Article: 5619 of rec.radio.info Path: news.cs.tut.fi!news.funet.fi!news.eunet.fi!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!ve6mgs!usenet Date: Wed, 13 Jul 1994 11:01:40 -0600 Message-ID: <199407131701.AA18690@yfn.ysu.edu> From: ae411@yfn.ysu.edu (Richard Baker) Subject: Speedx World of Shortwave Radio, July 1994 Newsgroups: yfn.swl.bb,rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.info Followup-To: yfn.swl.bb,rec.radio.shortwave Lines: 491 Approved: rec-radio-info@ve6mgs.ampr.ab.ca Xref: news.cs.tut.fi rec.radio.shortwave:33482 rec.radio.info:5619 ===================================================================== ===== SPEEDX's World of Shortwave Electronic Edition ===== ===== Specializing in Broadcast Stations ===== ========== Vol. 1, No. 1 July, 1994 ========== ===================================================================== Edited by Richard Baker Note: This Electronic Edition is from the April 1994 SPEEDX member bulletin "Shortwave Radio Today", ISSN 0882-8091. SPEEDX broadcast station coverage now consists of these columns: THE DXperience: Focusing on notes,news,and views of what's happening in the exciting world of Shortwave radio. Edited by Dan Brame TRASH & TREASURE: Information on catalogs, freebies, promotions, and SWL related items. Edited by Donald F. Weber WHAT'S ON: A program listing, and some freqs for SW Radio edited by Daniel Sampson. (73540.3025@compuserve.com) WESTERN HEMISPHERE: SWBC logging's column edited by Don Thornton EUROPE: SWBC logging's column edited by Tim J. Johnson THE COMMONWEALTH: SWBC logging's column edited by Bruce Robinson AFRICA: SWBC logging's column edited by Paul Wakefield ASIA/OCEANIA: SWBC logging's column edited by William Westenhaver and SHORTWAVE TO GO!: News and information on shortwave broadcast radio. Edited by Richard E. Hankison *NOTE: This trail electronic broadcast edition consists of Shortwave To Go! at this time. If the trial works out, we hope to add other columns to our electronic edition in the future. I will edit both the Utility and the Broadcast versions for the time being. *Please feel free to re-post this file to other boards, as long as the file remains unchanged. Permission is granted to use this information so long as SPEEDX, and World of Shortwave Electronic Edition is cited as the original source. COPYRIGHT 1994, SPEEDX. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ //////////////////////////// Shortwave To Go! \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ News and Information from the World of Shortwave Broadcast Radio Richard E. Hankison 3209 West 77th Street Prairie Village, KS 66208 Africa Angola - Clandestine, A Voz da Resistencia do Galo Negro, is testing a new frequency; 11,850 kHz for use during its regular 1050-1400 UTC broadcasts. (BBCM via World of Radio #734 - 2/24) Radio Nacional de Angola is monitored on 9,720.2 kHz at 0650 UTC with African music and an identification at 0705 UTC. (Tony Orr, VA, via Fine Tuning via HCJB DX Party Line - 3/5) Burundi - La Voix de la Revolution is being heard in North America with a good signal on 6,139.8(v) kHz at approximately 0300 UTC with a station identification in French and choral music. (Tony Ward, Ontario, via ODXA "DX Ontario" - 3/94) Radio Burundi appears to be off the air. Radio Burundi had been operating on a frequency of 6,140 kHz. (BBCMS Summary of World Broadcasting #6 - 2/11 via NASWA Journal - 3/94) Cameroon - Radio Garoua has reactivated on 5,010 kHz. Try listening at about 0600 UTC. (Tony Orr, VA, via Fine Tuning via HCJB DX Party Line - 2/26) Chad - Radio Nationale, heard on 4,904.5 kHz, is opening later than before. Now heard with sign on at 0455 UTC. (DSWCI Shortwave News via World of Radio #734 - 2/24) Radio Nationale has been heard signing on late at 0455 UTC. The published sign on time is 0403 UTC (Peterson, Palandra Shortwave News - 2/94 via NASWA Journal - 3/94) Radio Tchad Libre, a clandestine broadcaster, has been heard on 5,902(v) kHz at 0504 UTC with music and a station identification in French. (Ron Kaneko, Canada, via ODXA "DX Ontario" via Monitoring Times - 3/94) Equatorial Guinea - Radio Africa is being heard daily here in North America from 0500 UTC sign on until 0730. Frequency used is 7,190.26 kHz. (Ernie Behr, Ontario, via World of Radio #734 - 2/24) Ethiopia - Voice of Ethiopia is heard on 9,560 kHz at 1459 UTC with an interval signal followed by English. There is considrable interference from Radio Jordan when they sign on at 1500 UTC. (Brian Alexander, PA, via Fine Tuning via HCJB DX Party Line - 2/26) Liberia - ELBC signs on at 0655 UTC nightly with the national anthem, station identifications and religious programming in English. 7,275 kHz is the frequency used. (Brian Alexander, PA, via Fine Tuning via HCJB DX Party Line - 2/26) Sahara - Clandestine broadcaster, Radio of the Democratic Arab Saharan Republic, has been heard on a new frequency - 11,320 kHz - at 1930 UTC in Arabic and from 0000 in Spanish. This station used to be on 11,520 kHz. (Tony Orr, and Hans Johnson via HCJB DX Party Line via Monitoring Times - 3/94) Zaire - Radio Candip is active on 5,066.3 kHz. Sign on is at 0300 UTC. (Hans Johanson via NASWA Journal via ODXA "DX Ontario" - 3/94) Zambia - Radio Zambia has been popping up quite regularly in North American loggings these days. Broadcasts in vernaculars on 4,909.8 kHz can be heard from 0245 UTC to approxamately 2210. The English service is heard on 7,234 kHz from 0300 UTC to approximately 2200. (Hans Johnson, NASWA Journal - 3/94) The service in vernaculars carries an English news bulletin at 1800 UTC. (Bue, Shortwave Bulletin #1243 - 2/2 via NASWA Journal - 3/94) Asia & The Pacific Afghanistan - Radio Afghanistan is still off shortwave. The only frequency currently heard is on medium wave at 1278 kHz. English is broadcast at 1720-1735 UTC on that frequency. (Andrew Sennitt, Netherlands, via Radio Netherlands Media Network - 2/24) Australia - Radio Australia is to begin using a new array of five curtain antennas recently constructed at Sheppardton. The following changes in the English language schedule will occur when the new antennas are put into use: 0100-0630 UTC on 13,605 kHz; 1200-1600 UTC on 5,995 kHz. The latter frequency may be fairly well heard in North America. (Radio Netherlands Media Network - 2/24) I have not tuned into 13,605 kHz, but I am now a regular listener to Radio Australia on 5,995 kHz in the local mornings. Indeed, if you are into a. m. easy-listening on shortwave, Radio Australia may be your best bet, signal-wise. 5,995 kHz is very strong most morning here in Kansas. Prior to its sign on at 1200, old standby 9,580 is very good as is 11,880 when it signs on later in the morning. Together, the three frequencies can provide a good six hours or so of quality listening. (ed) Bahrain - Radio Bahrain is being heard on 9,745 kHz with sign on at 2100 UTC followed by station identification and news in Arabic. (Bob Padula, Australia via Radio Netherlands Media Network - 3/3) I have heard this broadcast a few hours earlier in the day on rare occasions. It always turns up on 9,746 kHz. (ed) Cambodia - The Voice of the People of Cambodia's External Service has been heard in Europe signing on at 0000 UTC on 11,940.4 kHz with English news followed by news in French at 0030. Signal was very weak. (Radio Vlaanderen International via WDXC "Contact" - 1/94) Cyprus - Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation is on 7,125 kHz at 2212 UTC with an interval signal and a station identification in Greek. (Robert Ross, Ontario, via Fine Tuning via HCJB DX Party Line - 2/26) India - AIR Port Blair is reported to be using 7,170 kHz from 0230 to 0400 UTC. This frequency apparently replaces 7,180 kHz. The change in frequencies is being made because of interference from AIR Bhopal on the old frequency. (OZDX - 1&2/94 via NASWA "Journal" - 3/94) United Nations Radio is being relayed of All India Radio between 1346 and 1401 UTC and 1930 and 1945 UTC on 9,565, 11,760, 11,810 and 15,110 kHz. (Radio Korea Shortwave Feedback - 2/6 via Ralph Famularo, Japan) Indonesia - RRI Serui (on Irian Jaya) is now using 7,173.2 kHz in place of 4,606.4 kHz. The signal is weak until sign off at 1500 UTC. (Dave Clark, Ontario, via ODXA "DX Ontario" - 3/94) RRI Manado (Sulawesi) has been heard on 5,987.62 kHz at 1300 UTC. This looks like a change from 3,214.85 kHz, their past broadcast home. (Tony Orr, VA, via ODXA "DX Ontario" - 3/94) RRI Jambi (Sumatera) was heard on 4,925 kHz at 1200 UTC with regional music and the "Song of the Coconut Islands" interval signal. (Charles Washburn, ME, via HCJB DX Party Line - 3/5) RRI Sibloga has been extending its transmissions a bit. It is now being heard signing off at 1607 UTC. That is considerably later than the published sign off of 1515 UTC. The frequency used by RRI Sibloga is 5,256.5 kHz. (NASWA "Journal" - 3/94) Iran - The Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran has changed frequencies for its 0030 UTC English broadcast to North America. 