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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