Friday, December 28, 2018

Amateur Radio Satellite Kep Set

Amateur Radio Satellites Keps - Update 12-28-2018
Synchronized with JE9PEI Amateur Radio Satellite Freq List

I have found that the various kep lists circulated in the ham community are NOT complete. These various lists leave out satellites. For instance, the Celestrak Amateur Radio Satellite list doesn't list Fox-1A (AO-85). The AMSAT bulletin list, will much like their website is to be polite a mess. Hopefully this kep list will help. If you want the list sent to you in email, send me an email request to n5fpw at frontier dor com. Subject line Hamsat Kep List. Larry

OSCAR 7 (AO-7) (Phase 2B)
1 07530U 74089B   18362.50374169 -.00000021  00000-0  14772-3 0  9996
2 07530 101.7185 327.1146 0012089 321.0529 149.9462 12.53635981 18946
UOSAT 2 (UO-11)       
1 14781U 84021B   18361.91176660  .00000031  00000-0  99541-5 0  9998
2 14781  97.6289  29.6339 0008980 158.2140 201.9458 14.83053624852158
LUSAT (LO-19)         
1 20442U 90005G   18362.40477417  .00000011  00000-0  20400-4 0  9992
2 20442  98.6309 299.8697 0010826 300.6934  59.3183 14.32913634511700
ITAMSAT (IO-26)
1 22826U 93061D   18361.93320805 -.00000007  00000-0  14984-4 0  9996
2 22826  98.8804 341.8027 0009706 127.2607 232.9461 14.30380290317201
RADIO ROSTO (RS-15)   
1 23439U 94085A   18361.84871347 -.00000051  00000-0 -23582-3 0  9999
2 23439  64.8183  35.6399 0150474 146.4145 267.5218 11.27567799988408
JAS-2 (FO-29)         
1 24278U 96046B   18362.11170049 -.00000026  00000-0  11354-4 0  9998
2 24278  98.5137 174.1369 0349808 327.8645  30.1592 13.53088020104461
TECHSAT 1B (GO-32)     
1 25397U 98043D   18361.86843139 -.00000007  00000-0  16168-4 0  9995
2 25397  98.6715 299.2757 0001657 137.3317 222.7991 14.23657533 63065
ISS (ZARYA)           
1 25544U 98067A   18362.70104354 -.00000135  00000-0  52413-5 0  9994
2 25544  51.6414 129.3555 0002941 208.1720 293.8418 15.53705453148768
PCSAT (NO-44)         
1 26931U 01043C   18361.74145241 -.00000024  00000-0  22566-4 0  9998
2 26931  67.0520  89.9698 0005806 261.1984  98.8460 14.30527642900235
SAUDISAT 1C (SO-50)   
1 27607U 02058C   18362.05721415 -.00000065  00000-0  11905-4 0  9994
2 27607  64.5535 217.3870 0080219 289.3068  69.9371 14.75508123861563
CUTE-1 (CO-55)         
1 27844U 03031E   18362.49427637  .00000028  00000-0  32209-4 0  9994
2 27844  98.6859   8.2728 0010030 163.8009 196.3491 14.22151951803814
CUBESAT XI-IV (CO-57) 
1 27848U 03031J   18361.94499317  .00000017  00000-0  27713-4 0  9993
2 27848  98.6940   8.1896 0009761 176.0578 184.0678 14.21750873803560
MOZHAYETS 4 (RS-22)   
1 27939U 03042A   18362.38775267  .00000071  00000-0  21309-4 0  9991
2 27939  98.0151 136.8452 0011763 251.2042 108.7898 14.66742389815284
CUBESAT XI 5 (CO-58)
1 28895U 05043F   18362.36861675  .00000133  00000-0  34383-4 0  9998
2 28895  97.9331 146.2854 0017081 171.7423 188.4064 14.63616075702287
FALCONSAT-3           
1 30776U 07006E   18362.48625142  .00002272  00000-0  66002-4 0  9999
2 30776  35.4354 109.0452 0003077 337.1940  22.8650 15.35390836654195
CUTE-1.7+APD II (CO-65)
1 32785U 08021C   18361.89464030  .00000155  00000-0  22318-4 0  9990
2 32785  97.5461   4.8139 0014478 113.5558 246.7182 14.88226853577989
AAUSAT-II             
1 32788U 08021F   18361.72414640  .00000466  00000-0  48040-4 0  9992
2 32788  97.5075  20.0279 0013133  63.9409 296.3162 14.94553585579082
DELFI-C3 (DO-64)       
1 32789U 08021G   18362.15100782  .00001236  00000-0  87539-4 0  9992
2 32789  97.4890  51.8370 0012065   2.7377 357.3914 15.06550539580983
SEEDS II (CO-66)       
1 32791U 08021J   18361.73182941  .00000232  00000-0  28995-4 0  9991
2 32791  97.5299  10.4024 0014914  93.9187 266.3737 14.90701642578347
YUBILEINY (RS-30)     
1 32953U 08025A   18362.48923044  .00000021  00000-0  75656-4 0  9997
2 32953  82.5036 251.8336 0019174 142.9173 217.3239 12.43086835480914
STARS (KUKAI mother/daughter)         
1 33498U 09002G   18362.16613287  .00000158  00000-0  29118-4 0  9991
2 33498  98.3195 200.5709 0011116   7.5168 352.6207 14.78910433534506
KKS-1 (KISEKI)         
1 33499U 09002H   18362.21342965  .00000085  00000-0  20560-4 0  9991
2 33499  98.3538 190.3289 0009975  41.5019 318.6945 14.75393112533797
SWISSCUBE 1           
1 35932U 09051B   18362.47982536  .00000104  00000-0  34551-4 0  9998
2 35932  98.5665 158.6136 0007136 341.6084  18.4854 14.56229893491717
BEESAT 1               
1 35933U 09051C   18362.01281709  .00000087  00000-0  30556-4 0  9994
2 35933  98.5700 159.8001 0005649 359.7747   0.3447 14.56325692491751
ITU pSAT 1             
1 35935U 09051E   18361.90266086  .00000050  00000-0  22725-4 0  9993
2 35935  98.5811 159.9343 0007873 352.9387   7.1697 14.55493540491470
XIWANG-1 (HOPE-1) (XW-1) (HO-68) 
1 36122U 09072B   18361.67295332 -.00000027  00000-0  39689-4 0  9997
2 36122 100.0718   7.2103 0007868  30.5368 329.6201 13.16347785434111
TISAT 1               
1 36799U 10035E   18361.94487152  .00000424  00000-0  49051-4 0  9995
2 36799  98.1310 143.6508 0011081 294.8981  65.1084 14.90966026458821
JUGNU                 
1 37839U 11058B   18361.95836019  .00000324  00000-0  30459-4 0  9999
2 37839  19.9621 302.2451 0018883 222.3229 195.4502 14.12638346372698
SRMSAT                 
1 37841U 11058D   18361.34981267  .00000295  00000-0  17139-4 0  9998
2 37841  19.9736 359.1230 0012065  92.4983  39.6965 14.10621432372185
M-CUBED & EXP-1 PRIME (E1P-U2)
1 37855U 11061F   18361.90477186  .00001156  00000-0  66256-4 0  9990
2 37855 101.7248 163.6698 0174938 228.6683 129.9364 15.04979930390316
STRaND-1               
1 39090U 13009E   18362.50104367  .00000005  00000-0  17014-4 0  9992
2 39090  98.5012 206.1739 0010257  81.4762 278.7586 14.35064428305692
SOMP                   
1 39134U 13015E   18362.56284013  .00000661  00000-0  40195-4 0  9995
2 39134  64.8623 217.8946 0013340 325.8567  34.1701 15.19692653314433
BEESAT-3               