9,022 kHz has been replaced by 7,100.4. (Ed Rausch, NJ, via World of Radio #736- 3/10) Subsequently noted by Glenn Hauser that 9,022 is still on the air. (ed) Kuwait - Radio Kuwait has a new frequency - 11,990 kHz - for its 1800 to 2100 UTC broadcast in English. This frequency replaces 13,620 kHz. (Brian Alexander, PA, via World of Radio #735 - 3/5) Mongolia - Radio Station Tsagaan Shonkhor is now being heard via Mongolian Radio shortwave outlets 4,080 and 4,850 kHz from 1400 to 1500 UTC, three days a week. (Hironau Oguma and Yoshinori Kato via Radio Japan Media Roundup via Monitoring Times - 3/94) I wish I had known this last month, during the DX contest. I certainly could have used the extra points generated by two Mongolian stations. Hi! (ed) New Zealand - Print Disabled Radio (ZLXA) is now on 3,935 kHz at approximately 0738 UTC with news and commentary. (HCJB DX Party Line - 2/26) Radio New Zealand International has announced its schedule of broadcasts in English to be effective as of April 30, 1994: Time (UTC) Frequency (kHz) Comments 1650-1849 6,035 Monday through Friday 1850-2137 11,735 Daily 2138-0758 15,115 Daily 0759-1649 9,700 Daily 1207-1649 9,655 Occasional use 6,035 kHz is a new frequency this season. (direct - ed) Papua New Guinea - PNG is planning to set up a special service to counter Radio Free Bouganville. (Radio Australia via World of Radio #734 - 2/24) A new station in Hutjeno is currently under construction. The station lies directly across the channel from Bouganville and it is anticipated that the purpose of the station will be to provide the government line and to counter Radio Free Bouganville's separatist broadcasts. (Arthur Cushen via Radio Netherlands Media Network - 3/3) Radio Unity, a station backed by the PNG govenment is being set up (John Norfolk via World of Radio #735 - 3/3) Radio Unity has been heard in Australia in late February broadcasting on 3,880 kHz at 0915 UTC. (Sam Vaughn, Australia, via World of Radio #735 - 3/3) NBC and the North Solomons Administration are setting up a new station on Bouganville at Loloho. (Glenn Hauser, World of Radio #735 - 3/3) Well, I am certainly confused. Something is definitely happening, but what? One station? Two or more? Are they active yet? Perhaps we will get a clearer picture of what all these people are talking about in the next few weeks. (ed) Turkey - Turkish Police Radio is on 7,370 kHz at 0550 UTC. (Robert Ross, via Fine Tuning via HCJB DX Party Line - 2/26) Vanuatu - Radio Vanuatu's shortwave broadcast schedule has been cut back a bit. The broadcaster is currently operating on 3,945 kHz from 1900 to 2300 UTC; on 7,260 kHz from 2200 to 0700 UTC and from 0600 to 1115 (1000 on Sunday) UTC. (Tetsuya Kondo, Asian Broadcasting Institute - 2/16 via NASWA "Journal" - 3/94) Vietnam - Voice of Vietnam has been heard in the northeastern United States with a weak signal on 12, 020 kHz between 1900 and 2030 UTC. The half hour broadcasts in English start at 1900 and 2030. (Tom Kuca, NY, via World of Radio via Monitoring Times - 3/94) CIS (and the former Soviet Union) Azerbaijan - Azerbaijani Radio has been heard in North America on 4,785 kHz at 0145 UTC with programming in Azeri. (Charles Washburn, ME, via HCJB DX Party Line - 3/5) Georgia - Georgian Radio can be heard signing on at 0300 UTC on 5,040 kHz with interval signal, gongs, choral anthem and station identification. (Dave Valko via ODXA "DX Ontario" - 3/94) Kazakhstan - Radio Almaty has English from 0100 to 0130 UTC on 5,915 and 6,135 kHz. (Wolfgang Buschel, Germany, via DSWCI "Shortwave News" - 2/94) Also heard in Kazakh with songs and an identification for the Home Service Network-1at 1850 UTC and relays of Orbita-4 Network at 1900 UTC. (Bob Padula, Australia, via DSWCI "Shortwave News" - 2/94) Moldova - Radio Dniester International is again being heard on 9,620 kHz from 2100 to 2200 UTC; every day except Friday. (Brian Alexander, PA, via World of Radio #735 - 3/3) I have the pleasure to report that after months of various reports of this station being active or inactive, etc., I actually heard this station broadcasting while I was attending the Winter SWL Festival, in Kulpsville, Pennsylvania. It really does exist, but you have to be on the east coast of North America to hear it. (ed) Radio Moldova International operates via Romania per the following schedule: Time (UTC) Frequency (kHz) Language Comments 0130-0155 7,190 Romanian Weekdays 0230-0255 11,775 Spanish Weekdays 1100-1124 17,775 Spanish Tues. - Sat. 1200-1225 15,250 Spanish Tues. - Sat. 1300-1325 15,390 Romanian Tues. - Sat. 1400-1425 11,775 French Tues. - Sat. 2000-2025 7,235 French Weekdays 2100-2125 7,245 Spanish Weekdays (Bill Matthews' DX Report - 1/9 via NASWA Journal - 3/94) Russia - A new relay service in St. Petersburg, State Broadcast Radio Communications Company #2 (SBC#2), is planning to relay transmissions of foreign broadcasters using a 200 kW transmitter. Current relays include the Voice of Russia on 21,775 kHz from 0830-1600 UTC; Radio Mayak on 15,360 kHz from 0600-1400 UTC; Radio Nadezhda on 12,015 from 2100-0100 UTC, on 9,680 kHz from 1100-1500 UTC and on 5,905 kHz from 2000-0000 UTC; and Radio Rossii on 7,335 kHz from 2030-0000 UTC. The station indicates an interest in receiving reception reports stating it will verify any reports received. The address is GPR-2 Verification QSL Service, Akademika Pavlova Street 13A, St. Petersburg 197376, Russia. (Mikhail Timofeyev, Russia, via HCJB DX Party Line - 2/26) Radio Kazan in Tartarstan is broadcasting on 6,115 kHz Monday through Friday from 0300 to 1530 UTC with relays of Radio Seven Samara and Radio Moscow. Broadcasts on Saturday are from 0300 to 1200 UTC while Sunday's transmissions run from 0400 to 1230 UTC. (R. Pankov, Bulgaria, via DSWCI "Shortwave News" - 2/94) Turkmenistan - Radio Ashkhabad is broadcasting in English on 5,015 kHz, Monday through Thursday, from 1905 to 1910 UTC. (World of Radio via WDXC "Contact" - 1/94) Uzbekistan - Radio Tashkent is heard in English on 6,025 kHz at 1342 UTC. This transmission is parellel to 9,540 kHz. (Moore, HCJB DX Party Line via CIDX "Messenger" - 3/94) Radio Tashkent broadcasts in English from 0100-0130 UTC on 5,955, 7,325, 7,335 and 9,740 kHz, and from 1200 to 1230 UTC and from 1330 to 1400 UTC on 7,235, 9,775, 15,460 and 17,815 kHz. (KSDA DX Asiawaves - 2/5 via Ralph Famularo) Very interesting. The schedule omits the two frequencies listed in "The Messenger." But fear not. I too have heard Radio Tashkent on 6,025 and 9,540 kHz, so there is substance to that report. (ed) Europe Bosnia - Radio Sarajevo shortwave relay has changed frequencies and is now being heard on 6,890 kHz. The statio is audible mornings only in Europe with a poor signal. (Andrew Sennitt, Netherlands, via Radio Netherlands Media Network - 2/24) Radio Bosnia-Hercegovina is noted as operating on 6,890 (USB) kHz between 0210 and 0230 UTC. (Crawford, DX South Florida #319 - 1/27 via NASWA Journal 3/94) Croatia - Croatian Radio, Zagreb is on 5,895 kHz at 2200 UTC with English news. (David Jeffrey, NY, via World of Radio #735 - 3/3) Great Britain - "Right On," the BBC's mailbag show, has announced that effective next year the World Service will be divided into six different regional services. (World of Radio #735 - 3/3) This appears to verify the expected realignment. (ed) Hungary - Radio Budapest changed to a format of half-hour broadcasts for its English service, effective March 27, 1994. Radio Budapest will now broadcast to North America from 0100 to 0130 UTC and from 0230 to 0300 UTC on 5,970, 9,835, 11,910 and 15,220 kHz, and to Europe from 1900 to 1930 UTC and from 2100 to 2130 UTC on 6,110, 7,220, 9,835 and 11,910 kHz. (ASWLC SWL - 2/94) Italy - In an effort to provide stronger signals to Central and South America, RAI has entered into a relay arrangement with the BBC, and is now broadcasting via that broadcaster's facility on Ascension Island. Broadcasts which are in Italian are from 0130 to 0230 UTC on 11,765 and 15,390 kHz. (Radio Netherlands Media Network - 3/3) IRRS has begun special, five-minute broadcasts in English from the United Nations headquarters in New York. Broadcasts include news and commentary about the situation in the former- Yugoslavia. Broadcasts are on 7,125 kHz at 0630, 0830, 1000, 1350 and 1800 UTC. (Radio Netherlands Media Network - 3/3) Radio Europe has been heard on 9,725 kHz at 0800 UTC with programming in Italian. Reception is inhibited, however, by QRM from a co-channel Brazilian. (Arthur Cushen, Radio New Zealand International Mailbox - 2/23 via Ralph Famularo, Japan) RAI has changed its time for its English Broadcast to North America at 0100 UTC. The twenty- minute broadcast now begins at 0050 UTC. The frequencies used at this time are 6,005, 9,725 and 11,800 