rjr@mgweed.UUCP (Bob Roehrig) (11/05/85)
The following is a list of frequencies where English language press stations can be found on HF. This list is from personal monitoring and not copied from any other lists! These press stations all transmit in English, some all the time, others just occasionally. The "SB" column indicates USB or LSB to be selected for normal copy. The "SH" column indicates the shift (Mark to Space frequency difference) used. Note that most use 425Hz shift. The "BD" column indicates the baud rate, not words per minute. This is standard Baudot rtty code. Most foreign stations use "FIGS J" as the bell and "FIGS S" as apostrophe, which is the reverse of American machines. The "M" in the "BD" column indicates that the station is a frequency division multiplex transmission using 16 to 24 subcarriers. The shift is usually 85 Hz and many terminal units will not copy this. Receiving these fdm stations with the bfo off sounds like a buzz-saw. These stations are the best source of AP/UPI news, quite similar in format to the wire line press service sent to radio stations. The best way to tune these in is to select USB, tune onto the station from the high frequency side to the upper-most subcarrier. This subcarrier is usually the one carrying the news. They may be either 50 or 74 baud. The "SVC" column shows the abbreviation of the news service. The "CALL" column is obvious. Not all stations give identify with a call sign. Some use the same call sign on all frequencies at once, and some have calls for each frequency in use, but do not indicate which call is for which transmitter. Not all stations of a particular service carry the same text. The VOA, for example carries as many as 4 different "programs" at the same time. the ARF, however, has the same text on all 4 frequencies at once. I have not given times of transmissions. That is too difficult to pin down accurately. Many stations are on continuously. The frequencies given are within 2 kHz. Some stations do slide up or down a little, reverse their mark and space frequencies on occasion, and my receiver readout does not include the amount of bfo offset (about 1.5 kHz). Happy tuning de K9EUI KHZ SB SH BD SVC CALL KHZ SB SH BD SVC CALL 2024 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 10201 U 85 74M AERO AFRTS 2137 U 85 74M AP/UPI AFRTS 10205 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 2232 U 85 74M AP/UPI AFRTS 10207 U 85 50M AERO AFRTS 2419 U 85 74M AP/UPI AFRTS 10232 U 85 74 VOA VOA 3162 U 850 74 EFE 10269 U 425 50 TFC 4045 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 10317 U 85 74M AERO AFRTS 4515 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 10330 U 85 74 VOA VOA 4620 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 10332 U 85 74 VOA VOA 5239 U 425 50 MENA 10410 L 425 74 VOA VOA 5239 U 425 50 TANJUG 10413 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 5240 U 425 50 NX 10437 U 425 50 NX 5345 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 10460 U 425 74 UN 4UZ 5432 U 85 50 AP/UPI AFRTS 10543 L 425 50 ADN 5435 L 425 74 VOA VOA 10598 U 425 50 VNA VNA25 5460 L 425 74 VOA VOA 10616 L 425 50 AFP FTK61 6834 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 10648 U 425 50 AP GIC30B 6853 U 425 50 REUTER GPE26 10730 L 425 50 6941 U 170 74 VOA VOA 10761 L 85 74M VER 6983 U 425 50 AP GIC26B 10785 L 425 50 ADN Y2V43B 6992 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 10879 U 425 50 TASS 7442 U 425 74 VOA VOA 10879 U 425 50 TASS REM750 7478 U 425 74 VOA VOA 10880 U 425 74 VOA VOA 7534 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 10882 L 425 50 REUTER 7784 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 10905 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 7872 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 10958 U 425 50 REUTER GPE30B 7872 U 85 74M AERO AFRTS 10960 U 425 50 REUTER GPE30 7970 L 425 50 PL 10972 L 425 74 VOA VOA 8000 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 10985 U 425 50 BAK RCB53 8022 L 425 50 AFP 11004 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 8031 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 11048 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 8031 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 11069 U 85 74M AP/UPI AFRTS 8148 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 11170 L 425 50 KCNA 8192 L 425 50 PAP SOI31 11230 U 85 74 VOA VOA 8506 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 11424 L 85 74M VER 9050 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 11484 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 9053 L 425 50 ANSA ISX90 11498 U 85 74M AP/UPI AFRTS 9070 U 425 50 REUTER 11502 L 425 50 BTA 9080 U 425 50 REUTER 11539 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 9120 U 425 50 REUTER GPN29 11540 L 425 50 REUTER GPE30B 9214 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 11599 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 9236 U 85 74M AP/UPI AFRTS 11622 U 425 50 PAP SOL36 9259 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 12085 U 425 50 BAK RCB55 9285 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 