Friday, December 30, 2011

KSM and K6KPH Will Operate New Year's Eve

MRHS stations KSM and K6KPH will be on the air for extended hours on New Year's Eve.

All KSM HF frequencies will be active.  We will also make a particular point of keeping 426kc active to give MF monitors a chance to copy us during night time winter hours.  Announcements will be made on 500kc, then the MF transmitter will be switched to 426kc for the transmission.  See:

http://www.radiomarine.org/gallery/show?keyword=ksmstation&panel=pab1_2#pab1_2

for particulars of KSM.

K6KPH will be an active participant in Straight Key Night as we have in the past.  Multiple operators, including guest operators, will man the operating positions.  If you'd like to join us please let me know.  There's still space available.  See:

http://www.radiomarine.org/gallery/show?keyword=skn2012&panel=pab1_5#pab1_5

and 

http://www.radiomarine.org/gallery/show?keyword=K6KPH&panel=pab1_3#pab1_3

for information about K6KPH and Straight Key Night.

QSLs and reception reports should be sent to:

MRHS
PO Box 392 
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956
USA 

VY 73 and GL for the New Year,

RD

=================================
Richard Dillman, WPE2VT
Chief Operator, Coast Station KSM
Maritime Radio Historical Society
http://www.radiomarine.org
=================================

Friday, December 23, 2011

1980s FCC 33.7 MHz NE US Fire Department Call Signs - Pt. 1

Once every decade or so, global skip causes interest in identifying stations heard on the still-active low-band VHF fire department frequencies in the US.  This can be a real research job, especially if licenses have expired.

Here's the first part of a really old list recently unearthed here.  It's guaranteed that at least a few of these are still on-air.  FC = Fire Company; FD = Fire Department; VFD = Volunteer Fire Department; VFC = Volunteer Fire Company; and Twp = Township.


KAV 493    PA    E. Taylor Twp
KBD 688    PA    Hempfield Twp VFD
KDU 489    PA    Goodwill FC, Bally
KEM 672    PA    Salford Twp/ Tylersport VFD
KFB 837    PA    Holiday Park VFD
KFF 225    PA    Amity VFC
KFF 335    PA    Carrolltown Fire Engine Co.
KFF 355    PA    Carrolltown Fire Engine Co.
KGB 857    PA    Harmonville FC
KGC 369    PA    Wissahickon
KGC 390    PA    Latrobe Borough VFD
KGC 902    PA    Conshocken FC
KGC 921    PA    New Haven Hose Co.
KGC 999    PA    Royersford Humane Fire Co.
KGD 760    PA    Washington FC
KGD 945    PA    Portage VFD
KGE 254    PA    Central City FC
KGE 403    PA    Young Men's VFD, Blairsville
KGE 467    PA    Ashville VFC
KGE 788    PA    Hiller VFD
KGE 880    PA    Derry Twp VFD
KGF 261    PA    New Haven Hose Co.
KGF 297    PA    Allison VFD
KGF 371    PA    Belle Vernon VFC
KGF 387    PA    Adah
KGF 400    PA    Brownsville
KGG 324    PA    Collegeville FC
KGG 408    PA    Conemaugh
KGG 856    PA    Hope FC, Barnesboro
KGG 863    PA    New Alexandria VFD
KGH 879    PA    Oklahoma Boro VFD
KGL 586    PA    Bullskin Twp VFC
KGL 587    PA    Commodore FD
KGW 744    PA    Rostraver Central VFD
KIJ 450    TN    Brentwood FD
KIU 257    PA    Acosta VFD
KKF 350    DE    Marydel VFD
KNAJ 316    PA    Adamsburg VFA
KNBF308    PA    Charleroi VFD
KNBW 243    PA    Aultman VFA
KNFL 978    PA    Coral Graceton VFC
KNFP 341    PA    Armagh VFD
KNFW 527    PA    Arnold VFC
KNFW 528    PA    Black Lick VFC
KQD 861    OH    Hillsboro
KQE 627    OH    Butler Twp
KQE 686    OH    Jefferson Twp
KQU 341    PA    Washington Twp VFD
KRP 753    PA    Jackson Twp. VFD
KSI 984    PA    Confluence CFD
KTA 870    PA    Cassandra VFD
KTX 540    PA    Crabtree VFC
KUM 632    PA    Rostraver Twp VFC
KVJ 848    PA    St. Michael VFD
KXA 206    PA    Boliver VFD
KZK 287    PA    Cherry Tree VFC
KZT 358    PA    Summerhill Twp VFC
WSZ 504    PA    Clyde VFC
WZX 412    PA    Indiana County FD

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Why Sorcerer Won't Be On My Next Computer

You might have heard of a multimode decoder program for Windows that's been making the rounds of the utility scene lately.  It's called sorcerer, and it's apparently a crack of a larger commercial package once offered by a company that at the time was widely known in COMINT circles.

