Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1993 21:50:31 GMT From: ae411@yfn.ysu.edu (Richard Baker) Subject: Speedx, World of Utilities, Electronic Edition, Sept.93 Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.info Followup-To: rec.radio.shortwave ================================================================= ===== SPEEDX's World of Utilities Electronic Edition ==== ===== Specializing in Utility Signals ==== ========== Vol. 2, No. 5 September, 1993 ========== ================================================================= Edited by Richard Baker Note: This Electronic Edition is from the June, 1993 SPEEDX member bulletin "Shortwave Radio Today". Speedx utility coverage consists of two columns: UTILITIES: Edited by Mike Wolfson. Logging's, frequencies, and schedule information. Contributions in these area's can be sent to Mike at: Mike Wolfson 1842 Mifflin Ave. Ashland, Ohio 44805 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 at: Richard Baker 1352 Cavalcade Dr. Austintown, Ohio, 44515-3844 Internet: ae411@yfn.ysu.edu *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 1993, SPEEDX. --------------------------------------------------------------------- UTILITIES Utility Logging's, Schedules, and Frequencies Edited by Mike Wolfson 1842 Mifflin Ave. Ashland, Ohio 44805 AERO 5505 Shannon Aeradio: Volmet Ireland 0136 4/14 USB fair (wx report for European cities, thunderstorm QRN) (Ross, Ont.) 5700 MacDill AFB: USAF US 0610 US wkg no id stn on poss duplex setup) (Baker, Oh.) 5718 Victoria Search: 0340 USB (wkg Rescue 111, then Res 456 re no id SAR) (Baker, Oh.) 6676 Sydney Aeroradio: Volmet Australia 0800 USB (id, wx for Sydney, Perth, others) (Baker, Oh.); VLS: Volmet Sydney Australia 1433 4/27 USB good (av wx, ID) (Thompson, Ca.) 6679 Honolulu Aeroradio: Volmet Hi US 0805 USB (w/aviation wx SF, LA, Seattle, others, w/ID) (Baker, Oh.); KVM70: Volmet Honolulu Hi US 1435 4/27 USB fair (av wx for WCNA) (Thompson, Ca.) 6683 AF2: Air Force 2 0503 USB (wkg Andy, pp to Crown, re advance team) (Baker, Oh.); AF1: Air Force 1 1648 USB (wkg Andrews AFB pp, Crown re advance office details at Little Rock) (Baker, Oh.) 6697 Habitat NAS: Moffet Field, Ca. US 0320 USB (wkg"04", then I4X clg B7H) (Baker, Oh.) 6715 Buffalo 78: 0540 USB (clg Moffet Rescue) (Baker, Oh.) 6730 Sky Slope: 0312 USB (clg Moon Dust, Mud Bear w/Sky Slope, radio test) (Baker, Oh.) 6738 Lajes Global: USAF GCCS 0423 USB (wkg Reach 40645, pp Ramstein AFB Op's) (Baker, Oh.); Thule GHFC: Greenland 0802 USB (clg Navy RX489, RX489 clg Thule, could not hear other) (Baker, Oh.) 8861 Dakar ATC: Senegal 0150 4/14 USB fair (wkg KLM 790 (flight data, SELCAL "DJBG") (Ross, Ont.) 8879 Dar-es-Salaam ATC: Tanzania 2314 3/23 USB fair (wkg Beira Mozambique ATC w/flight data) (Ross, Ont.); Dar-es-Salaam ATC: 0251 3/24 USB fair (wkg Aeroflot 3985, flight level 37,000, SELCAL "RAHP") 8903 N'djamena ATC: Chad 0035 3/22 USB fair (wkg Speedbird 57, flight level 33,000) (Ross, Ont.); Luanda ATC: Angola 0233 4/11 USB fair (flight data) (Ross, Ont.); Niamey ATC: Niger 0043 4/21 fair (Flight data) (Ross, Ont.) 8894 Algiers ATC: Algeria 0056 3/22 USB fair (wkg Speedbird 074, estimated NSL at 0155, SELCAL "EFDL") (Ross, Ont.) 8903 Niamey ATC: Niger 0055 3/22 USB fair (wkg Speedbird 074, QSYed to 8894 to contact Algiers) (Ross, Ont.) 8951 Tokyo ACC: Japan 1452 4/27 USB fair (wkg Express 014/012) (Thompson, Ca.) 8970 Anderson AFB: USAF 1457 4/27 USB good (coded message) (Thompson, Ca.) 9006 Tiger 305: 1930 USB (clg Trenton Military) (Baker, Oh.) 11176 Ascension AFB: Ascension Island 0246 4/2 USB good (wkg SAM 681 w/pp to Andrews AFB) (Ross, Ont.); GCCS: 1628 USB (radio check w/Allbrook field Panama) (Bellovich, Fl.); AFE8: USAF McDill AFB Fl. US 0351 4/29 USB fair (wkg MacClellan re spare parts) (Thompson, Ca.) 11201 NMF: USCG CommSta Boston 1912 USB (w/Rankon Avionics, for radio ck) (Baker, Oh.) 11205 NASA: ARIA 7 1715 USB (w/ARIA 1 (Advanced Range Instrumentation A/C), adv 1st motion time was 17:14:36) (Baker, Oh.) 11306 Lima Radio: LDOC Peru 0046 USB (wkg American flight, SELCAL "JKLR", United 63) (Baker, Oh.) 12267 EQPP: NO ID 2041 (clg Apia Radio) (Baker, Oh.) 11300 Entebbe ATC: Uganda 0205 4/2 USB fair (wkg Cairo ATC w/flight data) (Ross, Ont.) 11460 Andrews AFB: US 2053 4/20 LSB fair (wkg Zero One) (Ross, Ont.) 13306 New York ATC: US 2127 3/14 USB good (wkg Reach 8 Romeo Hotel, destination Bermuda w/rpt of hole in windshield, no emergency, descending from 20,000 to 18,000, to 10,000 ft., air speed of 300 knots, position rpt of 36 d 07 m North 55 d 45 m West, via tip from ODXA member Barry Williams) (Ross, Ont.) 13282 KVM70: Volmet Honolulu Hi US 1853 4/29 USB fair (av wx, ID) (Thompson, Ca.) 15015 Reach 32741: USAF GCCS 1903 USB (wkg Ascension Global pp, Hilda Meteo) (Baker, Oh.) 17975 Offutt GHFC: USAF SAC 2228 USB (w/Sky King EAM.