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\\\\\ WORLDWIDE UTE NEWS /////
\\\ An Electronic Club Dealing Exclusively in Utility Stations ///
\\\\ Vol. 1, No.1 February, 1995 /////
======================================================================
Edited by Richard Baker
ae411@yfn.ysu.edu
COPYRIGHT 1995
Part 1 of 5
This newsletter is from the first dedicated electronic utility club in
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International Civil Aero
Tony Orr, Editor
11404 Turnmill Lane
Reston, VA 22091-3618 USA
INTERNET: anthony.orr@wdn.com or CompuServe: 73354,1567
By way of introduction, I have been a shortwave DXer for some twenty
years, until recently specializing in Tropical Band DXing. However, I
recently merged my two great life interests into one: DXing civil aviation on
shortwave! Contributions to this column are most welcome, as well as any
comments, suggestions, and criticisms! Remember, your contributions make
this column happen, so why not send yours now? 73, Tony
YYZ REPORT by Peter Ivakitsch
Cathay Pacific 747-400's have been seen recently sporting the new CX color
scheme, arriving from the Vancouver leg of the HKG-YYZ flight. Word from Hong
Kong has it that the L1011s are being retired from the fleet as of November
1994, and that only the current fleet of 747's will be repainted during
scheduled D-checks. Lufthansa continues to replace its A340's with DC10-30s
and 747's for the FRA-YYZ scheduled service. Word on the ramp has it that
these substitutions are necessary owing to continued problems with the
lavatory systems onboard the Airbus. Effective Feb. 3 until March 24,
ALITALIA will operate B767-300ERs instead of MD11s on the FCO-YYZ route,
operating Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Aerolineas Argentinas has resumed
service to YYZ; ex-Pan Am, ex-Delta A310s are being utilized. Pakistan
International Airlines is starting to use the A310 now on some flights into
YYZ. Air India is now using 744s.
IAD REPORT
Recently spotted overnighting at IAD were 727-76 VR-BRR of Skyline
International, Ltd. of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and Gulfstream 2 C-FNCG of Sugra
Ltd. of Toronto. A week earlier on 10 January I was able to spot World
Airways DC10-30 OH-LHA in full Express One colors with a World logo
superimposed on the vertical stabilizer. Rounding out the action on the ramp
were Luftwaffe 707-307 10-21 and Royal Air Force VC10 reg. XV108 in from
Brize Norton. Swissair will cut back its weekly ZRH-BOS-IAD flights from
four to two weekly departures effective April 1995. That's when SR will
begin code-sharing on Austrian Airlines new VIE-GVA-IAD A310 service.
Flights operate five times weekly beginning April 5th.
FLIGHT OPERATIONS ADDRESSES
UNITED AIRLINES Flight Operations KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
San Francisco International Airport Flight Operations (SPL/NS)
San Francisco, CA 94128 Melis Spaansweg 180-2132 BJ
Hoofddorp THE NETHERLANDS
CSA-Ceskoslovenske Aerolinie Air Canada
Airport Ruzyne, 160 08 Praha 6 Flight Operations
CZECH REPUBLIC PO Box 6002
Toronto AMF, Ontario
Ansett Australia CANADA L5P 1B4
Flight Operations Department
Sydney Airport LOT- Polish Airlines
Mascot NSW 2020 AUSTRALIA International Airport Okecie
00-906 Warsaw POLAND
Luftwaffe/German Air Force Air France
German Armed Forces Command US/Canada Direction des Oprations ariennes
Traffic and Transportation Division Centre PNT, BP 10201
10 N. Service Road, PO Box 17421 F-95703 Roissy-Charles de Gaulle
cdex FRANCE
Dulles International Airport
Washington, DC 20041
Peter Ivakitsch, Weston, Ontario, CANADA checks in this month with a nice
selection of addresses for VOLMET stations, and a few tips on how to reach
Air Canada and Canadian Airlines International directly:
VOLMET ADDRESSES
Gander: Transport Canada, Gander IFSS, Flight Service Area Supervisor
89 Edinburgh Ave, Box 400, Gander, NFLD, A1V 1W8 CANADA
Hononlulu: Honolulu Volmet, Facility Chief, FAA Honolulu IFSS, Honolulu Int'l
Airport, Honolulu, Hawaii 96891 USA
Tokyo: N.T.I.A. Aviation, Weather Service Centre Liaison Officer, JMA New
Tokyo Int'l Airport, 133 Aza-Komomae-Furugome, Narita City, Japan
