Here is a list of ships I intercepted using the marine DSC messaging system on 8414.5 kHz today using the YADD decoder program. All times are UTC. Heard 32 ships from 19 countries today. This was a lot of fun and Dirk Classens YADD program is pretty cool including the price "FREE!"
Time UTC Msg Type To From Callsign Ship Type Ship Name (Flag)
16:19:33 SAF COAST,003669998,USA,COMMSTA New Orleans SHIP,271041862 TCYN9 Bulk Carrier Cerba (Turkey)
16:45:47 SAF COAST,003669991,USA,COMMSTA Boston SHIP,258852000 LAKP6 Oil/Chemical Tanker Ravnanger (Norway)
16:55:18 SAF COAST,003660003,USA,Mobile Radio WLO SHIP,239939000 SVVK Asphalt/bitumen Tanker Asphalt Star (Greece)
16:56:56 SAF COAST,003669997,USA,COMMSTA Miami SHIP,239939000 SVVK Asphalt/bitumen Tanker Asphalt Star (Greece)
16:58:47 SAF COAST,005120010,NZL,Taupo Radio SHIP,239939000 SVVK Asphalt/bitumen Tanker Asphalt Star (Greece)
16:59:18 SAF COAST,003660003,USA,Mobile Radio WLO SHIP,366495000 WNFQ Oil/chemical Tanker Overseas Chinook (United States)
17:00:11 SAF COAST,003669995,USA,COMMSTA Portsmouth SHIP,258852000 LAKP6 Oil/Chemical Tanker Ravnanger (Norway)
17:00:47 SAF COAST,005120010,NZL,Taupo Radio SHIP,239939000 SVVK Asphalt/bitumen Tanker Asphalt Star (Greece)
17:01:43 SAF COAST,003660003,USA,Mobile Radio WLO SHIP,366495000 WNFQ Oil/chemical Tanker Overseas Chinook (United States)
17:04:21 SAF COAST,003669991,USA,COMMSTA Boston SHIP,239939000 SVVK Asphalt/bitumen Tanker Asphalt Star (Greece)
17:08:58 SAF COAST,003669998,USA,COMMSTA New Orleans SHIP,366495000 WNFQ Oil/chemical Tanker Overseas Chinook (United States)
17:29:38 SAF COAST,003669991,USA,COMMSTA Boston SHIP,353360000 3EXS6 Bulk Carrier K. Coral (Panama)
17:37:31 SAF COAST,003660003,USA,Mobile Radio WLO SHIP,338447000 WDF6180 Pusher Tug OSG Horizon (United States)
17:46:03 SAF COAST,003660003,USA,Mobile Radio WLO SHIP,353479000 H3GR Passenger Ship Carnival Ecstasy (Panama)
17:51:29 SAF COAST,003669990,USA,CAMSPAC Pt Reyes SHIP,636092249 A8ZF4 Bulk Carrier Pavian (Liberia)
17:53:13 SAF COAST,003669991,USA,COMMSTA Boston SHIP,353360000 3EXS6 Bulk Carrier K. Coral (Panama)
17:57:51 SAF COAST,003669998,USA,COMMSTA New Orleans SHIP,303603000 WDC5617 Multi Purpose Offshore Vessel DIONNE CHOUEST (United States)
17:59:21 SAF COAST,003669995,USA,COMMSTA Portsmouth SHIP,338447000 WDF6180 Pusher Tug OSG Horizon (United States)
18:02:39 SAF COAST,003669997,USA,COMMSTA Miami SHIP,567049000 HSJL Bulk Carrier LATIKA NAREE (Thailand)
18:05:51 SAF COAST,003669998,USA,COMMSTA New Orleans SHIP,354233000 J3E TP 16540.0/16540.0KHz 3FVM2 Bulk Carrier BULK DISCOVERY (Panama)
18:13:07 SAF ALL SHIPS SHIP,477144100 J3E TP 08291.0/08291.0KHz VREO4 Bulk Carrier NORD RELIABLE (Hong Kong)
18:14:16 SAF SHIP,477144100 SHIP,441823000 DSRG4 Bulk Carrier CK BLUEBELL (Korea)
18:22:59 SAF SHIP,477144100 SHIP,375439000 J3E TP 08291.0/08291.0KHz J8B3453 Lpg Tanker MAPLE 3 (St Vincent Grenadines)
18:23:20 SAF SHIP,375439000 SHIP,477144100 J3E TP 08291.0/08291.0KHz VREO4 Bulk Carrier NORD RELIABLE (Hong Kong)
18:25:57 SAF SHIP,375439000 SHIP,477144100 J3E TP 08291.0/08291.0KHz VREO4 Bulk Carrier NORD RELIABLE (Hong Kong)
18:26:34 SAF SHIP,477144100 SHIP,375439000 J3E TP 08291.0/08291.0KHz J8B3453 Lpg Tanker MAPLE 3 (St Vincent Grenadines)
18:36:56 SAF COAST,003669991,USA,COMMSTA Boston SHIP,538003786 V7TD9 Crude Oil Tanker LEYLA K (Marshall Islands)
18:37:15 SAF SHIP,~~3669998 SHIP,354233000 J3E TP 16540.0/16540.0KHz 3FVM2 Bulk Carrier BULK DISCOVERY (Panama)
18:37:46 SAF SHIP,354233000 COAST,003669998,USA,COMMSTA New Orleans J3E TP 08291.0/08291.0KHz
18:38:20 SAF COAST,003669991,USA,COMMSTA Boston SHIP,538003786 V7TD9 Crude Oil Tanker LEYLA K (Marshall Islands)
18:52:59 SAF COAST,003669998,USA,COMMSTA New Orleans SHIP,564111000 S6AA9 Oil Products Tanker TORM SARA (Singapore)
19:12:31 SAF COAST,003669998,USA,COMMSTA New Orleans SHIP,636015005 J3E TP 29.21øN 094.54øW A8YA2 Oil/chemical Tanker STOLT OCELOT (Liberia)
19:26:05 SAF COAST,003669998,USA,COMMSTA New Orleans SHIP,357299000 3FPR4 Oil/chemical Tanker AMELIA (Panama)
