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10/11 meters / Big Grandpa 26.805 MHz FM 1857 UTC
« on: October 17, 2021, 1858 UTC »
"Hello hello, this is Big Grandpa..Big Grandpa...." heard several times over on 26.805 MHz 26805 FM 26.805 MHz FM...
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Ahh, yes, the HR2510. I remember trading a Galaxy DX 949 for one (!!) - what a great radio.
There is a lot of variation from area to area for sure.
I heard local truckers using channel 6 (!!!) for coordination the other day...this was during a chunk of time where the band was closed though. Usually the locals hang out on channel 4, channel 7, channel 14, channel 22 and channel 33.
Trucking companies and job site coordination on various other channels, including 12, 13, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 27, 31, 32, 35 and 36 have all been logged. I heard two truckers talking on channel 17 the other day and they must have been running power because they were very loud for a long time..and one of them was splattering up to channel 19 (27.185 MHz) and down to channel 16 (27.155 MHz) pretty badly. There were points where the guys on 19 had serious interference from splatter due to overmodulation from the super-loud truck driver on channel 17....
CB may be old, but it's still really popular (for obvious reasons)
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10/11 meters / Re: 11m DX starting to roll in 1302 UTC 16 OCT 2021
« on: October 17, 2021, 1853 UTC »
26.715 AM going absolutely nuts.
Spanish language taxi cab coming in on 25.695 MHz AM as usual. But I haven't seen/heard 26715 AM like this in a while.
Also hearing Spanish language on 27.125 USB - that's channel 14 but in USB mode. First time I've heard SSB used on CB channel 14.
Spanish language taxi cab coming in on 25.695 MHz AM as usual. But I haven't seen/heard 26715 AM like this in a while.
Also hearing Spanish language on 27.125 USB - that's channel 14 but in USB mode. First time I've heard SSB used on CB channel 14.
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10/11 meters / 26715 AM 26.715 MHz AM Super Busy 1850 UTC 17 Oct 2021
« on: October 17, 2021, 1850 UTC »
Lots of signals all over the band but 26.715 MHz AM is just as insane as channel 6 / The Superbowl 27.025 MHz AM is.
Spanish language chatter...tons of QRM and splatter.
Spanish language chatter...tons of QRM and splatter.
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10/11 meters / Re: 11m DX starting to roll in 1302 UTC 16 OCT 2021
« on: October 16, 2021, 1613 UTC »
And - the taxi dispatcher lady on 25695 AM 25.695 MHz AM is coming in at 1612 UTC, SIO 444 good signal (can only hear the dispatcher though, cannot hear the mobiles/taxis on frequency).
Chris, I've heard taxi dispatch traffic (Spanish language, the tell-tale YL reading taxi ID numbers/callsigns, rates/prices, telephone numbers and addresses over the air very rapidly - from my barely conversational level Spanish skills, it seems like in addition to addresses/telephone numbers, some of the taxi dispatchers read what sound like trip identifier numbers or maybe they are standardized taxi ID numbers (in other words - "the next trip is for taxi 123, trip # 901, address is this" - followed closely by "the next trip is for taxi 204, trip #902, address is that" and so on) - which is why at leas t some of these YLs reading numbers in Spanish over the air have been misidentified as drug traffickers sending coded messages to reach other, numbers stations or other users.
I've heard taxi dispatch ladies (I've heard other CBers call them "the taco lady" or "the taco taxi ladies" or similar) on CB channels 21, 24, 25 and others. I've heard the same dispatcher on 27.215 MHz [CB channel 21] several times (see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy482kq75bE). Same with one who uses 27.515 MHz AM - which is interesting because 27.515 LSB is used as a home channel by many of the 11 meter SSB operators in Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean.
