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Merry Christmas from Teak Publishing, to our global followers
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Breton - Nedeleg laouen na bloavezh mat
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Chinese -
(Mandarin) Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Introducing the "Scanner/SWL Junkies" Talkgroup on the TGIF DMR network.
Did you know there is a place for Scanner Junkies to discuss radio on DMR?
A DMR talk group designed for all aspects of the Scanner Radio Hobby. Public Safety Scanning, Race Scanning, Railroad Scanning, Airband Scanning, SDR dongle use, and Shortwave Listening.
It doesn't matter if you use the latest IQ software-defined scanners or an old crystal receiver. You have come to the right place. We will focus on the use of scanner radios, fire pagers, Shortwave receivers, air-band radios, wide-band receivers, scanner radio apps, websites, and just about any other technology used today in the hobby.
The talk group number 1033 was chosen as the best representation of the 10 code 10-33 "emergency traffic" that you used to hear used all the time in monitoring public safety radio. Watch this wiki for links to hobby-related clubs, newsletters, email groups, discussion boards, etc.
How do I find talkgroup 1033 on the TGIF Network?
Point your hotspot to the TGIF Network. Then key up and make a QSO and the talkgroup will become dynamic.
Thursday, December 15, 2022
19th Edition of the Global Radio Guide (Winter 2022-23) Now Available
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Small moves and gradual escalation.
Positioning resources so that at the perfect moment, a move can be made to ensure a swift victory.
This is no game of chess, this is the real-world and real-time tensions playing out in the Taiwan Straits every day.
With tensions between Taiwan and China on the rise, and with the Russian-Ukrainian war raging on, radio hobbyists are following the latest news from the front lines using shortwave broadcasts and various other radio services. You can hear these international events like the pros do, but you will need an accurate and comprehensive global radio guide to know where and when to tune in to the action.
That is where you can count on Gayle Van Horn’s (W4GVH) Amazon bestselling Global Radio Guide (now in its 19th edition for the Winter of 2022-23) as it has all of the details you need to catch up with the latest from these and other hotspots around the world.
As one of the only remaining publications available with international broadcast frequencies and schedules, the Global Radio Guide (GRG) puts everything a radio enthusiast needs to navigate the action right in their hands.
In this completely updated edition, regular GRG contributor Fred Waterer (also of The Spectrum Monitor) post features on monitoring the international broadcasters at the very forefront of the events. Larry Van Horn, N5FPW, adds his detailed information on monitoring of utilities on the shortwave bands, including military communications.
With the help of the GRG, you can tune in shortwave broadcast stations from additional hotspots such as Cuba, India, Iran, North/South Korea, and many other counties. If you have a shortwave radio receiver, SDR or Internet connection, pair it with this unique radio resource to know when and where to listen to the world.
This newest edition of the GRG carries on the tradition of those before it with an in-depth, 24-hour station/frequency guide with schedules for selected AM band, longwave, and shortwave radio stations. This unique resource is the only radio publication that lists by-hour schedules that include all language services, frequencies, and world target areas for over 500 stations worldwide.
The GRG includes listings of DX radio programs and Internet website addresses for many of the stations in the book. There are also entries for time and frequency stations as well as some of the more “intriguing” transmissions one can find on the shortwave radio bands.
In addition to the global hotspots, the GRG brings the world to you from other places on the radio dial.
It’s not just the shortwave bands heating up, mediumwave DXing has seen a surge in popularity in recent years as well. For those DXing the lower bands, DX Central’s Loyd Van Horn, W4LVH, breaks down the basics of getting started with mediumwave DX and even gives us a fun summer project does a deep dive into everything you need to know when purchasing a portable radio for AM DX. While SDRs are taking over, portable radios remain popular and highly successful options for the mediumwave DXer and Loyd can help you sort through the specs and stats to find your next radio!
Whether you monitor shortwave radio broadcasts, mediumwave, amateur radio operators, or aeronautical, maritime, government, or military communications in the HF radio spectrum, this book has the information you need to help you to hear it all. Teak Publishing’s Global Radio Guide "brings the world to you."
You can find this edition of the Global Radio Guide, along with all of our titles currently available for purchase, on the Teak Publishing Web site at www.teakpublishing.com. Details will be available at www.teakpublishing.com.
