Saturday, June 20, 2009

BTown Blog Logs 6/20/2009 - Update

Here are a few intercepts that I made this morning in the shack here in Btown. All times are UTC and freqs are kHz.

Rig Icom 706MKII, Antenna G5RV 80 meter version, 350 foot longwire, Decoders: Multipsk, Skysweep, Sigmira and others with Rigblaster Pro interface.

8566.0 Unknown military Stanag 4285 looks like a 300L 5N2 no decode at 1407.

8762.4 KPH Marine Coast San Francisco CA Global Wireless Radio Network GW-OFDM mode at 1304.

8672.4 WNU Marine Coast Sildell LA Global Wireless Radio Network GW-OFDMmode at 1405.

8675.5 VCS Marine Coast Halifax NS Global Wireless Radio Network GW-OFDM mode at 1403.

8697.0 Stanag 4285 transmission, probably CFH CanForce Halifax NS. No decode on Sigmira or Skysweep.

8878.0 WLO Mobile Radio AL with synthesized voice Alaska offshore weather then traffic list in USB at 1512 // 8806.0 kHz.

8806.0 WLO Mobile Radio AL with synthesized voice Alaska offshore weather and traffic list in USB at 1512 // 8788.0 kHz.

8831.0 Gander Radio NF working various aircraft (NAT-F MWARA) USB at 1502, weak.

8846.0 New York Radio NY working Jet Blue 787, American 69, and others for position reports, etc (CAR-A MWARA) at 1515 in USB.

8912.0 Cothen HF Network, USB/ALE burst at 1507.

8918.0 New York Radio NY working various aircraft, not as busy as 8846.0 (CAR-B MWARA). USB at 1520.

8983.0 NMN USCG CAMSLANT Chesapeake VA working CG 2129 with position report, echo heard indicating multiple transmitters selected by CAMSLANT. USB at 1504.

9010.0 US DoD Link-11 (TADIL-A) data signal, Mil-Std-188-203-1A at 1114.

9030.0 NAR USN Saddlebunch Key FL NATO-75 (RTTY) 850/75 KG-84 Encryption Stanag 4481 at 1118.

9084.6 NPG USN NRTF Dixon CA NATO-75 (RTTY) 850/75 KG-84 Encryption //5344.6 Stanag 4481 at 1120.

9121.0 US DoD Link-11 (TADIL-A) data signal, Mil-Std-188-203-1A at 1124.

9215.0 US DoD NATO-75 (RTTY) 850/75 KG-84 Encryption Stanag 4481 at 1133. May be a NAR xmsn.

9265.0 WINB SWBC Red Lion PA SS Religious broadcast AM at 1140.

9276.9 Unid SS OMs with lots of talk about some sort of activity tomorrow (6/21) at 11:44.

9345.0 Voice of Korea SWBC Pyongyang AM broadcasting nearly continuous Chinese music, station announcement by YL in Mandrin at 1155 then off at 1157. Weak here in BTown. At 1200 broadcast resumed in Korean language with the Song of Kim Il Sung then ID then DPRK National Anthem followed by news by OM/YL.

9370.0 WTJC SWBC Newport NC AM at 1206 with the Calvary Hour religious broadcast in English.

9430.0 FEBC SWBC Bocaue PHL AM at 1220, weak with religious music and OM/YL announcers in either Chinese or Mandrin (to weak to really tell).

9459.0 ZKLF Meteo Auckland NZL FAX Meteo Products: 1200 SW Pacific MSL Prog H+30 chart from 1215-1230.

9475.0 Radio Australia SWBC Shepparton AM in English with Saturday Night Country music program in English at 1235.

10000.0 WWV US STFS Fort Collins CO Standard Time and Frequency Station usual tic toc format at 1535.

10000.0 WWVH US STFS Kekaha HI Standard Time and Frequency Station usual tic toc format in AM u/WWV at 1540.

10051.0 WSY 70 VOLMET New York NY NAT VOLMET with aviation weather for various US airports in USB at 1530.

10426.3 Unknown military NATO-75 75/850 at 1542.

10945.0 CFH CanForce Halifax Military NS RTTY 850/75 ITA-2 Baudot marker "DE CFH ZKR F1 2812 3287 4158 8324 12371 16552 AR" at 1651.

11330.0 New York Radio NY working various aircraft (follows) for position reports, etc (CAR-B MWARA) at 1655 in USB. Other freq in use 8918.0 kHz. Air Canada 948, American 1416, Speedbird 253, Cactus 1018, American 412, American 834 (Selcal bp-em), and Cactus 1209.

11550.0 WEWN SWBC EWTN Vandiver AL with SS rosary religious program at 1715.

11610.0 Voice of Russia SWBC Moscow RUS with English to the Middle East, classical music YL anncr, fair signals at 1732.

11655.0 Radio Ibrahim, two OMs chatting away in Arabic at 1745, several references to the Internet. Gave URL at end of broadcast as www.radioibrahim.com, off at 1800.

11685.5 Unknown military NATO-75 75/850 at 1809. Very strong, probably transmitting from North America (Cutler ME?).

11775.0 Worldwide University Network SWBC Anguilla, with Pastor Melissa Scott preaching at 1815.

11930.0 Radio Marti SWBC Greenville NC with SS programming and music, heavy broadband jamming at 1826.

11965.0 Deutsche Welle SWBC Kigali Rwanda relay with programming in Hausa by YL and full ID in Hausa at 1825.

11990.0 Radio Kuwait SWBC Kuwait City with English rock songs You are my only one, That'll be the day, at 1857. Full English ID at top of the hour by YL.

12052.5 Unknown military NATO-75 75/850 at 1907.

12120.0 Unknown military NATO-75 75/850 at 1908.

12133.5 AFN Key West FL in USB with a discussion about the qualifications of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.

12160.0 WWCR SWBC Nashville TN with the Worldwide Country Radio program in English at 1915.

12581.5 WLO Marine Coast Mobile Radio AL SITOR idler/CW ID (callsign only) at 1920.

12584.5 WLO Marine Coast Mobile Radio AL SITOR idler/CW ID (callsign only) at 1922.

12590.5 KLB Marine Coast Seattle Radio WA SITOR idler/CW ID (callsign only) at 1923 (weak).

Will probably post some more later this evening if the heat doesn't run me out of the shack.

73 de Jefe

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Mystery of the Missing Sunspots, Solved?

Author: Dr. Tony Phillips | Credit: Science@NASA

The sun is in the pits of a century-class solar minimum, and sunspots have been puzzlingly scarce for more than two years. Now, for the first time, solar physicists might understand why.

At an American Astronomical Society press conference today in Boulder, Colorado, researchers announced that a jet stream deep inside the sun is migrating slower than usual through the star's interior, giving rise to the current lack of sunspots.

Rachel Howe and Frank Hill of the National Solar Observatory (NSO) in Tucson, Arizona, used a technique called helioseismology to detect and track the jet stream down to depths of 7,000 km below the surface of the sun. The sun generates new jet streams near its poles every 11 years, they explained to a room full of reporters and fellow scientists. The streams migrate slowly from the poles to the equator and when a jet stream reaches the critical latitude of 22 degrees, new-cycle sunspots begin to appear.



Above: A helioseismic map of the solar interior. Tilted red-yellow bands trace solar jet streams. Black contours denote sunspot activity. When the jet streams reach a critical latitude around 22 degrees, sunspot activity intensifies. [larger image] [more graphics]

Howe and Hill found that the stream associated with the next solar cycle has moved sluggishly, taking three years to cover a 10 degree range in latitude compared to only two years for the previous solar cycle.

The jet stream is now, finally, reaching the critical latitude, heralding a return of solar activity in the months and years ahead.

"It is exciting to see", says Hill, "that just as this sluggish stream reaches the usual active latitude of 22 degrees, a year late, we finally begin to see new groups of sunspots emerging."

The current solar minimum has been so long and deep, it prompted some scientists to speculate that the sun might enter a long period with no sunspot activity at all, akin to the Maunder Minimum of the 17th century. This new result dispells those concerns. The sun's internal magnetic dynamo is still operating, and the sunspot cycle is not "broken."

Because it flows beneath the surface of the sun, the jet stream is not directly visible. Hill and Howe tracked its hidden motions via helioseismology. Shifting masses inside the sun send pressure waves rippling through the stellar interior. So-called "p modes" (p for pressure) bounce around the interior and cause the sun to ring like an enormous bell. By studying the vibrations of the sun's surface, it is possible to figure out what is happening inside. Similar techniques are used by geologists to map the interior of our planet.

In this case, researchers combined data from GONG and SOHO. GONG, short for "Global Oscillation Network Group," is an NSO-led network of telescopes that measures solar vibrations from various locations around Earth. SOHO, the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, makes similar measurements from space.

"This is an important discovery," says Dean Pesnell of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. "It shows how flows inside the sun are tied to the creation of sunspots and how jet streams can affect the timing of the solar cycle."

There is, however, much more to learn.

"We still don't understand exactly how jet streams trigger sunspot production," says Pesnell. "Nor do we fully understand how the jet streams themselves are generated."

To solve these mysteries, and others, NASA plans to launch the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) later this year. SDO is equipped with sophisticated helioseismology sensors that will allow it to probe the solar interior better than ever before.

The Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) on SDO will improve our understanding of these jet streams and other internal flows by providing full disk images at ever-increasing depths in the sun," says Pesnell.