Everything about this program is scary.  Most of the sites it's available on seem to offer the same referrers to a couple of Internet bad neighborhoods.  I can't find any evidence that these sites or their referral pages plant malware on your computer, but neither do they screen their downloads.  It's definitely enter at your own risk time.

Upon download, most anti-viruses will detect sorcerer's zip archive as a Trojan dropper and unceremoniously delete its contents.  Not just Norton, which is notorious for false positives and heavy-handedness, but most other AV programs as well.  Again, after writing an exception for my AV to allow examination of the zipfile, I can find no files in the archive or its unzipped directory that look like Trojan droppers.

Sorcerer is basically one opaque executable.  Upon running, it does nothing scary.  The interface is pretty minimal, compared to what was available in the original package. You get a clickable FFT amplitude plot (no spectrum waterfall) and a list of decoders for a large number of modes.  A couple of parsers are available, but well short of the "hundreds" advertised for the commercial package.  Obviously, some modules are missing.

Some of the decoders work rather well.  Others don't seem to work at all.  A couple are for modes that usually aren't available except in packages costing thousands of US dollars.  These modes work, but I have found that there's not much here in California really worth copying with them.

Other decoders have issues.  Either fax or HFDL consistently launches a rogue process that grabs 99% of CPU and has to be killed from the task window.  I can't remember which one it is, and I have no desire to once again replicate the problem to find out. 

At some later point following this discovery, after closing sorcerer, something corrupted my recycle bin. Web logs showed no visits to malware sites, and in fact I was browsing through Symantec for information on sorcerer at the time.   A coded directory appeared in the bin matching one documented online as a malware hiding place.

The recycle bin is a popular place to conceal this sort of thing, since its file tree is hidden and hard to manipulate even when you find it.  One must always view recycle bin corruption with suspicion.  I got Windows to rebuild it, the unauthorized directory vanished, and all was OK again - for a time.

Fairly soon after, my computer began randomly locking up.  It's getting kind of old, and there's about a 99.9% chance that the issue is caused by memory or other mainboard hardware approaching end of life.  However, there remains, in my estimation, about a 0.1% chance that the appearance of the problem was not just coincidental to sorcerer's appearance on my machine.

I've ordered a new computer, but sorcerer will never be on it.  It's not worth the worry.

Sunday, December 18, 2011

White House Statement on Apparent Death of Kim Jong Il

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 18, 2011

Statement by the Press Secretary on reports of the death of Kim Jong Il

We are closely monitoring reports that Kim Jong Il is dead. The President has been notified, and we are in close touch with our allies in South Korea and Japan. We remain committed to stability on the Korean peninsula, and to the freedom and security of our allies.

###

Kim Jung Il Dead - Voice Of Korea Frequencies

This comes from PCJ Media, which distributes the new Happy Station Show:


At 0300UTC December 19th reports started coming out of North Korea that Kim Jung Il died. This gives us an opportunity to hear some more than strange radio from the DPRK. Below is the full Voice Of Korea B11 English schedule.

0100 GMT (10am local) to North East Asia on 7220kHz, 9345kHz and 9730kHz
0100 GMT (10am local) to Central and South America on 11735kHz and 15180kHz
0200 GMT (11am local) to Southeast Asia on 13650kHz and 15100kHz
0300 GMT (12pm local) to North East Asia on 7220kHz, 9345kHz and 9730kHz
1000 GMT (7pm local) to Central and South America on 11710kHz and 15180kHz
1000 GMT (7pm local) to Southeast Asia on 11735kHz and 13650kHz
1300 GMT (10pm local) to Europe on 13760kHz and 15245kHz
1300 GMT (10pm local) to North America on 9335kHz and 11710kHz
1500 GMT (12am local) to Europe on 13760kHz and 15245kHz
1500 GMT (12am local) to North America on 9335kHz and 11710kHz
1600 GMT (1am local) to Near and Middle East, North Africa on 9990kHz and 11545kHz
1800 GMT (3am local) to Europe on 13760kHz and 15245kHz
1900 GMT (4am local) to Southern Africa on 7210kHz and 11910 kHz
1900 GMT (4am local) to Near and Middle East, North Africa on 9975kHz and 11535kHz
2100 GMT (6am local) to Europe on 13760kHz and 15245kHz