Other frequencies like 26.905 MHz (see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GKzGLSNryE), 26.935 MHz, 26.945 MHz, 26.955 MHz and the 5 Class C RC frequencies - channel 3A 26.995 MHz / channel 7A 27.045 MHz / channel 11A 27.095 MHz / channel 15A 27.145 MHz and channel 19A 27.195 MHz. 26.995 MHz, 27.095 MHz, 27.145 MHz and 27.195 MHz seem to be more popular over 27.045 MHz - given the proximity of 27.045 MHz to QRM city (Channel 6 - 27.025 MHz)...although 26.995 can also suffer from splatter from 27.025 AM. Apparently, use of the "A channels" for land mobile radio communications - taxi dispatch - taxi cab radio - taxi controllers, etc - see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRm3UJq8pkw is popular elsewhere (in that video - it's somebody in the UK hearing Russian taxi dispatch radio traffic on 27.045 MHz FM).
The lower bands - band A: 25.615 MHz to 26.055 MHz and band B: 26.065 MHz to 26.505 MHz are very popular (as the near daily taxi dispatcher lady heard on 25.695 MHz checks) as well as the higher portion of the 27.410 MHz to 28 MHz portion - specifically the higher portion of band E: 27.415 MHz to 27.855 MHz and the lower portions of band F: 27.865 MHz to 28.305 MHz. Since the lower areas (25.615 MHz to 26.505 MHz - see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa86bSsKUqs) and the higher areas (above roughly 27.7 MHz or so) are usually quieter...that also makes more sense.
Of course, the fact that the dispatchers are heard on the regular legal 40 channels and on the RC channels...indicates that these land mobile users are using whichever frequency they want.
Chris, I've heard taxi dispatch traffic (Spanish language, the tell-tale YL reading taxi ID numbers/callsigns, rates/prices, telephone numbers and addresses over the air very rapidly - from my barely conversational level Spanish skills, it seems like in addition to addresses/telephone numbers, some of the taxi dispatchers read what sound like trip identifier numbers or maybe they are standardized taxi ID numbers (in other words - "the next trip is for taxi 123, trip # 901, address is this" - followed closely by "the next trip is for taxi 204, trip #902, address is that" and so on) - which is why at leas t some of these YLs reading numbers in Spanish over the air have been misidentified as drug traffickers sending coded messages to reach other, numbers stations or other users.
I've heard taxi dispatch ladies (I've heard other CBers call them "the taco lady" or "the taco taxi ladies" or similar) on CB channels 21, 24, 25 and others. I've heard the same dispatcher on 27.215 MHz [CB channel 21] several times (see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy482kq75bE). Same with one who uses 27.515 MHz AM - which is interesting because 27.515 LSB is used as a home channel by many of the 11 meter SSB operators in Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean.
Other frequencies like 26.905 MHz (see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GKzGLSNryE), 26.935 MHz, 26.945 MHz, 26.955 MHz and the 5 Class C RC frequencies - channel 3A 26.995 MHz / channel 7A 27.045 MHz / channel 11A 27.095 MHz / channel 15A 27.145 MHz and channel 19A 27.195 MHz. 26.995 MHz, 27.095 MHz, 27.145 MHz and 27.195 MHz seem to be more popular over 27.045 MHz - given the proximity of 27.045 MHz to QRM city (Channel 6 - 27.025 MHz)...although 26.995 can also suffer from splatter from 27.025 AM. Apparently, use of the "A channels" for land mobile radio communications - taxi dispatch - taxi cab radio - taxi controllers, etc - see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRm3UJq8pkw is popular elsewhere (in that video - it's somebody in the UK hearing Russian taxi dispatch radio traffic on 27.045 MHz FM).
The lower bands - band A: 25.615 MHz to 26.055 MHz and band B: 26.065 MHz to 26.505 MHz are very popular (as the near daily taxi dispatcher lady heard on 25.695 MHz checks) as well as the higher portion of the 27.410 MHz to 28 MHz portion - specifically the higher portion of band E: 27.415 MHz to 27.855 MHz and the lower portions of band F: 27.865 MHz to 28.305 MHz. Since the lower areas (25.615 MHz to 26.505 MHz - see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa86bSsKUqs) and the higher areas (above roughly 27.7 MHz or so) are usually quieter...that also makes more sense.
Of course, the fact that the dispatchers are heard on the regular legal 40 channels and on the RC channels...indicates that these land mobile users are using whichever frequency they want.
