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Peskies / 8989 kHz USB vs 8990 kHz USB 2137 UTC 8 Feb 2019
« on: February 08, 2019, 2138 UTC »
8989 USB is quite active (as it has been in the past).  Hearing a YL and an OM talking on 8990 USB, seems to be Portuguese?  8989 USB is in Spanish.  Nearly equal signal strengths both right next to the 8992 USB USAF frequency.

737
10/11 meters / Re: Morning activity 1400 UTC 8 Feb 2019
« on: February 08, 2019, 2133 UTC »
Have some in-band activity this afternoon (around 2130 UTC) but nothing crazy.  Band seems to have quieted down.

738
Utility / Re: 11175 USB
« on: February 08, 2019, 2132 UTC »
ALL STATIONS, ALL STATIONS, this is CON GAME... at 2131 UTC into EAM on 11175 kHz USB w/ some echo

739
10/11 meters / Re: Morning activity 1400 UTC 8 Feb 2019
« on: February 08, 2019, 1423 UTC »
Any out-of-band activity or all in-band AM stuff on 11 meters this morning?

740
North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 AM 2140 UTC 6 Feb 2019
« on: February 07, 2019, 1415 UTC »
Ray makes a good point.  I have, however, logged several QSOs in LSB mode that were almost certainly marine traffic in that band, going by the topics discussed (OMs talking about how much fish they caught, things like that).  Those transmissions were in Spanish however, not Portuguese, and were on other frequencies, not 6925 kHz.  I imagine a lot of the transmissions heard in the 6-7 MHz region are freebanders or outbanders though.  The line blurs when you have fishermen talking to land-based stations.  Lots of husbands talking to their wives on these frequencies.

I know the 6900 LSB and similar frequency crowd are land-based.  I believe that some marine radios do have LSB an option, but others are USB only. 

741
North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 AM 2140 UTC 6 Feb 2019
« on: February 07, 2019, 1305 UTC »
The people you're hearing on 6925 kHz LSB are Portuguese-speaking fishermen, likely out of Brazil.  They use 6925 kHz and dozens of other frequencies for marine communications.  They're not supposed to be there, but they are.  6925 LSB is one of their most active frequencies.  They're also found on 6919 LSB, 6933 LSB and lots of other frequencies in the 6765-7000 kHz "43 meter" band. 

They're commonly referred to as "peskies" (a play on the Spanish word "pescadores" - which means "fishermen").  You'll often hear Spanish, Portuguese or even English and other languages being spoken in both USB and LSB modes.  Sometimes its fishing fleets, other times its land based stations operating out of band.

Check out these links for more info:

https://www.hfunderground.com/wiki/index.php/Pescadores

and the peskies logging forum here on HFUnderground:

https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/board,34.0.html

742
Peskies / 45 meters 45 metros 6.5-6.7 MHz Activity 2220+ UTC 6 Feb 2019
« on: February 06, 2019, 2228 UTC »
Switched remote receivers, these logs are via the Westminster, MD KiwiSDR starting at 2220 UTC.

6565 kHz USB - Spanish language net
6573 kHz USB - Spanish language net, mention of "cellular telephone" at 2227 UTC
6600 kHz AM - Clandestine station Voice Of The People - being jammed with very annoying sound
6610 kHz USB - Spanish language net
6633 kHz USB - Spanish language net
6650 kHz USB - Spanish language net, very active, OM talking very fast at 2222 UTC
6666.6 kHz USB - Spanish language, the 45 metros watering hole
6670 kHz USB - Spanish language net, OM seems to be slightly off-frequency, lots of salty language
6688 kHz - strong carrier, 6687.9 kHz (6687 kHz USB tuned)
6688 kHz USB - Spanish language net (much weaker than the carrier)
6695.5 kHz LSB - Spanish language net, this is another commonly active frequency
6700 kHz LSB - Spanish language net
6707 kHz USB - Spanish language net
6730 kHz LSB - Spanish language net
6730 kHz USB - Spanish language net
6735 kHz USB - Spanish language net
6740 kHz USB - Spanish language and unidentified language OM speaking over music in background, EAM come on the air on 6739 USB around 2233 UTC and obliterated the 6740 USB crowd, although they can still be heard as QRM when tuned to 6739 kHz USB

There were plenty of other active frequencies above 6765 kHz but that's the start of "43 meters" so I didn't include them in this log.  Same for the active frequencies below 6525 kHz (as that's the 6 MHz marine band, where these stations are supposed to be...maybe...) :P

743
Peskies / 6455.5 kHz LSB Strong Signals (Spanish Language) Pescadores 2213 6 Feb 2019
« on: February 06, 2019, 2215 UTC »
6455.5 kHz 6.455.5 MHz USB voice - Spanish language.  Several mentions of Venezuela, two OMs talking...have a very "professional" (relatively speaking) operating style.  Use of the "gambio" (cambio) pro-word, "I copy" and several other signs of "real" radio operators.  Likely pescadores or fishing fleet comms.  Heard "24" a couple times.  OM talking about things going on at his pueblo and what's going on tomorrow, typical fishermen QSO topics...