1 39135U 13015F   18362.05325928  .00000589  00000-0  39450-4 0  9992
2 39135  64.8682 235.4703 0010732 262.0504  97.9404 15.17097227314050
BEESAT-2               
1 39136U 13015G   18361.89456401  .00000416  00000-0  31198-4 0  9995
2 39136  64.8683 239.2995 0007979 264.2898  95.7318 15.16542621313967
ESTCUBE 1             
1 39161U 13021C   18362.42431420  .00000145  00000-0  30898-4 0  9999
2 39161  97.9996  85.2499 0010075 150.3361 209.8423 14.72142422303025
ZACUBE-1 (TSHEPISOSAT) 
1 39417U 13066B   18361.95355119  .00000147  00000-0  25084-4 0  9992
2 39417  97.5723  20.0825 0057759 239.5540 119.9960 14.81031996275479
GOMX 1                 
1 39430U 13066Q   18362.50918055  .00000189  00000-0  42719-4 0  9993
2 39430  97.7230 325.6526 0152712  77.3281 284.4934 14.59172562271493
FIRST-MOVE             
1 39439U 13066Z   18361.95713391  .00000311  00000-0  44686-4 0  9998
2 39439  97.5799  19.5799 0064370 240.8242 118.6521 14.81675226274276
CUBEBUG-2 (LO-74)     
1 39440U 13066AA  18361.92669514  .00000139  00000-0  26628-4 0  9998
2 39440  97.5987   5.6206 0078976 286.5573  72.6974 14.75772270273299
FUNCUBE-1 (AO-73)     
1 39444U 13066AE  18361.64330941  .00000195  00000-0  30496-4 0  9990
2 39444  97.5720  21.5512 0056980 235.0764 124.5088 14.81834227274301
UWE-3                 
1 39446U 13066AG  18361.95601538  .00000131  00000-0  24300-4 0  9996
2 39446  97.5841  12.4065 0068650 263.5689  95.7702 14.78306323273159
SPROUT                 
1 39770U 14029E   18362.32601929  .00000629  00000-0  76217-4 0  9998
2 39770  97.8822 101.8631 0007995 295.0773  64.9616 14.87115580249217
UNISAT-6               
1 40012U 14033C   18362.51526651  .00000125  00000-0  26204-4 0  9995
2 40012  97.7801 231.2723 0057209 293.8143  65.7075 14.73909197243328
BUGSAT-1 (TITA)       
1 40014U 14033E   18362.52168666  .00000353  00000-0  37535-4 0  9998
2 40014  97.9962 301.4336 0030310 271.2038  88.5708 14.95170548246779
DUCHIFAT-1             
1 40021U 14033M   18361.81755508  .00000305  00000-0  37113-4 0  9993
2 40021  97.9200 280.8988 0011569 260.0098  99.9815 14.90481997245796
NANOSATC-BR1           
1 40024U 14033Q   18361.75446377  .00000215  00000-0  28354-4 0  9997
2 40024  97.9117 278.6711 0010834 263.3725  96.6259 14.89718482245697
QB50P1 (EO-80)
1 40025U 14033R   18362.11670803  .00000247  00000-0  32402-4 0  9996
2 40025  97.9059 277.0863 0011083 267.7533  92.2415 14.88839115245643
DTUSAT-2               
1 40030U 14033W   18362.46945539  .00000233  00000-0  31122-4 0  9994
2 40030  97.8991 275.8679 0010521 261.1342  98.8683 14.88439730245633
PERSEUS-M1             
1 40039U 14033AF  18362.16853112  .00000054  00000-0  12505-4 0  9990
2 40039  97.8949 271.6934 0012845 271.4808  88.4936 14.86034190245281
POLYITAN-1             
1 40042U 14033AJ  18362.21385357  .00000240  00000-0  31919-4 0  9998
2 40042  97.9136 277.4028 0013334 255.8427 104.1308 14.88535322245575
TIGRISAT               
1 40043U 14033AK  18362.56680102  .00000100  00000-0  22407-4 0  9990
2 40043  97.7805 232.4684 0058785 292.8449  66.6559 14.74211199243240
DX1                   
1 40071U 14037C   18362.50143462  .00000063  00000-0  15554-4 0  9995
2 40071  98.4007 142.8699 0009675  61.5473 298.6717 14.81220631241762
UKUBE-1 (FUNcube 2)
1 40074U 14037F   18362.42317752  .00000244  00000-0  36555-4 0  9999
2 40074  98.4110 149.8434 0005370  55.7878 304.3833 14.83938976242109
FIREBIRD 3             
1 40377U 15003B   18361.83231897  .00002306  00000-0  96004-4 0  9994
2 40377  99.0921 302.0427 0128295 306.5709  52.3767 15.18038475215693
FIREBIRD 4             
1 40378U 15003C   18362.54520866  .00002655  00000-0  10973-3 0  9998
2 40378  99.0925 302.9661 0128451 304.0757  54.8333 15.18049986215805
GRIFEX                 
1 40379U 15003D   18362.50185871  .00001898  00000-0  85535-4 0  9993
2 40379  99.0920 298.0203 0136245 319.8898  39.2331 15.14931399215515
EXOCUBE               
1 40380U 15003E   18361.86710551  .00001530  00000-0  72884-4 0  9998
2 40380  99.0946 294.5772 0141164 331.0849  28.2606 15.13020247215226
NUDT-PHONESAT         
1 40900U 15049B   18362.44696443  .00001403  00000-0  64234-4 0  9993
2 40900  97.4392   8.5449 0014772  70.9518  63.9515 15.22085033181457
ZDPS 2A               
1 40901U 15049C   18362.39236263  .00000480  00000-0  27309-4 0  9994
2 40901  97.4593   5.7573 0015328  82.7476  55.1039 15.17423932181104
ZDPS 2B               
1 40902U 15049D   18362.58676876  .00000528  00000-0  29852-4 0  9992
2 40902  97.4510   3.6757 0015423  79.6034  35.4471 15.17206266181117
XW-2A (CAS-3A)
1 40903U 15049E   18362.43684538  .00001267  00000-0  32498-4 0  9992
2 40903  97.3618  39.0518 0015436  53.4748  60.6646 15.41203630183711
KAITUO 1A             
1 40904U 15049F   18362.45856137  .00000107  00000-0  92121-5 0  9993
2 40904  97.4627   2.4834 0016285  84.8015  84.6801 15.15202340180912
2015-049G             
1 40905U 15049G   18362.41158882  .00000535  00000-0  32856-4 0  9995
2 40905  97.4643   0.2125 0017548  79.6911  56.2804 15.14143719180809
XW-2C (CAS-3C)
1 40906U 15049H   18362.48760771  .00000626  00000-0  36515-4 0  9996
2 40906  97.4632   2.4947 0016627  77.1623  74.0197 15.15447936180918
XW-2D (CAS-3D)
1 40907U 15049J   18362.54542882  .00000681  00000-0  39248-4 0  9992
2 40907  97.4609   2.2322 0016001  74.7349  43.1806 15.15618545180934
LILACSAT 2 (CAS-3H)
1 40908U 15049K   18362.47063769  .00000452  00000-0  28677-4 0  9997
2 40908  97.4732   1.2577 0017717  78.7046  74.2249 15.13667541180750
XW-2F (CAS-3F)
1 40910U 15049M   18362.47180987  .00000899  00000-0  48857-4 0  9999
2 40910  97.4595   3.8280 0016558  70.6478  83.7230 15.16936651180907
XW-2B (CAS-3B)
1 40911U 15049N   18362.37051657  .00000263  00000-0  17318-4 0  9993
2 40911  97.4640   2.6642 0015927  76.4189  30.8292 15.15552078180806
KAITUO 1B (CAS-3G/DCBB)
1 40912U 15049P   18362.49792200  .00000857  00000-0  43844-4 0  9995
2 40912  97.4500   7.1353 0016651  57.3566  94.1114 15.19202463181163