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10/11 meters / Re: 11m DX starting to roll in 1302 UTC 16 OCT 2021
« on: October 16, 2021, 1611 UTC »
Seems like Sporadic-E - hearing somebody with a thick accent on channel 38LSB 27.385 MHz LSB right now at 1611 UTC. Heard mention of "the island"
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10/11 meters / Re: Another good morning for 11m 1507 UTC 14 OCT 2021
« on: October 15, 2021, 1944 UTC »
A cursory eBay search for 6LQ6...yeah...wow. $100 for a pair of NOS tested RCA 6LQ6 tubes...others are going for what appears to be the $20-$60 per tube price range (for new in box/new old stock 6LQ6 tubes).
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10/11 meters / 27095 AM 27.095 MHz AM Channel 11A R/C Radio Checks 1917 UTC 15 Oct 2021
« on: October 15, 2021, 1919 UTC »
R/C channel (Class C) voice activity...somebody dropping a very strong carrier (S6-S7) for 10-20 seconds, unkeyed, then keyed up again...noted microphone key moving noises and then the carrier disappeared.
Probably somebody tuning up a radio or checking SWR on a "vacant" channel
Probably somebody tuning up a radio or checking SWR on a "vacant" channel
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10/11 meters / 11 meter activity Latin American DX via W3HFU KiwiSDR 1900 UTC 15 Oct 2021
« on: October 15, 2021, 1916 UTC »
W3HFU KiwiSDR, starting at 1500 local / 1900 UTC
Lots and lots of signals coming in this afternoon, within the legal CB band, including lots of SSB activity on 27.355 MHz LSB, 27.385 MHz LSB and others - and numerous SSB signals above channel 40. Noted AM activity on 27.505 MHz, 27.625 MHz, 27.815 MHz, 27.895 MHz and a couple others. Lots of SSB activity between 27.410 MHz and 28 MHz.
SSB signals every 5 kHz or so starting at 27.415 MHz USB
Below channel 1 - 26.715 MHz AM is going absolutely nuts right now.
Also activity on 26.305 MHz AM, 26.625 MHz AM, 26.665 MHz AM and a couple others. CB channel 9 - 27.065 MHz AM is blowing the doors off right now (at 1915 UTC).
Spanish language - Latin American activity
Lots and lots of signals coming in this afternoon, within the legal CB band, including lots of SSB activity on 27.355 MHz LSB, 27.385 MHz LSB and others - and numerous SSB signals above channel 40. Noted AM activity on 27.505 MHz, 27.625 MHz, 27.815 MHz, 27.895 MHz and a couple others. Lots of SSB activity between 27.410 MHz and 28 MHz.
SSB signals every 5 kHz or so starting at 27.415 MHz USB
Below channel 1 - 26.715 MHz AM is going absolutely nuts right now.
Also activity on 26.305 MHz AM, 26.625 MHz AM, 26.665 MHz AM and a couple others. CB channel 9 - 27.065 MHz AM is blowing the doors off right now (at 1915 UTC).
Spanish language - Latin American activity
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10/11 meters / Re: Another good morning for 11m 1507 UTC 14 OCT 2021
« on: October 15, 2021, 1906 UTC »I haven't talked to anyone on AM CB in years. I went from a Radioshack AM base station to a Sears Roadtalker SSB rig and eventually an HR2510 by the time I was 15. A guy I work with has a CB in his truck and told me there were still some locals on there daily. I guess it just varies from area to area. You certainly don't see nearly as many CB antennas on vehicles like you use to. Not here anyway.
Ahh, yes, the HR2510. I remember trading a Galaxy DX 949 for one (!!) - what a great radio.
There is a lot of variation from area to area for sure.
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10/11 meters / Re: Another good morning for 11m 1507 UTC 14 OCT 2021
« on: October 15, 2021, 1824 UTC »11m still hopping with Latin American stations
Earlier I heard some local traffic on channel 1, it sounded like coordinated truckers. I need to check it out more often.
I heard local truckers using channel 6 (!!!) for coordination the other day...this was during a chunk of time where the band was closed though. Usually the locals hang out on channel 4, channel 7, channel 14, channel 22 and channel 33.
