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Peskies / 6925 LSB and 6900 LSB already active 2125 UTC 17 Jan 2019

« on: January 17, 2019, 2127 UTC »

Both the pescadore (Portuguese speaking) watering hole on 6925 kHz LSB and the freebanders on 43 meters watering hole (Spanish speaking) are busy as I turn the VFO and check the Westminster, MD KiwiSDR.  Good signals on 6925 LSB with Portuguese chatter, the usual suspects. 

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Peskies / Re: 6300 kHz USB - Two QSOs at once - 2220 UTC 16 Jan 2019

« on: January 17, 2019, 2122 UTC »

Something to keep in mind is an hour before to an hour after local sunset you might see grayline reception from the far ends of the earth. Also, pretty much any station in darkness can be heard by any other station in darkness, propagation gods smiling. Don't be surprised by unexpected languages hence unexpected dx as you scan the band.

Good point Josh.  I get home from work around 1620 or 1630 local time (2120 or 2130 UTC) which, at least this time of the year, is close to grayline.  I'm checking 6300 kHz right now (at 2122 UTC) hearing nothing on the East Coast USA SDRs or locally (on the East Coast...)

I stand corrected, literally as I'm typing that...voices started popping up out of the noise on 6300 USB.  Not strong enough to get a remote idea of what language it is but there's something there (at 2124 UTC now).

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Peskies / Pescadores on 9 MHz 8986 USB, 9000 USB, 9005 USB and 9033 USB 17 Jan 2019

« on: January 17, 2019, 2120 UTC »

Spanish language chatter noted on 8986 kHz USB, 9000 kHz USB, 9005 kHz USB and 9033 kHz USB - this is all with a cursory glance at the band on the COMMSIGMA KiwiSDR located on the CT/MA border.  I'm assuming there's a lot more in the 8-9 MHz region and elsewhere. 

Tuned in at 2115 UTC

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Peskies / Re: 6300 kHz USB - Two QSOs at once - 2220 UTC 16 Jan 2019

« on: January 17, 2019, 1940 UTC »

It seems like a semi-regular thing.  I'll try and check to see if they're on 6300 kHz USB again this afternoon/evening with the strange language.  I could certainly hear Spanish in the background but that was another QSO (at first it seemed like the Spanish-speaking op was trying to talk to the stronger station, but he could have been working the other Spanish speaking OM on frequency, it was pretty messy for a bit).

Considering the amount of traffic coming out of the Caribbean and Latin American areas lately it wouldn't surprise me if we were listening to some sort of Afro-Caribbean marine net, similar traffic has been heard all over the 6-10 MHz region.

Looks like others have heard this UNID language, not sure if its the same group but here's a log from 2016:

https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php?topic=27683.0

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Peskies / Re: 9033.255 KHz USB 01:24Z

« on: January 17, 2019, 1315 UTC »

They love easy to remember frequencies, wouldn't surprise me if their radio displays read 9033.3 kHz USB 

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Peskies / Pescadores on 5000 kHz USB (with WWV!) 2252 UTC 16 Jan 2019

« on: January 16, 2019, 2253 UTC »

These guys are back again!  WWV is coming in very strong (S9) but these two stations are right up there with WWV and the QRM doesn't seem to be phasing them at all. 

Two-way HF SSB traffic on 5000 kHz USB 5.000 MHz USB co-channel QRM from WWV time frequency station.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Dance Radio International 6925 AM 2212 UTC 16 January 2019

« on: January 16, 2019, 2225 UTC »

Dance Radio International pirate 6925 kHz AM

Carrier noted at 6925.06 kHz, lots of QRM from the pescadores chatting away on 6925 LSB.  Listening in USB mode, hearing bits and pieces of audio at 2225 UTC.

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Peskies / 6300 kHz USB - Two QSOs at once - 2220 UTC 16 Jan 2019

« on: January 16, 2019, 2221 UTC »

UNID language, sounds like an Afro-Caribbean type language, and Spanish (underneath it).  I've logged this weird language on 6300 USB a couple times before, and I think this might be a more or less regular thing.  Spanish speaking OM at 2219 UTC kept asking the stronger station "what is your name?" "who are you?" types of questions, maybe wondering what he's doing on his frequency.

6300 kHz is a legal HF-SSB marine frequency in the 6 MHz band IIRC.  Well, its within the legal band.  Now hearing two Spanish speaking OMs on 6300 USB and the stronger unknown language speaking OM has gone quiet, or changed frequencies....nope, he's back.  Maybe three QSOs going on at once at this point, the frequency is pretty busy.

