Speedx World of Utilties (last)
Richard Baker
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===== SPEEDX's World of Utilities Electronic Edition =====
===== Specializing in Utility Signals =====
========== Vol. 5, No.3 March, 1995 ==========
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Edited by Richard Baker
ae...@yfn.ysu.edu
LAST EDITION
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Ute Logs and Frequency Information
Mike Wolfson, Editor
1842 Mifflin Ave
Ashland, Ohio 44805
AERO
2962 AIR AFRIQUE 091: 0428 11/9 USB (clg Santa Maria, no joy) (Navary, Va)
3016 TIGER 41: 0250 11/2 USB (wkg NY, received clearance to Ellsworth AFB,
prob B1-B) (Navary, Va)
3122 NMN: CAMSLANT Chesapeake Va US 0431 11/13 USB (wkg CG 6034, HH-60
Jayhawk, for op's normal report, note freq chg fm 3123.0) (Baker, Oh)
3455 AVIANCA 020: 0054 11/16 USB (wkg NY at pos LEARS, SELCAL BQGK) (Clar,
NY)
3476 GANDER RADIO: NF Canada 0209 11/12 USB 434 (wkg u/id flt) (Wolfson,
Oh)
5532 NO ID: LDOC 0255 11/21 USB 433 (wkg SPRINGBOK flt re failure of
engine to start, sounded S African) (Wolfson, Oh)
5541 EMIRATES 076: 0013 11/15 USB (wkg Stockholm w/pos) (Clar, NY)
5574 UNITED AIRLINES FLT: 0222 11/7 USB (on ramp at O'Hare wkg San
Francisco w/rdo chk) (Braun, Va)
5696 RESCUE 6034: USCG HH-60 2244 11/17 USB (wkg NMN adv 5 mins out on
final approach to USS America (CV-66) after successful rescue of 7
persons fm burning M/V Poly Doros, due to extended on scene time
needed, distance, arrangements made for "hot" refueling on carrier,
34+ crew rescued by air, 1 died) (Baker, Oh)
5700 AUSTERITY: 0227 11/7 USB (clg 9101, no joy) (Braun, Va)
6628 VIASA 730: 0031 11/8 USB (wkg NY w/pos, SELCAL DGAK) (Clar, NY)
6683 SAM 28000: 1450 11/7 USB (wkg ANDY w/instructions) (Braun, Va)
6730 NIGHTWATCH: 1707 11/7 USB (rdo chk w/WAR46) (Braun, Va)
6817 SAM 300: 1902 11/11 USB 343 (pp w/Andrews for 2030 metro) (Wolfson,
Oh)
6993 SAM 27000: 1610 11/7 USB (wkg Andrews w/many pp to various offices/
people, enroute to Elmendorf, flt plan changes, QSY 11053) (Braun,
Va)
8026 SAM 27000: 1445 11/7 USB (wkg Andrews w/rdo chks) (Braun, Va)
8032 ANDREWS: Va US 0240 11/7 USB (wkg Air Force 1, status rpt for SAM
204, EXECUTIVE 1 FOXTROT clg SAM 28000, no joy, Andrews advised AF1
to contact E1F via sat, ETA time for E1F, QSY 8026) (Braun, Va)
8040 ANDREWS: Va US 1250 11/7 USB (wkg NAVY 511 w/pp for u/id site, QSY
13440) (Braun, Va)
8047 VICTOR 56: 2005 11/5 USB (wkg WHISKEY 6 FOXTROT, QSY to primary-freq
being used by others for radio chks) (Braun, Va)
8846 TEAL 03: 0024 11/15 USB (wkg NY w/pos & departure time from Keesler
AFB (KBIX) Ms, 815th Weather Recon Squadron) (Clar, NY); REACH 40633,
KING 79: 1940 11/20 USB (wkg NY re vsl adrift, dropped liferaft
w/radio) (Clar, NY)
8855 TRANS-BRAZIL 944: 2244 11/24 good (wkg Maiquetia Aeradio, Brazilian
pilot used Spanish & the Ven ancr used English) (Moore, Ia)
8861 ADK 097: ADC Airlines Nigeria 1952 11/20 USB (wkg Recife w/pos,
Recife ETA, SELCAL EGBH, reg 5N-BBD) (Clar, NY)
8879 BELGIAN AIR FORCE 602: 1352 11/26 USB (wkg Gander w/pos, SELCAL BGHR)
(Clar, NY)
8891 CHURCHILL AERADIO: Canada 2340 11/20 fair (tfc) (Moore, Ia)
8896.5 VARIOUS AERADIOS: Peru 2256-2345 11/26 (Regional airports in cities
of Tingo Maria, Cajamarca, Iquitos, Piura, Trujillo, Chiclayo, &
Talara/Tumbes all in turn checking in with Lima airport in some sort
of routine, nothing noted on checks two weekdays since, maybe a
Saturday thing, fun to catch eight Peruvian utes at one shot) (Moore,
Ia).
