472-479 kHz Amateur Allocation Passes WRC-12

ARRL:

Amateur Radio Gets Secondary MF Allocation at WRC-12

02/14/2012

It’s official -- delegates attending the 2012 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12) have approved a new 7-kilohertz-wide secondary allocation between 472-479 kHz for the Amateur Radio Service. Agenda Item 1.23 had both its first and second readings in Plenary Session on Tuesday, February 14; to become part of the ITU’s Radio Regulations, each Agenda Item must be read twice in Plenary Session. While the Final Acts will be signed on Friday, February 17 at the close of the Conference, the new allocation will not take effect until it is entered into the Radio Regulations. No date has been set for this, but it is unlikely to be earlier than January 1, 2013. In any case, no amateur can use the band until his or her national regulations are revised to implement the allocation.

...

Agenda Item 1.23 originally called for a 15-kilohertz-wide spectrum in parts of the band 415-526.5 kHz, taking into account the need to protect existing services. But according to ARRL Chief Executive Officer David Sumner, K1ZZ, this was in conflict with the Maritime Mobile Service. WRC-12 delegates approved Agenda Item 1.10, which called for a worldwide exclusive allocation to the Maritime Mobile Service of 495-505 kHz. Discussion of this allocation to Maritime Mobile "has been in the works throughout the conference preparation (i.e. since 2008)," Sumner explained, "and was the reason why the MF amateur allocation could not be made in this band as some amateurs had hoped. That’s why we had to look elsewhere and is what put us in conflict with aeronautical radionavigation."

ITU to focus on emergency communications

Business Standard, India:

2010-06-05 01:00:00

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU)’s World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC), which after 12 days of deliberations concluded here on Friday, adopted the Hyderabad Action Plan, outlining a road map to foster the global development of information and communication technology (ICT) networks and services over the next four years with more emphasis on emergency telecommunications.

Telecommunications and ICTs also play a critical role in disaster detection, early warning, preparedness, response and recovery. The Hyderabad declaration calls upon administrations to support polices and strategies that facilitate the use of telecommunications and ICTs for disaster management, in particular radiocommunications, said ITU secretary-general Hanadoun Toure.

"ICTs can save lives and help reduce the impact of natural disasters that could impede sustainable development. ITU has played a critical role in restoring telecommunications in disaster-hit areas around the world and was one of the early responders in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Haiti earlier this year," he added.

...

Power Line Communications on agenda at ITU

From Southgate Amateur Radio Club, UK:

Power Line Communications on agenda at ITU

ITU Working Parties 1A and 1B will meet in Geneva between June 21 and 28. A major item of discussion will be protection of radio services from interference from Power Line Communications (PLC) also known as PLT or BPL.

IARU has already contributed to the ITU-R report SM2158 “ Impact of power line telecommunication systems on radiocommunication systems operating in the LF, MF, HF and VHF bands below 80 MHz“ where the acceptable criteria for degradation of the HF radio noise floor caused by PLT is defined as being 0.5dB. Work in WP1A will concentrate on the protection of radio services from the effects of PLT in range from 80 to 200MHz.

The IARU delegate to SG1 and its working parties is Peter Chadwick G3RZP: three input contributions have been prepared for this meeting. One of these is a report on the effects of intermodulation in power supplies causing the amateur band frequency notches in the PLT spectrum to be degraded: this report has been prepared from the work by Richard Marshall, G3SBA published in the RSGB RadCom magazine, and also points out the difficulty such effects could have on the PLT system itself.

A further input establishes the protection criteria for amateur stations operating in the 2 metre band: Ian White, GM3SEK contributed to this input, and it is considered that the amateur and amateur satellite services require protection such that PLT interference does not exceed -45dB m V/m in the main lobe of the antenna, with a separation between antenna and the PLT installation being at least 10 metres.

The third input is of a more general character showing that there are a number of non-amateur services that could suffer interference from PLT or its harmonics, such applications including social alarms for the elderly, pagers, medical implant telemetry, as well as broadcast, and when aggregation of radiation is concerned, aircraft navigation and communications. When the differences in range between PLT and mains leads and the social alarms and medical implant ‘base’ stations etc., are taken into account, the acceptable levels of radiation to protect the amateur services are of the same order as those needed to protect these other services.

In another posting to this club's excellent web site, VK3PC notes that "Access BPL" is for all purposes extinct in Australia. He says that it never really reached a critical mass in the market down there, and it is rapidly being abandoned for other systems.

Thankfully, a similar process seems to be at work in the USA, with the infamous Manassas system being the latest victim.

"Access BPL" differs from PLC aka PLT aka In-Home BPL in that it uses the power company's wires, which have been demonstrated to be excellent (if inadvertent) transmitting antennas. Less is known about the real-world, non-laboratory-conditions RF emission from PLC/ PLT/ In-Home BPL. This completely different system uses the house wiring to distribute high-bandwidth applications such as video on demand. Originally, wi-fi was not up to this task, though the technology is evolving rapidly.

While a bad situation has existed for some years in the UK, compounded by regulatory abdication, the problems there may or may not ever actually happen in the United States. US house wiring differs considerably from the 200-volt loops with fused plugs that are still fairly common in the UK.

ITU Monitoring Database Extract #13 (7500-8000)

7501.35 Unid J3E USB voice
7508.00 RAT21 F1B Russian Mil?
7531.30 RIJ8 R7B Wtk200/Fvb(30.9/28.7)
7534.00 RCE56 F1B 75 Bd
7556.30 FUG G7D French Navy Stanag 4285
7556.40 FUG J2B French Navy
7556.50 FUG J2B French Navy
7566.00 Unid A1B CW
7595.08 Unid A1B CW [Numbers hrd here]
7595.80 Unid F1B 170hz, 50bd ITA2
7595.83 Carabineri? F1B 50 Bd
7596.00 Unid A1A CW
7596.00 Unid F1B Baudot, 250hz, 75 Bd
7598.00 Unid J3E LSB in Italian
7600.00 Unid J3E Arabic Language
7600.40 3A7D A1B CW Russian or Chinese clg DKG6
7601.15 Unid A1B CW Russian or Chinese
7602.00 TA7D A1B CW Russian or Chinese
7605.00 471 A3E Clandestine 5 Fig Groups
7615.00 Unid A1B CW Morse
7621.50 Unid D7D Digital Transmission
7622.00 Unid A1B CW
7624.00 Unid D7D Digital Transmission
7625.00 RRL2 F1B Encrypted 100/500
7630.00 RTV2 F1B Encrypted 100/500
7635.00 RWA50 F1B Encrypted 100/500
7636.50 Unid A1A
7646.00 DDH7 (Pinneberg) F1B 50/450 ITA2 - Hamburg Meteo
7650.00 RBW45 F1B 96 Bd
7654.00 Spanish Fishermen J9W Secure voice
7656.00 Unid H3E USB in English
7664.00 RIW A1A Russian Mil
7668.00 9200 J7D ALE
7672.00 Unid A1B CW Morse
7672.00 Unid F1B 500hz,100bd (ITA2)
7690.00 EZI H3E [E10]
7690.00 EZI2 H3E [E10]
7696.00 RYH F1B 75 Bd
7701.30 RNS61 R7B Wtk 200(00.9/98.7)
7710.00 Unid R3E USB in English
7710.00 RRG F1B 75 Bd
7718.00 Unknown F1B Globedata 100/200
7720.00 Unid J3E LSB Italian sailors
7722.00 Unid J3E Oriental Language
7723.00 Unid J3E Spanish Fishermen
7723.00 KHF F1B Agana, Guam Globedata 100/200
7726.00 Unid J3E USB maritime tfc
7735.00 Unid J3E USB English
7735.00 Unid J3E USB tfc in Spanish
7740.00 Unid A1B CW Morse
7740.00 Unid J3E USB
7742.00 Unid A1B CW
7743.00 Unid A1B CW
7753.00 WNU F1B Slidell Radio, Globedata
7758.00 Unid A1B CW
7760.00 ULX2 H3E [E10]
7778.70 Unid F1B Sitor-A,170hz,100bd
7780.00 Unid J3E USB maritime in English
7789.00 T8C7 A1A Tactical C/S Mil Net
7793.30 WNU F1B Slidell Radio, Globedata
7802.00 Unid A1B CW
7811.00 AFRTS J3E USN voice channel relay
7816.70 Unid F1B Embassy Tfc To Cairo
7818.00 Unid J3E Fishing
7825.00 ? A1A Morse
7833.00 Unid A1B CW
7836.00 ? F1B 50 Bd Reversals
7841.00 Unid F1B Shift=250hz, 50bd
7845.00 G7D 2400 Bd Stanag 4285
7848.00 ? J1B 12 Tone Piccolo
7850.00 CHU R3E Canadian time station
7853.00 7J9T A1B Russ or Chinese mil
7855.50 FDI 22 F1B French mil, 50/850
7859.00 REG6 A1B
7875.00 Unid J3E Spanish Fishermen
7880.00 DDK3 (Pinneberg) F1C Hamburg Meteo Fax 120/576
7886.00 Unid J3E USB
7887.00 ? A3E Clandestine
7888.00 Unid J3E USB English, North Sea
7898.00 Unid J3E Fishermen
7902.00 Unid J3E Spanish Fishermen
7904.75 Unid J2B
7905.00 IB9 J7D 125 Bd
7906.00 T1L1 A1A Mil
7911.00 Unid J3E Vietnamese fishing
7911.01 KZAH A1A Mil?
7918.00 YHF R3E [E10]
7918.00 YHF2 R3E [E10]
7918.00 Unid R3E USB at sea
7921.81 Unknowh G7D 2400 Bd Stanag 4285
7929.00 Unid J3E Usb
7932.00 VDPM A1B Mil
7935.00 Unid A3E Pirate?
7950.00 Unid J3E USB
7950.00 ? A3E German Pirate
7951.19 FDI22 F1B French mil 75 Bd
7959.00 "8" F1B 1khz, 100 Bd, Baudot
7959.30 RAE6 R7B
7961.80 Unid G7D 2400 Bd
7965.00 RMP A1A Russian mil
7969.00 PHVZ A1B Mil
7970.00 Unid A1B CW Morse
7971.00 Unid J3E Spanish Fishermen
7974.00 Unid A1B CW Morse
7979.00 Unid J3E Spanish Fishermen
7985.00 Unid D7D Digital Transmission
7987.00 Unid A1B CW Morse
7989.15 Unid F1B Arq-E 46 Baud
7990.00 RBA2 F1B 40 Bd
7990.00 Cyprus P0N Pulse
7994.00 Unid A1A Morse; Russian PVO
7998.02 RFL9 F1B

