[FedCom] Shrimpers on Fed VHF

[Mark Cobbeldick [KB4CVN] Home]

Hi Mac,
Hamfests are popular places to 'acquire' surplus radio gear for private
communications (marine and otherwise).  This could have been the source
of the equipment being used on 167.900 MHz.  

Just curious, do you see a CTCSS tone present in the comms you are
monitoring?  I seem to remember that USSS used 103.5 Hz as 'their'
standard on most of their other channels (IE: Charlie, Baker, etc.) 


One other idea:  

Check 157.200 MHz for comms.  This is the ship transmit side of Marine
Channel #24 (Shore side is 161.800 MHz).

167.900 - 10.7 = 157.200

Now that most vhf-marine operators have left the air, I have heard
reports of fishermen running semi-private comms on the ship side of
this channel pair and the other unused PUBLIC CORRESPONDENCE
frequencies.  MariTel <http://www.maritelusa.com/> has shut-down all
public coorispondence (marine telephone operator) services nationwide. 
(MariTel discontinued marine operations a couple of years ago in an
attempt to reuse the nationwide frequency pairs for other uses like
data and private wireless.)

Most marine radios can't listen to the ship side.  It is a legitimate
marine frequency, mostly unused, and I guess ok in their minds to use.

Just a thought...

73,
Mark Cobbeldick, KB4CVN
Virginia




Message: 1
Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 20:07:37 -0400
From: "Mac McCormick III" <kf4lmt at comcast.net>
Subject: [FedCom] Shrimpers on Fed VHF
To: "ScanSavannah" <scansavannah at yahoogroups.com>,"Flacom"
<flacom at yahoogroups.com>, "FedCom" <fedcom at mailman.qth.net>


I'm catching Shrimpers bootlegging on 167.900, which I have as USSS
Hotel tonight.  VHF conditions are enhanced, so I'm not sure of a
location.  They've been going at it pretty steady for awhile talking
about the success of drags, size of shrimp, etc.  Interesting choice of
a frequency to bootleg on...

Mac McCormick                      "Green Comms Suck"
Savannah, GA
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/kf4lmt/index.html

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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 21:02:50 -0400
From: "Mac McCormick III" <kf4lmt at comcast.net>
Subject: [FedCom] Re: Shrimpers on Fed VHF
To: "ScanSavannah"
<scansavannah at yahoogroups.com>,"Flacom"<flacom at yahoogroups.com>,
"FedCom" <fedcom at mailman.qth.net>


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mac McCormick III" <kf4lmt at comcast.net>
> I'm catching shrimpers bootlegging on 167.900

    One of them mentioned Mayport, so I'm guessing this
    bunch must be around the Jacksonville, FL area.

Mac
Savannah, GA




		
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