8906 FLORIDA WEST 300: 2041 11/12 USB (wkg NY, SELCAL AKEL) (Clar, NY)
8967 RODEO 81 HEAVY: 0107 11/8 USB 333 (clg Mainsail w/pp request,
could not copy, QSY 15015, nothing hrd) (Wolfson, Oh)
8972 BLUESTAR: USN 2013 11/25 USB (wkg ZERO 3 for rpt) (Potts, Fl)
9007 VXA: Edmonton Military Canada 0300 11/26 USB (wkg CanForce 255
w/latest actual's YLL, YLW, others, note chg fm 9006) (Baker, Oh)
11176 BONE 62: 1410 11/11 USB 444 (wkg MacDill for Dakota metro, off base
pp, possible B-1B) (Wolfson, Oh) [A B-ONE for sure! From Ellsworth
AFB -RD]
11243 OLIVE 44: 1545 11/26 USB (C-135 w/pp to RAYMOND 21 re arrival info)
(Potts, Fl)
11309 KEY 82: 1426 11/11 USB 434 (wkg NY, QSY 8825) (Wolfson, Oh)
11396 NEW YORK RADIO: US 1432 11/11 USB 433 (wkg AMERICAN 209/623H/661)
(Wolfson, Oh)
11440 BODO ZULU: 1950 11/5 USB (wkg BODO ALPHA) (Braun, Va)
11460 SAM 29000: 1455 11/7 USB (wkg ANDY w/pp to WALDORF, SAM 050 also on
freq) (Braun, Va); SAM 200: 2148 11/21 USB 433 (pp via Andrews
w/doctor abt situation) (Wolfson, Oh)
11470 SILVAIR OPS: 1425 11/6 USB (wkg BISCAYNE (BSY) 625, depart and ETA
w/pax load) (Braun, Va)
13201 POND 551: 2140 11/21 USB 333 (wkg RAYMOND 30 via pp, re missed tanker
connections, plan to go on to McClellan, 3 hrs till able to meet
landing wt, pp w/Elmendorf w/OK to proceed) (Wolfson, Oh)
13282 KVM70: VOLMET Honolulu Hi US 1929 11/20 USB (aero wx) (Wolfson, Oh)
13342 N765AT: 1600 11/3 USB (American Trans Air Flt, clg Stockholm Radio,
no joy) (Navary, Va)
13354 CONNIE 762: 0025 11/26 USB (wkg Honolulu at pos SEDAR, SELCAL ALHK,
reg N702CK, B747) (Clar, NY)
13396 AIR CANADA 951: 1833 11/26 USB (wkg NY w/pos rpt, FL request, SELCAL
FQCL) (Navary, Va)
13440 SAM 203: 1550 11/7 USB (wkg Andrews for rdo chks) (Braun, Va)
15015 NAVY SAR 1: 1428 11/4 USB (wkg Lajes w/pp to JAX Fl OP CON, used c/s
CARDFILE 712, ops normal, requested extension on stn) (Navary, Va)
15034 EDMONTON MILITARY: Canada 1525 11/13 USB (Canadian wx) (Hankison, Ks)
17940 UNIVERSAL HOUSTON: LDOC Tx US 1523 11/5 USB (wkg SJM1010 (Southern
Air), N59JR) (Navary, Va)
CW
436 WCC: Chatham Radio Ma US 2251 11/9 (tfc lst, // 4331, 13033)
(Linscott, Me) (Welcome to the column Wes-MW)
4128 NO ID: 2350 11/29 (unid sta w/SS CW text ref to anniversary of Castro
sailing to Cuba on vsl Granma 12-2-56, thanks to Don Moore for help
w/clues, ID?) (Baker, Oh)
4241 4XZ: Haifa Radio Israel 0211 11/19 (marker) (Linscott, Me)
4245 UFN: Novorossiysk Radio Russia 0010 11/1 (marker) (Linscott, Me)
4265.6 DAM: Norddeich Radio Germany 0013 11/15 (marker) (Lukas, NY)
8367 DUNP: Marif 0309 11/20 (AMVER) (Blair, Ca)
8369 S6DN: Ikan Selar 2212 11/22 (clg VAI) (Blair, Ca)
8437 UFC: Russia 1355 12/3 (marker) (Thompson, NM)
8448 A9M; Bahrain Radio 1350 12/3 (marker) (Thompson, NM)
8473 A7D: Doha Radio Qatar 1831 11/23 (marker) (Linscott, Me)
8484 HZG: Damman Radio Saudi Arabia 1847 11/23 (marker) (Linscott, Me)
8492.5 TBA: Ankara Naval Turkey 1335 12/3 (marker) (Thompson, NM)
8539 VRX35:Cape D'Aguilar Radio Hong Kong 1325 12/3 (marker) (Thompson,NM)
8555 TBB2: Ankara Naval Turkey 1315 12/3 (marker) (Thompson, NM)
8590 NRV: USCG COMMSTA Guam 1310 12/3 (marker) (Thompson, NM)
8604.5 DZJ: Bulacan Radio Philippines 1307 12/3 (marker) (Thompson, NM)
8634 VTG6: Bombay Naval India 1255 12/3 (marker) (Thompson, NM)
8662 TAH: Istanbul Radio Turkey 2239 11/9 (marker) (Linscott, Me)
8690 XST: Quingdao Radio China 1245 12/3 (marker) (Thompson, NM)
8698 9MG2: Penang Radio Malaysia 1400 12/3 (marker) (Thompson, NM)
8699 9AR: NO ID 2258 11/11 (marker) (Linscott, Me) (Rijeka Radio
Croatia-MW)
12580 GKES: Portishead Radio UK 1606 11/22 (ID) (Blair, Ca)
12856 XSG: Shanghai Radio China 2224 11/9 (marker) (Linscott, Me)
22446 EAD6: Madrid Radio Spain 1621 11/14 (marker) (Ward, Ca)
22459 XSX: Keelung Radio Taiwan 0328 11/27 (marker) (Ward, Ca)
22473 CBV: Playa Ancha Radio Chile 1920 11/20 (marker) (Ward, Ca)
22474 VIP: Perth Radio Australia 2243 11/13 (marker) (Ward, Ca)
22482 HLG: Seoul Radio S Korea 2232 11/19 (marker) (Ward, Ca)
22537 FUF: Fort de France Naval Martinique 1655 11/13 (marker) (Ward, Ca)
22544 FUM: Papeete Naval Radio Tahiti 2156 11/14 (marker) (Linscott, Me)
22576.2 WNU36: Slidell Radio La US 2106 11/2 (marker) (Lukas, NY)
22581.5 KFS: Palo Alto Radio Ca US 2257 11/27 (marker) (Ward, Ca)
22603 PPR: Rio Radio Brazil 2255 11/27 (marker) (Ward, Ca)
22619.5 VCS: Halifax CG Radio NS Canada 1923 11/20 (marker) (Ward, Ca)
22664 FUM: Papeete Naval Tahiti 2208 11/19 (marker) (Ward, Ca)
22669.5 JCS: Choshi Radio Japan 0319 11/27 (marker) (Ward, Ca)
22670.5 PPR: Rio Radio Brazil 2237 11/27 (marker) (Ward, Ca)
MARINE
2182 USCG CAPE HATTERAS GROUP: SC US 1037 11/13 USB (PAN PAN msg, man rpt
overboard from QE 2) (Navary, Va)