ITU Monitoring Database Extract #12 (7000-7500)

What's interesting in this segment is the broadcast use of 41 meters, which changed this spring when a WARC re-allocation went into effect. It appears that some broadcasters are slow moving out of the old segments. Nearly all of the many broadcast intercepts are omitted here, which is why the list is not as long as others.

7000.00 D Beacon A1A
7018.00 Mil? F1B 50 Bd Reversals
7030.00 Radio Belarus A3E Non-Conformity RR.5
7038.70 "D" A1A
7039.00 "C" A1A
7039.10 "A" A1A
7039.40 "M" A1A
7039.77 "P" A1A
7095.00 Unknown(China?) A3E
7122.00 Unid F1B 50 Bd/ Baltic Sea
7148.00 8PNX A1A
7158.00 8PNX A1A
7162.00 8PNX A1A
7298.00 Unid F1B Baudot,500hz,50bd
7299.30 Unid feeder R7B WTK200/FVB 96.70/98.9
7299.30 Unid feeder R7B FAISC 98.90/96.7
7301.30 Unid feeder R7B FAISC 100.9/98.7
7313.00 ? F1B 75 Bd
7319.00 Unid F1B Shift=950Hz, 100Bd
7325.00 Voice Of Russia D7W [DRM]
7333.00 Unid F1B 250hz,100bd
7336.54 Unid A1B CW
7337.00 Unid F7B Intermittent
7361.04 Unid A1B CW
7373.00 Unid F1B 200HZ, 100BD
7376.00 Unid A1B CW
7379.50 JP J3E Bootleg
7392.00 Unid A1A
7394.00 RTZ F2B
7396.91 Unid F3C [Bangkok Meteo?]
7404.60 Unid A1A
7405.00 UZT206 F1B [Msg to ships]
7414.00 Unid J7B 40 Bd FSK-33
7416.00 Mil? F1B 50 and 75 BD
7420.00 BBC D7W [DRM]
7425.00 Unid F1B 500Hz, 100 Bd
7425.00 RFP6 F1B 50 Bd
7430.00 Unid F1B 500Hz, 96BD
7430.00 Mil J1D 2400 BD MS110A1
7430.00 RHT42 F1B 192 Bd
7430.00 Unid F1B 500HZ,96BD (CIS-14)
7433.00 RUK8 F1B 75 Bd
7433.45 HLL2 F3C Weather fax
7435.87 Unid F1B 500HZ, 41BD
7436.00 Unid F1B 200HZ, 50BD
7443.00 Unid F1B Shift=250Hz, 75Bd
7449.75 Unid F1B 100 Baud
7455.00 Unid F1B 850 HZ, 50 BD
7460.00 Radio Romania D7W [DRM]
7469.00 Unid F1B 850HZ,50BD
7480.00 F1B 50 Bd
7480.10 RLC2 F1B 100 Bd
7484.00 RQU2 F1B

ITU Monitoring Database Extract #11 (6500-7000)

