Libyian GMMRA Net Active

Granted this isn't the Libyian military, but it is an active network transmitting from Libya right now. More on this at http://www.gmmra.org/en/.

Libyian Great Manmade River Authority (GMMRA) HF ALE Network.

4200.0 HQ3
5037.0 HQ3 GHADAMES
5047.0 OBARI MOBILE7
5300.0 HQ3
5368.0 HQ4 OBARI
5768.0 OBARI
6884.0 HQ3 GHADAMES
7000.0 HQ3
8161.0 GHAT MOBILE7
8200.0 HQ1 MOBILE8 MOBILE11 MOBILE16 MOBILE20 MOBILE25
8800.0 HQ3 GHADAMES
9218.0 GHAT HQ4 MOBILE4 OBARI
9250.0 GHAT MOBILE7
9375.0 MOBILE8 MOBILE16
10125.0 HQ1 MOBILE8 MOBILE13 MOBILE16 MOBILE20 MOBILE25
10375.0 HQ3 GHADAMES
10404.0 HQ1 MOBILE13 TUBRUK
11100.0 ALQATRUN & HQ4

Other previously reported frequencies: 3000.0 3900.0 4050.0 6800.0 7805.0 7900.0 10215.0 10250.0

According to Leif Dehio on UDXF:

"HQ1"-"HQ4" are all located in Tripoli. The network is simply divided into 4 different zones/subnets. Depending on the subnet, the stations communicate with either "HQ1", "HQ2", "HQ3" or "HQ4". GMMRA Benghazi uses the call "BENGHAZI" and communicates with "HQ1"."

Milcom Blog Logs - 29-30 Dec 2010 Brasstown NC

LaMoure, ND -- Ed Krell operates FEMA's Incident Response Vehicle (IRV) set up at the base of Lake LaMoure sillway to provide live streaming video to local and state emergency operations center for planning and documentation purposes. Photo: Michael Rieger/FEMA.

Ran PC-ALE on the various known FEMA net frequencies. Found a new 15 MHz FNARS net ALE freq, and a new FEMA sponsored HF ALE net that I have discovered, usage yet to be determined (see the HIJ listings). My good friend and colleague Hugh Stegman on twitter (Twitter feed at UtilityWorld)posted up a couple of additional freqs yesterday. My best guess is that HIJ may be WGY 912 at Mt Weather in Virginia.

This new FEMA sponsored net uses the following frequencies:
4610.0 4979.0 5837.0 7870.0 10424.0 11448.0 12109.0 13437.0 16011.0 18475.0 20361.0 23390.0 kHz. More monitoring research is needed to determine the usage of this net.

Here are the ALE addresses and frequencies spotted up until 0530 EST (1030 UTC) this morning. Conditions yesterday were the pits thanks to the prop gods.

12/29-30/2010 Intercepts

3341.0 FC4FEM FC6FEM FC8 FC8FEM FR2FEM FR4FEM FR5FEM
4603.0 FC4FEM FC6FEM FC8FEM FC0FEM FR3FEM FR5FEM FR7FEM
4610.0 HIJ
4780.0 FC6FEM002 FC8 FC0FEM002
4979.0 HIJ
5135.0 MA1NC NA1SH SEMO01 SEMO05 SEMOHQ
5192.0 MA1NC NA1SH
5402.0 FC6FEM FC8 FC0FEM008 FR7FEM
5820.0 FC8
5821.0 FC8 FC0FEM008
5837.0 FC8 HIJ
6809.0 FC8
7348.0 FC4FEM FC6FEM FC8 FR2FEM FR3FEM FR4FEM FR5FEM
7360.0 SAOPS (US Military?)
7428.0 FC1FEM002 FC6FEM002
7477.0 SEMOHQ SEMO03 SEMO05
7805.0 MA1NC NA1SH 2104CTSCSP
7870.0 HIJ
7935.0 CM4 MNA (Algerian Military)
8050.0 CLS (Fort Campbell KY) FC8
8160.0 CLS (Fort Campbell KY) FC8
9462.0 FC4FEM FC6FEM FC8 FC8FEM FC0FEM008 FR3FEM
10194.0 FC4FEM FC8 FR2FEM FR3FEM FR5FEM
10588.0 FC4FEM FC8 FC8FEM FC0FEM FR2FEM FR3FEM FR5FEM FR7FEM
10899.0 FC4 FC1FEM002 FC6FEM002 FC0FEM002
11108.0 FC0FEM008
12129.0 FC1FEM002 FC6FEM002 FC0FEM002 C4M F2H (Unknown DoD Tri-Graphs)
12164.0 C4M (Unknown DoD Tri-Graph)
13446.0 FC6FEM FC8 FR7FEM
13894.0 FC1FEM002
14450.0 FC6FEM FR7FEM
14776.0 FC6FEM FC8 FC8FEM
14885.0 FC6FEM
15708.0 FC6FEM
15840.0 FC6FEM002 FC8

New National CAP Command Net Freq Found

Jon in Florida discovered last weekend a new CAP National Command ALE Net frequency:- 29.894 MHz. The frequency was also confirmed by Monitoring Times magazine Utility World columnist Hugh Stegman out in California.

