The 41.5 was roughly 5:00 pm local time. The other two I don't remember off the top of my head.
2018 VHF Low Band Logs
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The 41.5 was roughly 5:00 pm local time. The other two I don't remember off the top of my head.
Monitored from Central Ky using a Pro 197, Win500 and a 6 meter Ringo Ranger.
34.750 fm pl 150.0 unk US .mil
42.5 fm csq Helo, unk location
34.750 fm pl 150.0 unk US .mil
42.5 fm csq Helo, unk location
Monitored from Central Ky using a Pro 197, Win500 and a 6 meter Ringo Ranger. 11-1-18 to 11-6-18
32.850 wfm PL 150.0 unk US .mil
38.850 wfm PL 150.0 unk US .mil
38.900 wfm PL 150.0 Ft. Knox
50.000 wfm PL 150.0 Helo
54.000 wfm PL 150.0 Helos A-A in Ft. Knox KY area
32.850 wfm PL 150.0 unk US .mil
38.850 wfm PL 150.0 unk US .mil
38.900 wfm PL 150.0 Ft. Knox
50.000 wfm PL 150.0 Helo
54.000 wfm PL 150.0 Helos A-A in Ft. Knox KY area
Monitored from Central Ky using a Pro 197, Win500 and a 6 meter Ringo Ranger. 11-7-18 to 11-12-18
30.250 wfm PL 150.0 Helo unk location
34.025 wfm PL 150.0 unk US .mil (Enemy troops in sector.....engage)
34.400 wfm PL 150.0 previously Id'd as Demon main
41.700 wfm PL 150.0 Helo unk location
I don't normally scan for Lo band business but here are two
31.360 PL 173.8 unk business
35.100 PL 127.3 what sounds to be a concrete company
30.250 wfm PL 150.0 Helo unk location
34.025 wfm PL 150.0 unk US .mil (Enemy troops in sector.....engage)
34.400 wfm PL 150.0 previously Id'd as Demon main
41.700 wfm PL 150.0 Helo unk location
I don't normally scan for Lo band business but here are two
31.360 PL 173.8 unk business
35.100 PL 127.3 what sounds to be a concrete company
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Monitored from Central Ky using a Pro 197, Win500 and a 6 meter Ringo Ranger. 11-15-18 during 45 minute band opening
25.000 AM WWV
30.450 wfm PL 150.0 Ft. Hood
52.775 wfm PL 150.0 unk US .mil
25.000 AM WWV
30.450 wfm PL 150.0 Ft. Hood
52.775 wfm PL 150.0 unk US .mil
Monitored from Central Ky using a Pro 197, Win500 and a 6 meter Ringo Ranger. 11-16-18
25.000 AM WWV
32.500 wfm PL 150.0 Helo unk location
41.500 wfm PL 150.0 Helo unk location
42.500 wfm PL 150.0 Helo unk location
25.000 AM WWV
32.500 wfm PL 150.0 Helo unk location
41.500 wfm PL 150.0 Helo unk location
42.500 wfm PL 150.0 Helo unk location
Monitored from Central Ky using a Pro 197, Win500 and a 6 meter Ringo Ranger. 11-17-18 to 11-21-18
32.650 wfm PL 150.0 Helo unk location
32.675 wfm PL 150.0 JSTARS Stargate with Thor X-Ray
33.500 wfm PL 150.0 UH72A's A-A
35.350 wfm PL 150.0 US Army unk location
38.450 wfm PL 150.0 previously reported as Ft. Irwin
38.900 wfm PL 150.0 Ft. Knox
32.650 wfm PL 150.0 Helo unk location
32.675 wfm PL 150.0 JSTARS Stargate with Thor X-Ray
33.500 wfm PL 150.0 UH72A's A-A
35.350 wfm PL 150.0 US Army unk location
38.450 wfm PL 150.0 previously reported as Ft. Irwin
38.900 wfm PL 150.0 Ft. Knox
That Ringo Ranger is doing a good job. I was curious how well one would work on low band.
Thanks. I'll probably keep that recording for a while
The AR-6 Ringo Ranger is great on low band. I've got two at different heights and both out perform various dipoles.
kkn50, also check your PM's when you get a chance.
