Article: 3589 of rec.radio.info Xref: news.cs.tut.fi rec.radio.shortwave:26190 rec.radio.info:3589 Lines: 719 Subject: Speedx World of Utilities, Jan. 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!news.tele.fi!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!cyber2.cyberstore.ca!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!nebulus!ve6mgs!usenet Date: Mon, 10 Jan 1994 00:03:09 MST From: ae411@yfn.ysu.edu (Richard Baker) Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.info Message-ID: <199401100703.AA13677@yfn.ysu.edu> ================================================================= ===== SPEEDX's World of Utilities Electronic Edition ==== ===== Specializing in Utility Signals ==== ========== Vol. 3, No. 1 January, 1994 ========== ================================================================= Edited by Richard Baker Note: This Electronic Edition is from the October, 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 Edited by Mike Wolfson AERO 4372 GIANT KILLER: 0230 8/25 USB (wkg 2 MIKE XRAY w/request to contact all units in playground w/request to verify if they can hear ELT on 121.5, NORFOLK RESCUE chasing several ELTs, having trouble figuring them out) (Braun, Va) 5547 SAN FRANCISCO IFSS: US 0633 8/18 USB (wkg UNITED 161, QUANTAS 16, UNITED 181) (Baker, Oh) 5598 SANTA MARIA RADIO: 0527 9/1 (wkg several flts) (Johnson, Il); SANTA MARIA IFSS: 0647 8/18 USB (wkg u/i 79, EL AL 719) (Baker, Oh); SHANWICK IFSS: 0615 8/18 USB (wkg AF-5698) (Baker, Oh) 5616 GANDER RADIO: Canada 0525 9/1 (wkg VHL 001, NORTHWEST 46, AMERICAN 56, more) (Johnson, Il) 5649 GANDER IFSS: Canada 0610 8/18 USB (wkg AEROFLOT 356) (Baker, Oh) 5692 COMMSTA JEFFERSON BARRACKS: US 2216 8/10 USB (wkg CG 6011 (HH-60 from Traverse City) w/flt ops to SCOTT AFB, poss Missouri NG w/flood relief) (Baker, Oh); NOS: Cape Cod Air Ma US 2332 8/10 USB (wkg RESCUE 6583) (Baker, Oh) (NOS, NOT wkg u/i a/c, JEFFERSON BARRACKS all wkg at same time); COMMSTA JEFFERSON BARRACKS: US 2207 8/5 USB (clg CG 6008, no joy, possible temp COMMSTA setup for flood ops ???) (Navary, Va) 5696 COMMSTA BOSTON NMF: Ma US 0040 9/1 (wkg RESCUE 6016 w/flt ops) (Johnson, Il); COMMSTA PORTSMOUTH NMN: 0059 9/1 (wkg RESCUE 6030 re flt ops) (Johnson, Il); REACH 6020: 1235 8/1 USB (wkg PORTSMOUTH w/rdo chk) (Navary, Va); NAOI: USCGC Chincoteague 0500 8/4 USB (pp to District 8 Ops re ves in distress w/list, may be sinking) (Navary, Va) 5700 RED OTTER: 0612 8/23 USB (wkg ANTELOPE in clear, went secure for tst) (Baker, Oh) 5710 TIGER EYE: 0227 8/11 USB (wkg MACDILL GHFS re secure data tx, QSY from 6738) (Baker, Oh) 6535 FIR: Dakar Senegal IFSS 0248 8/18 USB (wkg u/i flt 01) (Baker, Oh) 6577 NY CLEARANCE: US 0251 8/18 USB (wkg UNITED 979, AEROFLOT 039) (Baker, Oh) 6628 SANTA MARIA RADIO: 0423 9/2 (wkg u/i flt) (Johnson, Il) 6676 SYDNEY VOLMET: Australia 0805 8/4 USB (wx, ID) (Baker, Oh) 6679 AUCKLAND VOLMET: New Zealand 0623 8/18 USB (wx) (Baker, Oh) 6683 ANDREWS AFB: US 2214 8/10 USB (clg SAM 972, no joy) (Baker, Oh) 6693 0EI: 1103 8/9 USB (requesting position on Z7T, no joy, wkg PNO re trial firing-RAF) (Braun, Va) 6697 L8V: 0720 8/11 USB (w/ROMEO 9 LIMA w/rdo chk) (Baker, Oh) 6738 JAMBO 12: 0250 8/12 USB (BAKERSDALE La AFB B-52G clg MACDILL, THULE GHFS, no joy) (Baker, Oh) 6812 SAM 205: 2350 8/13 USB (pp to ANDREWS AFB w/ETA and sitrep) (Braun, Va); SAM 204: 2350 8/13 USB (pp to ANDREWS AFB w/ETA and sitrep) (Braun, Va); SAM 202: 1323 8/6 USB (wkg ANDREWS AFB w/pp to BRANDYWINE, LANGLEY, LANGLEY METEO) (Navary, Va) 8846 NOAA43: 2114 8/29 USB (wkg NY re buoy drop at 34N/68.3W) (Halstead, WV) 8864 GANDER RADIO: Canada 1554 8/12 USB (wkg UNITED 915) (Lukas, NY) 8930 AIR EUROPE 8933: 2344 8/17 USB (clg STOCKHOLM, no joy, QSY 11345, no joy) (Braun, Va) 8993 SAM 202: 2333 8/16 USB (wkg MACDILL GHFS w/pp re flt info) (Baker, Oh); SAM 204: 2334 8/16 USB (wkg MACDILL GHFS w/pp re flt info) (Baker, Oh) 9014 CHAPTER 1: 2334 8/26 USB (wkg CHAPTER 2 re course