TIANWANG 1C (TW-1C/NJFA-1)   
1 40926U 15051B   18362.51939897  .00006897  00000-0  11511-3 0  9996
2 40926  97.1606  44.1118 0007001 294.0101 172.1549 15.52252273183427
TIANWANG 1A (TW-1A/SECM-1)   
1 40928U 15051D   18362.53770319  .00001821  00000-0  48028-4 0  9998
2 40928  97.1651  32.5758 0011068 347.4933 179.7181 15.39729127182677
LAPAN-A2 (IO-86/CRARI)
1 40931U 15052B   18362.04545837  .00000647  00000-0  10485-5 0  9996
2 40931   6.0016 207.7919 0012758 233.7313 126.1449 14.76593871175700
FOX-1A (AO-85)
1 40967U 15058D   18354.35030812  .00000132  00000-0  31539-4 0 05434
2 40967 064.7770 346.0223 0213643 257.8266 099.8837 14.75842837081129
ATHENOXAT 1           
1 41168U 15077C   18362.37942365  .00001942  00000-0  68498-4 0  9994
2 41168  14.9892  38.6378 0012241 219.0673 249.0790 15.13228369167834
VELOX 2               
1 41171U 15077F   18362.47911202  .00001388  00000-0  41990-4 0  9997
2 41171  14.9923  59.0079 0008893 170.2575 189.7918 15.10950305167667
HORYU-IV               
1 41340U 16012D   18362.55881727  .00000426  00000-0  25667-4 0  9997
2 41340  31.0040 149.9645 0014102 222.1379 137.8173 15.01137058157121
E-ST@R-II             
1 41459U 16025D   18362.42705627  .00001952  00000-0  10466-3 0  9997
2 41459  98.1146  75.2550 0169003 216.6853 142.2728 15.04940800146635
AAUSAT 4               
1 41460U 16025E   18362.47188996  .00002282  00000-0  11977-3 0  9993
2 41460  98.1135  76.1571 0159368 210.7112 148.4680 15.06610574146734
AIST-2D (RS-48)       
1 41465U 16026B   18362.58225992  .00001101  00000-0  36533-4 0  9994
2 41465  97.2057 257.3795 0012171  28.6772  88.7259 15.33274558149123
NUSAT-1 (LO-87) (FRESCO)       
1 41557U 16033B   18362.50126902  .00001237  00000-0  49719-4 0  9997
2 41557  97.4284  85.9980 0014043 179.7192 180.4057 15.26758776143811
NUSAT-2 (BATATA)       
1 41558U 16033C   18362.48756006  .00001344  00000-0  50874-4 0  9992
2 41558  97.4304  86.4821 0013011 181.8375 178.2819 15.28646108143825
SWAYAM                 
1 41607U 16040J   18361.87313923  .00001106  00000-0  50290-4 0  9992
2 41607  97.3902  61.9658 0011977 279.7296  80.2588 15.22790968139577
BEESAT-4               
1 41619U 16040W   18361.83634955  .00001048  00000-0  48021-4 0  9996
2 41619  97.3921  62.1016 0009844 270.8292  89.1817 15.22650743127554
ALSAT 1N               
1 41789U 16059G   18362.38054607  .00000098  00000-0  27661-4 0  9996
2 41789  98.0955  62.1682 0027970 193.8811 166.1626 14.64205544120431
CAS-2T & KS-1Q         
1 41847U 16066G   18361.69704119  .00000042  00000-0  16595-4 0  9995
2 41847  98.7299  34.4453 0366587  29.5976 332.5419 14.37947409112139
KAIDUN 1               
1 41915U 17002C   18362.55909700  .00000148  00000-0  12591-4 0  9990
2 41915  97.4638  70.5262 0009707 345.8956 124.9289 15.11170300108467
ITF-2 (TO-89)
1 41932U 98067KU  18362.47986247  .00755468  35838-3  52412-3 0  9998
2 41932  51.6198  43.2976 0005764  28.8603 331.2731 16.15791921111624
NAYIF-1 (EO-88) (FUNcube-5)
1 42017U 17008BX  18362.15718196  .00001158  00000-0  49258-4 0  9995
2 42017  97.4250  65.8752 0007629  63.5878 296.6165 15.25013617103625
HAVELSAT (TR02)
1 42700U 98067LH  18362.45662313  .00096648  00000-0  31421-3 0  9990
2 42700  51.6256  70.5228 0004171 328.4084  31.6671 15.89943894 92708
PHOENIX (TW01)
1 42706U 98067LP  18362.47390233  .00040879  00000-0  21773-3 0  9991
2 42706  51.6289  79.0587 0000690 285.0363  75.0562 15.80007830 92503
X-CUBESAT (FR01)         
1 42707U 98067LQ  18362.54566391  .00161854  21377-4  41082-3 0  9996
2 42707  51.6249  67.2345 0003965 352.9825   7.1126 15.95129533 92655
QBEE50-LTU-OC (SE01)       
1 42708U 98067LR  18362.42335601  .00105864  00000-0  34876-3 0  9990
2 42708  51.6260  71.8263 0003084 343.5985  16.4920 15.89652567 92548
ZA-AeroSat (AZ01)
1 42713U 98067LU  18362.49435699  .00039745  00000-0  22737-3 0  9998
2 42713  51.6348  83.7385 0001227 241.1426 118.9452 15.78437261 92108
SPACECUBE (FR05)
1 42717U 98067LY  18362.47035980  .00100908  00000-0  33821-3 0  9995
2 42717  51.6215  72.0381 0003782 331.7044  28.3755 15.89325671 91621
NJUST-1               
1 42722U 98067MB  18362.49429458  .00027739  00000-0  17753-3 0  9996
2 42722  51.6397  87.3049 0003571 255.3229 216.9078 15.76086688 91126
LILACSAT-1 (LO-90) (CN-02)
1 42725U 98067ME  18362.49602317  .00057947  00000-0  25001-3 0  9995
2 42725  51.6360  78.2001 0002734 290.6908 191.8884 15.84383182 91159
nSight-1 (AZ02)
1 42726U 98067MF  18362.51112561  .00010055  00000-0  10404-3 0  9996
2 42726  51.6384 105.1261 0004571 239.7196 120.3347 15.65411997 90805
SNUSAT-1b (KR-03)
1 42727U 98067MG  18362.50073397  .00067991  00000-0  29876-3 0  9993
2 42727  51.6307  78.3948 0003042 259.7525 100.3136 15.83933072 91116
BEEAGLESAT             
1 42736U 98067MR  18362.49986607  .00054333  00000-0  27054-3 0  9990
2 42736  51.6309  80.7043 0004018 273.3602  86.6940 15.81345286 91035
ZHUHAI-1 02 (CAS 4B)   
1 42759U 17034B   18362.49996317  .00000008  00000-0  14029-4 0  9998
2 42759  43.0185  96.3992 0011310 252.0760 219.5013 15.09449448 84816
ZHUHAI-1 01 (CAS 4A)   
1 42761U 17034D   18362.47009115  .00000172  00000-0  24090-4 0  9991
2 42761  43.0192  96.2092 0011602 252.8429 209.1435 15.09527209 84805
NIUSAT                 
1 42766U 17036B   18361.67049337  .00000721  00000-0  35732-4 0  9994
2 42766  97.3767  57.0169 0017478 105.7621 254.5543 15.20769842 83938
LITUANICASAT-2 (LT-01)       
1 42768U 17036D   18361.91876686  .00001482  00000-0  67517-4 0  9999
2 42768  97.3793  57.9740 0017061 106.2206 254.0909 15.22115388 84020
AALTO-1               
1 42775U 17036L   18361.92376896  .00000571  00000-0  28716-4 0  9992
2 42775  97.3757  57.5492 0015774 104.8968 255.4016 15.21052454 83943
URSA MAIOR (IT-02)           
1 42776U 17036M   18362.42459485  .00000727  00000-0  35618-4 0  9997
2 42776  97.3765  58.1363 0015596 103.3913 256.9062 15.21167177 84029
Max Valier Sat