6507.00 VMC Charleville J3E Continuous weather
6507.00 Ismail R. J3E In russian
6507.00 Orienburg J3E In russian
6508.99 UWM2 A1A
6514.50 Various J2B Unlicensed net
6520.00 Spanish Fishing J3E SPEECH
6522.00 Unid J3E In russian
6523.40 VCS (Halifax) F1B 100/200 BD FSK/PSK
6523.40 CPK (Santa Cruz) F1B 100/200 BD FSK/PSK
6529.00 17 Canarias J7D HFDL
6532.00 07 Shannon J7D HFDL
6535.00 Dakar Radio J3E
6535.00 Unid J3E Fisher Boats
6535.00 Canarias J3E
6535.00 06 Hat Yai J7D HFDL
6535.00 Dakar J3E
6537.00 French Fishing J3E SPEECH
6537.00 Spanish Fishing J3E SPEECH
6538.00 8SRV A1A
6539.00 Jean-Michel J3E Fisher boats
6539.06 UWM2 A1A
6543.00 Toulouse Technique J3E
6545.00 Unid J3E Fisher
6550.00 Unid J3E fisher boats
6550.00 Unid J3E intruders LSB
6550.00 Unid J3E 2 QSO fishers
6552.00 Unid J3E Fishers
6560.00 Fishing J3E French Language
6570.00 Unid J3E fisher boats
6570.50 Unid J3E fishers
6571.00 Unid J3E fisher boats
6573.00 Unid J3E Fisher boats
6575.00 ? J3E Italian Language
6580.00 Unid J3E Intruders LSB
6585.00 Unid J3E Intruders LSB
6585.10 Unid J3E Intruders LSB
6585.25 Many italian statio J3E Intruders LSB
6586.00 KEA5 New York J3E
6588.00 Unid J3E fisher boats
6590.00 Unid J3E Intruders LSB
6595.00 Unid J3E wobulator
6598.00 Unid J3E Fisher boats
6600.00 Voice of the people A3E Clandestine?
6600.00 Unid J3E fisher boats
6600.00 Unid J3E fisher boats
6604.00 VFG Gander Volmet J3E
6604.00 WSY70 New York Volm J3E
6610.00 Unid J3E Fisher Boats
6614.00 Spanish Fishing J3E
6617.00 RLAP Rostov Volmet J3E
6617.00 UHD St Petersburg V J3E
6620.00 Spanish Fishing J3E
6622.00 Shanwick Radio H3E
6622.00 VFG Gander Radio J3E
6622.00 Fishing J3E
6625.00 Unid J3E Fisher boats
6628.00 CSY Santa Maria J3E
6628.00 KEA5 New York J3E
6630.00 Paolo J3E intruder LSB
6630.00 Unid J3E Fishers
6631.50 Fernandez J3E Fisher Boats
6635.00 Unid J3E A dutch in France
6635.00 Unid J3E Intruders LSB
6635.00 Unid J3E Fisher boats
6635.00 Spanish Fisherman J3E
6640.00 KEA5 New York Radio J3E
6640.00 many french station J3E intruders LSB
6649.00 Atlantico (Recife) J3E
6650.00 Unid J3E Many Intruders LSB
6655.00 Marcel (Dep 22) J3E
6660.00 Unid J3E Many intruders LSB
6661.00 004 (Riverhead) J1D 1800 BD ARINC HFDL
6662.01 PSA F1A
6666.00 Spanish Fishing J3E
6666.60 Spanish Fishing J3E
6667.00 Unid J3E Scrambled Intrud.LSB
6671.50 Unid J3E J? Fisher Boats?
6672.00 French Fishing J3E
6673.00 Dakar J3E
6675.00 Italian Pirate J3E Amateur style
6675.00 Unid J3E Intruders LSB
6676.00 AXQ429 Sydney Volme J3E
6676.00 HSD Bangkok Volmet J3E
6676.00 9VA40 Singapore Vol J3E
6676.00 AWC Kolkata Volmet J3E
6679.00 ZKAK Auckland Volme J3E
6679.00 VRK22 Hongkong Volm J3E
6679.00 JIA Tokyo Volmet J3E
6679.00 Unid J3E Fisher boats
6680.00 Unid J3E Fisher boats
6682.50 Unid J3E Fisher Boats
6683.00 Unid J3E fisher
6693.00 RVPE Tyumen Volmet J3E
6693.00 RQCI Samara Volmet J3E
6693.00 Novosibirsk Volmet J3E
6693.00 Syktyvkar Volmet J3E
6696.50 Unid J3E "Open Mike" LSB
6697.00 MKL AMCC Northwood J3E
6697.00 T9R J3E
6697.00 Kinloss rescue J3E
6699.00 Fishing J3E TWO MALES IN QSO
6700.00 German Air force J3E MIL
6700.00 Veilleur J3E
6712.00 AFA Andrews USAF J3E
6712.00 03 Reykjavik J7D HFDL
6712.00 Circus Vert J3E [FAF]
6712.00 RAF Croughton J3E
6712.00 Circus Vert J3E
6712.00 H03 Reykjavik ACARS J7D
6715.00 CROSPR Croughton AB J2B
6715.00 PLASPR Lajes AB J2B
6724.00 Spanish Fishing J3E
6730.00 Danish Air Force J3E MIL
6730.00 VOLMET J3E
6730.00 Bernard, André,? J3E Intruders LSB
6733.00 TASCOMM J3E UK Mil
6735.00 Fishermen J3E
6735.00 Unid J3E fisher boats
6739.00 Clg Andrews AFB J3E AIR FORCE GHFS
6740.00 Unid J3E Fishers
6754.00 CHR Trenton Military J3E
6754.00 Gander Radio J3E Meteo
6759.00 MKL F1B
6759.00 Inskip F1B
6765.10 Bangkok meteo. R. J3E wx asia
6767.75 Unid J3E Fisher boats
6768.00 Mil A1A DE CF8Y
6768.00 ZSSK DE CVOG A1A Mil
6768.00 BHZ2 A1A 5 LTR GPS
6775.50 MAE J2B
6775.50 TNS J2B
6780.65 HMA A1A
6784.50 HMA A1A
6785.00 Unid F1B ITA2, 500Hz, 50Bd
6786.00 Unid J7D STANAG
6787.80 Unid J7B MER DU NORD
6795.00 Unid F1B 500HZ, 50BD
6800.00 Unid F7B 10 tones
6801.50 Unid F1B 250HZ,47BD
6805.00 Unid F1B 500Hz, 50Bd
6807.00 4XR86 J7B
6810.00 CNC206 J3E USB
6810.00 UZC A1A
6813.80 Unid F1B ARQ, 170Hz, 46,2Bd
6822.00 French Fishing J3E
6825.00 FAV 22 A1B CW
6828.00 French Fishing J3E
6830.00 Unid F1B 500HZ,100BD
6834.00 GYA F3C UK Weather Fax
6834.00 GZU F3C Northwood
6840.00 EZI2 H3E [E10]
6868.00 Fishing J3E Spanish Language
6870.00 Spanish Fishing J3E
6870.00 Unid F1B BAUDOT,500HZ,50BD
6873.00 RMP A1A
6875.00 XDA J7D 125 BD ALE
6878.00 Spanish Fishing J3E
6880.00 V A1A Beacon
6895.00 PBC96 J7D
6897.80 F1B PACTOR 2 HAM/1
6904.00 KWT91 J7D 125 BD ALE
6905.00 GYU F1C
6907.00 RGZ57 A1A
6909.70 CU3Z F1B
6912.00 JSR H3E [E10]
6912.45 D7D
6919.50 Unid F1B ALE DE"2DV1"
6921.00 2014 J7D 125 BD ALE
6923.00 RAT25 J7B
6928.00 Unid A1A "V"
6929.55 Beacon Spain A1A
6931.23 A1A FM Q Beacon SP
6935.00 RDH64 F1B 96 BAUDS
6941.00 RAN74 A1A
6955.00 TZSG2 J7D 125 BD ALE
6960.00 Fishing J3E French
6973.00 Galei Tzahal A3E Forces Radio
6978.00 REA4 F1B
6986.00 ART2 H3E [E10]
6988.00 RAT23 J7B
6998.00 DFGP A1A
6998.02 SH7 A1A

ITU Monitoring Database Extract #10 (6000-6500)