19:41:07 SAF COAST,003660003,USA,Mobile Radio WLO SHIP,239939000 SVVK Asphalt/bitumen Tanker Asphalt Star (Greece)
19:44:21 SAF COAST,003669997,USA,COMMSTA Miami SHIP,239939000 SVVK Asphalt/bitumen Tanker Asphalt Star (Greece)
19:54:30 RTN SHIP,477728900 COAST,003669998,USA,COMMSTA New Orleans J3E TP 02123.5/02148.0KHz
19:56:15 SAF COAST,003669998,USA,COMMSTA New Orleans SHIP,226022000 FNDQ Research/survey Vessel CGG ALIZE (France)
20:00:09 SAF COAST,003660003,USA,Mobile Radio WLO SHIP,345070223 XCKJ9 Diving Support Vessel AZTECA (Mexico)
20:13:26 SAF COAST,006221111,EGY,Alexandria Radio SHIP,370805000 3FYI4 Oil Products Tanker LIWA (Panama)
20:23:36 SAF SHIP,403526001 SHIP,403526001 J3E TP 26.05øN 084.44øW HZEX Ro-Ro Cargo BAHRI TABUK (Saudi Arabia)
20:24:37 SAF COAST,003669992,PTR,San Juan Radio SHIP,354530000 3EQT Container Ship MSC CARMEN (Panama)
20:26:33 DIS COAST,002241078,ESP,Madrid Radio SHIP,355638000 DISTRESS RELAY 3FYG5 Chemical Tanker FAIRCHEM SWORD (Panama)
20:42:01 SAF COAST,003669997,USA,COMMSTA Miami SHIP,310467000 ZCDL3 Oil Products Tanker COMPASS (Bermuda)
20:43:41 SAF COAST,003669995,USA,COMMSTA Portsmouth SHIP,352375000 H9LL Container Ship NYK LAURA (Panama)
20:44:25 SAF COAST,003669998,USA,COMMSTA New Orleans SHIP,226022000 FNDQ Research/survey Vessel CGG ALIZE (France)
20:47:55 SAF COAST,003660003,USA,Mobile Radio WLO SHIP,311641000 C6FX9 Container Ship DOLE COSTA RICA (Bahamas)
20:51:11 SAF SHIP,478358400 SHIP,538003041 V7NZ3 Bulk Carrier STAR COSMO (Marshall Islands)
21:05:50 SAF SHIP,563587000 SHIP,311638000 C6FX7 Container Ship DOLE HONDURAS (Bahamas)
21:24:39 SAF COAST,006052117, UNID SHIP,304011010 V2LI General Cargo ANJA (Antigua Barbuda)
21:46:52 RTN SHIP,~~6013000 SHIP,316013000 J3E TP 06227.0/06227.0KHz CGHL Icebreaker HENRY LARSEN (Canada)
21:47:07 RTN SHIP,316013000 SHIP,316013000 J3E TP 06227.0/06227.0KHz CGHL Icebreaker HENRY LARSEN (Canada)
21:47:37 RTN SHIP,316013000 SHIP,316013000 J3E TP 06227.0/06227.0KHz CGHL Icebreaker HENRY LARSEN (Canada)
21:50:00 SAF COAST,003660003,USA,Mobile Radio WLO SHIP,311638000 C6FX7 Container Ship DOLE HONDURAS (Bahamas)
21:54:22 SAF COAST,003660003,USA,Mobile Radio WLO SHIP,366941510 WDB7380 Pusher Tug MORTON S.BOUCHARD IV (United
States)
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
DSC Intercept - 31 Dec 2013 SVVF Asphalt Star
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Received DSC transmission (using YADD)
8414.5 1655 SVVF Greek Asphalt/bitumen Tanker (MMSI 239939000) with SAF message for WLO Mobile 003660003.
DSC Intercept - 31 Dec 2013 LAKP6 Norwegian Ravnanger
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| Linked photo courtesy of MarineTraffic.com |
8414.5 1645:47 LAKP6 Norwegian Oil/Tanker Ravnanger (MMSI 25885200) with SAF message for USCG COMSTA Boston 003669991.
DSC Intercept - 31 Dec 2013 TCYN9 Cerba
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| Linked photo courtesy of MarineTraffic.com |
8414.5 1619:33 TCYN9 Turkish Bulk Carrier Cerba (MMSI 271041862) with SAF message for USCG COMSTA New Orleans 003669998.
Based on latest information the Cerba has just left New Orleans and is in the Gulf of Mexico.
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Big Changes coming to Popular Communications Magazine and CQ Magazine
The days of the printed general radio hobby magazine (i.e. Monitoring Times and Popular Communications) has ended. Only e-zines The Spectrum Monitor and CQ Plus will be available in February 2014.
Courtesy of the BADX list and K1TW:
CQ has announced it is combining Popular Communications, World Radio, and CQ VHF into a single digital publication to be called CQ Plus starting in February. The print editions of PopComm and CQ VHF will be phased out and World Radio will disappear totally.
At least this explains the huge mystery of what is going on at CQ (as we discussed at the holiday party). I guess CQ was spread too thin with too many digital publications to manage. Maybe this will work but I think, if I understand it, there will now be just one digital subscription to CQ Magazine which will include CQ plus and maybe a print edition of CQ without Digital Plus.