Tuesday, November 08, 2011

HFDL System Table #48/ 30 Frequencies

Version 48

Ground Station ID 1
SAN FRANCISCO - CALIFORNIA
UTC UNLOCKED
Longitude 121 45 34  W  Latitude 38 22 48  N
Squitter Version 0
Number of frequencies 8
Frequency 21934000 Hz Master Frame Slot 4
Frequency 17919000 Hz Master Frame Slot 12
Frequency 13276000 Hz Master Frame Slot 8
Frequency 11327000 Hz Master Frame Slot 4
Frequency 10081000 Hz Master Frame Slot 4
Frequency 8927000 Hz Master Frame Slot 12
Frequency 6559000 Hz Master Frame Slot 8
Frequency 5508000 Hz Master Frame Slot 4

Ground Station ID 2
MOLOKAI - HAWAII
UTC UNLOCKED
Longitude 157 10 46  W  Latitude 21 10 47  N
Squitter Version 0
Number of frequencies 12
Frequency 21937000 Hz Master Frame Slot 0
Frequency 17919000 Hz Master Frame Slot 7
Frequency 13324000 Hz Master Frame Slot 3
Frequency 13312000 Hz Master Frame Slot 3
Frequency 13276000 Hz Master Frame Slot 3
Frequency 11348000 Hz Master Frame Slot 11
Frequency 11312000 Hz Master Frame Slot 11
Frequency 10027000 Hz Master Frame Slot 11
Frequency 8936000 Hz Master Frame Slot 0
Frequency 8912000 Hz Master Frame Slot 0
Frequency 6565000 Hz Master Frame Slot 7
Frequency 5514000 Hz Master Frame Slot 7

Ground Station ID 3
REYKJAVIK - ICELAND
UTC UNLOCKED
Longitude 21 50 59  W  Latitude 64 4 47  N
Squitter Version 0
Number of frequencies 7
Frequency 17985000 Hz Master Frame Slot 11
Frequency 15025000 Hz Master Frame Slot 7
Frequency 11184000 Hz Master Frame Slot 3
Frequency 8977000 Hz Master Frame Slot 0
Frequency 6712000 Hz Master Frame Slot 11
Frequency 5720000 Hz Master Frame Slot 7
Frequency 3900000 Hz Master Frame Slot 3

Ground Station ID 4
RIVERHEAD - NEW YORK
UTC UNLOCKED
Longitude 72 38 22  W  Latitude 40 52 47  N
Squitter Version 0
Number of frequencies 7
Frequency 21931000 Hz Master Frame Slot 1
Frequency 17919000 Hz Master Frame Slot 9
Frequency 13276000 Hz Master Frame Slot 5
Frequency 11387000 Hz Master Frame Slot 1
Frequency 8912000 Hz Master Frame Slot 9
Frequency 6661000 Hz Master Frame Slot 5
Frequency 5652000 Hz Master Frame Slot 1

Ground Station ID 5
AUCKLAND - NEW ZEALAND
UTC UNLOCKED
Longitude 174 48 35  E  Latitude 37 1 10  S
Squitter Version 0
Number of frequencies 6
Frequency 17916000 Hz Master Frame Slot 12
Frequency 13351000 Hz Master Frame Slot 8
Frequency 10084000 Hz Master Frame Slot 4
Frequency 8921000 Hz Master Frame Slot 12
Frequency 6535000 Hz Master Frame Slot 8
Frequency 5583000 Hz Master Frame Slot 4

Ground Station ID 6
HAT YAI - THAILAND
UTC UNLOCKED
Longitude 100 23 24  E  Latitude 6 56 23  N
Squitter Version 0
Number of frequencies 7
Frequency 21949000 Hz Master Frame Slot 10
Frequency 17928000 Hz Master Frame Slot 6
Frequency 13270000 Hz Master Frame Slot 2
Frequency 10066000 Hz Master Frame Slot 10
Frequency 8825000 Hz Master Frame Slot 6
Frequency 6535000 Hz Master Frame Slot 2
Frequency 5655000 Hz Master Frame Slot 10

Ground Station ID 7
SHANNON - IRELAND
UTC UNLOCKED
Longitude 8 55 46  W  Latitude 52 43 48  N
Squitter Version 0
Number of frequencies 8
Frequency 11384000 Hz Master Frame Slot 2
Frequency 10081000 Hz Master Frame Slot 2
Frequency 8942000 Hz Master Frame Slot 6
Frequency 8843000 Hz Master Frame Slot 6
Frequency 6532000 Hz Master Frame Slot 10
Frequency 5547000 Hz Master Frame Slot 2
Frequency 3455000 Hz Master Frame Slot 6
Frequency 2998000 Hz Master Frame Slot 6