The 19th edition of the Global Radio Guide e-Book (electronic book only, no print edition available) is available worldwide from Amazon and their various international websites at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BNSYN8PK/
The price for this latest edition is US$8.99. 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. Customers in all other countries can use the regular Amazon.com website to purchase this e-Book.
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Thursday, October 27, 2022
Polar APT, Digital and Geostationary Weather Satellites Weekly Status Report 24 Oct 2022
Twitter : Douglas Deans @GM4VZY
Sections 1 and 2 have an update.
SECTION 1: POLAR APT/LRPT REPORT – 24th October 2022.
INFORMATION and UPDATES.
NOAA 15 has AVHRR scan motor issues. Poor imagery.
Satellite Frequency (MHz) Status Image Quality
NOAA 15 137.620 (APT) on periods of synch problems
NOAA 18 137.9125 (APT) on good
NOAA 19 137.100 (APT) on good
Metop-B No LRPT service
Metop-C No LRPT service
Meteor M N2 137.100 (LRPT) on QPSK, 72k
Meteor M N2-2 137.900 (LRPT) off (see Note 7). OQPSK, 72k
NOTES.
1. NOAA 14 was decommissioned on 23rd May 2007.
2. NOAA 12 was decommissioned on 10th August 2007.
3. NOAA 17 was decommissioned on 10th April 2013.
4. NOAA 16 was decommissioned on 9th June 2014.
5. Metop-A end-of-life switch off on 15th November 2021.
6. Elements are available from- http://www.space-track.org and
7. Meteor M N2-2 has likely been hit by a micro-meteorite. It has changed orbit and been de-pressurized. Although under control again the thermal balance is an issue and the main problem is overheating of the batteries which keep switching to backup. LRPT transmitter cannot operate under those arrangements and is off permanently.
LAUNCHES.
Meteor M N2-3 launch date is unknown.
SECTION 2: POLAR HRPT/AHRPT REPORT – 24th October 2022.
INFORMATION and UPDATES.
NOAA 15 has AVHRR scan motor issues. Poor imagery.
Satellite Frequency Antenna Mode Image Quality
NOAA 15 1702.5 Omni HRPT Weak(periods of problems)
NOAA 18 1707.0 RHCP HRPT Good
NOAA 19 1698.0 RHCP HRPT Good
Feng Yun 3A 1704.5 RHCP see note 6.
Feng Yun 3B 1704.5 RHCP see note 6. Off
Feng Yun 3C 1701.4 RHCP see note 9. Off.
Feng Yun 3D 7820 see note 11.
Feng Yun 3E 7860 commissioning see note 11.
Metop-B 1701.3 RHCP AHRPT Good.
Metop-C 1701.3 RHCP AHRPT
Meteor M N2 1700.0 see Note 7. on
Meteor M N2-2 1700.0 see note 7 and 10 on
NPP see Note 8.
NOAA 20 see Note 8.
Arktika-M1 see Note 12
NOTES.
1. NOAA 14 was decommissioned on 23rd June 2007.
2. NOAA 12 was decommissioned on 10th August 2007.
3. NOAA 17 was decommissioned on 10th April 2013.
4. NOAA 16 was decommissioned on 9th June 2014.
5. Metop-A end-of-life switch off on 15th November 2021.
6. I am also grateful to Dave Wright of Dartcom for confirming that unfortunately (as usual) the Chinese have not strictly complied with the CGMS AHRPT Global Standard so reception using a standard Metop AHRPT receiver is not possible.
Update: The second in the series, Feng Yun 3B was launched on 4th November 2010. I expect the information above for 3A will equally apply to 3B.
My thanks to Johnny Lin for drawing this to my attention.
7. It appears that Meteor M N2 and M N2-2 are neither using full HRPT or AHRPT and cannot be received using standard receivers. Please see other emails for further explanation:-
8. As those weather satellites have no S-band transmitter, they are included for information only.
9. I am grateful to David Wright of Dartcom (http://www.dartcom.co.uk) for providing up-to-date information for Feng Yun 3C. Now fully operational but the Chinese have changed the data rate compared to FY-3A and FY-3C DB downlink data rate is 3.9 Mbps after RS Encoding.
