Xref: news.cs.tut.fi rec.radio.shortwave:24981 rec.radio.info:3131 Lines: 803 Subject: Speedx World of Utilities Electronic Edition, Dec. 1993 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!pipex!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!library.ucla.edu!news.mic.ucla.edu!unixg.ubc.ca!kakwa.ucs.ualberta.ca!alberta!nebulus!ve6mgs!usenet Date: Sun, 5 Dec 1993 12:18:36 MST From: ae411@yfn.ysu.edu (Richard Baker) Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.info Message-ID: <199312051918.AA08957@yfn.ysu.edu> ================================================================= ===== SPEEDX's World of Utilities Electronic Edition ==== ===== Specializing in Utility Signals ==== ========== Vol. 2, No. 8 December, 1993 ========== ================================================================= Edited by Richard Baker Note: This Electronic Edition is from the September, 1993 SPEEDX member bulletin "Shortwave Radio Today", ISSN 0882-8091. 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 3016 Reach 70174: USAF 0600 7/28 USB (wkg NY radio) (Halstead, WV) 4675 Iqaluit Aeradio: Baffin Island Canada 0456 7/23 USB (wkg United 962 heavy) (Halstead, WV) 4725 Royal Air Force: 0330 USB (VOLMET) (Bergadano, NJ) (welcome to the column-MW) 5035 Canadian Forces: Edmonton Alberta 1321 7/11 USB 454 (VOLMET) (D'Angelo, Pa) 5680 Royal Air Force: 0224 USB (wkg Helo Rescue 166) (Bergadano, NJ); Plymouth Rescue: UK 0343 7/30 USB (wkg Architect w/ rdo ck, Rescue 13) (Lukas, NY) 5692 NOT: Traverse City Air Mi US 0242 7/20 USB (wkg Rescue 6011 inbound w/patient, ambulance ready) (Baker, Oh); CG6016: 0229 7/28 USB (re mission abort to help sinking ves) (Baker, Oh); Cape May Air: NJ US 0005 7/2 USB (clg CG 6576) (Navary, Va) (welcome to the column-MW) 5696 AZ4: Eliza 0420 7/2 USB (wkg Portsmouth- Capt w/severe head/back injury req guidance from Miami ops) (Navary, Va); Rescue 6016 2148 7/3 USB (wkg Portsmouth w/req for ambulance from Mass Gen. Hos.) (Navary, Va) 5700 Retaliate: 0522 7/20 (wkg Skylight for rdo ck, secure tfc) (Baker, Oh) 6622 Air Canada 862: 0614 7/28 USB (wkg Shanwick) (Halstead, WV) 6697 Municipal: 0614 7/9 USB (w/EAM, repeat) (Baker, Oh) 6716 SAM204: 0513 7/22 USB (wkg Andrews AFB w/pp, Mildenhall meteo for wx) (Baker, Oh) 6735 Fox Tango Net: 0414 7/22 USB (Fox Tango wkg Lima, Juliet, Oscar att to set up alligator playground (Link 11 system net) on Delta 20) (Baker, Oh) 6812 SAM206: 2233 7/1 USB (wkg Andrews AFB re/departure time from Gander, depart KADW, req ck on flt plan) (Baker, Oh) 8819 Rainbow Radio: LDOC Canada 0122 USB (wkg Delta 20) (Bergadano, NJ); Rainbow Radio: LDOC Tors Cove Newfoundland Canada 0347 7/20 USB (wkg Delta 26 w/co. msg, wx) (Baker, Oh) 8825 Santa Maria Radio: 0347 7/23 USB (wkg u/i a/c w/pos ck & SELCAL-CFKA) (Baker, Oh) 8846 AA62: American 62 2356 7/25 USB (wkg NY ATC Miami-Paris run, request for flt level 39-disapproved) (Westenhaver, Quebec) (welcome to the column Mr. Westenhaver-MW) 8855 Porto Velho Aeradio: Brazil 0433 7/24 USB (wkg United 900 over MUPIR) (Halstead, WV); Piarco Aeradio: Trinidad 0419 7/24 USB (wkg Maiquetia radio re FAX of Speedbird 248 flt plan) (Halstead, WV) 8861 VRBPN: No ID UK ? 0447 7/24 USB (clg Recife, no joy) (Halstead, WV) 8879 Speedbird 288: British Airways 0438 7/24 USB (wkg Iceland radio) (Halstead, WV) 8959 Jeddah Ops: Saudi Airlines LDOC Saudi Arabia 0343 7/23 USB (wkg Jeddah 002) (Baker, Oh) 10057 Brazzaville Radio: VOLMET Congo 2240 7/11 USB 353 (wx) (D'Angelo, Pa) 11176 Snoop 39: 2352 7/7 USB (wkg Ascension-asked to pass msg to Zorba Control) (Navary, Va) 11300 Nairobi Aeradio: Kenya 2157 USB (wkg Air France 457) (Bergadano, NJ) 11306 Lima Radio: LDOC Lima Peru 0432 7/9 USB (wkg American 905, United 923, American 909) (Baker, Oh) 11330 SU325: Aeroflot 325 2325 7/25 USB (wkg NY radio reg Moscow- Shannon-Miami run) (Westenhaver, Quebec) 11345 Amtran 551: 2322 7/6 USB (wkg Stockholm LDOC w/pp to "co." in In- dianapolis) (Navary, Va) 13291 Gander Aeradio: Canada 1333 7/11 USB 353 (wkg Continental 25) (D'Angelo, Pa) 13305.9 New York ATC: US 1448 7/17 USB (wkg Iberia 6245) (Bellovich, Fl) 13306 Reach 111MF: USAF 1630 7/10 USB (wkg NY radio) (Halstead, WV) 13312 Rockwell: LDOC 1836 7/8 USB (wkg Saudi 005, pp Saudi Airlines Ops) (Baker, Oh) 15015 Shark 57: 2352 7/31 USB (wkg Albrook GHFS pp) Baker, Oh) 15046 Saudi 4451: 0350 7/22 USB (wkg u/i stn w/departure msg from Jeddah, registration # N703CK) (Halstead, WV) CW 7627 US Embassy Athens Greece: 2340 7/17 (ID) (Braun, Va) 12472 LAQP2: Steinstad 2245 7/2 (wkg LPD w/AMVER rpt) (Navary, Va) 16824.7 GKP6: Portishead Radio UK 1732 7/2 (ID) (Lukas, NY) MARINE 2103.5 Yarmouth Coast Guard: Canada 0437 USB (wkg CCGC re/overdue ship) (Bergadano, NJ); NMN37: US 0104 USB (wx, NOTAM) (Bergadano, NJ) 2406 Nordic Empress: 0327 7/6 USB (wkg WOM