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Matt285

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Maritime mobile frequencies
« on: October 30, 2019, 1712 UTC »
I just read a post from Chris talking about a maritime mobile QSO between fishermen. It made me think about how I haven't heard a marine QSO in English (Non military) for a very long time. I know there scarce, but if anyone has any suggested frequencies, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

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Re: Maritime mobile frequencies
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2019, 2122 UTC »
i've heard some contacts from a sailing race this past summer including a reporter talking with one the participants. i also heard some guys on a boat near the coast of Hawaii joking around. i heard both in the 8 Mhz range.
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Re: Maritime mobile frequencies
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2019, 1000 UTC »
There are not much coastal stations left that service voice comms in Enlish. Most players only use DSC on MF/HF and voice only via satellite. In Europe there are only but a few stations left sending out navigational warnings and weather reports on MF in English.
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Re: Maritime mobile frequencies
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2019, 1048 UTC »
Quite a few Australian and New Zealand fishing vessels and small inter-island cargo ships around the Pacific can be heard in English on the regular 4 & 6MHz marine frequencies over this way... ;)
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Re: Maritime mobile frequencies
« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2019, 2313 UTC »
In Soviet times one could hear Soviet "trawlers" about 24/7 either voice or SITOR. Will have to look up where they went frequencywise.
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Re: Maritime mobile frequencies
« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2019, 2330 UTC »
I usually hear activity in the early morning on 6224 USB during the week. A group in Florida have a short check-in.
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Re: Maritime mobile frequencies
« Reply #6 on: November 04, 2019, 2259 UTC »
8.279MHz USB three American yachts cruising the far northern coast of Queensland heard chatting away for nearly an hour around 0830z, all around 5X6 to 5X8 reports.
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