I made a brief recording of the US Air Force high frequency global communication system – emergency action message. Recorded with my Tecsun pl-660. 2013-10-09 02:09 EDT / 07:09 Z/UTC. I think this comes from Andrews AFB in Maryland.
Here are all the longwave non-directional beacons that I have logged thus far.
| kHz | Call | Location | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5450s | MKL (R.A.F.) | Cornwall GBR (volmet) | 08:30 UTC | |
| 5505s | EIP Shannon | Shannon IRL (volmet) | ||
| 6604 | WSY70 | Barnegat Twp NJ USA (volmet) | ||
| 6754s | CHR | Quinte West ON CAN (volmet) | ||
| 10051s | WSY70 | Barnegat Twp NJ USA (volmet) |
Rarely do I do any SW dxing. If I do, my goal is nerdy stuff that isn’t a straightforward broadcast. Examples include ham chatter, wx, radiofax, beacons, etc. Today I decided to target volmet broadcasts in upper sideband mode. NYC, Ontario and Ireland were all very clear with clean copy. MKL from England had a high static threshold making it difficult to understand at times.
| kHz | Call | Location | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 183 | Europe 1 | Felsberg DEU | 04:25 UTC | |
| 248 | UL | Montreal QC | ||
| 278 | NM | Matagami QC | ||
| 326 | FC | Fredericton NB | . . – . / – . – . **new logging** 330mi/533km | |
| 332 | YFM | La Grande 4 QC | ||
| 340 | YY | Mont Joli QC | ||
| 360 | PN | Port Menier QC | . – – . / – . **new logging** 606mi/975km | |
| 366 | YMW | Maniwaki QC | ||
| 378 | RJ | Roberval QC | . – . / . – – – **new logging** 425mi/685km | |
| 392 | ML | La Malbaie QC | ||
| 397 | OW | Stoughton MA |
Just when I didn’t think it was possible to log any more non-directional beacons…I snagged three brand new ones! Quebec was ever-present all night.
| kHz | Call | Location | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 640 | WWJZ | Mt Holly NJ | 05:00 UTC | **new** |
| 640 | Radio Progreso | CUB | ^ | |
| 640 | WNNZ | Westfield MA | ^ | |
| 870 | WHCU | Ithaca NY | 04:40 UTC | |
| 870 | Radio Reloj | CUB | ^ | |
| 870 | WLVP | Gorham ME | ^ | |
| 1180 | Radio Rebelde | CUB | 06:35 UTC |
One new logging – WWJZ out of New Jersey with Radio Disney.
| kHz | Call | Location | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800 | CJAD | Montreal QC | 04:30 UTC | |
| 800 | CKLW | Windsor ON | ||
| 1430 | WNSW | Newark NJ | 05:00 UTC | **new** |
| 1430 | WENE | Endicott NY | **new** | |
| 1440 | WVEI | Worcester MA | ||
| 1450 | WNBP | Newburyport MA |
Logged a couple new signals this night. The local WKOX gets clobbered at night however I’ve never really paid the frequency much attention before now.
| kHz | Call | Location | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 530 | CIAO | Brampton ON | 05:30 UTC | |
| 530 | Radio Enciclopedia | Villa Maria CUB | ||
| 530 | Radio Rebelde | Guantanamo CUB | ||
| 540 | WLIE | Islip NY | ||
| 560 | WGAN | Portland ME | ||
| 560 | CFOS | Owen Sound ON | ||
| 570 | Radio Reloj | Santa Clara CUB | ||
| 570 | WMCA | New York NY | ||
| 570 | WSYR | Syracuse NY | ||
| 590 | CJCL | Toronto ON | 06:20 | **new logging** |
| 600 | WICC | Bridgeport CT | ||
| 600 | Radio Rebelde | San German CUB | ||
| 700 | WTUB | Athol MA | **new logging** | |
| 700 | WLW | Cincinnati OH | ||
| 750 | WSB | Atlanta GA | ||
| 960 | WHYL | Carlisle PA | **new logging** | |
| 990 | WDCX | Rochester NY | 07:05 | |
| 1070 | CHOK | Sarnia ON | ||
| 1260 | CKHJ | Fredericton NB | ||
| 1700 | WEUP | Huntsville AL |
A few interesting things… first I was finally able to log CJCL. I have a local 590 that is very hard to null and when I do, I’ve always had Cuba coming in. Another new logging is WHYL 960 out of Carlisle PA (outside Harrisburg). This is a remarkable catch with just 22 watts night time broadcast power. I also logged regional WTUB 700 which was supposed to be signed off at sunset but wasn’t…whoops! I was also happy to catch WEUP on 1700 again. Rarely do I catch anything from the south.
Here are some assorted longwave loggings from recent weeks. Nothing new.
| kHz | Call | Location | Time | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 278 | NM | Matagami QC | 06:16 UTC | 2013-07-23 |
| 332 | YFM | La Grande 4 QC | 06:16 UTC | 2013-07-23 |
| 506 | WE2XGR/1 | Wayland MA | 03:00 UTC | 2013-07-28 |
| 516 | YWA | Petawawa ON | 04:20 UTC | 2013-08-02 |
| 189 | RUV | Hellissandur ISL | 04:20 UTC | 2013-08-02 |
| 198 | BBC 4 | Droitwich GBR | 04:20 UTC | 2013-08-02 |
| 206 | QI | Yarmouth NS | 04:20 UTC | 2013-08-02 |
| 216 | CLB | Carolina Beach NC | 04:20 UTC | 2013-08-02 |
| 248 | UL | Montreal QC | 04:20 UTC | 2013-08-02 |
| 518s | VAR ID=U | Fundy NB | 04:56 UTC | 2013-08-04 |
| 171 | Medi 1 | Nador MAR | 04:18 UTC | 2013-08-06 |
| kHz | Call | Location | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 206 | QI | Yarmouth NS | 07:15 UTC | |
| 216 | CLB | Carolina Beach NC | ||
| 366 | YMW | Maniwaki QC | ||
| 392 | ML | La Malbaie QC |
It had been awhile since I’ve had time to DX. A scan of the LW band netted me some regular but distant catches.
| kHz | Call | Location | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1020 | KDKA | Pittsburgh PA | 07:45 UTC | |
| 1040 | WNJE | Flemington NJ | ||
| 1040 | WHO | Des Moines IA | ||
| 1040 | CJMS | Saint-Constant QC | 08:10 UTC | **new logging** |
First chance in awhile to DX. I was able to log a new one from Quebec! CJMS came in strong with country music with announcer language FF. It did fade and fight with NJ and IA.
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October 13, 2013 17:08 | 