info) (Baker, Oh) 9018 NOVEMBER 93: 0052 8/17 USB (w/NOVEMBER 92 w/wx relay for Ft. CAMPBELL) (Baker, Oh) 11176 GRIFF 31: 1454 8/5 USB (wkg MACDILL, ops normal) (Navary, Va) 11233 CANFORCE 4112: 1752 8/4 USB (wkg TRENTON MILITARY w/pp w/ETA) (Baker, Oh) 11300 NAIROBI RADIO: Kenya 2314 8/11 (wkg ZAMBIAN AIR 1947, PAN AM 561) (Johnson, Il); NAIROBI RADIO: Kenya 2224 8/28 (wkg u/i a/c) (D'Angelo) 11336 GANDER RADIO: Canada 1330 8/31 (wkg UNITED 943, others) (Johnson, Il) 11342 ARINC HONOLULU: US 0350 8/15 USB (wkg DELTA AGKA w/pp, re refusal of landing rights, diverting to Solomon Is.) (Navary, Va) 11351 AIR FRANCE: 2350 8/12 USB (u/i flt wkg PARIS in FF w/problem, discussion about returning) (Braun, Va) 13267 NOAA42: 2003 8/29 USB (wkg NOAA 43 re ASDL slots) (Halstead, WV) 15015 NAVY LL320: 1509 8/5 USB (wkg LAJES) (Navary, Va); MACDILL AFB: US 2025 8/15 (wkg KING 24 w/pp from PATRICK METRO) (Johnson, Il) CW 8457 LSA4: Boca Radio Argentina 0001 8/19 (VVV marker) (Clar, NY) 8504 ZLW: Wellington Radio New Zealand 0855 8/21 (QSX marker) (Clar, NY) 8521 VIS26: Sydney Radio Australia 1153 8/19 (VVV ID, K marker) (Clar, NY) 8525 WNU33: Slidell Radio La. US 0341 8/6 (ID) (Lukas, NY) 8568 FUV: French Navy Djibouti Naval Djibouti 0126 8/25 (VVV, ID) (Clar, NY) 8578 SUH: Alexandria Radio Egypt 0312 8/21 (CQ QRU) (Clar,, NY) 8611 TAH: Istanbul Radio Turkey 0320 8/21 (ID, freqs) (Clar, NY) 8625 FUM: French Navy Papeete Naval Tahiti 1258 8/19 (VVV marker) (Clar, NY) 8646.2 FUJ: French Navy Noumea Radio New Caledonia 0938 8/21 (VVV marker) (Clar, NY) 8698 FJ8P: Noumea Radio New Caledonia 0945 8/21 (QRU marker) (Clar, NY) 8700 9AR: NO ID 2359 8/25 (marker, tfc lst) (Clar, NY) 10945 CFH: Halifax Radio Canada 0311 8/21 good (ID, wx) (Thompson, Ca) 11142 KRH50: US Embassy London UK 1730 (ID) (Hall, SA) 11455 KKN50: US State Dept Washington D.C. 0455 8/22 fair (ID) (Thompson, Ca) 12640 LPD: General Pacheo Radio Argentina 0320 8/21 fair (ID w/SITOR A "blasts") (Thompson, Ca) 12691 FUX: French Navy Le Port Naval Reunion 1145 8/25 (ID) (Clar, NY) 12703 XFL: Mazatalan Mexico 1931 8/13 poor (ID) (Thompson Ca) 12721 SPH61: Gdynia Radio Poland 1831 8/20 (ID) (Clar, NY) 12730 NMC: USCG COMMSTA San Francisco Ca US 1926 8/13 fair (wx, hurricane update) (Thompson, Ca) 12735 URL: Sevastopol Radio Russia 2316 8/24 (marker) (Clar, NY) 12740 ZLW: Wellington Radio New Zealand 0415 8/28 (wkg DHCW, marker) (Navary, Va) 12785 XSX: Keelung Coastal Radio Taiwan 1227 8/19 (marker) (Clar, NY) 12856 XSG: Shanghai Radio China 1059 8/24 (QRU marker) (Clar, NY) 12864 XSW: Kaohsiung Radio Taiwan 1209 8/25 (marker) (Clar, NY) 12889.5 NMO: USCG COMMSTA Honolulu Hi US 0346 8/21 fair (ID) (Thompson, Ca) 12906 DZJ: Bulacan Radio Philippines 1308 8/25 (QSX loop) (Clar, NY) 12907.5 VHP: Canberra Naval Australia 1219 8/18 (VVV) (Clar, NY) 12923 HLW2: Seoul Radio South Korea 1027 8/21 (QSX loop) (Clar, NY) 12942 JNA: Tokyo Naval Japan 1235 8/25 ("cancel msg", GPS info-log adrift) (Clar, NY) 12970 PKX: Jakarta Coastal Radio Indonesia 1227 8/18 (marker) (Clar, NY) 12994 VIP04: Perth Radio Australia 1105 8/20 (VVV, ID) (Clar, NY) 13008 JOR: Nagasaki Radio Japan 1237 8/19 (ID) (Clar, NY) 13069 JOS: Nagasaki Japan 1529 9/1 (ID, tfc lst) (Blair, Ca) 13560 BMB: Taipei Meteo Taiwan 1640 (wx) (Hall, SA) 16640 P3UV3: Pacific Lilly 2120 8/1 (wkg NMN w/AMVER) (Navary, Va) 16736.1 C4MV: Maria Sitinas 1952 9/1 (wkg KPH) (Blair, Ca) 16736.5 LALC2: Igloo Finn 2254 8/23 (wkg KPH) (Blair, Ca) 16738 SZXZ: Tatiana L 2008 8/25 (wkg HPP) (Blair, Ca) 16840 GKQ6: Portishead Radio UK 2350 8/21 poor (ID) (Thompson, Ca) 16911.2 JNA: Tokyo Japan 1653 8/13 poor (ID) (Thompson, Ca) 16914.5 CBV: Playa Ancha Chile 2342 8/21 poor (ID) (Thompson, Ca) 16916.5 WCS: Tuckerton NJ US 2342 8/21 fair (ID) (Thompson, Ca) 16998.5 JDC: Chosi Coastal Radio Japan 0143 8/27 (QSX marker) (Clar, NY) 17013 KLB: Seattle Wa US 1720 8/13 good (ID, listed freq-17007.5) (Thompson, Ca) 17048 LPK: Argentina 1735 8/13 weak (ID) (Thompson, Ca) (who is LPK-PT ???) 