Singapore: Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, Director General of Civil
Aviation, Frequency Management Engineer, PO Box 1, Changi Int'l
Airport, Singapore 9181 REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
Shannon: Shannon Volmet, Wireless Supervisor, Ballygiree County Claire,
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
West Drayton: RAF Volmet, Porters Way, Room 220, West Drayton, Middlesex,
UB7 9AX England UNITED KINGDOM
New York: New York Radio IFSS, Facility Chief, 150 Arrival Ave., Long Island
McArthur Airport, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779, USA
Auckland: Airway Corporation of New Zealand Inc., PO Box 294, Wellington
6000, NEW ZEALAND, Attn: Supervisor Flight Service
Sydney: Civil Aviation Authority, FSC, PO Box 211, Mascot, New South Wales,
AUSTRALIA 2020
Here's a couple of local addresses for readers who might be interested
in sending reports to Air Canada and Canadian Airlines, since both airlines
have a head office in cities away from their major hubs (Toronto) and since
alot of the overseas flights originate at YYZ the report might be best sent
to YYZ.
Canadian: Canadian Airlines Flight Operations, PO Box 69, Pearson Int'l
Airport, Toronto AMF, Ontario, CANADA L5P 1A5
Air Canada: Air Canada Flight Operations, 6400 Airport Rd., PO Box 6002,
Pearson Int'l Airport, Toronto AMF, Ontario, CANADA L5P 1B4
Now, a very interesting article from contributor Peter Vekinis,
Brussels, Belgium:
As I am often in my cottage in the South West Coast of Ireland
(available for rent-there is a 20 wavelength on 20 rhombic on it), I do quite
a bit of monitoring of aero frequencies. Eurocontrol, the controlling
authority run from Maastricht in the southern part of the Netherlands, has
installed a remote radar site and re-transmission facility on top of Mount
Gabriel near the town of Schull (on a map of Ireland look out for Fastnet
lighthouse and then look to the mainland shifting your eyesight left). This
has two radars in domes and is about 1400 feet up. It also has retransmission
facilities on AM VHF of Shannon, London, Scotland and Brest air traffic
controls plus a host of others. The whole site is connected via radar to
the center in the Netherlands and copies its images to many sites. Planes
flying over the Atlantic report positions on HF every 10 degrees as well as
provide selcal IDs (SELCAL is selective calling system which permits a plane
to identify a call directed to it by a signal sent over HF radio with the
radios squelched). Depending on where the plane is, Shanwick may ask Gander
Radio or New York Radio to copy the position information as provided by the
pilot for backup and further analysis. Pilots also report EPIRB signals
(121.5MHz), especially in winter, from ships in distress. When they cross 15
degrees west, they must squawk an ID to the trans-Atlantic controlling center
near Shannon, called Shanwick, via an on-board transponder, and then they are
passed over to the appropriate control center which maybe miles away. Let's
take an example, of London. They are provided a London Frequency, and then,
still at 15 degrees west, take over control of the plane and keep control
until the plane gets into London ATR. There are many frequencies available,
both HF and VHF, with the VHF re-transmitted via Mount Gabriel. For outgoing
flights on HF, monitor 8864/5616/2899 especially between 12:00Z and 17:00Z
The incoming planes enter the zone at about 0300Z until 0800Z. Depending on
whether they fly northern, central, or southern routes, frequencies alter:
8859, 5649, 8891, 6622 and 4675 are also used. On VHF the frequencies in use
are 118.600, 132.470 and others. The most fascinating thing is monitoring a
plane from New York Radio as it flies over to Europe. You can track it on a
map and listen to it for most of its journey. As planes cross 15o West, they
are told to squawk and switch to VHF frequencies depending on their
destination. For example, if they are aiming Paris, they switch over to Brest
Control which has a copy of the Radar images of Mount Gabriel and takes the
plane over when it is still hundreds of miles out of range!
