Unusual radio stations/strange frequencies?
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Unusual radio stations/strange frequencies?
I was scanning the VHF band, and I've noticed that there seem to be a wide variety of international radio stations between 150-153MHz. The only English station is 'BBC World Service' on 152.025MHz.
Can someone clarify where exactly these are all being broadcast from?
Can someone clarify where exactly these are all being broadcast from?
Re: Unusual radio stations/strange frequencies?
A lot are local community stations that are mostly in non-English languages.
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Re: Unusual radio stations/strange frequencies?
What kinda radio do they use to pick up 150MHz stations? (unless they all have scanners!)astro_boy wrote:A lot are local community stations that are mostly in non-English languages.
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That's it, they get scanners to listen to the radio stations!
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Hahaha, alright. Fair enough. Interesting listening to BBC... on a scanner!astro_boy wrote:That's it, they get scanners to listen to the radio stations!
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Re: Unusual radio stations/strange frequencies?
In Newcastle and Sydney there is a greek radio station, and they sold tuned radios to access there service, I Understood the was some type of subscription but may be mislead on this and happily would be corrected if wrong.
Also 70.200 (in newcastle) Is used for the "Sports ears" for monitoring refs at NRL games. specially tuned radio again.
Both of course can be received on a basic scanner.
Cheers
Mike
Also 70.200 (in newcastle) Is used for the "Sports ears" for monitoring refs at NRL games. specially tuned radio again.
Both of course can be received on a basic scanner.
Cheers
Mike
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Re: Unusual radio stations/strange frequencies?
For the 150 MHz stuff, I think the official term is "narrow casting".
And yes, subscription via fixed tuned radios is common.
These stations have been around for quite a while.
And yes, subscription via fixed tuned radios is common.
These stations have been around for quite a while.
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and they use normal pmr radios to listen as well
system_tech wrote:For the 150 MHz stuff, I think the official term is "narrow casting".
And yes, subscription via fixed tuned radios is common.
These stations have been around for quite a while.
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