And to confirm the story this from the ARRL website:
CQ Communications Inc has announced plans to realign its publications lineup and to launch a new online supplement to its flagship magazine, CQ Amateur Radio.
“The hobby radio market is changing,” said CQ Communications President and Publisher Dick Ross, K2MGA, “and we are changing what we do and how we do it in order to continue providing leadership to all segments of the radio hobby.”
Effective with the February 2014 issue of CQ, said Ross, content from the magazine’s three sister publications — Popular Communications, CQ VHF and WorldRadio Online — will be incorporated into CQ’s digital edition as a supplement to be called CQ Plus. The print editions of Popular Communications and CQ VHF will be phased out, and WorldRadio Online will no longer exist as a separate online publication. Current Popular Communications, CQ VHF and WorldRadio Online subscribers will be converted to CQ subscribers and receive CQ Plus at no additional charge. Details will be posted on each magazine’s website.
CQ Communications says the change will offer hobby radio enthusiasts a single source for articles from shortwave listening and scanner monitoring to personal two-way services and Internet radio, as well as Amateur Radio. Richard Fisher, KI6SN, currently editor of both Popular Communications and WorldRadio Online, will be editor of CQ Plus.
“Our primary audience is ham radio operators, but very few hams began their radio involvement as amateurs,” Ross said. “Most of us started out as shortwave listeners, broadcast band DXers, CBers or scanning enthusiasts. Many continue to be involved in many different aspects of the radio hobby in addition to Amateur Radio.” Ross said consolidating four specialized publications into one will keep “multidimensional readers” informed on all aspects of the radio hobby, at the same time exposing non-hams “to all the excitement and opportunities that Amateur Radio has to offer.”
The expanded material will be an integral part of the digital edition of CQ and will be included as part of a standard digital subscription. Each month’s digital edition will continue beyond where the print edition ends, offering supplemental material on all aspects of hobby radio communication and selected columns carried over from the other magazines. The added digital content will make full use of the multimedia opportunities presented by digital publications.
A preview of the February issue’s table of contents is available on the CQ website.
Courtesy of the BADX list and K1TW:
CQ has announced it is combining Popular Communications, World Radio, and CQ VHF into a single digital publication to be called CQ Plus starting in February. The print editions of PopComm and CQ VHF will be phased out and World Radio will disappear totally.
At least this explains the huge mystery of what is going on at CQ (as we discussed at the holiday party). I guess CQ was spread too thin with too many digital publications to manage. Maybe this will work but I think, if I understand it, there will now be just one digital subscription to CQ Magazine which will include CQ plus and maybe a print edition of CQ without Digital Plus.
And to confirm the story this from the ARRL website:
CQ Communications Inc has announced plans to realign its publications lineup and to launch a new online supplement to its flagship magazine, CQ Amateur Radio.
“The hobby radio market is changing,” said CQ Communications President and Publisher Dick Ross, K2MGA, “and we are changing what we do and how we do it in order to continue providing leadership to all segments of the radio hobby.”
Effective with the February 2014 issue of CQ, said Ross, content from the magazine’s three sister publications — Popular Communications, CQ VHF and WorldRadio Online — will be incorporated into CQ’s digital edition as a supplement to be called CQ Plus. The print editions of Popular Communications and CQ VHF will be phased out, and WorldRadio Online will no longer exist as a separate online publication. Current Popular Communications, CQ VHF and WorldRadio Online subscribers will be converted to CQ subscribers and receive CQ Plus at no additional charge. Details will be posted on each magazine’s website.
CQ Communications says the change will offer hobby radio enthusiasts a single source for articles from shortwave listening and scanner monitoring to personal two-way services and Internet radio, as well as Amateur Radio. Richard Fisher, KI6SN, currently editor of both Popular Communications and WorldRadio Online, will be editor of CQ Plus.
“Our primary audience is ham radio operators, but very few hams began their radio involvement as amateurs,” Ross said. “Most of us started out as shortwave listeners, broadcast band DXers, CBers or scanning enthusiasts. Many continue to be involved in many different aspects of the radio hobby in addition to Amateur Radio.” Ross said consolidating four specialized publications into one will keep “multidimensional readers” informed on all aspects of the radio hobby, at the same time exposing non-hams “to all the excitement and opportunities that Amateur Radio has to offer.”
The expanded material will be an integral part of the digital edition of CQ and will be included as part of a standard digital subscription. Each month’s digital edition will continue beyond where the print edition ends, offering supplemental material on all aspects of hobby radio communication and selected columns carried over from the other magazines. The added digital content will make full use of the multimedia opportunities presented by digital publications.
A preview of the February issue’s table of contents is available on the CQ website.
Friday, December 13, 2013
Teak Publishing Adds 2014 Air Show Guide to Their Growing e-Book Catalog
Every year, from March through November, millions of people hit the road to watch the excitement and thrills as military and civilian aero teams put their high performance aircraft through their paces to entertain the crowds and perform at air shows all over the world. Anyone who has attended one of these events will tell you it is thrilling to watch the close quarter flying of the Blue Angels delta formation or the hair-splitting maneuvers of the Thunderbird opposing solos.
While attending the show and enjoying the sights and sounds is an exciting experience that is only half the fun. You can add another whole dimension to that visual experience by monitoring the performing teams’ radio communications.
With a radio scanner in hand you will experience a whole new perspective of the show that few attendees will ever experience – pilot audio from the aircraft cockpit. While everyone else at the air show is just watching and listening to the public address system narrator, you’ll be able to hear what’s happening inside the cockpit, up in the tower and on the ground with the hundreds of players that keep these screaming, state of-the-art air machines thundering through the skies.