AIRLINE/STATION NEWS
In airline news this month, United Airlines has tentatively scheduled
the first 777 to operate a JFK-LHR service to commence June 7. Flights using
the 777 to Paris (CDG) begin October 1, to Frankfurt (FRA) on November 1, and
to Madrid (MAD) on December 1. UA commenced Miami-Lima service on January 15.
Royal Airlines will commence trans-Atlantic charters to Paris (CDG) on April
15, from Toronto, Montral (YMX), and Qubec City. Effective January 31,
American Airlines will have dropped Munich (MUC) as one of its European
destinations, and effective December 15 will have added JFK-Aguadilla (Puerto
Rico) service. Expect service to Miami-La Romana (Dom. Rep.), LAX-San
Salvador, LAX-Guatemala by the end of June. TWA has dropped service from JFK
to Vienna effective January 9. Effective April 1, British Airways will add
weekly LGW-TPA service. Flights will be operated for BA by Caledonian.
Service to San Juan, Grand Cayman, and Nassau will also commence at that
time. Need to log the new Aeroflot 767''s? Listen up for these flight
numbers: SU330 Chicago-Moscow on Tuesdays and Saturdays, and SU316 New York
(JFK)-Moscow x14. KLM has added Memphis to its worldwide timetable effective
June 27. MD11s will ply the AMS-MEM route code-sharing with NW on the run.
Transaero Airlines of Russia has asked the DOT for permission to fly to
Chicago, Dallas, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Orlando by this
summer. B767-300ERs are planned if authority is granted. Listen up for
TAP-Air Portugal's first Airbus A.340 operating the following flights: TP251
operating Lisboa-Luanda on Mondays, TP225 Lisboa-Luanda on Wednesdays, TP201
Lisboa-Luanda on Fridays, TP241 Lisboa-Luanda on Saturdays, and TP222
Lisboa-Maputo on Wednesdays. TP222 has already been heard here in Reston
working Luanda Radio on 8903. Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) will commence five
weekly flights from ORD-CPH beginning March 26, replacing a code-sharing
agreement with Austrian Airlines on that route. Lubango Radio ACC (Angola)
was heard here in Reston working Luanda Radio ACC on 8888.0 USB at 0631
11/26/94. In a rare appearance on 8861.0, Nouadhibou Radio (Mauritania) was
heard receiving info re u/i a/c from Canarias Radio at 0043 on 11/24/94.
Malta Radio ATC on 5661.0 has been making consistent showings here in the
late afternoons. Signals are usually good to excellent. Bombay Radio ATC
on 5658.0 has been heard in Reston working Air Mauritius (MK) flight 750 at
2159 on 1/29. Tamanrasset Radio (Algeria) made a brief appearance 2/2 calling
Algiers Radio on 8894.0 no joy at 0122. First time heard here in Reston. Don
Moore checks in from Merida, Venezuela with a list of frequencies on which he
has heard UNID SP aero traffic: 5512, 5515, 5560, 6617, 6618, and 6538 at
1100-1200 and 2030-2300. Add to this list UNID SP traffic heard here in
Reston on 8903 and 8933 from about 2100-0000 UTC. USAFrica Airways based in
Reston, Virginia has suspended flights and filed for bankruptcy after
short-term financing failed to sustain operations. Effective February 8 all
USAfrica operations were halted and two leased MD11's were returned to their
owner, American Airlines. USAfrica Airways President and CEO Gregory S. Lewis
is optimistic that E8 can reorganize and resume operations later this year.