//11176//8967) (Baker, Oh.) 20390 Ascension Radio: Ascension Island 3/25 USB fair to good (wkg RIOT 2 (C- 141) inbound to Ascension, ETA 0100, advised to keep mess hall open, departed Antigua 1925, message passed to Cape Radio, secondary daytime NASA freq., primary freq. 10780) (Ross, Ont.) 21946 Speedbird 225: 1722 4/11 USB fair (calling Speedbird London-no reply) (Ross, Ont.) CW 5908 BMB: Taipei Taiwan 1506 4/27 CW (coded wx) (Blair, Ca.) (welcome Art-MW) 6397 JMC: CQ Marker Tokyo Japan 1418 4/27 CW fair (CQ de JMC loop) (Thompson, Ca.) 6430(v) VIB: CQ Marker Brisbane Australia 1250 4/27 CW good (CQ VIB 2/3/4/5/6 loop) (Thompson, Ca.) 6432 DZZ: Manila Phippines 1452 4/27 CW (de DZZ QRA) (Blair, Ca.) 6463.5 VIA: V Marker Adelaide Australia 1258 4/27 CW poor (VVV VIA 3 K loop, QRM w/FUM) (Thompson, Ca.) 8421.5 9AR: Rijeka Croatia 0230 5/6 CW (9AR marker) (Blair, Ca.) 8445 PKC: Palembang Indonesia 1321 4/25 CW (CQ de PKC) (Blair, Ca.) 8487 XSG: Shanghai China 1359 4/25 CW (CQ de XSG) (Blair, Ca.) 8502 XSG3: CQ Marker Shanghai China 1557 4/29 CW good (CQ XSG loop) (Thompson, Ca.) 8511 XSW2: CQ Marker Taichung Taiwan 1615 4/27 CW poor (CQ de XSW2 QSX loop) (Thompson, Ca.); XSW2: Kaoshiung Taiwan 1351 4/25 CW (CQ de XSG2 QSX) (Blair, Ca.) 8526 JMC4: Tokyo Japan 1519 4/24 CW (coded wx) (Blair, Ca.) 8577 HLO: Seoul S. Korea 1438 4/25 CW (CQ de HLO) (Blair, Ca.) 10200 MKK: London UK 0100 4/26 ISB 454 (QUICK BROWN FOX tape) (Card, R.I.) 10220 MKD: Meteo Akrotiri Cyprus 0100 4/22 ISB 454 (QUICK BROWN FOX tape) (Card, R.I.) 10855 GXQ: London UK 0000 4/27 ISB 555 (QUICK BROWN FOX tape) (Card, R.I.) 12583 HPP: Panama 0421 5/5 CW (HPP maritex) (Blair, Ca.) 12700 XSQ: Guangzhou China 1515 4/26 CW (CQ de XSQ) (Blair, Ca.) 12923 HLW2: CQ Marker Seoul S. Korea 1720 4/27 CW fair (CQ de HLW2 QSX loop) (Thompson, Ca.) 12935 HLG: CQ Marker Seoul S. Korea 1722 4/27 CW fair (CQ de HLG QSX loop) (Thompson, Ca.) 16966.5 9VG58: CQ Marker Shanghai China 1607 4/29 CW poor (CQ de 9VG58 loop) (Thompson, Ca.) 16976 NMN: CQ Marker USCG Portsmouth Va. US 1603 4/29 CW good (CQ de NMN w/hrs/freqs) (Thompson, Ca.) 17096 YPS-80: Time Signal Hong Kong Royal Observatory 2355 4/11 CW 322 (Fanderys, Oh.) 17146 NRV: CQ Marker USCG Barrigada Guam 1734 4/29 CW good (CQ de NRV QRU? QSP AMVER QSX 8/16 MHZ CH 3/4/7 QRV? de NRV3 K loop) (Thompson, Ca.) 17230(v) 9VG58: CQ Marker Shanghai China 1747 4/19 CW poor (CQ de 9VG58 loop) (Thompson, Ca.) MARINE 2670 NMR1: USCG Greater Antilles Section 0312 USB ("CG San Juan", PR, w/warnings of naval firing excercises & notice to mariners) (Baker, OH) 2670 NMB: USCG Charleston SC US 0420 USB (wx, NTM's) (Baker,Oh) 2716 AUTUC: Harvey Ranger 0403 USB (Autuc Op's-Atlantic Underwater Test & Evaluation Center re 2400 (local) position ck) (Baker, Oh) 3120 Cape Radio: 0426 USB (Comms ck's, King 1, USS Underwood (FFG-36), NGWU, and P-O-B-T"(?) prior to launch of STS-56) (Baker, Oh.) 3187 THI-705: Liberty Star 0325 USB (NASA Booster recovery ship w/Cape Radio, then "BRD", Booster Recovery Director, re no id ship in area, unable to hail by radio. Was in support of STS-56) (Baker, Oh) 4384 ELGH6: Regal Princess 0236 USB (4384/4092, wkg WOO for R/T tfc.) (Baker, Oh.) 4387 WOO: AT&T Station NJ US 0400 USB (w/traffic list) (Baker, Oh) 4402 C6CP: Viking Serenade 0422 USB (4402/4110, wkg KMI for R/T tfc) (Baker, Oh.) 4405 ELGH6: Regal Princess 0405 USB (4405/4113, wkg WOM for R/T tfc) (Baker, Oh.) 4408 VCS: CCG Halifax Radio Canada 0205 USB (w/marine synopsis for the maritime//6513//8785) (Baker,Oh.) 4410 WLO: 0800 USB (traffic list) (Baker, Oh.) 4411 WAP8301: Canadian Commander 0531 USB (4411/4119, wkg WLO for R/T tfc) (Baker, Oh.) 4426 NRPZ: USCGC Papaw (WLB-308) 0434 USB (4426/4134, w/NMG, re RTTY freq 3209) (Baker, Oh.) 5180 Freedom Star: 0806 USB (w/no id station) (Baker, Oh.); THI-705: Liberty Star 0310 USB (NASA booster recovery ship w/Cape Radio, then "BRD") (Baker, Oh.) 5190 NGWU: USS Underwood (FFG-36) 0552 USB (clg Cape 1, Cape Radio, in support of STS-56) (Baker, Oh.) 5320 NMK: Cape May USCG Station 0006 USB (clg USCGC Hornbeam) (Baker, Oh.) 5320 NMG: CommSta New Orleans 1447 USB (w/USCGC Cushing (WPB-1321), NOFR, pp, D-8 Op's) (Baker, Oh.) 5692 NOT: USCG Traverse City Air Mi. US 0046 USB (wkg CG 6010 for op's normal) (Baker, Oh.) 5696 NOR: USCG Grp San Diego Ca. US 0229 USB (wkg USCGC Citrus re no id SAR) (Baker, Oh.); NICB: USCGC Forward (WMEC-911) 0230 USB (wkg Res 1720 re a dead in water vessel) (Baker, Oh.); NRPQ: USCGC Citrus (WMEC-300) 0235 (wkg USCGC Point Stuart (WPB-82358) re same) (Baker, Oh.); NRPX: CAMSPAC San Francisco Cal. US0304 