Ground Station ID 8
JOHANNESBURG - SOUTH AFRICA
UTC UNLOCKED
Longitude 28 12 35  E  Latitude 26 7 46  S
Squitter Version 0
Number of frequencies 5
Frequency 21949000 Hz Master Frame Slot 10
Frequency 13321000 Hz Master Frame Slot 2
Frequency 8834000 Hz Master Frame Slot 6
Frequency 4681000 Hz Master Frame Slot 10
Frequency 3016000 Hz Master Frame Slot 6

Ground Station ID 9
BARROW - ALASKA
UTC UNLOCKED
Longitude 156 46 46  W  Latitude 71 18 0  N
Squitter Version 0
Number of frequencies 19
Frequency 21937000 Hz Master Frame Slot 10
Frequency 21928000 Hz Master Frame Slot 10
Frequency 17934000 Hz Master Frame Slot 6
Frequency 17919000 Hz Master Frame Slot 6
Frequency 11354000 Hz Master Frame Slot 2
Frequency 10093000 Hz Master Frame Slot 2
Frequency 10027000 Hz Master Frame Slot 2
Frequency 8936000 Hz Master Frame Slot 10
Frequency 8927000 Hz Master Frame Slot 10
Frequency 6646000 Hz Master Frame Slot 6
Frequency 5544000 Hz Master Frame Slot 2
Frequency 5538000 Hz Master Frame Slot 2
Frequency 5529000 Hz Master Frame Slot 2
Frequency 4687000 Hz Master Frame Slot 2
Frequency 4654000 Hz Master Frame Slot 2
Frequency 3497000 Hz Master Frame Slot 10
Frequency 3007000 Hz Master Frame Slot 10
Frequency 2992000 Hz Master Frame Slot 10
Frequency 2944000 Hz Master Frame Slot 10

Ground Station ID 11
PANAMA - PANAMA
UTC UNLOCKED
Longitude 79 32 59  W  Latitude 8 58 12  N
Squitter Version 0
Number of frequencies 6
Frequency 17901000 Hz Master Frame Slot 6
Frequency 13264000 Hz Master Frame Slot 2
Frequency 10063000 Hz Master Frame Slot 10
Frequency 8894000 Hz Master Frame Slot 6
Frequency 6589000 Hz Master Frame Slot 2
Frequency 5589000 Hz Master Frame Slot 10

Ground Station ID 14
KRASNOYARSK - RUSSIA
UTC UNLOCKED
Longitude 92 18 0  E  Latitude 56 6 0  N
Squitter Version 0
Number of frequencies 7
Frequency 21990000 Hz Master Frame Slot 4
Frequency 17912000 Hz Master Frame Slot 12
Frequency 13321000 Hz Master Frame Slot 8
Frequency 10087000 Hz Master Frame Slot 4
Frequency 8886000 Hz Master Frame Slot 12
Frequency 6596000 Hz Master Frame Slot 8
Frequency 5622000 Hz Master Frame Slot 4

Ground Station ID 13
SANTA CRUZ - BOLIVIA
UTC UNLOCKED
Longitude 63 7 46  W  Latitude 17 40 11  S
Squitter Version 0
Number of frequencies 7
Frequency 21997000 Hz Master Frame Slot 3
Frequency 17916000 Hz Master Frame Slot 11
Frequency 13315000 Hz Master Frame Slot 7
Frequency 11318000 Hz Master Frame Slot 3
Frequency 8957000 Hz Master Frame Slot 11
Frequency 6628000 Hz Master Frame Slot 7
Frequency 4660000 Hz Master Frame Slot 3

Ground Station ID 16
AGANA - GUAM
UTC UNLOCKED
Longitude 144 48 0  E  Latitude 13 28 11  N
Squitter Version 0
Number of frequencies 7
Frequency 21928000 Hz Master Frame Slot 1
Frequency 17919000 Hz Master Frame Slot 9
Frequency 13312000 Hz Master Frame Slot 5
Frequency 11306000 Hz Master Frame Slot 1
Frequency 8927000 Hz Master Frame Slot 5
Frequency 6652000 Hz Master Frame Slot 1
Frequency 5451000 Hz Master Frame Slot 9

Ground Station ID 15
AL MUHARRAQ - BAHRAIN
UTC UNLOCKED
Longitude 50 39 0  E  Latitude 26 16 12  N
Squitter Version 0
Number of frequencies 6
Frequency 21982000 Hz Master Frame Slot 1
Frequency 17967000 Hz Master Frame Slot 9
Frequency 13354000 Hz Master Frame Slot 5
Frequency 10075000 Hz Master Frame Slot 1
Frequency 8885000 Hz Master Frame Slot 9
Frequency 5544000 Hz Master Frame Slot 5

