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Peskies / Re: 6707 kHz USB - Asian Japanese Fishery Radio? 0738+ UTC 22 April 2017

« on: April 24, 2017, 0239 UTC »

8076 kHz falls outside the 8195 kHz - 8815 kHz 8 MHz HF marine SSB band (shared 8MHz band frequencies with fixed and mobile service start at 8101 kHz and go up to 8191 kHz in 3 kHz steps...8101 kHz, 8104 kHz, 8107 kHz, etc.  The 8101-8191 kHz channels are simplex only.  Duplex channeling starts with ITU channel 801 at 8195 (ship TX)/8719 (shore TX) and goes up to 8288 kHz/8812 kHz. 

7300 kHz to 8195 kHz is another "fixed and mobile" band (that is, everything and anything) so the traffic you were hearing wasn't in the legal 8 MHz HF maritime allocation.  Sounded official though, could have been anything else (or a yacht club operating out of band - I have logged several yacht nets in the 4000-4063 kHz range, although this is a fixed/mobile band it is legally shared with marine HF per ITU regulations. 

Seems to me like you've found another out-of-band marine user

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6900 AM 0145 UTC 24 April 2017

« on: April 24, 2017, 0152 UTC »

Pink Floyd - Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together In a Cave and Grooving with a Pict with lots of QRM from 6900 kHz LSB, 6900 kHz USB and 6905 kHz LSB.

Sounds like several stations at once - or one station playing several audio tracks at once.  Either an attempt at jamming the pescadores on 6900 LSB, 6900 USB and 6905 LSB or two stations on 6900 kHz AM on top of each other.  Not sure.  At 0227 UTC, it's clear that there's one station on 6900 AM playing music, and several strong stations on 6900 LSB mixing in on top of the 6900 AM station's modulation, making it sound like multiple AM stations.  S9 level signals for both 6900 AM and 6900 LSB. 

Interesting frequency choice, whoever you are - but thanks for the show!   

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Peskies / Peskies / Pescadores / Freebanders Loggings 24 April 2017 0000+ UTC

« on: April 24, 2017, 0110 UTC »

Lots of frequencies active tonight 6 MHz - 7 MHz region.

6875 kHz USB - Spanish (causing QRM to pirate station on 6880.5 kHz AM)
6890 kHz LSB - Spanish
6900 kHz LSB - Spanish, mention of Puerto Rico very very strong (causing QRM to pirate station on 6900 kHz AM)
6900 kHz USB - Spanish (6900 LSB, 6900 USB and 6905 LSB were all going while a pirate was broadcasting on 6900 AM)
6905 kHz LSB - Spanish - also interfering with 6900 kHz AM signal
6910 kHz LSB - Spanish, mention of "California", talking about UNID pirate station that was on 6912.5 kHz AM (6912.5 went QRT at 0100 UTC)
6915 kHz USB - Spanish, with music
6919 kHz LSB - Portuguese
6925 kHz LSB - Portuguese
6930 kHz LSB - Portuguese (weak)
6935 kHz LSB - Portuguese, complete with OPs laughing hysterically
6947 kHz LSB - Portuguese
6950 kHz USB - Spanish - 6950 USB seems more and more popular, which is annoying since its a popular pirate frequency
6955 kHz USB - Spanish
6960 kHz LSB - Spanish
6965 kHz LSB - Portuguese
6970 kHz LSB - Portuguese
6995 kHz LSB - Portuguese

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Unknown Name Radio Network 6900 AM 2350 UTC 23 April 2017

« on: April 24, 2017, 0059 UTC »

Unknown Name Radio Network 6900 kHz AM getting mauled by SSB two way voice comms traffic (peskies) Spanish language 6900 LSB and 6905 LSB both getting stronger at 0059 UTC making listening to 6900 kHz AM very difficult.

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Peskies / Peskies vs. Pirates 23 - 24 April 2017 6900 kHz AM vs. 6900 LSB vs. 6905 LSB

« on: April 24, 2017, 0057 UTC »

6900 kHz AM - Spanish language traffic on 6900 LSB and 6905 LSB causing QRM
6912.5 kHz AM - Spanish language traffic on 6915 LSB and 6910 USB causing QRM

very busy band tonight

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6912.5 AM 0000-0100 UTC 24 April 2017

« on: April 24, 2017, 0002 UTC »

Electronic dance music, S5-S7 signal with decent modulation and peskie QRM

0056 UTC - remix of "Pump Up The Jam" by Technotronic

Off suddenly at 0100 UTC.  Suffering from peskie QRM on 6910 kHz LSB

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Unknown Name Radio Network 6900 AM 2350 UTC 23 April 2017

« on: April 23, 2017, 2351 UTC »

Rap music 6900 kHz AM with very strong Spanish language two way traffic on 6900 LSB (and 6900 USB from time to time).  

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Peskies / UNID Portuguese Language 6947 kHz LSB 2345+ UTC 23 April 2017

« on: April 23, 2017, 2348 UTC »

Very loud data signal on 6946 making copying these guys virtually impossible.  But they're there, chatting away, just as active as 6925 LSB, 6919 LSB or 6911 LSB. 