17103 ZSG: Shanghai China 2200 8/21 (ID) (Thompson, Ca); DKI: Havana Cuba 2158 8/21 poor (ID) (Thompson, Ca) 17103.2 XSG: Shanghai China 1748 8/13 poor (ID) (Thompson, Ca) 17173 ZLB: Awarva New Zealand 2220 8/21 poor (JCT QRM, ID) (Thompson, Ca) 17522 KUN50: NO ID 1140 (possible US Embassy, ID) (Hall, SA) 22395 LPK: Argentina 1830 8/13 good (KPH QRM, 5 SITOR "blasts") (Thompson, Ca) 22473 CBV: Playa Ancha Chile 1818 8/13 poor (ID) (Thompson, Ca) MARINE 2182 NMF COMMSTA BOSTON: 0100 SSB (rescue of crew of sinking boat HIGH STAKES) (Babin, Ma) 2598 VCP: St Lawrence Radio Canada 0739 8/19 USB (wx) (Baker, Oh) 2660 HMCS IROQUOIS: 0232 8/1 USB (clg SHEARWATER MILITARY, no joy) (Braun, Va) 2670 NMA10: USCG Grp Mayport Fl US 0625 8/16 USB (wx, MIB) (Baker, Oh) 3123 NMC: COMSPAC San Francisco Ca US 0435 8/20 USB (W/TAC ECHO to go secure on Bravo) (Baker, Oh) 3130 X3M: USN FASFAC Jacksonville Fl US 0434 8/18 USB (wkg R5I re RTTY msg) (Baker, Oh) 4382 WLC: Rogers City US 8/11 (wx for Great Lakes) (Johnson, Il) 4384 VAI: Vancouver CG Radio Canada 0706 8/31 USB (wx) (Baker, Oh) 4417 HALIFAX RADIO: Canadian Coast Guard 0100 SSB (coordination of ves to help crew of sinking ship HIGH STAKES) (Babin, Ma) 4426 NMC: USCG COMMSTA San Francisco Ca US 0742 8/18 (4426/4134 wkg u/i ves RUDER ? re medical problem) (Baker, Oh) 5320 USCG GROUP CORPUS: Corpus Christi Tx US 0333 8/15 USB (wkg Q6E re msg sent green) (Navary, Va); NBRM: USCGC Point Monroe (WPB-82353) 0013 8/17 USB (wkg u/i Grp) (Baker, Oh) 5696 NMC: USCG COMMSTA San Francisco Ca US 0603 8/3 USB (wkg NMF, NMN, NMC w/rdo chk) (Baker, Oh) 5732 C42: 0103 8/20 USB (wkg N44) (Navary, Va) 6200 USCGC TAMAROA: 0028 8/2 USB (6200/6501 wkg BOSTON) (Navary, Va); E6W: 0425 8/5 USB (wkg CAMSPAC SAN FRANCISCO re RTTY tfc) (Navary, Va); NTCH: USS Thomas C. Hart 0455 8/5 USB (wkg PORTSMOUTH re RTTY tfc on 5220) (Navary, Va) 6501 NOJ: COMMSTA Kodiak Alaska US 0745 8/14 USB (6200/6501 wkg u/i cutter re phone call) (Baker, Oh); USCGC TAMPA: 0745 8/14 USB (6200/6501 rdo chk w/NMN, NMF, NMG) (Baker, Oh) 6510 WAH: St Thomas Radio Virgin Islands 0212 8/18 USB (wx) (Baker, Oh) 8198 C6CM7: Norway 0120 8/11 USB (8198/8722 R/T tfc w/WOM) (Baker, Oh) 8207 ELLY4: Oceanbreeze 0129 8/5 USB (8207/8731 (R/T tfc w/WOM) (Baker, Oh) 8216 LAEB2: Soverign of the Seas 0023 8/11 USB (8216/8740 R/T tfc w/WOO) (Baker, Oh) 8222 LAMU4: Monarch of the Seas 0124 8/5 USB (8222/8746 R/T tfc w/WOM) (Baker, Oh) 8234 ELOU5: Zenith 0105 8/11 USB (8234/8758 R/T tfc w/WOM) (Baker, Oh) 8240 NRUO: USCGC Polar Sea (WAGB-11) 0252 8/23 USB (8240/8764 wkg NMN re RTTY freq) (Baker, Oh) 8267 ELFT8: Celebration 0231 8/5 USB (8267/8791 R/T tfc w/WOM) (Baker, Oh) 8294 C6CP: Viking Serenade 0120 8/27 USB (8294/8728 R/T tfc w/KMI) (Baker, Oh); HOTEL 5 CHARLIE: 1115 8/19 USB (clg XRAY 5 ROMEO w/rdo chk) (Braun, Va) 8722 WOM: Fl US 0245 8/23 454 (wkg MERIDIAN w/pp) (D'Angelo, Pa) 8788 HALIFAX RADIO: Newfoundland Canada 1405 LSB (marine wx for maritime provinces) (Wires, Ga) (welcome to the column Alden-MW) 12242 NHIC: USCGC Vigilant (WMEC-617) 0104 8/1 USB (wkg NMG re HFDL freq) (Baker, Oh) 12362 WLQ: Los Angeles Ca US 1936 8/13 good (wkg MARIANNA re money & food on board) (Thompson, Ca) 13083 KMI: San Francisco Radio Ca US 0000 8/27 USB (wx) (Baker, Oh) 13098 5BA54: Cyprus Radio 2235 8/5 USB (ID) (Baker, Oh) PHONE 4825 NNN0AJDT: 2255 8/11 (request for tfc, no joy, signoff the 4D3B net) (Johnson, Il) 5277 PANTHER: 0231 8/9 USB (w/rx chk w/PANTHER 31 CHARLIE-customs ch. A) (Braun, Va); PANTHER: DEA Bahamas 0356 8/18 USB (wkg R6C re rdo guard) (Baker, Oh); PANTHER: DEA Bahamas 0811 8/14 USB (wkg SPANGLE 702) (Baker, Oh) 6817.3 NO ID: South Africa 0548 USB (Afrikaans/EE tfc) (Hall, SA) 6878 NO ID: 0302 8/7 USB (scrambled tfc) (Braun, Va) 7527 01L: NO ID 0021 8/5 USB 444 (scrambled tfc-DEA freq) (Wolfson, Oh) 7741 ? 