2261 NMN: CAMSLANT Chesapeake Va US 0627 11/10 USB (wkg CG Rescue 2113 for
rdo ck, new CG air/gnd freq) (Baker, Oh)
2614 DAN: Norddeich Radio Germany 0535 11/15 USB (EE/GG nav warnings,
very strong signal in Va - S7) (Navary, Va)
2670 NOK: USCG Key West Fl US 1509 11/25 USB (wkg disabled vsl Terminator)
(Potts, Fl); ALASKA ACS: Kodiak Ak US 1432 11/17 USB 555 (EE wx, call
for tfc) (Flynn, Or)
4071 C6DM2: Seaward 0143 11/13 USB (Panamanian-flag cruise ship wkg WOM
Pennsuco Radio FL for r/t call) (Cope, Tx)
4095 C6KM: Holiday 0622 11/27 USB (cruise ship at pos 25N 80W wkg WOO
Ocean Gate Radio NJ for r/t call) (Cope, Tx)
4098 WRT4569: Hawke Seal 0302 11/3 USB (tug wkg WOM for r/t call) (Cope,
Tx)
4119 WCF5737: Sabre Service 0458 11/25 USB (supply ves clearing WLO Mobile
AL fm false emergency) (Cope, Tx)
4125 WUR3886: S/V Olivia 0106 11/14 USB (clg S/V BIG MAC, no joy) (Cope,
Tx)
4134 WSS3298: Capt Doug Bisso 0316 11/30 USB (wkg USCG COMMSTA Boston rep
ves in good condition and in no danger, unk where water came from)
(Cope, Tx)
4146 WZC5068: Delta Diamond 0419 11/1 USB (wkg KDL Hollywood Terminals Inc
Pasadena Tx) (Cope, Tx)
4149 WUR4582: Quest 0425 11/27 USB (S/V net control rpt of largest no of
boats ever checked into the net: 30) (Cope, Tx)
4372 GIANT KILLER: U.S. Navy FACSFAC (Fleet Area Control & Surveillance
Facility) for the Virginia Capes op's area (VACAPES) 2256 11/28 USB
(wkg W6Y re 2 F-14's scrambled/searching). (Baker, Oh)
4390 ELOU5: Zenith 0039 11/24 USB (Liberian flag cruise ves wkg WOM for
r/t call) (Cope, Tx)
4417 WBR6939: Bushwacker 0203 11/24 USB (yacht wkg yacht Grand Illusion,
WUT9871, re great sailing near Baha Ca) (Cope, Tx)
4426 MARINE FLOWER 2: 0647 11/17 USB (4134/4426, distressed 64' ketch wkg
M/V Northern Progress re ketch req assistance, N. Progress was
located via AMVER system, vsl's occupants were shown on CBS news
being rescued by USCG after ltr decided to abandon ship) (Baker, Oh)
6224 WBB9234: Patriarch 0610 11/12 USB (tug clg WPE Tug Communications Inc
Jacksonville Fl) (Cope, Tx)
6233 NO ID: 0322 12/1 USB (pp between man/woman, bad QRN) (D'Angelo, Pa)
6501 NMD47: USCG Group Buffalo NY US 1840 11/10 USB (w/rare HF visit wkg
Great Lakes assigned USCGC Acacia (WLB-406). (Baker,Oh)
6516 NRDC: USCGC Campbell (WMEC-909) 0058 11/21 USB (wkg Grp Woods Hole,
on scene commander for fire involving coal carrier M/V Poly Doros,
wkg M/T Irving Canada who is assisting) (Baker, Oh)
8294 WYP4482: Crusader 0611 11/12 USB (tug clg WPE Tug Communications Inc
Jacksonville FL) (Cope, Tx)
8722 WOM: Pennsuco Radio Fl US 0304 12/1 USB (r/t tfc) (D'Angelo, Pa)
8761 WOO: Ocean Gate Radio NJ US 0058 11/2 USB (wkg S/V Newcastle
Australia, in the current BOC (British Oxygen Corp) singlehanded,
around-the-world sailboat race, r/t call. (Cope, Tx)
8764 NMG: USCG COMMSTA New Orleans La US 1901 11/26 USB (8240/8764, wkg
distressed vsl Gi Gi Trader adrift near Cuban waters, Miami agent
phone number given) (Potts, Fl)
12317 VRUM6: M/V Magritte 1751 11/26 USB (wkg Berne Radio) (Navary, Va)
12353 WBN6511: Gauntlet 1851 11/11 USB (tug wkg WPE Tug Communications Inc
Jacksonville FL) (Cope, Tx)
12365 VIM: Melbourne Radio Australia 2145 11/26 USB (BC, wx, nav warnings,
tfc lst, clg vsl Windborne) (Navary, Va)
13083 WOO: Ocean Gate Radio NJ US 1548 11/25 USB (wx) (Potts, Fl)
13089 NMO: USCG COMMSTA Honolulu Hi US 0030 11/27 USB (12242/13089, wkg
u/id vsl re r/t call, NMO could not contact coastal stn) (Potts, Fl)
13152 FFL61: St Lys Radio France 1901 11/2 USB (mx, FF natl anthem) (Lukas,
NY)
13164 WOM: Pennsuco Radio Fl US 1942 11/2 USB (talk, fax tx, ID) (Lukas,
NY)
16381 PPWK: Quinca 1424 11/12 USB (Brazilian-flagged bulk carrier clg unid
stn) (Cope, Tx)
16531 Y5EA: M/S Maxhutte 1402 11/25 USB (acting net control for numerous
ships, DSR line rpt poss-DQGK/Hiddensee, DQGM/Usedom, DQFW/DSR-
Pacific, Y5EP/Brandenburg) (Navary, Va)
17362 WLO: Mobile Radio Al US 1808 11/15 USB (wx, rpt abt tropical storm
Gordon) (Lukas, NY)
22777 KMI: San Francisco Radio Ca US 1741 11/15 USB (wkg SS Monyata)
(Lukas, NY)
PHONE
3905 NO ID: 1436 11/16 USB 555 ("ZJL4" IDs under Radio New Ireland, any
ideas ??) (Flynn, Or)
5000 WWVH: 0330 11/1 355 (w/w time) (Newbury, Ne)
5400 NHKW: USCGC Confidence (WMEC-619) 0301 11/29 USB (wkg GANTSEC re loc
of vsl, may be related to man overboard SAR cutter had been on)
(Baker, Oh); NMR1: GANTSEC-USCG Greater Antilles Section, San Juan PR
2327 11/1 USB (wkg G5V for urgent SAR alert for 121.5 EPIRB
activation, gives lat/lon, req they launch a HH-60 to check, G5V ltr
req GANTSEC gain ok for their HH-60 to enter St Thomas air space re
same) (Baker, Oh)
5575 NO ID: 0047 11/22 USB 333-433 (2 guys talking abt beaches, hotels,
Florida wx, etc, only 1 side heard, sounded like commercial
fishermen) (Wolfson, Oh)