That's all from Reston this month. Next month stay tuned for the Captain
Hennie van der Walt Story, a report from Phoenix Sky Harbor International,
and more! For the latest in International Civil Aero news check in next
month with WUN! 73, TO
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(=- DIGITAL REVIEW -=)
editor: Ary Boender
ary@bitbike.iaf.nl
2:283/512.24
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Welcome to the first edition of WUN's Digital Review. My name is Ary
Boender, dx'er since the early eighties. I live in Spykenisse, a town near
Rotterdam in the Netherlands. I started like most other dxers, as a BC
SW-listener but switched to Utility after I bought a Panasonic portable
receiver in 1982. About 8 years ago I bought my first decoder and since that
moment I became completely addicted to utility dx. My equipment now includes
a.o. a Plessey PR2250 receiver, Code3 and a Wavecom 4010 decoder.
Editing a column is a new experience for me and I hope to receive plenty
of feedback from you all. Please, send me your comments, news and info.
Should you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask and please, let me know
what you expect from me.
Alright, let's get digital.............
Availability messages
---------------------
Very common on shortwave are the stations of the British Royal Navy and the
Dutch Royal Navy (MTO, GYA, PBB, PBC). The 75bd RTTY availability messages
are well-known to virtually every dxer. But what is the meaning of these
messages? Let's take a closer look:
02D 03B 04B MTO This is a part of the normal string.
02D 03B 04Boo MTO A ship requested traffic on channel 04B. MTO
acknowledges by switching the channel to BUSY.
02D 03B 04Bae MTO MTO asks for Crypto and RATT tests. The callsign
of the ship is 'A'.
02D 03B 04Boo MTO While the ship transmits the tests, MTO switches
the channel to BUSY again.
02D 03B 04Bak MTO MTO acknowledges receipt of the tests and tells
the ship that traffic may be sent.
02D 03B 04Boo MTO While the ship transmits its messages, the channel
is BUSY.
02D 03B 04Bar MTO MTO confirms receipt of the message.
02D 03B 04Boo MTO Channel will be closed now.
02D 03B 04B MTO Channel is free again.
Fleet broadcasts
----------------
The Royal Navy in London transmits so-called Fleet Broadcasts to their
ships by means of crypted RATT messages. These messages are used to relay
up-to-date operational information to the fleet.
Although the messages are crypted and the stations never id themselves,
it is quite easy to identify the station. Just be patient.
Traffic is transmitted continuously 24 hours a day in 7 1/2 bit 75 or
100bd crypted RATT on shortwave and 50bd on VLF. After each message a string
of 16 RY's is transmitted followed by a synchronization string, both in plain
language. The synchronization string is 'VMGTCNJ' and precedes each message.
Try the following frequencies: 2816, 3436, 4246.5, 6435, 8493, 10275.5 and
17139.5 kHz.
News flash
----------
* Bracknell Meteo switched from 50 to 75 baud.
* ASECNA in Antananarivo (5ST) was heard on 7834,5 kHz in ARQ-E3 48 baud at
1830 UTC. This station is hard to hear here in Europe. For those who want
to try their luck:
4014,6 kHz ARQ-E3 48 9195,0 kHz ARQ-E3 48
7834,5 kHz ARQ-E3 48 16245,0 kHz CW
For connections with 'Plaisance Air' on the isle of Mauritius (3BZ), the
circuit-id 'TPA' is used and for the Mauritius-Antananarivo transmissions
'PTA'. Mauritius can be found on the following QSX frequencies:
4023,5 kHz ARQ-E3 48 9378,5 kHz ARQ-E3 48
7763,5 kHz ARQ-E3 48
Tnx to Michiel Schaay, Bert van Rij & DX-Antwerp for the news flashes.
That's all for now folks !
CU, Ary
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Utility Monitoring in the Maritime Bands
Editor: Jim Navary <jnavary@nyx10.cs.du.edu>
914 Conjurers Drive
Colonial Heights, VA 23834
============================================================================
Ahoy Shipmates!
I'm pleased to kick-off "Nautical News" as part of the first Worldwide
UTE News newsletter. This will be the place for information of interest to
utility monitors with an interest in the Maritime radio bands below 30 mHz.
We'll be primarily concerned with the commercial side of things while
Coast Guard and Navy matters will be within Jim Pogue's bailiwick. Of course
there may be some cross-over from time to time as interaction between
merchant and Coast Guard/Naval vessels is fairly common.
