Hello friends,
VOA Radiogram this weekend will be different in that I recorded it at a sample rate of 8000 Hz rather than the usual 48000 Hz. This is because I have not yet configured the new installation of Fldigi in my new PC.
Despite the 8000 Hz sample rate, I was able to decode the MFSK32 and surprise modes from the recording with no difficulty. And it probably should make no difference in your decoding. But, if it does, please let me know. (The audio file I uploaded to North Carolina is only 27 MB, compared to the usual 160+ MB for the shows recorded at the usual 48000 Hz sample rate.)
VOA Radiogram for the weekend of 21-22 June 2014 (program 64) will be in the usual MFSK32 mode, except for two surprise modes at the end of the show...
1:36 Program preview
2:41 Subsurface ocean on Pluto's moon, with image
9:57 Indonesian smartphone use surges, with image
15:54 Designing buildings to withstand disasters, with image
21:22 Al Jazeera reporter released from Egyptian prison, with image
26:32 Closing announcements
Please send reception reports to radiogram@voanews.com
VOA Radiogram transmission schedule
(all days and times UTC)
Sat 0930-1000 5745 kHz
Sat 1600-1630 17860 kHz
Sun 0230-0300 5745 kHz
Sun 1930-2000 15670 kHz
All via the Edward R. Murrow transmitting station in North Carolina
The Mighty KBC will transmit a minute of MFSK64 Saturday at about 1130 UTC on 6095 kHz, and Sunday at about 0130 UTC (9:30 pm EDT) on 9925 kHz. Both frequencies via Germany. Reports to themightykbc@gmail.org .
I hope to respond to all your emails from program 63 before the last broadcast of program 64 this weekend. Then, I'll work backwards, responding to your very helpful reports sent during my May travels.
Please tune in and write in this weekend.
Kim
Kim Andrew Elliott
Producer and Presenter
VOA Radiogram
voaradiogram.net
Friday, June 20, 2014
Summer VOA Radiogram for June 21-22
From Kim Andrew Elliott:
Friday, June 13, 2014
VOA Radiogram for 14-15 June 2014
From Kim Andrew Elliott:
[This hasn't been an issue on any of several machines I converted to W7. Are your apps in the latest versions that are compatible with the way Windows does security since Vista? (Fldigi is.) If not, are they running in directories outside Program Files or Program Files (x86)? A lot of these apps shaped up for me when I created a directory outside this hierarchy under C: called Radio and installed to there instead.]
Hello friends,
I apologize for the delay in responding to your emails from the past few weeks. After returning from travels in May, my audience research duties have greatly expanded (in quantity, not in importance). Furthermore, at home, I have installed a new PC running Windows 7, and applications crash nearly every time I open them. (Fldigi is an interesting exception: it's usually stable.) This PC problem and finding a solution are cutting into my productivity.
[This hasn't been an issue on any of several machines I converted to W7. Are your apps in the latest versions that are compatible with the way Windows does security since Vista? (Fldigi is.) If not, are they running in directories outside Program Files or Program Files (x86)? A lot of these apps shaped up for me when I created a directory outside this hierarchy under C: called Radio and installed to there instead.]
I will resume sending emails as soon as I get home this afternoon, probably starting with program 62 and working my way back in time.
VOA Radiogram for 14-15 June 2014 (program 63) is MFSK32, with a couple of surprises at the end...
1:35 Program preview
2:37 Mapping the salmon genome, with image
8:10 Internet traffic may triple by 2018, with chart
15:31 Pao-pan.net evades Chinese censorship, with image
21:49 World Cup Fever at VOA, with image
26:50 Closing announcements
Please send your reception reports to radiogram@voanews.com
VOA Radiogram transmission schedule
(all days and times UTC):
Sat 0930-1000 5745 kHz
Sat 1600-1630 17860 kHz
Sun 0230-0300 5745 kHz
Sun 1930-2000 15670 kHz
All via the Edward R. Murrow transmitting station in North Carolina.
The Mighty KBC will transmit a minute of MFSK64 Saturday at about 1130 UTC on 6095 kHz, and Sunday at about 0130 UTC (9:30 pm EDT) on 9925 kHz. These frequencies are via Germany. Reports to themightykbc@gmail.com.
I hope you can tune in and write in this weekend.
Kim
Kim Andrew Elliott
Producer and Presenter
VOA Radiogram
voaradiogram.net
Now We Know What HAARP is For
Statements made by people in the know about the purpose of the HAARP project in Alaska became much more candid, and probably much more accurate, as the threatened early June date of closure and dismantling came and went.
No, it's not to cause earthquakes or control the weather. It's just to help figure out the best way to put the U.S. military in control of our planet's ionosphere. That's all. Just a little thing.
And a very scary one.
Alaska Dispatch:
No, it's not to cause earthquakes or control the weather. It's just to help figure out the best way to put the U.S. military in control of our planet's ionosphere. That's all. Just a little thing.
And a very scary one.
Alaska Dispatch:
In May, University of Alaska President Pat Gamble wrote that the university could take ownership of the facility directly or through a lease, or it could work with others in the research community to develop options for covering operational costs.
He said that the main purpose of HAARP is to study techniques through which the U.S. could use “high power radio transmissions to manipulate Earth’s ionosphere for its strategic advantage.”
“The ionosphere is an integral part of the modern battlefield -- it affects GPS navigation, satellite communication, missile tracking radars, orbital surveillance and submarine communication, to name just a few applications,” he said.
Solar Activity is Picking Up
From SolarHam:
Region 2087 produced an impulsive X1.0 solar flare Wednesday morning at 09:06 UTC. This is now the 3rd such X-Class event within the past 24 hours. A relatively faint coronal mass ejection (CME) is seen in the latest LASCO C2 coronagraph imagery. The plasma cloud appears to be blended in with an earlier CME following an M3.0 flare around the same region an hour earlier. The active region will continue to be a threat for major solar flares as it continues to rotate into a more geoeffective position.
Updated 06/10/2014 @ 18:40 UTCTwo X-FlaresSolar activity is now at high levels thanks to new sunspot 2087, now rotating into view off the southeast limb. A strong, but impulsive solar flare measuring X2.2 was first detected Tuesday morning 11:42 UTC. Just over an hour later, this was followed up by a longer duration X1.5 event around the same active region. The second event (X1.5) is responsible for a bright coronal mass ejection now visible in the latest STEREO Ahead COR2 imagery. More details regarding a possible glancing blow once additional imagery becomes available. The active region will turn into a more direct Earth facing position as the week progresses. Event logs are listed below.CME Update: As per the latest CME prediction model, the expansive plasma cloud will likely pass to the east of our planet and have little to no impact on our geomagnetic field. A glancing blow at best will be possible by June 13th.
Friday, April 25, 2014
X1.3 Solar Flare Occurred 0027 UTC on 25 April
A bright X1.3 solar flare occurred yesterday (North American time) at 0027 UTC. It was accompanied by an 1100 Solar Flux Unit burst at 10 cm, and a large coronal mass ejection (CME).
This magnitude doesn't make the top ten list for Cycle 24 flares, but it's still up there.
Given the flare's position, on active region 2035 just over the west limb, its energetic CME should completely miss the Earth.
This magnitude doesn't make the top ten list for Cycle 24 flares, but it's still up there.
Given the flare's position, on active region 2035 just over the west limb, its energetic CME should completely miss the Earth.
VOA Radiogram for April 26-27
From Kim Andrew Elliott:
Hello friends,
For the weekend of 26-27 April, we will transmit only one mode at a time.
One of the VOA News stories, about the Ukraine-Russia cyberwar, is very interesting, but it is also long and would take more than 10 minutes in MFSK32. So it will be in the faster MFSK64L mode.
Everything else will be MFSK32 except for the surprise mode during the closing music.