6780 S3: NO ID 0608 11/7 USB (wkg B4, BLACKHAWK 2 (SH-60 Lamps helo?)
w/simulated wargame comms & missile firings, reference to defending
Isla de la Plata & the Umpire Net, poss U.S./S.American Navy
exercises, great stuff!) (Baker, Oh)
6780.5 BASE: 1700 11/5 USB (wkg VAN, est audio digital link, some words
still understandable) (Braun, Va)
6815 CENTRAL PARK 1: 2125 11/5 USB (wkg CLUB ROOM 1, CP1 received info abt
last tx, told to maintain radio silence) (Braun, Va)
6997.5 NANA 1: 1425 11/8 USB (EAM msg, repeted many times) (Braun, Va)
7586.5 GENESIS: 1550 11/6 USB (wkg ROADWAY/LOGJAM w/authentications, all clg
TAPPAN on various freqs, southern accents) (Braun, Va)
7800 MIKE ZULU: 1824 11/7 USB (clg TANGO NOVEMBER/MIKE CHARLIE for rdo
chks, no joy) (Braun, Va)
8026 SAM 200: 1605 11/6 USB (wkg Andrews, QSY to 957) (Braun, Va)
8041 NO ID: 1647 11/5 USB (man w/5 ltr/nbr grps) (Braun, Va); TOBY 1: 1817
11/7 AM (man clg ROME 1 repeating TANGO OSCAR BRAVO YANKEE 1 over,
etc) (Braun, Va)
8054.5 9 CHARLIE: 1540 11/4 USB (wkg 7 HOTEL) (Braun, Va)
8060 NANA 1: 1820 11/7 AM (man w/EAM to ROME 1) (Braun, Va)
10090 NO ID: 1335 11/6 USB (2 men in GG discussing George Forman) (Braun,
Va)
10098 NO ID: 1225 11/6 USB (2 men talking abt financial info and markets)
(Braun, Va)
RTTY/FAX
3229.5 AFS: USAF Elk Horn Ne US 0840 11/23 75/850 (meteo) (Scalsky, Md)
4018.7 UNID: 0818 11/19 ARQ-E 192/170 (idle) (Scalsky, Md)
4178 UAAA: M/V Kaptitan Betker 0022 11/4 SITOR-B (tlx to Sound Advice Ship
Agency, Portsmouth w/request to send loading info to Sovchart Geneva
(Potts, Fl)
4643.7 UNID: 0319 11/27 ARQ-E 192/170 (idle) (Scalsky, Md)
4764 CCS: CN Santiago Chile 0417 11/28 100/850 (5LGs) (Scalsky, Md)
5083 DHJ51: Grengal Meteo Germany 0708 11/11 100/425 (meteo) (Scalsky, Md)
5777.5 LRO26: AP Buenos Aires Argentina 0028 11/20 FAX 60/288 (press pix)
(Scalsky, Md)
5879.7 RFFA: MOD Paris France 0019 11/20 ARQ-E3 192/380 (idle) (Scalsky, Md)
6267 OZAC2: M/V Vinland Saga 0115 11/7 SITOR-A (tlx tfc) (Navary, Va)
6274.5 VORX: M/T Thalassa Desgagnes 0314 11/6 SITOR-A (AMVER msg) (Navary,
Va)
6901.7 RFTJ: FF Dakar Senegal 0327 11/7 ARQ-E3 192/390 (idle, CdeV (TJI) to
RFLI from RFLF) (Scalsky, Md)
6902 NO ID: 2300 11/29 75/850 454 (EE wx, coded tfc) (Card, RI)
6963.7 RFLIGA: NO ID 2338 11/17 ARQ-E 192/170 (CdeV (GAG)) (Scalsky, Md)
7395 RPFN: Portuguese Naval R Lisbon Portugal 0315 11/16 75/500
(RYs/SGs/foxes off 0300) (Scalsky, Md)
7414.2 RFFX: FF Versailles France 0237 11/7 ARQ-E 72/425 (idle) (Scalsky,
Md)
7606.7 RFFA: MOD Paris France 2156 11/17 ARQ-E3 192/400 (CdeV) (Scalsky, Md)
7806 YZD7: TANJUG Belgrade Serbia 2214 11/17 50/425 (EE nx) (Scalsky, Md)
7870 AFS: USAF AWS Homestead AFB Fl USA 2234 11/9 FAX (Atlantic Ocean
chart) (Scalsky, Md)
7990 NNN0YMN: USN 0134 11/8 PACTOR (MARSgrams) (Potts, Fl)
7996 YZD9: TANJUG Belgrade Serbia 2220 11/17 50/425 (EE nx) (Scalsky, Md)
8050.2 RFQP: FF Jibouti Djibouti 2321 11/28 ARQ-M2 200/400 (idle, CdeV,
idle) (Scalsky, Md)
8123.2 TNL: ASECNA Brazzaville Congo 0137 11/9 ARQ-M2 96/380 (idle, meteo,
wx synopsis/meteo) (Scalsky, Md)
8159.2 UNID: 0146 11/9 ARQ-E3 200/380 (idle) (Scalsky, Md)
8379 WHAU: S.S. Maj. Stephen W. Pless (T-AK-3006) 2313 11/3 SITOR-A (a MSC
Pre-Positioning container ship, w/tlx re personnel) (Baker, Oh)
8382.5 OHAS4: Gastello 2120 11/23 SITOR-A (tfc via KPH for Seattle) (Blair,
Ca)
8383.5 SYOC: Angelic Spirit 0033 11/27 SITOR-A (via WLO, ETA Kobe Japan)
(Blair, Ca)
8388.5 PCZM: M/V Bastiaan Broere 2323 11/16 SITOR-A (pos rpt) (Navary, Va)
8401.5 USLI: Ivan Franko 2257 11/19 170/50 (tfc for Odessa, ID as "Franko")
(Blair, Ca)
8403 UUAY: TH Vinnitsa 2136 11/8 50/170 (crew telegrams) (Potts, Fl)
8422 VCT: Grand Banks Radio NS Canada 0006 11/7 SITOR-B (tfc lst, NEW STN)
(Baker, Oh)
9395 HMF84: KCNA Pyongyang N Korea 1838 11/14 200/50 (FF nx) (Blair, Ca)
10281.2 RFLIG: French Guiana 2200 11/17 ARQ-E 96 454 (FF tfc, idling) (Card,
RI)
10348 UNID: 1609 11/24 ARQ-E 288/170 (encrypted tfc) (Scalsky, Md)
10364.2 RFTJF: 2130 11/27 ARQ-E 48/800 (CdeV (jdf), EE msgs re Bosnia)
(Scalsky, Md)
10460 UNID: 2143 11/21 SITOR-A (clg HCHP HCHP followed by FF msgs,
11/28-mgs in SS/ended with calling HCMO) (Scalsky, Md)
11125 UNID: 1910 11/25 75/478 (RR txt/news) (Scalsky, Md)
11405 UNID: 2150 11/10 SITOR-A (clg HCVC HCVC, caught text "...en pl
aeropuerto de, combtao nador de...") (Scalsky, Md)
11430 HMF 55: KCNA Pyongyang N Korea 2252 11/17 50/250 (FF nx)(Scalsky, Md)
11476 HMF 52: KCNA Pyongyang N Korea 2135 11/2 50/240 (EE nx) (Scalsky, Md)
12090.2 RFTJ: FF Dakar Senegal 2137 11/10 ARQ-E3 192/380 (idle) (Scalsky, Md)
12175 HMF 42: KCNA Pyongyang N Korea 2227 11/9 50/240 (EE nx) (Scalsky, Md)
12480.5 3ECT4: Aghia Markella 1716 11/24 SITOR-A (tfc for M/V Tempo via HPP)
(Blair, Ca)
12487.5 DUCT: Eurasian Charm 2320 11/15 SITOR-A (tfc to Sunship San Francisco
via KPH) (Blair, Ca)
12493.5 YLDH: Belgorodo 1704 11/19 SITOR-A (CS, SELCAL 60683) (Blair, Ca)
12992 WLO: Mobile Radio Al US 1459 11/6 SITOR-B (wx rpt) (Scalsky, Md)
13366.5 5YD: Nairobi Kenya 2015 11/14 50/170 (meteo) (Scalsky, Md)
13839.7 RFFA: MOD Paris France 1554 11/25 ARQ-M2 200/425 (idle) (Scalsky, Md)
14458.5 DFO 46L2: PIAB Bonn Germany 1517 11/24 FEC-A 96/425 (GG nx) (Scalsky,
Md)
14497.5 CSY 66: Santa Maria Air Azores 1612 11/25 50/850 (meteo) (Scalsky,
Md)
14732 UNID: 1622 11/25 ARQ-E 96/425 (idle) (Scalsky, Md)
14850 UNID: 1630 11/25 50/500 (RDRD loop) (Scalsky, Md)
15647.7 RFTJF: FF Port Bouet Ivory Coast 2043 11/20 ARQ-E3 48/380 (idle)
(Scalsky, Md)
15961.7 RFLI: Fort de France Martinique 2032 11/20 ARQ-E3 192/425 (idle)
(Scalsky, Md)
16261.9 UNID: 2001 11/27 ARQ-E3 192/425 (idle) (Scalsky, Md)
16689.5 OVIH: Deneb 2039 11/14 SITOR-A (tfc for Oceanroutes San Francisco via
KPH) (Blair, Ca)
