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Author Topic: 26-28 MHz Paging Signals + Taxis Heard Via W3HFU SDR 18 September 2024  (Read 237 times)

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W3HFU SDR:
900 foot sky loop antenna
tune in time: 1800 UTC / 1400 local time
09/18/2024 - 18 Sept 2024 18.09.2024

26.695 MHz FM - UK hospital paging frequency - numerous polytone CCIR and POCSAG paging signals 26695 kHz
26.705 MHz FM - Sporadic paging signals noted, UK and European paging frequency 26.7 MHz offset
26.745 MHz FM - UK hospital paging frequency - numerous polytone CCIR and POCSAG paging signals 26745 kHz
26.785 MHz FM - POCSAG and CCIR 5-tone paging signals noted on frequency, not as busy as 26695 or 26745
26.835 MHz FM - UK paging frequency, weak paging pager bursts noted

For whatever reason, UK FM CB is not coming in.  However, the Latin American taxi cab dispatchers are coming in the same chunk of spectrum:

25.695 MHz AM - Mexican taxi cab radio dispatch, strong signal at 1808 UTC
25.865 MHz AM - Taxi radio dispatch, Spanish language, likely Mexico
25.875 MHz AM - Severe QRM from freebanders on 25875 LSB
25.925 MHz AM - Taxi cab dispatch, fair to weak
25.945 MHz AM - Taxi cab radio dispatcher, YL female dispatcher
26.035 MHz AM - Mexican taxi cab radio dispatch, previously logged
26.115 MHz AM - Taxi cab radio dispatch, Spanish speaking lady, alphanumeric taxi cab IDs heard
26.145 MHz AM - Taxi radio dispatch, Spanish language, likely Mexico
26.165 MHz AM - Taxi radio dispatch, Spanish language, likely Mexico
26.335 MHz AM - taxi dispatcher comms, YL, with end of transmission burst, numeric taxi IDs
26.505 MHz AM - Taxi cab radio dispatcher, Spanish language, female dispatcher SS YL taxis
26.655 MHz AM - Two OMs talking, very strong signals
26.755 MHz AM - Taxi cab radio dispatcher, Spanish language, female dispatcher SS YL taxis
26.765 MHz AM - very good signal, the "usual suspect" on this frequency 26765kHz 26.7650MHz AM
26.825 MHz AM - Taxi cab radio dispatch, QRM from 26.830 MHz LSB
26.925 MHz AM - Taxi cab radio dispatch, Spanish language - Mexico
26.935 MHz AM - Taxi cab dispatch comms, female dispatcher, heavy fading
27.755 MHz AM - YL dispatcher with long-short-short-short tone burst end of transmission, good to strong signal
27.765 MHz AM - Taxi cab dispatch lady, Mexican Spanish, previously logged
27.785 MHz AM - Mexican taxi cab radio comms, no QRM from 27.781 FM UK FM CB channel 19
27.865 MHz AM - Taxi cab radio dispatcher, Spanish language, female dispatcher SS YL taxis
27.885 MHz AM - Taxi cab radio dispatcher, Spanish language, female dispatcher SS YL taxis
27.915 MHz AM - Taxi cab radio dispatcher, Spanish language, female dispatcher SS YL taxis
U.S. East Coast, various HF/VHF/UHF radios/transceivers/scanners/receivers - land mobile system operator - focus on VHF/UHF and 11m

 

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