6085.00 Ismaning D7W [DRM]
6085.00 Bayerischer Rundfunk D7W [DRM]
6095.00 RTL Radio D7W [DRM]
6095.50 Unid F1B 81-81
6105.00 Voice Of Russia D7W [DRM]
6130.00 BBC & DW D7W [DRM]
6135.00 UFL F1B
6145.00 Voice Of Russia D7W [DRM]
6150.00 Unid A3E [Firedrake?]
6195.00 BBC D7W [DRM]
6206.00 Russian Fishing J3E
6210.00 Radio Border Hunter A3E Pirate
6220.00 Mystery Radio A3E Pirate
6222.40 Ship Stations To VCT F1B 100/200 BD FSK/PSK
6224.00 Fishing J3E
6231.00 French Fishing J3E
6240.00 Underground Radio A3E Pirate
6242.00 RGT77 A1A Morse
6244.50 477633500 Ship Garg F1B
6250.50 ? F1B 100/200 BD FSK/PSK
6251.00 Fishing J3E
6256.50 WNU (Slidell) F1B Globe
6262.00 RHN85 DE RMP A1A
6270.00 ULX2 H3E [E10]
6310.00 Fishing J3E
6312.00 237 1000 Olympia R. F1D DSC
6312.00 503 0001 Charleville F1D
6312.00 271 1000 Istanbul F1D
6312.00 Fishing J3E In english
6312.01 219 1000 Lyngby R. F1D
6313.57 Eric, Jojo, Bernard J3E French fishers
6314.00 NMF F1B 100 BD SITOR MODE B
6315.00 UFL F1B
6315.99 XSQ F1B
6317.00 WLO (Mobile Radio) F1B Sitor-A
6317.50 NOJ F1B
6318.00 IDR (ROMA) G7D 2400 BD STANAG 4285
6318.00 KLB F1B
6321.50 PVO (AIR FORCE) A1A MORSE
6322.49 UDK2 Murmansk F1B TOR 170Hz 100Bd
6323.50 NMC F1B
6326.00 XSG F1B Shanghai Radio
6327.00 No C/S given (WNU) F1D Globe Wireless
6327.50 KPH F1B Globe
6328.00 No C/S (RDL) F1B 200Hz 50Bd
6330.50 VCT Tors Cove F1B Globe
6330.50 Unid (OSY ?) G1D Sailmail
6333.50 IDR2 G7D 2400 BD STANAG 4285
6334.98 VO Iraqi Kurdistan A3E Clandestine
6340.00 No C/S given F1B GW 200Hz 100Bd
6340.50 NMF Boston F3C IOC:576 120rpm
6342.13 RDL Smolensk F1B 50/250
6348.00 FUE Brest F1B
6349.80 FUE (Brest) G7D 2400 BD STANAG 4285
6352.00 SAB Goetborg Radio F1B GW 200Hz 100Bd
6355.50 HEC (Berne) F1B 100/200 BD FSK/PSK
6358.50 DAO (Kiel Radio) F1B
6358.50 PBC (GOEREE Island) F1B 75 BD ITA2
6358.50 PBB Den Helder F1B QRM by DAO
6362.00 MGJ Faslane F1B Baudot 850Hz 75Bd
6363.00 RGT77 A1A SENDS SHORT MESSAGE
6365.50 FUG (La Regine) F1B 50 BD SECURE
6368.50 HEB Berne R. F1B GLN 200Hz 100Bd
6368.50 No C/S given (KFS) F1B Globewireless
6370.00 ART H3E [E10]
6370.00 JHF H3E [E10]
6377.70 No C/S (COMSUBMAR) F1B 850Hz 75Bd
6379.00 4XZ (Haifa) A1A
6379.50 8PO (Bridgetown) F1B Globe
6382.00 XSQ A1A
6389.00 CTP Lisboa Radio F1B
6390.00 AQP2/4 (Karachi) A1A Morse
6396.00 No C/S given F1D GlobeWireless
6396.00 9HD (MALTA) F1B Globe
6399.00 ZSC (CAPE TOWN) F1B Globe
6410.50 IAR (ROMA) G7D 2400 BD STANAG 4285
6418.00 VTP5 Vishakhapatnam A1A
6420.68 Laser Hot Hits A3E Pirate, Ontario mail drop
6424.50 RDL A1A Slow morse
6425.00 URV9 A1A
6425.50 X991756??/????? A1A [PVO?]
6427.00 VCS (Halifax) F1B Globe
6430.00 A9M (Hamala) F1B Globe
6430.50 VVV VVV VVV VVV A1A
6435.50 DAO Kiel Mail F1B GLN 200Hz 100Bd
6440.00 Spanish Fishing J3E
6454.00 XSG A1A
6456.00 ZLA Awanui Radio F1B GW
6464.00 ZLA (Awanui) F1B GW
6464.00 VIE F1B GW
6467.00 HEC / LFI / 9MG F1B GW 200Hz 100Bd
6467.00 VTG (Mumbai) A1A
6470.00 UWS3 Kiev A1A
6470.00 Unid J3E Spx in spanish
6471.00 ED3D J3E Spx in russian
6471.00 WX tchfourka J3E Spx in russian
6471.00 GTQ J3E Spx in russian
6476.00 No C/S given (SAB) F1B GW
6478.00 No C/S given (SAB) F1B GW 200Hz 100Bd
6483.00 PBH F1B Baudot 850Hz 75Bd
6483.00 9MR F1B
6483.00 PBB (Den Helder) F1B 75 BD ITA2 1.5 STOP
6485.00 Lincolnshire Poacher J3E [Off air late '09?]
6489.00 Unid F1B 850Hz 75Bd
6492.00 MDVB A1A XXX MDVB 66857 gem..
6493.50 9HD (Malta) F1B 100/200 BD FSK/PSK
6493.50 HEC / LFI / 9MG F1B GW 200Hz 100Bd
6496.40 Halifax F1C
6496.50 VXS F1B 850Hz 75Bd
6496.50 Unid J2B
6496.55 CFH (HALIFAX) F1B 75 BD ITA2
6498.00 PCD2 H3E [E10]

ITU Monitoring Database Extract #9 (5500-6000)

It's worth repeating that this data is pretty raw. The monitors have been known to make some pretty wild guesses.

Note the high prevalence of bootleggers on fishing boats in the aero band. This is common, because they don't hear anything and think they've found a dead spot.


5505.00 Shannon VOLMET J3E
5517.00 Unid J3E Fisher boats
5522.00 Unid J3E fishers
5530.00 Spanish Fishermen J3E
5532.00 OKL Praha Radio J3E
5541.00 SKE25 Stockholm Rad J3E
5544.00 015 (AL MUHARRAQ) J1D 1800 Bd ARINC HFDL
5550.00 OPERACYJNY J7D 125 Bd ALE
5550.00 BXPJANKOVIC J7D 125 Bd ALE
5552.00 Unid J3E fisher boats
5553.00 Unid J3E Fisher boats
5555.00 Unid J3E fisher boats
5557.00 Unid J3E Fisher boats
5559.90 Fishermen J3E
5563.00 Fishermen J3E
5575.00 BOSTAN 6 J2D 100 Bd
5580.00 Unid J3E Fisher boats
5585.50 Unid J3E Fisher boats
5589.00 017 (TELDE) J1D 1800 Bd ARINC HFDL
5591.00 Unid J3E Fisher boats
5598.00 Shanwick Radio J3E
5598.00 CSV Santa Maria J3E
5598.00 VFG Gander Radio J3E weak
5598.00 KEA5 New York J3E
5599.00 Unid J3E fisher boats
5602.50 Unid J3E Fisher boats
5612.00 Unid J3E fisher boats
5616.00 Shanwick Radio J3E
5616.00 VFG Gander Radio J3E
5616.00 KEA5 New York J3E
5616.00 VFG Gander J3E
5618.00 Fishermen J3E Spanish Language
5620.00 Unid J3E Fisher boats
5622.00 014 Krasnoyarsk HFDL J7D Weak
5625.00 Unid J3E Fishers
5626.00 Unid J3E Fisher boats
5626.00 Unid J3E Fisher boats
5630.00 Unid J3E Fishers
5630.00 Fishermen J3E
5633.50 Unid J3E Fisher boats
5634.00 Unid J3E Fishers
5639.00 Fishermen J3E
5649.00 Shanwick Radio J3E
5649.00 Iceland Oceanic J3E
5649.00 VFG Gander Radio J3E
5655.00 Unid J3E fisher boats
5656.00 Unid J3E fish boats
5665.00 Unid J3E Fishers
5673.00 Unid J3E fisher boats
5675.00 gave position J3E Fisher
5678.00 French Fishermen J3E Non-Conformity RR.5
5679.10 Fishermen J3E
5680.00 Kinloss Rescue J3E
5680.00 Navy 177 J3E
5687.00 DHM91 GAF Münster J3E
5687.00 DHO23 GAF Landsberg J3E
5690.00 Irish aeronaval J3E Aero MIL
5691.00 Kirensk Volmet J3E
5696.00 Seahawk J3E
5703.00 GUA Guam US Air Force J2B
5708.00 JNR Salinas ALE J1B
5708.00 ADW Andrews AFB ALE J2B
5708.00 170028 USAF Tail Num J2B
5708.00 R23574 Helicopter J2B
5708.00 ICZ Sigonella Naval J2B
5708.00 CRO RAF Croughton AL J2B ALE
5708.00 PLA Keflavik NAS ALE J2B
5710.00 French Fishermen J3E
5720.00 003 Reykjavik ACARS J7D
5760.40 FUO (TOULON) G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
5768.00 No C/S given (LFI) F1B GlobeW. 200Hz 100Bd
5804.00 LEZSEE J7D 125 Bd
5820.00 YHF2 H3E [E10]
5831.00 French Fishermen J3E
5857.50 HLL F3C Seoul Meteo
5862.00 P Beacon A1A [MX]
5898.00 ? A3E CLANDESTINE
5916.00 RCV A1A

ITU Monitoring Database Extract #8 (4800-5500)