Continued tracking and study of solar jet streams could help researchers do something unprecedented--accurately predict the unfolding of future solar cycles. Stay tuned for that!

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

New Russian Amateur Radio Satellite in Orbit


New article from the ARRL website:

A Russian rocket launched from Plesetsk on May 23 carried a number of payloads to orbit, including a new Amateur Radio satellite named Yubileiny -- Russian for jubilee -- since christened Radio Sputnik 30 (RS-30). Operational details are vague at this time. Amateurs throughout the world report receiving signals at 435.315 and 435.215 MHz; some report reception of CW telemetry while others report what appear to be image transmissions from the satellite. RS-30 is orbiting at a maximum altitude of 1500 km, creating a substantial communications footprint below. The satellite will broadcast audio and video about the history of the Soviet and Russian space programs, as well as signals imitating those broadcast by Sputnik in 1957. According to the satellite's launch team, "The motive for development of the Yubileiny small spacecraft was the 50th anniversary of the first space satellite. With the help of that satellite, the new space systems and equipment are expected to get flight qualification, and radio-amateurs all over the world will be able to receive information on the history of space development and domestic cosmonautics achievements."

Additional information is available on DK3WN's website at
http://www.dk3wn.info/sat/afu/sat_rs30.shtml


You can see/hear an interesting video of the RS-30 satellite on You Tube at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxClA0ubFXw

Saturday, June 13, 2009

NASA TV on DishNet

Loren, WA7SKT posted the following on the Hearsat newsgroup:

NASA TV on DishNet in U.S. is no longer available without subscription to programming. This is not due to difference in method of transmission of video and audio, but due to an upgrade of the smart card to combat piracy. NASA TV can still be viewed from the DishNet satellite with an FTA receiver, but no longer with an unscribed DishNet receiver.

Thanks Loren

Friday, June 12, 2009

COMPASS Satellite Team Releases New Commands for Amateur Radio

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 158.06
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-158.06

The COMPASS satellite team is happy to announce three DTMF commands to the Amateur Radio community to say THANK YOU for your support.

The uplink frequency for COMPASSis 145.980 MHz FM, and the new DTMF tones for Amateur Radio operator to request information from the satellite include:

**35## - request a test beacon CW
**36## - request a test packet 1k2 AFSK FM (UI-Frame)
**60## - request a housekeeping frame in 1k2 AFSK FM (KISS frame)

Every command will be confirmed with a short "beep" on the CW beacon frequency of 437.275 MHz. Packet data is sent on 437.405 MHz. A news blog can be found at http://www.raumfahrt.fh-aachen.de/news.htm.

COMPASS telemetry decoding software is available on-line from:
http://www.dk3wn.info/software.shtml.

Please send your received data to compass1cubesat@googlemail.com. Also, if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask us at this e-mail address.

Henk, PA3GUO has posted a video describing his reception of Compass-1 AFSK telemetry at http://www.vimeo.com/4911267. To play the movie full-screen, click on the right bottom button in the player. Also there is a HD button, ensure it is showing "HD is on".

[ANS thanks Mike, DK3WN for the above information]

AMSAT Weekly Satellite Report WSR-163

This report is organized into four (4) parts.
Part 1 (S1) - operational analog amateur satellites
Part 2 (S2) - operational digital amateur satellites
Part 3 (S3) - non - operational satellites
Part 4 (S4) - deborbited/returned satellites

SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-163.S1
WSR 163 Part 1 06/12/2009

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 163.S1
FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, June 12, 2009
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-162.S1

DO-64 Delfi-C3
Catalog number: 32789
Launch Date: April 28, 2008

Status: Operational
Current Mode: Science Mode - Beacon ONLY

Telemetry: 145.870 MHz

Downlink: 145.880 to 145.920 MHz
Uplink: 435.530 to 435.570 MHz

Delfi-C3 web page: http://www.delfic3.nl/

IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=68
[02122009]
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VO-52 HAMSAT
Catalog number: 28650
Launch Date: May 05,2005

Status: Operational
Current Mode: U/v - Indian Transponder

Frequencies:
Indian Transponder:
Uplink: 435.220 to 435.280 MHz LSB/CW
Downlink: 145.930 to 145.870 MHz USB/CW

Dutch Transponder:
Uplink: 435.225 to 435.275 MHz LSB/CW
Downlink: 145.925 to 145.875 MHz USB/CW


Indian Beacon: 145.859330 MHZ CW
Dutch Beacon: 145.860 MHz 12WPM with CW message

Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: LHCP
U: RHCP

Official Webpage: http://www.amsatindia.org/hamsat.htm

To know what transponder is switched on please listen for the beacon
that is active. Each transponder has a different beacon.
[08072008]
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AO-51 ECHO
Catalog number: 28375
Launch date: June 29, 2004

Status: Operational

Current Modes: FM Repeater - Uplink: 145.920 Mhz FM
Downlink: 435.300 Mhz FM
BBS - Uplink: OFF
Downlink: OFF
Telemetry - Downlink: 435.150 MHz

Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
435.150 MHz FM
2401.200 Mhz FM
Analog voice uplink: 145.860 MHZ FM
145.880 MHz USB
145.920 MHz FM
1268.700 MHz FM
Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 PBP, 1 watt output
435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol
2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25
Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol
1268.700 mhz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol
Beacon: 435.150 MHz

Mode and Antenna Polarization:
T: Linear
V: Linear
U: TX A (usually digital)LHCP
TX B (usually analog) RHCP
L: Linear
S: Linear

Broadcast: PECHO-11
BBS: PECHO-12

Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/

IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=19
[06052009]
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SO-50 SAUDISAT-1C
Catalog number: 27607
Launch date: December 20, 2002

Status: Operational.

Current Mode: V/u

Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM - 67.0 Hz PL tone
Downlink: 436.795 MHz

Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear

Official Webpage: http://saudisat.kacst.edu.sa/index.shtml
(not up and running currently)

To switch the transmitter on, you need to send a CTCSS tone of 74.4
Hz. The order of operation is thus: (allow for Doppler as necessary):
1) Transmit on 145.850 MHz with a tone of 74.4 Hz to arm the 10 minute
timer on board the spacecraft.
2) Now transmit on 145.850 MHz (FM Voice) using 67.0 Hz to PT the re-
peater on and off within the 10 Minute window.
3) Sending the 74.4 tone again within the 10 minute window will reset
the 10 minute timer.
[05282007]
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FO-29 JAS-2
Catalog number: 24278
Launch Date: August 17, 1996

Status: Operational
Current Mode: V/u (Mode JA)

Voice/CW (Mode JA)
Uplink: 145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 435.795 MHz

Digital Mode JD
Uplinks: 145.850 MHz FM
145.870 MHz FM
145.910 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.910 MHz 1200-baud BPSK or 9600-baud FSK
Callsign: 8J1JCS
Digitalker: 435.910 MHz

Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: RHCP
U: RHCP

For current operational schedule for FO-29:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/m-arai/gkz/satinfo/fo29e.htm

JARL English webpage:
http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/5_Fuji/ejasmenu.htm

AMSAT-NA Webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID
=5&retURL=/satellites/status.php

Mineo Wakita, JE9PEL, has created a simple decoder program for FO29's
CW telemetry downlink: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/
fo29cwts.htm
[02122009]
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AO-27 AMRAD
Catalog number: 22825
Launch date: September 26, 1993

Status: Operational

Current Mode: V/u

Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM
Downlink: 436.797 MHz FM

Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear

Official Webpage: http://www.ao27.org
[03232009]
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AO-7 AMSAT OSCAR 7
Catalog number: 07530
Launch Date: November 15, 1974

Status: Operational

Current Mode: Alternating between Mode A and B every 24 hours

Uplink: 145.850 to 145.950 MHz CW/USB Mode A
432.125 to 432.175 MHz CW/LSB Mode B
Downlink: 29.400 to 29.500 MHz CW/USB Mode A (1W PEP)
145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode B (8W PEP)
145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode C (2W PEP)
Beacons: 29.502 MHz CW
145.972 MHz CW
435.100 MHz CW
2304.100 MHz CW

Official Webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/sat_summary/ao7.php

The AO-7 Logbook and Resource Website:
http://www.planetemily.com/ao7/
[02122009]
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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS
Catalog number: 25544
Launch date: November 20, 1998

Status: Operational

Current Active Modes: FM Repeater - V/u
Voice - V/v
BBS - V/v
APRS - V/v
SSTV - V/v


Expedition 20 Crew:
Commander: Gennady Padalka RN3DT
Flight Engineer: Michael Barratt KD5MIJ
Flight Engineer: Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA
Flight Engineer: Timothy Kopra KE5UDN
Flight Engineer: Roman Romanenko
Flight Engineer: Frank De Winne ON1DWN

Available Modes and Frequencies:

Digital/APRS:
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM 1k2
Worldwide packet downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM 1k2

Voice:
Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM
Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM
Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM

Crossband Repeater:
Repeater Uplinks: 1269.650 MHz FM
437.800 MHz FM
145.990 MHz FM - 67.0 PL (Kenwood)
Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
437.800 MHz FM (Kenwood)

SSTV Robot 36:
Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM

Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear

Callsigns:
Belgian: OR4ISS
German: DP0ISS
Russian: RS0ISS
RZ3DZR
United States: NA1SS
Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11
Digipeater callsign: ARISS

Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss
ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com
APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/

ISS Daily Crew Schedule: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines
Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time
line is NOT translated from Russian and posted.
[06122009]
NNNN
/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-163.S2
WSR 163 Part 2 06/12/2009

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 163.S2
FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, June 12, 2009
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-163.S2

CP-6
Catalog Number: 35004
Launch Date: May 19, 2009

Status: Commissioning

Downlink: 437.365 MHz 1k2 AFSK
[06052009]
=====
HAWKSAT 1
Catalog number: 35003
Launch Date: May 19, 2009

Status: ?