USB (wkg USCGC Buttonwood (WLB-306), Buttonwood) (Baker, Oh.); RAM 25: 0320 USB (calling"any CommSta" for rdo ck, Miami, NMA, answs) (Baker, Oh.) 6501 WZJG: American Astronaut 0233 USB (psg AMVER tfc to NMN) (Baker, Oh.); NMG: CommSta New Orleans US 0328 USB (6501/6200, wkg USCGC Padre (WPB-1328), NDCX re HFDL freq 6961.0) (Baker, Oh.); NMC: CAMSPAC San Francisco Ca. US 0523 USB (6501/6200, wkg V9V re chg in "zap 2" HFDL freq to 2610) (Baker, Oh.) 6513 NROS: USCGC Spencer (WMEC-905) 2309 USB (wkg NMF) (Baker, Oh.) 6686 Golf 1 XRAY: US Navy US 0000 3/15 USB (Operation ABLE MANNER- Haitian Refugee operation) (Ross, Ont.); USSCGC Couragous and USCGC Campbell: 1100 USB (wkg CGU re boarding of M/V Nautica (Braun, Va.) (Welcome Tim- MW) 7535 Norfolk Pierside: 1215 USB (clearing Norfolk SESEF-no reply) (Braun, Va.); USS John Paul Jones: 1118 USB (Testing all modes w/Norfolk SESEF) (Braun, Va.); Norfolk SESEF: Va. US 1510 USB (wkg u/i ship (weak) w/QSY 9050 & 12930(?)) (Baker, Oh.); NJFK: USS John F.Kennedy (CV-67) 1533 USB (wkg Norfolk SESEF for xmitr tests) (Baker, Oh.); USN Philadelphia Naval Ship Yard: Pa. US 1547 USb (w/Norfolk SESEF for radio test) (Baker, Oh.); NADH: USS Saturn (T-AFS-10) 1702 USB (wkg SESEF for xmitr tests) (Baker, Oh.); NO ID: 1747 USB (using tac call "In Port Navy Unit" testing xmitrs) (Baker, Oh.); NJSP: USS Scott (DDG-995) 1757 USB (w/Norfolk SESEF) (Baker, Oh.) 7536 Alpha 55: 1642 USB (w/Alpha 1 adv cleared to come up on deck, will need to start close to hanger, poss USN) (Baker, Oh.) 8240 NBNW: USCGC Sitkinak (WPB-1329) 0749 USB (8240/8764 w/NMG re RTTY freq) (Baker,Oh.); NRDC: USCGC Campbell (WMEC-909) 1400 USB (8240/8764, w/NMN for long count & QSY 13125 for pp) (Baker, Oh.); NJPJ: USCGC Reliance (WMEC-615) 1538 USB (8240/8764, w/NMN re RTTY msg) (Baker, Oh.); NHNC: USCGC Harriet Lane (WMEC-903) 1558 USB (8240/8764, w/pp thru NMN to USCGC Cowslip (WLB-277)) (Baker, Oh.); NRCB: USCGC Eagle (WIX-327) 1843 USB (8240/8764, CG training "tall" ship, w/NMF) (Baker, Oh.); NROS: USCGC Spencer (WMEC-905) 1856 USB (8240/8764, w/NMN re mail for cutter at Cape Cod) (Baker, Oh.) 8719 USS Dauntless: 1230 USB (wkg Miami regarding M/V Barbara) (Braun, Va.); NKXR: USS Powhatan (T-ATF-166) 0021 USB (clg CONSUPRON 8 (Little Creek, VA) (Baker, Oh.); NXSF: USS Edenton (ATS-1) 1527 USB (clg COMSUPRON 8 to 1534, then w/USS Hoist (ARS-40), NTWX for radio ck) (Baker, Oh.); NTWX: USS Hoist (ARS-40) 1949 USB (w/CONSUPRON 8) (Baker, Oh.); NADQ: USS Grasp (ARS-51), NADQ clg COMSUPRON 8, then "any sta this net") (Baker, Oh.) 8722 SVN: Athens Greece 0125 USB (w/ch marker, YL/Greek) (Baker, Oh.); DTUU: Po Kang 11(?) 0440 USB (8722/8198, wkg WOM for pp to Korea)(Baker, Oh.) 8731 ELBM9: Tropocali, 0249 USB (8731/8207, wkg WOM w/R/T tfc) (Baker, Oh.); PJCH: Nieuw Amsterdam 0431 USB (8731/8207, wkg WOM w/R/T tfc) (Baker, Oh.) 8740 Dreamward: 2051 USB (8740/8216, concluding tfc w/WOO) (Baker, Oh.) 8743 KMI: 0440 USB (8743/8219, wkg u/i ves DTFA for R/T tfc) (Baker, Oh.) 8746 Odessy: 0415 USB (8746/8222, wkg WOM for R/T tfc) (Baker,Oh.) 8749 TAN: Istanbul Radio Turkey 0320 USB (8749/8225, wkg ves Hyndai for R/T tfc) (Baker, Oh.); TAN: Istanbul Radio Turkey 0407 USB (8749/8225 u/i ves wkg Istanbul Radio, ves had been clg "Istanbul Radio" on 8225) (Baker, Oh.) 8758 ELOV5: Venus 0150 USB (8758/8234, wkg WOM for R/T tfc holding for ship) (Baker, Oh.); NRDW: USS DeWert (FFG-45) 0239 USB (wkg WOM for attempted R/T call. QSY ch. 810/412) (Baker, Oh.); S.S. Ocean Breeze: 0308 USB (R/T call w/WOM) (Baker, Oh.); LNVP3: Song of Norway 0319 USB (8758/8207, R/T tfc w/WOM) (Baker, Oh.) 8764 NMG: COMMSTA New Orleans La. US 0310 USB (8764/8240, u/i Clevron(?) Air re contact w/distressed ves on VHF, adv of number of SS spking F/V likely will assist in area) (Baker, Oh.); NKVQ: CommSta New Orleans La. US 0534 USB (8764/8240, w/USCGC Nantucket (WPB-1316), re HFDL freq) (Baker, Oh.); NMC: CAMSPAC San Francisco Cal. US 0611 USB (8240/8764, wkg N6G on 8240 re "CARTT" secure FRTT freq 9125) (Baker, Oh.) 8782 PJCH: M/S Nieuw Amsterdam 0247 USB (8782/8258, wkg KMI w/R/T tfc) (Baker, Oh.); C6CN2: Westward 0505 USB ( 8782/8258 R/T tfc w/KMI) (Baker, Oh.) 8794 WLC: Rogers City Radio Mi US 1847 USB (wkg Kaye E. Barker and James R. Barker w/position and stores info) (Baker, Oh.); WLC: Rogers City Radio Mi US 2048 USB (giving MAYFOR b/cast for the Great Lakes to 2100) (Baker, Oh.) 8806 FFL41: St.Lys Radio, France 0304 USB (w/traffic list) (Baker, Oh.) 8809 Jupiter: 0204 USB (8809/8285 wkg WOM for R/T tfc) (Baker, Oh.); Dreamward: 0252 (8285/8809 wkg WOM for R/T tfc) (Baker, Oh.); ELNC5: Ecstasy 0305 USB (8285/8809 wkg WOM for R/T tfc) (Baker, Oh.); PJCO: Noordam 0337 USB (8809/8285 wkg WOM for R/T