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5Mhz Aero / licence required?
I'm listening to a couple of Cambodians casually chatting on 5568.00 / USB - and wondered if those frequencies can be used for this kind of comms?
I would have thought they should be in the amateur bands? 🧐
Comments
That is a licensed band and those are probably pirates. They would be caught more quickly if they were transmitting on amateur radio frequencies.
They are most likely pirates, probably fishermen.
They often like to find "private" frequencies in order to conduct their "private" conversations, and these tend to be on frequencies with number sequences that are easily remembered.
There tend to be lots of them speaking all sorts of Asian languages, and frequently performing lots of chanting.
5 to 12MHz seems to be the most used frequency ranges, but they can pop up almost anywhere.
Regards,
Martin