35: 0317 8/3 USB (wkg BEAR w/rpt that HF guard ending, in contact w/LEEWARD TOWER) (Braun, Va) 8055 NO ID: 2345 8/9 USB (relay of WWV, into RTTY at 2350) (Braun, Va) 11191 FOX TANGO: 2345 8/12 USB (wkg LIMA-L w/position data, going XAI until problem figured out) (Braun, Va); DOLPHIN: NAS Cecil Field Fl US (0234 8/31 (clg HERSHEY Key West Fl, no joy) (Braun, Va) 11494 NO ID: 0022 8/5 USB (scrambled tfc-DEA freq) (Wolfson, Oh) 13375 NO ID: 1718 USB (YL w/EE 5 figure grps) (Hall, SA) 14325 NJ7E: 0010 8/31 USB (NCS for Hurricane Advisory Net, chk-in) (Braun, Va) 14392 NNN0NGW: US Navy USS George Washington (CVN-73) 2119 9/1 USB poor-good (MARS pp for USS Saipan (LHA-2, NNN0CSW), USS Jacinto (CG-56, NNN0CYY) (Thompson, Ca.) 14441.5 NNN0NZC: USS Joseph Daniels 2107 8/2 USB (clg AMASS, XPQ) (Navary, Va); NNN0CRK: USS Ponce 2150 8/2 USB (clg AMASS, XPQ-poor reception) (Navary, Va); NNN0CRG: USS Stump 0045 8/4 USB (wkg BTO) (Navary, Va); NNN0CTP: NOASS Discoverer 0336 8/16 USB (clg any shore stn) (Navary, Va); NOAAS DAVID STARR JORDAN: 0337 8/16 USB (wkg NNN0EIZ) (Navary, Va) 14686 ATLAS: 1739 8/4 USB (wkg various a/c-561, 101, 520) (Navary, Va) 18594 NO ID: 0015 8/5 444 (scrambled tfc-DEA freq) (Wolfson, Oh) 20850 RCB59: Radio Moscow Feeder Russia 1011 USB (RR nx) (Hall, SA) RTTY/FAX 5220 NTCH: USS Thomas Hart 0500 8/05 75b (encrypted RTTY) (Navary, Va) 6337.5 ZRH: SAN Cape Town South Africa 0358 8/18 170/75R (testing w/64s and ID) (Blair, Ca) 6835 GFL22: METEO Bracknell UK 0020 8/21 425/50 454 (5 number grp header, 5 ltr grps) (Card, RI) 8427 WWD: Scripps Institute La Jola Ca 1544 8/17 SITOR B (wkg MELVILLE w/hurricane data, WTDK) (Blair, Ca) 11233 BZG41: XINHUA China 1735 431R/50 (FF nx) (Hall, SA) 12479 UWYQ: Zakhariy Paliashvili 1444 8/20 SITOR A (wkg WLO) (Blair, Ca) 13372.6 5YE: Nairobi Air Kenya 1722 231N/50 (RY, ID) (Hall, SA) 13470 RKU71: Moscow Meteo Russia FAX 576/90 (arctic chart) (Hall, SA) 13472.1 NO ID: 1708 ARQ S4 242/96 (ZCZC B, ZOZO B, loop) (Hall, SA) 13520 FSB72: Interpol Lyon France SITOR A (crypto tfc) (Hall, SA) 13539.5 NO ID: 1645 157/64 (unknown) (Hall, SA) 13576.7 NO ID: 1625 SITOR A (AA possible Egyptian crypto) (Hall, SA) 16684 ENGLISH STAR: 1436 8/29 ARQ (tlx tfc to UK) (Navary, Va); P3RB4: Bulk Maas 1551 8/31 SITOR A (wkg GKE6) (Blair, Ca) 16685.5 V2EF: CPC Holandia 1536 8/2 ARQ (tlx tfc via WLO) (Navary, Va); OWPG: Talisman 1447 8/29 ARQ (tlx tfc) (Navary, Va) 16687.5 C6JW3: Anastasia 1534 8/31 SITOR A (wkg CBV) (Blair, Ca) 16691 ULDB: Skulptor Tomskiy 2014 8/28 SITOR A (wkg UPB) (Blair, Ca) 16692 Y5OW: Burg 1455 8/29 ARQ (GG tlx) (Navary, Va) 16694 Ivan Pereverzev: 2327 8/5 SITOR A (wkg KPH) (Blair, Ca); UTWV: Caravos Trader 1516 8/31 SITOR A (wkg KPH) (Blair, Ca) 16695.5 ELNV2: CTE Cinta 1712 8/22 ARQ (tlx tfc to Ecuador) (Navary, Va) 16698.5 3ETX4: Beeco Africa 1515 8/29 ARQ (tlx tfc via LYNGBY RADIO) (Navary,Va) 16699.5 LAIJ2: Dyvi Baltic 1444 8/2 ARQ (tlx to Oslo) (Navary, Va) 16705.5 BOPV: Lu Xun 2253 9/2 SITOR A (position rpt to XSG) (Blair, Ca) 16707 9HAM3: Xanadu 1410 8/29 ARQ (tlx tfc via BERNE RADIO) (Navary, Va) 16708.5 5BDJ: Diamond 2333 8/21 ARQ (tlx to Naples) (Navary, Va) 16716 PJOW: Prince of Seas 1726 8/22 ARQ (AMVER rpt) (Navary, Va) 16717 RANA M: 1720 8/22 ARQ (tlx tfc) (Navary, Va) 16830 HEC: Berne Radio Switzerland 1410 8/29 ARQ (wkg 9HAM3 -Xanadu) (Navary, Va) 16836 NORDEICH RADIO: 1426 8/29 ARQ (wrk YJYZ7) (Navary, Va) 17443.6 5YE: Nairobi RMC Kenya 1136 FAX (Indian Ocean wx chart) (Hall, SA) 18013.9 RFGW: MFA Paris France 1155 ARQ M2 344/200 (5 ltr grps for RFFVAT) (Hall, SA) 18043.3 NO ID: 1250 479N/75 (5 ltr grps probably ARG. NAVRAD) (Hall, SA) 18052.1 NO ID: 1245 394/75 (crypto tfc) (Hall, SA) 18056.6 NO ID: 1240 SITOR A (pulses only) (Hall, SA) 18231.8 ZAIREAN BANK/MINES CIRCUIT: 1230 SITOR A (FF tfc) (Hall, SA) 18284.8 NO ID: 1213 SITOR A (unlisted, maybe MFA Berne Switzerland w/EE nx) (Hall, SA) 18296.8 RFQP: French Forces Djibouti 1157 ARQ E3 380/96 (idling) (Hall, SA) 18317.1 RFFABC: French Forces Versailles France 1145 ARQ E 380/72 (5 ltr grps for RFFXS-Versailles !!!) (Hall, SA) 18337 NO ID: 1140 158/100 (unknown) (Hall, SA) 18360.2 RFGXXC: French Forces Baden Baden 1117 ARQ E 377/72 (DIRECTION POSTE AUX ARMEES-DIRPOSTE) (Hall, SA); RFGW: FM Milfrance Nairobi Kenya 1123 ARQ E 377/72 (to RFFINDI/ ALINDIEN, others) (Hall, SA) 19117.6 MFA JAKARTA: Indonesia 1200 SITOR A (EE nx) (Hall, SA) 19130 JPA59: Interpol Tokyo Japan 1214 SITOR A (crypto tfc, EE to I.P. Kiev) (Hall, SA) 19145.9 RFTJ: French Forces Dakar Senegal 1225 ARQ E3 367/192 (idling) (Hall, SA) 19205 RFLI: French Forces Fort de France Mauritania 1228 ARQ E3 (idling) (Hall, SA) 19216.9 RFLI: French Forces Fort de France Mauritania 1230 ARQ E3 (idling) (Hall, SA) 19332.5 LBL1: UNIFIL Lebanon 1235 SITOR A (Norwegian Army w/tfc in Norwegian) (Hall, SA) 19400 VVD69: Delhi Meteo India 1240 105R/50 (wx codes) (Hall, SA) 20113.5 NO ID: 1105 ARQ S4 394/96 (no data) (Hall, SA) 20801.5 HBC88: Red Cross Geneva Switzerland 1015 SITOR A (FF tfc) (Hall, SA) 22356.2 UIAA: TSM Obdorsk: 1120 170N/50 (wkg K'grad) (Hall, SA) 22365.1 UVKG: RTMS Stratosfera 1230 170N/50 (wkg Sevastopol) (Hall, SA) I pulled the following messages off the ANARC BBS (1-913-345-1978) Msg#: 5823 *SW ECHO* 08-25-93 20:43:00 (Read 4 Times) From: BRIAN JOHNSON To: ALL Subj: NRV COMMSTA CLOSES Word handed down to me through various reliable sources confirms that the USCG COMMSTA GUAM (Station NRV) is shutting down all radio communications via HF on October 1, 1993. The last HF broadcasts will be aired on September 30, 1993. The final voice HF traffic will be heard at 2130 ZULU. Sorry, I don't have a frequency for that one. The final SITOR broadcasts will be aired at 2205 ZULU (that time may not be right). SITOR broadcasts, on the last day, can be heard on the following frequencies: -------------------------------------- 12579.0 kHz 12806.5 kHz 22376.0 kHz -------------------------------------- Reception reports for NRV broadcasts should be sent to: -------------------------------------- Mr. Robert Aycock Station NRV USCG Communications Station Guam Box 149, PSC 488 FPO AP, 96537-1845 -------------------------------------- Mr. Aycock is the one in charge of answering reception reports. In addition, there is a phone number you may call to find out more information on the last broadcasts and, if there will be QSLs issued for them. That number is (from the United States): -------------------------------------- 011-671-355-5654 -------------------------------------- Msg#: 5922 *SW ECHO* 08-31-93 11:04:00 (Read 8 Times) From: SANDER SCHIMMELPENNINCK To: ALL Subj: HURRICANE SSB FREQS HURRICANE SSB FREQS compiled by Sander Schimmelpenninck 31 Aug 93 By service By frequency Amateur Net 14,283.0 3,407.0 Ctr Miami A/G Ctr Miami 9,020.0 3,815.0 Natl Net Ctr Miami 11,898.0 3,935.0 Gulf Net Ctr Miami 13,354.0 3,943.0 W Gulf Ctr Miami 17,901.0 4,746.0 USAF Ctr Miami 21,937.0 5,562.0 Ctr Miami A/G Ctr Miami A/G 3,407.0 6,673.0 Ctr Miami A/G Ctr Miami A/G 5,562.0 6,750.0 USAF Ctr Miami A/G 6,673.0 7,055.0 Puerto Rico Net Ctr Miami A/G 8,876.0 7,073.0 Puerto Rico Net Ctr Miami A/G 10,015.0 7,235.0 Gulf Net Ctr Miami A/G 13,267.0 7,507.0 Warn Ctr/Hams 14,325.0 8,876.0 Ctr Miami A/G Gulf Net 3,935.0 8,993.0 USAF Gulf Net 7,235.0 9,020.0 Ctr Miami IARN/Red Cross 14,275.0 9,380.0 Warn Natl Net 3,815.0 10,015.0 Ctr Miami A/G Puerto Rico Net 7,055.0 11,898.0 Ctr Miami Puerto Rico Net 7,073.0 12,246.0 USAF Puerto Rico Net 14,280.0 13,224.0 USAF Puerto Rico Net 28,450.0 13,267.0 Ctr Miami A/G USAF 4,746.0 13,354.0 Ctr Miami USAF 6,750.0 14,275.0 IARN/Red Cross USAF 8,993.0 14,280.0 Puerto Rico Net USAF 12,246.0 14,283.0 Amateur Net USAF 13,224.0 14,325.0 Ctr/Hams USAF 18,091.0 17,901.0 Ctr Miami W Gulf 3,943.0 18,091.0 USAF Warn 7,507.0 21,937.0 Ctr Miami Warn 9,380.0 28,450.0 Puerto Rico Net Sorry about squeezing everything in this month. Too much stuff for the space. I've got 6 pages next month, so send your reports so I can fill