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If you want to hear some bootleg marine band operators scan the "Bambi" Band, a current popular radio operating frequency range for deerhunters. Scan from 156.2400 - 156.9750 mhz. NBFM analog especially now during deer season and you might hear some of them. These bootleggers tend to operate in groups using dogs to flush deer and hopefully in the process don't shoot each other amonest the panicing deer.
Yesterday I monitored a group on 156.6750 mhz. with S+40 signals indicating they were probably within a mile hunting in a nearby Prince George swamp. Currently two separate groups are on with weaker but good signals. One is on 156.4750 mhz. and the other on 156.5000 mhz.
It appears that they are using Marine HTs possibly with 5 watt power which provide good comm range.
Yesterday I monitored a group on 156.6750 mhz. with S+40 signals indicating they were probably within a mile hunting in a nearby Prince George swamp. Currently two separate groups are on with weaker but good signals. One is on 156.4750 mhz. and the other on 156.5000 mhz.
It appears that they are using Marine HTs possibly with 5 watt power which provide good comm range.