Utility Planet

Utility Planet is the official blog for the column of the same name in The Spectrum Monitor. It replaces Utility World in the discontinued Monitoring Times magazine. Utilities are all VLF/LF/MF/HF (and sometimes low-band VHF) radio communications except broadcasting, CB, and non-emergency amateur. If you understood the last sentence, you know enough to read this blog.

Friday, August 28, 2009

ITU Monitoring Database Extract #7 (4500-4800)

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4504.00 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285 4505.00 Fishermen J3E 4505.50 DHJ67 G.A.F. German J3E MIL 4511.50 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285 4511.50 Mi...

STS-128 Is On Orbit

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3rd time is the charm. The BRV's should be heading in with the spent solid boosters any time now.

STS-128 WX Still Go

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20 minutes left in the built in T-9 hold, still on schedule for a launch at 0359 UTC.

STS-128 On Schedule

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The crew has entered the vehicle. Launch time remains 11:59 PM EDT (0359 UTC). Weather is, to quote NASA, "Trending in the wrong direc...

Air Recon Taskings for 8/29

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000 NOUS42 KNHC 281415 WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS CARCAH, NTIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL. 1015 AM EDT FRI 28 AUGUST 2009 SUBJECT: T...

STS-128 On Schedule

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Tanking is going smoothly for tonight's launch of Discovery. Despite a rather threatening sky, the prediction is that weather will allow...
Thursday, August 27, 2009

Air Recon Taskings for 8/27-28

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000 NOUS42 KNHC 261745 WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS CARCAH, NTIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL. 0145 PM EDT WED 26 AUGUST 2009 SUBJECT: T...

STS-128 Launch Set for 8/28, 0359 UTC

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NASA is still trying to figure out what happened with the valve during tanking. The new launch target is just before midnight Friday.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009

STS-128 Scrubs Again

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NASA has scrubbed today's STS-128 launch for a bad valve found during tanking. No new launch target has been set, pending review of the...

STS-128 Is Go for Tanking

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Mission Management Team has decided to try, try again. Today's weather has a 70% chance of allowing launch at 1:10 AM EDT on Wednesday (...

ITU Monitoring Database Extract #6 (4300-4500)

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4304.20 Mil G7D STANAG 4285 in bursts 4306.00 ? J7D 120 Bd MS5 4307.80 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285 4312.00 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285 4312....
Monday, August 24, 2009

STS-128 Scrubs

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BRD just announced on 6751 USB that tonight's launch has scrubbed due to persistent bad weather. Next opportunity is 0110 EDT (0510 UTC...

KSC Weather Now No-Go

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Someone wasn't crossing their fingers. A storm cell has popped up right over Cape Canaveral, putting KSC on lightning alert and creatin...

Weather Now Green for STS-128 Launch

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At approximately 0249 UTC, the dissipation of the thunder clouds made it possible for the meteorology office to clear all weather constraint...

STS-128 Keeps On Truckin'

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Count remains on schedule. Both Booster Recovery Vessels, Freedom Star and Liberty Star, are now doing periodic checks with Cape Radio on 67...

STS-128 Still On Schedule

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The crew just left the building and boarded the shiny Airstream motor home ("Astrovan") for the trip to the pad. Lightning is go ...

STS-128 Begins Tanking

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Weather has permitted the fast filling of Discovery's huge external tank. Launch count remains on schedule. Check the usual frequencies ...

STS-128 Count Continues

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Discovery remains on schedule for a launch tonight . It's an ISS mission, so there is the usual short launch window, with a target time...
Sunday, August 23, 2009

ITU Monitoring Database Extract #5 (4000-4300)

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4000.00 Fishermen J3E French Language 4001.80 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285 4005.00 Mil F1B 50 Bd 4005.04 ? A1A CW 4008.00 Fishermen J3E 4012....
Friday, August 21, 2009

Air Recon Taskings for Saturday 8/22

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000 NOUS42 KNHC 211430 WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL. 1030 AM EDT FRI 21 AUGUST 2009 SUBJECT: ...
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