it. ================================================================= UTILITY NOTES Richard "RD" Baker Editor Internet: ae411@yfn.ysu.edu Welcome back to another fall season. Sadly, several CW stations were lost recently. First the U.S. Coast Guard ceased its MF CW services, and now the Canadian Forces Naval Stations have ceased CW altogether. The elimination of MF CW services ended a 92 year old tradition of watch keeping by the U.S. Coast Guard on these bands. NA4G, Bob --Robert D. "Boat-anchor Bob" Keys and three other amateur radio operations, N4IQA, Robert P. "Tim" Buehlmann, W0UCE, Jack Ritter, and WD4UYJ, Michael Jett, were present by special permission of the Chief Radio Operator, CAMSLANT NMN, Chesapeake, VA, (CommSta Portsmouth) for the closing of the watch/last broadcast by the station on 1 August 1993. Although not a Speedx member, Bob Keys has graciously permitted the printing of the closing CW text he copied, so long as his sincere thanks to USCG CAMSLANT NMN Chesapeake for allowing him and his friends to attend that historical event are made known. The last transmission was sent at 0000 UTC on 1 August, 1993 on 448 Khz: BT UNCLAS //N02000// SUBJ: 500 KHZ BROADCAST CLOSURE MESSAGE A. COMDT MSG 281540Z DEC 92 1. EFFECTIVE 1 AUG 93, ALL CG COMMSTA AND CUTTERS WILL DISCONTINUE WATCHKEEPING ON 500 KHZ AND CEASE ALL MFCW COMMUNICATIONS. AS A CLOSING MESSAGE ON MFCW, THE FOLLOWING TEXT IS AUTHORIZED FOR INCLUSION AT THE END OF YOUR LAST ROUTINE BROADCAST TEXT ON 31 JUL 93. QUOTE. NOW CLOSING DOWN CONTINUOUS WATCH ON 500 KHZ AND CEASING ALL MORSE CODE SERVICES IN THE MF BAND. AS WE CONCLUDE OUR WATCH ON 500 KHZ, WE WISH THE MARITIME COMMUNITY FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS. WE ARE PROUD OF OUR TRADITION AND LONG STANDING SERVICES ON MF WHICH BEGAN IN 1901 WITH THE REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE ACTIVELY EXPERIMENTING WITH WIRELESS AS A REGULAR MEANS OF COMMUNICATIONS ON LAND AND SEA TO THE FIRST INSTALLATION ABOARD CUTTER GRANT IN 1903. OUR FIRST DISTRESS CALL FROM AN AMERICAN SHIP WAS RECEIVED ON 10 DECEMBER 1905 BY RELIEF LIGHTSHIP 58 AT THE NANTUCKET SHOALS STATION. THIS CONSISTED OF THE WORD H-E-L-P, FOLLOWED BY A REQUEST FOR AID. BY ACT OF CONGRESS OF 4 MAY 1910, EVERY PASSENGER SHIP AND ANY OTHER SHIP CARRYING 50 PERSONS OR MORE, LEAVING ANY PORT OF THE U.S. WAS REQUIRED TO BE EQUIPPED WITH RADIO. NECESSITY FOR IMPROVEMENT IN APPARATUS AND METHODS WAS EMPHASIZED WHEN OVER 1,500 LIVES WERE LOST IN THE TITANIC DISASTER OF APRIL 1912. SINCE THEN THE COAST GUARD HAS FAITHFULLY AND DILIGENTLY LISTENED TO 500 KHZ, COPYING AND RESPONDING TO NUMEROUS CALLS FROM MARINERS IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE AT SEA. WE HAVE ALSO PROVIDED YOU WITH THOUSANDS OF URGENT, SAFETY AND NAVIGATIONAL WARNINGS AND RELATED CW ASSISTANCE OVER THE YEARS. WE NOW LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING YOU ON THE NEXT GENERATION OF COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS VIA THE GLOBAL MARITIME DISTRESS AND SAFETY SYSTEM (GMDSS). FROM ALL COAST GUARD RADIOMEN WE BID YOU 73S. DE NMN TU SU AR Bob added that the original draft text from Coast Guard Station NMN ended with a "VA. UNQUOTE" but was changed to ``DE NMN TU SU AR'' as recorded from the on-the-air transmission sent by NMN on 448 khz at a speed of 20 wpm. Bob also provided the closing text from CanForces station CFH: "The following clear text message was copied from CFH on 31 August, 1992, sent by radiotelegraphy at a speed of 25 wpm, on a frequency of 4255 khz. The call tape droned on to lead up to the top of the hour... VVV VVV VVV DE CFH CFH CFH C13L C13L C13L VVV VVV VVV DE CFH CFH CFH C13L C13L C13L VVV VVV VVV DE CFH CFH CFH C13L C13L C13L And the call tape stopped, whereupon the following was sent at a speed of approximately 10 wpm: NAWS NAWS C13L001 C13L001 R R 312300Z AUG 93 312300Z AUG 93 FM FM MSAX MILL COVE TO TO ALL SUBSCRIBERS C13L BT UNCLAS 1. SEPTEMBER 1, 