[AMRadio] 29080

[Jim Wilhite]

The odd thing about this signal was it sounded like voice over music, a 
commercial that did not have breaks as one would hear from commercial BC 
station.  It did not sound like a dispatcher.  The signal sounded 
processed with good bass and treble reproduction.  It did not last long 
before fading out.

The other odd thing was the strongest direction was almost direct South 
rather than SE which is were Caribbean stations should originate.  The 
signal was about S8 on the Icom, lasting about 5 mins.  I have haunted 
around 10 meters for many years, over 40, and never heard anything like 
this one.

Just curious, thanks guys.

Jim/W5JO


----- Original Message ----- 

> During my travels around the Caribbean, I have found the area, Panama
> and Dominican Republic to be using Swan Ham equipment for taxi and
> rental car dispatch.
>
> That would explain the traffic you guys are hearing.
>
> Bob - N0DGN
>
> On 12/12/2011 5:50 PM, manualman at juno.com wrote:
>> Don't recall hearing anything like that, since I generally don't aim 
>> the
>> beam South when working the 10 M AM arena. But aiming East, and above
>> roughly 29070, I've heard what sounds like commercial dispatchers,
>> continuous talk-type transmissions, and other assorted transmissions 
>> all
>> in foreign languages. It probably could be images or even the real 
>> thing.
>> All of them were weak with lots of fading. I generally just work 
>> around
>> them. Lots of frequencies there to play on.
>>
>> Pete, wa2cwa