But you can’t tell the players without a program, and to indulge in monitoring the air show experience you need a current and well researched list of frequencies that the various performers may use during their performance.
In our new Teak Publishing Air Show Guide e-Book, former Monitoring Times Assistant Editor and Milcom columnist Larry Van Horn delivers the hundreds of frequencies you’ll need if you’re within receiving distance of any air show in 2014.
From the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds precision flight teams to the U.S. service parachute and search and rescue demonstration teams, to the many other military and civilian demo teams from the U.S. and abroad, Larry has the list of frequencies each unit uses. Now you can bring the excitement you see at the show to your ears. Listening to the nonstop action at the air show on over dozens of radio frequencies is the real fun of being there.
But wait, there’s more! Larry also tells you which scanners work best at the air shows, what features you’ll need and which models can cover the military as well as civilian frequencies used at all air shows. There is also a chapter on tips for enjoying a great day at the air show.
You will also get frequency lists for other possible frequencies in use at the air show including GMRS, Family Radio Service, DoD Intra-Squad Radio frequencies, and even Civil Air Patrol VHF/UHF frequencies and call signs. We also include an up-to-date air show Internet resource guide and the latest information from U.S. Department of Defense on the various team activities in 2014. We even have frequency listing for overseas military teams and civilian aeronautical demonstrations teams.
Finally you will get the latest schedule information for 2014 for the three major flight demonstration teams: U.S. Navy Blue Angels, U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the Canadian Forces Snowbirds. We will also include with each show location, the latest ATC (Air Traffic Control) frequencies for each facility hosting a show, when known. This schedule information only covers the United States and Canada.
This is the 15th edition of this guide published by this author. The first 14 editions appeared each March in the pages of the former Monitoring Times magazine and were one of the most popular features in the magazine.
This edition of the Teak Publishing Air Show Guide is now the most comprehensive collection of air show information and frequencies ever published for the radio listening hobby. When the Air Force T-Birds and the Navy Blue Angels, dozens of other precision flight teams, skydiving teams and vintage aircraft crews are in the air and on the air, Larry has all the frequencies for them all in this new eBook!
Frequency updates, correction and late additions between editions of this e-Book will be posted on his Milcom Monitoring Post blog at: http://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/.
And, the good news is that you do not even need to own a Kindle reader to read Amazon e-book publications. You can read any Kindle book with Amazon’s free reading apps.
There are free Kindle reading apps for the Kindle Cloud Reader, Smartphones (iPhone, iTouch, Android, Windows Phone and Blackberry); computer platforms (Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8 and Mac); Tablets (iPad, Android and Windows 8), and, of course, all of the Kindle family of readers including the Kindle Fire series. A Kindle e-book allows you to buy your book once and read it anywhere. You can find additional details on these apps by checking out this link to the Amazon website at www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000493771.
The Teak Publishing Air Show Guide is now available for purchase worldwide from Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/Teak-Publishing-Show-Guide-2014-ebook/dp/B00HAI4V8C/
The price for this first e-Book edition is US$2.99. Since this book is being released internationally, Amazon customers in the United Kingdom, Germany, France Spain, Italy, Japan, India, Canada, Brazil, Mexico and Australia can order this e-Book from Amazon websites directly servicing these countries. All other countries can use the regular Amazon.com website.
For additional information on this and other Teak Publishing radio hobby books, monitor the company sponsored Internet blogs – The Military Monitoring Post (http://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/), The Btown Monitor Post (http://monitor-post.blogspot.com/) and The Shortwave Central (http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/) for availability of additional e-books that are currently in production.
You can learn more about the author by going to his author page on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00G1QMO4C.
So if you are an air show enthusiast or military monitoring junkie, this is one eBook you will want in your electronic reference library. This is the one new e-book that will provide you with the inside information on the hottest frequencies in use by all the participants for the whole air show season.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Teak Publishing Adds Another New e-Publication to Their Growing Catalog
The International Shortwave Broadcast Guide is now available for purchase worldwide from Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/International-Shortwave-Broadcast-Winter-2013-2014-ebook/dp/B00H8X7LHM/.
That LA Times headline above says it all about the appeal even today of a radio hobby that is over 80 years old – Shortwave Radio Listening.
So why shortwave radio? The best source of global information continues to be shortwave radio. Throughout the world, shortwave remains the most readily available and affordable means of communication and information. It lets you listen to voices from around the world. You'll also learn about the lives and concerns of people from all walks of life, from soldiers, to farmers, to retired scholars. It provides coverage nearly instantaneous of news and events from around the world.
If you live in the U.S., you can easily listen to shortwave broadcast stations from countries like North/South Korea, Iran, Australia, Cuba, China, New Zealand, Pakistan, India, Japan, England, Egypt, Tunisia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United States and many other counties if you have a good shortwave receiver, and you know when and where to listen!
This new e-publication is an expanded version of the English shortwave broadcast guide formerly printed in the pages of Monitoring Times magazine over the last 20 years. This one of a kind electronic e-book will now be published twice a year to correspond with station seasonal time and frequency changes.
If you enjoy listening or monitoring HF shortwave stations, and you miss the monthly English frequency listings formerly published in the late Monitoring Times magazine, and multilingual station listing in the old MTXpress electronic magazine, this valuable tool will now be your new guide to listening to the world.
Frequency updates between editions will be posted on her Shortwave Central blog at: http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/.
And, the good news is that you do not even need to own a Kindle reader to read Amazon e-book publications. You can read any Kindle book with Amazon’s free reading apps.
There are free Kindle reading apps for the Kindle Cloud Reader, Smartphones (iPhone, iTouch, Android, Windows Phone and Blackberry); computer platforms (Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8 and Mac); Tablets (iPad, Android and Windows 8), and, of course, all of the Kindle family of readers including the Kindle Fire series. A Kindle e-book allows you to buy your book once and read it anywhere. You can find additional details on these apps by checking out this link to the Amazon website at www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000493771.