Downlink: 437.345 ?
[06052009]
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Pharmasat
Catalog Number: 35002
Launch Date: May 19, 2009
Status: Commissioning

Downlink: 437.465 MHz 1k2 AFSK
[06052009]
=====
ANUSAT
Catalog Number: 34808
Launch Date: April 20, 2009

Status: ?

Downlink: 435.000 MHz
Uplink: 145.800 MHz

Telemetry: 137.400 MHz
[05112009]
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SOHLA-1 (ASTRO TECH.)
Catalog Number: 33496
Launch Date: January 23, 2009

Status: Commisioning

Proposed Frequencies and Modes:
Downlink: 437.505 MHz AFSK/CW
Beacon: 437.505 MHz AFSK/CW

Callsign:

IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/formal_detail.asp?serial=101
[03232009]
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KAGAYAKI (Solan Co.)
Catalog Number: 33495?
Launch Date: January 23, 2009

Status: In Orbit

Downlink: 437.375 MHZ FSK9k6/CW
Beacon: 437.375 MHz FSK9k6/CW

IARU coordination status page:

AMSAT-NA webpage:

[01152009]
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STARS (Kagawa Univ.) (Twin Satellites)
Catalog Number: 33498
Launch Date: January 23, 2009

Status: Operational ?

Downlinks: 437.485 MHz FM/CW
437.465 MHz FM/CW
Beacons: 437.305 MHz FM/CW
437.275 MHz FM/CW

Callsigns: JR5YBN
JR5YBO

IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=99

AMSAT-NA webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=121&retURL
=/satellites/status.php
[022152009]
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KKS-1 (Tokyo MCIT)
Catalog Number: 33499
Launch Date: January 23, 2009

Status: Operational

Downlink: 437.455 MHz AFSK/CW
Beacon: 437.385 MHz AFSK/CW

Callsign: JQ1YYY

IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=107

AMSAT-NA webapge:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=120&retURL
=/satellites/status.php
[02212009]
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PRISM (Tokyo Univ.)
Catalog Number: 33493
Launch Date: January 23, 2009

Status: Operational ?

Downlink: 437.425 MHz AFSK/GMSK/CW
Beacon: 437.250 MHz AFSK/GMSK/CW

Callsign: JQ1YCX

IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=97

AMSAT-NA webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=119&retURL
=/satellites/status.php
[02212009]
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RS-30 Radio Sputnik 30 (Yubileiny)
Catalog Number: 32953
Launch Date: May 23, 2008

Status: Operational

Curent Modes: Telemetry
Audio
Images

Downlinks: 435.315 MHz
435.215 MHz

AMSAT-NA website:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=115&ret
URL=/satellites/status.php

Official website:
http://www.npopm.com/?cid=leoca&caid=43
[02122009]
=====
CAPE-1
Catalog Number: 31130
Launch Date: April 17,2007

Status: Intermittent

Current Mode: /u

TLM Downlink: 435.245 MHz 9600 bs FSK AX.25
CW Beacon: 435.245 MHz CW

Callsign: K5USL

TLM and CW interchange every 30 seconds.

AMSAT-NA webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=94&retURL=
/satellites/status.php

IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=72
[02122009]
=====
CP3
Catalog Number: 31129
Launch Date: April 17,2007

Status: Operational

Current Mode: /u

Downlink: 436.845 MHz 1200 bps AFSK AX.25
[02122009]
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GENESAT-1
Catalog Number: 29655
Launch Date: December 16, 2006

Status: Operational

Current Mode: /u

Callsign: KE7EGC

Telemetry Beacon Downlink: 437.0670 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS

Official webpage: http://www.crestnrp.org/genesat1/ahc.html
[02212009]
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CO-58 CubeSat XI-V
Catalog number: 28895
Launch Date: October 27, 2005

Status: Operational - CW Beacon only

Current Mode: /u

Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200bps using AFK protocol
Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW

Callsign: JQ1YGW

Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/

Pictures received by Mineo Wakita - JE9PEL:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/xivpicte.htm
[02212009]
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CO-57 CubeSat XI-IV
Catalog number: 27848
Launch date: June 30, 2003

Status: Operational

Current Mode: /u

Beacon: 436.8475 MHz CW
Telemetry : 437.4900 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS

Callsign: JQ1YGW

AMSAT-NA webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=96&retURL
=/satellites/status.php

Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/
[02212009]
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CO-56 CUTE-1.7 + APD
Catalog number: 28941
Launch date: February 21, 2006

Status: Operational?

Uplink: 1268.5000 MHz GMSK 9600 BPS
Downlink: 437.4700 MHz 1200 FM ax25 or SRLL (ACTIVE only near Japan?)

Telemetry Beacon: 437.3850 CW
Callsign: JQ1YPC

Information webpage:
http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/spacerium/cute1blog/

IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=56
[02122009]
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AO-51 ECHO
Catalog number: 28375
Launch date: June 29, 2004

Status: Operational

Current Modes: FM Repeater - Uplink: 145.920 Mhz FM
Downlink: 435.300 Mhz FM
BBS - Uplink: OFF
Downlink: OFF
Telemetry - Downlink: 435.150 MHz

Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
435.150 MHz FM
2401.200 Mhz FM
Analog voice uplink: 145.860 MHZ FM
145.880 MHz USB
145.920 MHz FM
1268.700 MHz FM
Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 PBP, 1 watt output
435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol
2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25
Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol
1268.700 mhz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol
Beacon: 435.150 MHz

Mode and Antenna Polarization:
T: Linear
V: Linear
U: TX A (usually digital)LHCP
TX B (usually analog) RHCP
L: Linear
S: Linear

Broadcast: PECHO-11
BBS: PECHO-12

Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/

IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=19
[06052009]
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QuakeSat
Catalog Number: 27845
Launch Date: June 30, 2003

Status: Telemetry only

Current Mode: 9600 baud data packet

Mode U packet
Downlink: 436.675 MHz 9k6 BPS

Quakesat webpage:
http://www.quakefinder.com/services/quakesat-ssite/
[04272009]
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CO-55 CUTE-1
Catalog Number: 27844
Launch date: June 30, 2003

Status: Operational

Current Mode: CW downlink worldwide
AX25 Packet with uplink command over Japan only

Mode U Telemetry
Downlink: 437.4000 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS

Mode U TLM Beacon
Downlink: 436.8375 MHz CW

AMSAT-NA webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=69&retURL
=/satellites/status.php
[02212009]
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NO-44 PCSAT
Catalog number: 26931
Launch Date: September 30, 2001

Status: Telemetry only

Current Mode: V/v

General Usage Uplink/Downlink: 145.827 MHz 1200 Baud
Special Usage Downlink: 144.390 Mhz 1200 Baud

PCSAT APRS page: http://pcsat.aprs.org

aprstlm Telemetry Decoder program:
http://www.xciv.org/~iain/aprstlm/v1.2/
[03302009]
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GO-32 Gurwin TechSat-1B
Catalog number: 25397
Launch Date: July 10, 1998

Status: Telemetry only

Current Modes:
Telemetry : /u

Downlink: 435.225 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
435.325 Mhz - Not Available - temperature problems
Uplinks: 145.850 FM
145.890 FM
145.930 FM
1269.700 FM
1269.800 FM
1269.900 FM

Broadcast Callsign: 4XTECH-11
BBS Callsign: 4XTECH-12

More information of GO-32 can be found at:
http://asri.technion.ac.il/techsat/

AMSAT-NA webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=14&retURL
=/satellites/status.php
[04272009]
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RS-22 RADIO SPORT RS-22
Catalog number: 27939
Launch Date: September 27, 2003

Status: Operational - 70cm cw only

Current Mode: /u

CW Beacon - 435.352 MHz
145.818 MHz

AMSAT-NA webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=76&retURL
=/satellites/status.php
[02212009]
=====
LO-19 LUSAT
Catalog number: 20442
Launch date: January 22, 1990

Status: CW Beacon only

Uplinks: 145.840 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.860 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.880 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.900 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK

CW downlink: 437.125 MHz

Digital downlink: 437.150 MHz SSB (RC-BPSK 1200-baud PSK)

Broadcast Callsign: LUSAT-11
BBS: LUSAT-12o

General information and telemetry samples can be found at:
www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu
[03162009]
=====
CanX-2
Catalog number: 32790
Launch Date: April 28, 2008

Status: Operational in range of ground station only

Downlink: 437.478 MHz GFSK

For the latest project status update please visit the Can X-2 web
page: http://www.utias-sfl.net/nanosatellites/CanX2/

IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=46
[02212009]
=====
AAUSAT-II
Catalog number: 32788
Launch Date: April 28, 2008

Status: Operational

Downlink: 437.425 MHz 1k2 baud packet

For the latest project status update please visit the AAUSAT-II web
page:
http://www.aausatii.aau.dk/homepage/index.php?language=en&page=home

IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=60
[02212009]
=====
CO-65 CUTE-1.7+APD II
Catalog number: 32785
Launch Date: April 28, 2008