kHz. (World of Radio #736 - 3/10) Malta - Voice of the Mediterranean has English at 0600 UTC on 9,765 kHz. (Radio Vlaanderen International Radio World - 2/19 via Ralph Famularo, Japan) Norway - Clandestine, The Democratic Voice of Burma is now using 11,850 kHz for its broadcast from 1430 to 1500 UTC. This immediately follows the BBC's broadcasts in Burmese on the same channel. (Victor Goonetilleke via Radio Netherlands Media Network via ODXA "DX Ontario") Poland - Polish Radio, Warsaw is now using 6,035 kHz for its broadcast from 0500 to 0630 UTC. This frequency replaces 6,095. Parellel 7,145 kHz remains unchanged. (DSWCI "Shortwave News" - 2/94) Romania - Radio Romania is now relaying domestic service broadcasts on shortwave. The programming was heard from 0605 to 0630 UTC on 9,570 kHz. Also a new frequency for the international service - 9,625 kHz with programming in Romanian at 1900 UTC. This frequency suffers from QRM from Radio Liberty which operates on the same frequency. (Bob Padula, Australia via DSWCI "Shortwave News" - 2/94) Switzerland - Red Cross Broadcasting Corporation will be using a new schedule for its broadcasts to Europe beginning March 27th. Old frequency 7,210 kHz is gone; replaced by 6,165 kHz. Broadcasts are from 0700 to 0900 UTC and from 1300 to 1500 UTC on the ususal days of the week. The the first half hour of each broadcast is in English. (Ed Southwell, England, via World of Radio #736 - 3/10) Yugoslavia - Radio Yugoslavia is now heard on 6,195 kHz, up from 6,190, with English to North America from 0100 to 0130 UTC. (Radio Netherlands Media Network - 2/11 via CIDX "Messenger" - 3/94) Western Hemisphere Colombia - Radio El Sol, Tuquerres, Narino, on 5,873.6 kHz at 2130 UTC and Radio Catolica on 3,580 kHz at 0300 UTC have been monitored in South America. Neither boradcaster is listed in WRTH. (Henrick Klemetz, Colombia, via Play DX and Fernando Viloria, Venezuela, via HCJB DX Party Line, both via Monitoring Times - 3/94) Costa Rica - Radio Reloj is once again using 6,006 kHz. The station was heard at 1130 UTC on this frequency with a fairly good signal. (Don Moore, IA, via Monitoring Times - 3/94) Cuba - Radio Habana, Cuba appears to be using a new frequency for its Spanish broadcast at 2130 UTC. The new frequency is 15,195 kHz and apparently replaces 17,835 kHz. (Brian Alexander, Pa, via NASWA "Journal" - 3/94) Dominican Republic - Radio Quisqueya has moved up the band a bit. The broadcaster is now using 6,235.35 kHz. They are heard in Spanish from 0000 to 0140 UTC. (Brian Alexander, PA, via World of Radio #734 - 2/24) Ecuador - La Voz del Napo is heard with a good signal on 3,280 kHz at 1045 UTC. Broadcast was in Spanish with a positive identificaton heard at 1100 UTC. (Charles Washburn, ME, via HCJB DX Party Line - 3/5) French Guiana - Swiss Radio International intends to have its relay facility in French Guiana operational by June of 1994. (Swiss Shortwave Merry-Go-Round via World of Radio #735 - 3/3) The relay will be used to provide better signals to Central America and western North America. (Larry Nebron, Shortwave Echo, via George Thurman via World of Radio #735 - 3/3) Honduras - Radio Copan International has replaced its old, 100 watt transmitter with a 1 kW one, and the results are beginning to show up in reports to publications like this one. Listen to 15,675 kHz. (Monitoring Times - 3/94) I noticed a Dutch listener who called Radio Netherlands Media Network to report hearing Radio Copan International, weak but clear, at about 2000 UTC. (ed) Mexico - Radio Educacion, on 6,185 kHz, has a new DX program airing at 0400 UTC on Thursdays, 0600 on Sundays and 1030 on Mondays. The half-hour program is called "DX 6185." Santiago San Gil, Venezuela via World of Radio #734 - 2/24) Peru - Radio Centinela has been heard broadcasting in Spanish on 6,544.54 kHz from 0000-0500 UTC. There is no reference of this station in reference materials. (Dave Valko, PA, via HCJB DX Party Line - 2/26) Radio La Hora has change its frequency from 4,858 kHz to 4,855.2 kHz. (Hans Johnson, NASWA Journal - 3/94) Radio Los Andes has reactivated. The station can now be heard on 4,750 kHz; down from its old frequency of 4,775 kHz. (Jakobsson Shortwave Bulletin #1243 - 2/2 via NASWA Journal - 3/94) Suriname - Radio Apintie is on 4,990.9 kHz from 0123 to 0444 UTC sign off with pop music. (Robert Ross, Ontario, via Fine Tuning via HCJB DX Party Line - 2/26) United States - WEWN plans to use 9,370 kHz from 2200 to 2400 UTC beginning in March. (World of Radio #735 - 3/3) Monitor Radio International has switched to 9,355 kHz from 7,510 kHz for its broadcast from WSHB at 2200 UTC. (Jim Moats, OH, via World of Radio #735 - 3/3) Uruguay - Radio Nacional is now inactive. The station had been broadcasting on 6,033.8 kHz. (World of Radio #735 - 3/3) ========================================================================= SPEEDX members had this information over 2-1/2 months ago! SPEEDX publishes a monthly DX bulletin of around 43 pages, Shortwave Radio Today (ISSN 0882-8091). Some of the other column's include: QSL REPORT: a QSL reporting column edited by Michael Fanderys UTILITIES: Utility log's, frequency lists and schedules, edited by Mike Wolfson UTILITY NOTES: News and information on the world of utilities, edited by Rick Baker UTILITY VERIFICATIONS: Ute "only" QSL/verification info, edited by Tim Braun SPEEDX AWARDS: A wide variety of awards are available for members DX'ing accomplishments, Harold Woering, Awards Chairman ....and more! 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Tell Bob you heard about us from the Electronic Edition! -- Rick Baker (ae411@yfn.ysu.edu) (xx159@yfn.ysu.edu) yfn SWL Sig Sysop Recorded live and direct from downtown Austintown, Ohio Article: 5633 of rec.radio.info Lines: 458 Subject: Speedx World of Utilities, July 94 (Part 2) Reply-To: ae411@yfn.ysu.edu Followup-To: rec.radio.shortwave Approved: rec-radio-info@ve6mgs.ampr.ab.ca Path: news.cs.tut.fi!news.funet.fi!news.eunet.fi!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!usenet Date: Sat, 16 Jul 1994 01:48:00 MDT From: ae411@yfn.ysu.edu (Richard Baker) Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.info,yfn.swl.bb Message-ID: <199407160748.AA16133@yfn.ysu.edu> Xref: news.cs.tut.fi rec.radio.shortwave:33487 rec.radio.info:5633 ======================================================================= ===== SPEEDX's World of Utilities Electronic Edition ===== ===== Specializing in Utility Signals ===== ========== Vol. 3, No. 8 July, 1994 ========== ====================================================================== Edited by Richard Baker Part 2 **Note: This is part 2 of the July issue due to the failure of a disk contining Mike's column. Sorry 'bout that. -RDB Note: This Electronic Edition is from the April 1994 SPEEDX member bulletin "Shortwave Radio Today", ISSN 0882-8091. SPEEDX utility coverage now consists of three columns: UTILITIES: Edited by Mike Wolfson. Logging's, frequencies, and schedule information. Contributions in these area's can be sent to Mike. UTILITY NOTES: Edited by Richard "RD" Baker. News and information about the world of utilities, and utility stations. Contributions in these area's can be sent to myself. UTILITY VERIFICATIONS: Edited by Tim Braun. "UTE" only QSL's and Verifications. QSL info. I hope to add Tim's column to the electronic edition soon. *Please feel free to re-post this file to other boards, as long as the file remains unchanged. Permission is granted to use this information so log as SPEEDX, and World of Utilities Electronic Edition is cited as the original source. COPYRIGHT 1994, SPEEDX. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ////////////////////////////// UTILITIES \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Ute Logs and Frequency Information Mike Wolfson, Editor 1842 Mifflin Ave Ashland, Ohio 44805 AERO 5475 ELITE 6553: 0020 2/5 USB (wkg OPs re/wx for Puerto Vallarta, NEW LDOC FREQ) (Braun, Va) 5680 KAPUSKASING FSS: Ontario Canada 2343 2/20 USB ("CAP" radio wkg ASCOT 9461) (Baker, Oh) -Anyone have have an address for them...? RDB 5696 CG CAMSLANT CHEASAPEAKE: Va US 0535 2/27 USB (wkg CG 6004 requesting radio guard, Clearwater sighted) (Braun, Va); NAVY LINE MAINTENANCE: 0015 2/6 USB (wkg USCG a/c #2136 and COMMSTA Portsmouth w/radio ck -who is "NAVY LINE MAINTENANCE???) (Navary, Va) 6604 VFG: Gander Meteo Canada 0050 3/7 USB (wx) (Fitzgerald, RI) 6628 NEW YORK RADIO: ICAO NAT-E US 1148 2/21 353 (wkg EUROPA 125) (D'Angelo, Pa) 6640 HONOLULU RADIO: ARINC Hi US 0910 2/5 USB (wkg WORLD 271 to Anchorage w/pp) (Baker, Oh) 7595 ADDIS ABEBA ATC: Ethiopia 2205 USB (wkg various flts) (George, Ma) 8861 DAKAR RADIO: LDOC Senegal 0221 2/27 USB (wkg ALIATALIA 1574, ASCOT 3451) (Fitzgerald, RI) 8967 LOOK 79: 1620 2/11 USB (pp via ANDREWS) (Navary, Va) 8972 BLUESTAR: 2329 2/11 USB (wkg KILO ROGER) (Fitzgerald, RI); NOVEMBER 6 VICTOR: 2329 2/11 USB (clg ECHO 6 KILO) (Fitzgerald, RI); BLUESTAR: 0122 2/24 USB 444 (wkg 2 WHISKEY SIERRA w/radio chk) (Wolfson, Oh) U.S. Navy Safety of Flight, Atlantic -RDB 8984 USCG San Juan: Puerto Rico 0001 2/4 USB (wkg a/c #1709) (Navary, Va); CG A/C #1709: 2153 2/11 USB (wkg Borinquen Radio w/radio chk, request for San Juan to contact them) (Navary, Va) 9017 PLANTATION: USAF 0316 2/11 USB (SCACS Net, clg Bayonne GHFS, wkg Net) (Baker, Oh) 11176 BAYONNE GHFS: NJ US 1906 2/2 USB (wkg C-130 NW of Bermuda) (Baker, Oh); CAMP LeJEUNE: USMC NC US 1920 2/2 USB (wkg MACDILL GHFS w/radio chk) (Baker, Oh) 11226 RELATION: USAF 2333 2/3 USB (ABNCP comms, wkg REINVEST w/pp for McQUIRE CP) (Baker, Oh) 11309 NEW YORK AERADIO: US 1627 3/9 USB (wkg SX584, other flts) (Johnson, Il) 11330 DELTA 99: 1840 2/11 USB (wkg New York Radio w/rpt) (Navary, Va) 11396 NEW YORK AERADIO: US 1640 3/9USB (wkg several flts) (Johnson, Il) 12065 BERNE RADIO: LDOC Switzerland 1903 2/2 USB (wkg u/ID a/c #501 w/pp, new Berne freq, not listed) (Baker, OH) 12107 ARIA 1: Advanced Range Instrumentation Aircraft USB (coordinating data circuit w/Cape Radio, requested status of ARIA 2/3) (Baker, Oh) 13270 NEW YORK AERADIO: US 1645 3/9 USB (wx) (Johnson, Il) 13285 RAINBOW RADIO: LDOC Tors Cove Newfoundland Canada 1751 2/10 USB (wkg DELTA 11 w/position, DELTA 43 w/co msg) (Baker, Oh) 13306 NEW YORK RADIO: US 1648 3/9 USB (wkg TWA 841) (Johnson, Il) 13330 HOUSTON RADIO: Tx US 2026 2/2 USB (supposed to be ARINC, wkg VHL509 at Port de Prince for radio chk) (Baker, Oh) 15015 ALBROOK AFB: Panama 1634 3/9 USB (wkg YORK 66, AURORA 646 w/pp from ANDREWS) (Johnson, RI) 15048 BANGER: USAF 1929 2/3 USB (EC-130 ABCCC Traing Comms, wkg WRINKLE w/ an "immediate", data from checklist) (Baker, Oh) CW 4310 WNU41: Slidell Radio La US 0139 2/8 (ID) (Lukas, NY) 4332.8 FUF: Fort de France Naval Radio Martinique 0233 2/8 (ID) (Lukas, NY) 5396.4 PX: 0100 2/22 (ID, 5 ltr grps) (Wielgos, In) 5868.4 NAR: US Navy Key West Fl US 0050 2/22 (Gulf wx) (Wielgos, In) 6383 NMC: USCG COMMSTA San Francisco Ca US 1337 2/14 (marker) (Ward, Ca) 6393.5 VHI: Darwin Naval Australia 1341 2/14 (marker) (Ward, Ca) 6397 JMC: Tokyo Radio Japan 1348 2/14 (Ward, Ca) 6412 9VG: Singapore Radio 1346 2/14 (marker) (Ward, Ca) 6467 JCS: Choshi Radio Japan 1355 2/14 (marker) (Ward, Ca) 7724.8 KRH50: US State Dept London UK 0207 2/2 (ID) (Lukas, NY) 8437 4XZ: Haifa Naval Israel 0136 2/27 (marker) (Fitzgerald, RI) 8441 TCR: Istanbul Radio Turkey 2159 (TURBAN ID, tfc list) (George, Ma) 8682 EAD2: Madrid Radio Spain 0042 2/13 (marker) (Fitzgerald, RI) 12426 HCRA: 2210 2/26 (wkg HCG) (Fitzgerald, RI) 12797 UDK2: Murmansk Russia 0036 2/27 (4LS de) (Fitzgerald, RI) 12958.5 PPO: Olinda Naval Brazil 0057 2/27 (marker) (Fitzgerald, RI) 13067 OST4: Ostend Radio Belgium 1751 2/27 (marker) (Fitzgerald, RI) 13441.4 WB2EAR: 2117 2/20 (ID) (Wielgos, In) 16622 DVXE: Coop Express 1807 2/20 (wkg NMN w/obs) (Fitzgerald, RI) 16676 P3KJ5: M/V Dodo 1845 2/20 (wkg u/id shore stn) (Fitzgerald, RI) 17162 PPO: Olinda Radio Brazil 2110 2/7 (ID) (Lukas, NY) 17166 CLA41: Havana Radio Cuba 2048 2/7 (ID) (Lukas, NY) 17175.2 VAI: Vancouver Coast Guard Radio Canada 0035 2/21 (marker) (Fitzgerald, RI) 17266.2 CLA: Havana Radio Cuba 1933 2/14 (unusual, normally SSB, not listed) (Lukas, NY) 22474 VIP: Perth Radio Australia 0216 2/1 (marker) (Ward, Ca) 22485 VIS: Sydney Radio Australia 0058 2/28 (marker) (Ward, Ca) 22553 KOAT: NO ID 0147 2/15 (w/hkmr de koat) (Ward, Ca) 22611.5 HLF: Seoul Radio S Korea (marker) (Ward, Ca) 22619.5 VCS: Halifax CG Radio Canada Nova Scotia 1521 2/4 (marker) (Ward, Ca) 22636.5 JCT: Choshi Radio Japan 0233 2/1 (marker) (Ward, Ca) 22646.5 JOS: Nagasaki Radio Japan 0234 2/1 (marker) (Ward, Ca) 22648.5 JNA: Tokyo Radio Japan 0231 2/5 (marker) (Ward, Ca) 22659.5 JOR: Nagasaki Radio Japan 0235 2/1 (marker) (Ward, Ca) 22669.5 JCS: Choshi Radio Japan 0236 2/1 (marker) (Ward, Ca) 22670.5 PPR: Rio Radio Brazil 1801 2/5 (marker) (Ward, Ca) 22686.5 WLO: Mobile Radio Al US 1807 2/5 (marker) (Ward, Ca) 22688.5 WLO: Mobile Radio Al US 1525 2/4 (marker) (Ward, Ca) 22694.4 XSG: Shanghai Radio China 0238 2/1 (marker) (Ward, Ca) MARINE 2182 HALIFAX CG RADIO: Canada 2355 2/3 USB (wkg Wellington Kent) (Braun, Va); PORTLAND MAINE GROUP: US 2356 2/3 USB (clg USCGC Jefferson Island) (Braun, Va); NO ID: 2357 2/3 USB (clg Yarmouth CG Radio) (Braun, Va); ST. JOHNS CG RADIO: Canada 2358 2/3 USB (wkg vessel Hamilton Banker, QSY 2514/2118) (Braun, Va); NORTHERN OSPREY: 2358 2/3 USB (clg Newfoundland Otter) (Braun, Va) 2398 WHW661: Shouban ? 0010 2/7 USB (wkg u/id vessel w/rpt) (Baker, Oh) 2406 NLBH: USS Long Beach (CGN-9) 0118 2/18 USB fair (pp via WOM) (Hardester, NC) 2670 VESSEL SEALAND ATLANTIC: 0435 2/26 USB (wkg CG Group Cape Hatteras w/radio chk) (Braun, Va) 2716 RESCUE 91: 1200 2/14 USB (wkg San Francisco w/position rpt) (Braun, Va) -Interesting...RDB 3037 FOXTROT TANGO: 0055 2/24 USB 444 (clg FOXTROT, no joy) (Wolfson, Oh) -U.S. Navy "alligator" or Link 11 net -RDB 4065 KMI: Inverness Ca US 0829 2/15 USB (wkg various vessels: Pacific Alliance, Red Baron (WAQ3150), WBU7298, Pinnacle, Golden Pieces) (Baker, Oh) 4071 NLBH: USS Long Beach (CGN-9) USB (wkg WOM for R/T tfc) (Baker, Oh) 4090 FOXTROT MIKE: 0325 2/27 USB 444 (wkg GOLF re/boarding of vessel Ebenezer, Haitians on board) (Wolfson, Oh) USN/UN Op Support Democrocy freq -RDB 4098 WCB6188-0412: NO ID 0135 2/18 USB fair (pp via WOM) (Hardester, NC) (anyone have an address, what does the 0412 in the c/s mean-MH) The call is for a pleasure vessel, the Zafiro. Would guess the 0412 is an account code or something simular for WOM. No address here -RDB 4110 ELMQ: T/SS Fair Princess 0440 2/16 USB (4110/4402, R/T tfc w/KMI) (Baker, Oh) 4113 ELJV7: M/S Nordic Empress 0046 2/24 USB (R/T tfc w/WOM) (Baker, Oh) 4125 F/V MGB: 0616 2/23 USB (wkg Double Vision, MGB declared MAYDAY: taking on water, 100 miles from Panama, USCG Group Galveston comes on, USCG Group St Petersburg comes on, MGB advised of a/c ETA w/pump, MGB advises water nearing level of generator, requests procedures if need to abondon ship) (Baker, Oh) 4131 EGLH6: M/V Regal Princess 0428 2/4 USB (4131/4423, wkg WOM for R/T tfc) (Baker, Oh) 4134 NDCK: USCGC Sanibel 0126 2/18 USB (wkg COMMSTA Portsmouth: HFDL freqs of 4157.5, 2162.5) (Navary, Va) 4143 USCGC SITKA: 0525 2/27 USB (4143/4426, wkg CAMSLANT CHEASAPEAKE w/re for 2 or 3 MHZ freq, ZAP-1 pp, what's a ZAP-1 pp???) (Braun, Va) 4372 5ZG: 0044 2/24 USB 434 (wkg GIANT KILLER) (Wolfson, Oh) 4426 NMN: USCG COMMSTA Portsmouth Va US 0424 2/14 USB (wkg vessel PJJS) (Lukas, NY) 4560 HMCS MORESBY: 0015 2/2 USB (wkg Halifax Military w/msgs) (Braun, Va); WARSHIP FREDRICKTON: 0016 2/2 USB (wkg Halifax re CW freq) (Braun, Va) 4721 FOX TANGO: 0239 2/8 USB 444 (wkg u/id stn in clear and scrambled) (Wolfson, Oh) (U.S. Navy -RDB) 6200 NOWK: USCGC Dependable 0041 2/18 USB (wkg COMMSTA Portsmouth) (Navary, Va); NNKP: USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) 1854 2/24 USB (wkg NMN, CAMSLANT CHESAPEAKE, pp) (Baker, Oh) 6227 AAEC: USAV Gen Frank S. Besson Jr (LSV-1) 0503 2/11 USB (clg Ft Eustis Harbor master, no joy) (Baker, Oh) 8198 YJZS: 1835 2/21 USB 333 (8198/8722, u/id vessel wkg WOM w/R/T tfc to India) (Wolfson, Oh) ITU shows YJZS6, 7, 8, 9..all Lex -something ships -RDB 8207 ELAJ4: C/S Starship Atlantic 1914 2/21 USB 444 (8207/8731, wkg WOM w/R/T tfc) (Wolfson, Oh); WXHS: Omi Sacramento 2345 2/12 USB (wkg WOM /AT&T High Seas Operator) (Navary, Va) 8216 WBO8583: Vessel Maine Responder 1836 2/28 USB (wkg WOO for R/T tfc) (Baker, Oh) 8222 GOLDEN CHARIOT: 1556 2/21 USB 434 (8222/8746, wkg WOO w/R/T tfc) (Wolfson, Oh) Call sign is 3ELA5, Panama flagged cargo ship -RDB 8234 SVKR: Triton 2320 2/12 USB (wkg WOM, QSY ch. 1208) (Navary, Va) 8237 NO ID: 1604 2/21 USB 444 (8237/8761, wkg u/id shore stn re/repairs to ship's engine) (Wolfson, Oh) 8240 WLT4798: R/V Edwin Link 2350 2/23 USB (wx obs via NMN, NMN (Portsmouth) announces that they are changing c/s to CAMSLANT CHESAPEAKE) (Navary, Va) 8247.7 NO ID: 1724 2/21 USB 434 (2 men talking about ship's papers, endorcements, etc) (Wolfson, Oh) 8264 NORDIC EMPRESS: 0027 2/22 USB 444-423 (wkg WOM w/R/T tfc, polar absorption event in progress) (Wolfson, Oh) 8267 LIZA3: M/S Sun Viking 0206 2/3 USB (wkg WOM for R/T tfc) (Baker, Oh) 8731 ZSC26: Capetown Radio South Africa 0540 2/11 USB (wkg vessel Charvak-4) (Baker, Oh) 8746 WOM: Pennsuco Radio Fl US 0053 2/6 USB (wkg NZM, USS New Orleans) (Fitzgerald, RI) -note NZM is part of their Navy Mars call sign of NNN0NZM, interesting non-use of proper international call sign NAON. I caught them making a number of R/T calls this way -RDB. 8785 VCS: Halifax CG Radio 2134 2/2 USB (wkg XCKE re/sick crewman) (Baker, Oh) 12242 NBNW: USCGC Sitkinak (WPB-1329) USB (wkg COMMSTA New Orleans w/ops rpt) (Baker, Oh) 12245 ELMQ: T/SS Fair princess 1555 2/21 USB (R/T tfc via WOM) (Navary, Va); SXVJ: M/V Akmi 1633 2/21 USB (R/T tfc via WOM) (Navary, Va) 12356 KZU: Gulf Fleet Marine Harvey La US 1900 2/19 USB (wkg vessel Atlantic Seahorse w/ops rpt, vessel El Poncho Grande) (Baker, Oh) PHONE 4637.5 KMG322: Rowan Oil Houston Tx US 0955 2/17 USB (w/chk in of oil rigs & drilling rpts) (Baker, Oh) 5320 USCGC GRAND ISLE: 0028 2/28 USB (wkg GROUP MOBILE) (Navary, Va) 6985 NO ID: 0015 2/18 LSB (M/W in SS, M started to reply to W in EE, caught himself returned to SS) (Hardester, NC) 7741 NFMK: USCGC Seneca 1324 2/5 USB (wkg CHASE 01-Haiti Ops) (Navary, Va) 7990 NOVEMBER: 0330 2/7 USB (wkg H/I/M re grids/tracks, negative contact on digital mode, will continue flight pattern) (Braun, Va) 8024 FOXTROT TANGO: 2330 2/17 USB (wkg GOLF/OSCAR/LIMA w/radar info/course data) (Braun, Va) -another Navy FT net -RDB 8037 HARDROCK 12: 1407 2/27 USB (wkg HARDROCK 10/61, RTTY tfc) (Braun, Va) 8095 SYLVAIR: 0045 2/2 USB (women w/ID wkg u/id a/c, anyone know what this stn is, also heard 1/22 on 8094) (Braun, Va) 10493 WGY912: FEMA Berryville Va US 1700 2/2 USB (clg WGY911 (FEMA HQ in DC), WGY914 (Reg 4 Balboa Hts Panama), WGY915 (Nat'l Comms Sys HQ in DC), WGY916, WGY918, WGY950, no joy all, WGY905 (Dist 5 Chicago) sked data tst) (Baker, Oh) 10711 NPTR: USS Port Royal (CG-73) USB (wkg SESEF Norfolk for xmitr tst) (Baker, Oh) -note new USN SESEF freq -RDB 10766 NO ID: 0100 2/9 LSB 444 (several men in EE filing what sounded like reports of 2 number groups, Veranday, Jovi, Leandrew mentioned) (Wolfson, Oh) (Anyone have any ides on this one-MW) 10858.5 NO ID: 2113 2/1 USB (wkg BRAVO 39, 4 ECHO, this was a net 4 ECHO= net control, possible USAF or USN) (Lukas, NY) 12216 WGY912: FEMA Berryville Va US 1716 2/2 USB (wkg WGY905 (Dist 5 Chicago) and WGY908 (Dist 8 Denver) for data tst) (Baker, Oh) 12230 WCD4477: Vessel Crown Jewel 0047 2/24 (12230/13077 wkg KMI) (Baker, Oh) 13446 WGY908: FEMA District 8 Denver Co US 1847 2/9 USB (attempting to wrk WGY911 (FEMA HQ DC) for pp) (Baker, Oh) 13927 EAGLE 01: USAFMARS 1648 2/28 USB (clg any stn this net, AFB1IY answers) (Baker, Oh) 14441.5 NNN0CXN: USS Portland 1940 2/11 USB (wkg NNN0ERA for pp, no joy, QSY 20936, 14818.5) (Braun, Va); NNN0NGW: USS George Washington 2325 2/7 USB (wkg NNN0NIG, QSY 14391.5 for pp tfc) (Navary, Va) 14443 NNN0CCK: USCGC Bear (WNEC-901) 1803 2/5 USB (clg any shoreside MARS stn (ASSMS) off freq, on assigned freq) (Baker, Oh) RTTY/FAX 4179.5 WKJO: SS Sabine 0400 2/26 SITOR A (tlx to CITCO Tulsa) (Navary, Va) 5100 NO ID: 2326 2/22 ARQ E3 192/425 (idling) (Wielgos, In) 6265.5 P3AA3: M/V Epta 0015 2/25 SITOR A (tlx to Drillship London) (Navary, Va) 6272 C6JP8: M/V Otterpool 0540 2/25 SITOR A (tlx to Ropner Darlington) (Navary, Va) 6319 WLO: Mobile Al US 0115 2/9 SITOR A 555 (tfc list) (Card, RI) 6453 NPG: US Navy Stockton Ca US 0130 2/9 FAX 444 (Pacific wx charts) (Card, RI) 6852 WLO: Mobile Al US 2030 2/11 FAX 454 (wx maps) (Card, RI) 7529.8 NMF: USCG Boston Ma US 1750 2/5 FAX (wx chart, NEW SERVICE) (Wolfson, Oh) 7624.6 TZH: ASECNA Bamako Mali 0316 2/10 50/850 (RYs, ID) (Wielgos, In) 7713.8 TJK: ASECNA Douala Cameroon 0200 2/2 ARQ M2 96/350 (aero wx) (Wielgos, In) 7821.2 NO ID: 0100 2/20 ARQ M2 200/425 (idling) (Wielgos, In) 7946 RFVI: Le Port Reunion 0230 2/17 ARQ E3 96/425 (wx to Dzaoudzi Camaros) (Wielgos, In) 8377 CXRO: Uraguay Express 2230 2/18 SITOR A (tlx via Portishead Radio) (Navary, Va) 8386.5 ZCAM9: A.V. Kastner 1425 2/21 SITOR A (tlx to Strachan Shipping Jacksonville) (Navary, Va) 8390.5 C6KV2: M/V Auckland Star 1144 2/28 SITOR A (wx obs) (Navary, Va) 9040.4 5YE: Nairobi Meteo Kenya 0115 2/20 100/850 (coded wx) (Wielgos, In) 9924.7 NO ID: 0130 2/16 ARQ E3 192/425 (idling) (Wielgos, In) 9994 CSY: Santa Maria Air Azores 0225 2/19 50/425 (coded wx) (Wielgos, In) 10917.7 RFTJ: Dakar Senegal 0050 2/2 ARQ E3 48/390 (CdeV) (Wielgos, In) 11476 HMF52: KCNA Pyongyang N. Korea 2335 2/11 50/350 (EE nx) (Wielgos, In) 12090 RFTJ: Dakar Senegal 2100 2/20 ARQ E3 192/425 (CdeV) (Wielgos, In) 12479 EMF9: Republica de Columbia 1445 2/20 SITOR A (tlx to Intermarine Inc.) (Navary, Va) 12491 C6LW2: M/S Regal Empress 2007 2/10 SITOR A (tlx to International Ship Services) (Navary, Va) 12507 ELGF3: Zim Caribe III 1500 2/20 SITOR A (tlx to Tatem Sto. Domingo re/2 stowaways) (Navary, Va) 13372.5 5YD: Nairobi Meteo Kenya 2110 2/20 50/425 (RYs, ID) (Wielgos, In) 13580 HMF36: KCNA Pyongyang N Korea 0000 2/13 FAX 60/352 (nx pix) (Wielgos, In) 16183 5YE: Nairobi Meteo Kenya 2030 2/2 100/425 (RUMS wx) (Wielgos, In) 16448 PSN: NO ID 2040 2/4 75/850 (RYs, ID) (Wielgos, In) 16683.5 YLDF: M/V Skulptors Tomskis 1440 2/20 SITOR A (msg tfc via Riga Radio) (Navary, Va) 16696.5 S6BF: SS Graz 2234 2/24 SITOR A (AMVER rpt) (Navary, Va) 16702 C6KI9: M/V Finnwood 1455 2/21 SITOR A (tlx to Starship Mobile) (Navary, Va) 16713.5 TCBT: M/V Kartal 7 1420 2/11 SITOR A (tlx tfc) (Navary, Va) 17432 DFZG: MFA Belgrade Serbia 1500 2/20 75/425 (Serbian nx) (Wielgos, In) 16717 3EYB6: Kudu 1444 2/21 SITOR A (tlx via Portishead Radio) (Navary, Va) 18052 DFZG: MFA Belgrade Serbia 1430 2/25 75/850 (RYs, ID, encrypted tfc) (Wielgos, In) 18261 GFE24: Bracknell Meteo UK 1600 2/27 FAX 354 (Atlantic ice conditions map, wx maps) (Card, RI) 18265 CNM78: MAP Rabat Morocco 1615 2/1 50/425 (FF nx) (Wielgos, In) 18579 CXR: UN Montevideo Uraguay 1545 2/10 75/850 (RYs, ID, encrypted tfc) (Wielgos, In) 18805 YBU: 1420 2/23 75/425 (RYs, ID, 5 ltr grps) (Wielgos, In) 19011.7 PCW1: MFA Den Haag Netherlands 1445 2/23 SITOR A (memorandum) (Wielgos, In) 19101.7 RFLI: Fort de France Martinique 1614 2/10 ARQ E3 192/425 (non-protege msg) (Wielgos, In) 19142 NO ID: 1540 2/20 Picollo 33 tone (heard here regularly) (Wielgos, In) 19320 DFZG: MFA Belgrade Serbia 1500 2/23 100/425 (Serbian nx) (Wielgos, In) 19746.5 6VU79: Dakar Meteo Senegal 1750 2/20 50/425 (aero wx) (Wielgos, In) 20622 5KM: CN Bogata Columbia 2110 2/11 75/850 (unclassified SS msg to NBA-US Navy Panama) (Wielgos, In) 22286 V2LU: Ursus Delmas 1523 2/20 SITOR A (wx obs via St Lys Radio) (Navary, Va) 22316 5MWT: NO ID 1450 2/21 SITOR A (tlx to MARCOM Johannesburg via ZSC) (Navary, Va) 22376 NOJ: USCG COMMSTA Kodiak Ak US 0139 2/8 SITOR (CW ID) (Lukas, NY) 22380 CBV: Playa Ancha Radio Chile 1747 2/21 (not on usual freq) (Ward, Ca) 22388.5 NMO: USCG COMMSTA Honolulu Hi US 0153 2/1 SITOR (CW ID) (Lukas, NY) 22421.6 WLO: Mobile Radio Al US 2336 2/14 SITOR (CW ID) (Lukas, NY) I ran across the following messages on the ANARC BBS and thought memebrs might be interested. From: HANS WILDSCHUT To: ALL Subject: MUM & AAC20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hi All, A friend of mine logged a US Army net radiochecking, surprisingly with a British Army station participating too! Freq. was 9958 kHz USB. The stations were: AAC32 Carlisle Barracks, PA AAC Fort George G. Meade, Laurel, MD AAD Fort McPherson, Atlanta, GA AAC20 Location unknown MUM Location unknown Does anyone know the location of the latter two? Greetings, Hans Wildschut. Date: 02-28-94 00:21 (Public) From: DAVID PENDERGRASS Subject: FREQ OF GOVERMNMENT SSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GREETING TO ALL... MY NAME IS DAVE, KA5QPW, AAR4AW, AND I'M A RADIO OPERATOR FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT AND I WORK AS SOLE OPERATOR ON A GOVERNMENT VESSEL. FEEL FREE TO TUNE US IN. THE FREQ IS 5.327.5 KHZ AND WE DONT DO MUCH TALKING ON THAT FREQ, BUT WE DO PASS TRAFFIC ON IT USING AMTOR ARQ AND FEC. HQ'S CALL IS W.U.G. QTH IS VICKSBURG, MS, AND THE VESSEL CALL IS A.E.A.D. QTH IS SOMEWHERE ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. GOOD LUCK....73'S. It was good to see some of you at the SWL Winterfest in Kulpsville. I had a good time talking UTES to several people and hopefully will have even more opportunities in the future. Please note that Portmouth Radio has changed their callsign to Camslant Chesapeake. Several people noted the change this month in their logs. Jim Navary gets the prize, though, for actually hearing them announce it in a broadcast (see the logging for 8240 in the MARINE section) on 2/23. Jeanne Ferrell announced at the 'Fest that a new edtion of the Confidential Frequency List was going to be released in June so we have another reference source to look forward to. It was also announced that Paul Lannuier, former JRC rep, had purchased Gilfer Shortwave. Paul has been a long time SPEEDX member. I, for one, wish him well. Finally, I plan on attending the Dayton Hamvention the last weekend of April. 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Tell Bob you heard about us from the Electronic Edition! -- Rick Baker (ae411@yfn.ysu.edu) (xx159@yfn.ysu.edu) yfn SWL Sig Sysop Recorded live and direct from downtown Austintown, Ohio Article 5852 of rec.radio.info: Lines: 586 Subject: Speedx World of Utilities Electronic Edition, July 1994 Reply-To: ae411@yfn.ysu.edu Followup-To: rec.radio.shortwave Approved: rec-radio-info@ve6mgs.ampr.ab.ca Path: news.cs.tut.fi!news.funet.fi!sunic!trane.uninett.no!eunet.no!nuug!