4807.00 RCE53 F7B 100 Bd
4812.00 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
4826.00 A5FW A1A Tactical C/S
4826.00 J9HV A1A Tactical C/S
4826.00 DCLA A1A Tactical C/S
4828.00 P Kaliningrad SLHFB A1A [MX]
4829.00 C6LN DE 6MEI A1A Tac c/s
4847.00 Warszawa1 J2B
4847.80 IEA F1B
4852.00 ? J7D 120 Bd 13 VFT
4855.00 Numbers A1A Number Groups
4865.00 NATO B7D Link-11
4874.00 TXX DE TYME2 J7D 125 Bd ALE
4880.00 ULX2 H3E USB [E10]
4885.00 Fishermen J3E
4885.00 RCY A1A
4899.00 -P- A1A [MX?]
4905.00 Fishermen J3E
4940.47 USJ39 A1A
4952.00 ? B7D Link-11
5000.00 BPM A9W Time Standard w/data
5000.00 BSF A9W Time Standard w/data
5000.00 HLA A9W Time Standard w/data
4996.00 RWM A1B Time signal
5000.00 WWV A9W Time Standard w/data
5000.00 WWVH A9W Time Standard w/data
5007.00 KSHK DE 47R3 J3E Tac c/s
5022.00 RWW74 F1B 50 Baud
5050.00 PBA J7B
5051.00 Fishermen J3E
5055.00 RDS64 F1B 96 Bd
5056.00 Mil J7D Link-11
5071.00 Mil J7D Link-11
5072.00 EUH56 F1B 81 Bd
5077.50 No C/S given (WNU) F1B GlobeW. 200Hz 100Bd
5077.50 VCS (HALIFAX) F1B 100/200 Bd FSK/PSK
5078.00 WECF A1A Tac c/s
5078.00 GMLO A1A Tac c/s
5078.00 No C/S given A1A Calling HJKN, HJKR,
5080.00 RDZ4 F1B 100 Bd
5086.00 RMP A1A
5097.00 CFH (Halifax) F1B 75 Bd ITA2 1.5 STOP
5099.00 Bergen J7D Link-11
5100.00 UVB211 F1B
5111.00 P A1A
5115.00 IRC41 R7B FAISC. 15.7/18.3
5117.00 RRQ7 F1B 75 Bd
5121.50 No C/S given (WNU) F1B GlobeW. 200Hz 100Bd
5150.00 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
5153.70 "D" A1B CW [MX cluster]
5153.80 Beacon Kaliningrad A1B "P" CW [MX cluster]
5153.90 S Beacon A1A Morse [MX cluster]
5154.00 FPF5 A1A
5154.00 C Beacon A1A Morse [MX cluster]
5154.10 Q Beacon A1A Morse ???????
5154.10 "A" A1B [MX cluster]
5162.00 PBC5 J7B
5162.00 PBC5 J3E
5170.00 VLB2 H3E [E10]
5170.00 PCD H3E [E10]
5171.00 Mil J7D Link-11
5188.50 2SCH A1A Tac c/s
5190.00 RLE5 F1B
5195.00 MUY F1B 45 Bd
5195.00 DRA5 (DARC Bcn, Kiel) A1A Morse
5200.00 FDI22 (Narbonne) A1A Morse
5217.50 FUG G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
5230.00 YLX2 H3E [E10]H
5233.00 Fishermen J3E
5234.50 Fishermen J3E
5246.00 UVB224 F1B 81 Bd
5248.00 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
5252.00 ? A1A 5 Figure Groups
5254.00 Fishermen J3E
5255.00 Fishermen J3E
5272.00 RSV70 F1B 200 Bd
5281.00 CIMEL1 J2D 100 Bd
5286.50 JQDF A1A SIMPLEX TACTICAL NET
5289.40 SHIP STATIONS F1B 100 Bd GW-FSK
5295.00 SHIP STATIONS F1B 100/200 Bd FSK/PSK
5295.00 SHIP STATIONS F1B 100/200 Bd FSK/PSK
5296.50 F1B
5305.50 RCM42 F1B 50 Bd - Intermitt
5307.00 Fishermen J3E
5315.00 SAB Goteborg Radio F1B GW-FSK 100Bd
5319.00 UVO78 F1B Battement
5324.00 FDI R3E USB Pour Reglage
5325.00 RND79 F1B 100 Bd
5325.00 RCW75 F1C
5337.50 RND78 R7B
5339.00 ABC R3E USB [E10 test?]
5342.00 V Beacon A1A
5345.00 Fishermen J3E
5350.00 RRR37 F1B 47 Bd
5355.00 Fishermen J3E
5363.60 OVK J7B
5370.20 RWV73 F1B 100 Bd
5380.00 Spanish Fishermen J3E
5388.00 SAB (Goteborg) F1B 100/200 Bd FSK/PSK
5398.50 G3PLX J3E
5402.49 Unid A1A PVO Russian Air Defense Traffic
5406.00 French Fishermen J3E
5412.50 US Navy F1B 50 Bd
5421.00 Ship Stations F1B 100/200 Bd FSK/PSK
5421.00 ? J3E Speech
5430.00 ? J7D Link-11
5433.00 No C/S given (SAB) F1D Globewireless
5433.00 SDV4 F1B 100 Bd
5433.00 RLT7 F1B 75 Bd
5435.00 ART H3E [E10]
5435.00 ART2 H3E [E10]
5435.00 PCD2 H3E [E10]
5448.00 Unid A7D "PIP"
5448.00 EZB40 A3E Tonalite/Chiffres
5450.00 GZE J3E
5450.00 RAF VOLMET J3E
5454.00 Spanish Fishermen J3E
5466.00 R Beacon A1A MORSE
5473.00 RIT (Severomorsk) A1A Duplex Wkg RCQ47
5480.00 Unid J3E

ITU Monitoring Database Extract #7 (4500-4800)

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 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
4518.50 LZW (VARNA R) A1A
4520.00 Sea Surv. Radar P0N
4520.00 ? J7D 120 Bd MS5
4521.00 RGO73 F1B 81 Bd
4525.00 ? F1B 100 Bd Reversals
4528.00 Mil J7D Link-11
4530.00 ? F1B Reversals
4530.00 Mil J7D Link-11
4530.00 ? F1B Reversals
4531.00 Mil J7D Link-11
4534.00 FDG2 J3E USB
4534.50 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
4540.50 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
4544.00 Mil J7D Link-11
4545.00 Fishermen J3E
4550.00 ? F1B 50 Bd
4553.00 ? J7D 120 Bd MS5
4555.20 GCG Cuxhaven F1B 100 Bd SITOR MODE A
4557.70 D Beacon A1A [MX cluster]
4557.80 P Beacon A1A [MX cluster]
4557.90 S Beacon A1A [MX cluster]
4558.00 "C" A1B [MX cluster]
4558.00 GTMN A1A Tac c/s
4558.10 A Beacon A1A [MX cluster]
4558.30 RLB27 R7B WTK 200
4559.00 ? J7D 120 Bd MS5
4559.98 YHF2 R3E USB [E10]
4560.00 TAH F1B
4560.00 YHF2 R3E USB [E10]
4560.00 RKR74 F1B
4560.00 YMA35 F1C
4560.00 TAH F1B 170Hz, 100Bd
4565.00 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
4565.00 GXQ J7B
4566.40 CPK (Santa Cruz) F1B 100/200 Bd FSK/PSK
4566.40 VCT (GW, Tors Cove) F1B 100/200 Bd FSK/PSK
4567.00 Fishermen J3E
4578.00 IDN G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
4578.10 IHJ21 J7B
4583.00 DDK2 (Hamburg) F1B 50/75 Bd ITA2 Meteo
4587.00 F1B
4591.80 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
4601.40 GYA F1C WEATHER FAX
4601.50 22 F1B IRL-ARMY
4610.00 GYA22 F3C Northwood FAX
4616.00 BMF F3C Taipei Meteo FAX
4620.00 MKL AMCC Northwood J3E
4625.00 UZB76 B7D Data Modem
4633.50 D5PP A1A Tac c/s
4638.80 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
4640.00 Fishermen J3E
4644.80 FUO G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
4645.00 Tallinn Volmet J3E QRM by J2D
4645.00 FDE26 J7B STANAG
4648.00 SYN2 H3E [E10]
4650.00 Fishing J3E
4652.00 ? J7D Link-11
4658.70 Mil G7D 2400 STANAG 4285
4660.50 Fishing J3E Fisher Boats
4661.00 Fishing J3E Fisher boats
4663.00 Khabarovsk Meteo J3E
4664.00 Fishing J3E Fisher boats
4666.00 Fishermen J3E
4670.00 Fishing J3E
4670.00 Fishing? J9W Scrambled
4670.00 Fishing J3E Singing in Spanish
4670.00 Fishermen J3E Italian Language
4672.00 St Petersburg J3E
4675.00 TFW Iceland Radio SE H2B Selcal +1Hz
4675.00 Shanwick Radio J3E
4675.00 VFG Gander Radio J3E
4675.00 Bodo J3E
4680.00 ARINC J1D 1800 Bd ARINC HFDL
4680.00 Fishermen J3E
4700.00 I-1-F J3E
4703.00 Danish Air Force J3E
4703.00 German Air Force J3E MIL
4712.50 Mil F7B 100 Bd
4720.00 Fishing J3E Fish Boats
4721.00 Fishing J9W Scrambled
4724.00 AFA USAF Andrews J3E
4732.00 MKL F1B
4737.25 Fishing J3E
4742.00 Architect J3E UK Mil?
4742.00 1-M-V J3E MIL
4742.00 TaskCom J3E
4744.50 J??T - J3E MIL
4760.00 9-Y-I J3E MIL
4766.50 Fishing J3E
4767.00 Fishing J3E
4769.00 ? J7D 120 Bd MS5
4770.00 UDB F1B
4772.00 ? J7D Link-11
4774.00 Fishermen J3E
4775.03 FDY A1A
4780.00 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
4784.00 TWL J7D MIL-188-141A ALE
4791.80 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
4799.00 OZB3 A1A Tactical c/s Rus Mil