The frequency is also different - it is 1701.3 MHz same frequency as Metop A/B. It still requires a special AHRPT receiver like FY-3A/B. They have also changed the polarization of the X-band downlink to LHCP.
10. Meteor M N2-2 has likely been hit by a micro-meteorite. It has changed orbit and been de-pressurized. Although under control again the thermal balance is an issue and main problem is overheating of the batteries which keep switching to backup. AHRPT is on when
spacecraft (solar panels) are illuminated.
11. Although AHRPT is not available on FY-3D/3E on the 1700 MHz band as with previous satellites of the series it is available on 7820/60 MHz. There are amateurs with working systems on those frequencies so I have added the satellite for information.
12 Arktika-M1 is in a specialised Molnyia orbit. For more information please see :-
https://cosmoquest.org/x/2021/03/roscosmos-launches-artktika-m-1-to-monitor-arctic-regions/
LAUNCHES.
Meteor M N2-3 launch date is unknown.
SECTION 3: GEOSTATIONARY REPORT – 24th October 2022.
INFORMATION and UPDATES.
None.
Europe & Africa
Satellite : Meteosat 9 (3.5° E).
Data : HRIT and LRIT(digital).
Operational : Hot FES standby. No LRIT.
Satellite : Meteosat 10 (9.5°E).
Data : HRIT (digital) and LRIT (digital)
Operational : Yes. Prime RSS satellite. No LRIT.
Satellite : Meteosat 11 (0°).
Data : HRIT and LRIT(digital).
Operational : Yes Prime 0° FES satellite. No LRIT.
North America
East.
Satellite: GOES 16 (75.2° W).
Data : GRB - 1686.6 MHz.
HRIT - 1694.1 MHz.
Operational: yes.
West.
Satellite : GOES 17 (137.3° W).
Data: GRB - 1686.6MHz.
HRIT: - 1694.1MHz.
Operational: Yes.
Satellite: GOES 15 (128° W).
Data : GVAR (digital) - 1685.7 MHz
LRIT (digital) - 1691 MHz
Operational : Yes.(In parallel with GOES 17).
Satellite: GOES 14 (105°W).
Data : GVAR (digital) - 1685.7 MHz
LRIT (digital) - 1691 MHz
Operational: Standby.
Satellite: GOES 13 (61.6 E).
Data: GVAR (digital) - 1685.7 MHz
LRIT (digital) - 1691 MHz
Operational: Repurposed by US Space Force. See :-
Satellite: GOES 18 (137.0°W).
Data: GRB - 1686.6MHz.
HRIT: - 1694.1MHz.
Operational: No. PLT Phase 2 is underway and data is interleaved with GOES 17.
Asia (Russian Operated Satellite)
Satellite : ELECTRO-L (14.5°W)
Data : HRIT/LRIT.
Operational : No
Satellite : ELECTRO-L2 (14.5° W)
Data : HRIT/LRIT.
Operational : No (but transmitting)
Satellite : ELECTRO-L3 (76° E)
Data : HRIT/LRIT.
Operational : Yes.
Asia (European Operated Satellites)
Satellite : Meteosat 8 (41.5°E).
Data : HRIT (digital) and LRIT (digital).
Operational : Yes. Operating IODC. There is no direct readout LRIT.
Asia (Indian Operated Satellite)
Satellite: Insat 3D (82° E).
Data : HRIT/LRIT 4781 MHz
Sounder 4798 MHz.
Operational : Yes.
Satellite: Insat 3DR (74° E).
Data : HRIT/LRIT 4781 MHz.
Sounder 4798 MHz.
Operational : Yes.
Asia (Korean Operated Satellite)
Satellite : COMS (128.2° E)
Data : HRIT (digital) and LRIT (digital)
Operational : No. Standby
Satellite : GEO-KOMPSAT-2A. (128.2° E)
Data : HRIT (digital) - 1695.4 MHz.
LRIT (digital) - 1692.14 MHz
UHRIT (digital) - 8070 Mhz (DVB-S2)
Operational : Yes.
Asia & Oceania (Japanese Operated Satellites)
Satellite : MTSAT-1R (140° E) (note 4.)