w/lst of R/T tfc for pass) (Navary, Va) 2450 NO ID: 0215 7/6 USB (fishing boats w/salty lang) (Navary, Va) 2670 NIOO: USCGC Point Chico 1458 7/24 USB (wkg NMC) (Blair, Ca); NMN80: USCG Hampton Roads Va US 0208 USB (NOTAM) (Bergadano, NJ) 4134 NPSE: USS Philippine Sea (CG-58) 0534 7/27 USB (wkg NMN for RTTY freqs) (Baker, Oh) 4372 NAS Oceana: FASFAC VACAPES 0037 7/20 USB (W/G5M relay for 7XV w/UHF frqs) (Baker, Oh) (new freq, no longer 4373); Oceana NAS: Va US 0125 7/9 USB (wkg Y3G & AIX) (Navary, Va) 5223 Macbeth 04: 0200 7/16 USB (wkg USCGC Dependable) (Navary, Va) 5320 NOYB: USCG Grp Corpus Christi Tx US 0608 7/21 USB (wkg Rescue 2137 adv to stand by until pumps on u/i vessel working) (Baker, Oh) 6200 USCGC Campbell: 2122 7/6 USB (wkg Commsta Boston w/R/T tfc) (Navary, Va); Smuggler: 0348 7/21 USB (wkg NMN req QSY to 3A18) (Baker, Oh) 6227 AAEF: USAV LTG Wm B. Bunker (LSV-4) 0117 7/2 USB (w/AAC2 w/relay to AEIL to secure rdo guard, Bunker: US Army transportation vehicle landing ship from Ft. Eustis Va) (Baker, Oh); AAFR: USAV McHenry (HLS-1) 0017 7/20 USB (clg AAC2, AAHT, AAFR, McHenry: Heavy Lift Ship assigned to Ft. Eustis Va) (Baker, Oh); KADC: Atlantis II 2248 7/21 USB (wkg KXC-713 (Woods Hole) re accidental EPIRB activation, INMARSAT down, KADC mother ves for ALVIN submersible) (Baker, Oh) 6501 ZLW: Wellington Radio New Zealand 0732 7/14 USB (wkg Shawnassy for R/T tfc) (Baker, Oh) 7535 NJUL: USS Bainbridge (CGN-25) 1725 7/12 (clg Norfolk SESEF, no joy, clg any sta on net, no joy, SESEF calls at 1818 w/rdo tst) (Baker, Oh) 7536.5 AC5: 1813 7/12 USB (clg AC4, no joy, net monitored for several months, poss U.S. Army or USAV, call shortened from ACC to AC) (Baker, Oh) 7626 Ghost 92: 0645 7/22 USB (clg USCGC Dependable, no joy, air guard req, cancels air guard, contact w/USCGC Harriet Lane, freq is primary for ABLE MANNER (Haiti), 5223 secondary freq) (Baker, Oh) 8198 ELNC5: Ecstasy 0039 7/28 USB (8198/8722, R/T tfc w/WOM) (Baker, Oh) 8204 C6FA7: George H Weyerhauser 1754 8/1 USB (wkg KMI) (Blair, Ca) 8207 KPSB: Coronado 0230 7/7 USB (8207/8731, clg WOM) (Baker, Oh) 8216 Scandinavian Song: 0210 7/20 USB (8216/8740 wkg WOO w/R/T tfc) (Baker, Oh) 8219 GSYA: Jubilee 0404 7/7 USB (8219/8743 wkg KMI w/R/T tfc) (Baker, Oh) 8234 3ETG9: Royal Majesty 0207 7/7 USB (8234/8758, R/T tfc WOM) (Baker, Oh) 8240 NAFO: USCGC Cowslip (WLB-277) 1931 7/1 USB (8240/8764, w/NMN re HFDL problem) (Baker, Oh) 8267 ELFT8: Celebration 0128 7/28 USB (8267/8809, wkg WOM w/R/T tfc) (Baker, Oh) 8270 ELNG6: Horizon 1541 7/2 USB ( wkg WOO w/R/T tfc) (Baker, Oh) 8285 LAOI4: Majesty of the Sea 0058 7/28 USB (8285/8809 wkg WOM w/R/T tfc) (Baker, Oh) 8376 LAZE2: Probo Baro 0200 7/2 USB (red flare obs w/parachute, steering towards flare) (Navary, Va) 8719 NRDC: USCGC Campbell (WMEC-909) 0239 7/20 USB (W/NMN re/emergency pp) (Baker, Oh) 8737 ZLW: Wellington Radio New Zealand 0744 7/2 USB (wkg Kibei w/R/T tfc) (Baker, Oh) 8740 OXZ: Lyngby Radio Denmark 0106 7/20 USB (voice marker, tfc lst ?) (baker, Oh) 8743 HEB: Berne Radio Switzerland 0529 7/7 USB (wkg Meltonia Brussels w/R/T tfc) (Baker, Oh) 8746 EHY: Madrid Radio Spain 0153 7/6 USB (tfc lst) (Baker, Oh) 8749 LFL7: Rogaland Radio Norway 2315 7/19 USB (wx, u/i vessel) (Baker, Oh) 12242 NRUO: USCGC Polar Sea (WAGB-11) 0108 7/22 USB (12242/13089 wkg NMF re/RTTY freq) (Baker, Oh) 12254 LAMU4: Monarch of the Seas 1954 7/5 USB (R/T tfc) (Navary, Va) 12353 WPE: Tug Communications Inc Jacksonville Fl US 2248 7/6 USB (wkg Tug Dearing w/position, info) (Baker, Oh) 13104 EHY: Madrid Radio Spain 2200 7/19 (tfc lst) (Baker, Oh) 13113 PCG: Scheveningen Radio Netherlands 2013 7/20 USB (wkg ves CNOV) (Baker, Oh); VCS: CCG Halifax Radio Canada 2205 7/19 USB (EPIRB activation-ships to keep watch, notice of overdue German ship, gale warning) (Baker, Oh) PHONE 5400 WNFT417: Bell Telephone Morristown NJ US 1546 7/1 USB (tst clg IBM-1, QSY to other freqs for more tst, USCOE ch. 8) (Baker, Oh) 6778 5WN: 0048 7/13 USB (wkg C5R for for callsign info, rx ck w/L) (Braun, Va) 8041 Career Wind: 0055 7/13 USB (wkg nastural (?) on Echo 4, switch to Echo 2, if no joy QSY Echo 4) (Braun, Va) 10493 WGY912: FEMA Mt. Weather Va. US 1618 7/6 USB (Ch. Foxtrot 26 w/row call, reply from WGY908 Denver Co) (Lukas, NY) 10780 Cape Radio: 1247 7/17 USB (rx ck w/Orion 1, Agar 21, Riot Control, talk of Shuttle Discovery scrub) (Braun, Va) 13974 NNNOICE: US Navy MARS Antartica 0033 USB (wkg NNNOLNB w/pp) (Bergadano, NJ) 14441.5 NNNOCPK: USS Horne 0022 7/8 USB (wkg NNNOUTO) (Navary, Va); NNNOCOA: USS Arleigh Burke 2155 7/11 USB (clg ASSMS, NNNOCYC) (Navary, Va) 14467 NNNOCOU: USS Saratogo (CV-60) 2319 7/27 USB (wkg NNNOTDU w/pp) (Baker, Oh) 14478.5 NNNONCA: USCG Loran Stn Marcus Is. 2218 7/11 USB (clg NNNOUTO, very weak sig) (Baker, Oh) 19800 NO ID: 1333 7/12 LSB (mideast ?, tfc