Monitored from Central Ky using a Pro 197, Win500 and a 6 meter Ringo Ranger. 11-21-18 to 12-3-18
25.000 AM WWV
30.100 wfm PL 150.0 Helo unk location
30.450 wfm PL 150.0 Ft Hood
32.475 wfm PL 150.0 Unk US.Mil
32.675 wfm PL 150.0 JSTARS
33.500 wfm PL 150.0 UH72A's A-A
33.750 wfm PL 150.0 Ft Hood
38.675 wfm PL 150.0 JSTARS
38.900 wfm PL 150.0 Ft. Knox
42.500 wfm csq no tone Helos
25.000 AM WWV
30.100 wfm PL 150.0 Helo unk location
30.450 wfm PL 150.0 Ft Hood
32.475 wfm PL 150.0 Unk US.Mil
32.675 wfm PL 150.0 JSTARS
33.500 wfm PL 150.0 UH72A's A-A
33.750 wfm PL 150.0 Ft Hood
38.675 wfm PL 150.0 JSTARS
38.900 wfm PL 150.0 Ft. Knox
42.500 wfm csq no tone Helos
Are there certain time periods that Low Band seems to open up for you?
I can remember way back when in the 70's that low band would really open up in the afternoon around 2 PM or so and last until maybe 30 minutes before sunset for me. That gave me about 4 to 5 or more hours to tune the band and log distant stations from across the country as well as down south from the Mexico areas.
When skip was in each day, I'd get reception from east and west coast stations including stations not near a coastline in the inner states. As the sun would set in the east, I'd lose those stations and could follow reception across the county based on if the sun was still up or not in the area the transmissions were coming from.
I liked to listen to our state police but many times, that was impossible as stations out of Massachusetts would over power my states signals.
This was a real problem for our state police as they could also not hear their own dispatcher's.
I also used low band specific antennas as they worked so darn well.
I had tons of fun back in those days! I'd even skip the last class or two from high school so I could get home before the fun started. If only my parents or teachers knew the real reasons I was cutting class!
Last few weeks its been between 7-10pm local time. Openings have been lasting 30-60 minutes or so when they happen.
Monitored from Central Ky using a Pro 197, Win500 and a 6 meter Ringo Ranger on 12-4-18.
25.000 AM WWV
30.450 wfm PL 150.0 Ft Hood
33.750 wfm PL 150.0 Ft Hood
34.500 wfm PL 150.0 previously reported as Ft. Sill
36.500 wfm PL 150.0 Ft Carson
38.500 wfm PL 150.0 Ft Carson
41.500 wfm csq no tone Helos
35.100 wfm PL 127.3 unk business
25.000 AM WWV
30.450 wfm PL 150.0 Ft Hood
33.750 wfm PL 150.0 Ft Hood
34.500 wfm PL 150.0 previously reported as Ft. Sill
36.500 wfm PL 150.0 Ft Carson
38.500 wfm PL 150.0 Ft Carson
41.500 wfm csq no tone Helos
35.100 wfm PL 127.3 unk business
Trashman43 , this may be what you were hearing.
35.100 127.3
https://forums.radioreference.com/s...6198-35-100-127-3-identified.html#post1350712
35.100 127.3
https://forums.radioreference.com/s...6198-35-100-127-3-identified.html#post1350712
Thanks. It probably was. The band was open to that area.
I haven't heard anything in 4 months. I was hearing a station in Maryland and Pennsylvania while driving my truck in Houston.i had a 48 inch whip antenna on the roof and heard them in the early morning and late afternoon.
AlphaFive
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wfm
Question for you trashman.. I pay attention and see that you complete searches in WFM. Are there known entities that commonly use that mode? (obviously there are), what step range do you set for those searches, would that be say, 25 KHz, 50, 100 KHz. I really like the idea, I just am not familiar with the proper step setting for that. I am starting on my rotation this morning back into V.H.F. low..
Question for you trashman.. I pay attention and see that you complete searches in WFM. Are there known entities that commonly use that mode? (obviously there are), what step range do you set for those searches, would that be say, 25 KHz, 50, 100 KHz. I really like the idea, I just am not familiar with the proper step setting for that. I am starting on my rotation this morning back into V.H.F. low..
nd5y
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In scanners WFM is 200 kHz bandwidth for the FM broadcast band.
Military FM is only 36 kHz bandwidth (15 kHz deviation or less).
Older military radios that only cover 30-88 MHz have 25 kHz channel steps.
That is mostly what frequencies are assigned and still used.
If that is what you are trying to receive then you will have better luck using FM and not NFM or WFM and 25 kHz steps.
Military FM is only 36 kHz bandwidth (15 kHz deviation or less).
Older military radios that only cover 30-88 MHz have 25 kHz channel steps.
That is mostly what frequencies are assigned and still used.
If that is what you are trying to receive then you will have better luck using FM and not NFM or WFM and 25 kHz steps.
AlphaFive
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WFM
Excellent, that is exactly what I was looking for, nailed it. Thank you
Excellent, that is exactly what I was looking for, nailed it. Thank you
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