The International Shortwave Broadcast Guide is now available for purchase worldwide from Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/International-Shortwave-Broadcast-Winter-2013-2014-ebook/dp/B00H8X7LHM/.
For additional information on this and other Teak Publishing radio hobby books, monitor the company sponsored Internet blogs – The Military Monitoring Post (http://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/), The Btown Monitor Post (http://monitor-post.blogspot.com/) and The Shortwave Central (http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/) for availability of additional e-books that are currently in production.
You can view the complete Teak Publishing book catalog online at http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/. Click on the Teak Publishing radio hobby e-book link at the top of the blog page.
You can learn more about the author by going to her author page on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/Gayle-Van-Horn/e/B0084MVQCM/.
The International Shortwave Broadcast Guide will have wide appeal to shortwave radio hobbyists, amateur radio operators, educators, foreign language students, news agencies, news buffs and many more interested in listening to a global view of news and events as they happen.
If you are an amateur radio operator or shortwave radio enthusiasts, and want to hear what is happening outside the ham bands on that transceiver or portable shortwave radio in your shack, then this new e-book from Teak Publishing is a must in your radio reference library.
“War Revives Shortwave Radio's Appeal: Communications: Many consumers, eager for news from the Persian Gulf are snapping up machines that fell out of fashion long ago.” – Los Angeles Times 1991
That LA Times headline above says it all about the appeal even today of a radio hobby that is over 80 years old – Shortwave Radio Listening.
So why shortwave radio? The best source of global information continues to be shortwave radio. Throughout the world, shortwave remains the most readily available and affordable means of communication and information. It lets you listen to voices from around the world. You'll also learn about the lives and concerns of people from all walks of life, from soldiers, to farmers, to retired scholars. It provides coverage nearly instantaneous of news and events from around the world.
If you live in the U.S., you can easily listen to shortwave broadcast stations from countries like North/South Korea, Iran, Australia, Cuba, China, New Zealand, Pakistan, India, Japan, England, Egypt, Tunisia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United States and many other counties if you have a good shortwave receiver, and you know when and where to listen!
The new International Shortwave Broadcast Guide by Gayle Van Horn W4GVH, is that all important information resource you need to tap into the worldwide shortwave broadcast radio spectrum. It is a 24 hour station/frequency guide to all the stations currently broadcasting on shortwave radio. This unique shortwave resource is the only publication that offers a by-hour schedule that includes all language services, frequencies and world target areas for each broadcast station.
This new e-publication is an expanded version of the English shortwave broadcast guide formerly printed in the pages of Monitoring Times magazine over the last 20 years. This one of a kind electronic e-book will now be published twice a year to correspond with station seasonal time and frequency changes.
If you enjoy listening or monitoring HF shortwave stations, and you miss the monthly English frequency listings formerly published in the late Monitoring Times magazine, and multilingual station listing in the old MTXpress electronic magazine, this valuable tool will now be your new guide to listening to the world.
Frequency updates between editions will be posted on her Shortwave Central blog at: http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/.
And, the good news is that you do not even need to own a Kindle reader to read Amazon e-book publications. You can read any Kindle book with Amazon’s free reading apps.
There are free Kindle reading apps for the Kindle Cloud Reader, Smartphones (iPhone, iTouch, Android, Windows Phone and Blackberry); computer platforms (Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8 and Mac); Tablets (iPad, Android and Windows 8), and, of course, all of the Kindle family of readers including the Kindle Fire series. A Kindle e-book allows you to buy your book once and read it anywhere. You can find additional details on these apps by checking out this link to the Amazon website at www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000493771.
The International Shortwave Broadcast Guide is now available for purchase worldwide from Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/International-Shortwave-Broadcast-Winter-2013-2014-ebook/dp/B00H8X7LHM/.
The price for this Winter 2013-2014 edition is US$4.99. Since this book is being released internationally, Amazon customers in the United Kingdom, Germany, France Spain, Italy, Japan, India, Canada, Brazil, Mexico and Australia can order this e-Book from Amazon websites directly servicing these countries. All other countries can use the regular Amazon.com website.
For additional information on this and other Teak Publishing radio hobby books, monitor the company sponsored Internet blogs – The Military Monitoring Post (http://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/), The Btown Monitor Post (http://monitor-post.blogspot.com/) and The Shortwave Central (http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/) for availability of additional e-books that are currently in production.
You can view the complete Teak Publishing book catalog online at http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/. Click on the Teak Publishing radio hobby e-book link at the top of the blog page.
You can learn more about the author by going to her author page on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/Gayle-Van-Horn/e/B0084MVQCM/.
The International Shortwave Broadcast Guide will have wide appeal to shortwave radio hobbyists, amateur radio operators, educators, foreign language students, news agencies, news buffs and many more interested in listening to a global view of news and events as they happen.
If you are an amateur radio operator or shortwave radio enthusiasts, and want to hear what is happening outside the ham bands on that transceiver or portable shortwave radio in your shack, then this new e-book from Teak Publishing is a must in your radio reference library.
Monday, December 09, 2013
NOAA Weather Radio New York City Remains Out of Service
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1110 AM EDT FRI SEP 06 2013
...NOAA WEATHER RADIO NEW YORK CITY REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE...
THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER THAT SERVES THE NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA HAS BEEN CAUSING RADIO REQUENCY INTERFERENCE ON THE U.S. COAST GUARD CHANNEL 16 TRANSMITTER FOR INTERNATIONAL DISTRESS...SAFETY AND CALLING SINCE LATE JULY.
THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSMITTER BROADCASTS ON A FREQUENCY OF 162.550 MHZ AND THE U.S.COAST GUARD TRANSMITTER BROADCASTS ON A FREQUENCY OF 156.800 MHZ. OTHER TRANSMITTERS...IN VERY CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE NYC TRANSMITTER BROADCAST ON A FREQUENCY OF 168.3 MHZ.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS WORKING WITH SEVERAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO ISOLATE AND RESOLVE THIS TECHNICAL PROBLEM. WE HAVE INSTALLED A FILTER ON THE NYC TRANSMITTER...WHICH REDUCED...BUT DID NOT ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM. WE WORKED WITH ANOTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
AND OVERSAW THE INSTALLATION OF ANOTHER FILTER...ON A TRANSMITTER BROADCASTING OVER 168.3 MHZ...WHICH DID NOT FURTHER REDUCE THE RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE.
WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE U.S. COAST GUARD TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM AND APOLOGIZE FOR THE INTERRUPTION OF OUR ROUTINE WEATHER BROADCASTS.
...NOAA WEATHER RADIO WILL BE PLACED IN OPERATION TO BROADCAST SHORT FUSE LIFE THREATENING WEATHER WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
1110 AM EDT FRI SEP 06 2013
...NOAA WEATHER RADIO NEW YORK CITY REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE...
THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER THAT SERVES THE NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA HAS BEEN CAUSING RADIO REQUENCY INTERFERENCE ON THE U.S. COAST GUARD CHANNEL 16 TRANSMITTER FOR INTERNATIONAL DISTRESS...SAFETY AND CALLING SINCE LATE JULY.
THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSMITTER BROADCASTS ON A FREQUENCY OF 162.550 MHZ AND THE U.S.COAST GUARD TRANSMITTER BROADCASTS ON A FREQUENCY OF 156.800 MHZ. OTHER TRANSMITTERS...IN VERY CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE NYC TRANSMITTER BROADCAST ON A FREQUENCY OF 168.3 MHZ.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS WORKING WITH SEVERAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO ISOLATE AND RESOLVE THIS TECHNICAL PROBLEM. WE HAVE INSTALLED A FILTER ON THE NYC TRANSMITTER...WHICH REDUCED...BUT DID NOT ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM. WE WORKED WITH ANOTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
AND OVERSAW THE INSTALLATION OF ANOTHER FILTER...ON A TRANSMITTER BROADCASTING OVER 168.3 MHZ...WHICH DID NOT FURTHER REDUCE THE RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE.
WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE U.S. COAST GUARD TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM AND APOLOGIZE FOR THE INTERRUPTION OF OUR ROUTINE WEATHER BROADCASTS.
...NOAA WEATHER RADIO WILL BE PLACED IN OPERATION TO BROADCAST SHORT FUSE LIFE THREATENING WEATHER WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
Wednesday, December 04, 2013
HFDL Intercepts 3 December 2013 -Btown
Here is a short sample of the HFDL intercepts made yesterday afternoon from here in Brasstown. Frequency 11387 kHz, HFDL Station 04 - Riverhead, NY.
Equipment: Icom IC-706MKIII w/80 meters G5RV, Multipsk Pro, HF Display v1.0.37
A/C Reg A/C Type Airline Flight No Hex Code7T-VJW A332 Air Algerie AH2700 0A0045
B-6053 A346 China Eastern Airlines 79C012
B-6093 A332 Air China International 78037B
B-LJG B748 Cathay Pacific 780A29
C-FITU B773 Air Canada AC0031 C01723
C-FITU B773 Air Canada AC0100 C01723
702 B772 Air Canada C0172E
C-FIUW B773 Air Canada AC0877 C0173F
C-FIVK B772 Air Canada AC0116 C0174D
C-FIVX B773 Air Canada AC0871 C0175A
C-GHPN B763 Air Canada RV1805 C058B8
C-GHPN B763 Air Canada UP2966 C058B8
CN-RGK B738 Royal Air Maroc 0200FB
CN-ROL B738 Royal Air Maroc 20072
ET-AOS B788 Ethiopian Airlines ETH503 40049
F-HPJD A388 Air France 39BD23
G-DHLG B763 DHL Airlines 405F33
G-VBUG A346 Virgin Atlantic 401000
G-VGEM A333 Virgin Atlantic Airlines 8991AF
G-VGEM A333 Virgin Atlantic 406814
G-VINE A333 Virgin Atlantic VS011B 40655D
G-VRED A346 Virgin Atlantic 400F0B
G-VUFO A333 Virgin Atlantic 40683E
G-VWAG A333 Virgin Atlantic 406832
G-VWEB A346 Virgin Atlantic 400F63
G-ZBJA B788 British Airways BAW189 40688E
G-ZBJB B787 British Airways BA0099 40688F