1 42778U 17036P   18361.92966736  .00000683  00000-0  33163-4 0  9999
2 42778  97.3797  58.1932 0014132 109.1718 251.1049 15.21686346 83968
SUCHAI                 
1 42788U 17036Z   18361.86543693  .00000973  00000-0  45005-4 0  9996
2 42788  97.3774  58.4352 0013350 114.2961 245.9672 15.22442037 84053
SKCUBE                 
1 42789U 17036AA  18361.74023740  .00000924  00000-0  42979-4 0  9993
2 42789  97.3772  58.2850 0013201 114.6756 245.5856 15.22371911 83954
VZLUSAT-1 (C202)
1 42790U 17036AB  18361.89871955  .00001235  00000-0  55591-4 0  9990
2 42790  97.3781  58.7017 0012803 114.0469 246.2109 15.22881559 83995
ROBUSTA-1B             
1 42792U 17036AD  18362.14954045  .00000940  00000-0  43440-4 0  9995
2 42792  97.3771  58.7917 0012779 114.1184 246.1391 15.22531268 84039
TOKI (BIRD-J)
1 42820U 98067MU  18362.19842481  .00047403  00000-0  25260-3 0  9999
2 42820  51.6323  86.2309 0001116 248.8632 111.2250 15.79930415 84398
MAZAALAI (NUMSAT-1) (BIRD-M)
1 42822U 98067MW  18362.22375107  .00044598  00000-0  24626-3 0  9998
2 42822  51.6332  87.1753 0001503 248.4301 111.6540 15.79171514 84362
BRAC ONNESHA (BIRD-B)
1 42823U 98067MX  18362.51186570  .00049250  00000-0  26644-3 0  9997
2 42823  51.6307  85.3566 0002834 230.5265 129.5486 15.79577471 84411
NIGERIAEDUSAT-1 (BIRD-N)
1 42824U 98067MY  18362.19860357  .00044319  00000-0  24695-3 0  9999
2 42824  51.6344  87.8141 0003265 236.7602 123.3086 15.78968591 84347
RADFXSAT (FOX-1B) (AO-91)
1 43017U 17073E   18362.08129335  .00000818  00000-0  69471-4 0  9992
2 43017  97.7190 285.2411 0259113   0.7394 359.4150 14.78327472 59755
INS-1C                 
1 43116U 18004F   18362.48595760  .00000980  00000-0  45048-4 0  9994
2 43116  97.5167  65.5371 0011098 124.4951 235.7335 15.22731755 53299
FOX-1D (AO-92)         
1 43137U 18004AC  18361.86468122  .00000774  00000-0  35838-4 0  9996
2 43137  97.5110  64.8778 0010558 135.9785 224.2294 15.23105577 53199
XIAOXIANG-2 (TY-2 (Tianyi-2)
1 43155U 18008A   18362.49125296  .00000441  00000-0  30304-4 0  9996
2 43155  97.5066  73.5055 0017399 192.8123 224.4458 15.10859688 51829
Zhou Enlai (Huai'An-1,HA-1)
1 43156U 18008B   18362.55756240  .00000979  00000-0  63464-4 0  9992
2 43156  97.5114  73.4950 0014722 188.4570 285.4369 15.10351122 51818
S-NET D               
1 43186U 18014G   18362.32814345 -.00000293  00000-0 -20611-4 0  9996
2 43186  97.7177 268.1921 0010103 217.8109 142.2403 14.96556459 49355
S-NET B               
1 43187U 18014H   18362.52855323 -.00000285  00000-0 -19969-4 0  9995
2 43187  97.7176 268.3826 0010107 216.9945 143.0580 14.96556384 49388
S-NET A               
1 43188U 18014J   18362.52837565 -.00000297  00000-0 -20981-4 0  9993
2 43188  97.7178 268.3933 0010102 217.1115 142.9409 14.96557406 49381
S-NET C               
1 43189U 18014K   18362.52863086 -.00000277  00000-0 -19203-4 0  9994
2 43189  97.7175 268.3809 0010115 217.0303 143.0222 14.96556141 47932
FENGMANIU-1 (FMN-1)   
1 43192U 18015A   18362.55929157  .00001696  00000-0  73650-4 0  9994
2 43192  97.3785 127.8495 0016714 174.8012 185.3403 15.23564197 50101
SHAONIAN XING (Juvenile-1F)
1 43199U 18015H   18362.24434917  .00001266  00000-0  54609-4 0  9998
2 43199  97.3570 127.0037 0016934 187.9114 172.1859 15.24250032 50094
1KUNS-PF               
1 43466U 98067NP  18362.48597792  .00016895  00000-0  20835-3 0  9994
2 43466  51.6387 124.4837 0000614 152.6218 207.4808 15.60307078 35981
BATSU-CS1 (IRAZU)     
1 43468U 98067NR  18362.48179210  .00020864  00000-0  24589-3 0  9998
2 43468  51.6384 123.7042 0000425 160.3386 199.7624 15.61333366135982
EQUISAT               
1 43552U 98067PA  18361.60158278  .00009327  00000-0  12981-3 0  9990
2 43552  51.6390 132.0651 0006428 212.8602 147.1992 15.57716801 26006
UITMSAT-1 (BIRD-MY)
1 43589U 98067PD  18362.55393234  .00013705  00000-0  18947-3 0  9991
2 43589  51.6380 127.9200 0005740 225.2149 134.8377 15.57437962 21887
MAYA-1 (BIRD-PH)     
1 43590U 98067PE  18362.48732729  .00012947  00000-0  17922-3 0  9990
2 43590  51.6382 128.2260 0005822 226.0052 134.0461 15.57460942 21806
BHUTAN-1 (BIRD-BT)
1 43591U 98067PF  18361.77791275  .00010975  00000-0  15283-3 0  9990
2 43591  51.6387 131.7387 0005935 224.4056 135.6461 15.57487884 21690
SIRIUSSAT-1 (SXC1-181,RS13S)
1 43595U 98067PG  18361.75578455  .00009374  00000-0  13411-3 0  9997
2 43595  51.6384 132.3356 0003838 173.8135 186.2905 15.56966978 20867
SIRIUSSAT-2 (SXC1-182,RS14S)
1 43596U 98067PH  18362.53874975  .00012094  00000-0  17186-3 0  9997
2 43596  51.6390 128.5779 0004380 180.4159 179.6830 15.56830914 20980
TANUSHA-3 SWSU-3 (RS-8S)
1 43597U 98067PJ  18361.93933784  .00010075  00000-0  14162-3 0  9993
2 43597  51.6368 131.2974 0003885 191.2779 168.8126 15.57349056 20892
CP-7 (DAVE)           
1 43615U 18070C   18361.88191867  .00001960  00000-0  54797-4 0  9994
2 43615  93.0379 292.2263 0013917 249.1923 110.7839 15.36697623 15866
ELFIN-B               
1 43616U 18070D   18361.87294485  .00003017  00000-0  83549-4 0  9996
2 43616  93.0346 292.1814 0014859 253.6520 106.3099 15.36945189 15863
ELFIN-A               
1 43617U 18070E   18362.52182472  .00003513  00000-0  97139-4 0  9993
2 43617  93.0397 292.5311 0013989 246.0284 113.9505 15.36989656 15966
CUBEBEL-1 (BSUSAT-1)   
1 43666U 18083E   18362.44211767  .00000786  00000-0  42879-4 0  9992
2 43666  97.5338  22.9903 0016846  68.5748  38.3819 15.17209135  9162
CHANGSHAGAOXIN (TY 4-01) (Tianyi-4)
1 43669U 18083H   18362.51710099  .00000809  00000-0  44950-4 0  9993
2 43669  97.5206  22.8888 0012463  62.4010 297.8487 15.16486156  9135
TEN-KOH               
1 43677U 18084G   18362.04909176 -.00000288  00000-0 -23846-4 0  9991
2 43677  97.8383 112.0923 0017280 129.1417 231.1330 14.90108287  8908
IRVINE01               
1 43693U 18088D   18361.91435599  .00001788  00000-0  79285-4 0  9993
2 43693  85.0365  72.1472 0021133 106.6579 253.6984 15.20617749  7108
ES'HAIL 2             
1 43700U 18090A   18361.95381671  .00000135  00000-0  00000+0 0  9999