Heard via COMMSIGMA KiwiSDR


744
Peskies / 6249 USB vs. 6250 AM Really Messy 2205 UTC 6 Feb 2019
« on: February 06, 2019, 2208 UTC »
6250 kHz AM presumed pirate station (or maybe Voice Of The People clandestine) - I have a carrier and some audio, but the pescadores chatting away on 6249 kHz USB are owning the frequency.  The 1000 Hz het makes listening borderline painful, but the guys on 6249 USB don't seem to mind.  They're yakking away.  6250 kHz is an interesting choice given how busy the 6 MHz marine band is.

Nearby frequencies 6248 kHz LSB, 6255 kHz USB and 6256.5 kHz/6256.6 kHz LSB (maybe another QSO on or around 6255 at this point its hard to tell its QRM city) also active with maritime mobile SSB chatter. 

745
Peskies / 6210 kHz USB UNID Language (possibly Afro-Caribbean) 2200 UTC 6 Feb 2019
« on: February 06, 2019, 2202 UTC »
6210 kHz USB 6.210 MHz USB, OM speaking unknown language, although I'm hearing words that sound like Spanish or Portuguese.  Could be another one of the island peskies, mon. 

Of course, 6210 USB is actually within the legal 6 MHz maritime band  :P

746
Peskies / 6790 kHz USB OM and YL w/QRM 6792 kHz USB 2157 UTC 6 Feb 2019
« on: February 06, 2019, 2158 UTC »
6790 kHz is one of the popular ones.  Hearing an OM and a YL talking on 6790 USB, and another QSO on 6792 USB mixing in.  There might be a third, or four QSO on or nearby in frequency as seems to be the norm.  Spanish language, possibly a ship to shore or rig to shore "radiotelephone" type deal...husband talking to his wife at home, etc.


747
Peskies / 6925 LSB Portuguese vs. 6920 USB Spanish 2150 UTC 6 Feb 2019
« on: February 06, 2019, 2154 UTC »
Via COMMSIGMA KiwiSDR on the CT/MA border.

UNID pirate station on 6925 kHz (AM mode, just a carrier at the moment), with the usual suspects Portuguese speaking pescadores on 6925 kHz LSB and some Spanish language chatter on 6920 kHz USB, with 6925 LSB and 6920 USB mixing together at points.  Not pleasant to listen to in AM mode tuned to 6925 kHz.

748
North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 AM 2140 UTC 6 Feb 2019
« on: February 06, 2019, 2152 UTC »
Nothing locally, but I have a carrier on the COMMSIGMA KiwiSDR at 2150 UTC on 6925 kHz.  Some QRM from 6925 kHz LSB and 6920 kHz USB pescadore or freebander QSOs

749
HF Mystery Signals / Re: No Idea What This Is
« on: February 06, 2019, 1620 UTC »
27185, or 27.185 MHz CB channel 19 - is one of the busiest frequencies in all of the HF spectrum.  Even with some moderate propagation enhancement you can get a lot of carriers on frequency at once.  For most CB users, their radios are never aligned as far as frequency goes outside of work done at the factory or if the tech doing the "peak and tune" actually does an alignment...so you'll often have carriers 400-500 Hz off center frequency, resulting in annoying heterodyne (or "het") squeals and tones when multiple carriers on heard at once.

So if you have a signal on 27185.0 kHz and another signal on 27185.5 kHz (500 Hz off center frequency) at the same time, you'll hear a 500 Hz tone (the difference between the two signals).  Add multiple signals on top of each other and you have a real mess of tones and interference during favorable propagation conditions on 11 meters.


750
Utility / Re: 11175 USB
« on: February 05, 2019, 2219 UTC »
WEST COAST with test count at 2219 UTC on 11175 kHz USB  "This is WEST COAST with a test count, OUT"

MAINSAIL with another test count at 2223 UTC, seemed to be the same operator, then

MAINSAIL this is [unreadable] how do you read me? at 2223, sounds like an aircraft doing radio checks, much weaker, YL op

More test counts at 2224/2225 UTC.

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