Receiver is the Westminster, MD KiwiSDR

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Peskies / 6363.5 kHz USB or 6363.6 kHz USB - Pescadores en la cocina 2213 UTC 16 Jan 2019

« on: January 16, 2019, 2216 UTC »

Via Westminster, MD KiwiSDR.  Very strong SSB signal at tune in, OM talking about conditions in the kitchen in rapid Spanish.  Then the expected "cambio" (sounds like "gambio" to the American ear) and nothing.  Not sure if he's talking about the kitchen or galley on his ship or at home.  SIO 444, best sounding audio at 6363.5 kHz USB (at first I thought he was using 6363.6 kHz, because that would be another easy-to-remember frequency).

UNID Spanish language marine QSO 6 MHz band 6.363.5 MHz 6363.5 kHz USB mode.  SS OMs maritime presumed pescadores

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Utility / SHARES Weekly Nets 6765 USB and 6845 USB 1750 UTC 16 Jan 2019

« on: January 16, 2019, 1756 UTC »

Hearing several stations working net control on 6765 kHz USB (SHARES Northern), net control on 6765 USB is NCS583 appears to be net control station at 1753 UTC.  Heard net control NNB4DW (possibly alternate?) at 1755 UTC NNE5PY then asks for additional stations (final rotation) AAR7DG and several other callsigns heard.  Multiple net control stations make calls, then ask for relays for unheard stations to all net control stations.  Very professional procedures heard on 6765 USB and 6845 USB.  FEMA SHARES network. 

6845 kHz USB even stronger signal than 6765 USB "did you copy the digital message, over?" "no I did not copy" "uh, roger, we will resend, out" AAR1JB net control for "SHARES Northeast" (6845 USB) at 1754 UTC. 

Not hearing anything on 6910 USB while 6765 USB and 6845 USB remain active.  Listening via Westminster, MD KiwiSDR.

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Utility / Re: 11175 USB

« on: January 16, 2019, 1749 UTC »

Strong EAM coming across on 8992 USB, 11175 USB, 13200 USB and 15016 USB at 1747 UTC (nothing heard on 6712 USB or 6739 USB while the other freqs were active).  Best signals on 11175 kHz and 13200 kHz.  15016 kHz had a strong echo that the other frequencies didn't have.  Came across EAM on 8992 USB while tuning around for daytime pescadores/freebanders in the 8-9 MHz and 10-11 MHz regions on the COMMSIGMA KiwiSDR on the CT/MA border

"This completes message of 63 characters, this is MILKWEED out."

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Equipment / Re: Outdoor Under the Eaves Loop vs. Active Mini-Whip Antenna

« on: January 16, 2019, 1559 UTC »

Josh makes some good points about NVIS - its a fascinating propagation method.  A lot of pirate radio reception in the US is via NVIS propagation.  The military makes extensive use of it for tactical purposes. 

In an ideal world, one would have a vertical antenna for send-it-to-the-horizon purposes and another antenna for NVIS (on HF).  Also a dipole.  And a beam..

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Peskies / 5430 kHz USB OM and YL - Spanish - Ship to Shore Comms? 2255 UTC 15 Jan 2019

« on: January 15, 2019, 2257 UTC »

5430 kHz 5.430 MHz USB SSB voice communications log UNID two-way traffic Spanish speaking OM and YL

Heard several mentions of la marihuana around tune in, OM and YL having a pleasant (compared to the other QSOs I've monitored) conversation.  Sounds like a husband and wife talking about domestic matters, how the kids are doing, etc.  Sounds like a fishing boat captain or sailor talking to his XYL or YL back at home?  Doesn't seem like a phone patch but I could be wrong, this is in the right frequency allocation for it. 

Received via KiwiSDR in Westminster, MD.  Still going strong at 2257 UTC....YL is talking about problems with the bathroom, which fits with the OM talking to his XYL/YL theory. 

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Peskies / 5394 kHz LSB Portuguese Language UNID 2252 UTC 15 Jan 2019

« on: January 15, 2019, 2254 UTC »

5394 kHz LSB - 5.394 MHz - in between the 60 meter amateur channelized frequency plan / channels.  I believe this is Portuguese and I'm assuming its pescadores - reminds me of the 6925 kHz LSB crowd and the laundry list of other pescadore frequencies logged previously.

UNID radio net 5394 kHz received via Westminster, MD KiwiSDR

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Peskies / Pescadores on 5000 kHz USB (with WWV!) 2245 UTC 15 Jan 2019

« on: January 15, 2019, 2249 UTC »

The 5000 kHz USB 5.000 MHz USB guys are back!  Talking to each other with the WWV clicks in the background.  Almost sounds like Portuguese instead of Spanish (at least this group).  I noted another active frequency (5515 kHz) and there are likely other 4-6 MHz or 4-7 MHz band logs as the sun sets and ops move lower in frequency.

On second thought, this could be Spanish, its difficult for me to be 100% sure with the (obvious) QRM from WWV on 5000 kHz.  Lots of Spanish words that I know could very well be the same in Italian or Portuguese.

UNID HF radio net on 5000 kHz USB (same frequency as WWV and WWVH) on-going at 2249 UTC 15 January 2019.

Received via Westminster, MD KiwiSDR.