2 43700   0.0177 250.0405 0001564  67.4146 146.5693  1.00279074   566
FACSAT-1               
1 43721U 18096C   18362.47773655  .00001292  00000-0  53315-4 0  9990
2 43721  97.4818  67.4844 0017517 212.4151 147.6013 15.25776863  4473
INNOSAT-2             
1 43738U 18096V   18362.50504557  .00002143  00000-0  81143-4 0  9991
2 43738  97.4816  67.6001 0024030 228.1501 131.7688 15.27800103  4487
REAKTOR HELLO WORLD   
1 43743U 18096AA  18362.55492591  .00000909  00000-0  37949-4 0  9999
2 43743  97.4820  67.5833 0017197 219.1502 248.4540 15.26186294  4476
EXCITE                 
1 43758U 18099A   18361.90938396 -.00000151  00000-0 -83683-5 0  9992
2 43758  97.7660  70.8390 0015794 178.8579 181.2680 14.95270790  3612
2018-099B             
1 43759U 18099B   18362.51521428 -.00000269  00000-0 -19195-4 0  9991
2 43759  97.7662  71.4353 0014566 169.5573 190.5953 14.95049631  3690
2018-099C             
1 43760U 18099C   18362.51596131  .00000217  00000-0  25095-4 0  9993
2 43760  97.7652  71.4266 0014303 175.2585 184.8774 14.95014690  3706
ICEYE X2               
1 43761U 18099D   18362.51674534 -.00000279  00000-0 -20227-4 0  9990
2 43761  97.7686  71.4406 0014595 175.7932 184.3414 14.94955230  3691
STPSAT-5               
1 43762U 18099E   18361.90681161 -.00000294  00000-0 -21301-4 0  9998
2 43762  97.7669  70.8439 0013229 180.4024 179.7188 14.95504676  3736
2018-099F             
1 43763U 18099F   18362.50827823  .00000433  00000-0  44331-4 0  9994
2 43763  97.7659  71.4381 0013091 174.4010 185.7348 14.95475090  3703
2018-099G             
1 43764U 18099G   18362.49782556  .00000317  00000-0  33363-4 0  9990
2 43764  97.7653  71.4440 0016051 181.8275 178.2890 14.96114517  3690
HAWK-A                 
1 43765U 18099H   18361.89831437  .00000043  00000-0  90389-5 0  9995
2 43765  97.7648  70.8501 0014795 186.8845 173.2175 14.95925804  3607
2018-099J             
1 43766U 18099J   18362.45859040  .00000160  00000-0  20217-4 0  9991
2 43766  97.7648  71.3496 0011780 171.8814 188.2599 14.94422893  3692
CORVUS-BC 4           
1 43767U 18099K   18361.92177022 -.00000037  00000-0  19459-5 0  9997
2 43767  97.7649  70.8193 0012031 172.9987 187.1403 14.94493804  3619
2018-099L (AISTECHSAT-2)
1 43768U 18099L   18362.52550578  .00000078  00000-0  12592-4 0  9990
2 43768  97.7647  71.4157 0011821 171.5143 188.6279 14.94423217  3427
FLOCK 3S-1
1 43769U 18099M   18361.78539725 -.00000195  00000-0 -12664-4 0  9991
2 43769  97.7610  70.6780 0014346 183.2151 176.8980 14.94648988  3595
2018-099N (Fox-1C Cliff (AO-95)
1 43770U 18099N   18362.18715132 -.00000034  00000-0  22279-5 0  9991
2 43770  97.7663  71.0915 0014659 183.6274 176.4843 14.94645602  3658
2018-099P             
1 43771U 18099P   18361.98620377 -.00000027  00000-0  28794-5 0  9995
2 43771  97.7662  70.8927 0014689 184.3357 175.7739 14.94652857  3613
RANGE-A               
1 43772U 18099Q   18362.18613210  .00000022  00000-0  73409-5 0  9994
2 43772  97.7711  71.1084 0014592 171.1435 189.0045 14.94711234  3647
RANGE-B               
1 43773U 18099R   18362.18601271 -.00000155  00000-0 -89660-5 0  9994
2 43773  97.7612  71.0809 0013881 170.8700 189.2775 14.94714412  3646
2018-099S             
1 43774U 18099S   18362.45279956  .00000081  00000-0  12755-4 0  9992
2 43774  97.7689  71.3635 0013228 173.2300 186.9102 14.94779860  3689
2018-099T             
1 43775U 18099T   18362.11692305 -.00000228  00000-0 -15584-4 0  9991
2 43775  97.7673  71.0378 0014845 175.4866 184.6491 14.94846425  3623
2018-099U             
1 43776U 18099U   18362.18381282 -.00000271  00000-0 -19545-4 0  9997
2 43776  97.7672  71.1040 0014821 175.1570 184.9797 14.94848212  3632
2018-099V             
1 43777U 18099V   18362.18663587  .00000133  00000-0  17673-4 0  9994
2 43777  97.7617  71.0838 0015970 177.7215 182.4081 14.94392848  3645
2018-099W             
1 43778U 18099W   18362.18550262 -.00000084  00000-0 -23737-5 0  9996
2 43778  97.7571  71.0650 0014176 180.1006 180.0214 14.94747209  3221
2018-099X             
1 43779U 18099X   18362.18383315 -.00000248  00000-0 -17414-4 0  9996
2 43779  97.7672  71.1041 0014841 175.2499 184.8865 14.94847521  3636
MOVE II               
1 43780U 18099Y   18361.84893280  .00000001  00000-0  54130-5 0  9999
2 43780  97.7646  70.7567 0013716 182.9057 177.2086 14.94867786  3582
2018-099Z (3CAT-1)
1 43781U 18099Z   18362.38391545  .00000036  00000-0  86049-5 0  9999
2 43781  97.7592  71.2740 0013975 173.6196 186.5205 14.94899154  3670
SNUSAT-2               
1 43782U 18099AA  18362.38317110 -.00000134  00000-0 -69859-5 0  9997
2 43782  97.7659  71.2958 0013097 170.0241 190.1242 14.94940857  3672
KAZSTSAT               
1 43783U 18099AB  18362.51515341 -.00000339  00000-0 -25640-4 0  9995
2 43783  97.7650  71.4275 0014012 173.2487 186.8924 14.95051051  3683
2018-099AC             
1 43784U 18099AC  18362.38193221 -.00000173  00000-0 -10508-4 0  9993
2 43784  97.7625  71.2840 0015284 178.8841 181.2416 14.95015731  3689
2018-099AD             
1 43785U 18099AD  18362.31500546  .00000017  00000-0  68530-5 0  9993
2 43785  97.7588  71.2065 0014070 168.6251 191.5291 14.95019663  3224
ITASAT 1               
1 43786U 18099AE  18362.38161759 -.00000194  00000-0 -12420-4 0  9994
2 43786  97.7678  71.3048 0015372 177.8245 182.3045 14.95035408  3688
2018-099AF             
1 43787U 18099AF  18362.51531458  .00000072  00000-0  11852-4 0  9998
2 43787  97.7568  71.4055 0014497 175.8488 184.2856 14.95051699  3704
FLOCK 3S-3             
1 43788U 18099AG  18361.91225643 -.00000233  00000-0 -15966-4 0  9999
2 43788  97.7652  70.8308 0015080 180.8741 179.2455 14.95087336  3605
2018-099AH             
1 43789U 18099AH  18362.17481450 -.00000116  00000-0 -51622-5 0  9999
2 43789  97.7656  71.1022 0016043 177.4851 182.6453 14.95409828  3342
EAGLET-I               
1 43790U 18099AJ  18362.17448832 -.00000292  00000-0 -21150-4 0  9995