The nationwide set of CAP ALE freqs for the "National CAP Command Net" are as follows:

2011.0 3204.0 4477.0 4585.0 5006.0 5447.0 6773.0 6806.0 7602.0 7665.0 8012.0 9047.0 10162.0 11402.0 12081.0 13415.0 14357.0 15602.0 17412.0 19814.0 29894.0 kHz (all USB/ALE)

Here is some background information I have on the current state of the CAP HF network(s). Any additional information on frequencies is sincerely appreciate and you can contact me offlist via the email address published in the header of my blogs" http://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/ or http://monitor-post.blogspot.com/.

The National Command Net operates in the Automatic Link Establishment (ALE) mode. It is composed of stations specifically approved by the NTC using equipment provided for this purpose. Most of these stations are “message center” stations which relay message traffic between the national and region levels of the CAP net structure.

The National Command level of the HF-ALE system, the "top level" of the CAP radio system, uses Automatic Link Establishment (ALE) radios to which a "suite" of frequencies is assigned, each with different radio propagation characteristics, and the radios automatically monitor which frequency is best to communicate with each other station in the net. Each region operates two ALE radios, serving as "message center" stations (see below), plus additional radios for Puerto Rico, Hawaii and Alaska. The ALE stations at the National Technology Center (NTC) and the National Operations Center (NOC) serve as the net control stations for the National Command level of the HF-ALE system. There are no scheduled formal National Command net meetings. Rather, ALE station operators are expected to attend their radios regularly and be ready for messages, as they may be received.

The mission of the National Command level of the HF-ALE system is to provide a survivable, commercial infrastructure-independent command and control communication (C3) link among regions and between regions and higher headquarters.

The specific functions of National Command level stations are:

• Provide a strategic communications tier of the communications network available for adaptive communications during high-level missions.

• Provide decentralized contact points to relay traffic between incident command posts and the NOC or other national CAP office.

• Conduct and report regular confidence checks, in accordance with the current CAP Communications Alert Level, and no less than once per week.

• Be available, as needed, for training.

Pending activation of region ALE frequency suites (see below) the following guidance applies to all stations operating on the National Command frequency suite (ALE Net #1):

1. Other than the two region stations and nationally designated stations, any CAP station may monitor the ALE suite, but should not sound in routine operations.

2. Pending release of region ALE channels, wings may use the national ALE suite (ALE NET #1) for actual missions and specific training events with the understanding that this use and active sounding will be for relatively limited periods of time. For ALE use during a training exercise, place a request several days in advance, but for actual missions, coordinate with the NOC.

3. Only NTIA compliant equipment with Joint Interoperability Test Center (JITC) certification may transmit on National and Region ALE suites of frequencies.

4. The NTC and National Headquarters determines and standardizes all ALE parameter settings, such as sounding interval.

To Jon and Hugh, nice job. Now if we can find the missing freqs I belive are there around 18 MHz and from 20 to 28 MHz.

055 Mystery Net - Do You Know Who They Are?

The radio community could use a bit of help. We have observed an extensive frequency ALE (Automatic Link Establishment) network in the HF spectrum that has not been IDed. The main station that sounds on this net is "055" and I call this the 055 Net. So if you recognize who the user is of this network, would appreciate a note at our address in the masthead. Anonymous responses are ok also.

Frequencies (kHz):
5395.0 5782.0 8972.0 9070.0 9075.0 9080.0 10618.0 10627.0 10635.0 10640.0 11475.0 12297.0 12626.0 13348.0 13378.0 13442.0 14422.0 14535.0 14665.0 14731.0 14913.0 16528.0 17198.0 18021.5 18194.0 18212.0 18336.0 18480.0 18834.0 18836.0 19043.0 19309.0 19554.0 20107.0 20438.0 20759.0 22227.0 22571.0 22769.0 23428.0 25571.0

If you have any insight on this bunch, I really would like to hear from you. 73 from the mountains de Larry.

