I can tell you they are a major problem for me on 160 as they are far
louder than most any DX here except for VE and there are so many of
them throughout the CW portion I've come to pass over any loud signal
around sunrise because it's most certainly not DX.
I did listen for them below 1.8 and there are a very few I found and
I found far more within the CW of 1.8 so I can consider that
deliberate placement.
As to their using ham calls vis a vis Beacon ID, here's that
non-exhaustive list I made a couple days ago and what they're using
for ID (O'course we all know this anyway, I'm just graphing it out).
1.801 OJ7E - Finland
1.806 HV8E - Vatican
1.811 GX3E - England
1.823 ZM4
1.826 GX8E - England
1.828 WK4
1.832 MB1E - England
1.836 NM7E - NORTH MASON AMAT RAD EMERG SERV CLUB, Washington
Gary KA1J
> An observation: There seem to be more LOUD buoys this season than
> ever in the past. I wasn't on much last season due to local noise
> but it seemed to me activity on topband was WAY down from the past
> several years, perhaps due to people going back to higher bands.
> Could the two be related? Less amateur "QRM" makes 160 a more
> attractive place for buoys? Just wondering...
>
> 73,
> Paul N1BUG
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