Trucking companies and job site coordination on various other channels, including 12, 13, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 27, 31, 32, 35 and 36 have all been logged. I heard two truckers talking on channel 17 the other day and they must have been running power because they were very loud for a long time..and one of them was splattering up to channel 19 (27.185 MHz) and down to channel 16 (27.155 MHz) pretty badly. There were points where the guys on 19 had serious interference from splatter due to overmodulation from the super-loud truck driver on channel 17....
CB may be old, but it's still really popular (for obvious reasons)
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10/11 meters / Re: Channel 4 FM 1845 UTC 14 OCT 2021
« on: October 15, 2021, 1812 UTC »
I am also intrigued by the FM approval. I am also kind of surprised they didn't allow it back in the late 1990s when Europe standardized 4 watt CB (FM mode) using the same US 40-channel CB channel plan as the de facto European standard plan.
Considering how many export rigs / 10-meter rigs are out in circulation, there might be quicker adoption of FM than you'd think. Even the basic 240-channel 25.615-28.305 MHz exports made by Ranger/RCI - think Superstar 3000, Connex 3300, Galaxy DX 33, DX 29, dozens of others - yes, your old Dirland export rig is included in that list! - have been AM/FM radios since the 1980s. Yes, there are/were some AM-only export rigs on the market and a few AM/SSB only ones too...must most of them had/have FM mode in addition to AM. Even the humble Superstar 121 has FM mode.
Of course, all the modern style Chinese export rigs have FM capability too.
I imagine there will be an increased demand for FM add-on boards for AM only CB rigs like the Cobra 25 / Cobra 29 series and related Uniden PC66XL / Uniden PC68 series and PC76 / PC78 series...if FM takes off. I know that AM/FM versions of bare-bones AM CB radios like the Uniden PRO510XL and PRO520XL are/were sold in Europe under the President name so it's probably not too difficult for US market versions to...well...come to market.
What I'm interested in seeing is truck stop CB shops and the various CB upgrade/tune up shops offering FM CB boards or FM mode add-on packages or upgrades / FM mods for FCC-legal 40-channel AM CB radios that are currently out there in the wild. Turn your AM CB radio into an AM / FM CB radio!
Considering how many export rigs / 10-meter rigs are out in circulation, there might be quicker adoption of FM than you'd think. Even the basic 240-channel 25.615-28.305 MHz exports made by Ranger/RCI - think Superstar 3000, Connex 3300, Galaxy DX 33, DX 29, dozens of others - yes, your old Dirland export rig is included in that list! - have been AM/FM radios since the 1980s. Yes, there are/were some AM-only export rigs on the market and a few AM/SSB only ones too...must most of them had/have FM mode in addition to AM. Even the humble Superstar 121 has FM mode.
Of course, all the modern style Chinese export rigs have FM capability too.
I imagine there will be an increased demand for FM add-on boards for AM only CB rigs like the Cobra 25 / Cobra 29 series and related Uniden PC66XL / Uniden PC68 series and PC76 / PC78 series...if FM takes off. I know that AM/FM versions of bare-bones AM CB radios like the Uniden PRO510XL and PRO520XL are/were sold in Europe under the President name so it's probably not too difficult for US market versions to...well...come to market.
What I'm interested in seeing is truck stop CB shops and the various CB upgrade/tune up shops offering FM CB boards or FM mode add-on packages or upgrades / FM mods for FCC-legal 40-channel AM CB radios that are currently out there in the wild. Turn your AM CB radio into an AM / FM CB radio!
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10/11 meters / 26.585 MHz AM 26585 AM + Others Very Busy 1620 UTC 13 Oct 2021
« on: October 13, 2021, 1622 UTC »
Lots of 25 MHz and 26 MHz activity - the Mexican/Caribbean/Latin American calling frequencies, especially 26.585 MHz AM and the nearby AM channels are alive. Some SSB activity especially on 27.455 MHz USB.