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!ve6mgs!usenet Date: Tue, 9 Aug 1994 01:26:21 MDT From: ae411@yfn.ysu.edu (Richard Baker) Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.info,xx159@yfn.ysu.edu Message-ID: <199408090726.AA23631@yfn.ysu.edu> Xref: news.cs.tut.fi rec.radio.shortwave:34407 rec.radio.info:5852 ======================================================================= ===== SPEEDX's World of Utilities Electronic Edition ===== ===== Specializing in Utility Signals ===== ========== Vol. 4, No. 9 August, 1994 ========== ====================================================================== Edited by Richard Baker Note: This is the August 'Electronic Edition' and is from the May 1994 SPEEDX member bulletin "Shortwave Radio Today", ISSN 0882-8091. SPEEDX utility coverage now consists of three columns: UTILITIES: Edited by Mike Wolfson. Logging's, frequencies, and schedule information. Contributions in these area's can be sent to Mike. UTILITY NOTES: Edited by Richard "RD" Baker. News and information about the world of utilities, and utility stations. Contributions in these area's can be sent to myself. UTILITY VERIFICATIONS: Edited by Tim Braun. "UTE" only QSL's and Verifications. QSL info. I hope to add Tim's column to the electronic edition soon. *Please feel free to re-post this file to other boards, as long as the file remains unchanged. Permission is granted to use this information so log as SPEEDX, and World of Utilities Electronic Edition is cited as the original source. COPYRIGHT 1994, SPEEDX. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ////////////////////////////// UTILITIES \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Ute Logs and Frequency Information Mike Wolfson, Editor 1842 Mifflin Ave Ashland, Ohio 44805 AERO 4704 CHR: Trenton Military Radio Ontario Canada 0317 3/22 USB (QSY to u/id freq) (Lukas, NY) 5505 SHANNON VOLMET: Ireland 0019 3/31 USB 222 (aero wx) (Hankison, Ks) (Welcome to the column Rich-MW) 5541 STOCKHOLM RADIO: LDOC Sweden 0517 3/22 USB (wkg DELTA 22) (Lukas, NY) 5696 NO ID: 0100 3/31 USB (very strong signal from stn speaking FF, weaker a/c also in FF, whoizzit) (Navary, Va); RESCUE 1719: 2202 3/30 USB (wkg GROUP St Pete on search pattern, EPIRB on board not activated, searching for raft/persons in water) (Navary, Va) 5700 SPEEDBOAT: 0439 3/18 USB (wkg NIGHTWATCH 01 w/checking on P381) (Braun, Va) 6577 KEA5: LDOC New York US 0344 3/22 USB (wkg DOMINICANA 263) (Lukas, NY) 6679 KVM70: Honolulu Aeradio Hi US 0500 3/28 USB (aero wx) (Lukas, NY); ZKAK: Auckland Aeradio New Zealand 0520 3/28 USB (aero wx) (Lukas, NY) (VERY nice catch-MW) 6683 EXEC 1 FOXTROT: 0237 3/1 USB (1st Family a/c, wkg ANDY w/pp to CROWN) (Baker, Oh); AF 2: Air Force 2 0814 3/20 USB (wkg ANDY w/comm sked) (Baker, Oh) 6753 EVERTON MILITARY: Canada 0622 3/5 USB (wx for Yellowknife, White Horse, etc) (Etten, Mn) (Welcome to the column James-MW) 8819 RAINBOW RADIO: LDOC Tors Cove Newfoundland Canada 0147 3/18 USB 444 (wkg DELTA 36, 22) (Wolfson, Oh) 11052 SAM 86972: 2325 3/27 USB (w/pp thru ANDY to SHANNON AIR OPS w/ETA & Fuel request) (Braun, Va) 11176 SHARK 82: USAF 0125 3/24 USB 433 (pp via Ascension to LOBO (Howard AFB ?) re/arrival time, LOBO listed as Joe Foss Field ??) (Wolfson, Oh) 11233 TRENTON METEO: Ontario Canada 1510 3/28 USB (wkg 413 w/wx for Shearwater & Greenwood) (Johnson, Il) 11306 AMERICAN 933: 0055 3/7 USB 433 (wkg u/id LDOC) (Wolfson, Oh) 11342 SAN FRANCISCO RADIO: LDOC Ca US 1557 3/14 USB 444 (wkg USAF flt) (Wolfson, Oh): 11470 NO ID: 1550 3/17 USB (LDOC wkg AIR MIAMI WORLDWIDE flt-refer to Tim's NO ID on 8095- switched to 11470 for better clarity) (Braun, Va) 11937 LIMA RADIO: LDOC Peru 1530 3/14 USB 444 (wkg various flts) (Wolfson, Oh) 13211 NO ID: 1557 3/10 USB (wkg EN w/radio chks for band conditions, ground stn rpt to EN re/possible flare, bad propagation, aurora) (Lukas, NY) 13270 NEW YORK RADIO: US 1447 3/28 USB good (aero wx) (Johnson, Il); NEW YORK RADIO: US 0012 3/31 USB 433 (aero wx) (Hankison, Ks) CW 4258.3 WLO: Mobile Radio Al US 0254 3/15 (ID) (Lukas, NY) 4265.6 PPL: Belem Radio Brazil 0442 3/15 (ID) (Lukas, NY) 4275 HPP: INTERMAR Panama Radio 0344 3/15 (ID, QRM from KFS) (Lukas, NY) 4275.2 KFS: Palo Alto Radio Ca US 0344 3/15 (ID, QRM from HPP) (Lukas, NY) 6444.9 SVD3: Athens Radio Greece 0129 3/29 (ID) (Lukas, NY) 6493 VAI: CCG Vancouver British Columbia Canada 1538 3/31 333 (marker) (Berri, Ca) 8399 C6MK2: NO ID 0215 3/23 (wkg HPP) (Navary, Va) 8445 XSX: Keelung Radio Taiwan 1025 3/17 (marker) (Ward, Ca) 8454 9WH: Kota Kinabalu Radio Sabah Malaysia (marker) (Ward, Ca) 8477 4VG56: Singapore Radio 1050 3/17 (marker) (Ward, Ca) 8478 VHP: COMMSTA Canberra Australia 1052 3/17 (marker) (Ward, Ca) 8515 5AT: Tripoli Radio Libya 0610 3/30 (marker) (Navary, Va) 8530 9VG: Singapore Radio 1243 3/4 (tfc list) (Ward, Ca) 8547.6 DZF: Manila (Bacoor) Radio Philippines (marker) (Ward, Ca) 8573 CLA: Havana Radio Cuba 0408 3/14 (marker) (Navary, Va) 8574 NMC: USCG COMMSTA San Francisco Ca US 1306 3/4 (marker) (Ward, Ca) 8577 HLO: Seoul Radio S Korea 1307 3/4 (marker) (Ward, Ca) 8625 FUM: Papeete Naval Tahiti 0555 3/30 (marker) (Navary, Va) 8638 VNG: Australia 0530 3/30 (time signals, carrier on 8637 and 8639, 8638 assumed as assigned freq, what emission type/class do they use??) (Navary, Va) 8701.4 HKB: Baranquilla Radio 0435 3/21 (marker, dropped signal in midmarker at 0437, did not return for at least 1 hr) (Navary, Va) 12425 3ELO6: M/V Palvia 2110 3/25 (wkg WSC, msg to FERMAR Ravenna) (Navary, Va) 12553 ELKQ6: No ID 2130 3/25 (wkg HPP) (Navary, Va) 16630 SXVR: M/V Fannie Mae 1927 3/30 (wkg WSC w/msg to Midship NOLA re ETA SW Passage) (Navary, Va) 16904.8 FUV: Djibouti Naval 1923 3/30 (marker) (Navary, Va) 16961 FUF: Fort de France Martinique 0224 3/29 (ID) (Wolfson, Oh) 18411.6 8BY: NO ID 1645 3/1 (marker) (Wielgos, In) 20955 MFA ACCRA GHANA: 1800 3/30 (poor copy, sloppy fist, msg re/ ambassador) (Navary, Va) 22460.9 FUJ: Noumea Naval Radio New Caledonia 0017 3/12 (marker) (Ward, Ca) 22465 9MG: Penang Radio Malaysia 0018 3/12 (marker) (Ward, Ca) 22530 PWZ33: Rio de Janeiro Naval Brazil 2339 3/12 (marker) (Ward, Ca) 22537 FUF: Fort de France Naval Martinique 2114 3/12 (marker) (Ward, Ca) 22544 FUM: Papeete Naval Tahiti 0033 3/12 (marker) (Ward, Ca) 22575.5 PKX: Jakarta Indonesia 2319 3/26 (marker) (Ward, Ca) 22694.3 XSG: Shanghai Radio China 0051 3/12 (marker) (Ward, Ca) MARINE 2118 ELBC8: Nordic Blossom 0257 3/27 USB (2118/2514, wkg HALIFAX CCG Radio, switched to tlx) (Navary, Va) 2182 VYNS: Cape Alert 0017 3/9 USB (wkg Sydney CG Radio, QSY to 2206/2582 for pp) (Navary, Va) 2598 VCP: St Lawrence CG Radio Canada 0050 USB (marine wx) (Etten, Mn) 2670 WYN 6272: TUG Alice Marano 0509 3/19 USB (re/enroute to tow Alaska Challenger which is adrift) (Etten, Mn); GLD: Lands End Radio UK 0234 3/16 USB (w/underwater naval ops warning for English Channel) (Baker, Oh) 2678 NVOR: USCGC Point Countess (WPB-82335) 0054 3/31 USB (wkg GROUP ST PETE re/SAR mission) (Navary, Va) 2716 TAMPA BAY: 1111 3/23 USB (wkg 91) (Braun, Va); FORECLOSURE 40: 0935 3/16 USB (w/British accent clg AUTEC Ops advising QSY to 299.4) (Baker, Oh) 4113 ELAJ4: Starship Atlantic 2318 3/28 USB (wkg WOM w/R/T tfc) (Navary, Va) 4125 USS Gladiator: 0330 3/1 USB (wkg CG GROUP Miami re/ves in distress- S/V Evergreen 1 mile out of Bimini) (Braun, Va) 4408 VCS: Halifax Coast Guard Radio Canada 0207 3/29 USB (wx forecast) (Wolfson, Oh) 4426 NMF: USCG Boston Ma US 1050 3/5 USB (YL wkg DIAMOND, will be QSYing to 6 and 8 megs) (D'Angelo, Pa) 5969 NOJ: USCG COMMSTA Kodiak Ak US 0502 3/16 USB (wkg RESCUE 1702 at HOMER) (Etten, Mn) Typo of 5696(?) -RD 6200 NIID: USS Recovery (ARS-43) 0025 3/15 USB (wkg CAMSLANT re/RTTY coordination on 8 megs) (Navary, Va) 6227 AADS: USAV Runneymeade (LCU-2001) 0453 3/24 USB (wkg AAC2 harbor master Ft Eustis, Va w/midnight position rpt) (Baker, Oh) 6501 C6PY: 0623 3/6 USB (AMVER rpt to NMN) (Etten, Mn); DAJ: Norddeich Radio Germany 0124 3/14 USB (wkg u/id ship, unusual freq for DAJ) (Baker, Oh) 6504 CGF: 1200 3/29 USB (wkg CCGS Sir William Alexander re/ice breaking activity) (Braun, Va); CKN: Vancouver Military Canada 1007 3/22 USB (wkg BRAVO 6 w/ID of DESERT MACHINE (?) w/time/date msg, not listed for Canadian Forces) (Baker, Oh); CGF: NO ID 1203 3/24 USB (wkg CCGS Sir Wm Alexander, other u/id CCGS w/status rpt, tip of the hat to Tim Braun for letting me know) (Baker, Oh) 8758 WOM: Pennsuco Radio Fl US 0147 3/29 USB 3/29 (8234/8758, 2 men talking, set up next conversation day/time, operator w/time & charges) (Wolfson, Oh) 8237 VLRM: HMAS Warrnambool (P-204) 0647 3/26 USB (8237/8761, wkg Sydney Radio for R/T tfc) (Baker, Oh) 8240 GQIH: Warship HMS Newcastle (D-87) 0525 3/13 USB (clg PORTISHEAD, no joy) (Etten, Mn); Ditto: 0320 3/13 USB (clg Portsmouth, no