Here is the lineup for VOA Radiogram, program 56, 26-27 April 2014:
1:33 MFSK32: Program preview
2:45 MFSK64L: Ukraine Russia cyberwar
9:30 MFSK32: Heat into electricity, with image
13:46 MFSK32: Electric cars at the NY auto show, with image
21:33 MFSK32: (Spanish) NASA spacesuits, with image
26:00 MFSK32: Closing announcements
Please send reception reports to radiogram@voanews.com
VOA Radiogram transmission schedule
(all days and times UTC):
Sat 0930-1000 5745 kHz
Sat 1600-1630 17860 kHz
Sun 0230-0300 5745 kHz
Sun 1930-2000 15670 kHz
All via the Edward R. Murrow transmitting station in North Carolina.
Last weekend, the MFSK8 "bonus" mode centered on 1000 Hz was mostly successful except in the most challenging shortwave reception conditions. See videos from program 55.
I'm now responding to your reports from last weekend. I look forward to hearing from you this weekend.
Kim
Kim Andrew Elliott
Producer and Presenter
VOA Radiogram
radiogram@voanews.com
voaradiogram.net
@VOARadiogram
Friday, April 18, 2014
Double Duty VOA Radiogram for April 19-20
From Kim Andrew Elliott:
Hello friends,
Last weekend's experiment with the "mystery mode," MFSK8 as it turned out, was mostly successful. I reduced the level of the MFSK8 to 8 dB below the level of the MFSK32, because unattenuated MFSK8 at a piercing audio frequency of 2300 Hz can be rather painful to listen to.
This weekend, we'll repeat the contact information and schedule in MFSK8, but we'll move it to 1000 Hz, which is easier on the ear. With MFSK32 and MFSK8 both at full level, a distorted, other-worldly sound resulted. So I reduced the MFSK8 to 4 dB under the MFSK32. You can still hear what sounds like distortion, but it should be harmless. Probably. I hope.
If you prefer an easy, set-it-and-forget-it decoding experience, just do the MFSK32 at 1500 Hz. If you want more of a challenge, then run two instances of Fldigi, or Fldigi and another decoder such as MultiPSK, or record the program, to see the MFSK8 output. Please remember that MFSK8 must be precisely tuned (it will likely be received a few Hz above or below 1000 Hz) for a successful decode.
Please let me know if you think the simultaneous modes are making the MFSK32 images "noisier."
Here is the lineup for VOA Radiogram, program 55, 19-20 April 2014 (content in MFSK32 centered on 1500 Hz):
01:39 Program preview
02:57 Survey of US software developers, with image
07:08 Planets that wobble, with image
13:38 Cambodia's draft cybercrime law
16:06 Google buys drone company, with image
21:42 VOA Spanish* news story about El Niño, with image
26:23 Closing announcements
*Use the UTF-8 character set. In Fldigi: Configure > Colors & Fonts ...
Please send reception reports to radiogram@voanews.com
VOA Radiogram transmission schedule
(all days and times UTC):
Sat 0930-1000 5745 kHz
Sat 1600-1630 17860 kHz
Sun 0230-0300 5745 kHz
Sun 1930-2000 15670 kHz
All via the Edward R. Murrow transmitting station in North Carolina.
The Mighty KBC, with studios in the Netherlands and transmitter in Germany, will include a minute of MFSK64 Saturday at about 1130 UTC (during the new Big Beach Show) on 6095 kHz. And Sunday at about 0130 UTC (Saturday 9:30 pm EDT) on 7375 kHz. Reports to Eric at themightykbc@gmail.com.
Thank you for your reception reports to VOA Radiogram last weekend. I will try to answer them before this weekend is over. And, as always, I look forward to your emails.
Kim
Kim Andrew Elliott
Producer and Presenter
VOA Radiogram
Friday, April 11, 2014
Solar Peak VHF DX Log Part 8 (Supplemental from 4/10)
All intercepts made in Southern California by the author, using a WiNRADiO G33DDC SDR and a PAR EF-SWL end fed 45' wire. All frequencies kHz, all times UTC.
OM = male, YL = woman, SS = Spanish, EE=English, Disp=Dispatcher, Unid = Unidentified.
Tones are CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System) aka "PL."
CSQ = no tone in use (Carrier SQuelch)
Frequency ... Callsign ... Mode ... Description ... Time ... Tone
30740.0 Unid FM SS/EE/OM disp, constant phone ring and another OM bg, some beeps. Like most of these, the speaker goes back and forth between Spanish and accented English. Usual fast talking. 2027 107.2
30800.0 Unid FM EE/SS/OM disp, mostly EE but some SS. Usual fast talking. 2009 88.5
30925.0 Unid ? Hissy Station 2005 n/a
31040.0 Unid FM SS/OM disp, weak, later weak YL. Hard to copy. 2044 missed
31060.0 Unid FM SS/OM disp, loud, YL, OM, & phone bg. "Coffee shop." Everything else in SS. Talking even faster than usual. 2012 91.5
31080.0 WPYJ841 FM Hampden & Worcester County, MA, YL identifying as "Base 3." Followed open-squelch noise like rptr or remote. Likely rptr in use. Working mobiles in a large wide-area radio system used for transportation support. Mobiles calling it "Channel 3." The other weird things on this freq are probably skip getting in through the input. 2220 100.0
31100.0 Unid FM YL wkg OM driver 2026 no decode
31240.0 Unid FM EE/OM, disp, sounded like all the SS/OMs, huge SS accent, "He call at four thirty?" Phone bg & some offmike talking. 2021 136.5
31360.0 Unid FM EE/OM, NY accent, "10-4, 433 [unintelligible]" 2028 CSQ
31400.0 Unid FM Phone sounds, distorted voice ?
31440.0 Unid FM Weak EE/OM disp, usual short xmsns 2024 100.0
31640.0 Unid FM Two EE/OMs, brief and weak. 2034 85.4
OM = male, YL = woman, SS = Spanish, EE=English, Disp=Dispatcher, Unid = Unidentified.
Tones are CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System) aka "PL."
CSQ = no tone in use (Carrier SQuelch)
Frequency ... Callsign ... Mode ... Description ... Time ... Tone
30740.0 Unid FM SS/EE/OM disp, constant phone ring and another OM bg, some beeps. Like most of these, the speaker goes back and forth between Spanish and accented English. Usual fast talking. 2027 107.2
30800.0 Unid FM EE/SS/OM disp, mostly EE but some SS. Usual fast talking. 2009 88.5
30925.0 Unid ? Hissy Station 2005 n/a
31040.0 Unid FM SS/OM disp, weak, later weak YL. Hard to copy. 2044 missed
31060.0 Unid FM SS/OM disp, loud, YL, OM, & phone bg. "Coffee shop." Everything else in SS. Talking even faster than usual. 2012 91.5
31080.0 WPYJ841 FM Hampden & Worcester County, MA, YL identifying as "Base 3." Followed open-squelch noise like rptr or remote. Likely rptr in use. Working mobiles in a large wide-area radio system used for transportation support. Mobiles calling it "Channel 3." The other weird things on this freq are probably skip getting in through the input. 2220 100.0
31100.0 Unid FM YL wkg OM driver 2026 no decode
31240.0 Unid FM EE/OM, disp, sounded like all the SS/OMs, huge SS accent, "He call at four thirty?" Phone bg & some offmike talking. 2021 136.5
31360.0 Unid FM EE/OM, NY accent, "10-4, 433 [unintelligible]" 2028 CSQ
31400.0 Unid FM Phone sounds, distorted voice ?
31440.0 Unid FM Weak EE/OM disp, usual short xmsns 2024 100.0
31640.0 Unid FM Two EE/OMs, brief and weak. 2034 85.4
Interesting Participatory VOA Radiogram for April 12-13
If you couldn't hear the first VOA sked last weekend, on 5745 at 0930 UTC, it wasn't your equipment. Due to scheduling mixups, it was never broadcast.