tfc) (Baker, Oh.); C6KP: Festivale 0357 USB (8809/8285 wkg WOM for R/T tfc) (Baker, Oh.) 8984 CG1716: Coast Guard US 1339 USB (HC-130 w/NMN, pp Miami Op's, re divert & ck report of poss sinking ves, also had EPIRB on 121.5) (Baker, Oh.); CG1716: Coast Guard US 1830 USB (HC-130 relaying to NMN, that Res 6575 (HH-65A) has lost electrical system, enrt to assist him, rept has sited "75", headed towards land) (Baker, Oh.) 11189 NO ID: 1220 USB (various ships'locations in Caribbean to 6RR) (Braun, Va.) 13089 NRPX: USCGC Buttonwood (WLB-306) 0238 USB (13089/12242 w/NMG re HFDL freq, can not go secure) (Baker,Oh.); NKVQ: USCGC Nantucket (WPB-1316) 1642 USB (w/NMG re FRTT msg) (Baker, Oh.); NICB: USCGC Forward, (WMEC-911) 1818 USB (13089/12242 wkg NMN, pp Dist. 2 Op's) (Baker, Oh.); BOAE: 1935 USB (13089/12242 wkg CAMSPAC San Francisco for SITOR freqs, 8424.3(Shore)/8384.3(Ship) given) (Baker, Oh.); NODP: USCGC Mariposa (WLB-397) 2259 USB (w/NMG re HFDL freq (9332)/Baker, Oh.) 13104 EHY: Madrid Radio Spain 1802 USB (traffic list) (Baker, Oh.) 13155 Y00: 1828 4/29 USB fair (wkg India 6 Sierra off Mexico) (Thompson, Ca.) 17242 WOM: Pennsuco Radio Fl. US 1700 USB (traffic list) (Baker, Oh.) 17245 KMI: Dixon Radio San Francisco Ca. US 0225 USB (wkg Sun Young(?) 818) (Baker, Oh.); HMS Chaser: (P-282) 1552 USB (17245/16363 wkg Portishead (GKT62) for R/T tfc) (Baker, Oh.); GCDG: HMS Ark Royal (R-07) 1706 USB (17245/16363 wkg GKT62) (Baker, Oh.); GPBA: HMS Hecla (A-133) 1818 USB (17245/16363 wkg GKT62) (Baker, Oh.); GVUK: HMS Southampton (D-90) 1841 USB (17245/16363 wkg GKT62) (Baker, Oh.); GDKG: HMS Coventry (F-98) 1908 USB (17245/16363 wkg GKT62) (Baker, Oh.) 17272 NSBR: Samuel B.Roberts (FFG-58) 1910 USB (17272/16390 wkg WOM for R/T tfc) (Baker, Oh.) PHONE 2716 NO ID: 2300 USB (Cape Radio (?), relay of WWHL-1350 Cocoa Beach, Fl.) (Braun, Va.) 3860.3 WA3NAN: Goddard Amateur Radio 0509 LSB (w/re-b/cast of launch of STS-56, w/lift-off at 0529) (Baker, Oh.) 5726 NO ID: 0150 4/22 very good (time pips in synch with WWV, no ID, off at 0155) (Ross, Ont.) (the 8th edition of Farrell's CFL has McMurdo Base Antarctica on this frequency-MW) 5310 3 Alpha 5: 0348 USB (passing msg to u/i station, unk U.S. Military) (Baker, Oh.) 6798 NO ID: 1233 USB (2 men discussing comm links and switch to data channel) (Braun, Va.) 6905 NO ID: 0234 USB (relay of "MIX-96" Tampa/St Petersburg, Fl.) (Braun, Va.) 7600 HD2IOA: Time Signal Guayaquil Ecuador 049 4/2 444 (yl w/SS ann.) (Fanderys, Oh.) 8188.5 NO ID: 1215 USB (Romeo wkg Foxtrot/Papa/Juliet w/ rx checks and interogation of tracks) (Braun, Va.) (Farrell's has 8188.0 listed as ship station 30-MW) 10780 Cape Radio: 1235 USB (radio checks w/Fox 09, USS Thomas Gates, USS Doyle) (Braun, Va.) 20192 NASA Mission Control Center: Houston Tx US 1741 4/9 LSB very good (wkg STS-56 through TDRS satellite , over India at time, // 7185) (Ross, Ont.) RTTY/FAX 6324 WCC: Chatham Radio Ma. US 2250 4/17 SITOR B 555 (svc list, subscription info) (Card, R.I.) 6496.4 CFH: Meteo Canada 0100 4/18 850/75 555 (wx w/code groups & text) (Card, R.I.) 6835 GFL22: Meteo Brachnell UK 0020 4/18 400/50 (5 letter groups, 5 numbers) (Card, R.I.) 7625.8 TZH: ASENCA Bamako Mali 2250 4/19 425/50 fair ("RYRY.. DE TZH" tape) (Ross, Ont.) 8425 KLB: Seattle Wa. US 0235 5/6 SITOR B (traffic list) (Blair, Ca.) 10216 HZN46: Meteo Jeddah Saudia Arabia 0045 4/22 800/100 454 (5 letter groups) (Card, R.I.) 10757.4 CNM 39.1X: MAP Rabat Morocco 2038 4/21 400/50 good (MAP w/SS nx) (Ross, Ont.) 10805 LOR: Buenos Aries Argentina 0110 4/27 850/75 454 (press releases,nx) (Card, R.I.) 10980 RDD79: Meteo Moscow Russia 2345 4/27 FAX 576/90 444 (N. Pacific/Siberia) (Card, R.I.) 12441.6 5YE: Nairobi Meteo Kenya 2059 4/2 850/75 fair ("RYRY.. DE 5YE" tape) (Ross, Ont.) 12579 NRV: Barrigada Guam 1528 4/24 SITOR B (wx) (Blair, Ca.) 12693 ZRQ5: Cape Town S. Africa 1507 4/26 170/75 (wx in Africaans) (Blair,Ca.) 12905.8 MTO: Royal Navy Rosynth Scotland 2218 4/19 850/75 good (2 number 1 letter groups w/ID tape) (Ross, Ont.) 13372.7 5YD: Nairobi Meteo Kenya 0112 4/29 230/50 good (RYRY DE 5YD tape) (Ross, Ont.) 13580 HMF36: KCNA Pyongyang N. Korea 2118 4/29 240/50 fair ("QRA DE HMF36/HMF52 FREQ 13580/11476 KHZ K.C.N.A. PYONGYANG") (Ross, Ont.) 13780 HMF35: KCNA Pyongyang N. Korea 1500 4/27 200/50 (EE nx) (Blair, Ca.) 14441.5 Many Callsigns: MARS different hours (many ships MARS stns) (Baker, Oh.) 14452 HMF57: KCNA Pyongyang N. Korea 1329 4/24 250/50 fair (ATCC w/FF nx) (Ross, Ont.) 14467.9 KRN: 1746 3/27 500/50 good (Cuban Embassy (?), "KRN KRN KRN 1/274 RYRY 4646" loop, 5 letter groups) (Ross, Ont.) 14824.5 CLP1: MFA Havanna Cuba 2105 4/12 500/50 good (message to CLP22 Cuban Embassy Hanoi Vietnam) (Ross, Ont.) 14726 NO ID: 