Monday, March 19, 2007

New HFDL Frequency Table 31 is current

I got busy for three days and look what happened. ARINC changed its HFDL System Table of frequencies used for its GlobalLink system.

This is done periodically, usually when the season changes. The new System Table is number 31, or 1F in hexadecimal.

The pchfdl.dat file on this column's web site has been updated. Close down PC-HFDL, then find the directory it runs from. Change to the configuration subdirectory, find pcfhdl.dat, and rename it. Copy in the new file, then start the program. The numbers should change to frequencies again.

I have done this procedure on my own computer, and the file works. Thanks to the HFDL Yahoo! group for putting this up.

Meanwhile, here's what's being transmitted in New York's squitters at 2218 UTC. Obviously other times of day are different:

SAN FRANCISCO - CALIFORNIA UTC
8927 KHz 5508 KHz

MOLOKAI - HAWAII UTC
21937 KHz 13276 KHz 11312 KHz

REYKJAVICK - ICELAND UTC
8977 KHz 6712 KHz 5720 KHz

RIVERHEAD - NEW YORK UTC
11387 KHz 6661 KHz

AUCKLAND - NEW ZEALAND UTC
13351 KHz 6535 KHz

HAT YAI - THAILAND UTC
10066 KHz 5655 KHz

SHANNON - IRELAND UTC
8843 KHz 6532 KHz

JOHANNESBURG - SOUTH AFRICA UTC
8834 KHz 4681 KHz

BARROW - ALASKA UTC
11354 KHz 6646 KHz

KRASNOYARSK - RUSSIA UTC
6596 KHz 5622 KHz

AL MUHARRAQ - BAHRAIN UTC
8885 KHz 5544 KHz

AGANA - GUAM UTC
13312 KHz 11306 KHz

CANARIAS - SPAIN UTC
11348 KHz 6529 KHz