From Kim Andrew Elliott:
From Kim Andrew Elliott:
Hello friends,After last weekend's schedule mishap, the VOA Radiogram transmissions should be back to their regular times and frequencies this weekend:
Sunday, April 06, 2014
Solar Peak VHF DX Log Part 7 (Supplemental from 6 April 14)
All intercepts made in Southern California by the author, using a WiNRADiO G33DDC SDR and a PAR EF-SWL end fed 45' wire. All frequencies kHz, all times UTC.
OM = male, YL = woman, SS = Spanish, EE=English, Disp=Dispatcher, Unid = Unidentified.
Tones are CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System) aka "PL."
CSQ = no tone in use (Carrier SQuelch)
Frequency ... Callsign ... Mode ... Description ... Time ... Tone
30740.0 Unid FM SS/OM disp 2342 107.2
31137.0 Unid PSK Ctr fq of unknown buzzy waveform, looks like a wider version of HFDL but different timing more suggestive of an ARQ iss mode. 1-sec PSK burst starting with audio center tuning beep every 2 sec. 0016, gone 0021 n/a
33160.0 Unid FM LOUD SS/EE/OM fast talking car service dispatcher, with skywave fading. Mostly SS but says some numbers and street names in EE. Street names are most likely in Manhattan and Brooklyn. 5th Avenue, 34th St, 51st St., 52nd St, Washington, etc.. Usual phone bg, plus other dispatchers in room. Brief dial tone heard (???). Several possibilities in metro NYC, mostly in Brooklyn. 1852 77.0
33440.0 KCD346 FM Tolland County, CT Mutual Aid ("Station TN"). OM with disp for "807." Later two OMs talking. "Need PD. You're all set." "R" in Morse code heard. Presumably part of the "C" squelching in and out. 2232 179.9
33520.0 KNFM255 FM East Haven FD, New Haven County, CT, dispatch channel. OM, medic alarm. YL, FD dispatch. Street names check out. 2011 131.8
37570.0 Unid FM Weak SS/OM, only one brief fade in above squelch. Not a US allocation. 2120 CSQ?
OM = male, YL = woman, SS = Spanish, EE=English, Disp=Dispatcher, Unid = Unidentified.
Tones are CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System) aka "PL."
CSQ = no tone in use (Carrier SQuelch)
Frequency ... Callsign ... Mode ... Description ... Time ... Tone
30740.0 Unid FM SS/OM disp 2342 107.2
31137.0 Unid PSK Ctr fq of unknown buzzy waveform, looks like a wider version of HFDL but different timing more suggestive of an ARQ iss mode. 1-sec PSK burst starting with audio center tuning beep every 2 sec. 0016, gone 0021 n/a
33160.0 Unid FM LOUD SS/EE/OM fast talking car service dispatcher, with skywave fading. Mostly SS but says some numbers and street names in EE. Street names are most likely in Manhattan and Brooklyn. 5th Avenue, 34th St, 51st St., 52nd St, Washington, etc.. Usual phone bg, plus other dispatchers in room. Brief dial tone heard (???). Several possibilities in metro NYC, mostly in Brooklyn. 1852 77.0
33440.0 KCD346 FM Tolland County, CT Mutual Aid ("Station TN"). OM with disp for "807." Later two OMs talking. "Need PD. You're all set." "R" in Morse code heard. Presumably part of the "C" squelching in and out. 2232 179.9
33520.0 KNFM255 FM East Haven FD, New Haven County, CT, dispatch channel. OM, medic alarm. YL, FD dispatch. Street names check out. 2011 131.8
37570.0 Unid FM Weak SS/OM, only one brief fade in above squelch. Not a US allocation. 2120 CSQ?
Saturday, April 05, 2014
Solar Peak VHF DX Log Part 6 (Supplemental from 4 April 14)
37570.0 Unid FM Very weak tones. Looks like analog paging. Likely South America. 2050 CSQ
37630.0 Unid N0N Starting point of well defined Squiggle 2044 n/a
38625.0 Unid ? Hissy Station 2056 n/a
38900.0 Unid FM Slow fade in of YLs in unk lang, NOT English. 2 stns, one 380 Hz off frequency. Short xmsns. 2111 CSQ
39625.88 Unid FM Very weak carrier keyed on and off, seems to be using PL. Obviously not CHP. Frequency is exact carrier. 2058 ?
37630.0 Unid N0N Starting point of well defined Squiggle 2044 n/a
38625.0 Unid ? Hissy Station 2056 n/a
38900.0 Unid FM Slow fade in of YLs in unk lang, NOT English. 2 stns, one 380 Hz off frequency. Short xmsns. 2111 CSQ
39625.88 Unid FM Very weak carrier keyed on and off, seems to be using PL. Obviously not CHP. Frequency is exact carrier. 2058 ?
Friday, April 04, 2014
Solar Peak VHF DX Log Part 5 (34-38 MHz)
All intercepts made in Southern California by the author, using a WiNRADiO G33DDC SDR and a PAR EF-SWL end fed 45' wire. All frequencies kHz, all times UTC.
OM = male, YL = woman, SS = Spanish, EE=English, Disp=Dispatcher, Unid = Unidentified.
Tones are CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System) aka "PL."
CSQ = no tone in use (Carrier SQuelch)
Frequency ... Callsign ... Mode ... Description ... Time ... Tone
34000.0 Unid ? Hissy Station 2032 n/a
34010.0 Unid FM SS/2 OM s taxi dispatch, using turkey calls & PL; "cuatro" 2110 88.5
34225.0 Unid ? Hissy Station 1945 n/a
34300.0 Unid FM Tow co? 2100 210.7
34700.0 Unid FM OM and audio tones 1910 ?
34583.7 Unid ? Steady hiss, looks like STANAG or 101A, not the Hissy Station. Similar on 34631.0 and 34738.3, no fading at all. 1936 n/a
35040.0 Unid FM EE/OM, telling driver to "back in and wait." 2038 ?
35040.0 Unid FM SS/OM fast talking disp 2038 110.9
35060.0 Unid FM SS/OM, weak, distorted. Band going. 2030 ?
35060.0 Unid FM SS/YL,weak, faded 2034 123.0
35080.0 WNNU233 FM Loud EE/OM and fast audio tone Morse ID "WNNU233." Call returns to Urgent Ambulance Service, East PA and surrounding areas.. 2155 141.3
35100.0 Unid FM SS/OM Typical fast talking dispatcher. Not the local private patrol (which is loud, uses tone 103.5, and ID's "Los Angeles"). 2029 110.9
35100.0 Unid FM EE/YL, weak, hard to hear much. 2001 118.8
35100.0 Unid FM SS/OM fast talking disp, some beeps on key 2116 141.3
35120.0 Unid FM SS/OM fast talking disp, some beeps on key. Later YL, "Buenos tardes, buenos…" (faded) 2033 131.8
35120.0 Unid FM Mercury Cab Service, Chattanooga, TN, unknown call sign not in FCC records. Fast-talking EE/OM dispatcher calling 837, others. Equally fast-talking EE/YL , calling "904" ("nahn oh fo"). All addresses checked out as valid in Chattanooga. 1820 127.3
35130.0 Unid FM SS/OM fast talking disp, some beeps on key. This IS the right frequency. Not a US allocation. 2048 162.2
35140.0 Unid FM EE/OM discussing some kind of tank with unheard other stn. Possibly M/V Mt Washington, NH, KDA290 1934 100.0