Noted activity on the 25 MHz band including taxi dispatcher on 25.695 MHz AM
Noted activity on the 25 MHz band including taxi dispatcher on 25.695 MHz AM
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10/11 meters / Re: 11m opening 1409 UTC 13 OCT 2021
« on: October 13, 2021, 1618 UTC »
Hearing activity below channel 1 down to 25615. Noted some AM activity on 27.545 MHz at 1614 UTC. Also sporadic SSB signals in the 27.4 MHz to 27.7 MHz region.
Lots of AM voice activity on 26.585 MHz, 26.765 MHz, 26.565 MHz, 26.205 MHz, 26.935 MHz, 26.945 MHz, 26.885 MHz, 26.865 MHz and of course the taxi dispatcher is active on 25.695 MHz AM / 25695 AM taxi dispatcher YL and OM taxi cab company on 25.695 MHz. One of many Latin American taxi companies and/or land mobile users on the 25 MHz band (starting at 25.615 MHz and working your way up to 26.955 MHz...).
Lots and lots of ISM hooks on the waterfall (W3HFU KiwiSDR) as well.
1630 UTC update:
Activity on:
25695 AM 25.695 MHz AM
26105 AM 26.105 MHz AM
26175 AM 26.175 MHz AM - very weak AM signals, previously logged frequency when band is open
26455 AM 26.455 MHz AM
26565 AM 26.565 MHz AM
26575 AM 26.575 MHz AM - busy Latin American AM DX frequency (secondary to 26.585 MHz)
26585 AM 26.585 MHz AM - busy Latin American AM DX frequency
26945 AM 26.945 MHz AM - AM voice signals - possibly taxi dispatch or other land mobile users?
27440 USB 27.440 MHz USB
27445 AM 27.445 MHz AM - likely taxi cab dispatcher, some QRM with 27.440 MHz
27455 USB 27.455 MHz USB
27530 USB 27.530 MHz USB
27545 AM 27.545 MHz AM
27555 USB 27.555 MHz USB
27665 USB 27.665 MHz USB
Also of note is the fact the CB channel 5 - 27015 AM 27.015 MHz AM - is very very busy, channel 5 is one of the popular Latin American calling frequencies (for in-band operations anyway)
Lots of AM voice activity on 26.585 MHz, 26.765 MHz, 26.565 MHz, 26.205 MHz, 26.935 MHz, 26.945 MHz, 26.885 MHz, 26.865 MHz and of course the taxi dispatcher is active on 25.695 MHz AM / 25695 AM taxi dispatcher YL and OM taxi cab company on 25.695 MHz. One of many Latin American taxi companies and/or land mobile users on the 25 MHz band (starting at 25.615 MHz and working your way up to 26.955 MHz...).
Lots and lots of ISM hooks on the waterfall (W3HFU KiwiSDR) as well.
1630 UTC update:
Activity on:
