This stuff is very common in the gulf of mexico.
I often hear illegals in the 158-161 range speaking Vietnamese.
Possibly shrimpers.
73 Tom
Lafayette, LA
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Grantham"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In recent days (nights), the band conditions being a bit longer for
> two-meters than usual, we have been hearing some Chinese language
stations
> (..definitely sounds like an oriental language..) transmitting on
146.010
> MHz. Such stations are being heard around midnight CDT, plus or
minus a
> couple of hours, coming through the local club repeater here in
Laurel MS.
>
> I suspect that this may be foreign shipping traffic, either off
shore in the
> Gulf of Mexico, or navigating on the Mississippi River. It sounds
like the
> two operators are communicating inter-ship, and possibly using
marine-VHF or
> other 2-meter station antennae mounted somewhere high up on ship.
(Could be
> ship to shore intercom too..)
>
> I have an idea that this may be coming from the Convent Louisiana
area,
> where a Chinese rice shipping terminal is located. If there are any
> stations down south with rotatable Yagi antennae, please listen and
let me
> know the bearing from your location to the source of any such
signals.
> Please keep a log of times, etc.
>
> Also, if you are able to monitor and record these signals, that
would be
> helpful too.. Particularly if you are able to receive them on the
repeater
> input frequency (146.010 MHz.)
>
> I appreciate your assistance in this matter. If you are unable to
help,
> then please excuse the bandwidth.
>
> Thanks!
> Steve Grantham, AA5SG
> Laurel / Ellisville MS
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