35160.0 Unid FM Weak. 1856 ?
35180.0 Unid FM EE/YL, sounds like skip 1810 91.5
35180.0 Unid FM Different stn than 1810 hits 1943 118.8
35180.0 Unid FM EE/OM, southern US accent, fading, wkg weak mobile. Later weak YL, poss tow or taxi disp 2058 179.9
35180.0 WPGG338 FM Niles Flash Cab Assn, Ch. 1, outside Chicago, IL. EE/OM wkg drivers, some mobiles heard, mentioned various Chicago streets. Gave verbal ID that sounded like"Double-you Fay Gay Gay 338." Channel 2 is 35.88, Channel 3 is 35.92. Not heard. 1810 186.2
35200.0 Unid FM SS/OM fast talking dispatcher 2025 146.2
35250.0 Unid ? Very weak, wide Buzzy Station, with selective fading, like 32.55 2145 n/a
35320.0 Unid FM SS/OM fast talking disp, rattling off numbers 2053 141.3
35320.0 Unid FM SS/OM disp 1738 146.2
35360.0 Unid FM Weak OM, fading 1832 131.8
35400.0 Unid FM EE/OMs, in and out 2145 CSQ
35400.0 Unid ? EE/OM wkg YL, distorted 2135 114.8
35440.0 Unid FM SS/OM fast talking disp, clg "Viente y Dos" 2041 107.2
35480.0 Unid FM SS/OM more relaxed than rest, wkg "Uno." Usual numbers, street names, and phone ring bg. 2104 156.7
35520.0 Unid FM SS/OM fast talking disp, good signal, clg "Ocho Siete," & "Pedro." Lots of street names. Phone ring bg. 2038 173.8
35540.0 Unid FM Weak, not much heard 2135
35620.0 Unid N0N Center fq of strange carrier sweeping slowly & randomly up and down, with usual skywave propagation characterisics. 2145 n/a
35630.0 Unid FM Weak. Again, this is the right frequency. Not a US allocation. 1946 ?
35640.0 Unid FM Very weak digital paging, not much else. South America. 2111 ?
35663.0 Unid FM Very weak. Again, the right frequency. 2057 CSQ
35680.0 Unid FM SS/OM dispatches, good signal, PL won't decode 2106 ?
35700.0 Unid FM SS/OM 2038 94.8
35720.0 Unid FM Weak, never much above noise 1946
35740.0 Unid FM Only short snippet exists: EE/OM w/ something about "7164." 2151 103.5
35740.0 Unid FM SS/OM disp, clg "Viente y Cuatro." Phone ring bg. Good signal. Procedures suggest S. America. 2052 203.5
35780.0 Unid FM SS/OM fast talking disp, loud, good sig 2057 192.8
35800.0 Unid FM SS/OM fast talking disp 2049 192.8
35860.0 Unid FM SS/YL (but said "eighteen hundred" in EE), & SS/OM 2059 123.0
35880.0 Unid FM Weak 2051 ?
35900.0 Unid FM Weak, can't break squelch 2053 ?
37260.0 Unid FM YL "Base" wkg "Jacob" (heard), "en route," "front door;" distorted, loud PL, fading 2144 123.0
37560.0 Unid FM Very weak tone, only showed up on waterfall 2154 ?
37660.0 Unid FM Very weak dispatch tones, only showed up on waterfall 2200 ?
OM = male, YL = woman, SS = Spanish, EE=English, Disp=Dispatcher, Unid = Unidentified.
Tones are CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System) aka "PL."
CSQ = no tone in use (Carrier SQuelch)
Frequency ... Callsign ... Mode ... Description ... Time ... Tone
34000.0 Unid ? Hissy Station 2032 n/a
34010.0 Unid FM SS/2 OM s taxi dispatch, using turkey calls & PL; "cuatro" 2110 88.5
34225.0 Unid ? Hissy Station 1945 n/a
34300.0 Unid FM Tow co? 2100 210.7
34700.0 Unid FM OM and audio tones 1910 ?
34583.7 Unid ? Steady hiss, looks like STANAG or 101A, not the Hissy Station. Similar on 34631.0 and 34738.3, no fading at all. 1936 n/a
35040.0 Unid FM EE/OM, telling driver to "back in and wait." 2038 ?
35040.0 Unid FM SS/OM fast talking disp 2038 110.9
35060.0 Unid FM SS/OM, weak, distorted. Band going. 2030 ?
35060.0 Unid FM SS/YL,weak, faded 2034 123.0
35080.0 WNNU233 FM Loud EE/OM and fast audio tone Morse ID "WNNU233." Call returns to Urgent Ambulance Service, East PA and surrounding areas.. 2155 141.3
35100.0 Unid FM SS/OM Typical fast talking dispatcher. Not the local private patrol (which is loud, uses tone 103.5, and ID's "Los Angeles"). 2029 110.9
35100.0 Unid FM EE/YL, weak, hard to hear much. 2001 118.8
35100.0 Unid FM SS/OM fast talking disp, some beeps on key 2116 141.3
35120.0 Unid FM SS/OM fast talking disp, some beeps on key. Later YL, "Buenos tardes, buenos…" (faded) 2033 131.8
35120.0 Unid FM Mercury Cab Service, Chattanooga, TN, unknown call sign not in FCC records. Fast-talking EE/OM dispatcher calling 837, others. Equally fast-talking EE/YL , calling "904" ("nahn oh fo"). All addresses checked out as valid in Chattanooga. 1820 127.3
35130.0 Unid FM SS/OM fast talking disp, some beeps on key. This IS the right frequency. Not a US allocation. 2048 162.2
35140.0 Unid FM EE/OM discussing some kind of tank with unheard other stn. Possibly M/V Mt Washington, NH, KDA290 1934 100.0
35160.0 Unid FM Weak. 1856 ?
35180.0 Unid FM EE/YL, sounds like skip 1810 91.5
35180.0 Unid FM Different stn than 1810 hits 1943 118.8
35180.0 Unid FM EE/OM, southern US accent, fading, wkg weak mobile. Later weak YL, poss tow or taxi disp 2058 179.9
35180.0 WPGG338 FM Niles Flash Cab Assn, Ch. 1, outside Chicago, IL. EE/OM wkg drivers, some mobiles heard, mentioned various Chicago streets. Gave verbal ID that sounded like"Double-you Fay Gay Gay 338." Channel 2 is 35.88, Channel 3 is 35.92. Not heard. 1810 186.2
35200.0 Unid FM SS/OM fast talking dispatcher 2025 146.2
35250.0 Unid ? Very weak, wide Buzzy Station, with selective fading, like 32.55 2145 n/a
35320.0 Unid FM SS/OM fast talking disp, rattling off numbers 2053 141.3
35320.0 Unid FM SS/OM disp 1738 146.2
35360.0 Unid FM Weak OM, fading 1832 131.8
35400.0 Unid FM EE/OMs, in and out 2145 CSQ
35400.0 Unid ? EE/OM wkg YL, distorted 2135 114.8
35440.0 Unid FM SS/OM fast talking disp, clg "Viente y Dos" 2041 107.2
35480.0 Unid FM SS/OM more relaxed than rest, wkg "Uno." Usual numbers, street names, and phone ring bg. 2104 156.7
35520.0 Unid FM SS/OM fast talking disp, good signal, clg "Ocho Siete," & "Pedro." Lots of street names. Phone ring bg. 2038 173.8
35540.0 Unid FM Weak, not much heard 2135
35620.0 Unid N0N Center fq of strange carrier sweeping slowly & randomly up and down, with usual skywave propagation characterisics. 2145 n/a