re/return & expected departure, nothing heard on following days) (Halligey, UK) (a warm welcome to the column Geoff-MW) RTTY/FAX 518 ZSC: Navtex Capetown Radio South Africa 0700 SITOR B (test tx) (Hall, SA) 7863.1 BJZ21: Meteo Wuhan China 1910 378R/75 (wx codes) (Hall, SA) 7959.1 9BC23: IRNA Tehran Iran 1903 389R/50 (EE nx) (Hall, SA) 8165.2 NO ID: 1855 454R/75 (5 ltr grps, off w/ALL QTC41) (Hall, SA) 8379.5 BPFB: Jian She 2 1421 7/22 SITOR A (wkg XSG) (Blair, Ca) 8380.5 SQNN: Powstaniec Styczionwy 1350 7/22 SITOR A (wkg 9VG78) (Blair, Ca) 8382.5 3EDX4: Super Spirit 0334 7/30 SITOR A (wkg KPH) (BLair, Ca) 8420.5 9VG78: Singapore 1348 7/22 SITOR A (wkg SQNN-Powstaniec Styczniowy) (Blair, Ca) 8427.6 SPA41: Goynia Radio Poland 1850 SITOR B (tfc lst) (Hall, SA) 8470.8 ZRH: Comnavop Cape South Africa 1109 170R/50 (wkg AIG 1249-SAS Wingfield Subalert) (Hall, SA) 9041.3 5YE: Meteo Nairobi Kenya 1845 (aero tfc, wx codes) (Hall, SA) 9072.7 TLO: ASECENA Bangui Central African Republic 1902 ARQ M2 403/96 (aero tfc ch. A (OFA)) (Hall, SA) 9079.9 RFQP: French Forces Djibouti 1906 394/96 (idling) (Hall, SA) 9084.2 NO ID: 1910 489/96 1910 (unknown) (Hall, SA) 9110.2 NO ID: 1830 480N/75 (5 ltr grps) (Hall, SA) 9135.7 TTL: ASECENA N'djamena Chad 1724 ARQ E3 162/48 (ID, metar) (Hall, SA) 9262.1 NO ID: 1920 191/86 (unknown) (Hall, SA) 9338.4 RCH72: Meteo Tashkent Uzbekistan 1936 FAX 576/60 (poor chart) (Hall, SA) 10115 FDY: NO ID 0626 ARQ E3 395/96 (sounded close, French Forces ??, idling) (Hall, SA) 10130.1 NO ID: 0642 842/50 (USN Cutler Base ??) (Hall, SA) 10133.7 TZH: ASECENA Bamako Mali 0650 425R/50 (RY, ID, garbled tfc) (Hall, SA) 10230 RKA78: Russia 0325 FAX (wx chart) (Bergadano, NJ) 10249 ECA: Spain 0330 FAX (wx charts) (Bergadano, NJ) 10400.4 RFQP: French Forces Djibouti 1955 ARQ M2 367/200 (idling) (Hall, SA) 10811.7 NO ID: 1944 993/86 (unknown) (Hall, SA) 10841.4 RFQP: French Forces Djibouti 1940 ARQ M2 435/200 (idling) (Hall, SA) 10869.4 RFVI: French Navy Le Port Reunion 1933 ARQ E3 385/100 (idling) (Hall, SA) 10873.9 RFVI: French Navy Le Port Reunion 1930 ARQ E3 425/100 (idling) (Hall, SA) 11039.2 DDH9: Meteo Hamburg Germany 1925 425R/50 (RY, ID) (Hall, SA) 11606.3 BZG41: XINHUA Beijing China 1915 409R/74 (EE nx) (Hall, SA) 11638.2 DDK8: Meteo Hamburg Germany 1911 402R/50 (wx codes) (Hall, SA) 12044.1 NO ID: 1658 239/50 (unknown) (Hall, SA) 12072.9 NO ID: 1155 ARQ M2 377/96 (AFTN Niamay ?? w/aero comms/wx) (Hall, SA) 12108.5 NO ID: 1655 159?/64 (unknown) (Hall, SA) 12115 GXQ: BA London UK 1650 VFT 170N/R/50 (test tapes on several ch.) (Hall, SA) 12140.4 HWN: French Navy Paris France 1647 789R/75 (RY, ID) (Hall, SA) 12165 RKB78: Meteo Moscow Russia 1642 FAX 576/60 (fair chart) (Hall, SA) 12170.2 RNR4: Meteo Magadan Russia 1638 FAX 576/120 (fair chart) (Hall, SA) 12212.7 YZ07: TANJUNG Belgrade Yugoslavia 1635 420R/50 (EE nx) (Hall, SA) 12228.6 BZR62: XINHUA Beijing China 1630 369R/72 (EE nx) (Hall, SA) 12478 WBQ3861: Seawind 0030 7/23 SITOR A (wkg KFS) (Blair, Ca) 12563 UVIF: Saadyarv 0258 7/8 170N/50 (RYs, ID to URL) (Blair, Ca) 12565.5 UNIX: Rus 2356 7/27 170N/50 (wkg UJY-ex Tanya 2 J8DU3) (Blair, Ca) 12574 UWVD: Verhovina (MB2413) 0012 7/20 170N/50 (wkg UDK2) (Blair, Ca) 12579.5 9VG80: Singapore 1409 7/23 SITOR A (wkg 9V3794) (Blair, Ca) 12588 UFH: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy Russia 1426 7/23 170N/50 (5 ltr grps to ULKB-Spassk) (Blair, Ca) 16691 UOWK: Makeyevka 2329 7/7 SITOR A (wkg UPB) (Blair, Ca) 16694 C6KT2: Sprinter 1705 8/3 SITOR a (wkg KPH) (Blair, Ca); SQEW: Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski 1935 8/3 SITOR A (wkg KPH) (Blair, Ca); 3EMF9: Republica de Columbia 1948 8/3 SITOR A (wkg KPH) (Blair, Ca); BOAB: Tai He 2000 8/3 SITOR A (position rpt to KPH) (Blair, Ca) 16699.5 LAIJ2: Dyvi Baltic 1452 7/23 SITOR A (wkg HPP) (Blair, Ca); SKWJ: Isolde 1655 7/23 SITOR A (wkg HPP) (Blair, Ca) 16708 3EJG8: Hamlet Saudia (ex Santa Barbara III) 2313 7/29 SITOR A (wkg WLO) (Blair, Ca) 16796.9 UBPO: Mechanik Kilimencuk 1255 170N/50 (wkg Odessa using UJQ) (Hall, SA) 16797.6 UZFR: RTMS Promotey 1253 170N/50 (wkg K'grad) (Hall, SA) 16799.6 TR Ussurijskij Zaliv: 1250 170N/50 (wkg Sevastopol) (Hall, SA) 16800.6 VSLX: TH Rakvere 1247 170N/50 (wkg K'grad) (Hall, SA) 16814.5 UPB: Provideniya Russia 0246 7/29 SITOR A (wkg UGWB-Posyet) (Blair, Ca) 17160.2 NO ID: 1920 463/100 (unknown) (Hall, SA) 17470.3 BZS28: XINHUA Beijing China 1143 367R/75 (EE nx) (Hall, SA) 18035.4 ZRH: South African Navy 1207 840/75 (foxes, 10 county, RY, ID, INT.ZBZ) (Hall, SA) 18041.1 HGX21: MFA Budapest Hungary 1210 799R/50 (wkg Hungarian emb w/HH/FF nx) (Hall, SA) 18242.2 ZRO4: Meteo Pretoria South Africa 1310 435R/75 (wx) (Hall, SA) 18890.6 NO ID: 1625 SITOR A (5 ltr grps) (Hall, SA) 18924.9 NO ID: 1620 827R/75 (coded tfc) (Hall, SA) 19011.8 PCW1: Hague Radio Netherlands 1314 SITOR A (DD nx) (Hall, SA) 19048.3 RFFMH: French Navy ? Paris France 1614 ARQ E3 425/192 (wkg RFTJB w/FF tfc) (Hall, SA) 19048.9 RFFA: MOD Paris France 1316 ARQ E3 400/192 (idling) (Hall, SA) 19057.4 NO ID: 1604 851R/75 (coded tfc) (Hall, SA) 19062.6 NO ID: 1318 154/64 (unknown) (Hall, SA) 19236.1 RFFXS: FM Detalat Omuson 1550 ARQ E 415/96 (FF tfc for RFFEBU & REGHLICO PAU) (Hall, SA) 19236.2 RFFXS: French Forces Versailles France ?? 