ITU Monitoring Database Extract #6 (4300-4500)

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
4312.00 (OSN54) G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
4316.80 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
4317.90 DHS US COAST GUARD F1C Meteo Fax 120 RPM
4319.12 P F1A shift 250 Hz
4322.00 MGJ Faslane F1B
4322.00 MGJ J7B
4322.01 GYA F1B
4325.00 FUE (Brest) F1B 50 Bd
4325.78 R A1A Bcn?
4330.00 4XZ (Haifa) A1A
4331.00 4XZ (Haifa) A1A Morse
4338.00 FUE (Brest) F1B 50 Bd
4338.00 LFI Rogaland F1B
4347.00 No C/S given (SAB) F1B GW 200Hz 100Bd
4347.00 Spanish Fishermen J3E
4347.50 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
4352.40 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
4353.00 ? J7D 120 Bd MS5
4355.70 Unid J3E
4363.00 Fishermen J3E
4363.00 3AC Monaco Radio J3E
4369.00 WLO Mobile J3E Patch?
4370.00 Unidentified J1B piccolo
4372.00 ZAV Vlorë Radio J3E
4373.00 Unidentified J3E LSB in russian
4376.00 DKNS A1A Tac c/s
4376.40 No C/S given (8PO) F1B GlobeW. 200Hz 100Bd
4380.00 Izmail R. J3E Btwn 2 chan.
4380.00 Fishermen J3E
4380.00 No C/S J3E in russian
4384.00 Unidentified J3E Simplex in french
4387.00 RMP Kaliningrad A1A Cw
4388.00 "Paul" J3E Spx (local lang.)
4388.00 Unidentified J3E In english
4390.00 J3E in russian
4392.00 Spanish Fishermen J3E
4403.40 ? G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
4411.00 Murmansk R. J3E in Russian
4411.00 Russia J7D IDLING MS5
4419.00 Unidentified J3E Simplex in Dutch
4421.00 MVH5 A1A Tac c/s
4424.40 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
4426.00 Canadian CG J3E St Johns Coast Guard
4430.00 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
4438.00 J7D MS5
4438.81 ? F1B ARQ
4447.00 SNN299 F1B 75 Baud
4450.00 RTV2 F1B 75 Baud
4455.80 FUB F1B 220 Baud
4455.80 ? F1B ARQ-E Betas
4456.00 Unid A1A Number Groups
4458.00 F1B 40.5 Bd
4460.00 Fishermen J3E
4461.00 FTJ2 H3E [E10]
4465.00 RLA55 F7B 50 Baud
4466.00 F1B 50 Bd
4466.70 Mil G7D 2400 Baud Data Modem
4469.00 Mil J7D Link-11
4475.00 ? F1B 50 Bd Reversals
4476.00 P A1A [MX]
4479.98 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
4480.00 Fishermen J3E
4480.00 ? J7D MS5
4483.20 SVJ4 F1C Meteo Fax
4487.40 ? G1D Simplex Network
4490.00 ? F1B 100 Bd Reversals

ITU Monitoring Database Extract #5 (4000-4300)

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
4012.00 Fishermen ? J3E
4012.00 ? F1B 50 Bd
4014.00 R7B
4016.00 ? J3E
4017.00 ? F1B 75 Bd Secure
4017.35 G7D
4020.00 Spanish Fishermen J3E
4020.00 UVG5 F1B 50 Baud Reversals
4021.00 5ROP [Tac c/s] A1B "XDCJ DE 5ROP SK"
4022.00 Fishermen J3E
4022.00 IDR F1B Italy
4025.00 Spanish Fishermen J3E
4030.00 Russian Mil J7D 120 Bd MS5
4031.00 "P" A1B [MX]
4031.00 ? J3E Italian Language
4034.00 F1B 50
4040.00 Spanish Fishermen J3E
4042.00 Mil? F1B 75 Bd
4043.00 Mil? F1B 50 Bd
4044.80 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
4050.00 Mil? F1B 50 Bd
4050.00 Spanish Fishermen J3E
4051.00 P F1B
4055.00 Russian Mil J7D 120 Bd MS5
4057.00 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
4065.00 Fishermen J3E
4067.80 Mil G7D 2400 Bd
4069.80 G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
4071.00 Fishermen J3E
4074.00 Spanish Fishermen J3E
4075.40 Mil F1B 75 Bd
4079.00 RMP A1A Russian CW
4080.00 Spanish Fishermen J3E
4080.00 Mil J7D 120 Bd MS5
4084.00 Mil J3E
4084.40 Mil F1B Secure
4084.80 ? G7D 2400 Bd
4086.00 ? J7D 120 Bd MS5
4090.00 Fishermen J3E
4093.40 ? G7D 2400 Bd
4094.36 ? F1B 100 Bd Secure
4095.00 Spanish Fishermen J3E
4098.30 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
4109.00 ? J7D 120 Bd MS5
4110.00 Russian Fishermen J3E
4114.40 ? G7D 2400 Bd
4115.60 IDR J3E J2D, 3K00
4117.40 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
4128.00 French Fishermen J3E
4135.00 Fishermen J3E
4140.00 French Fishermen J3E
4154.50 Spanish Fishermen J3E
4157.00 Mil J3E Arabic
4161.50 Mil G7D 2400 Bd Data Modem
4166.50 Unid F1B 100/200 FSK/PSK
4185.00 Spanish Fishermen J3E
4188.50 Ship To (HLF) F1B 100/200 Bd FSK/PSK
4194.50 Ship F1B 200 Bd
4197.00 ? F1B 75 Bd Secure
4199.00 ? J7D 120 Bd
4200.00 Fishermen J3E
4202.97 ? F1B 40.5 Bd RTTY
4205.00 ? G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
4206.00 PY 14 / ?PZA J3E
4207.50 219 1000 Lyngby R. F1D DSC
4207.50 366 9995 CAMSLANT F1D DSC
4207.50 366 9998 New Orleans F1D DSC
4207.50 271 1000 Istanbul F1D DSC
4207.50 366 9997 Miami F1D DSC
4207.50 366 9991 Boston F1D DSC
4207.51 237 1000 Olympia R. F1D DSC
4208.00 Unidentified J3E In Russian; DSC band
4210.50 UFZ F1B
4210.50 UFL F1B
4210.50 TAH (ISTANBUL) F1B 100 Bd SITOR MODE B
4210.50 A9M (HAMALA) F1B 100 Bd SITOR MODE A
4210.50 IAR (ROMA) F1B 100 Bd SITOR MODE A
4212.00 IDR3I/IDR2I F1B
4212.00 UGC (ST PETERSBURG) F1B 100 Bd SITOR MODE A
4212.00 UDB (KHOLMSK) F1B 100 Bd SITOR MODE A
4212.50 XSV F1B
4212.92 WLO Mobile F1B TOR 170Hz 100Bd
4213.50 NOJ F1B
4213.50 IDR3I F1B
4214.00 IGJ/IDR Roma F1B Baudot 850Hz 75Bd
4214.50 CBV F1B
4215.00 XSG F1B
4216.00 TAH (ISTANBUL) F1B 100 Bd SITOR MODE A
4216.00 XSG (SHANGHAI RADIO) F1B 100 Bd SITOR MODE A
4217.00 UFH F1B
4218.50 LZW (VARNA) F1B 100 Bd SITOR MODE A
4218.50 XSG Shanghai R. F1B
4219.00 TAH (ISTANBUL) F1B 100 Bd SITOR MODE A
4223.00 Mil F1B 100 Bd
4225.00 No C/S given (WNU) F1B GlobeWireless [Mkr]
4227.00 IGJ J7D
4227.00 IDR8 (ROMA) G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
4230.00 PBC94 J7D
4230.00 Unid G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
4233.80 RFLIE G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
4234.96 NMF Boston F1C Fax 120rpm IOC 576
4238.00 VTP Visakhapatnam A1A Indian Ny
4240.20 G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
4242.00 Unid J3E Spx in english
4243.00 Mil G7D 2400 Bd
4243.00 Spanish Fishermen J3E
4243.00 Mil G7D 2400 Bd
4244.00 DAO4A (Kiel) F1B 100 Bd GlobalLink
4250.00 CIT A2A 392Hz
4250.50 HEB24 Bern F1B GlobalLinkNtwk
4251.00 French Fishermen J3E
4255.00 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
4259.00 No C/S given (SAB) F1B GlobeWireless, Goteborg
4259.00 XSG A1A
4262.00 No C/S given (LFI) F1B Globe Wireless, Rogaland
4262.00 HEC/LFI/9MG Berne R F1B GlobaLink
4262.00 No C/S given (LFI) F1B Globe Wireless, Rogaland
4265.20 DAO Kiel Mail F1B GlobalLinkNtwk
4267.90 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
4270.00 PCD2 H3E [E10]
4270.85 CFH (Halifax) F1C Meteo FAX 120 RPM
4271.00 Halifax R. F1B Baudot 800Hz 75Bd
4279.00 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
4280.00 PBB Den Helder F1B Baudot 850Hz 75Bd
4280.00 PBC34 Goree Island F1B Baudot 850Hz 75Bd
4282.96 XSV Tianjin R. A1A QSA
4283.00 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
4286.00 Beacon? A1A Repeated H
4290.40 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
4296.80 FUE (Brest) G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285

