76
Meter Band
3.880-3.999: Very popular even with low power not a great
deal of
activity only 4 to 5 stations of a weekend a useable nighttime
frequency for Laser Hot Hits on 3.935.
85 Meter communications band
3.450-3.495 Khz lsb: The Echo Charlie Band
[CB type band] calling channel 3.475 lsb band is about 25 kHz
either side
of central frequency, occasional traffic UK, Germany and Holland,
strong
QRM at times, utility traffic, take care.
52 Meter Band 5.700-5.875:
The 52 meter band used when the 48 Meter Band is either full of
stations or not propagating very well second hobby pirate broadcasting
band.
48 Meter Band 6.200-6.400 (and
beyond): The 48 meter band, this is the big one
lots of stations on at the weekends and holidays etc. from most
of Europe
and the UK plus a few from Scandinavia, with very little power
good results
can be achieved, the main Sunday morning hobby pirate broadcast
band.
45 Meter Band 6.600-6.700 kHz lsb: This is known
as the Echo Charlie range of
frequencies with the calling frequency of 6.670 lsb, good band
for European
traffic. Lots of stations from the UK, Germany, France,
Netherlands,
Belgium. Stations running with powers as low as 2 to 5 watts,
also used by
utility stations, never go to usb.
43 Meter Band 6.940-6.955:
This is the main US pirate band where most of the
operation is in side band.
42 Meter Band 7.395-7.555:
Propagating sometimes better than the 48 Meter Band but only 3
to 4 stations using this band, also a good DX band after sunset.
The
outsider to this frequency range is the IRRS to be found on 7.120
Italian
Radio Relay Service, these put to air pirate tapes sent by hobby
broadcasters, look for Laser Hot Hots on 7.455 and Radio Ozone/BBMS
on
7.445.
32 Meter Band 9.180-9.350 kHz: The 32 Meter
Band is something of a new band, but has been experimented with.
25 Meter Band 11.400-11.550 kHz: The 25 Meter
Band mainly 11.404v has been used, good daylight DX band with
the odd station as low as 10.355.
22 Meter Band communications
band: The 22 Meter Band has also been experimented with,
channels such as 12.105 12.130 12.160
up to 12.256v with any clear spots in between.
21 Meter Band communications
band 13.630-13.995 kHz AM/usb: The 13 Meter Band has transcontinental
traffic only occasionally used 13.630 - 13.960 is the main
hobby pirate broadcasting range, there is also an International
CB band
where the calling frequency is 13.995 usb.
18 Meter Band 15.550-15.835 (and lower): The
18 Meter Band for pirates runs from 15.500 to 15.835 but channels
below this have been used such as 15.025 and 15.070 MHz,
sometimes excellent for daylight DX.
13 Meter Band these three frequencies
have been used 21.450 21.565 and 21.890.
CB frequencies: 26.285 International calling frequency lower
section usb.
26.740 International packet radio network lsb. 26.965 local
packet radio
network FM. 27.500 CW/RTTY frequency lsb. 27.555 International
calling
frequency high section usb. 27.700 slow scan TV.
60 Centimeter Band UHF 482-487
MHZ FM wide: In the Netherlands 60 Centimeter Band has been
very poplar, the calling frequency there being 485.500, low power
and many miles, on a few milliwatts.
21 Centimeter Band SHF 1300-1350
MHz: Old satellite receivers are useful for this range with
13305 MHz as the calling frequency, Fast Scan TV. Studio links.
Medium Wave low end 1.625-1.670: Most popular evening band
with relatively
low power 100 watts or less, I think the Dutch lead the
World in pirating
this section with their barrel organ music, but Germany-Belgium-Greece-Spain-Malta-
and the former Yugoslavia have used this range, also try 1.350
1.475 and 1.593 kHz powers up to 3 kW have been used mainly via
army/government surplus equipment.