We'll not be restricting information to only deep-sea vessels. Anything
that floats (or communicates with things that float) and has transmitting
capabilities on SW is fair game. So, if you have information about coastal
tugs, inland waterways vessels or their base stations, lakers, sailing
vessels, ferries, etc. consider this your open invitation to share it with
the rest of the WUN gang through this forum. I'll certainly need your help
to fill up this little piece of cyberspace!
And now....the news:
Rick Albright out on the west coast of the U.S. offers up the following hint:
# Do you ever listen to the German merchant ships position exchanges on
# 16,528? The best times now are 0001z and 0401z, although they do it every
# four hours. DAAD is general call, DAAP is for all Columbus ships and DAAQ
# for all Hapag-Lloyd ships. It's all USB German and English, and there are
# vessels reporting from both coasts and the Panama Canal.
Thanks Rick. I might add that I've heard a similar net of German
merchant ships up 3 kHz from there, on 16531, starting at 1400 UTC. The time
I heard them the following ships checked in with position reports: Maxhutte/
Y5EA, Hiddensee/DQGK, Usedom/DQGM, Brandenburg/Y5EP, and DSR-Pacific/DQFW.
This net appears to be for ships from DSR (Deutsche Seereederei Rostock,
GmbH).
While we're on the subject of 16 mHz nets, another good one to look for
is the Windjammer Barefoot Cruises fleet of sailing vessels. A recent QSL I
received from the Captain of the Fantome advised that the Windjammer ships
normally contact their home office (callsign KVR451) at 1330 and 2200 UTC on
16528, 16531, or 16534 kHz. The sailing vessels generally use their names
rather than callsigns when checking in. The Windjammer fleet includes:
Fantome, Flying Cloud, Mandalay, Polynesia, Yankee Clipper (all sailing
vessels) and the Amazing Grace (supply ship).
Jim Pogue provides the following for our edification --
# The SS Lane Victory is (I believe) the last functioning Victory ship in
# existence. It is berthed at San Pedro, Calif, at berth 53. It is operated
# and maintained by a group of WW II vets and others. Several times a year
# they take it out to sea. This consists of cruises and WW II reenactment's,
# complete with gunfire and the like. Based on a phone call I made to them
# Friday, they have a fully operational WW II radio shack, as well as an
# operational and active amateur radio station. Sooooo, this might be a nice
# opportunity to log and verify a very unique vessel, especially if we can
# catch them using their mership callsign. We might even be able to set-up
# something with them to afford the maximum opportunity to log it. The
# gentleman I talked to suggested that we write to them with out request for
# info, etc.
Stay tuned to this space for additional information. A letter is on
it's way requesting additional information along with a request for any
upcoming sailing plans, frequencies used, etc. Thanks for the "heads-up" Jim.
Ever wonder how ships at sea know all the details necessary to make
contact with the appropriate coastal station, especially when sailing
unfamiliar waters? I certainly have. Now I know how they do it. During a
recent shipboard visit with the Radio Officer and Chief Engineer on the M/V
Spica I just asked. The answer: A set of books titled "Admiralty List of
Radio Signals" published by the Hydrographer of the Navy, in the U.K. The R/O
graciously permitted me to browse through one of the volumes and I knew
instantly that I HAD to have my own copy! Well, "Volume 1: Coast Radio
Stations" now has it's rightful place in my messy little radio shack. I
HIGHLY RECOMMEND this publication for anyone interested in maritime
monitoring.
The down-side is that these are pricey little publications. Volume 1
consists of two parts with part 1 covering Europe, Africa, and Asia and
part 2 the rest of the world. The price: $33 per book. I swallowed hard
and recited my MasterCard number and 2 days later they were in my sweaty
little hands.
What's included? Well, the "meat" of the volume is the individual
listings for every coast radio station in the world. Unfortunately for us
QSL hounds there are no mailing addresses. However, everything else about a
station is provided. This includes telephone and Telex numbers, and latitude
& longitude coordinates of the station. Under this general information are
specific details about each type of service provided by the station. Separate
sections are provided for each mode (telegraphy [CW], radio-telephony [SSB]
and radio-telex service [RTTY]) within each band segment (LW, HF, and VHF).