Data : HRIT (digital) - 1687.1 MHz.
LRIT(digital) - 1691 MHz.(Note 5.)
Operational : No.
Satellite : MTSAT-2 (145° E).
Data : HRIT (digital) - 1687.1 MHz
LRIT(digital) - 1691 MHz.
Operational : Yes
Satellite : Himawari 8 (140.7° E).
Data : No direct dissemination.
Satellite downlink only on 18.1 - 18.4 GHz (raw). Data only available via HimawariCast service.
Operational : Yes.
Satellite : Himawari 9 (140.7° E).
Data : No direct dissemination.
Satellite downlink only on 18.1 - 18.4 GHz (raw). Data only available via HimawariCast service.
Operational : No. Standby (expected operational 2022).
Asia & Oceania (Chinese Operated Satellites)
Satellite : Feng Yun 2E (86.5°E).
Data : SVISSR (digital) and LRIT (digital)
Operational : No.
Satellite: Feng Yun 2F (112.5° E).
Data: SVISSR (digital) and LRIT (digital).
Operational: Standby but used for regional scanning.
Satellite: Feng Yun 2G (99.5° E).
Data: SVISSR (digital) and LRIT (digital).
Operational: Yes. (from 16/04/18 09.00 UTC).
Satellite: Feng Yun 2H (79° E)
Data: SVISSR (digital) and LRIT (digital)
Operational: Yes.
Satellite: Feng Yun 4A (99.5° E).
Data: HRIT (digital) and LRIT (digital).
Operational : Yes.
Satellite: Feng Yun 4B.
Data: HRIT (digital) and LRIT (digital).
Operational: No. Just launched.
NOTES.
1. Meteosat 7 stopped its 0° service at 09.00 UTC on 14th June 2006.
2. Insat 3A is a combined data and meteorological satellite.
3. For those interested in EMWIN data, the following sats/frequencies apply.
GOES 15 (128° W) 1692.7 MHz
GOES 16 (75.2° W) 1694.1 MHz
GOES 17 (137.2° W) 1694.1 MHz
For further info. there are many sources but the following is informative:-
4. This satellite is also known as HIMAWARI 6.
5. HiRID and WEFAX were discontinued on 12th March 2008. It was replaced with HRIT/LRIT (after many months of dual dissemination).
6. GOES-12 was decommissioned on 16th August 2013.
LAUNCHES.
MTG-I1 launch is expected towards the end of the year but not yet on Ariane manifest.
SECTION 4: Weather Satellites on 7800 MHz(X-band) – 24th October 2022.
INFORMATION and UPDATES.
None.
Satellite Frequency Service Bandwidth Polarisation
Metop-A 7800 MHz GDS 63000 kHz RHCP
Metop-B 7800 MHz GDS 63000 kHz RHCP
Metop-C 7800 MHz GDS 63000 kHz RHCP
NOAA 20 7812 MHz HRD 32000 kHz RHCP
SNPP 7812 MHz HRD 30000 kHz RHCP
FY-3B 7775 MHz MPT 45000 kHz RHCP off
FY-3C 7780 MHz MPT 45000 kHz LHCP
FY-3D 7820 MHz FRD 100000 kHz RHCP
NOTES.
1. Reports for all sections should be sent to:- Douglas Deans. gm4vzy@googlemail.com
GENERAL
For further weather satellite-related information join GEO, Group for Earth Observation. See :- http://www.geo-web.org.uk/
To download element sets for all satellites visit the following sites: http://www.space-track.org and http://celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/
For further information about Eumetsat's Eumetcast service please see:-
And service notifications are here:- https://uns.eumetsat.int/
Thursday, September 22, 2022
DX Central YouTube channel begins Season 3, on September 23
On Friday, September 23, 2022, at 6:45 PM (CDT) (2345 UTC) DX Central begins its third season on the air. The highly popular YouTube channel, hosted by Loyd Van Horn, from North Shore studios in Mandeville, Louisiana, specializes in AM and FM DX, equipment reviews, airchecks, tips, tricks, and how-to videos.
Loyd is the 2022 International Radio Club of America (IRCA) Ric Heald award winner for his support of the AM radio hobby.
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DX Central Archive editions:
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