Status: Digipeater

Downlink: 437.475 MHz 9k6 Packet
Uplink: 1267.600 Mhz

Telemetry Beacon:
Downlink: 437.2750 MHz CW

For the latest project status update please visit the Cute-1.7+APD II
web page: http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/index_e.html

IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=78

Command Station blog website:
http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/blog/

AMSAT-NA webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=112&retURL
=/satellites/status.php
[02212009]
=====
Compass-1
Catalog number: 32787
Launch Date: April 28, 2008

Status: Operational

Current Mode: 4k8 MSK packet

Uplink: 145.980 MHz FM
Downlink: 437.275 Mhz CW
437.405 MHz Packet

For the latest project status update please visit the Compass 1 web
page: http://www.raumfahrt.fh-aachen.de/

IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=52

AMSAT-NA webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=114&retURL
=/satellites/status.php
[04272009]
=====
CO-66 Seeds II
Catalog number: 32791
Launch Date: April 28, 2008

Status: Operational

Downlink: 437.485 MHz

Callsign: JQ1YGU

For the latest project status update please visit the Seeds 2 web
page: http://cubesat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/english/seeds_2_e.html

IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=36

AMSAT-NA webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=113&retURL
=/satellites/status.php
[02212009]
=====
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS
Catalog number: 25544
Launch date: November 20, 1998

Status: Operational

Current Active Modes: FM Repeater - V/u
Voice - V/v
BBS - V/v
APRS - V/v
SSTV - V/v

Expedition 20 Crew:
Commander: Gennady Padalka RN3DT
Flight Engineer: Michael Barratt KD5MIJ
Flight Engineer: Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA
Flight Engineer: Timothy Kopra KE5UDN
Flight Engineer: Roman Romanenko
Flight Engineer: Frank De Winne ON1DWN

Available Modes and Frequencies:
Digital/APRS:
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM 1k2
Worldwide packet downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM 1k2

Voice:
Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM
Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM
Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM

Crossband Repeater:
Repeater Uplinks: 1269.650 MHz FM
437.800 MHz FM
145.990 MHz FM - 67.0 PL (Kenwood)
Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
437.800 MHz FM (Kenwood)

SSTV Robot 36:
Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM

Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear

Callsigns:
Belgian: OR4ISS
German: DP0ISS
Russian: RS0ISS
RZ3DZR
United States: NA1SS
Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11
Digipeater callsign: ARISS

Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss
ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com
APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/

ISS Daily Crew Schedule: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines
Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time
line is NOT translated from Russian and posted.
[06122009]
NNNN
/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-163.S3
WSR 163 Part 3 06/12/2009

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 163.S3
FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, June 12, 2009
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-163.S3

THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME:

CP4
Catalog Number: 31122
Launch Date: April 17,2007

Status: Non-Operational

Current Mode: /u

TLM Downlink: 437.325 MHz 1200 bps FSK AX.25
CW Beacon: 437.325 MHz CW

IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=79
[10022008]
=====
LIBERTAD-1
Catalog Number: 31128
Launch Date: April 17,2007

Status: Non-Operational

Current Mode: V/u APRS Packet ax25

Callsign: 5K3L

Uplink: 145.825 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25 APRS
Downlink: 437.399 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25 APRS

Telemetry Beacon: 437.4050 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25
[02122009]
=====
PO-63 PEHUENSAT-1
Catalog Number: 29712
Launch Date: January 10, 2007

Status: Non-Operational

Current Mode: V/v

Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM
Voice Recorder: 145.825 Mhz FM
[01012009]
=====
NCUBE-2
Catalog number: 28897
Launch Date: October 27, 2005

Status: Still attached to XO-53 (SSETI)?

Proposed Callsign: TBA
Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.305
2407.250

Official Website: http://www.ncube.no
[05012006]
=====
XO-53 SSETI
Catalog number: 28894
Launch Date: October 27, 2005

Status: Non-operational

Voice Uplink: 437.250 MHz FM 67Hz CTCSS
Voice Downlink: 2401.835 MHz FM
Packet Up/Downlink: 437.250 MHz 9k6 packet
Packet Downlink 2401.835 MHz 38k4 packet

Official webpage: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/
Latest news: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/MOPWS/news.php
[01222007]
=====
UWE-1
Catalog Number: 28892
Launch Date: October 27, 2005

Status: Non-Operational

Mode U Telemetry
Downlink: 437.5050 MHz 9600 AFSK
[08132007]
=====
CANX-1
Catalog Number: 27847
Launch Date: June 30, 2003

Status: Non-Operational

Downlink: 437.8800 MHz AFSK 1k2bps
[06052009]
=====
DTUSAT
Catalog Number: 27842
Launch Date: June 30, 2003

Status: Non-Operational

Current Mode: 2k4 AFSK Packet last reported

Downlink: 437.475MHz

Officail webpage: http://dtusat1.dtusat.dtu.dk/

AMSAT-NA webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=101&retURL
=satellites/all_oscars.php
[02212009]
=====
AO-49 AATiS OSCAR-49 (SAFIR-M)
Catalog number: 27605
Launch Date: December 20, 2002

Status: Non-operational.

Uplink: 435.275 MHz 1200-baud AFSK
Downlink: 145.825 MHz 9600-baud FSK
(optional voice message)

Broadcast callsign: DP0AIS

Official webpage: http://amend.gmxhome.de
[01222007]
=====
MO-46 TIUNGSAT-1
Catalog number: 26548
Launch date: September 26, 2000

Status: Telemetry only

Uplinks: 145.850 MHz
145.925 MHz 9600-baud FSK
Downlink: 437.325 MHz

Broadcast callsign: MYSAT3-11
BBS: MYSAT3-12

TiungSat-1 is Malaysia's first micro-satellite and in addition to
commercial land and weather imaging payloads offers FM and FSK
Amateur Radio communication.

TiungSat-1, named after the mynah bird of Malaysia, was developed as
a collaborative effort between the Malaysian government and Surrey
Satellite Technology Ltd.
[03302009]
=====
NO-45 SAPPHIRE
Catalog number: 26932
Launch Date: September 30, 2001

Status: Non-Operational

Downlink: 437.095 MHz 1200 baud AX-25 AFSK
Uplink: 145.945 MHz UI Digipeater
Digi Callsign: KE6QMD

Everyone is welcome to use the digipeating/APRS features of Sapphire,
as per the user service agreement located at the following URL:
http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat/contract.txt
[03132005]
=====
SO-42 SAUDISAT-1B
Catalog number: 26549
Launch date: September 26, 2000

Status: Non-Operational

Downlink: 437.075 MHz

Broadcast Callsign: SASAT2-11
BBS: SASAT2-12

Further information is available at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so42.html
[01222007]
=====
SO-41 SAUDISAT-1A
Catalog number: 26545
Launch Date: September 26, 2000

Status: Non-Operational

Uplink: 145.850 MHz
Downlink: 436.775 MHz

Broadcast Callsign: SASAT1-11
BBS: SASAT1-12

Further information is available at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so41.html
[01222007]
=====
AO-40 AMSAT OSCAR 40
Catalog number: 26609
Launch Date: November 16, 2000

Status: Non-Operational

Uplinks
-------
V-band: 145.840 - 145.990 MHz CW/LSB
U-band: 435.550 - 435.800 MHz CW/LSB
L1-band: 1269.250 - 1269.500 MHz CW/LSB
L2-band: 1268.325 - 1268.575 MHz CW/LSB

Downlinks
---------
S2-band: 2401.225 - 2401.475 MHz CW/USB
K-band: 24048.010 - 24048.060 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 2401.323 MHz
24048.035 MHz

P3-D Telemetry Beacons (IHU)
----------------------------
BEACON General Beacon(GB) Middle Beacon(MB) Engineering Beacon(EB)
2 m none 145.898 MHz none
70cm 435.438 MHz 435.588 MHz 435.838 MHz
13cm(1) 2400.188 MHz 2400.338 MHz 2400.588 MHz
13cm(2) 2401.173 MHz 2401.323 MHz 2401.573 MHz
3cm 10450.975 MHz 10451.125 MHz 10451.375 MHz
1.5cm 24047.885 MHz 24048.035 MHz 24048.285 MHz
[07162007]
=====
OO-38 OPAL
Catalog Number: 26063
Launch Date: January 27, 2000

Status: Non-Operational

Mode U TLM Beacon
Downlink: 437.1000 MHz 9600 FSK
[08132007]
=====
UO-36 UoSAT-12
Catalog number: 25693
Launch date: April 21, 1999

Status: Unknown

Uplink: 145.960 MHz (9600-baud FSK)
Downlinks: 437.025 MHz
437.400 MHz

Broadcast Callsign: UO121-11
BBS: UO121-12

The VK5HI viewer shareware for UO-36 is available on the AMSAT-NA web
site at the following URL:
ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/display/ccddsp97-119.zip
[01222007]
=====
SO-35 SUNSAT
Catalog Number: 25636
Launch date:February 23, 1999

Status: Non-Operational

Downlink: Mode B Repeater: 436.291 MHz
Mode J Digipeater: 436.250 MHz

Uplinks: Mode B Repeater: 145.825 MHz
Mode J Digipeater: 145.825 MHz
145.900 MHz

For more information of SUNSAT vist the satellite web site:
http://esl.ee.sun.ac.za/projects/sunsat/
[01222007]
=====
PO-34 PANSAT
Catalog number: 25520
Launch date: October 30, 1998

Status: Telemetry downloads only

Uplink/downlink: 436.500 MHz

Official Webpage: http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/
[05092004]
=====
SO-33 SEDSAT-1
Catalog number: 25509
Launch date: October 24, 1998

Status: Semi-operational

Downlink: 437.910 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)

The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and
the image and transponder recovery efforts have been unsuccessful.