25695 AM 25.695 MHz AM
26105 AM 26.105 MHz AM
26175 AM 26.175 MHz AM - very weak AM signals, previously logged frequency when band is open
26455 AM 26.455 MHz AM
26565 AM 26.565 MHz AM
26575 AM 26.575 MHz AM - busy Latin American AM DX frequency (secondary to 26.585 MHz)
26585 AM 26.585 MHz AM - busy Latin American AM DX frequency
26945 AM 26.945 MHz AM - AM voice signals - possibly taxi dispatch or other land mobile users?
27440 USB 27.440 MHz USB
27445 AM 27.445 MHz AM - likely taxi cab dispatcher, some QRM with 27.440 MHz
27455 USB 27.455 MHz USB
27530 USB 27.530 MHz USB
27545 AM 27.545 MHz AM
27555 USB 27.555 MHz USB
27665 USB 27.665 MHz USB
Also of note is the fact the CB channel 5 - 27015 AM 27.015 MHz AM - is very very busy, channel 5 is one of the popular Latin American calling frequencies (for in-band operations anyway)
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10/11 meters / 11 meter pager data activity DX via W3HFU KiwiSDR 1440 UTC 10 Oct 2021
« on: October 10, 2021, 1458 UTC »
25695 AM - Usual Spanish language taxi dispatch lady YL - good signals
26150 FM - POCSAG - European paging pager systems
26175 AM - Spanish language
26205 AM - Spanish langauge
26225 USB - Spanish language
26250 FM - POCSAG - European paging pager systems - different data signals on top of each other
26350 FM - POCSAG and other data modes
26405 AM - Spanish language
26415 USB - Polish? or Russian language
26450 FM - POCSAG and other data modes
26565 AM - Spanish language
26585 AM - Super busy with Caribbean and Latin American stations booming in like crazy
26600 FM - Paging signals
26605 AM - SS, very busy
26650 FM - Paging and data signals
26695 FM - POCSAG - European paging signals
26745 FM - POCSAG and other data signals mixing together
26750 FM - POCSAG and other data signals mixing together
26765 AM - SS YL taxi dispatch lady, very distinctive with roger beep
26805 LSB - "uh, behind in the mortgage" "two heart attacks and a bout of cancer"
26835 FM - POCSAG - European paging signals
26850 FM - Data/paging signals
26855 FM - Data/paging signals
26885 AM - Spanish
26895 AM - Spanish
26900 FM - Data/paging signals - POCSAG and other modes mixing together
26935 AM - SS Spanish language taxi dispatch lady
26935 FM - Paging signals - POCSAG, mixing with AM voice
26945 AM - SS Spanish language taxi dispatch lady
26950 FM - Data/paging signals, numerous signals on top of each other at points
27300 FM - POCSAG, heavy QRM from AM signals on 27.295 MHz and 27.305 MHz
27700 FM - Paging signals / data signals
27800 FM - Paging signals / data signals
Paging and data signals logged:
26150 - 26.150 MHz
26250 - 26.250 MHz
26350
26450
26600
26650
26695
26745
26750
26835
26850
26855
26900
26935
26950 - 26.950 MHz
27300 - 27.300 MHz
27700 - 27.700 MHz
27800 - 27.800 MHz
26150 FM - POCSAG - European paging pager systems
26175 AM - Spanish language
26205 AM - Spanish langauge
26225 USB - Spanish language
26250 FM - POCSAG - European paging pager systems - different data signals on top of each other
26350 FM - POCSAG and other data modes
26405 AM - Spanish language
26415 USB - Polish? or Russian language
26450 FM - POCSAG and other data modes
26565 AM - Spanish language
26585 AM - Super busy with Caribbean and Latin American stations booming in like crazy
26600 FM - Paging signals
26605 AM - SS, very busy
26650 FM - Paging and data signals
26695 FM - POCSAG - European paging signals
26745 FM - POCSAG and other data signals mixing together
26750 FM - POCSAG and other data signals mixing together
26765 AM - SS YL taxi dispatch lady, very distinctive with roger beep
26805 LSB - "uh, behind in the mortgage" "two heart attacks and a bout of cancer"
26835 FM - POCSAG - European paging signals
26850 FM - Data/paging signals
26855 FM - Data/paging signals
26885 AM - Spanish
26895 AM - Spanish
26900 FM - Data/paging signals - POCSAG and other modes mixing together
26935 AM - SS Spanish language taxi dispatch lady
26935 FM - Paging signals - POCSAG, mixing with AM voice
26945 AM - SS Spanish language taxi dispatch lady
26950 FM - Data/paging signals, numerous signals on top of each other at points
27300 FM - POCSAG, heavy QRM from AM signals on 27.295 MHz and 27.305 MHz
27700 FM - Paging signals / data signals
27800 FM - Paging signals / data signals
Paging and data signals logged:
26150 - 26.150 MHz
26250 - 26.250 MHz
26350
26450
26600
26650
26695
26745
26750
26835
26850
26855
26900
26935
26950 - 26.950 MHz
27300 - 27.300 MHz
27700 - 27.700 MHz
27800 - 27.800 MHz
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10/11 meters / FSK Bursts on 26609 USB / 26616 USB 26.609 MHz USB
« on: October 09, 2021, 2004 UTC »
Strong bursts on 26609 USB - dial frequency in USB mode...considerably weaker FSK bursts on 26615.9 USB or 26616 USB.
