Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] 1710 possible

[Les Rayburn <les@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

A Part 15 signal on 1710 KHz in the US would be illegal regardless of 
power level, correct? If I'm not mistaken, Part 15 only allows 
transmissions up to 1705 KHz.

Many amateurs operated Part 15 CW beacons on LF frequencies in the 
1980's and 90's called "Lowfer" beacons. We also deployed Part 15 
"Medfer" beacons on the high end of the AM band before the X-band filled 
with stations. It wasn't uncommon for these 100 mw CW beacons to be 
received out to a thousand miles or more.

Strangely, I've never logged a pirate or any other station on 1710 KHz 
since the fishing buoys disappeared several years ago. Not from lack of 
trying...I check it at home and in the car often.

--
73,


Les Rayburn, N1LF
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On 9/27/2015 12:19 PM, neilkaz wrote:
> Their website has a link for streamed audio which I checked and it works.
>
> If a part 15, perhaps they are running more than legal part 15 power as I suspect a few here in the US do.
>
> Your noise floor with the DKAZ aimed N is so low, that getting a part 15 via skip wouldn't shock me.
>
> 73 KAZ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> > From: "Tim Tromp kilokat7@xxxxxxxxx [ABDX]" <ABDX@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sep 27, 2015 12:02 AM
> > To: IRCA Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, abdx <abdx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [ABDX] 1710 possible "CHIM FM", pirate?
> >
> > A bit of a mystery tonight in Michigan.  I was tuning around the band and
> > found a stronger than usual signal on 1710.  Religious talk and Christian
> > pop music from what I could tell with a decent signal but horrible
> > distorted modulation (at times it sounded better using the FM mode on my
> > Perseus).  There have been occasional mentions of Canada between songs.
> > Strangely I've also heard what sounds like current weather conditions read
> > by a female robo voice, similar to the TIS stations that rebroadcast NOAA
> > weather radio, but this doesn't sound like one of the usual TIS stations
> > that now populate 1710 from the East.  This is sometimes given between
> > songs for about 30 seconds or so.  0500 UTC now and still going.  A bit of
> > Googling returned a hit for CHIM FM out of Timmins, Ontario:
> >
> > http://www.chimfm.com/
> >
> > Note the reference to 1710 AM.
> >
> > I have no confirmation or ID yet (that I can understand anyway) but
> > everything seems to point to this station (signal even seems best on the
> > North D-KAZ).
> >
> > Anyone know what's going on here?  If it's a Part 15 station then I
> > shouldn't be hearing it from here.  Is anyone else hearing this one?  How
> > about you Ontario guys?
> >
> > I also found this thread on Radioinsight interesting:
> >
> > https://radioinsight.com/community/topic/chim-fm-possibly-making-an-unlicensed-return-to-terrestrial-airwaves/
> >
> > 73,
> > Tim Tromp
> > West Michigan
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