Within each section are the frequencies used (both ship and shore side),
hours of operation/watch, and times/freqs for traffic list broadcasts.
There's plenty of other useful information in this volume as well
including info on GMDSS, Medical Advice by Radio, INMARSAT, Distress/Search/
Rescue, Ship Reporting Systems (e.g., AMVER and similar systems around the
world), Piracy Reporting, ITU Regulations, Tables of frequencies, etc. It's
loaded!
Admiralty publications are available from various suppliers of nautical
charts and publications in quite a few coastal cities throughout the world.
Mine came from Maryland Nautical Sales (1-800-752-7245) in Baltimore.
That's it for this time. 'Til next time I wish you "Fair Seas and Following
Winds".
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GOVERNMENT & OTHER SSB NEWS
Mike Wolfson, editor
m.wolfson3@GEnie.geis.com
Welcome to the first Government and Other SSB News column for WUN. Sorry
for the sparse look to this month's column, but along with everything else
about WUN the "look and feel" are still evolving. My name is Mike Wolfson
and for about the last year and a half I edited the utility logs column for
the late, lamented SPEEDX. As you can see from the subject of this column,
I've changed hats somewhat. What hasn't changed is the need for input from
you the reader. The best way to make this column better is to contribute to
it. Having said that let's get down to business.
A couple of days ago Rick Baker sent out some e-mail about a DEA op on
7657 (DEA FOXTROT frequency) involving some assets with the c/s of SHARK.
That traffic was later followed by more transmissions involving c/s of MIKE,
STINGRAY, and PANTHER.
Surprisingly, the traffic was in the clear. In one of RD's posts, he
notes that they finally started to encrypt their transmissions. These days,
its rare to hear them in the clear.
The c/s SHARK is associated with USCG cutters on missions that involve
DEA activities. From information included in RD's post, the c/s MIKE is
used by a series of fast pursuit boats that are used by drug interdiction
teams to catch smugglers. I've seen pictures of them and they look like
updated cigarette boats. In fact they look like the boats that were used by
the "rum-runners" during prohibition to bring loads across Lake Erie. Kind
of coincidental how the past in repeating itself. STINGRAY is a c/s used by
US Customs Service boats. PANTHER is the c/s given to the DEA Regional
Headquarters in Nassau, Bahamas.
On 23 February, 1992 on 11288 starting at 0123 I ran across a DEA
operation. For 2 hours I listened as a drug runner's plane was shadowed by
a blacked out USCG/USN radar aircraft at various altitudes from 20,000' to
literally on the deck. I heard it all, altitudes, locations, suspected
drops, you name it and I heard it that night. It was one intercept that I
will long remember.
Although most DEA traffic is encrypted, as this intercept shows its
still possible to hear some interesting transmissions from them. In my
database I have 24 DEA frequencies. They are: 4500, 5227, 5571, 5841, 7527,
7657, 8912, 10242, 11073, 11076, 11288, 11494, 13312, 12907, 14686, 15867,
18171, 18594, 18666, 19131, 20890, 23214, 23402 and 25350. Just for the heck
of it, you also might want to try listening to US Customs frequencies. I
have a list of 29 discrete frequencies. They are 2808.5, 3123, 3369, 3428,
4500, 4991, 5058.5, 7778.5, 9238.5, 9802, 10242, 11073.5, 11494, 12222,
13907, 14493.5, 15081, 15084, 15953.5, 15964, 17601, 17972, 18594, 19131,
20631, 20890, 23214, 25350 and 27870.
I've built up this list from logs and many other sources. I don't know yet
how the recent frequency reorganization plan is going to affect these
frequencies. Only monitoring will answer that question.
Anyway, this should serve as a starting place for your attempts to
follow the DEA. It will take patience, but as RD's and my intercept
shows, when you hit a good one it makes it all worthwhile.
As I said in the beginning of this column, what gets included here will
reflect the information I'm sent. I can't do it without you. See you next
month. 73. Mike