2227 3/11 500/75 very good (DFZG (?) MFA Belgrade Serbia, 5 letter groups) (Ross, Ont.) 14859.5 CLP1: MFA Havana Cuba 2145 3/12 500/50 good (EE messsage) (Ross, Ont.) 15544 BZS25: XINHUA Beijing China 1513 4/29 425/75 (EE nx) (Blair, Ca.) 15633 HMF26: KCNA Pyongyang N. Korea 0424 4/27 200/50 (EE nx) (Blair, Ca.) 15655.1 NO ID: 1349 4/9 300/50 fair (EE nx) (Ross, Ont.) (Farrell's shows Morocco MAP CNM65 on 15655 at 400/50 w/EE news from 1200-1400-MW) 15827.7 NO ID: 2330 3/5 SITOR A 170/100 fair (SELCAL "QUXB", 5 letter groups, mentions of EDOMAYARTER and COPIA FUERNAVPA. CDO.) (Ross, Ont.) 16077.4 FDY: French Air Force Orleans France 0017 4/29 400/50 good (RYRY...TEST DE FDY...FDYFDY... Le BRICK...1234567890 0987654321" tape) (Ross, Ont.) 16117 6VK 317: Dakar Senegal 1253 4/9 300/50 fair (PANA African EE nx) (Ross, Ont.) 16136.1 BZR66: XINHUA Beijing China 1257 4/9 365/75 fair (EE nx) (Ross, Ont.) 16265 9VF206: ANSA Singapore 1642 4/26 850/50 (RYs etc.) (Blair, Ca.) 16806.5 NRV: Barrigada Guam 2330 5/3 SITOR B (wx) (Blair, Ca.) 16834.5 WNU: Slidell La. US 2215 4/23 SITOR B (wx) (Blair, Ca.) 18016.7 MFA: Cairo Egypt 1836 4/17 SITOR B 170/100 fair (ATU-80 AA traffic) (Ross, Ont.) 18055 DFZG: MFA Belgrade Yugoslavia 1417 4/24 400/75 fair (TANJUNG w/EE nx) (Ross, Ont.) 18173.4 STK: Khartoum Sudan 2248 4/28 850/50 ("RYRY DE STK" tape) (Ross, Ont.) 18195.6 CLP1: MFA Havana Cuba 2115 4/19 500/50 good (5 letter groups to Cuban Embassy Brazzaville Congo) (Ross, Ont.) 18741 CLP1: MFA Havana Cuba 2054 4/29 500/75 good (5 letter groups) (Ross, Ont.) 18891.8 CLP1: MFA Havana Cuba 2014 4/21 500/50 good (message to CLP28 Cuban Embassy Lusaka Zambia from Castro to Robert Mugabe w/thanks for congrats and good wishes re reelection as Pres of Cuba) (Ross, Ont.) 18895 CLP1: MFA Havana Cuba 2124 3/12 500/50 (SS telex to CLP44- Cuban Embassy Harare Zimbabwe) (Ross, Ont.) 18895.2 CLP1: MFA Havana Cuba 2059 4/27 500/75 very good (Minrex SS bulletin) (Ross, Ont.) 19024.5 CLP1: MFA Havana Cuba 1814 3/27 good 500/50 (5 letter groups to CLP18- Cuban Embassy Dar-es-Salaam Tanzania) (Ross, Ont.) 19074.7 CLP1: MFA Havana Cuba 1801 3/20 500/50 good (5 letter groups) (Ross, Ont.) 19087 CLP1: MFA Havana Cuba 2058 4/13 1020/50 good (telex traffic to African embassies) (Ross, Ont.) 19125.8 CLP1: MFA Havana Cuba 2127 3/17 500/50 good (5 letter groups to CLP28- Cuban Embassy Lusaka Zambia) (Ross, Ont.) 19330.1 CLP1: MFA Havana Cuba 1830 4/17 500/50 good (5 letter groups to Cuban Embassy Dar-es-Salaam Tanzania) (Ross, Ont.) 19612.1 CLP1: MFA Havana Cuba 2017 4/20 500/50 good (5 letter groups) (Ross, Ont.) 19821.5 4UN: UNO Geneva Switzerland 1409 4/9 SITOR A 170/100 fair-good (EE nx re refugees in Harbel Liberia) (Ross, Ont.) 19865.5 DFZG: MFA Belgrade Yugoslavia 1305 4/20 400/50 fair (TANJUNG w/SS news) (Ross, Ont.) 19980 9BC33: IRNA Halaghehdarreh Iran 1529 4/24 320/50 fair (w/EE nx) (Ross, Ont.) 19981.6 CLP1: MFA Havana 1731 4/9 500/50 good (5 letters, SS messages) (Ross, Ont.) 20085 ISX20: ANSA Rome Italy 1422 4/24 400/50 poor-fair (SS nx) (Ross, Ont.) 20131.8 DFZG: MFA Belgrade Yugoslavia 1436 4/9 400/75 fair (TANJUNG w/EE nx) (Ross, Ont.) 20139.5 CLP1: MFA Havana Cuba 1801 3/20 500/50 good (5 letter groups) (Ross, Ont.) 20140 YBU: 2201 3/11 500/75 good (Cuban Embassy (?), "RYRY SGSG YBU QRU SK" loop) (Ross, Ont.) 20156.5 NO ID: 1436 4/9 SITOR A 170/100 fair (stn sending SELCAL "VYQX") (Ross, Ont.) 20238 PWN33: Brazilian Navy Stn 1713 3/27 680/75 fair (Metar wx forecast, calling "PWRJ" w/RYRY tape) (Ross, Ont.) 20401.8 YWM1: Venezuelan Navy Maracaibo Venezuela 2041 4/14 850/75 good (SS traffic to HDN Ecuadorian Navy Quito Ecuador) (Ross, Ont.) 20412 NBA: US Navy Balboa Panama 2121 4/29 850/75 good (confidential SS message to HDN Ecuadorian Navy Quito Ecuador) (Ross, Ont.) 20554 RFLIG: French Forces Cayenne French Guiana 2030 4/14 ARQ-E 170/72 good ("LXI" identifier "RYRY... Voyez le brick...ten count" tape to RFFXCC French Forces France) (Ross, Ont.) 20560 5AQ88: JANA Tripoli Libya 1616 4/24 310/50 fair (EE nx) (Ross, Ont.) 20628.4 CLP27: Cuban Embassy Pyongyang N. Korea 1635 4/24 500/75 fair (Minrex SS bulletin, 5 letter groups) (Ross, Ont.) 20807 FDY: French Air Force Orleans France 1622 3/27 260/50 fair ("RYRY LE Brick" loop) (Ross, Ont.) 20834.2 CLP19: Cuban Embassy Brazzaville Congo 2021 3/27 500/50 (5 letter groups) (Ross, Ont.) 20850.1 CLP1: MFA Havana Cuba 1724 4/9 850/50 good (PRENSA Minrex bulletin) (Ross, Ont.) 20992 CLP55: Cuban Embassy Georgetown Guyana 1444 3/27 500/75 good (5 letter groups into RYRY tape) (Ross, Ont.) 20996.1 NO ID: 1422 3/21 170/50 fair to poor (possible CLP55 Cuban Embassy in Georgetown, Guyana, msg from Georgetown, Guyana requesting tender for long list of