16698.5 OVPE2: Arktis Star 1333 11/2 SITOR-A (tlx to Montreal re ETA
Escoumins) (Navary, Va)
16710 ELBY4: Sentinel II 1604 11/14 SITOR-A (tfc for Alcoa via WLO) (Blair,
Ca)
16791 DZJ: Bulacan Philippines 1936 11/14 SITOR-B (EE nx, off @ 1945)
(Blair, Ca)
18054.7 UNID: 2041 11/7 50/633 (SS txt) (Scalsky, Md)
18195 UNID: 2054 11/2 50/500 (SS txt) (Scalsky, Md)
18223.5 UNID: 1432 11/24 50/425 (SS Cuban Embassy msgs) (Scalsky, Md)
18380.2 RFFX: Paris Versailles France 1653 11/25 ARQ-E3 100/425 (idle)
(Scalsky, Md)
18648.5 SOT 265B: PAP Warsaw Poland 1455 11/24 SITOR-B (idling, sked, Polish
nx) (Scalsky, Md)
22299.5 UVRB: Kapitan Spivak 2133 11/14 SITOR-A (status rpt via HPP) (Blair,
Ca)
22378 FFT: St. Lys Radio France 1620 11/14 SITOR (ID) (Ward, Ca)
22381 WLO: Mobile Radio Al US 1641 11/13 SITOR (ID) (Ward, Ca)
22389 9VG: Singapore Radio 0334 11/27 SITOR (ID) (Ward, Ca)
22390.5 FFT: St. Lys Radio France 1638 11/13 SITOR (ID) (Ward, Ca)
22391.5 NO ID: 1644 11/13 SITOR (frequently heard, but never w/ID) (Ward, Ca)
22403 WLO: Mobile Radio Al US 1646 11/13 SITOR (ID) (Ward, Ca)
22412 WLO: Mobile Radio Al US 2321 11/27 SITOR (ID) (Ward, Ca)
22418 WLO: Mobile Radio Al US 2250 11/13 SITOR (ID) (Ward, Ca)
Hope everyone had a good holiday season. Remember WinterFest (16-19
March, 1995). CUN 30.
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News and Information from the World of Utilities
Richard "RD" Baker, Editor
Internet: ae...@yfn.ysu.edu
If you haven't noticed, I suggest you keep an eye on the frequencies
below 4 MHZ especially those below 3 MHZ, as we have had some great
conditions over the last five weeks. Stations in Europe are coming in nicely
on 2182, and many medium wave maritime stations have been logged here. Lands
End Radio in the U.K. is a nightly visitor on 2670 at 0230, 0630, and 0730
UTC up to an S-6 on several nights. Easy to spot "GLD" due to the ten minutes
of beeps that precede the broadcast. For some more nice snags from members
see Mike Wolfson's column.
The new Aeronautical Mobile Off Route (OR) frequency changes for ITU
Region 2 (North/South America, and the Caribbean) took effect at 0001 UTC on
22 December, 1994, for the GHFS frequencies as listed in the last months
column. All of the GHFS changes have been confirmed, but some of the
aircraft can still be heard calling on the old frequencies. the U.S. navy
changes kicked in at 2359 UTC, 31 December, 1994. It will be interesting to
see what happens in the other two ITU regions; Region #1, the British Isles,
Europe and North Central Asia and Region #3, the Pacific, New Zealand,
Australia, India, Pakistan, China.
In addition, we can confirm some major "SAR" action last month on U.S.
and Canadian Frequencies. Sadly, the sinking of the M/V Salvador Allende, a
Ukrainian cargo ship, resulted in the loss of 31 crew members and only two
rescued despite as intense effort by the U.S. Coast Guard, Air Force, Navy,
and Army along with the Canadian Forces Rescue Aircraft. It was one of the
most intense ship SAR efforts I've heard since the loss of the M/V Gold Bond
Conveyor back in 1992. There were many other SAR's that went unreported in
the press. It's been a long time since I've heard so many. Again, I'm sure
some of these SAR comms are in Mike's column.
MILITARY
U.S. Navy
~ Litton Corp.'s Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS, has received a
$29 million contract from the U.S. Navy to convert the Iwo Jima-class
Amphibious Assault Ship USS Inchon (LPH-12) to a Mine Countermeasures
Support Ship (MCS). The ship will arrive at Ingalls in early 1995 and will
take a year to complete.
~ Secretary of the Navy John Dalton has announced the names of three new
Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers, and two new oceanographic and
surveying ships, currently authorized for construction by Congress. The ships
named are: O'Kane (DDG-77), in honor of Rear Admiral Richard H. O'Kane
(1911-1994); Porter (DDG-78), in honor of Commodore David Porter (1780-1843)
and his son, Vice Admiral David Dixon Porter (1813-1891); Oscar Austin (DDG-
79), in honor of Private First Class Oscar P. Austin, USMC, who was
posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry in Vietnam
on Feb. 23, 1969; Henson (T-AGS-63), in honor of Matthew Henson (1866-1955),
an African-American explorer who was a key member of ADM Robert Peary's 1909
expedition to the North Pole; Atlantis (T-AGOR-25), in honor of the service
of two previous Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution research vessels,
Atlantis I & II.
~ Naval Station Ingleside (Tx) received its first Osprey-class coastal
minehunter, USS Heron (MHC-52), on Dec. 12. The ship's arrival increased the
number of ships homeported at Ingleside to 15. USS Heron is the second ship
in the U.S. Navy's MHC-51 Coastal Minehunter Program and the third Navy
ship to bear that name.
~ The U.S. Navy Los Angeles-class Nuclear Attack Submarine USS Omaha
(SSN-692) was inactivated on December 16.
~ All of the U.S. Navy's MSC chartered "Sealift" series tankers are
having their leases cancelled. These tankers are the USNS Sealift-:
Antarctic, Arabian Sea, Arctic, Atlantic, Caribbean, China Sea, Indian Ocean,
Mediterranean, and Pacific (T-AOT-168 thru 176). These tankers had been used
to transport jet fuel.
U.S. Coast Guard
~ Here's something that if implemented fully may have a major effect on
some of the aircraft HF comms monitoring that we do. According to the
December 1994 issue of Rotor & Wing, the U.S Coast Guard, through its
Advanced Communications Project, is testing a satellite-based flight
following and communications system developed by Newcomb Communications Inc.,
of Manchester, NH. The system is installed on board a HH-60 Jayhawk operating
out of Elizabeth City, NC.