joy) (Braun, Va); Ditto 2331 3/6 USB (clg Portishead Radio on GKU46, no joy, ID-"Warship Newcastle", (Baker, OH); ELBY4: Sentinel II 0107 3/6 USB (clg Barbados Radio, no joy) (Navary, Va); ZCAU7: Twirly Bird 1514 3/19 USB (clg Portishead Radio) (Navary, Va); DIAMOND: 2255 3/15 USB (wkg CAMSLANT w/rdo chk, will be monitoring 4525, what is DIAMOND??, heard sev times-no ID) (Navary, Va); NRCB: USCGC Eagle (WIX-327) 0512 3/30 USB (CG masted training barque, wkg NMN re/HFDL freq) (Baker, Oh); GAAP: HMS Cumberland (F-85) 1919 3/6 USB (wkg Portishead Radio, no joy, ID-Warship Cumberland) (Baker, Oh) 8267 ELBM9: M/S Tropicale 0010 3/29 USB (attempting R/T tfc via WOM, problem w/ship's tx, distorted signal) (Navary, Va) 8737 5BA42: Cyprus Radio 2140 3/19 USB (ID) (Bottonelli, Italy) 12229 GQIH: HMS Newcastle (D-87) 2354 3/6 USB (wkg Portishead Radio using ship's name/callsign as ID) (Baker, Oh) 12242 NRDC: USCGC Campbell 2022 3/14 USB (pp via CAMSLANT Chesapeake) (Etten, Mn); WJGH: Stella Lykes 1720 3/28 USB (wkg CAMSLANT, end of msg only, ship had spotted liferaft, switch to tlx) (Navary, Va); NSTF: USCGC Steadfast 2300 3/22 USB (wkg COMMSTA New Orleans w/pp to JTF5 w/orders to proceed to POSN in covert manner-things heating up) (Navary, Va) 13089 NMN: USN CAMSLANT Chesapeake 1533 3/13 USB (clg USCGC Matinicus, no joy) (Etten, Mn) 22711 GKT76: Portishead Radio UK 1728 3/25 USB (R/T tfc w/HMS Norfolk) (Baker, Oh) PHONE 4490 FOXTROT MIKE: 0057 3/10 USB (Haiti Blockade, wkg FOX re/ ves Key Monarch) (Lukas, NY) 5320 CG A/C 6575: 0229 3/24 USB (clg CG GROUP Charleston, no joy) (Navary, Va) 5400 NMR1: USCG Greater Antilles Section (GANTSEC) 0052 3/22 USB (wkg B6C with request to go green) (Baker, Oh) 6815.5 FOXTROT CHARLIE: CG NCS for Haiti Ops 0008 3/14 USB (wkg PAPA for his location, XRAY for same) (Baker, Oh) 6861 SIERRA CHARLIE: 0345 3/21 USB (wkg BRAVO FOXTROT w/msg to data freq MIKE 17 for ALLIGATOR DATA) (Braun, Va) 7535 NIKE: USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) 1353 3/29 USB (wkg NORFOLK SESEF) (Navary, Va); USS JOHN McCAIN: 1400 3/31 USB (pre-commissioned naval ves (DDG-56) wkg NORFOLK SESEF, undergoing sea trials) (Navary, Va) 7741 69 DELTA ?: 2200 3/9 USB (Haiti blockade) (Lukas, NY) 8125 KDM50: FAA Hampton Ga US 2049 3/29 USB (wkg KJK80-FAA Leesburg Va w/talk of new remote and c/s for same) (Baker, Oh) 8893 NO ID: 2130 3/19 222 (cyphered msg) (Bottonelli, Italy) 9175 34: 0450 3/19 USB (wkg u/id stn re/transitting area-from 04000 to 05000) (Braun, Va) 10766 NO ID: 0130 3/18 LSB 444 (man talking about fish, lost spinners, man w/2 number groups, possible Portuguese accent) (Wolfson, Oh) 11035 NO ID: 2124 3/23 AM (5 number grps) (Lukas, NY) 12008 EBC: Spain 1017 3/5 252 (short time pulses, long pulse on the minute) (D'Angelo, Pa) 13446 WGY908: FEMA Dist B Denver Co US 1748 3/8 USB (wkg WGY911-FEMA HQ Washington DC for test comms on 36) (Baker, Oh) 14441.5 NNN0CUO: USS Spruance 1917 3/25 USB (wkg NNN0NCG) (Navary, Va); NNN0COW: USS Trenton 2052 3/25 USB (wkg NNN0OMD) (Navary, Va) 16201 WGY908: FEMA Dist B Denver Co US 1749 3/8 USB (wkg WGY911 FEMA HQ Washington DC for test comms on 51) (Baker, Oh) RTTY/FAX 518 ZSC: Capetown Radio South Africa 2027 SITOR B (NAVTEX, NAVAREA Warnings) (Hall, SA) 4174.5 IBFM: M/T Portoria 0407 3/10 SITOR A (Italian cargo ship w/status rpt) (Baker, Oh) 5280 RKR76: Irkutsk Meteo Russia 0357 FAX 60/576 (fair chart on 5278.1 USB) (Hall, SA) 6279.3 YOG59: ROMPRESS Bucharest Roumania 1711 50/500R (FF nx) (Hall, SA) 6835 GFL22: Bracknell Meteo UK 0233 3/27 50/425 (coded wx) (Wielgos, In) 6906 AFS: USAF AWS Offutt AFB Ne US 1625 3/31 FAX 343 (wx chart) (Berri, Ca_ 6978 CCS: CN Santiago Chile 0145 3/30 100/850 (msg to LMOS) (Wielgos, In) 7495 RDK23: Tbilisi Meteo Georgia 1942 FAX 60/576 (poor chart on 7492.8 USB) (Hall, SA) 7580.2 VVD57: Delhi Meteo India 1933 50/342N (wx) (Hall, SA) 7640 R5176: Mensk Meteo Russia 1917 FAX 90/576 (poor chart on 7638.4 USB) (Hall, SA) 7783.4 NO ID: 0121 3/27 75/850 (USAF KAWN wx) (Wielgos, In) 7850.5 ZAA: ATA Tirana Albania 1900 50/518R (RY, ID) (Hall, SA) 7863.3 BJ221: Wuhan Meteo China 1858 75/378R (coded wx) (Hall, SA) 8007.2 NO ID: 1746 86/239 (R700 could not decode) (Hall, SA) 8104.8 INTERBERTON RIJSWIJK: Netherlands 1755 SITOR A (wkg Nigerian oil rig) (Hall, SA) 8379.5 ELNS4: Pacific Star 2127 3/19 SITOR A 333 (wkg u/id shore stn w/tlx msg) (Wolfson, Oh) 8392.5 UWHN: NO ID 0143 3/17 SITOR A 444 (tlx for Nikoloz Baratashvili) (Wolfson, Oh) 8420 9VG: Singapore Radio 1018 3/17 SITOR (ID) (Ward, Ca) 8421 WLO: Mobile Radio Al US 0117 3/17 SITOR A 444 (wkg Viking Serenade w/tlx tfc) (Wolfson, Oh) 8422 NMC: USCG COMMSTA San Francisco Ca US 0952 3/17 (ID) (Ward, Ca) 8424.5 VPS: Cape D'Aguilar Radio Hong Kong 0954 3/17 SITOR (ID (Ward, Ca) 8426.5 9VG: Singapore Radio 0959 3/17 SITOR (ID) (Ward, Ca) 8428 XSG: Shanghai Radio China 1021 3/17 SITOR (ID) (Ward, Ca) 8433.5 PPQ: Sepetiba Radio Brazil 1011 3/17 SITOR (ID) (Ward, Ca) 8436.1 LPD: Gen Pacheco Radio Argentina 1013 3/17 SITOR (ID) (Ward, Ca) 8437.6 LPD: Gen Pacheco Radio Argentina 1015 3/17 SITOR (ID) (Ward, Ca) 9089.5 NPG: USN San Francisco Ca US 0228 3/15 FAX 444-222 (very good wx chart for Pacific Ocean, signal deteriorated rapidly after greyline lost) (Wolfson, Oh) 10536 CFH: Canadian Forces Halifax 2019 FAX (fair chart on 10534.4 USB) (Hall, SA) 10718.4 LRB72: Buenos Aires Meteo Argentina 2010 FAX (poor chart) (Hall, SA) 10789.5 RFLI: Fort de France Martinique 0154 3/21 ARQ E3 333 (CdeV) (Wolfson, Oh) 12482.5 UJOR: M/T Protsion 1836 3/27 SITOR (Russian wine tanker (!), in listening mode) (Navary, Va) 12495.5 SXHP: M/V Jewel 1 2005 3/19 SITOR A 434 (tlx to Fernie Cristobal) (Wolfson, Oh) 12594 KFS: Palo Alto Radio Ca US 0147 3/15 SITOR A 444 (w/msg for M/V Negotiator) (Wolfson, Oh) 12611 WLO: Mobile Radio Al US 2355 3/29 343 SITOR A (nx, tfc list-none listed) (Card, RI) 12639.5 OST: Ostend Radio Belgium 2345 3/29 SITOR A 454 (idling) (Card, RI) 12900 PWZ33: Rio de Janeiro Naval Brazil 2330 3/29 75/850 454 (PP tfc, ID) (Card, RI) 13371 5YD: Nairobi Air Kenya 2117 3/19 50 baud 444 (RYs, ID) (Bottonelli, Italy) 13563.4 3MA22: CNA Taipei Taiwan 0725 50/775R (EE nx) (Hall, SA) 13848.1 NO ID: Zaire Bank Circuit 1234 50/170R (FF tfc) (Hall, SA) 13986.9 NO ID: 1243 SITOR A (possible oil co. w/FF tfc re/AVGAS supplies) (Hall, SA) 14648.7 NO ID: 1319 SITOR A (ff tfc re/food supplies to "ALBERT") (Hall, SA) 14814.6 SAM: MFA Stockholm Sweden 1520 SWED ARQ 100/400 (test signals) (Hall, SA) 14842.3 FM 6(1) INF, BDGE GP: 1830 SITOR A (wkg PAKARMY re/Somali fighting) (Hall, SA) 14845.1 MVA: RA London UK 1525 ARQ M2 96/381 (test tape) (Hall, SA) 14970.3 SAM: MFA Stockholm Sweden 1557 SWED ARQ 100/406 (urgent Swedish telex for Belgrade Embassy) (Hall, SA) 15655 CNMX65.1X: MAP Rabat Morocco 1530 3/20 50/425 (FF nx) (Wielgos, Ca) 16026 NPN: USN Apra Harbor Guam 1210 FAX (poor chart) (Hall, SA) 16185.2 5YE: Nairobi Meteo Kenya 1231 FAX (superb wx chart) (Hall, SA) 16787.1 PNA Manila: Philippines 0930 SITOR B (EE nx w/volcano warnings) (Hall, SA); PNA: Manila Philippines 1540 3/30 SITOR B (EE nx) (Wielgos, In) 16955 UDH: Riga Radio Latvia 1549 3/30 SITOR A (wkg u/id stn) (Wielgos, In) 17510 OXT: Copenhagen Denmark 1333 3/31 FAX (ice chart) (Wielgos, In) 17523 HSW61: Bankok Meteo Taiwan 1525 3/27 50/425 (coded wx from BABJ-Beijing) (Wielgos, In) 18196 HZW?: NO ID 2013 3/27 50/425 (RYs, 5 ltr grps) (Wielgos, In) 18646.8 NO ID: 1047 ARQ E3 48/405 (idling not listed) (Hall, SA) 19021.3 NO ID: 1100 75/853R (crypto tfc, strong signal, not listed) (Hall, SA) 19159.4 NO ID: 2030 3/27 50/560 (5 ltr grps, SS msg) (Wielgos, In) 19295 CLP1: MINREX EMBACUBA Havana Cuba 1830 3/30 45 baud (combination of plain SS txt/5 ltr grps to Cuban embassies in Africa) (Navary, Va) 19724.5 UJY: Kalingrad Radio 1724 3/25 50/170 (wkg various id & u/id vessels and, QSX 22262.5) (Baker, Oh) 19864.6 NO ID: 1630 3/30 50/425 (SS nx) (Wielgos, In) 20851.4 CPF2: VN La Paz Bolivia 1740 3/1 75/850 ( msg to YWM Maricaibo Ven) (Wielgos, In) 20872 AGA8HI: USAF MARS Hickam AFB Hi US 1808 3/30 75 baud (wkg AFA2fr w/MARSGRAM tfc) (Navary, Va) 22353 NORDDEICH (?): Germany 1716 3/23 SITOR B (tfc list, GG nx/sports) (Baker, Oh) 22394.5 LPD: Gen Pacheco Radio Argentina 2010 3/22 SITOR A (phasing, CW ID) (Baker, Oh) 22550 MTO: RN Rosyth Scotland 1739 3/30 75/860 (test tape) (Baker, Oh) I ran across the following list on the ANARC BBS in a message from Ary Boender to Bart Hoekstra. The message was dated 4/3/94. I thought some of you might find it useful. ANDREWS DESIGNATORS ------------------- F018 = 18.317 F025 = 11.229 F034 = 11.209 F103 = 13.217 F118 = 6.683 F123 = 11.488 F125 = 11.615 F141 = 11.226 F181 = 13.440 F198 = 11.413 F202 = 13.565 F237 = 11.634 F238 = 11.053 F283 = 11.052 F331 = 9.017 F377 = 13.823 F452 = 6.993 F529 = 13.565 F531 = 18.393 F533 = 13.825 F640 = 13.878 F768 = 13.205 F888 = 6.812 F906 = 11.059 OTHER USAF