For more information on SedSat-1 visit the satellite web site:
http://seds.uah.edu/projects/sedsat/sedsat.htm
[09042006]
=====
TO-31 TMSAT-1
Catalog number: 25396
Launch Date: July 10, 1998

Status: Non-operational

Uplink: 145.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK
Downlink: 436.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK

Broadcast callsign: TMSAT1-11
BBS: TMSAT1-12
[05012006]
=====
MO-30 UNAMSAT-2
Catalog Number: 24305
Launch Date: September 5, 1996

Status: Non-operational

Downlink: 435.1380 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Downlink: 435.2060 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.8150 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.8350 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.8550 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.8750 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
[06042009]
=====
PO-28 POSAT-1
Catalog number: 22829
Launch Date: September 25, 1993

Status: Non-operational

Downlink: 429.950
Uplink: Not until handover back to Amatuer usage

Broadcast callsign: POSAT1-11
BBS callsign: POSAT1-12

AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/po28.html
POSAT-1 webpage:
http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/SSC/CSER/UOSAT/missions/posat1.html
[01012009]
=====
IO-26 ITAMSAT
Catalog number: 22826
Launch Date: September 26, 1993

Status: PSK carrier only

Current Mode:

Uplinks: 145.875 MHz FM 1200-baud
145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud
145.925 MHz FM 1200-baud
145.950 MHz FM 1200-baud

Downlink: 435.808 MHz PSK

Broadcast Callsign: ITMSAT-11
BBS: ITMSAT-12

Official webpage: http://www.itamsat.org
AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/io26.html
[01212007]
=====
KO-25 KITSAT
Catalog number: 22828
Launch date: September 26, 1993

Status: Non-operational

Uplink: 145.980 MHz FM 9600-baud FSK
Downlink: 436.500 MHz FM

Broadcast Callsign: HL02-11
BBS: HL02-12
[05092004]
=====
KO-23 KITSAT
Catalog number: 22077
Launch date: August 10, 1992

Status: Non-operational

Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
Downlink: 435.170 MHz FM

Broadcast Callsign: HLO1-11
BBS: HLO1-12
[01222007]
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UO-22 UOSAT
Catalog number: 21575
Launch date: July 17, 1991

Status: Non-Operational

Uplink: 145.900 FM 9600-baud FSK
Downlink: 435.120 MHz FM

Broadcast Callsign: UOSAT5-11
BBS: UOSAT5-12
[01222007]
=====
AO-21 AMSAT-OSCAR 21
Catalog Number: 21087
Launch Date: January 29, 1991

Status: Non-Operational

Uplink: 435.041 MHz FM DSP
Downlink: 145.983 MHz FM DSP
[01222007]
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FO-20 JAS-1b
Catalog number: 20480
Launch Date: February 07, 1990

Status: Non-Operational

Beacons: 435.795 MHz CW
435.910 MHz AX25

Voice Transponder:
Uplink: 145.900 to 146.000 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 435.800 to 435.900 MHz CW/USB

Digital Transponder:
Uplinks: 145.850 MHz
145.870 MHz
145.890 MHz
145.910 MHz
Downlink: 435.910 MHz

More FO-20 info can be found at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/fo20.html
[01152007]
=====
WO-18 WEBERSAT
Catalog Number: 20441
Launch Date: January 22, 1990

Status: Non-Operational

Downlink: 437.104 MHz SSB 1200 Baud PSK AX.25
[05012006]
=====
DO-17 Dove
Catalog Number: 20440
Launch Date: January 22, 1990

Status: Non-operational.

Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM 1200 Baud AFSK
Beacon: 2401.220 MHz
[05012006]
=====
AO-16 PACSAT
Catalog number: 20439
Launch Date: January 22, 1990

Status: SEMI-Operational

Current Mode: V/u

Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved)
145.920 MHz FM VOICE
145.940 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved)
145.960 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved)

Downlink: 437.026 MHz USB VOICE
(1200-baud PSK - MBL Telemetry Only)

Mode-S Beacon: 2401.1428 MHz [NO FUTURE OPERATIONS PLANNED]

Mode and Antenna Polarization:
U: RC 437.050 MHz RHCP
PSK 437.026 MHz LHCP
V: Linear

Broadcast Callsign: PACSAT-11
BBS: PACSAT-12

AO-16 AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao16.html
[12252008]
=====
UO-15 UoSAT-4
Catalog Number: 20438
Launch Date: January 22, 1990

Status: Non-operational

Uplink: ?
Downlink: 435.1250MHz (?)
435.1200MHz (?)
[06042009]
=====
UO-14 UoSAT-3
Catalog number: 20437
Launch date: January 22, 1990

Status: Non-operational

Uplink: 145.975 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.070 MHz FM
[05092004]
=====
FO-12 Fuji-OSCAR 12
Catalog Number: 16909
Launch Date: August 12, 1986

Status: Non-Operational

Mode V/U (J) Linear Transponder (Inverting):
Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink 435.8000 - 435.9000 MHz SSB/CW

Mode V/U (J) Packet:
Uplink: 145.8500 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.8700 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.8900 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.9100 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS

Downlink 435.9100 MHz PSK 1200 BPS

Telemetry Beacon: 435.7950 MHz SSB/CW
[01152007]
=====
UO-11 OSCAR-11
Catalog number: 14781
Launch Date: March 1, 1984

Status: Non-operational.

Current Mode: /v

Telemetry Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM 1200 AFSK
UHFBeacon: 435.025 MHz
Mode-S Beacon: 2401.500 MHz

Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: RHCP
S: LHCP

Webpage: http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/
MPEG3 files: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/uo11tlme.htm
[01012009]
=====
AO-10 OSCAR 10
Catalog number: 14129
Launch Date: June 16, 1983

Status: Non-operational

Uplink: 435.030 to 435.180 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 145.975 to 145.825 MHz CW/USB

Beacon: 145.810 MHz (unmodulated carrier)

W4SM has more information about the satellite at the following URL:
http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html
[05092004]
=====
AO-8 AMSAT-OSCAR 8
Catalog Number: 10703
Launch Date: March 3, 1978

Status: Non-Operational

Mode V/U (J) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink 435.1990 - 435.2000 MHz SSB/CW

Mode V/U (J) TLM Beacon: Non-Operational
Downlink 435.0950 MHz CW

Mode V/A (A) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.8500 - 145.9000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink 29.4000 - 29.5000 MHz SSB/CW

Mode V/A (A) TLM Beacon: Non-Operational
Downlink 29.4020 MHz CW
[01152007]
=====
AO-6 AMSAT-OSCAR 6
Catalog Number: 06236
Launch Date: October 15, 1972

Status: Non-Operational

Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink: 29.4500 - 29.5500 MHz SSB/CW
Beacons: 29.450 MHz
435.100 MHz
[01312008]
=====
AO-5 Australis-OSCAR 5
Catalog Number: 04321
Launch Date: January 23, 1970

Status: Non-Operational

Telemetry Beacons: 144.0500 MHz CW
29.4500 MHz CW
[01152007]
=====
OSCAR III
Catalog Number: 01293
Launch Date: March 09, 1965

Status: Non-Operational

Uplink: 145.9750 - 146.0250 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink: 144.3250 - 144.3750 MHz SSB/CW
[01012007]
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RS-15 RADIO SPORT RS-15
Catalog number: 23439
Launch Date: December 26, 1994

Status: Non-operational

Uplink: 145.858 to 145.898 MHz CW/USB
Downlink: 29.354 to 29.394 MHz CW/USB

Beacon 1: 29.352 MHz (intermittent)
Beacon 2: 29.398 MHz

SSB meeting frequency: 29.380 MHz (unofficial)
[06202004]
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RS-13 RADIO SPORT RS-13
Catalog number: 21089
Launch date: February 5, 1991

Status: Non-operational

Uplink: 21.260 to 21.300 MHz CW/USB
Downlink: 145.860 to 145.900 MHz CW/USB

Beacon: 145.860 MHz

Robot: 145.908 MHz
[05232004]
=====
RS-12 RADIO SPORT RS-12
Catalog number: 21089
Launch date: February 5, 1991

Status: Non-operational

Uplink: 21.210 to 21.250 MHz CW/USB
Downlink: 29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/USB

Beacon: 29.408 MHz

Robot: 29.454 MHz
[05232004]
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SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-163.S4
WSR 163 Part 4 06/12/2009

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 163.S4
FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, June 12, 2009
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-163.S4

THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES HAVE RE-ENTERED OR HAVE BEEN RETURNED SAFELY:

NO-62 FCAL
Catalog Number: 29667
Launch Date: December 21, 2006

Status: Re-Entered
Re-entered: July 28, 2008

Downlink: 437.385 Mhz APRS AX25

Downlink ID: KD4HBO

Website: http://eng.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/fcal.html
[01012009]
=====
NO-61 ANDE
Catalog Number: 29664
Launch Date: December 21, 2006

Status: Re-Entered
Re-entered: December 25, 2007

Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25
[01032008]
=====
NO-60 RAFT-1
Catalog Number: 29661
Launch Date: December 21, 2006

Status: Re-Entered
Re-entered: May 30, 2007

Main Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25
APRS Uplink: 145.825 MHz FM APRS AX25
Voice/PSK31 Uplink: 28.120 MHz

Packet to Voice ID: RAFT
[06112007]
=====
HO-59 HITSat
Catalog number: 29484
Launch date: September 22, 2006

Status: Re-Entered
Re-entered: June 18, 2008

Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW

Callsign: JR8YJT
[01012009]
=====
SO-43 Starshine 3
Catalog Number: 26929
Launch Date: September 30, 2001

Status: Re-Entered
Re-entered: January 21, 2003

Beacon: 145.825Mhz
[02212009]
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radiocast on the AMSAT-NA 20-meter net held each Sunday on 14.282 MHz.
Pre-net operations start at 18:00 UTC, with current ANS bulletins trans-
mitted to the eastern U.S. at 19:00 UTC and to the western U.S. at 19:30
UTC.

