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Peskies / Re: UNID Spanish Language 6900 kHz LSB 1100+ UTC 10 April 2017
« on: April 10, 2017, 1319 UTC »
They certainly are. I'd even go so far to say that the 6900 LSB guys are the prototypical 43 meter freebanders / outbanders....just like the ever-present 6925 LSB fishermen are the prototypical peskies.

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Peskies / UNID Spanish Language 6542 kHz LSB 1130+ UTC 10 April 2017
« on: April 10, 2017, 1141 UTC »
More peskies coming in on another odd frequency, 6542 LSB.  At first I thought it was another aeronautical station working an aircraft on 6539 kHz but its actually Spanish speaking stations chatting away using LSB.  Various signal strengths, some barely readable and some up to SIO 333.  Lots of stations talking over each other, profanities (in Spanish), etc. 


2673
Other / HF Marine WX 6MHz Band WLO, USCG NMN and Australian VMC 10 April 2017
« on: April 10, 2017, 1138 UTC »
As usual, USCG weather (station callsign NMN) on 6501 kHz USB booming in, but I noticed another, weaker station nearby on 6507 USB.  Turns out its Australian HF maritime weather transmitter VMC.  WLO was also booming in on 6519 kHz USB with computer-generated voice ID for WLO and relay station KLB (both read phonetically).  WLO stated "standing by for calls" and frequency went silent, followed by USCG NMN signing off.

VMC out of Australia still coming in nicely on 6507 kHz USB at 1137 UTC.


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Peskies / UNID Spanish Language 7487 kHz USB 1125+ UTC 10 April 2017
« on: April 10, 2017, 1127 UTC »
More "peskie-like" communications, this time above the 40 meter amateur band.  SIO 222 - SIO 333 signals, with some fading.  Several stations chatting away, sometimes talking over each other (this is why I say "peskie-like" since there doesn't seem to be to much discipline or operating procedure).  Due to the heavy QRM (that is, QRMing themselves), its difficult to translate what's being said.

Seems like informal chatter though, which is why I posted this log in the peskies forum.

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Peskies / UNID Spanish Language 6900 kHz LSB 1100+ UTC 10 April 2017
« on: April 10, 2017, 1114 UTC »
One of the main freebander / outbander / peskie watering holes is booming in this morning (east coast US morning anyway) with Spanish-speaking operators chatting away.  Several references to locations in Florida (Miami, Pensacola).  One of the stations is barely readable while the other is a solid SIO 555.  At 1110-1111 UTC, conversation topic switched back to antennas, then band conditions on 11 meters.  Stronger station remarking about how there "are no conditions on 11" [which likely explains why he's using 43 meters].

Further topics included:  Talking to stations in Mexico, "there's nobody on 11 right now" and other similar things

At 1115 UTC, several other stations came on, stations started talking over each other...then heard one station say "change to a free frequency", another op said "have a nice day" and the frequency went quiet.

Tuned back up to 6900 kHz at 1143 UTC and the frequency is active again.  Seems like the same group of two operators I originally heard at around 1100 UTC.  

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Other / HF Marine Net Spanish Language 4146 kHz USB 1055+ UTC 10 April 2017
« on: April 10, 2017, 1100 UTC »
Ship to ship frequency 4 MHz 4A or "A" 4146 USB heard SIO 333 this morning.  Several Spanish-speaking OMs chatting away, reminds me of some of the traffic heard in the 6-7 MHz region (legal and illegal).  Minor fading and several instances of operators talking over each other with minor static crash QRN.  

2677
Other / HF Marine Yachtsman Radio Net 4045 kHz USB 1045+ UTC 10 April 2017
« on: April 10, 2017, 1053 UTC »
Hearing an OM talking about weather conditions near Key West, Gulfstream Waters, Bahamas.  Sounds like a weather forecast but doesn't sound like an automated broadcast.  OM frequently pauses and says "uh, okay, lets take a look at the winds..." which makes it sound like a recording or perhaps live transmission.  High quality signal a solid SIO 444 armchair copy, still listening at 1053 UTC.  

According to: http://radionerds.weebly.com/hf-marine.html. 4045 kHz USB is used for Caribbean weather information as part of the Yachtsman Radio Net in addition to 8104 kHz USB and 8137 kHz USB as well as 4003 kHz USB for Bahamas weather.  