35630.0 Unid FM Weak. Again, this is the right frequency. Not a US allocation. 1946 ?
35640.0 Unid FM Very weak digital paging, not much else. South America. 2111 ?
35663.0 Unid FM Very weak. Again, the right frequency. 2057 CSQ
35680.0 Unid FM SS/OM dispatches, good signal, PL won't decode 2106 ?
35700.0 Unid FM SS/OM 2038 94.8
35720.0 Unid FM Weak, never much above noise 1946
35740.0 Unid FM Only short snippet exists: EE/OM w/ something about "7164." 2151 103.5
35740.0 Unid FM SS/OM disp, clg "Viente y Cuatro." Phone ring bg. Good signal. Procedures suggest S. America. 2052 203.5
35780.0 Unid FM SS/OM fast talking disp, loud, good sig 2057 192.8
35800.0 Unid FM SS/OM fast talking disp 2049 192.8
35860.0 Unid FM SS/YL (but said "eighteen hundred" in EE), & SS/OM 2059 123.0
35880.0 Unid FM Weak 2051 ?
35900.0 Unid FM Weak, can't break squelch 2053 ?
37260.0 Unid FM YL "Base" wkg "Jacob" (heard), "en route," "front door;" distorted, loud PL, fading 2144 123.0
37560.0 Unid FM Very weak tone, only showed up on waterfall 2154 ?
37660.0 Unid FM Very weak dispatch tones, only showed up on waterfall 2200 ?
Thursday, April 03, 2014
Set and Forget VOA Radiogram for April 5-6
From Kim Andrew Elliott:
Hello friends,Last weekend's "battle of the 100-word-per-minute modes" produced useful results. Based on a quick analysis of the percentage of correct characters, the average of all responses is…MFSK32 98%MT63-1000L 90%Thor25x4 86%PSKR125 74%[My results were very close to these percentages. Around 100% for MFSK32, 99-100% for MT63, mediocre copy on the Thor, and rough copy on the PSKR125. PSK modes don't seem to fare well in this particular application. -Hugh]The MT63-1000L would have had an even better result if it had not been for four occasions of no decode at all. In situations where any MT63-1000L text was received, its performance was very close to that of MFSK32.MFSK32 does have the advantage of being about 20 words per minute faster than MT63-1000L. Furthermore, MFSK32, unlike MT63-1000L, can be used for images.This weekend, VOA Radiogram will return to an all-MFSK32 "set it and forget it" format. I do this at the risk of losing the interest of those of you who prefer a program replete with experiments. The program will be interesting in that it will include four images and an Flmsg CSV form with the updated VOA English transmission schedule.Here is the lineup for VOA Radiogram, program 53, 5-6 March 2014:All MFSK32 centered on 1500 Hz...1:36 Program preview2:40 Head of Russian social network resigns, with image9:28 NASA aircraft research, with image16:13 Maryland company helps in search for MH370, with image23:04 VOA English broadcast schedule as Flmsg* CSV form26:44 Closing announcements*To make Flmsg work with Fldigi (both can be downloaded from w1hkj.com), in Fldigi: Configure > Misc > NBEMS -- Under Reception of flmsg files, check both boxes, and under that indicate where your Flmsg.exe file is located.Please send reception reports to radiogram@voanews.comVOA Radiogram transmission schedule(all days and times UTC)Sat 0930-1000 5745 kHzSat 1600-1630 17860 kHzSun 0230-0300 5745 kHzSun 1930-2000 15670 kHzAll via the Edward R. Murrow transmitting station in North Carolina.Reception of the Sunday 0230 UTC broadcast in Europe: This broadcast is audible in Europe but occurs at a rather inconvenient time for Europeans. If you are in Europe, please consider unattended reception of this transmission. Three ways to do this involve leaving you radio on and tuned to 5745 kHz all night: 1) Use the Audacity audio recording software, specifically its Transport > Timer Record feature. 2) Use Fldigi's File > Text Capture feature, then retrieve the decoded text from the file that will contain mostly gibberish. 3) Instead of using Fldigi text capture, scroll up through the receive pane to find the decoded text, which you can copy and paste to a text editor or word processor.The Mighty KBC will again transmit a minute of MFSK64 Saturday at about 1230 UTC on 6095 kHz, and Sunday at about 0130 UTC (Saturday 9:30 pm EDT) on 7375 kHz. Both frequencies are via Germany. STF Radio International is also planning tests on The Mighty KBC, presumably again in MFSK32 about 15 minutes after my MFSK64 transmissions.Amateur radio digital nets: As KD9XB, I usually check in to the New York NBEMS net Saturdays at 1400 UTC (10 am EDT) on 7036 kHz and the Pennsylvania NBEMS net Sundays at 1500 UTC (11 am EDT) on 7072.5 kHz. I occasionally also check in to the USeast NBEMS net Wednesdays at 2300 UTC (7 pm EDT) on 7036 kHz. All these nets are USB and start with Olivia 8-500, then change to another mode such as MFSK32 or MT63-1000L for messages.Thanks for your reception reports last weekend, and I look forward to hearing from this weekend.KimKim Andrew ElliottProducer and PresenterVOA Radiogramradiogram@voanews.comTwitter: @voaradiogram
ONEMI May Have Changed Frequencies
The frequencies in my last list used to work just fine here, but now several seem to be either off by 500 Hz, or the wrong sideband, or something.
Still checking.
Still checking.
Chilean Earthquake Emergency on HF
I've been hearing some ALE soundings from OMEMI, Chile's emergency management agency.
The thing to understand about Chile is that it's very long and skinny on a N-S axis, so its coastline is very, very long and evacuating the whole thing is a massive undertaking. They've done it twice in two days.
ONEMI stands (in Spanish for) Oficina National de Emergencia del Ministerio de Interior (Ministry of Interior National Emergency Office). It's USB ALE frequencies are:
6834.0 6843.0 6861.0 6871.0 6877.0 9084.0 9087.0
9091.0 9140.0 9150.0 10128.0 10135.0 10160.0
10176.5 10187.0 10193.0 10218.0 10222.0 10234.0
10244.0 17411.0 17426.0 17446.0 17450.0 17454.0
The navy uses LSB and USB on:
6848.0 11429.0 17466.0 20400.0
Voice comms have been heard in the past after the autolinking.
The thing to understand about Chile is that it's very long and skinny on a N-S axis, so its coastline is very, very long and evacuating the whole thing is a massive undertaking. They've done it twice in two days.
ONEMI stands (in Spanish for) Oficina National de Emergencia del Ministerio de Interior (Ministry of Interior National Emergency Office). It's USB ALE frequencies are:
6834.0 6843.0 6861.0 6871.0 6877.0 9084.0 9087.0
9091.0 9140.0 9150.0 10128.0 10135.0 10160.0
10176.5 10187.0 10193.0 10218.0 10222.0 10234.0
10244.0 17411.0 17426.0 17446.0 17450.0 17454.0
The navy uses LSB and USB on:
6848.0 11429.0 17466.0 20400.0
Voice comms have been heard in the past after the autolinking.
Wednesday, April 02, 2014
Solar Peak VHF DX Log Part 4 (33.5-34 MHz)
All intercepts made in Southern California by the author, using a WiNRADiO G33DDC SDR and a PAR EF-SWL end fed 45' wire. All frequencies kHz, all times UTC.
OM = male, YL = woman, SS = Spanish, EE=English, Disp=Dispatcher, Unid = Unidentified.
Tones are CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System) aka "PL."