1210 ARQ E 403/72 (wkg QYQF ET DF13 DES PE) (Hall, SA) 19256.8 FM Boustane Paris: 1158 SITOR B (to Khargia Cairo) (Hall, SA) 19404 FSB63: INTERPOL Lyons France 1150 SITOR A (coded tfc) (Hall, SA) 19418.8 NO ID: 1145 ARQ E3 386/192 (idling, MOD Paris France ??) (Hall, SA) 19420.3 NO ID: 1135 ARQ E4 487/96 (idling) (Hall, SA) 19529.4 JMG5: Meteo Tokyo Japan 1320 831R/50 (wx codes) (Hall, SA) 19707.1 UXN: Arkhangelsk Radio Russia 1200 SITOR B (tfc lst) (Hall, SA) 19734.6 URD: St Petersburg Radio Russia 1200 SITOR B (tfc lst) (Hall, SA) 19747.7 6VU79: Meteo Dakar Senegal 1704 386N/50 (FF wx, codes) (Hall, SA) 19751.5 6VU79: Meteo Dakar Senegal 1700 FAX 576/120 (poor chart) (Hall, SA) 22353.6 UZUR: RTMS Kulikovo Pole 1155 170N/50 (wkg K'grad) (Hall, SA) 22354.1 EKXP: TKH Khariton Greku 1225 170N/50 (wkg Odessa) (Hall, SA) 22356.6 UTYL: RTMS Chepetovka 1215 170N/50 (wkg Sevastopol) (Hall, SA) 22362.5 UFJM: RTM Asteroid 1218 170N/50 (wkg K'grad) (Hall, SA); LYIO: SST Turinella 1159 170N/50 (wkg K'grad) (Hall, SA) 22362.6 UFOD: Sergei Korshunovivh 1147 170N/50 (wkg K'grad) (Hall, SA) 22377.1 GKE7 ?: NO ID 1237 150R/75 (NAWS coded wx, Portishead ??) (Hall, SA) 22380.1 PCH75: Scheveningen Radio Netherlands 1240 SITOR A (tfc, cw ID) (Hall, SA) 22386.6 WCC: Chatham Radio Ma US 1200 SITOR B (wx) (Hall, SA) 22386.? UFN: Novorossiysk Radio Russia 1244 SITOR A (w/greetings to ships) (Hall, SA) 22394.1 OXC: Lyngby Radio Denmark 1252 SITOR A (ID) (Hall, SA) 22395 UBN: Mariupol Radio Ukraine 1255 SITOR A (ID) (Hall, SA) 22399.1 A9M: Hamala Radio Bahrain 1259 SITOR A (ID) (Hall, SA) 22401.1 HEC62: Berne Radio Switzerland 1302 SITOR A (ID) (Hall, SA) 22422.4 MTO: Royal Navy Roysth Scotland 1306 814R/75 (test tape) (Hall, SA) 22501 UFN: Novorossiysk Radio Russia 1139 170N/50 (NAVAREA 037 warnings) (Hall, SA) 22542 JJC: Tokyo Japan 1143 FAX 288/60 (JJ nx paper) (Hall, SA) While I have a little room, I'd like to pass on a few tips. Tim Braun suggests that 7741 be monitored be some interesting tfc. I've been hearing quite a bit of coded tfc on DEA freqs lately. They might be worth following. Refer to Grove's Shortwave Directory for a list of freqs. Bill Bergadano asks if Berne LDOC on 6643 is off the air. Does anyone know? Also, I've been having problems getting good reception of RTTY/FAX tfc. I installed 2 piece toroid cores (380-0020F, 380-0043F) from MEMDELSON'S (1-800-344-4465) on every cord in the shack and things improved ALOT. A good ground system is next. 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 OFFUTT AFB, NE -SUNN (Speedx Utility Notes News) Welcome to another month of Utility Notes! I started this column at Offutt AFB, NE, where I spent two days for their annual open house and air show. We got there in time for "ZOOMIE 42", a Schhweizer TG-7A training glider from the Air Force Academy, to land for the show. Also present was QUAIL 80, a T-1A Jayhawk specialized pilot trainer, 64th Flying Training Wing (FTW), Reese AFB, TX, a DRAGON or HAWK callsign B1-B from Dyess AFB, TX, a CUJO or RISKY callsign B-52G from the 34th BS, and BLUE ANGLE 01 through 09. The 09 is the C-130 support aircraft. There were of course many others, many of these callsign's are heard on the GHFS (Global High Frequency Station) frequencies, Offutt being one of the GHFS stations. Got to talk to a lot of the crews, including the crew of a 412 (Transport) Squadron Canadair Challenger (tail 144616) based at Ottawa. They did confirm the proper radio callsign of Canadian Forces aircraft to be "CANFORCE". Some have debated the term being CANFORS, despite CANFORCE also being listed in the "tower" ICAO voice callsign lists. This is a VIP transport squadron, who uses the callsign CANFORCE 01 when transporting the Prime Minister of Canada, as does any Canadian Forces aircraft. When not transporting the PM, these aircraft use the 3700 numeric series for VIPs. We drove out to the various Offutt annex communications centers located in the area. First stop was Elkhorn, NE, location of Annex 2, the transmit site for Offutt GHFS. The antennas, about 3 conical and 6 LPH-89, were all surrounded by cornfield's. Next was Scribner, NE., where a sign directed us to "Scribner Air Base". Well, Scribner Air Base was an abandoned air field for the most part, but sure enough we found the Offutt GHFS receive site. There were only one conical, and two of