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« on: February 06, 2022, 2221 UTC »
Music in Portuguese going on forever it seems,
must be the Pirates getting bored??
(very nice music at times ..sounds like
country music in PP...I like it..lol)

« Last Edit: February 06, 2022, 2333 UTC by rcv/cat8600 »

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Re: UHF SATCOM Pirate 255.550 MHz
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2022, 2237 UTC »
Well, that is original. Which receiver are you using?

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Re: 255.550
« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2022, 2242 UTC »
my Icom 8600 w/ discone

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Re: UHF SATCOM Pirate 255.550 MHz
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2022, 0025 UTC »
Thanks. Was currious. I am using an ICOM IC-R8500 with a Dorne & Margolin DM120 antenna.

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Re: 255.550
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2022, 0036 UTC »
it is still going vy strong..the music,
cool antenna ...just looked it up SIGINT
the DM-120 ...I have nothing that specific
to the band just a discone...73,s Marcy

( I really do like this 8600 ...!!lol)
« Last Edit: February 07, 2022, 0042 UTC by rcv/cat8600 »

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Re: 255.550
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2022, 0041 UTC »
Good way to kill the batteries on the satellite.

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Re: 255.550
« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2022, 0048 UTC »
The music stopped at 0045....well no it did not
but on and off....really weird stuff, sounds like
the operator is tuning a radio to different stations
crazy stuff!
well thats it QRT at 0055
« Last Edit: February 07, 2022, 0057 UTC by rcv/cat8600 »

 

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