CSQ = no tone in use (Carrier SQuelch)
Frequency ... Callsign ... Mode ... Description ... Time ... Tone
33500.0 Unid ? Hissy Station 2011 n/a
33520.0 Unid FM Weak OM 2011 77.0
33520.0 Unid FM OM, medic alarm 2011 131.8
33560.0 KGC755 FM Lancaster County, PA, Fire/EMS Northeast Fireground. OM & YL dispatching Deputy 33 and medic, then "Ambulance 372, OK." OM, "Ambulance 31, OK," "Sheriff's 35, OK, I copy." "Medic 430, OK." Etc. 2124 CSQ
33580.0 Unid FM Very weak 2045 ?
33600.0 KGC755 FM Lancaster County, PA, Fire/EMS receiver activation pager. Tones and dispatches for major incident at WGAL-TV, parallel with 33.9 (main dispatch fq). One call was self-identified as "Lancaster County." On 22 Mar 14, CW ID "KGC755" at 2047. 2121 CSQ
33620.0 Unid FM Weak tones and OM dispatch 2044 123.0?
33640.0 Unid FM EMS Dispatch paging tones, then OM "05, [unintelligible] City Ambulance 250," with CW ID getting cut out by the voice, so it makes no sense. Possibilities are Lancaster, Westmoreland, & Cattaragus Counties. 2206 CSQ
33640.0 KGC755 FM Lancaster County, PA, Fire/EMS Northwest Fireground. "County," YL wkg Medic 86, Medic 63, and similar. Short xmsns, mostly rogers with "OK," and a few dispatches. On 28 March, asked a mobile if he wanted help, followed closely by dispatch to same incident on 33.9. Usually distorted. CW ID used. 1746 CSQ
33640.0 Unid FM YL & OM, not Lancaster 2109 114.8
33660.0 Unid FM Parallel to other fqs, not much known 2016 ?
33680.0 KBH343 FM Morgan County Fire Dept., OH, for Malta-McConnelsville and Chesterhill. Tones and OM w/ dispatch for "[unintelligible] Squad" to medical emerg. 2259 CSQ?
33680.0 WPGJ389 FM Lancaster, PA, city Metro Fire, YL wkg OM. On 30 March, simulcast a CW ID with 33.72. 2119 CSQ
33680.0 WPFW622 FM Hunterdon County, NJ, dispatch channel. OM: "Any additional [unintelligible] fire units, you can cancel 30 Utility 21." //33.74 2047 192.8
33700.0 KGH706 FM Westmoreland County Emergency Center, PA. OM with a broadcast of a winter storm warning for possible 6-8" of snow possible, signed "Westmoreland County Radio, clear at 1736" 2136 CSQ
33700.0 KGH706 FM Westmoreland County Emergency Center, PA. Sent DTMF tones 650831, 650371, and 650911, plus 2-tone pages, each time followed by OM dispatching various units for a traffic accident with ops on tac-11. Definitely multiple transmitters in use, with slight fq and strength changes between calls. Also DTMF 650711 at 2206. 2159 CSQ
33700.0 Unid FM "OM: "--five, West Valley Chief, go ahead… [unintelligible]… need PD out there." 2121 107.2
33700.0 KDP395 FM Cattaragus County, NY FD dispatch channel. Dispatch and fireground comms at a brush fire. Possible repeater/remote. This one has been heard in Europe! 2015 151.4
33700.0 KGD869 FM Somerset County (PA) dispatch, sent units to North-1 (33.84). Later sent unit to Central-1 (33.9). 2235 192.8
33720.0 KGC755 FM Lancaster County, PA, Fire/EMS South and East Fireground. 2 YL dispatchers wkg Medic 61 then Medic 67, eastern time. Morse code tone ID KGC755. On 30 March, simulcast an ID with 33.68. 1941 CSQ
33740.0 Unid FM Two quick carrier keys, OM with tree down dispatch, two more quick keys 2314 151.4
33740.0 WPXI556 FM Hunterdon County, NJ, FD/EMS command channel. OM wkg "Utility 21" Later OM dispatching "Station 91 Fire, Engine 11-1, Rescue11" to an alarm…" followed by verbal call sign ID. //33.68 2047 192.8
33750.0 Unid ? Hissy Station, weak 2202 n/a
33760.0 KGC755 FM Lancaster County, PA, Fire/EMS. YL "County," dispatch to car vs pole with wires down. Later tone calls //33.72. Morse code tone ID KGC755. 2053 CSQ
33760.0 KCN572? FM Possible SRWW Joint Fire District, Clinton County, OH. OM dispatch. 2308 131.8?
33780.0 KTG669 FM Allegany County Fire/EMS dispatch, MD, very large old style system with 6 base stn towers and hundreds of mobiles at FDs. Fireground is on 33.68, .98, & .60. ID in disp for medical emerg: "King First Responders, this is your medic alert… 1636 hours, this is KTG669." 2336 82.5
33800.0 Unid FM OM asking mobile, "Do you need additional manpower?" QRM with two other stations on-channel. 2227 CSQ
33800.0 Unid FM YL disp for "2," and "1840." Radios emit a "turkey call" when carrier dropped. QRM. 2227 ?
33800.0 Unid FM Tones, siren sound, and OM with dispatch. QRM. 2227 179.9
33820.0 KGC755 FM Lancaster, PA, City FD frequency, YL dispatching brush fire 2109 CSQ
33820.0 KCO372 FM Calvert County, MD, many 2-tone pages, OM dispatching for traffic accident, then YL and OM conversation, squad 7 and Tac-1 mentioned. Later YL disp for North Beach, on Chesapeake Bay. Another day same YL disp for brush fire, with several mobiles enroute. Later requesting a water drop. 2140 141.3
33820.0 Unid FM FD dispatch 2011 186.2
33840.0 KGD869 FM Somerset County, PA "North-1." Tactical from 33.7 dispatch. "614" wkg "Command Somerset." 2235 92.8
33860.0 KFO822 FM Pickaway County, OH. YL with self-ID "Pickaway County, clear" after medic dispatch. Apparently some kind of legacy mutual aid frequency. 2030 77.0
33860.0 KGC676 FM Washington County Fire/EMS, Hagerstown, MD. YL clearing with a medic unit and self-identifying call sign. 2036 77.0
33860.0 KQH904 FM Licking County Emergency Comm Ctr, OH. Identifies "904," and is addressed as same. A large radio system with obvious remote bases in use. Lots of kerchunking and control tones. Frequently self-identifies as KQH904. Many fire dispatches, and some mobiles are audible. Great freq. 2025 82.5
33860.0 KBH343 FM Morgan County Fire Dept., OH, tactical for Malta-McConnelsville and Chesterhill. OM self-identified "KBH343, 1800 hours." Also heard on 33.68. 2300 146.2
33880.0 WPVT322 York County Fire/EMS, PA, 3 open-carrier key downs. ID from Radioreference. 2028 186.2
33900.0 KGC755 FM Lancaster County, PA, Fire/EMS Main Dispatch Channel. Tone pages, simul on 33.6 (Lancaster volunteer receiver activation frequency), then voice with several dispatches and more tones/ dispatches for roof collapse at WGAL-TV. This one made CNN! 2121 CSQ
33900.0 Unid FM 2 dispatches, not much else known 1810 127.3
33920.0 Unid FM Brief carrier, later YL dispatch. Louder 11 March, but no ID made. 2245 151.4
33940.0 WZX412 FM Indiana County FD, PA. OM, wkg FD units. "190, Chief, Indiana County." 2205 CSQ
33940.0 KNBX247 FM Berks County Fire/EMS, PA, response F-1. OM, recalling apparatus from [unintelligible] township. OM wkg "Chief." 1857 77.0
33950.0 Unid FM Hissy Station 2110 n/a
33960.0 Unid FM Distorted tones & OM dispatch 2035 CSQ
33975.0 Unid FM Hissy Station, long bursts 2225 n/a
33980.0 KFR674 FM Perry County, OH, FD dispatch, OM and mobiles, with turkey calls at end of transmissions. Fireground is 33.86. 2112 CSQ
33980.0 WPBB478 FM Erie County FD, PA, OM dispatcher with "Priority 1" medic dispatch to an address in Lake City (right on Lake Erie). 2112 CSQ
33980.0 Unid FM YL w/ FD dispatch, different station than the 103.5 tone, making QRM here. Several possibilities in PA. 1849 62.5
33980.0 WZC522/WPMB234 FM Muskingum County, OH, FD Dispatch. YL disp ending with time stamp and verbal self-ID WPMB234. Some mobiles heard enroute. WZC522 is a legacy simulcast of WPMB234 on 151 & 155 MHz. 1956 103.5
33980.0 Unid FM YL dispatcher wkg OM in unit 2246 141.3
33980.0 Unid FM Several stations on a grass fire response 2020 151.4
OM = male, YL = woman, SS = Spanish, EE=English, Disp=Dispatcher, Unid = Unidentified.