ITU Monitoring Database Extract #4 (80M Utility)

Keep in mind that various portions of the 75/80 meter band are shared in much of the world, and so most of these utilities are probably not "intruders" to the amateur spectrum. The band gets especially heavy utility use in Europe.

3500.00 "2016" J7D ALE
3530.00 Russian Navy F1B Idles 36.6/50 Bd
3532.00 Mil B7D Link-11
3553.80 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
3555.00 Fishermen J3E
3555.80 Mil F1B 149.55 Bd ARQ
3560.00 Spanish Fishermen J3E
3572.00 PDK33 G1D 4 Phase QPSK DGPS
3578.96 DK0WCY (Kiel) A1B AT Propagation Beacon
3593.70 D Beacon A1A Morse [MX]
3593.90 S Beacon A1A Morse [MX]
3608.00 ? F1B 50 Bd RTTY
3626.50 FDI22 F1B 50 Bd ITA2
3676.00 ? F1B Secure
3681.00 Mil A1A 5 LTR GPS
3688.00 Mil A1A
3690.00 Spanish Fishermen J3E
3699.50 P Beacon A1A CW Marker
3699.50 Mil? F1B 50 Bd
3699.50 P A1A CW [MX]
3705.00 ? A1A Letters
3712.00 Mil B7D Link-11
3731.50 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
3736.00 Russia? J7D 120 Bd MS5
3756.00 The 'Pip' A2X Status Monitor [XT/S30]
3764.40 PBB F1B
3764.41 PBH F1B
3764.42 PBA F1B
3772.00 P Beacon A1A Russian Mil
3782.00 CTP (Ories) F1B 75 Bd ITA2
3787.50 FDI22 F1B 50 Bd ITA2
3800.00 Fishermen J3E
3802.50 Mil J7D 125 Bd (ALE?)
3811.00 ZMLG A1A Mil CW
3813.00 Fishermen J3E
3813.50 ? B7D 75 Bd
3814.49 FDI22 (Narbonne) F1B 50 Bd ITA2
3815.00 Mil G7D 44.44 Bd 39 TONE
3822.00 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
3824.00 ? J7D 120 Bd
3824.50 ? J7D 120 Bd MS5
3825.00 Dutch Fishermen J3E North Sea
3831.00 Cyrano J3E
3840.00 YHF R3E [E10]
3843.00 Dutch Fishermen J3E North Sea
3843.80 Fishing? F1B 100 Bd Secure
3843.81 ? F1B 46.2 Bd
3855.00 DDH3 (Hamburg) F1C Meteo Fax 120RPM
3857.00 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
3864.00 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
3870.00 Mil G7D STANAG 4285
3881.04 FAV22 A1A French Morse Practice
3890.00 UQB A1A Russia
3894.00 RFI A1A Russia
3898.00 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
3900.00 Reykjavik J7D HFDL 1800 Bd
3902.00 Fishermen J3E
3905.00 Spanish Fisherman J3E
3906.50 ? F1B 100 Bd
3916.50 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
3955.00 HCJB A3E Ecuador

ITU Monitoring Database Extract #3

These extracts are maybe a tenth of the information in the ITU monitoring database, which is copyright and way too big for this blog anyway. Some of the monitoring stations are better than others, and some of the information is just plain wrong.

I pass along the stuff I find interesting as someone's educated guess, not as the absolute truth.

The sheer bulk of this and any other attempts that have been made at logging everything found on HF should permanently destroy the myth that "There's nothing left on short wave utility."

3340.00 RIO4 F1B
3340.02 UZC2 F1B Call sign in F1A
3361.50 FTJ2 H3E [E10]
3366.00 ? F1B 50 Bd Revs
3386.00 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
3412.95 Shannon Volmet R3E
3413.00 Shannon Radio J3E VOLMET
3420.00 Fishermen J9W Scrambled Speech
3435.50 Fishing J3E
3458.00 ? J3E Russian Language
3465.00 French Pirate J3E Non-Conformity RR5
3470.00 Fishing? J9W Scrambled Speech
3475.00 Spanish Fishermen J3E
3476.00 Shanwick Radio J3E Clg Gander
3485.00 VFG J3E Gander VOLMET
3485.00 WSY 70 J3E New York VOLMET
3487.00 Fishermen J3E
3494.00 Stockholm Radio J3E LDOC

ITU Monitoring Database Extract #2

Last one for a bit - it takes time formatting this stuff (so Blogger can strip it again).

3230.0 Unid G1D 200 Bd PSK
3232.0 Sardinia G1D 100 Bd BPSK
3234.0 RMP A1A Russia
3239.81 Unid F1B 50 Bd RTTY
3250.15 Unid G1D 100 Bd MSK
3252.5 Unid J7D 120 Bd MS5
3259.8 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
3261.0 Unid A1A CW
3264.4 Unid J2D SAB, Globe Wireless, Goteborg
3264.4 Unid F1B SAB, channel marker
3267.0 Unid A3E Hispanic language
3269.0 Fishermen J3E
3270.0 MIW2 H3E E10
3270.0 ULX2 H3E E10
3270.8 Unid J7B Poss. Jammer
3272.0 Unid A3E Non-conformity rr.5
3276.0 Mil A1A CW Tactical c/s
3279.0 Unid A1A CW 5ltr gps
3282.0 Unid J3E 2 Males, German Language
3282.0 Unid F1B 50 Bd reversals
3287.0 Unid A1A CW
3289.0 GFA21 G7D STANAG 4285
3292.0 Unid F1B 75 Bd RTTY
3293.15 Unid G7D
3296.0 ? F1B 50 Bd RTTY
3296.0 Unid J3E Pirate?
3298.81 Unid F1B 86 Bd ARQ-E CRC4
3299.99 Unid F1B 50 Bd
3300.0 RUU76 F1B
3300.0 EUH87 F1B 100 BAUDS
3302.8 Mil G7D 2400 BD STANAG 4285
3305.1 Mil? G7D
3307.9 ? J7B
3308.0 Mil G7D 2400 BD STANAG 4285
3312.0 Unid F1B
3312.0 Mil J7D Link-11
3315.0 Unid A3E
3316.0 ? F1B
3319.0 * J7D Link-11
3319.99 Unid A3E
3328.8 TPN3 G1D 100 Bd DPSK
3330.0 CHU R3E Canadian Time Standard
3331.2 ? G1D 100 Bd DPSK
3332.2 Unid F1B Globe Wireless
3333.0 Fishermen J3E 2 males
3334.0 ? J9W Scrambled Speech
3334.0 F1B
3334.97 Unidentified A3E
3335.0 G7D
3335.0 Fishermen J3E
3335.0 Radio East Sepik R3E Pidgin
3336.0 Fishermen J3E
3336.94 Unid A1A
3339.0 LDBO A1A CW Tactical C/S
3340.0 RIO4 F1B Russian
3340.02 UZC2 F1B Call sign in F1A
3341.0 Unid A1A Mil CW
3341.0 Unid J3E Voice

ITU Monitoring Database Extract #1

This is the first in an irregular series of extracts from the International Telecommunication Union monitoring database.