the LPH-89 antennas. After that, a failed attempt to find Annex 3, listed in the book "Nuclear Battlefields" as in Hooper, NE. (any idea's?). The next day the VLF transmitter site at Silver Creek, NE., was located. Built in the 1950's, this was a SAC airborne command post ground entry point, or GEP, where they were capable of beaming the multiplexed (MUX) wide-band FM signal used for communications for links with the autovon/DSN military telephone net. The VLF system is used to maintain comms between the bombers, missile sites and other Strategic Command (STRATCOM) assets. This was a large single tower with a large insulator at the base, with a tunneled entrance visible below it. The tower supported what looked like strings of insulated wire antenna on the upper third, or half. There were also several VLF loops visible, probably used to receive GWEN (Ground Wave Emergency Network) VLF signals. Also a lone HF conical antenna could be seen, and what may be a UHF wide band MUX antenna on the tower. With SAC gone, the sign at the gate showed the facility as 1 ACCOOMG, USAF. This site sends out STRATCOM coded data on 58.5 Khz. It's also is in the middle of a cornfield, quite away back from the public road we sure stayed on due to the other signs. What kind of signs could so easily prevent your illustrious editor from "digging" deeper for this story? How about "Use of Deadly Force Authorized", a lot more sterner than the typical "subject to search" signs seen at the other sites! The USAF has undergone some major changes in it's structure in the last year. More than in it's previous 46 years! Next month I'll try to recap some of these changes for you military UTE folks, as many do effect what we listen to, now back to our regularly scheduled column... We have a ton of information to pass along so let's get to it. Jim Navary (VA) came up with another mystery station. Maritime Packet Racket By Jim Navary "I captured the text which follows from 0325 - 0420 UTC on 16 June 93. These were packet radio transmissions (300 baud) on 6262.0 (zero beat freq.) in the maritime service band, any ideas?" Below is a small sample of what Jim sent: YP683*>NAMACS ["NAMACS" stands for Navy Modular Automated Communications System, RD] YP680*>RELAY>APRS: @152322/3857.78N/07626.40W/155/0.0/SATNAV Fix CHLNGR :SEE YOU IN AM - CHECK NAMACS FOR A MSG FROM LT A.{2 YP690*>RELAY>APRS: @152339/3857.97N/07625.93W/217/0.0/SATNAV Fix YP694*>RELAY>APRS: YP689:HELLO, IT'S DEB ...HOWS EVERYTHING ON THE 89{1 YP679*>RELAY>APRS: @160000/ANCHORED, CLEANING, AND WONDERING When Jim first sent this to me, I thought these may be aircraft due to all the "SATNAV Fix" entries. Due to the reference to NAMACS, I knew this had to be Navy comms. I asked Jim to send some more data, which he did the next day: SATFAC-8>RELAY*>BEACON: @251000/Just talked to Newport RI on 6,8 & 12. 12 was best OCEAN*>RELAY>APRS: @260303/3901.93N/07616.48W/175/0.0/SATNAV Fix YP693*>RELAY>APRS: @260258/4127.91N/07034.51W/107/7.5/SATNAV Fix DANDY*>RELAY>APRS: @260032/DANDY HEADED NORTH, NICE RIDE DOWNWIND WINDS 24.5 TRUE Jim added a little info for the "packet dumb" (me). "The first line of each transmission is a sort of routing and ID header. The first ID is the originating station. In this batch we have four different stations originating traffic (SATFAC -8, OCEAN, YP693, and DANDY). The last ID on the header line (BEACON, and APRS) is the station the packet is intended for. In the ham world, and it appears to hold true here, BEACON is a broadcast transmission. With ham packet, BEACONs are generally automated to be sent every "nn" minutes. Usually used to announce the presence of a BBS station or a digipeater. Looks like these guys are using it for traffic meant to be copied by all on their net. The middle ID (RELAY) is just that - a relay station or digipeater (digital repeater). The asterisk indicates which station in the link you are actually copying (it is appended by the receiving software, not sent by the packet station. So, in the first case, I copied "RELAY" rather than SATFAC-8. It seems strange that I never heard any "acknowledgment" packets being returned by the receiving stations. This makes me think that there is another duplex freq out there. The six digit number at the beginning of the second line of each packet (e.g.,@251000) seems to be a date/time group with the month "understood" (1000 hours on the 25th). Some of these DTGs were reasonably close to the actual time (local time for EDT). These first four packets were received shortly after 0700 UTC (0300 EDT). What is confusing is that some of them are not remotely close to the actual time. Seeing how some of them are repeated throughout the night, perhaps they are truly "beacon" type messagessent periodically, over and over": YP681*>RELAY>APRS: @260137/IN VINEYARD