Tones are CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System) aka "PL."
CSQ = no tone in use (Carrier SQuelch)
Frequency ... Callsign ... Mode ... Description ... Time ... Tone
33500.0 Unid ? Hissy Station 2011 n/a
33520.0 Unid FM Weak OM 2011 77.0
33520.0 Unid FM OM, medic alarm 2011 131.8
33560.0 KGC755 FM Lancaster County, PA, Fire/EMS Northeast Fireground. OM & YL dispatching Deputy 33 and medic, then "Ambulance 372, OK." OM, "Ambulance 31, OK," "Sheriff's 35, OK, I copy." "Medic 430, OK." Etc. 2124 CSQ
33580.0 Unid FM Very weak 2045 ?
33600.0 KGC755 FM Lancaster County, PA, Fire/EMS receiver activation pager. Tones and dispatches for major incident at WGAL-TV, parallel with 33.9 (main dispatch fq). One call was self-identified as "Lancaster County." On 22 Mar 14, CW ID "KGC755" at 2047. 2121 CSQ
33620.0 Unid FM Weak tones and OM dispatch 2044 123.0?
33640.0 Unid FM EMS Dispatch paging tones, then OM "05, [unintelligible] City Ambulance 250," with CW ID getting cut out by the voice, so it makes no sense. Possibilities are Lancaster, Westmoreland, & Cattaragus Counties. 2206 CSQ
33640.0 KGC755 FM Lancaster County, PA, Fire/EMS Northwest Fireground. "County," YL wkg Medic 86, Medic 63, and similar. Short xmsns, mostly rogers with "OK," and a few dispatches. On 28 March, asked a mobile if he wanted help, followed closely by dispatch to same incident on 33.9. Usually distorted. CW ID used. 1746 CSQ
33640.0 Unid FM YL & OM, not Lancaster 2109 114.8
33660.0 Unid FM Parallel to other fqs, not much known 2016 ?
33680.0 KBH343 FM Morgan County Fire Dept., OH, for Malta-McConnelsville and Chesterhill. Tones and OM w/ dispatch for "[unintelligible] Squad" to medical emerg. 2259 CSQ?
33680.0 WPGJ389 FM Lancaster, PA, city Metro Fire, YL wkg OM. On 30 March, simulcast a CW ID with 33.72. 2119 CSQ
33680.0 WPFW622 FM Hunterdon County, NJ, dispatch channel. OM: "Any additional [unintelligible] fire units, you can cancel 30 Utility 21." //33.74 2047 192.8
33700.0 KGH706 FM Westmoreland County Emergency Center, PA. OM with a broadcast of a winter storm warning for possible 6-8" of snow possible, signed "Westmoreland County Radio, clear at 1736" 2136 CSQ
33700.0 KGH706 FM Westmoreland County Emergency Center, PA. Sent DTMF tones 650831, 650371, and 650911, plus 2-tone pages, each time followed by OM dispatching various units for a traffic accident with ops on tac-11. Definitely multiple transmitters in use, with slight fq and strength changes between calls. Also DTMF 650711 at 2206. 2159 CSQ
33700.0 Unid FM "OM: "--five, West Valley Chief, go ahead… [unintelligible]… need PD out there." 2121 107.2
33700.0 KDP395 FM Cattaragus County, NY FD dispatch channel. Dispatch and fireground comms at a brush fire. Possible repeater/remote. This one has been heard in Europe! 2015 151.4
33700.0 KGD869 FM Somerset County (PA) dispatch, sent units to North-1 (33.84). Later sent unit to Central-1 (33.9). 2235 192.8
33720.0 KGC755 FM Lancaster County, PA, Fire/EMS South and East Fireground. 2 YL dispatchers wkg Medic 61 then Medic 67, eastern time. Morse code tone ID KGC755. On 30 March, simulcast an ID with 33.68. 1941 CSQ
33740.0 Unid FM Two quick carrier keys, OM with tree down dispatch, two more quick keys 2314 151.4
33740.0 WPXI556 FM Hunterdon County, NJ, FD/EMS command channel. OM wkg "Utility 21" Later OM dispatching "Station 91 Fire, Engine 11-1, Rescue11" to an alarm…" followed by verbal call sign ID. //33.68 2047 192.8
33750.0 Unid ? Hissy Station, weak 2202 n/a
33760.0 KGC755 FM Lancaster County, PA, Fire/EMS. YL "County," dispatch to car vs pole with wires down. Later tone calls //33.72. Morse code tone ID KGC755. 2053 CSQ
33760.0 KCN572? FM Possible SRWW Joint Fire District, Clinton County, OH. OM dispatch. 2308 131.8?
33780.0 KTG669 FM Allegany County Fire/EMS dispatch, MD, very large old style system with 6 base stn towers and hundreds of mobiles at FDs. Fireground is on 33.68, .98, & .60. ID in disp for medical emerg: "King First Responders, this is your medic alert… 1636 hours, this is KTG669." 2336 82.5
33800.0 Unid FM OM asking mobile, "Do you need additional manpower?" QRM with two other stations on-channel. 2227 CSQ
33800.0 Unid FM YL disp for "2," and "1840." Radios emit a "turkey call" when carrier dropped. QRM. 2227 ?
33800.0 Unid FM Tones, siren sound, and OM with dispatch. QRM. 2227 179.9
33820.0 KGC755 FM Lancaster, PA, City FD frequency, YL dispatching brush fire 2109 CSQ
33820.0 KCO372 FM Calvert County, MD, many 2-tone pages, OM dispatching for traffic accident, then YL and OM conversation, squad 7 and Tac-1 mentioned. Later YL disp for North Beach, on Chesapeake Bay. Another day same YL disp for brush fire, with several mobiles enroute. Later requesting a water drop. 2140 141.3
33820.0 Unid FM FD dispatch 2011 186.2
33840.0 KGD869 FM Somerset County, PA "North-1." Tactical from 33.7 dispatch. "614" wkg "Command Somerset." 2235 92.8
33860.0 KFO822 FM Pickaway County, OH. YL with self-ID "Pickaway County, clear" after medic dispatch. Apparently some kind of legacy mutual aid frequency. 2030 77.0
33860.0 KGC676 FM Washington County Fire/EMS, Hagerstown, MD. YL clearing with a medic unit and self-identifying call sign. 2036 77.0
33860.0 KQH904 FM Licking County Emergency Comm Ctr, OH. Identifies "904," and is addressed as same. A large radio system with obvious remote bases in use. Lots of kerchunking and control tones. Frequently self-identifies as KQH904. Many fire dispatches, and some mobiles are audible. Great freq. 2025 82.5
33860.0 KBH343 FM Morgan County Fire Dept., OH, tactical for Malta-McConnelsville and Chesterhill. OM self-identified "KBH343, 1800 hours." Also heard on 33.68. 2300 146.2
33880.0 WPVT322 York County Fire/EMS, PA, 3 open-carrier key downs. ID from Radioreference. 2028 186.2
33900.0 KGC755 FM Lancaster County, PA, Fire/EMS Main Dispatch Channel. Tone pages, simul on 33.6 (Lancaster volunteer receiver activation frequency), then voice with several dispatches and more tones/ dispatches for roof collapse at WGAL-TV. This one made CNN! 2121 CSQ
33900.0 Unid FM 2 dispatches, not much else known 1810 127.3
33920.0 Unid FM Brief carrier, later YL dispatch. Louder 11 March, but no ID made. 2245 151.4
33940.0 WZX412 FM Indiana County FD, PA. OM, wkg FD units. "190, Chief, Indiana County." 2205 CSQ
33940.0 KNBX247 FM Berks County Fire/EMS, PA, response F-1. OM, recalling apparatus from [unintelligible] township. OM wkg "Chief." 1857 77.0
33950.0 Unid FM Hissy Station 2110 n/a
33960.0 Unid FM Distorted tones & OM dispatch 2035 CSQ
33975.0 Unid FM Hissy Station, long bursts 2225 n/a
33980.0 KFR674 FM Perry County, OH, FD dispatch, OM and mobiles, with turkey calls at end of transmissions. Fireground is 33.86. 2112 CSQ
33980.0 WPBB478 FM Erie County FD, PA, OM dispatcher with "Priority 1" medic dispatch to an address in Lake City (right on Lake Erie). 2112 CSQ
33980.0 Unid FM YL w/ FD dispatch, different station than the 103.5 tone, making QRM here. Several possibilities in PA. 1849 62.5
33980.0 WZC522/WPMB234 FM Muskingum County, OH, FD Dispatch. YL disp ending with time stamp and verbal self-ID WPMB234. Some mobiles heard enroute. WZC522 is a legacy simulcast of WPMB234 on 151 & 155 MHz. 1956 103.5
33980.0 Unid FM YL dispatcher wkg OM in unit 2246 141.3
33980.0 Unid FM Several stations on a grass fire response 2020 151.4
Monday, March 31, 2014
Solar Peak VHF DX Log Part 3 (32-33.5 MHz)
All intercepts made in Southern California by the author, using a WiNRADiO G33DDC SDR and a PAR EF-SWL end fed 45' wire. All frequencies kHz, all times UTC.