Ground Station ID 17
CANARIAS - SPAIN
UTC UNLOCKED
Longitude 15 23 23  W  Latitude 27 56 59  N
Squitter Version 0
Number of frequencies 6
Frequency 21955000 Hz Master Frame Slot 4
Frequency 17928000 Hz Master Frame Slot 12
Frequency 13303000 Hz Master Frame Slot 8
Frequency 11348000 Hz Master Frame Slot 4
Frequency 8948000 Hz Master Frame Slot 12
Frequency 6529000 Hz Master Frame Slot 8

HFDL System Table Update Pattern Emerges

Thanks to Ken on the HFDL mailing list for this intelligence:


2011/10/11(TUE) --> Pacific
DB36(024h): GS ID 1 SAN FRANCISCO(DIXON)
DB37(025h): GS ID 2 MOLOKAI
DB38(026h): GS ID 5 AUCKLAND
DB39(027h): GS ID16 AGANA

2011/10/18(TUE) --> North Atlantic(southern)
DB40(028h): GS ID 4 RIVERHEAD
DB41(029h): GS ID17 CANARIAS(GRAN CANARIA)

2011/10/25(TUE) --> South America
DB42(02Ah): GS ID11 ALBROOK(PANAMA-CITY)
DB43(02Bh): GS ID13 SANTA CRUZ

2011/11/01(TUE) --> Asia, Africa
DB44(02Ch): GS ID 6 HAT YAI
DB45(02Dh): GS ID 8 JOHANNESBURG <-- no change
DB46(02Eh): GS ID14 KRASNOYARSK
DB47(02Fh): GS ID15 AL MUHARRAQ


The next changes may be: (only my personal speculation!!!)

2011/11/08(TUE) --> North Atlantic(northern), Arctic
DB48(030h): GS ID 3 REYKJAVIK
DB49(031h): GS ID 7 SHANNON
DB50(032h): GS ID 9 BARROW

I hope the next would be the last.
You too, huh?

HFDL System Table #48/ 30 Now Current

Yesterday, a discussion on the HFDL Yahoo group produced the intelligence that the frequencies were being changed in bunches. As a result, it was predicted that ARINC would soon change the system table again.

They did.

You know the drill.  Fire up PC-HFDL right now, put it on a loud ground station, and leave it there until the system table is sent to an aircraft.  It is done so in a special message type, and in 5 or 6 data packets.  It is essential to receive all of these.  After this happens, PC-HFDL will magically turn the numbers in the squitters back into frequencies.

The alternative is to get the new PCHFDL.DAT file online.  An earlier post tells how to do this.  Of course, since #47 has now gone the way of several others in the past weeks, that file has been removed from this column's web site.  #48 will be posted whenever I get one that works.

Sunday, November 06, 2011

ARRL Announces Winter W1AW Schedule

W1AW, the League Headquarters station in CT, is good for propagation checking, solar bulletins, and testing digital software.  With the move back to Standard Time in the US, the following schedule is now in effect:

11/06/2011
With the switch from Daylight Saving Time to Standard Time, W1AW Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q, has updated the W1AW operating schedule to reflect the change. Your local standard times have not changed, but the UTC times they reference have.

Daily Visitor Operating Hours:
1500 UTC-1700 UTC (10 AM-12 PM EST), 1800 UTC-2045 UTC (1 PM-3:45 PM EST)
Station closed 1700-1800 UTC (12 PM-1 PM EST)

Morning Schedule
Time Mode Days
1400 UTC (9 AM EST) CWs Wed, Fri
1400 UTC (9 AM EST) CWf Tue, Thu

Afternoon/Evening Schedule
Time Mode Days
2100 UTC (4 PM EST) CWf Mon, Wed, Fri
2100 UTC (4 PM EST) CWs Tue, Thu
2200 UTC (5 PM EST) CWb Daily
2300 UTC (6 PM EST) Digital Daily
0000 UTC (7 PM EST) CWs Mon, Wed, Fri
0000 UTC (7 PM EST) CWf Tue, Thu
0100 UTC (8 PM EST) CWb Daily
0200 UTC (9 PM EST) Digital Daily
0245 UTC (9:45 PM EST) Voice Daily
0300 UTC (10 PM EST) CWf Mon, Wed, Fri
0300 UTC (10 PM EST) CWs Tue, Thu
0400 UTC (11 PM EST) CWb Daily