Unidentified Arab HF Voice/ALE Numbers Nets

One of the more interesting utility shortwave nets uncovered in 2007 has turned out to be quite a mystery. Documented by the information below, if you know anything about this net, I would like to hear from you. I would like to thank Sam in Europe and Thomas M. Rosnet, DL8AAM, for sharing their research below with the Btown Monitoring Post Blog audience. You guys are super.



Unidentified Arab Voice Nets
Tag: A1

Frequencies (USB) : 4600 4750 4900.5 5258 5540 5575 5667.7 5817 6789 6881.5 6902.5 8600 10390 10596.4 22580(H)

ALE ID’s: 1030 1050 1052 1101 1108 111 1410 1474 15xx 1643 1644 1660 1704 1706 1717 1912 1914 1918 1919 1966 3002 (H) 3023 3311 3316 3355 3600 3610 4020 4024 4400 4411 4920 4922 5000 5111 5112 5113 5201 6612 7004 7010 7310 8205 8304 8762 50403 73111 77004

Layout: Net Header:
Net relationship:
ID’s in group:

10xx
1030>1643
1050>1101
1050>3023
1050>8205
1050>50403
1030 1050 1052

1101
1101>1717
1101>1919
1101>1966
1108>6612
1101 1108

1111
1111 not monitored

1410
1410 > 4024
1410 > 73111
1410

1461 6881.5#
1494 5575 6881.5 6902.5

1474
1474>1912
1474>4400
1474

15xx (see attached 15xx Id list)
1552>4066
1554>4066
1557>1052

16xx
1660>8672
1643 1660

17xx
1706>1101
1706>1108
1706>5201
1704 1706 1717

19xx
1912>1108
1912>4411
1919>1030
1919>1050
1919>1101
1919>1474
1919>33xx
1919>4400
1912 1914 1918 1919 1966

30xx 34xx 36xx
3610>4020
3023 3311 3316 3355 3401 3600 3610

33xx
3311 3316 3355 not monitored

40xx
4020>1050
4020>36xx
4020>3401
4024>1101
4024>1919
4066>1912
4020 4024 4066

44xx
4400>1912
4400 4411

49xx
4920>1111
4922>4024
4920 4922

5000
5000>1912
5000

51xx
5111>1050
5111>7004
5111 5112 5113

5201
5201>1706
5201

6612
6612 not monitored

70xx
7010>1101
7004 7010

7310
7310>1912

8xxx
8205 (8672 not monitored)

73111
73111

77004
77004 > 1912

77004
77440 5575 6789 6902.5#
77443 6881.5 6902.5#
77449 5667.7#
77451 6789 6881.5 6902.5#

50403
50403

At this time the bolded Id’s are only possible members of the group, no confirmation as yet has been monitored.

Unidentified HF ALE Numbers Net - 1K5

Here is another unidentified HF ALE network profiled by my good friend Sam in Europe. As always, if you have anything to add, please pass it along using the email address in the masthead.

Network: 1K5 [15xx]

Frequencies (USB) : 4900.5 5002 5575 5600 5667.7 5817 6789 6881.5 6902.5 8600 10596.4

ALE ID’s:
1500 1506 1508
1511 1512 1513
1529
1530
1542 1543 1548
1550 1552 1554 1556 1557
1561
1574 1575 1577
1580 1581 1588 1589
1590 1592 1595 1597

Channel Activity
1500 6902.5#
1506 6789#
1508 6789#
1511 5575 and 6881.5#
1512 5667.7#
1513 5575#
1529 see history note
1530 see history note
1542 clg 1556 5575
1542 clg 1543 6881.5
1542 clg 1556 6881.5
1542 clg 1580 6881.5
1542 clg 1543 6902.5
1542 clg 1552 6902.5
1542 clg 1556 6902.5
1542 clg 1580 6902.5
1543 Not monitored
1548 5667.7 6789#
1548 clg 1542 6902.5
1550 6881.5#
1552 clg 4066 6902.5
1554 clg 4066 6902.5
1556 clg 1542 6881.5
1557 6881.5#
1561 5575 5667.7 and 6881.5#
1574 Not monitored
1577 5002 6789#
1580 see history note
1581 clg 1590 4900.5
1581 clg 1590 5575
1581 clg 1574 5575
1581 clg 1590 6789
1581 clg 1592 6881.5
1581 clg 1595 6902.5
1588 5817#
1589 see history note
1590 Not monitored
1592 clg 1575 6902.5
1595 not monitored
1597 5575 5667.7 and 6902.5#

Note: # following the channel indicates sounding only.

Historic Note:
1529 8600# (16/10/06)
1530 10596.4# (13/10/06)
1558 clg 1556 10596.4 (20/09/06)
1580 5600# (10/04/06)
1589 8600# (08/04/06)