2 43790  97.7670  71.1107 0013342 183.0621 177.0520 14.95425605  3345
2018-099AK             
1 43791U 18099AK  18361.77254019  .00001569  00000-0  14679-3 0  9996
2 43791  97.7661  70.7062 0013044 183.3861 176.7274 14.95478128  3585
ESEO                   
1 43792U 18099AL  18362.17390300 -.00000370  00000-0 -28115-4 0  9998
2 43792  97.7653  71.1078 0013246 180.0554 180.0668 14.95456865  3406
CSIM-FD               
1 43793U 18099AM  18362.44104583  .00000131  00000-0  17039-4 0  9991
2 43793  97.7600  71.3457 0013371 177.5816 182.5471 14.95500468  3412
HAWK-B                 
1 43794U 18099AN  18362.17179766 -.00000245  00000-0 -16775-4 0  9991
2 43794  97.7653  71.1079 0012127 183.7394 176.3738 14.95652840  3630
2018-099AP             
1 43795U 18099AP  18362.43954065  .00000000  00000-0  52728-5 0  9990
2 43795  97.7607  71.3546 0013823 181.8780 178.2392 14.95589038  3672
2018-099AQ             
1 43796U 18099AQ  18362.43874193 -.00000118  00000-0 -53185-5 0  9994
2 43796  97.7649  71.3728 0015567 164.2426 195.9283 14.95636058  3681
SKYSAT-C12             
1 43797U 18099AR  18361.76993051 -.00000239  00000-0 -16267-4 0  9998
2 43797  97.7653  70.7109 0013963 181.9793 178.1375 14.95615816  3576
2018-099AS             
1 43798U 18099AS  18362.17065724 -.00000202  00000-0 -12909-4 0  9991
2 43798  97.7657  71.1103 0012841 163.3216 196.8429 14.95662563  3633
HAWK-C                 
1 43799U 18099AT  18362.16977235 -.00000178  00000-0 -10752-4 0  9996
2 43799  97.7607  71.0994 0012477 183.9218 176.1907 14.95719165  3645
2018-099AU             
1 43800U 18099AU  18362.51671906 -.00000249  00000-0 -17446-4 0  9990
2 43800  97.7651  71.4262 0014420 173.3853 186.7560 14.94957129  3697
2018-099AV             
1 43801U 18099AV  18362.51386051 -.00000171  00000-0 -10297-4 0  9996
2 43801  97.7617  71.4138 0014598 170.5169 189.6330 14.95134721  3690
SKYSAT-C13             
1 43802U 18099AW  18361.89202804  .00000443  00000-0  42066-4 0  9999
2 43802  97.7618  70.8545 0007714 282.2244  77.8114 14.98485653  3306
2018-099AX             
1 43803U 18099AX  18361.91146087 -.00000177  00000-0 -10792-4 0  9990
2 43803  97.7635  70.8253 0015271 180.3271 179.7942 14.95140470  3603
SUOMI-100             
1 43804U 18099AY  18362.51365655 -.00000165  00000-0 -96803-5 0  9997
2 43804  97.7634  71.4213 0015400 178.5180 181.6089 14.95147658  3708
AL-FARABI 2           
1 43805U 18099AZ  18362.51340559 -.00000027  00000-0  28186-5 0  9999
2 43805  97.7634  71.4215 0015466 178.7183 181.4080 14.95166299  3709
2018-099BA             
1 43806U 18099BA  18362.51322526 -.00000247  00000-0 -17201-4 0  9994
2 43806  97.7635  71.4189 0015100 176.6002 183.5324 14.95171811  3398
2018-099BB             
1 43807U 18099BB  18362.51180262 -.00000174  00000-0 -10473-4 0  9997
2 43807  97.7651  71.4322 0013155 174.0987 186.0391 14.95259910  3106
2018-099BC             
1 43808U 18099BC  18362.51149270 -.00000114  00000-0 -50618-5 0  9992
2 43808  97.7655  71.4420 0012364 183.1354 176.9791 14.95278985  3385
2018-099BD             
1 43809U 18099BD  18362.51105389 -.00000281  00000-0 -20175-4 0  9995
2 43809  97.7652  71.4321 0015307 179.7579 180.3652 14.95304795  3398
2018-099BE             
1 43810U 18099BE  18362.51096338 -.00000311  00000-0 -22884-4 0  9993
2 43810  97.7564  71.4056 0014624 174.3262 185.8127 14.95306747  3248
NEXTSAT-1             
1 43811U 18099BF  18362.17617742 -.00000283  00000-0 -20378-4 0  9998
2 43811  97.7651  71.1022 0013176 176.4197 183.7120 14.95320933  3194
BLACKSKY GLOBAL 2     
1 43812U 18099BG  18361.90839253 -.00000322  00000-0 -23868-4 0  9993
2 43812  97.7639  70.8356 0013584 180.9055 179.2144 14.95326503  3198
2018-099BH             
1 43813U 18099BH  18362.51027956 -.00000108  00000-0 -45317-5 0  9997
2 43813  97.7725  71.4562 0014275 167.8283 192.3285 14.95354954  3380
PW-SAT2               
1 43814U 18099BJ  18362.18371412 -.00000356  00000-0 -27360-4 0  9992
2 43814  97.7636  71.0871 0013398 180.5717 179.5490 14.94855416  3046
2018-099BK             
1 43815U 18099BK  18362.51222967 -.00000414  00000-0 -32307-4 0  9992
2 43815  97.7647  71.4308 0013761 180.3034 179.8180 14.95226367  3397
2018-099BL             
1 43816U 18099BL  18361.70885618 -.00000117  00000-0 -53564-5 0  9990
2 43816  97.7663  70.6331 0013835 168.8321 191.3209 14.95257096  3120
2018-099BM             
1 43817U 18099BM  18362.44478639  .00000436  00000-0  44837-4 0  9998
2 43817  97.7666  71.3630 0013944 167.6245 192.5320 14.95282072  3238
2018-099BN             
1 43818U 18099BN  18361.70876167  .00000065  00000-0  11183-4 0  9991
2 43818  97.7665  70.6335 0013872 168.8539 191.2992 14.95267456  3275
2018-099BP             
1 43819U 18099BP  18362.44439743 -.00000357  00000-0 -27108-4 0  9999
2 43819  97.7646  71.3653 0013481 179.2534 180.8709 14.95283888  3270
2018-099BQ             
1 43820U 18099BQ  18362.44428174 -.00000280  00000-0 -20140-4 0  9991
2 43820  97.7609  71.3555 0012917 169.0821 191.0683 14.95294320  3088
FLOCK 3S-2             
1 43821U 18099BR  18362.51116769 -.00000132  00000-0 -66665-5 0  9993
2 43821  97.7644  71.4369 0014200 176.8612 183.2700 14.95298094  3392
CHOMPTT               
1 43855U 18104G   18361.93834145  .00000041  00000-0  00000+0 0  9999
2 43855  85.0356 170.6068 0015997 225.0059 134.9969 15.22049879  1746
2018-104H CP-11 (ISX)
1 43856U 18104H   18361.95466067  .00000040  00000-0  00000+0 0  9995
2 43856  85.0317 170.6100 0012476 262.1090  97.8769 15.19914321  1774
2018-111D (D-Star ONE Sparrow)
1 43879U 18111D   18362.57347517  .00037077  00000-0  33018-2 0  9993
2 43879  97.7255 267.9803 0011968 235.4595 246.1399 14.95867824   201
2018-111G (UWE-4)
1 43882U 18111G   18362.57305735  .00078881  00000-0  68997-2 0  9995
2 43882  97.7272 267.9790 0010454 235.9618 245.5398 14.96318564   204
2018-111X (LUME-1)
1 43897U 18111X   18362.67575343 -.00011219  00000-0 -46534-3 0  9994
2 43897  97.2981 267.5266 0021398 240.9646 213.8782 15.23494773   249