Frequencies
CW: 1.8025, 3.5815, 7.0475, 14.0475, 18.0975, 21.0675, 28.0675 and 147.555 MHz
Digital: 3.5975, 7.095, 14.095, 18.1025, 21.095, 28.095 and 147.555 MHz
Voice: 1.855, 3.990, 7.290, 14.290, 18.160, 21.390, 28.590, 147.555 MHz

Speeds
CWs: Morse code practice (slow) -- 5, 7.5, 10, 13 and 15 WPM
CWf: Morse code practice (fast) -- 35, 30, 25, 20, 15, 13 and 10 WPM
CWb: Morse code bulletins -- 18 WPM

CW frequencies include code practices, Qualifying Runs and CW bulletins.

Digital: BAUDOT (45.45 baud), BPSK31 and MFSK16 in a revolving schedule.

Code practice texts are from QST; the source of each practice is given at the beginning of each practice and at the beginning of alternate speeds.

On Tuesdays and Fridays at 2330 UTC (6:30 PM EST), Keplerian elements for active amateur satellites are sent on the regular digital frequencies.

A DX bulletin replaces or is added to the regular bulletins between 0100 UTC (8 PM EST) Thursdays and 0100 UTC (8 PM EST) Fridays.

In a communications emergency, monitor W1AW for special bulletins as follows: Voice on the hour, Digital at 15 minutes past the hour and CW on the half hour.

All licensed amateurs may operate the station from 1500 UTC-1700 UTC (10 AM-12 PM EST), and then from 1800 UTC-2045 UTC (1 PM-3:45 PM EST) Monday through Friday. Be sure to bring your current FCC Amateur Radio license or a photocopy.

Thursday, November 03, 2011

US EAS Nationwide Test November 9

Release from US Government:

First Nationwide Test of the Emergency Alert System November 9 at 2pm EST

As part of their ongoing efforts to keep our country and communities safe during emergencies, the Federal Communications Commission and Federal Emergency Management Agency will conduct the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). The EAS test plays a key role in ensuring the nation is prepared for all hazards, and that the U.S. public can receive critical and vital information, should it ever be needed. The first nationwide test will be conducted Wednesday, November 9 at 2 p.m. EDT. This test may last 30 seconds, and will be transmitted via television and radio stations within the U.S., including Alaska, Hawaii, the territories of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. Similar to local emergency alert system tests, an audio message will interrupt television and radio programming indicating: "This is a test." When the test is over, regular programming will resume. For more information about the nationwide Emergency Alert System test, please visit www.FEMA.gov and www.FCC.gov. On November 9 at 2 p.m. EDT, please remember: Don’t stress; it’s only a test.


FEMA Press Release – http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=55722

FEMA Blog –
http://blog.fema.gov/2011/10/emergency-alert-system-test-one-month.html

FCC Website –
http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/emergency-alert-system-nationwide-test

Tuesday, November 01, 2011

PCHFDL.DAT File for System Table #47

This file has been used on this computer to successfully update two different versions of PC-HFDL to System Table #47. The numbers changed to frequencies on both. 

I make no other guarantees, because it has not been tested on anyone else's machine.  Use at your own risk.  It won't hurt your computer, but it might not update PC-HFDL.  It should be downloaded as a binary file, and saved anywhere convenient.

In order to use it, first close PC-HFDL. Find the PC-HFDL program directory, go to the folder named "configs," and rename the existing PCHFDL.DAT to something else. Copy this new one in, and rename it PCHFDL.DAT.  Start PC-HFDL and pray.  If frequencies appear instead of numbers, it worked.

If it didn't work, close PC-HFDL again, delete PCHFDL.DAT, and rename the old one back to that name.  Then start PC-HFDL back up.

The link is:
http://www.ominous-valve.com/pchfdl47.dat

HFDL System Table #47/ 2F

Here is the latest HFDL system table, as sent about 15 minutes ago by San Francisco:

Version 47

Ground Station ID 1
SAN FRANCISCO - CALIFORNIA
UTC UNLOCKED
Longitude 121 45 34  W  Latitude 38 22 48  N
Squitter Version 0
Number of frequencies 8
Frequency 21934000 Hz Master Frame Slot 4
Frequency 17919000 Hz Master Frame Slot 12
Frequency 13276000 Hz Master Frame Slot 8
Frequency 11327000 Hz Master Frame Slot 4
Frequency 10081000 Hz Master Frame Slot 4
Frequency 8927000 Hz Master Frame Slot 12
Frequency 6559000 Hz Master Frame Slot 8
Frequency 5508000 Hz Master Frame Slot 4