Information on AMSAT-NA is available at the following URL:
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Mailing address:
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To subscribe, or for more list information, visit the following URL:
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In addition to regular membership, AMSAT-NA offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional
benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT-NA Office.

This week's Weekly Satellite Report Editor is James French, W8ISS.

ANS is always dedicated to past ANS editor 'BJ' Arts, WT0N, and to
the memory of longtime AMSAT supporters Werner Haas, DJ5KQ, Dennis
Kitchen, G0FCL and John Branegan GM4IHJ.

Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor{at}
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NNNN
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NDB Changes 7/8/9-2009

Here are some NDB changes courtesy of Michael Oexner and the UDXF group.

NDB Changes #7

Some NDB changes in Europe, Africa, and the Near & Middle East.

[1] New NDBs or changes of frequency or callsign

Call kHz Station ITU Lat Long Comments
CB 344.0 Cochstedt/Schneidlingen D N51 51 37 E011 27 02 to be reactivated plus new coordinates
FU 350.0 Hamburg/West D N53 36 53 E009 57 25 ex FU-350.5 and new coordinates
ABD 210.0 Abadan IRN N30 22 16 E048 13 11
PAD 450.0 Parsabade/Moghan IRN N39 34 43 E047 58 03 ex PAD-413
AMZ 350.5 Aoka Mizu FPSO IW N57 54 36 W000 35 25
HMI 405.0 Sevan Hummingbird FPSO IW N57 58 35 E001 14 16 ex HMI-320
SYR 326.0 Sevan Voyageur FPSO IW N57 54 07 E001 24 14
TMA 328.0 Arco/Thames Alpha IW N53 05 01 E002 32 44 ex TMA-378
GO 360.0 Gombe NIG N10 18 00 E010 54 00
OC 320.0 Legostayevo RUS N54 38 00 E083 49 00 listed again
WD 450.0 Yartsevo RUS N60 15 00 E090 13 00

[2] Deletions

Call kHz Station ITU Comments
CK 441.0 Prerov/"Cvrcek" CZE last log rww 2009-04-24
DVI 490.0 Donaueschingen-Villingen D last log rww 2009-03-25
BGW 334.0 Paris/Le Bourget F last log rww 2009-04-11
M 411.0 Kokkola-Pietarsaari/Kruunupyy FIN last log rww 2009-04-10
U 310.0 Kauhava FIN last log rww 2008-12-25
PW 426.0 Prestwick G last log rww 2009-05-02
SWN 320.5 Swansea G eff 2009-07-02
HAA 371.0 Hamar/Stafsberg NOR last log rww 2009-04-10
UE 393.0 Idre S no logs rww
SYT 445.0 Sivrihisar TUR no logs rww
URF 415.0 Sanliurfa TUR last log rww 2009-01-30
YAA 305.0 Yalova TUR last log rww 2009-02-04
FUJ 400.0 Fujairah UAE no logs rww

NDB Changes #8

Some NDB changes in North, Central & South America.

[1] New NDBs or changes of frequency or callsign

Call kHz Station ITU Lat Long
MO 325.0 Puerto Montt/El Tepual/Trapen CHL S41 31 30 W073 05 49 listed again
UE 220.0 Santiago/Lo Castro CHL S33 18 18 W070 47 24 listed again
TBO 260.0 Tacuarembo URG S31 45 04 W055 55 43 ex TBO-280
AUR 278.0 Sulphur/Sulfy LA USA N30 11 55 W093 25 14 ex UX-278 last log rww 2009-04-11, new call not yet logged
DR 385.0 De Ridder/Idder LA USA N30 45 08 W093 20 05 to become DXB
LOR 269.0 Lowe/Fort Rucker (Ozark) (Army) AL USA N31 21 37 W085 44 37 logged again

[2] Deletions

Call kHz Station S/P ITU Comments
1L 300.0 Dutkewych Point ON CAN no logs rww
ICO 270.0 Curico CHL no logs rww
ORI 1635.0 Orito CLM no logs rww
UHA 348.0 Habana CUB last log rww 2008-03-12
GUA 375.0 Guatemala City GTM last log rww 2009-03-06
MBJ 248.0 Montego Bay JMC last log rww 2008-11-29
AIZ 377.0 Kaiser/Lake Ozark MO USA eff 2009-05-07 last log rww 2008-01-23
BBW 265.0 Broken Bow NE USA eff 2009-05-07 last log rww 2009-03-23
BDJ 206.0 Boulder Junction WI USA no logs rww
BF 248.0 Cleveland/Tabey OH USA last log rww 2007-02-07
BJU 248.0 Beatrice/Big Blue NE USA eff 2009-05-07 last log rww 2007-12-26
BKO 392.0 Barnwell SC USA eff 2009-03-12 last log rww 2007-05-07
COO 326.0 Covington TN USA last log rww 2004-10-13
EDJ 242.0 Bellefontaine OH USA last log rww 2005-06-17
EEJ 428.0 Sanford/Lee County NC USA last log in 1999
HWB 263.0 Beatrice/Shaw NE USA eff 2009-05-07 last log rww 2008-03-23
IBM 317.0 Kimball NE USA last log rww 2005-10-01
K 317.0 Port Angeles/Ediz Hook (Coast Guard) WA USA last log rww 2008-09-13
MTN 342.0 Baltimore/Martin MD USA last log rww 2006-10-23
OEA 251.0 Vincennes IN USA last log rww 2008-03-11
ONY 272.0 Olney TX USA eff 2009-05-07 no logs rww
TYC 272.0 Campbellsville/Taylor Co KY USA last log rww 2008-01-28
UX 278.0 Sulphur/Sulfy LA USA to become AUR-278; last log rww 2009-04-11
VHN 233.0 Van Horn TX USA last log rww 2008-06-02

NDB Changes #9

Some NDB changes in Asia, the Pacific region, and Oceania.

[1] New NDBs or changes of frequency or callsign

Call kHz Station ITU Lat Long Comments


[2] Deletions

Call kHz Station ITU
AY 210.0 Appleby/Nelson NZL last log rww 2005-11-24

Michael always appreciates any and all NDB updates. You can contact him at
michael.oexner at web.de. I hope to have more on his publications soon in Monitoring Times (my Whats New column), and on this blog.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

FEMA National Level Exercise 2009 (NLE 09)

National Level Exercise 2009 (NLE 09) is scheduled for July 27 through July 31, 2009. NLE 09 will be the first major exercise conducted by the United States government that will focus exclusively on terrorism prevention and protection, as opposed to incident response and recovery.

NLE 09 is designated as a Tier I National Level Exercise. Tier I exercises (formerly known as the Top Officials exercise series or TOPOFF) are conducted annually in accordance with the National Exercise Program (NEP), which serves as the nation's overarching exercise program for planning, organizing, conducting and evaluating national level exercises. The NEP was established to provide the U.S. government, at all levels, exercise opportunities to prepare for catastrophic crises ranging from terrorism to natural disasters.

NLE 09 is a White House directed, Congressionally- mandated exercise that includes the participation of all appropriate federal department and agency senior officials, their deputies, staff and key operational elements. In addition, broad regional participation of state, tribal, local, and private sector is anticipated. This year the United States welcomes the participation of Australia, Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom in NLE 09.

EXERCISE FOCUS

NLE 09 will focus on intelligence and information sharing among intelligence and law enforcement communities, and between international, federal, regional, state, tribal, local and private sector participants.

The NLE 09 scenario will begin in the aftermath of a notional terrorist event outside of the United States, and exercise play will center on preventing subsequent efforts by the terrorists to enter the United States and carry out additional attacks. This scenario enables participating senior officials to focus on issues related to preventing terrorist events domestically and protecting U.S. critical infrastructure.

NLE 09 will allow terrorism prevention efforts to proceed to a logical end (successful or not), with no requirement for response or recovery activities.

NLE 09 will be an operations-based exercise to include: activities taking place at command posts, emergency operation centers, intelligence centers and potential field locations to include federal headquarters facilities in the Washington D.C. area, and in federal, regional, state, tribal, local and private sector facilities in FEMA Region VI, which includes the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

EXERCISE OBJECTIVES

Through a comprehensive evaluation process, the exercise will assess prevention and protection capabilities both nationally and regionally. Although NLE 09 is still in the planning stages, the exercise is currently designed to validate the following capabilities:

•Intelligence/Information Sharing and Dissemination
•Counter-Terrorism Investigation and Law Enforcement
•Air, Border and Maritime Security
•Critical Infrastructure Protection
•Public and Private Sector Alert/Notification and Security Advisories
•International Coordination
VALIDATING THE HOMELAND SECURITY SYSTEM

Exercises such as NLE 09 are an important component of national preparedness, helping to build an integrated federal, state, tribal, local and private sector capability to prevent terrorist attacks, and rapidly and effectively respond to, and recover from, any terrorist attack or major disaster that occurs.

