Re: [amsat-bb] Arabic Music heard via FO-29

[Emily Clarke <w0eec@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Alain,

At 01:39 PM 5/14/2004 +0200, you wrote:
>Who the hell is broadcasting on 145.950 down there?

I think the answer is:  Anyone who want's to.  With the proliferation of 
cheap 2M rigs and easily re-programmed Motorola/GE commercial equipment 
available on the internet it's becoming a real problem.

We have the same problem with two operations here in the western US from 
QRN from unlicensed stations in Mexico (we believe - hard to tell for 
sure).  One can be described as a taxi service as we think it's a 
dispatcher of some sort.  The other is a definitely a repeater because the 
conversation is more personal.  One is on 145.950 and another on 145.850. 
Both run extremely high power - we think they are probably running 160W 
linear amplifiers or commercial grade repeaters.

73,

Emily


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