Ground Station ID 2
MOLOKAI - HAWAII
UTC UNLOCKED
Longitude 157 10 46  W  Latitude 21 10 47  N
Squitter Version 0
Number of frequencies 12
Frequency 21937000 Hz Master Frame Slot 0
Frequency 17919000 Hz Master Frame Slot 7
Frequency 13324000 Hz Master Frame Slot 3
Frequency 13312000 Hz Master Frame Slot 3
Frequency 13276000 Hz Master Frame Slot 3
Frequency 11348000 Hz Master Frame Slot 11
Frequency 11312000 Hz Master Frame Slot 11
Frequency 10027000 Hz Master Frame Slot 11
Frequency 8936000 Hz Master Frame Slot 0
Frequency 8912000 Hz Master Frame Slot 0
Frequency 6565000 Hz Master Frame Slot 7
Frequency 5514000 Hz Master Frame Slot 7

Ground Station ID 3
REYKJAVIK - ICELAND
UTC UNLOCKED
Longitude 21 50 59  W  Latitude 64 4 47  N
Squitter Version 0
Number of frequencies 8
Frequency 17985000 Hz Master Frame Slot 11
Frequency 15025000 Hz Master Frame Slot 7
Frequency 11184000 Hz Master Frame Slot 3
Frequency 8977000 Hz Master Frame Slot 0
Frequency 6712000 Hz Master Frame Slot 11
Frequency 5720000 Hz Master Frame Slot 7
Frequency 3900000 Hz Master Frame Slot 3
Frequency 3116000 Hz Master Frame Slot 3

Ground Station ID 4
RIVERHEAD - NEW YORK
UTC UNLOCKED
Longitude 72 38 22  W  Latitude 40 52 47  N
Squitter Version 0
Number of frequencies 7
Frequency 21931000 Hz Master Frame Slot 1
Frequency 17919000 Hz Master Frame Slot 9
Frequency 13276000 Hz Master Frame Slot 5
Frequency 11387000 Hz Master Frame Slot 1
Frequency 8912000 Hz Master Frame Slot 9
Frequency 6661000 Hz Master Frame Slot 5
Frequency 5652000 Hz Master Frame Slot 1

Ground Station ID 5
AUCKLAND - NEW ZEALAND
UTC UNLOCKED
Longitude 174 48 35  E  Latitude 37 1 10  S
Squitter Version 0
Number of frequencies 6
Frequency 17916000 Hz Master Frame Slot 12
Frequency 13351000 Hz Master Frame Slot 8
Frequency 10084000 Hz Master Frame Slot 4
Frequency 8921000 Hz Master Frame Slot 12
Frequency 6535000 Hz Master Frame Slot 8
Frequency 5583000 Hz Master Frame Slot 4

Ground Station ID 6
HAT YAI - THAILAND
UTC UNLOCKED
Longitude 100 23 24  E  Latitude 6 56 23  N
Squitter Version 0
Number of frequencies 7
Frequency 21949000 Hz Master Frame Slot 10
Frequency 17928000 Hz Master Frame Slot 6
Frequency 13270000 Hz Master Frame Slot 2
Frequency 10066000 Hz Master Frame Slot 10
Frequency 8825000 Hz Master Frame Slot 6
Frequency 6535000 Hz Master Frame Slot 2
Frequency 5655000 Hz Master Frame Slot 10

Ground Station ID 7
SHANNON - IRELAND
UTC UNLOCKED
Longitude 8 55 46  W  Latitude 52 43 48  N
Squitter Version 0
Number of frequencies 8
Frequency 11384000 Hz Master Frame Slot 2
Frequency 10081000 Hz Master Frame Slot 2
Frequency 8942000 Hz Master Frame Slot 6
Frequency 8843000 Hz Master Frame Slot 6
Frequency 6532000 Hz Master Frame Slot 10
Frequency 5547000 Hz Master Frame Slot 2
Frequency 3455000 Hz Master Frame Slot 6
Frequency 2998000 Hz Master Frame Slot 6

Ground Station ID 8
JOHANNESBURG - SOUTH AFRICA
UTC UNLOCKED
Longitude 28 12 35  E  Latitude 26 7 46  S
Squitter Version 0
Number of frequencies 5
Frequency 21949000 Hz Master Frame Slot 10
Frequency 13321000 Hz Master Frame Slot 2
Frequency 8834000 Hz Master Frame Slot 6
Frequency 4681000 Hz Master Frame Slot 10
Frequency 3016000 Hz Master Frame Slot 6