The Newcomb system includes an on-board satellite transmitter that
uses GPS to determine aircraft position and then transmits that information
to a ground station. Helicopter crews will also be able to transmit and
receive data through an additional two-way communications capability. The
ground station relays transmitted flight-following and communications data to
the Coast Guard, through the Internet system. The transmitted information is
coded and sent in databursts to ensure security.
The Coast Guard Research and Development Center is investigating the
system's uses for search & rescue, covert law enforcement, vehicle tracking,
flight following, and real-time command and control.
Information via the Navy News Service (NNS), Air Force News, Steve "Mr.
Warship" Schultz, Tim "Mr. Air Force" Tyler and other sources.
MARITIME
~ John Cope reports that "Herb" is back on HF after an absence. You may
remember Herb who used to give weather forecasts to mariners from the S/V
Southbound II, reportedly from a location in the Bahamas. Rumor has it Herb
had some of problem with the authorities so he left and went North. John
heard him at 2056 UTC on 12359, giving weather again to one of the Candies
tugs. He identified himself as "VDX498 Southbound II Coastal." Herb was the
first utility station ever logged by a lot of ute folks!
~ Phil Potts sent a copy of a Holiday traffic list received from St Lys
Radio, France, in Sitor-B on 12582.5 Khz at 1820 UTC:
ZCZC
O
XXX
OXOXOX
XXXXXXXX
OXXXOXXXOXO
H
H
BONJOUR A TOUS. NOUS VOUS SOUHAITONS A TOUS UN BON NOEL ET UNE BONNE ANNEE
1995, AINSI QU A VOS FAMILLES. OPR FFL
GOOD MORNING, WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR 1995
FOR ALL THE CREW AND ALL YOUR FAMILIES. WE HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY OUR
COOPERATION FOR NEXT YEAR. BEST REGARDS 73 RADIO TELEX DEPT
NNNN [Now that's a nice Christmas spirit!]
AERO
The Great North
You may have noticed a change in listening to some of the Canadian
"Great Northern" route stations. According to a posting off Fidonet by Peter
Ivakitsch, Cambridge Bay FSS has closed it's doors but is still transmitting
from the same site, however transmissions are satellite linked from an
underground facility at North Bay, Ont. The new callsigns are Baffin Radio
and Arctic Radio. Arctic Radio is responsible for services west of 88
degrees. Baffin Radio services aircraft east of 88 degrees. The same
frequencies are still used, 2971, 4675, 8891, 11279. The second new callsign
is Montreal, which is the old Iqaluit, the transmissions originate at Dorval
Airport in Montreal and again are satellite linked to the Arctic. Churchill,
Manitoba reports no changes as does Gander. Seems that Transport Canada is in
full flight with their plans to revamp the Aeronautical Communications
Structure within Canadian airspace. Answers some questions for me!
Aeroperu Expands
Don Moore came across some interesting info on Aeroperu posted on the
internet. It seems Aeroperu will invest $ 20 million next year as part of a
program of expansion of international and national routes that includes
regular flights to Los Angeles beginning mid-December, 1994. Aeroperu, Peru's
flagship airline, was sold nearly two years ago as part of Peru privatization
program to a consortium led by Aeromexico. To cover the Los Angeles route,
Aeroperu will incorporate two brand-new 757-200s with each with a capacity
for 190 passengers. The fleet already includes three Boeing 727-200s, Boeing
727-100 and a DC 10-30. In addition to Los Angeles, they are planning to
begin weekly flight to New York, Madrid and Paris. Currently Aeroperu flies
to nearly all countries of South America as well as Mexico, Panama and
Varadero, Cuba.
DIGITAL MODES
New Mode Confusion? by Stanley J. Scalsky
In December 1994 a new mode was reported by monitors in the UK.
Klingenfuss 15th Edition Utility Guide lists the mode as DUP-ARQ-2. Seems the
mode is in testing by Norwegian Diplomatic services. Baud rates of 125 and
250 with shifts of 250 and 850 have been found. Working decoder modules are
not yet available from Wavecom or Hoka but existing DUP-ARQ modules can sync
up. The new mode seems to utilize a different character interleave.
Be aware of new mode listings appearing in the latest frequency guides,
notably Klingenfuss 13th Edition Utility Guide. RS-ARQ, the 228.63 Rohde
and Schwarz simplex system is being listed as ALIS. There is a possible
mislabel here and the 13th Edition of the Radioteletype Code Manual seems to
support this. ALIS is a Rohde and Schwarz adaptive shortwave system in use
by German diplomatic services. A very sophisticated system that can provide
frequency hopping, encryption and automatic frequency selection based on
passive channel analysis (MUF) with minimal operator intervention.
DUP-ARQ-2 so far has been spotted on 12192, 14802, 9182, 9172, and 7753
Khz, with 9172 and 9182 being monitored on the east coast of the U.S between
1600 UTC and 1800 UTC.
Thanks for the tip, Stan!
~ WLO Mobile Radio, Mobile, Al, here in the U.S., has discontinued use
of sitor channel 826 (8429.0). The replacement channel is 836, frequency ship
receive of 8434.0 and ship transmit is 8394.0 KHZ.
~ According to a fellow posting on the GEnie system, Michael Mitchell,
it looks like North Korean news FAX service is now sending color separations
over HF. Mike reported receiving three sets of pictures over a several night
span and assumes it's Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow.
~ Piet Conradie lives in South Africa and is a member of the SADXC Club.
Piet writes the QSL column for them. While exchanging maritime sitor info
with Piet on the Internet via e-mail he forwarded some great info on logging
and perhaps QSL'ing Tristan da Cunha. Tristan was some rare DX back when I
knew where my "AM" button was on my radio -hi! We'll let Piet tell it:
The British island, Tristan da Cunha, lies in the South Atlantic, about
3000 Km west of South Africa, halfway to South America. 78 sq km in size and
12 Km in diameter, it's nothing less but a semi-dormant volcano rising 2000
meters above sea level. The island had a profitable rock lobster industry
supporting its 264 islanders, when in 1961 the volcano erupted, forcing the
evacuation of all its inhabitants to England. After about 2 years, nearly 200
of these people returned to resettle Tristan.
I wrote a letter to Tristan requesting information on the present radio
station situation. I was informed that the island now has a FM transmitter in
place of the old HF transmitter. Of course it is not impossible to log
Tristan. All you need is a fair amount of luck in catching them while
speaking to Cape Town Radio. It appears that the island has regular contact
with Cape Town Radio on certain week days.
Thus, I was delighted to log "TRISTAN RADIO", ZOE, for the first time,
on 17 Sept '94, when I heard them talking to Cape Town Radio, ZSC. The
AGULHAS was speaking to Cape Town Radio, when TRISTAN broke in on the
vessel's frequency. Typically Tristan Radio seems to first call ZSC on telex
(sitor) 12498.5kHz, and ZSC will reply on 12601kHz with queued telexes. This
mostly happen on Monday mornings. If there are telephone calls booked, voice
channels will be arranged, 13101KHz for ZSC and 12355KHz for Tristan are
likely. If ZSC has traffic for Tristan, it appears listed under the callsign
ZOE in the daily traffic lists which ZSC puts out. Tristan is not totally
dependent on ZSC in any way as the island also has the luxury of a satellite
telephone system now.