1993 HAVING BEEN DESIGNATED AS THE DATE ON WHICH REGULAR CW SERVICE CEASES IN THE CANADIAN NAVY, THIS IS THE FINAL OCCASION WHEN SPARKERS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT THIS DYING ART TO USE 2. FOR THOSE WHO CAN RECALL QUOTE BENS BEST BREAD UNQUOTE WILL ALWAYS BE A RYTHM ON THE TIPS OF THE FINGERS 3. AS WE ENTER INTO THIS NEW ERA, THE MEMBERS OF THE OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT AT MILL COVE WISH TO SAY ONE LAST TIME RR CUL OM QRU QRU AR BT AR And the text sped up from 10 wpm to about 25 wpm for a final round on the call tape... VVV VVV VVV DE CFH CFH CFH C13L C13L C13L VVV VVV VVV DE CFH CFH CFH C13L C13L C13L VVV VVV VVV DE CFH CFH CFH C13L N ...and the text stopped, leaving only the QRN, and a sadness in Spark's heart..." Text was provided courtesy NA4G, for the historical record. I want to thank Bob Keys for letting me share that with everyone. It seems that with the advance of technology in this space age world, "Sparks", or the Ships Radio Officer, is going the way the way of the dinosaur. Jim Navery (Va) sends this information along these lines: Ships on HF - The Great Demise by Jim Navery One of my recent successes in obtaining a QSL also brought a letter from the ship's Master that sheds some light on the belt-tightening going on in that industry. Also, with the improvements being made in automated satellite communications, the days of eavesdropping on shipboard HF QSOs are indeed numbered. The following is an excerpt from the letter I received from Captain P.P. van der Jagt, Master of the M/V Nedlloyd Clement, a container vessel registered in the Netherlands (callsign: PGDO). "Since 1991 we do not have a Radio Officer anymore. Communication is done by the Master via Inmarsat-C and Inmarsat-A satellite. Telex mode by Inmarsat-C and telex/fax/telephony by Inmarsat-A. The junior officers send daily our midday position to PCH - Scheveningen Radio by TOR-telex. If they know there is another Nedlloyd vessel in our vicinity, they try to contact each other by ARQ and then talk by telephony". "We have a complement of nineteen men, what our company calls a corecrew. As I am only an operator and don't know too much about all the technical stuff - I am not a Radio Officer! - I do hope all this helps you and I wish you many happy listening hours more to come". With HF being used less and less, and then only as a backup, and with the position of ship's Radio Officer disappearing, it seems to me that in a few short years the shortwave maritime bands will be dead. If you have any interest at all in this aspect of SWLing, I strongly suggest you snag the few that still remain on the shortwave bands. Thanks Jim. Satellites are becoming the least expensive way for maritime companies to go, with the total cost of some INMARSAT systems down to around $3200.00. Then deduct the wages of a radio officer, and that's a sizable savings. I suspect there will always be ships to hear on HF, but it sure won't be like "the good old days"! More Bad News... More bad UTE news was received in a QSL veri letter I received from Graham Turner, Station Manager for Wellington Radio, ZLW, New Zealand. I learned the sad news that the station is closing Sept. 30, 1993. He did not state a reason. So by the time you read this, the station will be off the air. Wellington Radio has long bent over backwards to answer QSL requests from UTE's, and its sad to see them go. Some may remember last year when the station actually wrote into Popular Communi- cations giving their correct address, as some utility QSL'ers had been sending their requests to a wrong address! Not too many folks like that left in the world I'm afraid. U.S. Air Force Changes Last month I made mention that the Air Force has undergone more change in the last year than at any other point since it was formed in 1947. Exactly what does this mean as far as utility SWL news? For the military listener, it means callsign's which have