Ground Station ID 9
BARROW - ALASKA
UTC UNLOCKED
Longitude 156 46 46  W  Latitude 71 18 0  N
Squitter Version 0
Number of frequencies 19
Frequency 21937000 Hz Master Frame Slot 10
Frequency 21928000 Hz Master Frame Slot 10
Frequency 17934000 Hz Master Frame Slot 6
Frequency 17919000 Hz Master Frame Slot 6
Frequency 11354000 Hz Master Frame Slot 2
Frequency 10093000 Hz Master Frame Slot 2
Frequency 10027000 Hz Master Frame Slot 2
Frequency 8936000 Hz Master Frame Slot 10
Frequency 8927000 Hz Master Frame Slot 10
Frequency 6646000 Hz Master Frame Slot 6
Frequency 5544000 Hz Master Frame Slot 2
Frequency 5538000 Hz Master Frame Slot 2
Frequency 5529000 Hz Master Frame Slot 2
Frequency 4687000 Hz Master Frame Slot 2
Frequency 4654000 Hz Master Frame Slot 2
Frequency 3497000 Hz Master Frame Slot 10
Frequency 3007000 Hz Master Frame Slot 10
Frequency 2992000 Hz Master Frame Slot 10
Frequency 2944000 Hz Master Frame Slot 10

Ground Station ID 11
PANAMA - PANAMA
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Longitude 79 32 59  W  Latitude 8 58 12  N
Squitter Version 0
Number of frequencies 6
Frequency 17901000 Hz Master Frame Slot 6
Frequency 13264000 Hz Master Frame Slot 2
Frequency 10063000 Hz Master Frame Slot 10
Frequency 8894000 Hz Master Frame Slot 6
Frequency 6589000 Hz Master Frame Slot 2
Frequency 5589000 Hz Master Frame Slot 10

Ground Station ID 13
SANTA CRUZ - BOLIVIA
UTC UNLOCKED
Longitude 63 7 46  W  Latitude 17 40 11  S
Squitter Version 0
Number of frequencies 7
Frequency 21997000 Hz Master Frame Slot 3
Frequency 17916000 Hz Master Frame Slot 11
Frequency 13315000 Hz Master Frame Slot 7
Frequency 11318000 Hz Master Frame Slot 3
Frequency 8957000 Hz Master Frame Slot 11
Frequency 6628000 Hz Master Frame Slot 7
Frequency 4660000 Hz Master Frame Slot 3

Ground Station ID 14
KRASNOYARSK - RUSSIA
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Longitude 92 18 0  E  Latitude 56 6 0  N
Squitter Version 0
Number of frequencies 7
Frequency 21990000 Hz Master Frame Slot 4
Frequency 17912000 Hz Master Frame Slot 12
Frequency 13321000 Hz Master Frame Slot 8
Frequency 10087000 Hz Master Frame Slot 4
Frequency 8886000 Hz Master Frame Slot 12
Frequency 6596000 Hz Master Frame Slot 8
Frequency 5622000 Hz Master Frame Slot 4

Ground Station ID 15
AL MUHARRAQ - BAHRAIN
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Longitude 50 39 0  E  Latitude 26 16 12  N
Squitter Version 0
Number of frequencies 6
Frequency 21982000 Hz Master Frame Slot 1
Frequency 17967000 Hz Master Frame Slot 9
Frequency 13354000 Hz Master Frame Slot 5
Frequency 10075000 Hz Master Frame Slot 1
Frequency 8885000 Hz Master Frame Slot 9
Frequency 5544000 Hz Master Frame Slot 5

Ground Station ID 16
AGANA - GUAM
UTC UNLOCKED
Longitude 144 48 0  E  Latitude 13 28 11  N
Squitter Version 0
Number of frequencies 7
Frequency 21928000 Hz Master Frame Slot 1
Frequency 17919000 Hz Master Frame Slot 9
Frequency 13312000 Hz Master Frame Slot 5
Frequency 11306000 Hz Master Frame Slot 1
Frequency 8927000 Hz Master Frame Slot 5
Frequency 6652000 Hz Master Frame Slot 1
Frequency 5451000 Hz Master Frame Slot 9

Ground Station ID 17
CANARIAS - SPAIN
UTC UNLOCKED
Longitude 15 23 23  W  Latitude 27 56 59  N
Squitter Version 0
Number of frequencies 6
Frequency 21955000 Hz Master Frame Slot 4
Frequency 17928000 Hz Master Frame Slot 12
Frequency 13303000 Hz Master Frame Slot 8
Frequency 11348000 Hz Master Frame Slot 4
Frequency 8948000 Hz Master Frame Slot 12
Frequency 6529000 Hz Master Frame Slot 8