This database, distributed in .dbf and .pdf formats, is a list of HF receptions by several participating monitoring stations. There are many thousands of intercepts logged here, some more reliable than others. If nothing else, they debunk the myth that "There's nothing left on HF."

Nothing had been posted from this program since April of this year. This changed on August 18, when more of 2009 was added. The full data is available at the ITU Monitoring site.

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Freq...Traffic........Mode..Remarks

2870.0 Spanish Fishermen J3E 2 Males
2872.0 Gander/Shanwick J3E Aero
2899.0 Gander/Shanwick J3E Aero
2946.0 Fishermen J3E 2 Males
2962.0 Santa Maria J3E Aero
2967.0 Fishermen J9W Scrambled speech
2971.0 Shanwick radio J3E
3000.0 Unid J3E Fishermen?
3013.5 Fishermen J3E Spanish language
3015.0 Fishermen J3E Dutch language
3016.0 Shanwick Radio J3E Aero
3016.0 New York Radio J3E Aero
3016.0 Santa Maria Radio J3E Aero
3052.0 Unid A1A
3055.0 Fishermen J3E
3066.0 Mil J7D Link-11
3108.0 Unid J3E Russian language
3116.0 Unid J3E Russian language
3140.0 Fishermen J3E
3145.0 Fishermen J3E
3150.0 Israeli Intelligence PCD H3E E10
3150.0 French Fishermen J3E French language
3150.0 H3E Clandestine
3156.01 Unidentified A1A CW
3159.5 Unid F1B 100/200 Bd FSK/PSK
3163.0 Unid J7D 120 Bd MS5
3166.0 ? J9W Scrambled Speech
3174.96 Unid F1B 96 Bd
3182.0 ? J9W Scrambled Speech
3184.0 Unid G7X
3194.0 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
3223.0 Mil G7D 2400 Bd STANAG 4285
3224.0 Mil F1B 75 Bd RTTY
3226.0 XPK G1D 125 Bd ALE
3226.0 OYA25 A2B

Some SW Broadcasters Still In 40 Meters

It would appear that the new rules which move broadcasting to above 7300 kHz are being ignored in China. Asian listeners are hearing multiple broadcast programs, often on the same channel, pretty much as before.

IARU Region 1 Passes New 40 Meter Bandplan

The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) concluded its meeting in November with an agreement on a new voluntary band plan for the expanded 40 meter amateur band.

IARU regions coincide with those of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). Region 1 is Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and all of Russia east to its Bering Strait border with (gasp) the United States. Region 2 is North and South America, plus Greenland. Region 3 is Asia (minus Asiatic Russia), the Central and South Pacific, Australia, and New Zealand. Antarctica and the Arctic are split up accordingly, as the lines run clear to the poles.

On March 29, 2009, an ITU agreement will kick in, expanding 40 meters in Region 1 from 7000-7100 kHz to 7000-7200. AM broadcasters in Region 1 will no longer be coordinated in this part of the "41 meter band," though it is not known whether all will actually move anytime soon. Furthermore, broadcasters in Region 3 will not have to move unless interference from legally operating amateurs becomes a problem.

The major change for hams is to move most voice operation above 7100 kHz, somewhat more in harmony with the United States rules. Night time 40 meter users in the US will hopefully not be required as often to work crossband or cross-mode to contact voice DX stations. However many countries don't have required band segments by mode, and band plans are voluntary in such cases.

Here's the band plan:

7.000-7.025 CW, contest preferred (existing prime DX-chasing segment worldwide)
7.025-7.040 CW QRP, Center of Activity 7030
7.040-7.047 Narrow band digital (PSK31, etc)
7.047-7.050 Narrow band digital, auto allowed
7.050-7.053 All digital, auto allowed
7.053-7.060 All digital
7.060-7.100 All modes, 7070 digital voice, 7090 SSB QRP
7.100-7.130 All modes, Region 1 Center of Activity 7110
7.130-7.200 All modes, SSB contest preferred, SSTV 7165
7.175-7.200 All modes, priority for intercontinental

WHRI Starts Frequency War With CHU

Listeners to the 40 meter band might have noticed that World Harvest Radio has added 7335 kHz to its frequency schedule between the hours of 0600 and 1100 UTC (2 to 7 AM in the Eastern time zone). This is part of its "Angel 1" schedule, beaming toward South America from Cypress Creek, SC with a claimed effective radiated power in the tens of megawatts. (All this is fully documented on their web site.)

Even though the beam is southward, this has been pretty well obliterating CHU, the Canadian standard time and frequency station near Ottawa. Many people actually use CHU for the same purposes as WWV/WWVH/WWVB in the USA, including sensitive automated timing applications. Needless to say, they are somewhat less than thrilled.

Unfortunately, under the new ITU international allocations that took effect two months ago, CHU is technically a broadcaster, not a utility, and does not have any kind of priority on the frequency the way it would if it were still operating as a government service. It's a legal technicality, but one being exploited quite effectively by WHRI.

While WHRI does have a legal right to transmit here, IMHO it's pretty tacky. Even HAARP listens first.

Here's the e-mail sent by someone at CHU in reply to correspondence from the Ontario DX Association:

Hello Brian,

I am aware of this situation.

CHU has a licence to broadcast on 7.335 MHz and this frequency has been
registered with ITU, HFCC, FCC and other broadcast authorities. This,
however, does not guaranty that we own this frequency, for all international
purposes. We must now fight for it, with the FCC.

I have sent several letters to WHRI, but their chief engineer has not
replied to me. I have also sent a letter to the FCC stating the use of our
service on this band and our long standing service at this frequency. They
have yet to respond.

We must now go through all politically correct channels to resolve this
dispute. But the members of your association can use other mean declare
their dissatisfaction with the interference from WHR. Have your interested
members send email to WHR ( lsarkisian@lesea.com ), and the FCC (
thomas.lucey@fcc.gov ).

This may have more impact.

Regards,
Raymond Pelletier
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Frequency and Time
Institute for National Measurement Standards
National Research Council Canada
M-36, room 1026
1200 Montreal Road
Ottawa, Canada K1A 0R6
Tel: (613) 993-3430
Fax: (613) 952-1394
raymond.pelletier@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Government of Canada
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Fréquence et temps
Institut des étalons nationaux de mesure
Conseil national de recherches Canada
M-36, salle 1026
1200 chemin Montréal
Ottawa, Canada K1A 0R6
Tél: (613) 993-3430
Télécopieur: (613) 952-1394
raymond.pelletier@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Gouvernment du Canada
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As Drudge would say, developing......

CHU Won't Have to Move

Canadian standard time and frequency station CHU will not have to change the frequency of its 7 MHz signal, which is by far the most frequently used. The station was able to modify the conditions of its licence (Canadian spelling) to continue broadcasting on 7335.0 R3E (upper sideband with a partial carrier). CHU will not leave the air any time in the forseeable future.

Remember that US daylight savings are earlier this year, and all your devices that reset as per the old formula will need manual updating or firmware modifications. This is an expensive pain in the butt, and if I may editorialize for a second, I wish they'd stop screwing around with the time. Pick two dates and stick to them, regardless of who lobbies Congress.

The change is March 11, but many short wave schedules will change on the first.