SOUND, CONDITIONS NORMAL YP693*>RELAY>APRS: @260303/4127.91N/07034.51W/107/7.5/SATNAV Fix YP694*>RELAY>APRS: @252305/P1A MOORED PIER 17 NY, ALL'S WELL ALL SYSTEMS GO ON ALL BOATS. @260059/A4/CDO A3 AND A4 WILL MOVE TO PIER 17NORTH IN MORNING OCEAN*>RELAY>APRS: @251926/OCEAN ANCHORED IN CHESTER RIVER. A-OK. YP689*>RELAY>APRS: @252045/INPORT NAVSTA BASIN. MONOTERING ALL BEACONS. SATFAC-8>RELAY*>BEACON: Based on this new data, it became apparent that we were dealing with things that float, not fly. Then it stuck me that those YP numbers did look a little familiar. YP are seamanship training craft! They are kind of all-around craft...and can also be used as patrol vessels, diving tenders, and mine counter-measures. These craft resemble a large commercial ocean-going cruiser. They have a wooden hull with aluminum super- structures, and displace 172 tons with a full load. Speed is 12 knots with a range of 1,500 nautical miles. Status of YP680: Assigned as seamanship training vessel, Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD. I checked all the other "YP" numbers Jim picked up, and sure enough, they are all valid numbers, all assigned to Annapolis. This system may be used at Annapolis to keep track of the YP's. Another good catch. Thank's Jim, and welcome back to Speedx! New Products Just in from Klingenfuss Publications, Germany, is their July 1993 line-up of publications on utility radio stations. Brand new is the Compact Disc Recording of Modulation Types (1st edition). This a double CD containing various types of electromagnetic emissions recorded recently by a professional monitoring service in Europe. These two CDs allow the identification of all present emissions of utility stations transmitting on SW and cover a total of 2-1/2 hours. 71 different recordings cover speech, morse, facsimile and teleprinter systems such as ACARS, Arabic, ARQ-E, ARQ-E3, ARQ-M, ARQ-N, ARQ6, ASCII, ATU-Arabic, AUTOSPEC, bit inversion, CIS, Cyrillic and third-shift Cyrillic, DUP-ARQ, FEC-A, GOLAY, HC-ARQ, HNG-FEC, ITA2, ITA5, MCVFT, NATO Link, Packet Radio, PACTOR, Piccolo, POCSAG, POL-ARQ, QAM, RS-ARQ, RUM-FEC, SI-ARQ, SI-FEC, SITOR, SPREAD, SWED-ARQ, and TWINPLEX. The digital recording technique is suppose to prevent any play-back speed deviations. While I haven't heard these disc's, the reputation of Klingenfuss, especially in these areas of RTTY and FAX, is very good. All this can be yours for DEM 100 plus DEM 10 for overseas airmail. I'm not up on the current conversion rate, but I'm sure the normal distributors will have these available here in the U.S. and elsewhere. Also, new editions are out for their Guide to Facsimile Stations (13th edition) and the Air and Meteo Code Manual (13th edition). Guide to Facsimile has reportedly been "drastically" modified with new and revised station information for a large number of stations, and now contains 337 sample charts and pictures. Air and Meteo explains the new revised aeronautical code forms ARFOR, METAR, ROFOR, SPECI, and TAF used since July 1, 1993. This book also includes station index numbers and ICAO location indicators and aeronautical company designator's. Other publications for the UTE available include Guide to Utility Stations (11th edition January 1993), Compact Cassette Recording of Modulation Types (5th edition June 1989), Radioteletype Code Manual (11th edition January 1993), and Guide to Former Utility Stations (5th edition July 1991). For more information write Klingenfuss Publications, Hagenlher Str.14, D-72070 Tuebingen, Germany. U.S. NAVY If the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommendations stand, the Navy will close two major installations, Charleston Naval Shipyard, S.C. and Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, CA. The Navy would also close six air stations, four naval stations, 12 technical centers, two training centers, three aviation depots, 35 Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training Centers, two hospitals, and 32 Naval and marine Corps data processing centers. Ship News In other news for military UTE's, the Navy has: Decommissioned the USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) after 32 years of service; commissioned the Fleet Missile Ballistic Submarines Nebraska (SSBN-739) and Rhode Island (SSBN-740), the 14th and 15th of 18 Ohio-class subs to be built. U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class Aegis Guided Missile Destroyers: USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53): Recently completed sea trials. Taking on fuel and munitions. Should depart Bath for commissioning in the next month, possibly to Norfolk, VA. USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54): On sea trials. USS John S. McCain (DDG 56): Launched, fitting out. USS Laboon (DDG 58): Launched, fitting out. USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60): Launched July 24, fitting out. USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62): Building. Superstructure work being done. Will be launched December 11. USS Carney (DDG 64): Preparations for keel laying. USS Gonzalez (DDG 66), USS The Sullivans (DDG 68), USS Ross (DDG 71), and unnamed DDG 72 are planned. DDG 75 and DDG 76 should be ordered soon. U.S. AIR FORCE The Pentagon's efforts to help fight the nation's drug war is under review because of an overall examination of counter-drug programs. The review is expected to take about two months and will examine all aspects of the Department of Defense's counter-drug program. The review comes at a time when some critics "have questioned the effectiveness of military efforts, particularly in air and sea interdiction of illicit drug flow". Air Force E-3 AWACS aircraft are one of the many command and control systems that routinely spend hundreds of hours searching for airborne drug smugglers. The aircraft augment the federal government's counter-narcotics detection and monitoring programs in the Caribbean, the eastern Pacific and around the world. The Air Force also manages the Caribbean basin radar network, which is a string of high-tech radars that can track a target aircraft until it is met by U.S. agents or host country authorities. In addition, the Air Force helps train federal, state, local and foreign law enforcement officers. The Pentagon's counter-drug program -- coordinated by the Office for Drug Enforcement Policy and Support -- involves all the military services, the five geographic military commands, the National Guard Bureau, and agencies such as Defense Intelligence and Defense Security Assistance. Although the Pentagon played a small role in the national anti-drug efforts until 1989, the tempo has grown by more than 250 percent since 1990. Operational F-15E Squadron The 492nd Fighter Squadron at RAF Lakenheath, England became the only operational F-15E squadron in Europe with the arrival in June of its 26th aircraft. The F-15E Strike Eagle replaces the F-111F previously flown by the 48th Fighter Wing. The wing's F-111s were transferred to Cannon AFB, N.M., with the last F-111 departing in December. The wing's 494th Fighter Squadron also is converting to the F-15E and currently has 19 of its 26 aircraft. T-3A Rollout Air Force officials attended a rollout ceremony for the T-3A Firefly at the Slingsby Aviation Limited of Great Britain manufacturing facility in York, England, July 8. The T-3A will replace the T-41 trainer currently used to evaluate Air Force Academy cadets and pilot candidates for fighter or transport career tracks. The Air Force is buying 113 of the enhanced flight screeners and will accept the first two aircraft in November. The other 111 will be delivered over the next 25 months. U-2 Supports Flood Relief The 9th Wing at Beale AFB, CA., sent a U-2 high above the Mississippi and Missouri rivers July 13 to get photos of the flood-ravaged Midwestern areas. To date, the U-2 has made four photo reconnaissance flights at the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Base officials said the U-2 will continue flying these missions to detail the extent of the damages and allow for future studies of the Midwest river channels. U.S. COAST GUARD Gremlins The "gremlins" got into last months column, and in Jim Navary's information on the Island-class WPB's the Knight Island is shown both as WPB-1347 and WPB-1348. The Knight Island is WPB-1348. There is nothing shown for the 1347, but as Jim recently heard the Pea Island, I would agree that it's probably the missing WPB-1347. A few other new addresses for cutters are: USCGC Point Baker (WPB-82342): P.O. Box 488, Sabine Pass, Tx., 77655-0488, and USCGC Mariposa (WLB-397), c/o CG Support Center, 1519 Alaskan Way South, Seattle, WA, 98134-1192. One last point of interest is a couple new frequencies for the U.S. Coast Guard in Operation Able Manner (Haitian Refuge Op's). 7626 Khz seems to be primary with 5223 stated as secondary, but nothing heard there yet. Both USB. 7626 is suppose to be tactical channel ID "3 Echo 10" (3E10), while 5223 is "3 Echo 5" (3E5). Cutters are using plain ID by name, while aircraft have been using tactical callsign's. U.S. Army Yes, we have news on the Army this month! I have been listening to comms for months on 6227.0 Khz, USB. I've found this to be the U.S. Army Transportation Corps, at Fort Eustis, Va., primary. An odd choice as it's a limited coastal station frequency! The AAC2 the ships are always in comms with, is listed in Gayle Van Horns' International Callsign Directory as USAV Bunker. I strongly suspect that it's either a Fort Eustis Transportation Corp callsign, or the 10th Battalion's callsign. It's apparently a shore station, the