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10/11 meters / Music on 27568 USB 27.568 MHz USB 23 April 2017

« on: April 23, 2017, 1832 UTC »

The band came alive this afternoon, hearing Spanish pop music loud and clear on 27568 USB

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10/11 meters / 11 Meter band Opening Logs 23 April 2017 1800+ UTC

« on: April 23, 2017, 1831 UTC »

26555 LSB - Spanish, very busy
26685 AM - Spanish
26705 AM - Spanish (very strong)
27025 AM - CB Channel 6 - VERY busy
27085 AM - CB Channel 11 also very busy
27265 AM - CB Channel 26 calling channel
27285 AM - CB Channel 28 alt for 27265 AM
27415 USB - Music, heavily distorted (probably closer to 27414.5ish)
27425 LSB - English language, US stations (weak)
27440 USB - Spanish
27445 LSB - English
27455 USB - Spanish language calling frequency - busy with music, jamming QRM etc
27460 USB - Spanish
27465 USB - Spanish
27470 USB - Spanish
27475 USB - Spanish
27480 USB - Spanish
27485 USB - Spanish
27490 USB - Spanish
27505 USB - Spanish - very strong (Mexican accents)
27515 LSB - English, Jamaican accents
27515 USB - Spanish
27515 AM - Spanish lady taxi dispatcher
27525 AM - Spanish language weak with roger beeps etc - possibly taxi dispatch very messy frequency
27525 USB - Spanish
27530 USB - 3RC CC Calling CQ (from Brazil)
27535 LSB - English, Jamaican accents
27540 USB - Spanish, strong, likely QSYed from 27555 USB
27545 LSB - Spanish
27545 AM - English, possibly truckers
27555 USB - Caribbean stations calling CQ English/Spanish
27565 AM - Carrier - with music on 27568 USB
27568 USB - Music, heavy fading
27570 USB - Spanish (after 27568 went QRT)
27575 USB - "Espana" heard
27580 USB - Spanish
27585 USB - Spanish
27595 LSB - Spanish
27600 LSB - Spanish
27605 AM - Spanish
27615 USB - Spanish
27625 USB - Spanish (Costa Rica calling CQ) and Portuguese
27630 USB - Spanish
27635 AM - English
27645 USB - Spanish
27650 USB - Portuguese
27655 USB - Spanish
27665 USB - Spanish
27675 USB - Spanish, with heavy data QRM
27690 USB - Spanish
27695 USB - Spanish
27735 USB - Portuguese
27775 LSB - Spanish
27805 USB - Spanish
27825 USB - Portuguese and Spanish (very strong around 1850-1852 UTC)
27915 AM - Spanish (truckers, I think, going by frequency and mode)
27950 USB - Strong FSK data signal

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10/11 meters / Distorted Music 27415 kHz USB 27.415 MHz USB 1800 UTC 27 APR 2017

« on: April 23, 2017, 1803 UTC »

Via Ohio based WebSDR.  Very distorted music on 27415 USB.  Lots of fading and serious distortion but its music of some kind.  Activity has been noted higher above CB channel 40 so this could be indicative of a band opening of some kind even though the conditions aren't too great right now.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6950 USB 1737 UTC 23 April 2017

« on: April 23, 2017, 1739 UTC »

Came on right after Amphetamine Radio signed off and went QRT.

Music "let it all hang out" followed by OM screaming something "I am the.....[unintelligible]"

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Peskies / UNID Spanish Language 6930 kHz USB 1555 UTC+ 23 April 2017

« on: April 23, 2017, 1600 UTC »

K index is high and band is noisy right now but I can hear weak Spanish chatter on 6930 kHz USB.  One station started calling another around 1555 UTC and the QSO started shortly after.  SIO 111 very difficult copy (and nothing else on the band that I can tell at 1600 UTC). 

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Peskies / Re: 6707 kHz USB - Asian Japanese Fishery Radio? 0738+ UTC 22 April 2017

« on: April 23, 2017, 0016 UTC »

LG,  it is awesome to have a monitor in the Asia-Pacific region to confirm (or correct) these early morning (UTC) loggings. I often work nights and come home to the radio early in the morning and that's often when I hear these interesting logs. I look forward to hearing if you hear these signals. The other "peskies" you mention - Asian fishing fleets and fishery companies operating outside the ITU HF SSB marine bands and/or intruding in the 30 meter and 40 meter ham radio bands. It seems like the area 6-8 MHz is a favorite for all sorts of stuff, favorable propagation, NVIS signal propagation when the conditions are right, etc. I've logged Spanish speaking signals on 6999 kHz USB and I know there are reports of fishing boats operating right on 7000 kHz in addition to the "usual" 25-30 MHz export radio traffic. Now that 11 meters isn't providing DX on a regular basis....a lot of these stations have moved down in frequency.

I've heard several conversations on the "main" 43 meter Spanish language speaking  freebander frequencies 6900 kHz LSB, 6900 kHz USB, 6895 kHz LSB, etc about how 11 meters is dead.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6880 AM 1629 UTC 22 Apr 2017

« on: April 22, 2017, 1637 UTC »

Faint carrier, no music heard at 1637 UTC.