26.765 MHz AM 26765 AM Taxi Cabs 11 Meter Band LMR (Via W3HFU SDR) 20 Aug 2024

[R4002]

1340 UTC tune in time, started with W3HFU SDR with the 120 foot T2FD antenna.  Tune out time: 1355 UTC.

26765kHz AM out of Mexico very good signal this morning.  Dispatcher YL SS slightly off-frequency 26764.8 kHz close enough to 26765kHz AM taxi cab radio dispatch LMR PMR PLMR land mobile radio business band taxi cab business radio taxi controllers on CB radio 27MHz band.  Alphanumeric and numeric IDs (each taxi has a unique identifier), addresses, phone numbers, streets and other information YL dispatcher with unique multi-tone "Roger Beep" end of transmission.  Relatively quiet band at this time, could be some sporadic-E DX or the beginnings of a bigger opening, TEP type propagation.


Noting some other activity on the 25.615 MHz to 27.995 MHz 25-28 MHz 26-28 MHz band...additional logs below. 

25695 kHz AM 25.695 MHz AM - Taxi dispatch, weak to fair, some SSB chatter in background
25815 kHz AM 25.815 MHz AM - Mexican taxi cab radio chatter, YL dispatch + OM drivers
26035 kHz AM 26.035 MHz AM - Taxi cab radio dispatch, taxi controllers - YL Spanish - Mexico
26075 kHz AM 26.075 MHz AM - Fair to weak, taxi cab dispatcher, YL reading numbers in Spanish over radio
26115 kHz AM 26.115 MHz AM - Taxi cab radio dispatch, taxi controllers - YL Spanish - Mexico or Latin American LMR
26145 kHz AM 26.145 MHz AM - Taxi cab radio dispatch, taxi controllers - YL Spanish - Mexico
26175 kHz AM 26.175 MHz AM - Taxi cab radio dispatch, taxi controllers - YL Spanish - Mexico
26335 kHz AM 26.335 MHz AM - Taxi cab radio dispatch, taxi controllers - YL Spanish - Mexico
26665 kHz AM 26.665 MHz AM - YL taxi dispatch lady, several OMs heard with noise toys
26675 kHz AM 26.675 MHz AM - Taxi cab dispatch, Mexican radio taxi cab, severe QRM from 26.6750 MHz LSB freebanders
26765 kHz AM 26.765 MHz AM - Strong this morning, YL dispatcher with end of transmission tones, OM drivers, see above logs
26935 kHz AM 26.935 MHz AM - Taxi cab radio dispatch, Mexico - previously logged activity on same frequency
27215 kHz AM 27.215 MHz AM - Taxi cab radio dispatch, YL dispatcher - CB Radio Channel 21 AM
27255 kHz AM 27.255 MHz AM - Taxi cab radio dispatch, YL dispatcher - CB Radio Channel 23 AM
27755 kHz AM 27.755 MHz AM - Weak taxi cab dispatch, much stronger SSB signals on 27755 LSB
27785 kHz AM 27.785 MHz AM - YL taxi dispatcher, Spanish language - Mexico taxicab radio dispatch 27,785
27805 kHz AM 27.805 MHz AM - Taxi cab chatter, YL dispatcher, reading numbers in Spanish, very severe QSB / fading
27955 kHz AM 27.955 MHz AM - Taxi cab radio dispatch 27,955 27.955MHz AM Mexican accent SS