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11 Meter Opening 15 Sept 2022
« on: September 15, 2022, 1422 UTC »
Via W3HFU KiwiSDR

Starting at 0950 local (1350 UTC)


25000 AM 25.000 MHz AM - WWV starting to fade up out of the noise at 1358 or 1359 UTC
25375 FM 25.375 MHz FM - POCSAG paging signal bursts, 3-4 seconds long, fair signal
25655 AM 25.655 MHz AM - "if that guy starts running his mouth.." "that other dude" - two OMs (English language)
25695 AM 25.695 MHz AM - Taxi cab dispatcher
25775 LSB 25.775 MHz LSB - Spanish language chatter, strong signals
25876 USB 25.876 MHz USB - strong FSK signal...center frequency 25.877 MHz 25877 kHz
25945 AM 25.945 MHz AM - Taxi cab dispatch, weak to fair signal, can hear YL dispatcher and OM drivers
25950 FM 25.950 MHz FM - STL signal, faded in around 1415 or so, reached S7 by 1417 UTC
25985 LSB 25.985 MHz LSB Spanish language freebander or outbander chatter
26005 AM 26.005 MHz AM - Taxi cab dispatcher with distinctive roger beep at the end of transmission (Spanish language)
26035 AM 26.035 MHz AM - Taxi cab dispatch lady, hearing OM drivers reply to hear
26175 AM 26.175 MHz AM - Taxi cab dispatcher with distinctive roger beep at the end of transmission (Spanish language)
26181 USB 26.181 MHz USB - FSK signal, center frequency 26182.5 26.183 MHz
26185 AM 26.185 MHz AM - Taxi dispatch chatter, some minor QRM from the FSK signal
26205 AM 26.205 MHz AM - Weak AM voice heard
26205 USB 26.205 MHz USB - Spanish language chatter, presumably freebanders
26365 AM 26.365 MHz AM - Caribbean stations, heavily accented English language heard
26455 AM 26.455 MHz AM - Taxi cab company - can hear OM drivers replying to YL dispatcher - "that's by [dispatch/ride] 01"
26547 MHz USB 26.547 MHz USB or 26.550 MHz LSB - strong FSK signal 26.549 MHz
26565 AM 26.565 MHz AM - Several stations mixing together, hearing the usual "taxi lady" taxi dispatch 26 MHz
26585 AM 26.585 MHz AM - The usual busy frequency - Mexican truckers, etc. 
26608 USB 26.608 MHz USB - very strong FSK (center frequency may be closer to 26.609 MHz or 26.610 MHz
26645 AM 26.645 MHz AM - Taxi dispatch lady, Spanish language with roger beeps (end of transmission burst)
26650 USB 26.650 MHz USB - Spanish language chatter, some FSK in the background (would have been on 26.649 MHz USB)
26695 AM 26.695 MHz AM - Spanish language OMs chatting, weak to fair signal
26765 AM 26.765 MHz AM - Latin American taxi cab company dispatcher radio (YL with single tone end of transmission beep)
26855 AM 26.855 MHz AM - Spanish language chatter heard, heavy fading
26935 LSB 26.935 MHz LSB - Portuguese chatter with interesting roger beep - mixing with taxi dispatch comms
26935 AM 26.935 MHz AM - Spanish language taxi dispatch lady, fair signal
26945 AM 26.945 MHz AM - Spanish language taxi dispatch - mixing with OM chatter

Basically every channel on the legal 40 busy with activity

26995 AM 26.995 MHz AM - Taxi cab dispatcher noted at 1412 UTC, complete with roger beep

27440 USB 27.440 MHz USB - Very strong Spanish language chatter noted
27455 USB 27.455 MHz USB - Spanish language calling frequency, very busy
27515 LSB 27.515 MHz LSB - The Knight Patrol frequency, Caribbean Sea - some very strong signals!
27665 USB 27.665 MHz USB - Spanish speaking informal QSOs
27765 LSB 27.765 MHz LSB - Spanish language, Mexican accent
27785 AM 27.785 MHz AM - Taxi cab dispatch lady, good signals
27815 AM 27.815 MHz AM - Taxi cab dispatch lady, distinctive roger beep
27795 LSB 27.795 MHz LSB - Portuguese chatter
27600 USB 27.600 MHz USB - Caribbean stations, English language, good signals
U.S. East Coast, various HF/VHF/UHF radios/transceivers/scanners/receivers - land mobile system operator - focus on VHF/UHF and 11m