OM = male, YL = woman, SS = Spanish, EE=English, Disp=Dispatcher, Unid = Unidentified.
Tones are CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System) aka "PL."
CSQ = no tone in use (Carrier SQuelch)
Frequency ... Callsign ... Mode ... Description ... Time ... Tone
32025.0 Unid FM OM, weak, copied nothing 2246 CSQ?
32085.0 Unid FM Weak OM, looked like voice, no copy 2243
32150.0 Unid ? Hissy Station 2125 n/a
32180.0 Unid FM SS/OMs, several fast talking taxi dispatchers, wkg mobiles with 2-figure calls ("cero seis," "cinco uno," etc.). One of these guys has a very distinctive and great sounding voice. One mobile heard. Also a fast-talking SS/YL dispatcher. Not a US business channel. Suspect South America. 1955 77.0
32250.0 Unid WFM Military, discussing firing ranges, wide signal 2030 ?
32275.0 Unid FM Weak carrier, fading
32300.0 Unid FM Weak carriers, fuzzy OM 2053 151.4
32380.0 Unid FM Weak 2042 ?
32525.0 Unid FM Weak 2306 88.5
32550.0 Unid ? The Buzzy Station. It fades in slowly as band opens, very wide (~150 kHz) when loud. Shows the usual ionospheric leopard-skin pattern. Continuous, usually until band closes. Doesn't sound like anything heard on HF. 1936 n/a
33020.0 Unid FM Unknown transportation base station, ID sounds something like "Carly Base." OM and YL wkg "37," and "113" (both heard). OM reminding drivers of upcoming bus inspection. 2009 192.8
33026.0 Unid ? Weak Hissy Station 2146 n/a
33040.0 Unid FM YL, " Base" wkg "13" (heard, weak) regarding transportation. 2008 CSQ or 167.9
33060.0 Unid FM YL "Base," wkg several drivers, regarding transportation. 2129 123.0
33060.0 Unid FM OM, possible bus driver, having a heated argument with "Base." 2100 127.3
33080.0 Unid FM Distorted YL bus dispatcher. OM (mobile, good signal) tells her the road is blocked. She advises to use caution and keep 4-way flashers on. PL has a low audio level and doesn't decode. 2010 ?
33100.0 Unid FM OM "Base," clg "214, Alberta." Real good signal. 1946 186.2
33125.0 Unid FM Hissy Station, usual different length bursts 2155 n/a
33160.0 Unid FM SS/EE/OM taxi dispatcher. Like a lot of these, he lapses into brief English phrases on occasion. 2053 CSQ
33160.0 Unid FM OM, brief fade in 2108 203.5
33280.0 Unid FM 2 OM s, southern US accent, possible public safety. "15, clear." 1910 107.2
33480.0 WNJB312 FM Lancaster County, PA, local FD channel. OM, dispatch for "[unintelligible] Township." Later volunteer fire fighter paging tones, followed by OM announcing, "Work detail, 1600 hours, at the firehouse." 2230 CSQ
33480.0 WNFA251 FM Tolland County, CT, mutual aid channel. YL with medical dispatch. 2109 179.9
33500.0 Unid ? Hissy Station 2011 n/a
OM = male, YL = woman, SS = Spanish, EE=English, Disp=Dispatcher, Unid = Unidentified.
Tones are CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System) aka "PL."
CSQ = no tone in use (Carrier SQuelch)
Frequency ... Callsign ... Mode ... Description ... Time ... Tone
32025.0 Unid FM OM, weak, copied nothing 2246 CSQ?
32085.0 Unid FM Weak OM, looked like voice, no copy 2243
32150.0 Unid ? Hissy Station 2125 n/a
32180.0 Unid FM SS/OMs, several fast talking taxi dispatchers, wkg mobiles with 2-figure calls ("cero seis," "cinco uno," etc.). One of these guys has a very distinctive and great sounding voice. One mobile heard. Also a fast-talking SS/YL dispatcher. Not a US business channel. Suspect South America. 1955 77.0
32250.0 Unid WFM Military, discussing firing ranges, wide signal 2030 ?
32275.0 Unid FM Weak carrier, fading
32300.0 Unid FM Weak carriers, fuzzy OM 2053 151.4
32380.0 Unid FM Weak 2042 ?
32525.0 Unid FM Weak 2306 88.5
32550.0 Unid ? The Buzzy Station. It fades in slowly as band opens, very wide (~150 kHz) when loud. Shows the usual ionospheric leopard-skin pattern. Continuous, usually until band closes. Doesn't sound like anything heard on HF. 1936 n/a
33020.0 Unid FM Unknown transportation base station, ID sounds something like "Carly Base." OM and YL wkg "37," and "113" (both heard). OM reminding drivers of upcoming bus inspection. 2009 192.8
33026.0 Unid ? Weak Hissy Station 2146 n/a
33040.0 Unid FM YL, " Base" wkg "13" (heard, weak) regarding transportation. 2008 CSQ or 167.9
33060.0 Unid FM YL "Base," wkg several drivers, regarding transportation. 2129 123.0
33060.0 Unid FM OM, possible bus driver, having a heated argument with "Base." 2100 127.3
33080.0 Unid FM Distorted YL bus dispatcher. OM (mobile, good signal) tells her the road is blocked. She advises to use caution and keep 4-way flashers on. PL has a low audio level and doesn't decode. 2010 ?
33100.0 Unid FM OM "Base," clg "214, Alberta." Real good signal. 1946 186.2
33125.0 Unid FM Hissy Station, usual different length bursts 2155 n/a
33160.0 Unid FM SS/EE/OM taxi dispatcher. Like a lot of these, he lapses into brief English phrases on occasion. 2053 CSQ
33160.0 Unid FM OM, brief fade in 2108 203.5
33280.0 Unid FM 2 OM s, southern US accent, possible public safety. "15, clear." 1910 107.2
33480.0 WNJB312 FM Lancaster County, PA, local FD channel. OM, dispatch for "[unintelligible] Township." Later volunteer fire fighter paging tones, followed by OM announcing, "Work detail, 1600 hours, at the firehouse." 2230 CSQ
33480.0 WNFA251 FM Tolland County, CT, mutual aid channel. YL with medical dispatch. 2109 179.9
33500.0 Unid ? Hissy Station 2011 n/a
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