexico
26295 AM 26.295 MHz AM - Spanish language
26305 AM 26.305 MHz AM - Spanish language
26315 AM 26.315 MHz AM - Spanish language, similar to 26.375 AM and 26.585 AM
26375 AM 26.375 MHz AM - Spanish language, lots of stations heard "Cortina", music heard
26385 AM 26.385 MHz AM - Spanish language, almost as busy as 26375 AM and 26585 AM
26405 AM 26.405 MHz AM - Spanish language
26415 AM 26.415 MHz AM - Spanish language, possibly truckers
26475 AM 26.475 MHz AM - Spanish language
26500 USB 26.500 MHz USB - Spanish language
26515 AM 26.515 MHz AM - Known "net" frequency for southern USA, faint AM traffic heard
26525 AM 26.525 MHz AM - Mexican truckers, lots of traffic heard with noise toys, roger beeps, etc
26555 LSB 26.555 MHz LSB - Spanish language, Latin American / Spanish speaking station DX calling frequency
26565 AM 26.565 MHz AM - Spanish language, Mexican accents
26585 AM 26.585 MHz AM - Spanish language, Mexican trucker channel - very big signals with music
26605 AM 26.605 MHz AM - Spanish language, Mexican accents
26645 AM 26.645 MHz AM - Spanish language, lots of roger beeps etc
26655 AM 26.655 MHz AM - Spanish language with severe QSB / fading
26675 AM 26.675 MHz AM - English language, southern accents
26715 AM 26.715 MHz AM - Spanish language - strong signals
26735 AM 26.735 MHz AM - English language, truckers
26745 AM 26.745 MHz AM - Spanish language, noise toys/music heard (lots of fading)
26775 AM 26.775 MHz AM - Spanish language
26815 AM 26.815 MHz AM - US stations heard, southern accents
26835 AM 26.835 MHz AM - US stations shooting DX, loud signals with heavy fading

26965-27405 legal CB band

27415 LSB 27.415 MHz LSB - English language, US stations (midwestern and southern accents)
27425 AM 27.425 MHz AM - Spanish language, YL reading numbers, probably taxi dispatch
27435 LSB 27.435 MHz LSB - "World Radio" club station heard working DX
27455 USB 27.455 MHz USB - Spanish language calling channel, very busy, mention of "Island of Dominica" and "talking shit" (in Spanish)
27470 USB 27.470 MHz USB - Spanish language, long QSO
27475 LSB 27.475 MHz LSB - English language QSO
27475 USB 27.475 MHz USB - Spanish language QSO
27495 USB 27.495 MHz USB - Spanish language QSO
27500 USB 27.500 MHz USB - Spanish language, weak
27515 LSB 27.515 MHz LSB - Weak English language heard, see 27540 USB
27540 USB 27.540 MHz USB - English with VERY thick Caribbean accents
27555 USB 27.555 MHz USB - Calling Frequency - English and Spanish heard  
27575 USB 27.575 MHz USB - Spanish language, with some QRM from 27580 LSB
27580 LSB 27.580 MHz LSB - English language heard, one side of QSO
27595 USB 27.595 MHz USB - English language, US stations
27605 USB 27.605 MHz USB - Spanish language, mention of "Pepe"
27620 USB 27.620 MHz USB - Spanish language, very "bassy" audio..but readable
27665 LSB 27.665 MHz LSB - Spanish language, very strong signals, mention of "Alta California"
27690 USB 27.690 MHz USB - Spanish language
27695 USB 27.695 MHz USB - Spanish language, very busy
27745 LSB 27.745 MHz USB - Spanish language
27775 AM 27.775 MHz AM - Spanish language

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Space Bunny Radio 6880 AM 1505 UTC 27 SEP 2017

« on: September 27, 2017, 1505 UTC »

UNID pirate station
IDed at 2043 UTC as "Space Bunny Radio"
Frequency: 6880 kHz 6.880 MHz 6.88 MHz

Strong and wide AM audio with severe deep fades at 1505 UTC tune in.  Seems like the "daytime guy" sometimes heard on 6925 kHz AM.  6880.0 kHz seems to be one of the more commonly used "alternate" frequencies to 6925 kHz.

