Friday, April 04, 2014

Solar Peak VHF DX Log Part 5 (34-38 MHz)

All intercepts made in Southern California by the author, using a WiNRADiO G33DDC SDR and a PAR EF-SWL end fed 45' wire. All frequencies kHz, all times UTC.

OM = male, YL = woman, SS = Spanish, EE=English, Disp=Dispatcher, Unid = Unidentified.

Tones are CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System) aka "PL."
CSQ = no tone in use (Carrier SQuelch)

Frequency ... Callsign ... Mode ... Description ... Time ... Tone

34000.0    Unid    ?    Hissy Station    2032    n/a

34010.0    Unid    FM    SS/2 OM s taxi dispatch, using turkey calls & PL; "cuatro"    2110    88.5

34225.0    Unid    ?    Hissy Station    1945    n/a

34300.0    Unid    FM    Tow co?    2100    210.7

34700.0    Unid    FM    OM and audio tones    1910    ?

34583.7    Unid    ?    Steady hiss, looks like STANAG or 101A, not the Hissy Station. Similar on 34631.0 and 34738.3, no fading at all.    1936    n/a

35040.0    Unid    FM    EE/OM, telling driver to "back in and wait."    2038    ?

35040.0    Unid    FM    SS/OM fast talking disp    2038    110.9

35060.0    Unid    FM    SS/OM, weak, distorted. Band going.    2030    ?

35060.0    Unid    FM    SS/YL,weak, faded    2034    123.0

35080.0    WNNU233    FM    Loud EE/OM and fast audio tone Morse ID "WNNU233." Call returns to Urgent Ambulance Service, East PA and surrounding areas..    2155    141.3

35100.0    Unid    FM    SS/OM Typical fast talking dispatcher. Not the local private patrol (which is loud, uses tone 103.5, and ID's "Los Angeles").    2029    110.9

35100.0    Unid    FM    EE/YL, weak, hard to hear much.    2001    118.8

35100.0    Unid    FM    SS/OM fast talking disp, some beeps on key    2116    141.3

35120.0    Unid    FM    SS/OM fast talking disp, some beeps on key. Later YL, "Buenos tardes, buenos…" (faded)    2033    131.8

35120.0    Unid    FM    Mercury Cab Service, Chattanooga, TN, unknown call sign not in FCC records. Fast-talking EE/OM dispatcher calling 837, others. Equally fast-talking EE/YL , calling "904" ("nahn oh fo"). All addresses checked out as valid in Chattanooga.    1820    127.3

35130.0    Unid    FM    SS/OM fast talking disp, some beeps on key. This IS the right frequency. Not a US allocation.    2048    162.2

35140.0    Unid    FM    EE/OM discussing some kind of tank with unheard other stn. Possibly M/V Mt Washington, NH, KDA290    1934    100.0

35160.0    Unid    FM    Weak.    1856    ?

35180.0    Unid    FM    EE/YL, sounds like skip    1810    91.5

35180.0    Unid    FM    Different stn than 1810 hits    1943    118.8

35180.0    Unid    FM    EE/OM, southern US accent, fading, wkg weak mobile. Later weak YL, poss tow or taxi disp    2058    179.9

35180.0    WPGG338    FM    Niles Flash Cab Assn, Ch. 1, outside Chicago, IL. EE/OM wkg drivers, some mobiles heard, mentioned various Chicago streets. Gave verbal ID that sounded like"Double-you Fay Gay Gay 338." Channel 2 is 35.88, Channel 3 is 35.92. Not heard.    1810    186.2

35200.0    Unid    FM    SS/OM fast talking dispatcher    2025    146.2

35250.0    Unid    ?    Very weak, wide Buzzy Station, with selective fading, like 32.55    2145    n/a

35320.0    Unid    FM    SS/OM fast talking disp, rattling off numbers    2053    141.3

35320.0    Unid    FM    SS/OM disp    1738    146.2

35360.0    Unid    FM    Weak OM, fading    1832    131.8

35400.0    Unid    FM    EE/OMs, in and out    2145    CSQ

35400.0    Unid    ?    EE/OM wkg YL, distorted    2135    114.8

35440.0    Unid    FM    SS/OM fast talking disp, clg "Viente y Dos"    2041    107.2

35480.0    Unid    FM    SS/OM more relaxed than rest, wkg "Uno." Usual numbers, street names, and phone ring bg.    2104    156.7

35520.0    Unid    FM    SS/OM fast talking disp, good signal, clg "Ocho Siete," & "Pedro." Lots of street names. Phone ring bg.    2038    173.8

35540.0    Unid    FM    Weak, not much heard    2135   

35620.0    Unid    N0N    Center fq of strange carrier sweeping slowly & randomly up and down, with usual skywave propagation characterisics.    2145    n/a

35630.0    Unid    FM    Weak. Again, this is the right frequency. Not a US allocation.    1946    ?

35640.0    Unid    FM    Very weak digital paging, not much else. South America.    2111    ?

35663.0    Unid    FM    Very weak. Again, the right frequency.    2057    CSQ

35680.0    Unid    FM    SS/OM dispatches, good signal, PL won't decode    2106    ?

35700.0    Unid    FM    SS/OM    2038    94.8

35720.0    Unid    FM    Weak, never much above noise    1946   

35740.0    Unid    FM    Only short snippet exists: EE/OM w/ something about "7164."    2151    103.5

35740.0    Unid    FM    SS/OM disp, clg "Viente y Cuatro." Phone ring bg. Good signal. Procedures suggest S. America.    2052    203.5

35780.0    Unid    FM    SS/OM fast talking disp, loud, good sig    2057    192.8

35800.0    Unid    FM    SS/OM fast talking disp    2049    192.8

35860.0    Unid    FM    SS/YL (but said "eighteen hundred" in EE), & SS/OM    2059    123.0

35880.0    Unid    FM    Weak    2051    ?

35900.0    Unid    FM    Weak, can't break squelch    2053    ?

37260.0    Unid    FM    YL "Base" wkg "Jacob" (heard), "en route," "front door;" distorted, loud PL, fading    2144    123.0

37560.0    Unid    FM    Very weak tone, only showed up on waterfall    2154    ?

37660.0    Unid    FM    Very weak dispatch tones, only showed up on waterfall    2200    ?