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.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Stormy West Pacific November28

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This interesting surface chart was sent by KVM 70, Hawaii, this morning on 16135.0 kHz USB (dial frequency 16133.1), at 1815 UTC: Note the ...
Thursday, November 26, 2009

HLL Korean Typhoon Warning Chart

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This fuzzy chart was received late last night in SoCal, around 0800 UTC, on 9165 kHz USB (assigned channel center). It shows the plotted an...
Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Interesting Maritime CW Activity Coming Up Saturday

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From Richard Dillman: World War II destroyer USS Cassin Young (DD-793)/NTTH will be on the air again this Saturday, as will WWII Victory sh...

STS-129 To Land Friday

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From NASA: CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member crew are expected to return to Earth on Friday, Nov. 27, after...
Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Japanese FAX Warning Map

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Part of a Kyodo News transmission received here in SoCal at 0430 UTC on 25 November 09. Frequency was the usual 16971.0 kHz USB (dial readi...

More New Cherry Ripe Frequencies

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Eddy Waters in Australia has reported that the 0700 UTC broadcast of the UK MI6's Cherry Ripe numbers station (E03a) has new frequencies...

Cherry Ripe Frequency Change

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According to Eddy Waters in Australia, the British MI6 numbers station called Cherry Ripe (E03a) has changed the frequency of its broadcast ...
Friday, November 20, 2009

STS-129 Upgrades ISS Ham Capability

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Tomorrow's EVA includes the installation of new ham radio antennas to the International Space Station, and a general upgrade to the Amat...
Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Chilean Navy Forecast Chart, Nov. 17

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Chart received here in 120/576 FAX from Playa Ancha (Valparaiso) Radio, Chile. Note the large area covered by the Chilean weather office. ...

NASA STS-129 Booster Recovery Ops on 9132 kHz

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Listener "MDMonitor" passes along the following. May be useful next time. 9132.0 BRD (NASA Booster Recovery control): 1936 USB w/...
Monday, November 16, 2009

STS-129 Count Is On Time

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Astronauts are in the vehicle, and count is proceeding for a launch at 2:28 PM Eastern Standard Time (1928 UTC). This is a space station re...
Sunday, November 15, 2009

Latest Honolulu Weather Fax Schedule

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This is the 2009 schedule as broadcast by the station. It is more up to date than most of the ones on the Internet: HONOLULU, HAWAII, U.S.A...
Friday, November 13, 2009

CFH Fax Image of Nor'Ida, 11/12

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This fax sent by CFH, Canadian Forces METOC Centre, Halifax, NS is a 24-hour prognostic chart showing Nor'Ida taking shape in the Mid-At...

STS-129 Pre-Launch & Countdown for Monday 11/16

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Nov. 4, 2009 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-35...
Tuesday, November 10, 2009

8658.0 Japanese Fishery FAX

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Someone is sending FAX fishery information from Japan out to fleets operating in the East Pacific. The frequencies are the ones listed in ol...
Monday, November 09, 2009

Air Recon Taskings for 11/10

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000 NOUS42 KNHC 091430 WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL. 0930 AM EST MON 09 NOVEMBER 2009 SUBJECT...

T.S. Ida Advisory #23

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000 WTNT31 KNHC 091443 TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM IDA ADVISORY NUMBER 23 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL112009 900 AM C...
Sunday, November 08, 2009

Air Recon Taskings for 11/9-10

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000 NOUS42 KNHC 081500 WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL. 1000 AM EST SUN 08 NOVEMBER 2009 SUBJECT...

Hurricane Ida Advisory #20

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000 WTNT31 KNHC 082048 TCPAT1 BULLETIN HURRICANE IDA ADVISORY NUMBER 20 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL112009 300 PM CST SU...
Saturday, November 07, 2009

Air Recon Taskings for 11/7-9

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000 NOUS42 KNHC 061545 WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL. 1045 AM EST THU 06 NOVEMBER 2009 SUBJECT...
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