ships always check in there and tell them to secure their guard for the day. The Transportation Corps is the Army's, Navy. Marine/Non-Military Ships Also on 6227 Khz I caught the R/V Atlantis II in comms with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Atlantis is a Woods Hole research vessel. Atlantic II carries the DSV "Alvin", which you may remember found the wreck of the Titanic. They sent a ton of information of their ships, and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. I'll try to pass more on next month. Ships Callsign's By Robert Hall, Capetown, RSA "Many months ago I asked where I might buy a list of Ship's Callsign's; the question was posed in a number of publications and was followed by a pretty long "hush"! A search through UK libraries and book shop's was commissioned, and enquiries made with famous "Janes Publications". At last a kindly SWM reader came up with a good bookstore address and at the same time I followed up on another suggestion (by fred Osterman of Universal Radio) to write to: "Union Internationale Des Telecommunications, Place des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland". "The ITU replied immediately with a pamphlet giving interesting details of all their many publications and their prices. For GBP60 they airmailed me some 10 kilos (yes, kilos!!!!) of Ships Callsign and Name Lists, and each month I receive updates - also by airmail but weighing only around 1/2 kilo! This seems a very good value to me especially since I have now heard that the same material is being sold in the UK for GBP130 plus postage (cost of 10 kilos by airmail - the mind boggles!!). Ships Callsign and Name Lists provide interesting detail for RTTY buffs equipped to receive the SITOR A & B modes". Thanks Robert. The new 1993 ITU ship callsign book "List of Ship Stations - List V, 33th Edition" plus supplements, has just been released. For US$62.00/SF$85.00 you can order this "little" gem from the ITU, as Robert describes. Payments should be made out to the General Secretariat of the ITU. Bank info is: Swiss Bank Corporation, 2 rue de la Confederation, CH 1204, Geneva, Switzerland. Account no. C8-765.656.0. This would be used for a Chemical Bank International check, or for a postal check use: account no. 12-50-3 Geneva. Tale of a Ship In a recent veri letter, Efstathios Dimou, Chief Radio Officer and Dionysios Apostolatos, 1st Radio Officer of the S/S Britanis sent copies of an article from a 1957 magazine, whose name I can't make out. The article, written by Edward F. Oliver, "It Happened on old Monterey" tells a fascinating WWII story of the present day Britanis, which is the ex-Monterey. Pressed into service as a troop transport ship during the war, the ship was part of a convey (KMF-25A) bound for a Naples. On November 6, 1943, the convoy was attacked by several waves of German aircraft. Although the Monterey was not hit, several other transport ships were, including the S/S Santa Elena. The article goes on to describe in great detail what the author describes as "one of the greatest sea adventures of the war", the rescue of more than 3000 troops and merchant crew from one troop ship by another, at night and without a single casualty. The ships peacetime Captain, who remained at the helm during her war years, Elis R. Johnson, received the highest award that can be bestowed upon a member of the American Merchant Marine -the Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal. It was great reading, Monterey went on to become the Matsonia and the present day Britanis. A sticker on the cover of this magazine shows it belonged to "Capt. Elis R. Johnson, San Francisco, CA". AERO I came up with a little more information on NASA's SR-71's. I was able to obtain the NASA numbers for all three: 64-17956 SR-71B NASA 831 (FAA ID: N831NA), 64-17971 SR-71A NASA 832 (FAA ID: N/A), and 64-17980 SR-71A NASA 844 (FAA ID: N844NA). Tip of the Hat This months Utility Notes Tip of the Hat goes to the radio officers of the S/S Britanis. The six double sided photo copies on the WWII history of the ship was very much appreciated! Had a "UTE" go out of their way for your? I'd like to hear about it. The gathering of U.S. Coast Guard aircraft information continues, with a great start from Mike Schulsingers' list. Those of you on the west coast that monitor these comms can help by sending any "homeplate's" noted out your way. That's all the room for this month, this is "RD" signing off... ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: o The DXperience: Focusing on notes,news,and views of what's happening in the exciting world of Shortwave radio. Edited by Dan Brame o Trash & Treasure: Information on catalogs, freebies, promotions, and SWL related items. Edited by Donald F. 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