medical supplies to go to Ministry of Health Brickdam, Georgetown, signal faded) (Ross, Ont.) 23045 CLP1: MFA Havana Cuba 1648 4/9 500/50 fair (SS messages) (Ross, Ont.) 23084.1 CLP1: MFA Havana Cuba 2153 3/23 500/50 good (SS traffic) (Ross, Ont.) A couple of loggings list 9VG in Shanghai. All of my references show them in Singapore, does anyone have any other info?? In addition to 6686 USB Dave Ross also reports "ABLE MANNER" (Haitian Refugee Operation) traffic on 5399.3, 5400, 5403, 6236, and 8972. That's it for this month. I was really overwhelmed by the input. Thanks one and all, my fingers will never be the same. It was such a great turn out, Eddie and Don gave me a sixth page to work with, thanks guys. I'm working to make the loggings as complete as possible to show service, location, etc. The more you include, the more I can pass on. If I ever have the room I'd like to be able to include some frequency lists and info I've culled from the ANARC BBS. By the way if you have a computer and modem the board is well worth getting on. The phone number is: 913-345-1978. For example, I've got a list of UN frequencies being used in Bosnia, a list of maps etc AXM Radio in Australia, a list of INTERPOL frequencies and more. If I have the room I'll run them. Until July then... 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 Greetings fellow Speedx members! Just a little background on myself, I live here in Austintown, Ohio, a suburb of Youngstown. I am married to a VERY understanding wife, and have two son's. I have been involved with shortwave radio since 1969, and started out in the SWBC bands. After an absence, I jumped back into the hobby with both feet. Last year I added an Icom R-71, and this year hope to add a decoder for CW/RTTY/FAX work. I switched to "Utility Stations" several years ago, becoming fascinated with Coast Guard, Navy and marine band comms. However, any UTE station is "fair game". I hope to continue to keep Harold Woering busy adding to my Speedx awards. Harold say's he feels like the Maytag repairman with us UTE type's, so I encourage you all to apply for your hard earned Speedx UTE awards. (Ok Harold, send me my $5.00). In January of this year, I was able to start a SWL Sig (Special Interest Group) on the Youngstown Free Net system, and continue as "Sysop" there. I invite my fellow Speedx members to check in at the SWL Sig; via internet at yfn.ysu.edu, or 192.55. 234.27, at the log in prompt type "visitor". I can also be reached at the "snail" address or internet address listed at the top. WARNING: I do not pretend in any way to be an "expert" in the utility field. But the main benefit of being a Speedx member is to share with and learn from others, so that we further enjoy our hobby. So with that in mind, and encouragement from Chuck Yarbrough, I volunteered to help. Utility Notes was the result. I hope to be bringing you information on the various utility stations, including ship's, planes, and other things. I also hope to give a tip of the 'ole SWL hat to a Utility Station that has gone above and beyond the "call of duty". So without further delay, let's get to some information: U.S. Navy *The USS Sampan AG (Amphibious Ready Group) has relieved the USS Guam AG in the Mediterranean. The USS Sampan AG consists of Norfolk-based amphibious assault ship USS Sampan (LHA 2), amphibious transport dock USS Ponce (LPD 15) and the Little Creek-based dock landing ship USS Pensacola (LSD 38). *The USS Tripoli AG, including; USS Tripoli (LPH-10), USS Juneau (LPD-10), and USS Rushmore (LSD-47, has returned to the U.S. after a 5 month deployment in Op.Restore Hope, off Somalia. *The USS LaSalle (AGF-3) departed the Arabian Gulf in April to return to the U.S. for an overhaul. Since 1972, the ship has returned to the U.S. only 1 other time, 11 years ago. *U.S. and Korean forces recently conducted Exercise Team Spirit '93, an annual 10-day exercise conducted off the coast and on the shores of the Republic of South Korea. Navy units that participated included: USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19); USS Independence (CV 62); USS Belleau Wood (LHA 3); USS Bunker Hill (CG 52); USS San Bernadino (LST 1189); USS Germantown (LSD 42); USS Dubuque (LPD 8); USNS Andrew J. Higgins (TAO-190); and the USS Brunswick (ATS 3). *U.S. Navy ships also recently participated in GULFEX XVII, an exercise designed to sharpen the USN's ability to work with other navies in support of peace in the Arabian Gulf. USN ships included the destroyer USS Hewitt (DD 966), guided missile frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) and supply ship USNS Pecos (T-AO 197), as well as ships from Britain, France and Russia. Carrier Airwing 15 from USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) also took part by flying as aggressors in an air defense exercise. *For those wanting to keep an updated list, the U.S. Navy recently christened the guided missile destroyer Laboon (DDG 58). Laboon is the eighth of twenty-six Arleigh Burke class ships authorized to be built. The Arleigh Burke class will replace the older Adams and Farragut classes of guided missile destroyers. Laboon is 567 feet in length, has a beam of 55 feet and displaces approximately 9,500 tons fully loaded. *Also commissioned was the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Montpelier (SSN 765). Montpelier is the fifty-second Los Angeles class nuclear-powered submarine delivered. Sixty-two are authorized to be built. Montpelier is 360 feet in length, has a beam of 33 feet and displaces approximately 6,900 tons submerged. *Two other ships recently commissioned were the USS Monsoon (PC-4) and the USS Typhoon (PC-5). Both are coastal patrol ships, and are the fourth and fifth ships of the 13 ship Cyclone Class scheduled to be commissioned. Now if only we had these ship's international call sign's... *The USS Alexander Hamilton (SSBN 617) was decommissioned Feb. 23, ending its 30-year Navy career. *Also recently decommissioned was the USS Prairie (AD-15), which had been the oldest ship in commission. Prairie was in service 53 years. *The Guided missile frigate USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG 29) shifted home port's from Mayport, Fla., to Pascagoula, Miss., Jan. 27, 1993. Watch for a change in the FPO address. *Another situation that will mean an increase in Military/MARS communications is the "high-level multinational efforts to initiate successful peace in former Yugoslavia". Several Sixth Fleet ships are ready and on station in the Adriatic. Naval forces on the scene include elements of the USS John F. Kennedy Battle Group and the USS Guam Mediterranean Amphibious Ready Group (MARG). The cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64) and amphibious ships USS Guam (LPH 9), USS Austin (LPD 4), USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), USS La Moure County (LST 1194) and USS Sumter (LST 1181) are operating in the Adriatic in support of Operation Provide Promise, a humanitarian relief mission into the former Yugoslavia. The frigate USS McInerney (FFG 8) is on station in the Adriatic conducting Maritime Guard operations as part of NATO's Standing Naval Force Mediterranean (STANAVFORMED), an allied naval force that is enforcing U.N. sanctions against the former Yugoslavia. Many of the U.S. Navy ships listed in all the Navy information presented above, have been heard quite often on USN MARS. U.S. Air Force *Wing transfers: The 510th Fighter Squadron has completed transferring aircraft from RAF Bentwaters, England, to Spangdahlem, Germany. This complete's the transition of the 510th Fighter Squadron from Bentwaters, which is closing this year. With the final two aircraft, the 510th FS will have its full compliment of 18 A-10 and six OA-10 aircraft. Spangdahlem's 52nd Fighter Wing received its first operational A-10s from Bentwaters in October and has been receiving aircraft from England about every two weeks during the transition. The 52nd FW will inactivate when Spangdahlem is redesignated the 20th Fighter Wing Jan. 4. The 20th FW is currently assigned to RAF Upper Heyford, England, but its flying mission there is scheduled to end by Dec. 31. The 20th FW is scheduled to operate three squadrons of F-16s and one A-10 squadron making it the largest flying operation in USAFE. *The F-117 stealth fighter teamed up with the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan AB for Team Spirit '93. Several F-117s from the 416th Fighter Squadron at Holloman AFB, N.M., along with about 90 members of the 49th Fighter Wing, deployed to Korea for a chance to define their capabilities in a different area. USN/USAF information from official and news sources, including press releases by the Department of Defense, the Navy News Service, and Air Force News. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Blackhaw (WLB-390), long a fixture in San Francisco Bay, has been decommissioned. Blackhaw's replacement, the USCGC Buttonwood (WLB-306), NRPX, was monitored last month as it made it's way west. Comms started out with CommSta New Orleans, NMG, and now are with CAMSPAC San Francisco, so apparently Buttonwood is now on station. A reminder that if you don't have Communications Station Miami, NMA, in your log books, or QSL'ed yet, times running out. The station was totally destroyed during Hurricane Andrew. The decision has been made to close the facility sometime this year. Marine Stations German maritime coastal station Norddiech Radio has long been noted for their no QSL policy. Well, they're back in the QSL business, and with their own QSL card. The card shows their antenna transmitting site. Maritime coastal station KFS, San Francisco Radio, is reported in the May 93 Popular Communications as planning to cease operations in 1993. In fact they may already be off the air. I'd be interested in knowing if anyone has monitored any of the scheduled broadcasts from KFS. Those who take up Russ Hill's offer of his list of Great Lakes ships, made in his article "Listening To The Lakers" (Monitoring Times, May 1993) will want to place .52 cents postage on the SASE. It turns out his list is more pages than he thought. Aero Gander Radio, Canada, have dropped the Family "D" frequencies they were using. In their place they are now using the Family "F" frequencies of 3476.0, 6622.0, 8831.0, and 13291.0 Khz, USB. This is in addition to the Family A, B and C frequencies which remain in use. The VOLMET frequencies of 3485.0, 6604.0, 10051.0, and 13270.0 Khz, remain unchanged. The following information is from a QSL letter from Mr.Chris Strube, Flight Service Station Manager of Cambridge Bay. Cambridge Bay ICAO Flight Service Station is operated by the Canadian Government and is located above the Arctic Circle, at 69.06N, 105.08W. It is the most northerly ICAO station providing coverage to the Canadian Arctic. The station monitors the ICAO Delta family frequencies: 2971, 4675, 8891 and 11279 Khz, USB. The primary function of Cambridge Bay, as an ICAO member station, is to assist aircraft crossing the Canadian north by relaying flight safety messages to the responsible Area Control Centers, and to the aircraft operating agencies. To ensure adequate coverage during HF blackouts, other ICAO stations in the same network monitor similar frequencies. These other family stations, which extend from Europe to western North America, are: Gander (Newfoundland, Canada); Iqualuit (N.W.T. Canada); Churchill (Manitoba, Canada); Reykjavik (Iceland); Bodo (Norway); and Shannon (Ireland). A group of VHF and HF frequencies are also operated to provide services to aircraft flying to and from Cambridge Bay airport. To provide these services, the staff consists of seven Flight Service Specialists, located at the facility. The staff finds the work very interesting, and many days it keeps them "very busy". The ICAO HF transmitters in use at Cambridge Bay are 5,000 Watt Air Comm 1330's, which transmit on a 50 ohm folded dipole. Cambridge Bay has a population of approximately 1,200 people, of which 80% are Inuit,[or Eskimo]. It is the regional headquarters for the central Canadian Arctic Region of the Government of the Northwest Territories. Most jobs, except government positions are seasonal, causing an influx of southern Canadians in the warmer summer months. Temperatures in the summer average +10 Celsius; winter temperatures go as low as -50 Celsius. Wildlife in the area consist of Caribou, Muskox, Arctic White Fox, Red Fox, Ermine and Lemmings. Inhabiting their waters are Arctic Char, Lake Trout, Cod, Seals, and a few "unidentified" types of fish. Cambridge Bay is serviced by five Boeing 737 flights, and three Hawker-Siddley 748 flights per week, connecting them with Edmonton, Alberta and Yellowknife, N.W.T. Mr.Strube concludes that they welcome QSL requests. Make sure you include a PFC, as they have no local QSL card, and I always include a SASE with mint stamps attached. The address is: Cambridge Bay ICAO Flight Service Station, Transport Canada Area Station Manager, Bag Service 500, Cambridge Bay, N.W.T., X0E OCO, Canada. I would like to thank Chris Strube, for his informative letter on Cambridge Bay. TIP OF THE SWL HAT This month's tip of the SWL hat goes to coastal station Norddiech Radio, for changing their policy and providing SWL's with a unique QSL card. The time taken from their daily business is appreciated by SWL's everywhere. That's all she wrote for this month folks, see you next time. I hope you enjoy Utility Notes. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SPEEDX members had this information over two months ago! SPEEDX publishes a monthly DX bulletin of around 43 pages, Shortwave Radio Today (ISSN 0882-8091). Some of the column's include: THE DXperience: Focusing on notes,news,and views of what's happening in the exciting world of Shortwave radio. Edited by Dan Brame WHAT'S ON: A program listing, and some freqs for SW Radio edited by Daniel Sampson. SHORTWAVE TO GO!: A DX column with much DX news copied from the various DX shows, and compiled by Dale Vanderpoel via the SHORTWAVE PARADISE BBS in Fort Lauderdale,Florida USA. 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