HK-4552 A319 Avianca Colombia AV9765 0AC0AF
HP1370 B737 COPA Panama 0C2004
HP1375 B737 COPA Panama 0C2009
HP1520 B737 COPA Panama 0C200F
HP1521 B737 COPA Panama CM0718 0C2010
HP1532 B738 COPA Panama 0C202B
HP1538 B738 China Eastern Airlines 26T025 0C2047
HP1538 B738 COPA Panama CM0240 0C2047
HP1538 B738 China Eastern Airlines 26T025 0C2047
HP1539 B738 COPA Panama CM0351 0C204C
HP1711 B738 COPA Panama CM0145 0C204F
HP1712 B738 COPA Panama CM0478 0C2050
HP1713 B738 COPA Panama CM0335 0C2051
HP1717 B738 COPA Panama 0C205C
HP1729 B738 COPA Panama 0C206B
HP1825 B738 COPA Panama 0C2081
N12125 B752 United Airlines CO0101 A05A25
N13110 B752 United Airlines CO1054 A0817C
N13113 B752 United Airlines A0817F
N17128 B752 United Airlines A11FA3
N17139 B752 United Airlines A11FC7
N195AV A320 Avianca Colombia A17AD2
N203UW B752 US Airways A19EFF
N204UW B752 US Airways A1A2B6
N205UW B752 US Airways A1A66D
N21108 B752 United Airlines A1BFB2
N251UP MD11 UPS A25D05
N254UP MD11 UPS A2682A
N256UP MD11 UPS UP0009 A26F98
N256UP MD11 UPS UP2560 A26F98
N272UP MD11 UPS A2AFBA
N283AY A332 US Airways A2D937
N283AY A332 America West Airlines US0884 A2D937
N283AY A332 US Airways A2D937
N283UP MD11 UPS UP2774 A2DAF0
N284UP MD11 UPS A2DEA7
N287AY A332 US Airways A2E813
N287UP MD11 UPS A2E9CC
N288UP MD11 UPS A2ED83
N289UP MD11 UPS A2F13A
N33103 B752 United Airlines CO1692 A39BFA
N332UP B763 UPS A39F0D
N34137 B752 United Airlines CO1191 A3C3E6
N34137 B752 United Airlines CO1542 A3C3E6
N390FE DC10 Federal Express A4834B
N40061 DC10 Federal Express A4AFE5
N41140 B752 United Airlines A4DAD4
N417AV A320 Avianca Colombia A4EE35
N422AV A319 Avianca Colombia A50321
N426AV A320 Avianca Colombia A511FD
N446AV A320 Avianca Colombia A560FB
N448AV A320 Avianca Colombia A56869
N459UP B752 UPS A5955B
N481AV A320 Avianca Colombia AV0037 A5EC64
N481AV A320 Avianca Colombia AVA036 A5EC64
N519AV A319 Avianca Colombia A682F2
N524TA A319 TACA International Airlines TA0409 A69974
N538AV A320 Avianca Colombia AV9776 A6CE39
N562AV A320 Avianca Colombia A72E6C
N57111 B752 United Airlines A754B5
N572FE MD11 Federal Express FX0000 A75659
N572FE MD11 Federal Express FX3745 A75659
N578UP B744 UPS A76DF1
N58101 B752 United Airlines A77C11
N584NW B753 Delta Air Lines NW1288 A78605
N586NW B753 Delta Air Lines A78D73
N588NW B753 Delta Air Lines A794E1
N592FE MD11 Federal Express A7A557
N592NW B753 Delta Air Lines A7A616
N596NW B753 Delta Air Lines A7B4F2
N602FE MD11 Federal Express A7CF2F
N609FE MD11 Federal Express A7E930
N616FE MD11 Federal Express FX0000 A8058A
N624FE MD11 Federal Express FX0505 A8259B
N632AV A320 Avianca Colombia AV0073 A8453E
N664AV A320 Avianca Colombia A8C329
N67052 B764 United Airlines A8DEDA
N67134 B752 United Airlines CO0016 A8E24D
N676NW B744 Delta Air Lines DAL276 A8F343
N676NW B744 Delta Air Lines DAL159 A8F343
N68049 DC10 Federal Express A9063D
N68057 DC10 Federal Express A9065E
N686TA A320 TACA International Airlines TA0311 A91B2B
N688TA A320 TACA International Airlines A92299
N743CK B744 Kalitta Air A9FDEB
N76065 B764 United Airlines AA44D0
N8305E B738 Southwest Airlines AB5B66
N851FD B77F Federal Express FDX27 ABAB90
N851GT B748 Atlas Air ABABB7
N855FD B77F Federal Express ABBA6C
N861AM B738 Aeromexico ABD29A
N885FD B77F Federal Express AC30E9
N969AV A332 Avianca Colombia AV0007 AD7DA9
N974AV A332 Avianca Colombia AD9295
N980AV A320 Avianca Colombia ADAB38
OY-KAO A320 SAS-Scandinavian Airlines 440676
OY-KAO A320 SAS-Scandinavian Airlines 440676
VP-BLY A332 Aeroflot 42423F
VP-BNL A320 Aeroflot 4242C3
VQ-BBF A332 Aeroflot 4248F7
VQ-BEE A321 Aeroflot 424942
VQ-BHK A321 Aeroflot 42498A
XA-SUN A320 Interjet 706126
Equipment: Icom IC-706MKIII w/80 meters G5RV, Multipsk Pro, HF Display v1.0.37
A/C Reg A/C Type Airline Flight No Hex Code7T-VJW A332 Air Algerie AH2700 0A0045
B-6053 A346 China Eastern Airlines 79C012
B-6093 A332 Air China International 78037B
B-LJG B748 Cathay Pacific 780A29
C-FITU B773 Air Canada AC0031 C01723
C-FITU B773 Air Canada AC0100 C01723
702 B772 Air Canada C0172E
C-FIUW B773 Air Canada AC0877 C0173F
C-FIVK B772 Air Canada AC0116 C0174D
C-FIVX B773 Air Canada AC0871 C0175A
C-GHPN B763 Air Canada RV1805 C058B8
C-GHPN B763 Air Canada UP2966 C058B8
CN-RGK B738 Royal Air Maroc 0200FB