Thanks to Piet and the South African DX Club for permission to share
this info with you!
NEW PRODUCTS
Recently released is the 1995 Guide to Utility Stations (13th Edition)
by Klingenfuss Publications. According to their release, over 15,000
frequencies in all modes (SSB/Digital) are included in this edition. Also
released is their Radioteletype Code Manual (13th Edition, 1995). The release
on this one says detailed descriptions of the characteristics of telegraph
transmissions on shortwave are included. Also updates and includes several
new digital modes. I've not seen these new editions yet, but these reference
books are usually welcome additions to any utility reference library. As
always, they are available through most sellers of hobby related guides and
books. All for this month. Fair winds and following seas...
////////////////////////////UTILITY VERIFICATIONS\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
Tim Braun, editor
Station/Location: Freq Mode Rcv # ds/Other
FIXED STATIONS
BPM Xian Time Station, China :15000.0 AM QSL+118ds/after 3 yrs trying *GF
D3E Luanda Radio, Angola : PFC 356ds/43 ds @follow-up *MH
*** Address:c/o Empressa Nacional de Telecomunicacoes;C.P.625;Luanda, Angola
GPK Portpatrick Radio : 2182.0 USB QSL 17 ds/ *RB
LDOC KLM Amsterdam, Netherlands: 5532.0 USB PFC+60 ds/+large a/c pstcd *JN
Niamey Aeradio, Niger : 8903.0 USB PFC 69 ds/Niamey Airport *JN
NMD47 USCG Group Buffalo, NY : 6501.0 USB PFC 10 ds/ *RB
NOG USCG Group Sault Ste Marie,MI: 8125.0 PFC 14 ds/ *RB
RID Time Station Irkutsk, Russia :15004.0 AM QSL 471ds/ *GF
Sal Aeradio, Cape Verde : 6535.0 USB PFC 34 ds/Sal Island *JN
SXA24 Greek Naval Radio, Greece : 6471.0 CW LTR 39 ds/ *JN
USCG Group Detroit : 8125.0 USB PFC 8 ds/rare HF appearance*JN
USCG Group Portland, Maine : 2182.0 USB PFC 12 ds/ *JN
USCG Stn Gulfport, MS : 2182.0 USB PFC 9 ds/ *RB
VCT Neweast Wireless Telecom, NF : 8422.0 PFC+18 ds/+letter *RB
VCT Neweast Wireless Telecom, NF : 8422.0 PFC 34 ds/for label & stmps*MH
VHP NAVCOMSTA Canberra, Australia: 6428.5 CW PFC+202ds/+stn info/ltr *JN
VHP NAVCOMSTA Canberra, Australia: 8478.0 LTR+ ds/+stn info...no PFC *MH
*** Address:NAVCOMSTA Canberra; HMAS Harman; Canberra ACT 2600; Australia
WAR Ft.Detrick, MD : 6997.5 CW PFC 211ds/Armed Forces Day *JN
WAR Ft.Detrick, MD : 4020.0 PFC+219ds/+QSL 94 A.F. Day *RB
WFA713, Dann Marine Towing :12353.0 USB PFC 8 ds/ *JN
WJD, Bay Trans, Tampa, Florida : 8297.0 USB PFC 8 ds/ *JN
WOM Marine Radio :12632.0 QSL+6 ds/+info - AT&T Stn *RB
SHIP STATIONS
FGS Moelders : 6779.0 USB PFC+30 ds/+goodies *JN
HMCS Terra Nova (DD-970) CZJV: 6693.0 USB PFC+49 ds/+letter/Wel.Abrd *RB
HMS Invincible (R-05) GUCL: 8240.0 USB PFC 25 ds/ *RB
Leonard J. Cowley CG2959: 2103.5 USB PFC+43 ds/+info/ltr *RB
M/S Anne Catherina DJSY:16699.5 SIT PFC 52 ds/container - no r/o*JN
M/S Silver Cloud C6MQ5: 8219.0 USB PFC+19 ds/+picture *RB
M/T Irving Eskimo VCRJ: 2182.0 USB PFC 34 ds/oil tanker *JN
M/V Bright State ELNK2: 500.0 CW PFC 72 ds/Rotterdam-N.Orlns *JN
M/V Budowlany SQGN:12495.5 SIT PFC 90 ds/New Orleans-Cork *JN
M/V Cindya PJGV:16716.0 SIT PFC 69 ds/Lisbon-Sao Tome *JN
M/V General Cabal DZAB: 8384.5 SIT PFC 55 ds/Texas-Colombia *JN
M/V Korean Star 3FJ03: 8388.0 SIT PFC 67 ds/Canarias-Canada *JN
M/V Reefer Bay P3KJ3:16687.0 SIT PFC 160ds/Dakar-Mayaguez *JN
R/V Endeavor WCE5063: 4134.0 USB PFC 29 ds/ *RB
R/V Endeavor WCE5063: 8297.0 USB PFC 12 ds/resrch-Univ.of RI *JN
R/V Western Orient HO547B: 6230.0 USB PFC 34 ds/seismic survey vsl*JN
Seabulk Magnachem KGPG:12356.0 USB PFC 32 ds/chemical tanker *JN
SS Energy Independence WBJF: 6272.0 SIT PFC 57 ds/collier *JN
Tug Harbor Island WTQ3504: 8297.0 USB PFC 8 ds/65'Coastal Tug *JN
Tug Zeus WAO8101:12353.0 USB PFC 8 ds/TUG-N.Car-N.Orlens *JN
USAV Chickasaw Bayou AAEB:11176.0 USB PFC 47 ds/LCU Hull#2012 *JN
USAV Contreras (LCU-2015) ADMM: 6227.0 USB PFC 62 ds/ *RB
USCGC Adak (WPV-1333) NZRW: 6516.0 USB PFC 16 ds/ *RB
USCGC Bramble (WLB-392) NODR: 5320.0 USB PFC+9 ds/+Wel.Aboard *RB
USCGC Dependable (WMEC-626) NOWK: 8240.0 USB PFC 67 ds/ *RB
USCGC Mackinaw (WAGB-83) NRKP: 8125.0 PFC+14 ds/+ship stamp *RB
USCGC Monomoy NKEC: 8294.0 USB PFC 12 ds/SAR-F/V VA Sands *JN
USCGC Point Batan (WPB-82340)NAKH: 2670.0 USB PFC 23 ds/ *RB
USS Nitro NGMN: 7535.0 USB PFC 12 ds/decomm. in spring *JN
AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Air Aruba #721 (MD-88) : 5550.0 USB PFC 10 ds/Aruba-Newark *JN
Air India #101 (B747) :13291.0 USB PFC 44 ds/VT-FSO *JN
Alitalia #573 (MD-11) : 8861.0 USB PFC 43 ds/Ezeiza-Fiumicino *JN
Angola #701 (IL-62) : 8903.0 USB PFC 49 ds/GVAC-FNLU *JN
Ansett #872 (F-28) : 5643.0 USB PFC 21 ds/Norfolk Is.-Sydney*JN
Ascot 3451 (KC-1) : 8861.0 USB PFC 36 ds/UK-Falklands *JN
Ascot 5898 (C-130) :13330.0 USB PFC 36 ds/RAF Lyneham *JN
Balair #3661 (A310) : 8846.0 USB PFC 37 ds/Miami-Zurich *JN
Buffalo #116 (B707) : 8903.0 USB PFC 15 ds/ *JN
BSK (Miami Air) #1945 (B727) :11470.0 USB PFC+41 ds/+lotsa goodies *JN
Challenge Air Cargo #096 (B757F) :13330.0 USB PFC 16 ds/Guayaquil-Miami *JN
CG-139 : 8906.0 USB PFC 12 ds/VMA-231/Cherry Pt.*JN
Dawg 08 (C-130H) :11176.0 USB PFC 25 ds/165th ALG *JN
Fed-Ex #15 (MD-11) : 3413.0 USB PFC 38 ds/Anchorage-Tokyo *JN
Hawk 01 (E-2C) :11176.0 USB PFC 6 ds/VAW-120 *JN