2678
Peskies / UNID Spanish Language 6984 kHz USB 1040*-1045 UTC 10 April 2017
« on: April 10, 2017, 1046 UTC »
6984 USB via Indiana remote SDR [KiwiSDR].  Checked several other remote SDRs (and local RX) and can only hear these guys on the Indiana SDR.

Tuned in at 1040 UTC and QSO was already in-progress. 

6984 kHz USB - Spanish langauge, right above noise floor but readable - sounds like freebanders.  Faded away or went QRT at 1045 UTC.

2679
Peskies / Peskies / Pescadores / Freebanders Loggings 9 April 2017 2200++ UTC
« on: April 09, 2017, 2226 UTC »
After 2200 UTC or so, the band started to wake up...rapidly.

6792 kHz LSB - Portuguese (considerably stronger than traffic heard on 6792 USB)
6792 kHz USB - Portuguese
6800 kHz USB - Spanish (weak)
6848 kHz LSB - Spanish
6850 kHz USB - Spanish [rather unfortunate frequnecy choice with WRMI being on 6855 kHz AM]
6858 kHz USB - Unknown language, likely Portuguese, but too weak to know for sure (at 2226 anyway)
6868 kHz USB - Portuguese, weak
6888 kHz USB - Spanish
6900 kHz LSB - Spanish - as usual for this frequency (and 6900 USB)...strong signals and busy frequency, freebanders or outbanders
6919 kHz LSB - Portuguese
6925 kHz LSB - Portuguese, our usual friends on 6925 LSB
6950 kHz USB - Spanish - sporadic signal

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Peskies / UNID Spanish Langauge 6848 kHz LSB 2220+ UTC 9 April 2017
« on: April 09, 2017, 2224 UTC »
More Spanish chatter, these guys are popping up all over the place.  Time to make one log for all the frequencies.

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Peskies / UNID Portugese? Langauge 6792 kHz LSB 2215-2220+ UTC 9 April 2017
« on: April 09, 2017, 2220 UTC »
I'm mostly sure this is Portuguese but I've heard a couple words that sound more like Spanish than Portuguese.  Two OMs chatting away, sounds a lot like the peskies heard in the 6800-7000 range but a lot of these stations like the 6600-6800 kHz range too. 

2682
Peskies / UNID Portuguese Language 6919 kHz LSB 2215 UTC 9 April 2017
« on: April 09, 2017, 2216 UTC »
Very difficult copy due to strong data carrier on 6915 kHz or thereabouts, but I was able to dig through that by dropping the receive bandwidth passband down.  Sounds a lot like the usual traffic heard on 6919 LSB, 6925 LSB, etc. 

2683
Peskies / UNID Spanish Langauge 6888 kHz USB 2210 UTC+ 9 April 2017
« on: April 09, 2017, 2214 UTC »
Another freebander two-way radio pirate bootlegger on HF.  6.888 MHz 6888 kHz USB.  

Very Strong signals this evening (US East Coast time).  Tuned in at 2211 UTC to hear several Spanish-speaking OMs chatting away.  Decent signal strength and nice audio.  Possibly pescadores, likely freebanders or outbanders.


2684
Utility / Re: Ground wave propagation at WWV's transmitter site
« on: April 09, 2017, 1719 UTC »
Wish they would bring back 30000 and 35000.  Having the 25000 25 MHz signal is handy for 11 meter and 10 meter band openings as well as indicating a possible VHF low 30-50 MHz band opening.

2685
MW Loggings / Re: Baseball 50,000 watt clear channel stations
« on: April 09, 2017, 1525 UTC »
Thanks for this list, Ct Yankee :D

I usually use XM Satellite Radio to listen to MLB games while in the car, and most of their audio seems to be relays of local AM stations that are carrying the game in question (for example, last night's game was a relay of WTMJ 620 kHz, a class B station doing 10,000 watts nighttime power) but its nice to have a "real" radio station to listen to in addition to the line of sight satellite signals.

Tried listening to the Cubs/Brewers game late last night [2200-0300 local time, east coast USA] on WSCR 670 kHz AM...this is on a Chevrolet car radio.  Unfortunately I heard nothing but a heterodyne. WFAN on 660 kHz was, of course, coming in loud and clear.  I generally don't have trouble receiving NYC clear channel AM stations (660, 770, 880, etc) but for whatever reason Chicago wasn't coming in.

WLW was basically nil as well, and its usually similar signal strength to WFAN, WCBS, etc. 

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