CN-ROL B738 Royal Air Maroc 20072
ET-AOS B788 Ethiopian Airlines ETH503 40049
F-HPJD A388 Air France 39BD23
G-DHLG B763 DHL Airlines 405F33
G-VBUG A346 Virgin Atlantic 401000
G-VGEM A333 Virgin Atlantic Airlines 8991AF
G-VGEM A333 Virgin Atlantic 406814
G-VINE A333 Virgin Atlantic VS011B 40655D
G-VRED A346 Virgin Atlantic 400F0B
G-VUFO A333 Virgin Atlantic 40683E
G-VWAG A333 Virgin Atlantic 406832
G-VWEB A346 Virgin Atlantic 400F63
G-ZBJA B788 British Airways BAW189 40688E
G-ZBJB B787 British Airways BA0099 40688F
HK-4552 A319 Avianca Colombia AV9765 0AC0AF
HP1370 B737 COPA Panama 0C2004
HP1375 B737 COPA Panama 0C2009
HP1520 B737 COPA Panama 0C200F
HP1521 B737 COPA Panama CM0718 0C2010
HP1532 B738 COPA Panama 0C202B
HP1538 B738 China Eastern Airlines 26T025 0C2047
HP1538 B738 COPA Panama CM0240 0C2047
HP1538 B738 China Eastern Airlines 26T025 0C2047
HP1539 B738 COPA Panama CM0351 0C204C
HP1711 B738 COPA Panama CM0145 0C204F
HP1712 B738 COPA Panama CM0478 0C2050
HP1713 B738 COPA Panama CM0335 0C2051
HP1717 B738 COPA Panama 0C205C
HP1729 B738 COPA Panama 0C206B
HP1825 B738 COPA Panama 0C2081
N12125 B752 United Airlines CO0101 A05A25
N13110 B752 United Airlines CO1054 A0817C
N13113 B752 United Airlines A0817F
N17128 B752 United Airlines A11FA3
N17139 B752 United Airlines A11FC7
N195AV A320 Avianca Colombia A17AD2
N203UW B752 US Airways A19EFF
N204UW B752 US Airways A1A2B6
N205UW B752 US Airways A1A66D
N21108 B752 United Airlines A1BFB2
N251UP MD11 UPS A25D05
N254UP MD11 UPS A2682A
N256UP MD11 UPS UP0009 A26F98
N256UP MD11 UPS UP2560 A26F98
N272UP MD11 UPS A2AFBA
N283AY A332 US Airways A2D937
N283AY A332 America West Airlines US0884 A2D937
N283AY A332 US Airways A2D937
N283UP MD11 UPS UP2774 A2DAF0
N284UP MD11 UPS A2DEA7
N287AY A332 US Airways A2E813
N287UP MD11 UPS A2E9CC
N288UP MD11 UPS A2ED83
N289UP MD11 UPS A2F13A
N33103 B752 United Airlines CO1692 A39BFA
N332UP B763 UPS A39F0D
N34137 B752 United Airlines CO1191 A3C3E6
N34137 B752 United Airlines CO1542 A3C3E6
N390FE DC10 Federal Express A4834B
N40061 DC10 Federal Express A4AFE5
N41140 B752 United Airlines A4DAD4
N417AV A320 Avianca Colombia A4EE35
N422AV A319 Avianca Colombia A50321
N426AV A320 Avianca Colombia A511FD
N446AV A320 Avianca Colombia A560FB
N448AV A320 Avianca Colombia A56869
N459UP B752 UPS A5955B
N481AV A320 Avianca Colombia AV0037 A5EC64
N481AV A320 Avianca Colombia AVA036 A5EC64
N519AV A319 Avianca Colombia A682F2
N524TA A319 TACA International Airlines TA0409 A69974
N538AV A320 Avianca Colombia AV9776 A6CE39
N562AV A320 Avianca Colombia A72E6C
N57111 B752 United Airlines A754B5
N572FE MD11 Federal Express FX0000 A75659
N572FE MD11 Federal Express FX3745 A75659
N578UP B744 UPS A76DF1
N58101 B752 United Airlines A77C11
N584NW B753 Delta Air Lines NW1288 A78605
N586NW B753 Delta Air Lines A78D73
N588NW B753 Delta Air Lines A794E1
N592FE MD11 Federal Express A7A557
N592NW B753 Delta Air Lines A7A616
N596NW B753 Delta Air Lines A7B4F2
N602FE MD11 Federal Express A7CF2F
N609FE MD11 Federal Express A7E930
N616FE MD11 Federal Express FX0000 A8058A
N624FE MD11 Federal Express FX0505 A8259B
N632AV A320 Avianca Colombia AV0073 A8453E
N664AV A320 Avianca Colombia A8C329
N67052 B764 United Airlines A8DEDA
N67134 B752 United Airlines CO0016 A8E24D
N676NW B744 Delta Air Lines DAL276 A8F343
N676NW B744 Delta Air Lines DAL159 A8F343
N68049 DC10 Federal Express A9063D
N68057 DC10 Federal Express A9065E
N686TA A320 TACA International Airlines TA0311 A91B2B
N688TA A320 TACA International Airlines A92299
N743CK B744 Kalitta Air A9FDEB
N76065 B764 United Airlines AA44D0
N8305E B738 Southwest Airlines AB5B66
N851FD B77F Federal Express FDX27 ABAB90
N851GT B748 Atlas Air ABABB7
N855FD B77F Federal Express ABBA6C
N861AM B738 Aeromexico ABD29A
N885FD B77F Federal Express AC30E9
N969AV A332 Avianca Colombia AV0007 AD7DA9
N974AV A332 Avianca Colombia AD9295
N980AV A320 Avianca Colombia ADAB38
OY-KAO A320 SAS-Scandinavian Airlines 440676
OY-KAO A320 SAS-Scandinavian Airlines 440676
VP-BLY A332 Aeroflot 42423F
VP-BNL A320 Aeroflot 4242C3
VQ-BBF A332 Aeroflot 4248F7
VQ-BEE A321 Aeroflot 424942
VQ-BHK A321 Aeroflot 42498A
XA-SUN A320 Interjet 706126
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