remained stagnate for a long time will suddenly be replaced by new ones as whole commands become eliminated or absorbed into others. Other callsign's will simply disappear as bases close, and the aircraft are moved into other units. Nope, we're going to have start all over again on a lot of this information. So, for those who may have blinked, here's a quick recap: GCCS: Now renamed GHFS for Global High Frequency Stations. Change due to another Global Command Control System, and to reflect the broader purpose of the stations. MAC: Military Airlift Command became AMC or Air Mobility Command. Although MAC callsign's are sometimes still heard (I heard one while at Offutt AFB last month), these are probably non-radio type folks not yet use to the Reach designations. AMC: Air Mobility Command. Established June 1, 1992, with headquarters at Scott AFB, IL. Missions include providing rapid airlift and aerial refueling for U.S. armed forces. Includes about 900 aircraft. SAC: Sad to say, but the Strategic Air Command is gone. It's a little complicated, but elements of SAC are STRATCOM for Strategic Command, while specific units belong to ACC. TAC: Tactical Air Command is no more, see ACC. ACC: Activated June 1, 1992, Air Combat Command has elements of the former SAC and TAC. Headquartered at Langley AFB, Va., it's missions are to operate USAF bombers and U.S. based combat coded fighter and attack aircraft, and to provide nuclear-capable forces for STRATCOM. It has over 1,500 aircraft assigned. ATC: Deactivated July 1, 1993 and replaced by AETC. AETC: Air Education and Training Command, activated July 1, 1993. Headquartered at Randoplh AFB, TX, it's missions include the recruitment and training of USAF personnel. It was over 2,000 aircraft assigned to it. AFCC: Air Force Communications Command became AFC4A or Command, Control, Communications and Computer Agency on June 1, 1993. Another area that we will have to pay attention to is the Base Closure Act. Several bases, starting with Pease AFB, NH. in March, 1991, have already been closed. More closing's are on the way. Bases closed so far include: Eaker AFB, Ark., George AFB, CA., and Wirtsmouth AFB, MI. A total of seven were to be closed in 1993, and another seven in 1994. That's a quick finger-nail sketch of some of the changes that may effect the UTE. There have been many other command changes as well, but these are the ones right now that the military listener should be aware of. Aero News Tim Braun (Va), forwarded news from Aviation Daily (August 27, 1993): "Southern Air Transport said it has created a division, Corporate Aviation Services, to provide a full range of international support services to business jet operators, including landing & overflight benefits, contract fuel, weather, flight plans, worldwide HF radio, Arinc VHF radio, State Department advisories and arrangements for catering, ground transportation & hotel accommodations...the HF radio part is obviously the important part!!! Looks like another station to chase down around the bands". Interesting news Tim, sure looks like competition for Arinc. Tip of the Hat Without a doubt, the Utility Notes Tip of the Hat has to go to Graham Turner and his dedicated staff at Wellington Radio. ZLW, which was owned and operated by Telcom International, had been on the air since 1912. The station had also provided HF fixed-point USB voice communications services to Campbell Island, Raoul Island, and Pitcairn Island. These folks had gone out of their way to respond to QSL requests for many years. Last month, I noted a tornado had struck Jim Navery's home town of Colonial Heights. Jim contacted me shortly after I mailed the column to pass on his family was fine. Although he has a great story to tell about how his Chrysler was totaled on the freeway by a flying Ford... That's all the room I have. So until next month, happy trails. -- Rick Baker (ae411@yfn.ysu.edu) Recorded live and direct from downtown Austintown, Ohio