Monday, December 24, 2018

New Uniden Scanner Coming Soon

Looks like Uniden may be on the verge of announcing a new scanner the SDS200. Paul Optiz has stated that an official release will be made next month.

In the meantime, it appears to have been FCC Type Accepted.

SDS200 FCC ID AMWUB384


More when we have it.

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Sunspots

From Tom DF5JL on the UDXF newsgroup:

The weekend was really good for surprises: Although solar wind speeds were low, the storms we observed were due to the enhanced magnetic field with sustained southward orientation associated with the passage of a magnetic cloud, which in turn coalesced with the 20th August coronal
mass ejection (CME). Negative Bz values were observed since about 1500 UT on August 25, and finally reached a value of -17nT.

Not only did a coronary mass ejection (CME) give us a magnetic strom of class G3 (k = 7), suddenly also a big sunspot appeared. We remember: For most of the year 2018, the solar disk was empty, without even the slightest sunspot. But this weekend suddenly there was a rapidly expanding spot with two dark cores as wide as the earth.

The new sunspot AR2720 is not only large, its magnetic polarity is also reversed compared to the sunspots of the current solar cycle 24. So, could this be the first big sunspot of the coming solar cycle? A new solar cycle always starts with a sunspot, in which magnetic north and south poles are reversed compared to the previous spots.

However, the relative equatorial proximity of this spot speaks against it - a sure sign of the beginning of a new cycle would be in addition to the reverse polarity of a relative equatorial distance. Further
observations are necessary.

As well as better conditions on the shortwave ;)

73 Tom DF5JL

Saturday, July 14, 2018

KiwiSDR TDoA Direction Finding Now Freely Available for Public Use



This is an article about some experimental work going on with Time Difference of Arrival (TDoA) direction finding techniques on KiwiSDR units. The idea is that public KiwiSDRs distributed around the world can be used to pinpoint the physical locations of any 0 - 30 MHz transmitter using the TDoA technique. This feature has recently been activated and can be accessed for free via any KiwiSDR.

This is a very interesting article and capability. Worth the read at
https://www.rtl-sdr.com/kiwisdr-tdoa-direction-finding-now-freely-available-for-public-use/


Skywave and Groundwave Propagation

Friday, June 29, 2018

Monitoring the Hurricane Hunters and More During the Hurricane Season


The July issue of The Spectrum Monitor is going to be released today and my monthly Milcom column will have detailed coverage of frequencies and call signs used by the US Government/Military agencies to study, track and report on hurricanes and tropical systems. It includes the latest information on the US Air Force and NOAA Hurricane Hunters.

It has been almost a decade (2008 in Monitoring Times magazine) since my last article on this subject so I had a lot of updates and information to share.

Yesterday, Curt Phillips shared with the Tarheel Scanner Group a list of Amateur Radio frequencies you can monitor during the hurricane season. With possible tropical activity developing off the southeast US coast or Gulf of Mexico in the next few days, my TSM list and this ham radio frequency list from Southgate should be helpful to stay informed.



From Southgate

On the IARU Region 1 site Greg Mossop G0DUB reports on the amateur radio nets that may be active during the Atlantic Hurricane Season June 1 to November 30

So it is time to remind the wider Amateur Radio community that the following frequencies may be in use by nets in North and Central America to track and deal with the consequences of these severe weather events. Radio Amateurs in Region 2 play their part in gathering and distributing information for the weather and emergency services as they do every year.

Radio Amateurs in Region 1 are reminded it is possible to cause unintentional QRM to these nets so please listen carefully if operating near these frequencies:

Belize: 7.177MHz
Caribbean Emergency & Weather Nets (CEWN): 3.815 & 7.162 MHz
Caribbean Emergency: 14.185 MHz
Central America: 7.090 & 3.750 MHz
Cuba: 3.720, 3.740, 7.110 and 7.120 MHz
Eastern Caribbean Narrow Band Emergency System Net: 7.036 MHz USB (Olivia & MT63)
Guatemala: 7.075 MHz
Mexico: 3.690, 3.693(Alternative), 7.060 & 14.120 MHz
Nicaragua: Main Frequencies 3.798, 7.098, 14.298 MHz Alternate Frequencies 3.898, 7.108, 14.198MHz
Panama: 7.085 MHz
Republica Dominicana: 3.780, 7.065 (Main), 14.280 MHz

USA:
Maritime Mobile Service Net: 14.300 MHz
Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN): 14.265 MHz
Hurricane Watch Net: 14.325 MHz (day) 7.268MHz (Night)
National Hurricane Centre ( WX4NHC ) 14.325MHz

Other local emergency communications groups may also activate if a hurricane approaches their area and those frequencies would be announced at the time.  Thanks to the National Societies and Emergency Communications Groups of IARU Region 2 for updating their frequency information.

IARU Region 1 http://iaru-r1.org/

http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2018/june/atlantic-hurricane-season-ham-radio-nets.htm#.WzT9i9JKjIU

You can get you copy of the July TSM issue that will include my column (electronic pdf format) from Spectrum Monitor for only $3 at https://www.thespectrummonitor.com/. Even better you can get a full year subscription to TSM for only US$24 and never miss any of my monthly Milcom columns. TSM is the only full spectrum radio hobby magazine in the US marketplace.

If you monitor radio you need a TSM subscription.




Thursday, May 24, 2018

From ARRL Newsleter: FT8 Activity Bumping Up at Some Expense to Other Modes

Despite largely dismal HF conditions, there is no doubt that the recent FT8 digital protocol has hams on the air. The mode has caught on so quickly that co-developer Joe Taylor expressed surprise last fall at the rapid uptake of FT8 for making contacts on HF bands Judging by Logbook of The World (LoTW) data, more than 2.3 million FT8 contacts were uploaded in 1 month -- a net gain of 1.2 million contacts on all modes over the same month last year, ARRL Radiosport Manager Norm Fusaro, W3IZ, said. Over the same period, activity in some of the other modes has declined.

"Year-to-date DXCC applications are up by 11% over the same period last year," Fusaro said. "So far, we have processed 898 Worked All States (WAS) applications -- a 72% increase over the same period last year. Of those applications, 347 -- or 39% -- were FT8 endorsements. Application for VUCC are also up by 33% over 2017."

Fusaro said that while some feel that FT8 is "taking over the world," subsuming all other modes, that's not the case. "Activity in the traditional modes of SSB and CW has decreased only slightly, by 10%," he said. "The real decrease is in RTTY and PSK activity and in the other WSJT-X modes. I believe poor propagation would have cut into SSB and CW activity, regardless of the new mode." Anecdotal reports support Fusaro's hard numbers, with wall-to-wall signals surrounding the FT8 watering holes.

Late last year, Denny Berg, WB9MSM, achieved his goal of completing DXCC using FT8. It took him just 4 months.  "I can tell all of you that this mode is spreading like wildfire throughout all the HF bands," Berg told The Daily DX at the time He said he was able to work all states on FT8 in about 6 weeks of operating. Taylor has characterized SSB and CW as "general-purpose modes" that are good for ragchewing, DXing, contesting, disaster communication, and other purposes. On the other hand, he has said, FT8 and the other protocols in the WSJT-X suite are "special-purpose modes," designed for making reliable, error-free contacts using signals that may be too weak to work using more traditional modes -- and sometimes even too far down in the noise even to hear.