DESIGNATORS ----------- P384 = 18.046 S103 = 11.220 S211 = 15.038 W103 = 6.757 W105 = 7.831 W106 = 9.809 W108 = 11.070 X903 = 6.730 X904 = 9.017 X905 = 6.757 X906 = 13.217 X908 = 17.992 That should about do it for another month. For you DXers out there, now is the time to consider doing some UTE hunting. We have things to listen to year round and 24 hours a day. Spend some time turning the dial and find out why a lot of us like this portion of the hobby so much. The summer months are the perfect time to listen to UTES. For example, the next few months are a good time to listen to the US Coast Guard Search and Rescue frequencies. A lot of things are going on out there and listening to the UTES is a good way of finding out about them before you read about them in the paper or hear about them on CNN. Every month, Rich Baker and I try to let you know what others have been listening and the lastest UTE related news about the military. You might not be able to hear Radio Nibi-Nibi, but you can hear about an SAR operation or about an airlift effort from the guys driving the airplanes or the boats. It was good to see some of you at WinterFest. Its becoming like a family get-together. In case you haven't heard the dates for 1995 are 16-18 March. Its never too early to make plans for next year. Rumor has it they're going to have a dedicated UTE session next year. When I find out more, I'll pass it along. Until next month, Mike \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ UTILITY NOTES //////////////////////////////// News and Information from the World of Utilities Richard "RD" Baker, Editor 1352 Cavalcade Dr. Austintown, Ohio 44515-3844 Internet: ae411@yfn.ysu.edu Welcome back to another fun filled, exciting, exhilarating, electrifying edition of Utility Notes. Well, would you believe another edition?-hi! Tim Braun checks in again this month with another mystery station, so we'll let him tell the story: Mystery Station -CGF by Tim Braun A mystery has arisen again...I've heard a Canadian Coast Guard station on 6504.0 Khz for a couple of years now: CGF. They usually work some ice breakers way up north. They are usually heard between 1200/1300 UTC. Ships being worked have included the Terry Fox and CCGS SIR WILLIAM ALEXANDER. Another mystery also on 6504...Station NCW wkg CCGS LOUIS S. St. LAURENT. Each time these has used phonetics for their ID, i.e Charlie Gulf Foxtrot and November Charlie Whiskey. Anyone have any idea who these stations are? Well, Tim has found an interesting one for sure. I've checked my references (that's all five piles on the floor) and can not find a listing for either callsign. No NNCW or NNN0NCW either. One thing, Canadian CG Stations seem to use callsign's starting with a "V", so I would suspect "CGF" is a Canadian Forces callsign. Perhaps an International Ice Patrol callsign like NMF/NIK? The only CanForce Station listed on the frequency I can find is Halifax Military. I set my VCR up for several weeks to record that time period (that's like the middle of the night for me-hi!) and can confirm the call CGF being used and CCG icebreakers being worked. Also heard Vancouver Military passing date/time group messages. The only other info I can add is that the Terry Fox is a commercial icebreaker leased to the Canadian government. Anyone else have anything on these folks? (Since this column was printed I've learned via the ITU that CGF is at Halifax. The purpose of the station or its exact use is still unknown as of this release date...-RD) MILITARY U.S. Navy ~ Mike Hardester recently received a QSL/PFC from the USS Long Beach where it was noted that the ship is to be decommissioned in July. The USS Long Beach (CGN-9) was the U.S. Navy's (and the world's) first nuclear powered cruiser. The cruiser will make its last voyage to a scrap yard after 33 years of duty. Long Beach was commissioned Sept., 1961 and was also the first warship with a guided missile battery. In 1986, the Long Beach made the first successful launch of a Tomahawk Cruise missile and served as the U.S. flagship in the Gulf War. For those who QSL warships, times running out to try to QSL this historical ship. Long Beach has been active making radiotelephone calls via KMI using their international callsign NLBH and on Mars frequencies (calling is best shot; 14441.5) using their Mars callsign of NNN0CLB. Thanks Mike for the info. U.S. Coast Guard ~ USCGC Tamaroa (WMEC-166) was decommissioned Feb.1, 1994 at New Castle, NH. Tamaroa was the last of the so called "Sea-going Tug-class" of medium endurance cutters which have served the U.S. Coast Guard since 1946. ~ The USCGC Steadfast (WMEC-623), NSTF, has been recommissioned and this address is suppose to work: c/o Group Astoria, 2185 SE 12th Place, Warrenton, OR 97146-9693. MARITIME A note from Derek Cooper in the UK posted on the SWL Sig on Youngstown Freenet indicates that Arkhangelsk Radio may have changed its callsign from UXN to UCE. Derek reports hearing UCE on frequencies he use to hear UXN on. For those who had problems logging into yfn for the SWL Sig, a new internet address has been added. Try: yfn2.ysu.edu and at the user login prompt type: visitor and from the main menu type: go swl Quite a few Speedx and other SWL's check in there. The SWL Sig is not a Speedx board, and not limited to "ute's"; any shortwave listening logs, news or info are welcome. AMVER Traffic by Jim Navary Most utility monitors who have done any maritime monitoring at all have at one time or another stumbled upon a ship sending an AMVER message. Vessels can, and do, transmit these reports on all three of the normal modes used in the HF bands: voice (USB), CW, and radioteletype (SITOR-A/ARQ). This short article will attempt to provide a brief introduction to AMVER and to give those who are not already familiar with the contents of an AMVER report a few clues as to the meaning of these coded messages. AMVER (Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue System) is a system for worldwide tracking of ocean going merchant vessels primarily for safety purposes. While participation in AMVER is mandatory for certain U.S. Flag vessels (1,000 gross tons or more, operating in foreign commerce), other merchant vessels, regardless of flag, origin, or destination that are 1,000 gross tons or larger and are on a voyage longer than 24 hours are welcome to participate. There are five types of AMVER reports: Sailing Plans, Departure, Arrival, Position, and Deviation reports. Each line in an AMVER report starts with a line identifier which is either the word AMVER or a single letter. The line identifier and the data items on the line are each separated from each other by a single slash (/). Lines are terminated by a double slash (//). The first line of an AMVER report identifies the type of report being sent: AMVER/SP//=sailing plan, AMVER/PR//=departure report, with or without sailing plan information. Also used for position report. AMVER/FR//=arrival report, AMVER/DR//=deviation report. The best way to explain the contents of an AMVER report is probably through use of a few examples: AMVER/SP//A/BLUE HAWAII/ELVI5//B/052245Z//E/145//F/126// G/NOVOROSSIYSK/ 4470N/03780E//I/GIBRALTAR/3600N/00600W/082100Z//L/RL/140/4130N/02910E/061200Z //L/RL/140/4010N/02620E/062300Z//M/GKA/GKM//V/MD/NURSE//X/NEXT REPORT 062200Z// Explanation: AMVER line/SP// (required) Line A/vessel name/inter- national callsign (required) Line B/intended date-time of departure (required) (month may or may not be provided) Line E/current course (optional) Line F/estimated average speed in knots and tenths without the decimal - i.e., 12.6 knots (optional) Line G/port of departure/latitude/ longitude (required) Line I/port of destination/latitude/longitude (required) Line L/navigation method [RL=rhumb line, GC=great circle]/leg speed in knots/ latitude/longitude/date-time. As many lines may be sent as is appropriate for plotting the course to the destination. Leg speed is optional, otherwise required. Line M/current coastal radio station guarded/next station guarded (optional) Line V/medical resources on board (optional) Line X/up to 65 characters of amplifying comments (optional) Each of the different types of reports can vary as to the optional or required elements. But, since my purpose here is to help fellow SPEEDXers interpret the reports they copy -- not to prepare you to go to sea as the ship's R/O -- I won't go into those details. HI! As you can see, AMVER reports are great for us radio eavesdroppers. They provide a full identification of the vessel, both name and callsign, and all sorts of other good information about the voyage. Thanks to all the contributors this month, made "writing" the column easy! So long till next month... ====================================================================== SPEEDX members had this information over 2 months ago! 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