Iberia #6401 (B747) :13306.0 USB PFC 91 ds/Madrid-Mexico *JN
Jersey 7 (KC-135E) :11176.0 USB PFC 20 ds/141st ARS *JN
Korean Air #015 (MD-11) : 8843.0 USB PFC 12 ds/LAX-Seoul *JN
LTU #440 (MD-11) : 8825.0 USB PFC 84 ds/Dssldrf-D.Republic*JN
Motown 13 (C-130E) : 8906.0 USB PFC 15 ds/191st AG (Mich.) *JN
Navy JA-03 (P-3) :11176.0 USB PFC 10 ds/NAS Patuxent River*JN
Navy LR-24D (P-3) :11176.0 USB PFC 15 ds/VP-24 *JN
Navy LY-2 (P-3C) :11176.0 USB PFC 11 ds/VP-92 *JN
N94 (BAe 125-800) :11176.0 USB QSL 34 ds/FAA aircraft *JN
Pat 140 (C-20E) :11176.0 USB PFC+10 ds/+letter/decal *JN
Reach 80219 (C-5A) :15015.0 USB PFC+47 ds/+picture/goodies *JN
Sentry 67 (E-3B) :11176.0 USB PFC 20 ds/First E-3 QSL *JN
Speedbird #4 (Concorde) : 8906.0 USB PFC 63 ds/NYC-London *JN
Teal 40 (WC-130H) :11220.0 USB PFC 70 ds/Hurricane hunter *JN
Toga 85 (KC-10A) :15015.0 USB PFC 42 ds/79th ARS *JN
United #841 (B747) : 5547.0 USB PFC 17 ds/LAX-Auckland *JN
United #965 (B767) :13291.0 USB PFC 24 ds/Zurich-Wash.Dulles*JN
USCG #2113 (HU-25A) : 5696.0 USB PFC 10 ds/Cape Cod *JN
Thanks to everyone again for making a great column...contributors are
*MH-Mike Hardester-NC; *RB-Rick Baker-OH; *JN-Jim Navary-VA; *GF-Gary
Froemming-AZ. Jim has a great story that makes me want to go out and QSL
a Coast Guard unit: 'I received a nice telephone call tonight (Christmas
night) from a pilot at the USCG AirSta Elizabeth City. I had written to
E-City to attempt to QSL Rescue 1503, one of the aircraft involved in the SAR
for the Salvador Allende. This fellow (I didn't catch his name - it flew
right by me as I was sorta taken aback by the call) had duty tonight and
he said he was going through his in-basket and was intrigued by my
letter so thought he'd call. He was the pilot of Rescue 1504, the second
a/c on scene. A real nice guy BTW. He also listens to the CG freqs at
home and wants to get his ham ticket. We chatted about 10-15 minutes...He
confirmed that the final toll was just 2 survivors. He'd spoken to one of
them by VHF and learned that apparently 11 of the crew had been in a
lifeboat but that in the 30 ft seas and 70 mph winds the ship apparently
caught the corner of the lifeboat and flipped it over, dumping everyone into
the water. Said he'd seen several persons in the water but, as he was
flying an HC-130, all they could do was drop rafts and supplies and hope
for the best. He said it was a real sobering experience as this was his
first major SAR and there was a lot of confusion during the first few hours
trying to coordinate all the various assets (Canadian, US military,
merchant vessels, etc.)
Thanks for a great story Jim and I'm very envious..let me
know if you actually get anything back from Rescue 1503. Jim has been
making a killing with the phone calls lately. Not only the Coast Guard but
both Andrews AFB and M/V SPICA have called him recently to discuss his QSL
attempts. That's what you get for QSLing everything you can get your hands
on!
Since I have some room to breathe this month, thought I would take some
time to answer a question that one of our readers had. He asked
what were some of the best sources for ute addresses. Per our expert
commentators: 'Guide to Utility Stations' by Joerg Klingenfuss...has a
section of utility addresses with fairly good coverage of fixed coastal,
air, meteo, PTT, etc. as well as some airline company addresses. It has a
fairly hefty price tag.
'Utility Address Handbook - 2nd Edition' by Reinhard Klein-Arendt. This
is an 'oldie' but a goodie. 236 pages of tiny print utility
station addresses. Has good coverage of most fixed utility stations. Has
Has good coverage of most fixed utility stations. Has extensive coverage of
Diplomatic stations. Has more military addresses than in the Klingenfuss
book. Also has a section on 'ships'. However, ships and aircraft change
their addresses more quickly than fixed stations so that info is a little
dated. But can still find some good general addresses that seem to work.
Another more specialized source for merchant ships is 'Lloyd's Maritime
Directory'. The cost is prohibitive (close to $400 a whack) so you may try
to find a used one somewhere.
For commercial aircraft there is the 'jp airline fleets international'.
Jim Navary wrote a review of this book in the January issue of Shortwave
Today.
My personal favorite source of information for tracking down addresses
is the Internet. It takes some digging and exploring through various file
servers around the world but it's amazing what type of information that
you can dig up.
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Note: This is the March 'Electronic Edition' and is from the Jan. 1995
SPEEDX member bulletin "Shortwave Radio Today", ISSN 0882-8091.
It is with great sadness I report that Speedx ceased publication
with the January 1995 issue of Shortwave Radio Today. For those interested
in utility stations (SSB or Digital) contact me at ae...@yfn.ysu.edu for
info on the Worldwide UTE Club.
It's an electronic, all utility club with over 200 members from 14
countries so far, and no dues. -Rick Baker
DE RD
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Rick "RD" Baker (ae...@yfn.ysu.edu)
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