International broadcast on Amateur band?

[DS506]

Is it just me, or is a SW Broadcaster on the amateur band? 40 meters, 7260kHz. S9 +10 in Ohio

 

[tuihill]

Is it just me, or is a SW Broadcaster on the amateur band? 40 meters, 7260kHz. S9 +10 in Ohio

I think that portion of the spectrum is shared in some jurisdictions.

 

[DS506]

Picked up a few words in Spanish., and they went off the air. Must have been Voice of Turkey.

 

[nd5y]

In North and South America (ITU Region 2) the 40m amateur band is 7000-7300 kHz. In the rest of the world it is 7000-7200 and broadcasting can use 7200-7300.

 

[dlwtrunked]

Most of you younger ones were not around in the 1960's and 1970's when Radio Moscow had lots of high power broadcasts in that band--completeing in agreement with ITU rules.

 

[kc2asb]

Most of you younger ones were not around in the 1960's and 1970's when Radio Moscow had lots of high power broadcasts in that band--completeing in agreement with ITU rules.

I started listening in the late 80's - Radio Moscow seemed to be everywhere. I remember the 41m and 49m bands being packed in the evening.

 

[DS506]

I am an old Broadcast DXer, but newer ham. First time I have heard shortwave broadcast on the band after I have talked to others between 7200 and 7300. I looked back at my Bdcst DX Log and sure enough I have logged a couple broadcasters there.

 

[Boombox]

I am an old Broadcast DXer, but newer ham. First time I have heard shortwave broadcast on the band after I have talked to others between 7200 and 7300. I looked back at my Bdcst DX Log and sure enough I have logged a couple broadcasters there.

There used to be a lot more of them at night. I remember in the early 80's hearing Western US hams talk on top of some of the broadcasters. One guy said the trick is to zero out the broadcaster so you don't get the whine from the carrier signal.

 

[kc2asb]

There used to be a lot more of them at night. I remember in the early 80's hearing Western US hams talk on top of some of the broadcasters. One guy said the trick is to zero out the broadcaster so you don't get the whine from the carrier signal.

It was like that here on the East Coast, with hams on top of the European broadcasters (late 80's - 90's)

Also, the 75 meter broadcast band (3900 - 4000kHz) overlaps the 80 meter amateur band. There seemed to be far fewer broadcasters in this segment.

 

[K6GBW]

This is nothing new. I get to wake up to the Chinese gong show nearly every morning. Those bells and gongs are better than coffee!

 

[popnokick]

This is nothing new. I get to wake up to the Chinese gong show nearly every morning. Those bells and gongs are better than coffee!

Firedrake jamming.