1506 UTC - The Eagles - Take It Easy (clip)
1512 UTC - signal down significantly
1513 UTC - switched to NY based SDR to hear "Save The Last Dance For Me"
1514 UTC - The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go? - S6/S7 signal with fading on NY SDR
1521 UTC - Dion - Runaround Sue
1522 UTC - Bill Haley and his Comets - Rock Around The Clock
1525 UTC - "please please stay just a little bit longer"
1527 UTC - some selective fading...was peaking at S9 for a little while
1529 UTC - The Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
1534 UTC - The Overtones - Goodnight Sweetheart
1537 UTC - The Shirelles - Mamma Said
1541 UTC - minor SSB QRM
1543 UTC - dead air (unmodulated carrier) for 5 seconds or so, then back to 1950s music
1737 UTC - REO Speedwagon - Keep On Loving You
1738 UTC - huge signal increase, back up to S9 and full quieting really strong AM modulation sounds like a broadcast station
1739 UTC - Thus Spoke Zarathustra
1741 UTC - another 5 seconds or so of dead air, into Nena - 99 Red Balloons (clip)
1742 UTC - John Cougar - Hurts So Good
1744 UTC - minor fading but still really good copy
1817 UTC - Pink Floyd - Echoes
1930 UTC - still rocking the Pink Floyd over an hour later with "Atom Heart Mother" S6 signal with some minor het QRM
2025 UTC - crickets chirping...OM and YL having a (rather cheesy) conversation about interesting characters
2026 UTC - "and yes...I wept..." followed by very sad and dramatic music
2028 UTC - "who is afraid of the big bad wolf" - "poker" "trying to get rid of a body"
2030 UTC - "one last dream..." "what would it be like to die while you're completely tripping balls" talking about dying while on drugs
2031 UTC - "here I am...with a boy in a trailer park..." [crickets still chirping in background]
2033 UTC - OM talking about being "steamed up" "tip me over" "pour me...another drink" (heavy breathing in background)
2038 UTC - church bells ringing
2042 UTC - "you may now switch on your mobile phones", then OM and YL talking
2043 UTC - Space Bunny Radio ID with email address into - Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me
2045 UTC - have SBR at S4 locally with local QRN, stronger signals on Northeast USA/New England area SDRs
2046 UTC - somebody flipped on their amplifier...now pushing S9 (on the remote anyway) - S5 locally
2051 UTC - Police - Every Breath You Take
2052 UTC - even better audio now on the local RX
2055 UTC - Michael Jackson - Beat It
2100 UTC - Steely Dan - Peg
2105 UTC - strong utility (likely ALE sounding) QRM on the LSB (seemed to be on 6875 kHz USB)
2113 UTC - mash-up or remix of "Smoke On The Water" by Deep Purple
2115 UTC - still sitting at a solid S9 with great audio
2123 UTC - dance track (Earth, Wind & Fire) with some minor fading
2127 UTC - "The Breakup Song" (dance remix)

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Peskies / UNID Spanish Language 4975 kHz USB 0310 UTC 27 Sept 2017

« on: September 27, 2017, 0311 UTC »

Hearing some faint Spanish language two-way chatter in the middle of the 60 meter shortwave broadcast band, another interesting frequency choice.  I'm pretty sure these are fishing fleets. 

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Peskies / UNID Italian Language 4630 kHz USB 0305 UTC 27 Sept 2017

« on: September 27, 2017, 0306 UTC »

Frequency:  4630 kHz 4.630 MHz 4.63 MHz
Mode: USB
Time: 0305 UTC +
Date: 27 SEPTEMBER 2017

Very active frequency tonight, checked four different SDRs all up and down the east coast of the USA, and can hear activity on here on all of them.  Signal strength varies from just barely readable to S6 peaks and very good copy.  This frequency has been logged many times before, seems to be a common 4 MHz band frequency for fishing fleets or I really have no idea who these guys are but they are very active...even when the 6700-7000 kHz or so band isn't very active at all.

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Peskies / UNID Portuguese Language 6755.5 kHz USB 0300 UTC 27 Sept 2017

« on: September 27, 2017, 0302 UTC »

Weak traffic heard tonight, another easy to remember frequency...pretty close to a known active military aero HF SSB frequency however.  That is, 6755.5 kHz USB (right next to 6754 kHz USB).  

SIO 111, very weak copy and lots of static crashes.

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Peskies / UNID Portuguese Language 6935 kHz LSB 0255 UTC 27 Sept 2017

« on: September 27, 2017, 0257 UTC »

Lots of static crashes tonight, however a very strong Portuguese language QSO is booming in right now.  Solid S7 signals with peaks to S9.  At least 4-5 different stations talking in a roundtable ragchew like QSO "net" fashion. 

Frequency: 6935 kHz 6.935 MHz
Mode: LSB
Language: Portuguese

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10/11 meters / Latin American DX 27555 USB 27.555 MHz USB 25 Sept 2017

« on: September 25, 2017, 2040 UTC »

While the rest of the band remains quiet, I am hearing Spanish language stations calling CQ and making contacts on 27.555 USB 27555 USB.  Several stations heard talking over each other at 2038 UTC.  Oddly enough, no other frequencies seem to be active at this time...only "the triple" 27555 USB.  Even the usual Spanish language calling frequency (27455 LSB) is quiet. 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925 USB 0030 UTC 25 SEP 2017

« on: September 25, 2017, 0041 UTC »

Lots of activity on the band tonight, hearing Sunday Night Football commentary relay on 6925 kHz USB - SIO 333 with QRM from 6925 kHz LSB and 6927.5 kHz LSB.