The full-scale exercise offers agencies and jurisdictions a way to test their plans and skills in a real-time, realistic environment and to gain the in-depth knowledge that only experience can provide. Participants will exercise prevention and information sharing functions that are critical to preventing terrorist attacks. Lessons learned from the exercise will provide valuable insights to guide future planning for securing the nation against terrorist attacks, disasters, and other emergencies.

Tuesday, June 09, 2009

Cuban Spy Bust and M08a/V2 Numbers Stations

Want to learn the truth about Cuban number stations (no they aren't Cuban lotto numbers), check out our exclusive story on the Shortwave Central Blog at http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/2009/06/cuban-spy-update.html

Saturday, June 06, 2009

Annual Arietid meteor shower to peak June 7

From our sister blog Shortwave Central at http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/ and our friends at http://spaceweather.com/

DAYTIME METEORS: The annual Arietid meteor shower peaks on Sunday, June 7th. The Arietids are unusual because they are daytime meteors; they stream out of a point in the sky not far from the sun. The best time to look is just before dawn on Sunday morning when it may be possible to spot a small number of Arietids skimming the top of Earth's atmosphere. Such "Earthgrazing" meteors tend to be long, colorful, and very pretty. After daybreak, when the meteors are no longer visible to the human eye, you can listen to radar echoes from the Arietids by tuning in to our online meteor radar: http://spaceweatherradio.com/.

"The Arietids are the strongest daylight shower of the year," notes Bob Lunsford of the American Meteor Society. "If you could see them through the sun's glare, you would count as many as 60 per hour. Also, don't forget that the daytime Zeta Perseids peak only two days later and are considered the second strongest daylight shower. In all my years of viewing I have never seen a Zeta Perseid, but I have seen a few Arietids. They have all been Earthgrazers and very impressive meteors."

http://spaceweather.com/meteors/arietids/arietids.htm?PHPSESSID=cf9h4dv7o6ia754ttfda53tg73

Hams, FM and TV DXers should be on the lookout for meteor trail enhanced DX. (Mark Coady/ODXA)

Thursday, June 04, 2009

RFAX Broadcast Schedules


NOAA released their new Worldwide Marine Radiofacsimile Broadcast Schedules pdf guide on 24 Feb 2009. You can download your copy at http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/rfax.pdf

Tuesday, June 02, 2009

NC Emergency Management Comms Manual 2008



Here is a link to the electronic version of the latest North Carolina Emergency Management Communications Manual 2008. Check out http://www.nccrimecontrol.org/div/em/2008EMDirectory.pdf

For instance, the guide has information on the talk groups used by the state EM folks on the statewide VIPER trunk radio system. I have taken that information and married it up with the talk groups monitored on the system and produced the list below.

VIPER NC Emergency Management Talkgroups

11248 NCEM Emergency Management Raleigh NC Staff Day to Day Channel 1
It will be used for non-event, day-to-day administrative conversations not requiring interaction by users outside of the Division.

11280 NCEM EBO Emergency Management Eastern Branch Staff Day to Day Channel 2
It is designated as the primary talk group for all State and County EM personnel in EBO counties to conduct day-to-day, and routine conversations

11312 NCEM CBO Emergency Management Central Staff Day to Day Channel 3
It is designated as the primary talk group for all State and County EM personnel in CBO counties to conduct day-to-day, and routine conversations

11344 NCEM WBO Emergency Management Western Styaff Day to Day Channel 4
It is designated as the primary talk group for all State and County EM personnel in WBO counties to conduct day-to-day, and routine conversations

11376 NCEM EOC Emergency Management EOC Channel 5
This group is designated as the primary talk group for the State EOC and is monitorted 24/7 by the State EOC. Any agency having access to the VIPER System should use this talk group to contact the State EOC

11408 NCEM RRT Emergency Management RRT Administrative Channel 6
It is designated as the primary talk group for all NCEM RRTs Teams to conduct day-to-day, and routine conversations.

11440 NCEM USAR Emergency Management USAR - State USAR Administrative Channel 7
It is designated as the primary talk group for all NCEM USAR Teams to conduct day-to-day, and routine conversations.

11504 NC SMAT NC SMAT (State Medical Assistance Teams)

VIPER Event Talkgroups for Working an Incident or Event
Alpha 1 through Alpha 4, Bravo 1 through Bravo 4, Charley 1 through Charley 4, and Delta 1 Through Delta 4. These event talk groups are available to all system users statewide. These talk groups should be used to work a large scale event or incident.

784 EVENTSALPHA1 Events ALPHA 1
816 EVENTSALPHA2 Events ALPHA 2
848 EVENTSALPHA3 Events ALPHA 3
880 EVENTSALPHA4 Events ALPHA 4
912 EVENTSBRAVO1 Events Bravo 1
944 EVENTSBRAVO2 Events Bravo 2
976 EVENTSBRAVO3 Events Bravo 3
1008 EVENTSBRAVO4 Events Bravo 4
1040 EVENTSCHR1 Events Charlie 1
1072 EVENTSCHR2 Events Charlie 2
1104 EVENTSCHR3 Events Charlie 3
1136 EVENTSCHR4 Events Charlie 4
1168 EVENTSDELTA1 Events Delta 1
1200 EVENTSDELTA2 Events Delta 2
1232 EVENTSDELTA3 Events Delta 3
1264 EVENTSDELTA4 Events Delta 4

NC Emergency Management Callsigns

1950 Emergency Management Director
1951 Education/Emergency Infomation Coordinator
1952 Logistics Section Chief
1953 Operations Section Chief
1954 Reserved
1955 Reserved
1956 Reserved
1957 Reserved
1958 Reserved
1959 Reserved
1960 Eastern Branch Manager
1961 Area 1 Coordinator
1962 Area 2 Coordinator
1963 Area 4 Coordinator
1964 Area 3 Coordinator
1965 Area 5 Coordinator
1966 Reserved
1967 Reserved
1968 Reserved
1969 Reserved
1970 Central Branch Manager
1971 Area 6 Coordinator
1972 Area 7 Coordinator
1973 Area 8 Coordinator
1974 Area 9 Coordinator
1975 Area 10 Coordinator
1976 Reserved
1977 Reserved
1978 Reserved
1979 Reserved
1980 Western Branch Manager
1981 Area 11 Coordinator
1982 Area 12 Coordinator
1983 Area 13 Coordinator
1984 Area 14 Coordinator
1985 Area 15 Coordinator
1986 IFLOWS Technician
1987 NFIP Engineer
1988 Reserved
1989 Earthquake Planner
1990 Reserved
1991 Reserved
1992 Logistics Suppt. Manager
1993 Communications Coordinator
1994 Reserved
1995 Reserved
1996 Reserved
1997 Reserved
1998 Reserved
1999 Reserved

All division staff vehicles have been assigned vehicle-specific call signs i.e., DEM 2150, DEM 2151, etc. Staff members who do not have personal assigned call signs should use the vehicle’s call sign whenever they need to use the emergency management radios in those vehicles. The vehicle call signs, however, are NOT PERMITTED on the Highway Patrol frequencies other than in the case of a dire emergency.

The NC Division of Emergency Management Radio Communications System

The “StateNet” system is an aging VHF low band radio system used to communicate from NCEM Branch Offices to mobile field staff units and some counties that still have low band base stations. The State EOC no longer monitors this system and it has been replaced by the VIPER system which is a Motorola 800 MHz smartzone trunked radio system which is being deployed statewide and overseen by the Department of CCPS, State Highway Patrol radio communications personnel. NCEM field staff have been issued 800 MHz portable radios, and will use the VIPER system using the talkgroups outlined above, as a primary means of communicating with the state EOC and other field staff. As the VIPER infrastructure is expanded, so will the coverage of these portable radios.

Frequency CTCSS
47.4600 MHz 173.8 Channel 1
47.5000 MHz 173.8 Channel 2
47.5400 MHz 173.8 Channel 3
47.5800 MHz 173.8 Channel 4
47.6200 MHz 173.8 Channel 5

Aero Comms Translation Guide

New to civilian aero comms and find the lingo confusing? Here is a link to a page that is a nice introduction to the world of aircraft communications.