ARLS005 Amateur Radio Transponders on Planned Chinese Satellites to Include HF

China's Amateur Radio Satellite organization, CAMSAT, has released some details of three new Amateur Radio satellites that could be launched as early as September. Two of the satellites, CAS-5A and CAS-6, will carry transponders, and one of them will have HF capability.

CAS-5A is a 6U CubeSat. It will have an HF/HF (21/29 MHz) mode linear transponder; an HF/UHF (21/435 MHz) mode linear transponder; an HF CW telemetry beacon; VHF/UHF mode linear transponder; a VHF/UHF mode FM transponder; a UHF CW telemetry beacon, and UHF AX.25 4,000/9,600-baud GMSK Telemetry. Transponders will have 30 kHz passbands, except for the H/U unit, which will be 15 kHz.

The tiny CAS-5B, weighing 1/2 kilogram, will be deployed from CAS-5A in orbit. It will carry a UHF CW beacon on an Amateur Radio frequency. It will be placed into a 539 x 533 kilometer, 97.5-degree orbit.

CAS-5A/B will launch from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

CAS-6, a 50-kilogram microsat, will include a VHF CW telemetry beacon; a U/V mode 20 kHz linear transponder, and AX.25 4,800-baud GMSK telemetry downlink. It will also carry an atmospheric wind detector and other systems that will operate on non-amateur frequencies.

A launch at sea is planned for CAS-6 from the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology. The microsat will be placed into a 579 x 579 kilometer, 45-degree orbit.

CAMSAT has applied to the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) to coordinate frequencies for all three spacecraft.

Sunday, May 13, 2018

ARLS004 Three CubeSats with Amateur Radio Payloads Deployed from ISS

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has announced that three CubeSats carrying Amateur Radio payloads, including one with a V/U linear transponder, were deployed from the International Space Station (ISS) on May 11 at around 1030 UTC.

Irazu (Costa Rica) and 1KUNS-PF (Kenya) carry beacon/telemetry in the 70-centimeter Amateur Radio band, while UBAKUSAT (Turkey) carries an Amateur Radio linear transponder for SSB and CW, in addition to CW and telemetry beacons. Irazu is a 1U CubeSat developed by students at the Costa Rica Institute of Technology, with a telemetry beacon at 436.500 MHz. 1KUNS-PF is a 3U CubeSat developed by students at the University of Nairobi, with a telemetry beacon (9.6 kbps) at 437.300 MHz.

UBAKUSAT, a 3U CubeSat developed by students at the Istanbul Technical University, has a CW beacon at 437.225 MHz, and a telemetry beacon at 437.325 MHz. The linear transponder downlink is
435.200 - 435.250 MHz; the uplink is 145.940 - 145.990 MHz.

Thursday, May 03, 2018

Summer 2018 International Shortwave Broadcast Guide Now Available at Amazon


Older ham radio operators and radio listeners might remember a time when shortwave radio stations broadcast a nearly constant drumbeat of political propaganda during the Cold War years. Shortwave radio stations such as Radio Moscow, the Voice of America, and the BBC, to name a few, played an important ideological role during that confrontation between the East and the West.

Once again, Global Radio broadcasters have moved to the front lines at what is now shaping up as a new Cold War by some of the world’s major super powers. As tensions heat up in the world’s hotspots such as eastern Europe, the Middle East and Eastern Asia, you can follow breaking international events on the radio waves, but you need an accurate and comprehensive guide to broadcast frequencies to hear it.

Teak Publishing is pleased release that important guide – the 10th edition (Summer 2018) International Shortwave Broadcast Guide (ISWBG) electronic book by Amazon bestselling author Gayle Van Horn W4GVH.

If you want to get in on the action, then this Amazon electronic book is your ticket to travel the Global Radio bands. The ISWBG is an exclusive 24-hour station/frequency guide with schedules for selected mediumwave broadcasters and all known longwave/shortwave radio stations transmitting at time of publication. This unique resource is the only radio publication that has by-hour schedules that includes all language services, frequencies and world target areas for over 500 stations. It has a complete listing of DX radio programs and Internet websites addresses for many of the stations listed in the book. There are also listings for standard time and frequency stations, and even a few intriguing spy numbers station listings.

New in this 10th edition of the ISWBG is a feature, Monitoring Brazil on Shortwave Radio. It is more than futebol! by Gayle Van Horn. Soccer teams from around the world will compete this summer in the FIFA World Cup, and Brazil is expected to be a top contender to win the event. This article will aid you in monitoring broadcasters that will be carrying Brazilian soccer team news during this international event.

Other authors with articles in this edition include The Spectrum Monitor’s Fred Waterer, with a feature on summer radio programming, and Hans Johnson with a profile on the state of DRM broadcasting in 2018. There are also two First Look reviews on the new AirSpy HF+ SDR and the W6LVP Magnetic Loop Antenna by Loyd Van Horn W4LVH.

Spectrum Monitor e-zine columnist/feature writer Larry Van Horn N5FPW has a special feature on Who’s Who in the Shortwave Radio Spectrum that will assist the reader in monitoring Global Radio activity outside the broadcast radio spectrum. This article also includes an update to the Teak Publishing HF 1000+ non-broadcast frequency list.

International Shortwave Broadcast Guide 10th edition of this semiannual Teak Publishing publication is available worldwide from Amazon and their various international websites at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CT89MNP.

The price for this latest edition is still US$7.99. 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 electronic book (e-Book) from Amazon websites directly servicing these countries. All other countries can use the regular Amazon.com website.
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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 her author page on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/Gayle-Van-Horn/e/B0084MVQCM/.

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Listeners can easily hear shortwave broadcast stations from China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Iran, Japan, New Zealand, North/South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam, and many other counties. If you have a shortwave radio receiver or Internet connection, and this unique radio resource, you will know when and where to listen to your favorite radio broadcast station.

The International Shortwave Broadcast Guide will have wide appeal to amateur radio operators, shortwave radio hobbyists, news agencies, news buffs, educators, foreign language students, expatriates, or anyone else interested in listening to a global view of world news and major events as they happen.

Whether you are an amateur radio operator or shortwave radio enthusiasts and want to get in on the action outside of the ham bands, then this new electronic book from Teak Publishing is a must in your radio reference library.

Monday, April 30, 2018

Swaziland Name Change - Kingdom of eSwatini

For all my DXing ham friends, Swaziland is no more.  In an article posted on Snithsonian,com (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/swaziland-now-kingdom-eswatini-180968883/), Mswati III of Swaziland, Africa’s last absolute monarch, has declared that his nation’s official name is now the Kingdom of eSwatin.

Though it sounds like an attempt to bring the small, landlocked nation into the digital age, it’s actually the country’s name in Swazi, the local tongue. AFP reports the change was made to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the country’s complete independence from British rule in 1968. The move also coincides with the king’s own 50th birthday, which was on April 19, Sewell Chan at the New York Times reports.

“I would like to announce that Swaziland will now revert to its original name,” the king said during the independence day celebration, according to Reuters. “African countries on getting independence reverted to their ancient names before they were colonized. So from now on, the country will be officially known as the Kingdom of eSwatini.”

The change, according to the king, is also an attempt to distinguish the country’s name from other nations. “Whenever we go abroad, people refer to us as Switzerland,” he added.

The switch is not out of the blue. Reuters points out the country had recently begun using its traditional name at the U.N. General Assembly and at the African Union. In recent years, during addresses to parliament, the king has used the name for the region used before British colonization in 1906.


ast absolute monarch, has declared that his nation’s official name is now the Kingdom of eSwatini.
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Guess we will have a new name pop up on the ARRL DXCC list soon.
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