Marine Band is it FM or AM channels

[jibrady]

What mode of transmission (FM or AM) is used in the Marine Band?
Thanks,
Jim

 

[W6KRU]

It is FM.

 

[kb2vxa]

It depends on which "marine band" you're talking about. The regional short range VHF band is FM while the long haul HF bands are USB.

 

[jibrady]

I should have stated VHF Marine band. I now understand FM is the correct mode to select.
Thanks,
Jim

 

[RadioDaze]

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefers is kind of a marine band. They do a lot of songs about boats and the sea.

 

[N8IAA]

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefers is kind of a marine band. They do a lot of songs about boats and the sea.

You hitting that kickapoo joy juice again?
Larry

 

[K9WG]

And then there is the Marine Corps Band, but that's a different story.

 

[kamikaze1]

well i have these freq and they are use with am mostly with few fm channels


123.0250 Unicom | Air-Air
123.0500 Unicom | Air-Air | Heliports
123.4500 Air-Air Common
253.3000 Miramar Copters
253.6000 Miramar Copters
267.7000 HMM-161
303.0000 Air-Air Common
305.9000 Pendleton Copters
307.5000 HMLA-169 | HMLA-369
313.0000 HMM-163 | HMM-165 | HMM-166
359.5000 HMM-364

 

[SCPD]

And then there is the Marine Corps Band, but that's a different story.

Or the Average White Band

 

[W6KRU]

well i have these freq and they are use with am mostly with few fm channels


123.0250 Unicom | Air-Air
123.0500 Unicom | Air-Air | Heliports
123.4500 Air-Air Common
253.3000 Miramar Copters
253.6000 Miramar Copters
267.7000 HMM-161
303.0000 Air-Air Common
305.9000 Pendleton Copters
307.5000 HMLA-169 | HMLA-369
313.0000 HMM-163 | HMM-165 | HMM-166
359.5000 HMM-364

Hear much traffic on those Pendleton and Miramar frequencies?

 

[kamikaze1]

i get 100+ transmissions in the afternoon but mainly at night sum come in encrypted and cant here them

im still serching for more





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[W6KRU]

i get 100+ transmissions in the afternoon but mainly at night sum come in encrypted and cant here them

im still serching for more






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pro-163 pro-404 regency r1077

If you are hearing Pendleton and Miramar copters from SC, you must have one heck of an antenna.

 

[W2NJS]

Oh yeah?

If you are hearing Pendleton and Miramar copters from SC, you must have one heck of an antenna.

Undoubtedly due to some form of super ducting...or something. CA to SC? Yikes!

 

[W6KRU]

Undoubtedly due to some form of super ducting...or something. CA to SC? Yikes!

And they fly mostly at night and talk on encrypted AM channels. I'll bet those are the black ones that I see hovering over my house for hours at a time.

 

[Gator596]

But seriously... is it common to have FM in milair?

 

[Comint]

well i have these freq and they are use with am mostly with few fm channels

123.0250 Unicom | Air-Air
123.0500 Unicom | Air-Air | Heliports
123.4500 Air-Air Common
253.3000 Miramar Copters
253.6000 Miramar Copters
267.7000 HMM-161
303.0000 Air-Air Common
305.9000 Pendleton Copters
307.5000 HMLA-169 | HMLA-369
313.0000 HMM-163 | HMM-165 | HMM-166
359.5000 HMM-364

Those frequencies are in the Aeronautical Bands, both Civilian and Military, and just coincidently are used by the Marine Corps. Generally, the Mode is AM in both Bands, although there is a growing trend for the Military to have FM systems in the 380 - 400 MHz segment.

The original post was about FM in the VHF Marine Band, which is around 156 MHz.

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Comint

 

[kamikaze1]

LOL yea i have a sputnik type antenna but it not geting to CA haha i wish

its these bases

Charleston Air Force Base
Coast Guard Sector Charleston
South Carolina State Guard
Marine Corps Air Station
Shaw Air Force Base