Check out http://scottsasha.com/aviation/plans/commshandout.html

Public Safety Streaming Audio Feeds


ScanAmerica.us ( http://www.scanamerica.us ) now has around 691 scanner feeds online in 48 states, below is a list of states and counties with new feeds (added since the last time I posted a list of new additions) along with a link that will take you to that specific portion of the site (some feeds cover multiple counties):

Alabama, Limestone County: http://limestone.al.scanamerica.us/
Arkansas, Clark County: http://clark.ar.scanamerica.us/
Arkansas, White County: http://white.ar.scanamerica.us/
Arizona, Maricopa County: http://maricopa.az.scanamerica.us/
California, Alameda County: http://alameda.ca.scanamerica.us/
California, Contra Costa County: http://contracosta.ca.scanamerica.us/
California, Fresno County: http://fresno.ca.scanamerica.us/
California, Los Angeles County: http://losangeles.ca.scanamerica.us/
California, Mendocino County: http://mendocino.ca.scanamerica.us/
California, Monterey County: http://monterey.ca.scanamerica.us/
California, Napa County: http://napa.ca.scanamerica.us/
California, San Diego County: http://sandiego.ca.scanamerica.us/
California, San Joaquin County: http://sanjoaquin.ca.scanamerica.us/
California, Sonoma County: http://sonoma.ca.scanamerica.us/
Connecticut, Fairfield County: http://fairfield.ct.scanamerica.us/
Connecticut, Hartford County: http://hartford.ct.scanamerica.us/
Florida, Citrus County: http://citrus.fl.scanamerica.us/
Florida, Duval County: http://duval.fl.scanamerica.us/
Florida, Seminole County: http://seminole.fl.scanamerica.us/
Florida, St. Johns County: http://stjohns.fl.scanamerica.us/
Georgia, DeKalb County: http://dekalb.ga.scanamerica.us/
Georgia, Emanuel County: http://emanuel.ga.scanamerica.us/
Georgia, Gwinnett County: http://gwinnett.ga.scanamerica.us/
Hawaii, Hawaii County: http://hawaii.hi.scanamerica.us/
Iowa, Audubon County: http://audubon.ia.scanamerica.us/
Iowa, Carroll County: http://carroll.ia.scanamerica.us/
Iowa, Cass County: http://cass.ia.scanamerica.us/
Iowa, Crawford County: http://crawford.ia.scanamerica.us/
Iowa, Harrison County: http://harrison.ia.scanamerica.us/
Iowa, Johnson County: http://johnson.ia.scanamerica.us/
Iowa, Mills County: http://mills.ia.scanamerica.us/
Iowa, Monona County: http://monona.ia.scanamerica.us/
Iowa, Montgomery County: http://montgomery.ia.scanamerica.us/
Iowa, Polk County: http://polk.ia.scanamerica.us/
Iowa, Pottawattamie County: http://pottawattamie.ia.scanamerica.us/
Iowa, Shelby County: http://shelby.ia.scanamerica.us/
Idaho, Canyon County: http://canyon.id.scanamerica.us/
Illinois, Cook County: http://cook.il.scanamerica.us/
Illinois, DeKalb County: http://dekalb.il.scanamerica.us/
Illinois, Lake County: http://lake.il.scanamerica.us/
Illinois, LaSalle County: http://lasalle.il.scanamerica.us/
Illinois, McLean County: http://mclean.il.scanamerica.us/
Illinois, Vermilion County: http://vermilion.il.scanamerica.us/
Indiana, Delaware County: http://delaware.in.scanamerica.us/
Indiana, Monroe County: http://monroe.in.scanamerica.us/
Indiana, Perry County: http://perry.in.scanamerica.us/
Indiana, Spencer County: http://spencer.in.scanamerica.us/
Kansas, Sedgwick County: http://sedgwick.ks.scanamerica.us/
Kansas, Sumner County: http://sumner.ks.scanamerica.us/
Kentucky, Boone County: http://boone.ky.scanamerica.us/
Kentucky, Hancock County: http://hancock.ky.scanamerica.us/
Kentucky, Hardin County: http://hardin.ky.scanamerica.us/
Kentucky, Pulaski County: http://pulaski.ky.scanamerica.us/
Louisiana, Lafayette Parish: http://lafayette.la.scanamerica.us/
Massachusetts, Bristol County: http://bristol.ma.scanamerica.us/
Massachusetts, Essex County: http://essex.ma.scanamerica.us/
Massachusetts, Middlesex County: http://middlesex.ma.scanamerica.us/
Massachusetts, Norfolk County: http://norfolk.ma.scanamerica.us/
Massachusetts, Worcester County: http://worcester.ma.scanamerica.us/
Maryland, Frederick County: http://frederick.md.scanamerica.us/
Maryland, Harford County: http://harford.md.scanamerica.us/
Michigan, Allegan County: http://allegan.mi.scanamerica.us/
Michigan, Berrien County: http://berrien.mi.scanamerica.us/
Michigan, Cass County: http://cass.mi.scanamerica.us/
Michigan, Clare County: http://clare.mi.scanamerica.us/
Michigan, Jackson County: http://jackson.mi.scanamerica.us/
Michigan, Van Buren County: http://vanburen.mi.scanamerica.us/
Michigan, Wayne County: http://wayne.mi.scanamerica.us/
Missouri, Carroll County: http://carroll.mo.scanamerica.us/
Missouri, Chariton County: http://chariton.mo.scanamerica.us/
Missouri, Linn County: http://linn.mo.scanamerica.us/
Missouri, Livingston County: http://livingston.mo.scanamerica.us/
Missouri, St. Charles County: http://stcharles.mo.scanamerica.us/
Montana, Gallatin County: http://gallatin.mt.scanamerica.us/
North Carolina, Gaston County: http://gaston.nc.scanamerica.us/
North Carolina, Gates County: http://gates.nc.scanamerica.us/
North Carolina, Mecklenburg County: http://mecklenburg.nc.scanamerica.us/
Nebraska, Dawson County: http://dawson.ne.scanamerica.us/
Nebraska, Madison County: http://madison.ne.scanamerica.us/
Nebraska, Stanton County: http://stanton.ne.scanamerica.us/
New Jersey, Bergen County: http://bergen.nj.scanamerica.us/
New Jersey, Gloucester County: http://gloucester.nj.scanamerica.us/
New Jersey, Hunterdon County: http://hunterdon.nj.scanamerica.us/
New Jersey, Middlesex County: http://middlesex.nj.scanamerica.us/
New Jersey, Monmouth County: http://monmouth.nj.scanamerica.us/
New York, Erie County: http://erie.ny.scanamerica.us/
New York, Niagara County: http://niagara.ny.scanamerica.us/
New York, Saratoga County: http://saratoga.ny.scanamerica.us/
New York, Steuben County: http://steuben.ny.scanamerica.us/
Ohio, Erie County: http://erie.oh.scanamerica.us/
Ohio, Franklin County: http://franklin.oh.scanamerica.us/
Ohio, Trumbull County: http://trumbull.oh.scanamerica.us/
Oklahoma, Bryan County: http://bryan.ok.scanamerica.us/
Oregon, Marion County: http://marion.or.scanamerica.us/
Pennsylvania, Erie County: http://erie.pa.scanamerica.us/
Pennsylvania, Lehigh County: http://lehigh.pa.scanamerica.us/
Pennsylvania, Mercer County: http://mercer.pa.scanamerica.us/
Rhode Island, Newport County: http://newport.ri.scanamerica.us/
South Carolina, Beaufort County: http://beaufort.sc.scanamerica.us/
South Carolina, Berkeley County: http://berkeley.sc.scanamerica.us/
South Carolina, Horry County: http://horry.sc.scanamerica.us/
South Dakota, Minnehaha County: http://minnehaha.sd.scanamerica.us/
Tennessee, Anderson County: http://anderson.tn.scanamerica.us/
Tennessee, Benton County: http://benton.tn.scanamerica.us/
Tennessee, Sumner County: http://sumner.tn.scanamerica.us/
Tennessee, Union County: http://union.tn.scanamerica.us/
Texas, Aransas County: http://aransas.tx.scanamerica.us/
Texas, Collin County: http://collin.tx.scanamerica.us/
Texas, Cooke County: http://cooke.tx.scanamerica.us/
Texas, Denton County: http://denton.tx.scanamerica.us/
Texas, Fannin County: http://fannin.tx.scanamerica.us/
Texas, Grayson County: http://grayson.tx.scanamerica.us/
Texas, Harris County: http://harris.tx.scanamerica.us/
Texas, La Salle County: http://lasalle.tx.scanamerica.us/
Texas, Lamar County: http://lamar.tx.scanamerica.us/
Texas, Midland County: http://midland.tx.scanamerica.us/
Texas, Randall County: http://randall.tx.scanamerica.us/
Texas, Travis County: http://travis.tx.scanamerica.us/
Virginia, Botetourt County: http://botetourt.va.scanamerica.us/
Vermont, Lamoille County: http://lamoille.vt.scanamerica.us/
Wisconsin, Brown County: http://brown.wi.scanamerica.us/
Wisconsin, Fond du Lac County: http://fonddulac.wi.scanamerica.us/
West Virginia, Cabell County: http://cabell.wv.scanamerica.us/
West Virginia, Wood County: http://wood.wv.scanamerica.us/
Wyoming, Campbell County: http://campbell.wy.scanamerica.us/

A list of new additions can always be found at http://www.scanamerica.us/modules.php?name=NewAdditions

And finally here are some of my favourite streaming audio links:

http://incidentbroadcast.com/
http://scannerfeeds.us/
http://shoutcastscanners.notlong.com/
http://www.FireFeeds.com/
http://www.liveatc.net/
http://www.publicsafetyfeeds.com/
http://www.railroadradio.net/
http://www.scanamerica.us/index.php
http://www.scannerbuff.net/teamspeak/teamspeak.html

Monday, June 01, 2009

Lebanon Displays Gadgets Used By Alledged Spies For Israel

Lebanon's Internal Security Forces (ISF) unveiled high-tech intelligence equipment seized from suspects charged with spying for Israel. Among the equipment displayed that I recognized was a Sony shortwave radio and maybe a few others that looked like shortwave radios. Shades of the E10 Israeli Mossad numbers stations. More information on the E10 stations at http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/page69.html

See the video at http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d66_1242143594