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Call Sign : 26-CT-465/OP-465/FB-012 Posts : 194 Times Thanked : 9 Join date : 2020-04-12 QTH or Location : Kent Equipment Used : Kenwood ts570dg/Yaesu ft450d/Rm-kl400/Sirio 4000 Age : 54
Subject: Re: Freebanding. Is there any activity between 25.615 & 26.955? Sun Feb 28, 2021 5:37 pm
http://www.freebanding.co.uk/calling.htm
Here is a few more
KP441 New Member
Call Sign : KP441 Posts : 28 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-11-27 QTH or Location : Near Horsham Equipment Used : lincoln & 3 element yagi, antron 99.
Subject: Re: Freebanding. Is there any activity between 25.615 & 26.955? Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:35 pm
The Kilo Papa calling frequency was always 27.515 LSB as the group actually started in Trinidad and Tobago not the USA as people thought. So that frequency for the group calling frequency makes sense.
KP441 New Member
Call Sign : KP441 Posts : 28 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-11-27 QTH or Location : Near Horsham Equipment Used : lincoln & 3 element yagi, antron 99.
Subject: Re: Freebanding. Is there any activity between 25.615 & 26.955? Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:45 pm
Alan Pilot wrote:
Wonder what antenna they had on the rig that covered such a wide range.
They had a long wire around the perimiter of the helideck held off on insulators and fibreglass whips that went out on a slight angle so they didnt go above the helideck. I don't remeber cause I left in 1986 but I imagine the whips were possibly different They used to work to the following shore stations from NW of the Shetlands Wick Radio Cullercoates Radio I remember they referred to each other as "old man". They would move frequency bands throughout the day to reach the shore station.
Razz229 Major contributor
Call Sign : 26 CT 2290 & 26 CI 2290 Posts : 841 Times Thanked : 30 Join date : 2019-07-01 QTH or Location : Kent Equipment Used : On 11m a Anytone 6666, Solarcon A99 vertical antenna or a Sirio 4000. On PMR a CRT Space U, a 1/4 wave GPA, homemade mag mount & sometimes a 8 element beam. Age : 57
Subject: Re: Freebanding. Is there any activity between 25.615 & 26.955? Wed Mar 03, 2021 11:20 pm
Cozzmik wrote:
http://www.freebanding.co.uk/calling.htm
Here is a few more
Cheers Sam
Coyote Contributor
Call Sign : 2-CT-216 Posts : 57 Times Thanked : 1 Join date : 2022-01-25 QTH or Location : Palmdale California Equipment Used : Base RCI 2950 Mirage, Mirage M75 Amatuer Bi-Linear Amplifier,with a Antron 99 base station antenna, Mobile radio Cobra 29 LTD Classic and Wilson 1000 Mag Mount Antenna, Marko F100 Amplifier.
Subject: Freebanding frequencys Sat Nov 11, 2023 7:50 pm
I had several qso's on 26.285 and 26.245 the other day, on 27.555 i've only heard Hispanic conversations on USB and LSB here in the USA.
Coyote Contributor
Call Sign : 2-CT-216 Posts : 57 Times Thanked : 1 Join date : 2022-01-25 QTH or Location : Palmdale California Equipment Used : Base RCI 2950 Mirage, Mirage M75 Amatuer Bi-Linear Amplifier,with a Antron 99 base station antenna, Mobile radio Cobra 29 LTD Classic and Wilson 1000 Mag Mount Antenna, Marko F100 Amplifier.
Subject: Freebanding/Pirate radio. Sat Nov 11, 2023 8:10 pm
Razz229 wrote:
It has been interesting hearing stories of contacts being made as pirates while out of band.
Can anybody add to the following pirate\non UK calling frequencies?
26.285 USB International 26.575 FM (Germany calling frequency) 27.200 FM (Russian calling frequency) Thank you for the info Cozzmik 27.555 UBS International 26.245 USB USA. (Not a calling frequency) but used here in the States.
Dutchie19 New Member
Call Sign : 19-CT-36 Posts : 8 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2022-02-03 QTH or Location : Utrecht Equipment Used : rigs and antennas
Subject: Re: Freebanding. Is there any activity between 25.615 & 26.955? Sat May 18, 2024 10:34 am
I remember using that part allot in the 90s when I still was a Sierra Charlie DX group (from Cornwall) member.
Used to have allot of FM nets in that part with the Sugar Charlie dx group. Great memories!
The Sierra Charlie DX group from Cornwall stopped many many years ago if I remember correctly.
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Subject: Re: Freebanding. Is there any activity between 25.615 & 26.955?
Freebanding. Is there any activity between 25.615 & 26.955?
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Subject: Re: Freebanding. Is there any activity between 25.615 & 26.955? 