12128 L 425 50 ANSA IRJ31 9349 U 425 50 AP GIC29B 12185 U 425 50 JANA 9381 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 12211 U 425 50 MAP 9397 L 425 50 AFP FTJ39A 12224 L 425 74 VOA VOA 9405 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 12280 U 425 50 AP GBU32 9430 L 425 50 ATA ZAT 13238 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 9855 L 425 74 VOA VOA 13410 L 425 50 VNA VNA16 9971 U 85 50M WX 13429 L 85 50M CMB? 10105 U 425 50 TASS RKA79 13436 L 425 50 DPA 10134 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 13460 U 425 50 VNA VNA16 10153 L 425 50 KUNA 13487 L 425 50 ANSA ISX35 10185 L 425 50 AFP FPK8 13490 U 425 50 BAK RCG77 KHZ SB SH BD SVC CALL KHZ SB SH BD SVC CALL 13493 U 425 50 TASS RCG77 14901 L 425 50 TASS CLN451 13504 L 425 50 KCNA MVS19 14928 L 425 50 PL CLN452 13512 L 425 50 KCNA HMF37 14974 U 425 50 AP GBW34B 13523 U 170 50 INA YIO71 14985 L 85 74 VOA VOA 13537 U 425 50 ADN Y7A54 14986 L 85 74 VOA VOA 13563 U 850 50 CNA 3MA22 15462 L 425 50 JANA 13580 L 425 50 KCNA HMS79 15480 L 425 50 KCNA 13589 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 15482 L 425 50 APS 13598 L 425 50 CETEKA 15506 L 425 50 CETEKA 13612 U 425 50 REUTER 15651 L 85 74 VOA VOA 13623 U 425 50 REUTER 15652 L 85 74 VOA VOA 13625 U 425 50 REUTER 15694 L 425 50 ANSA ISX56 13626 U 425 50 REUTER 15743 L 425 50 VNA VNA5 13628 U 425 50 REUTER 15749 U 85 74 VOA VOA 13648 L 425 50 CETEKA 15750 U 85 74 VOA VOA 13652 U 425 50 MENA SUA50 15865 U 425 50 BAK RBK79 13676 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 15865 U 425 50 TASS RRG26 13730 L 425 50 AFP 15875 L 425 74 VOA VOA 13770 L 425 74 VOA VOA 15896 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 13785 U 425 50 PAP SON278 15898 L 425 50 CETEKA 13895 L 425 50 ADN Y2V47 15930 U 425 50 BAK RBI78 13898 L 425 50 ANSA 15977 L 425 50 AFP 13975 L 425 50 ANSA ISX19 15978 L 425 50 AFP 13995 L 425 74 VOA VOA 15995 U 425 50 INFOIND WER26 14298 L 425 50 TASS 15996 L 425 50 DPA 14360 U 425 50 PAP 16092 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 14366 U 425 50 XINHUA 16108 L 425 50 AFP 14372 U 170 50 INA YIL73 16133 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 14387 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 16135 U 425 50 XINHUA BZP54 14418 L 425 50 KUNA 16147 U 425 50 PL 14420 U 85 50M AERO AFRTS 16209 U 425 50 PAP SOQ221 14420 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 16223 U 850 50 CNA 3MA35 14469 U 425 50 TASS 16247 U 425 50 PL 14490 U 425 50 TASS RNK36 16325 L 425 50 ADN Y2V23 14513 U 425 50 REUTER GPN34 16336 U 425 50 PL 14523 U 425 50 REUTER GPN34 16342 U 425 50 TANJUG YZJ4 14525 L 425 74 VOA PRS 16347 U 425 50 PL 14547 L 425 50 KYODO JAL44 16347 U 425 50 TASS 14562 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 16380 U 425 50 PL 14565 U 425 50 PL 16384 U 425 50 VNA VNA30 14568 L 425 50 KCNA HMF32 16403 L 425 50 ADN Y2V57 14572 U 425 50 JANA 16415 L 425 50 ADN 14631 L 425 50 ANSA ISX46 17210 L 170 74 AFRTS 14638 L 425 74 ARF WFK54 17210 U 425 50 XINHUA 14665 L 425 50 ADN 17370 U 425 50 BAK RBI73 14698 U 425 50 TASS REB24 17393 L 425 50 PL CLN565 14718 U 425 50 KYODO 17509 U 425 50 TASS RFD53 14720 U 425 50 BAK RKB58 17519 U 425 50 TASS 14762 U 425 50 GNA 17525 L 425 50 CETEKA OLV3 14796 L 425 50 AFP 17545 L 425 50 AFP FTK56 14800 L 425 50 ADN Y2V24 17552 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 14825 L 425 50 ADN Y2V25 17555 U 425 50 MAP CNM73 14832 U 425 50 KUNA 17564 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 14901 L 425 50 PL CLN450 17565 U 425 50 AP GIW37B KHZ SB SH BD SVC CALL KHZ SB SH BD SVC CALL 18005 L 425 50 PL CLN603 19975 U 425 50 LPS 18012 U 425 50 PL 19981 U 425 50 PARS 18050 U 425 50 TASS 20008 U 425 50 BAKTAR 18063 U 85 74M 20080 L 425 50 AFP FTU8B 18101 U 425 50 REUTER GPU30 20085 L 425 50 ANSA ISX20 18159 U 425 50 TASS RTU47 20100 L 425 50 REUTER 18193 U 425 50 PL CLN603 20105 L 425 50 GOVT HSF212 18198 U 425 50 PL 20110 L 425 50 AFP 18205 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 20152 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 18245 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 20155 L 425 50 KUNA 18261 L 425 50 KUNA 20192 U 85 50M AFE71 18272 U 85 74 VOA VOA 20204 U 425 50 TANJUG YZJ 18292 U 425 50 PL 20312 L 425 50 AFP 18307 L 425 50 KUNA 20326 U 425 50 TAP/PANA 18331 U 425 50 REUTER 20386 U 425 50 REUTER 18333 U 425 50 REUTER GPE38B 20420 L 425 50 ADN Y2V20A 18335 U 425 50 REUTER GPE38 20421 L 425 50 ADN 18384 U 425 50 TASS REB24 20430 L 425 50 ANSA IRS24 18392 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 20483 L 425 74 VOA PRS 18437 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 20494 U 425 50 PAP SOV249 18459 U 425 50 PAP 20506 U 425 50 KUNA 18519 L 85 50 AFP 20535 L 425 50 18540 U 425 50 PL 20559 U 425 50 JANA 18543 L 425 74 ARF WFK48 20614 U 425 50 18547 U 425 50 AP GIY38B 20625 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 18602 U 85 74 VOA VOA 20728 L 425 50 ANSA IRS27 18603 U 85 74 VOA VOA 20776 U 425 50 INFOIND 18671 L 425 50 AFP FTS67 20804 U 425 50 KUNA 18675 L 425 50 IINA 20837 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 18682 U 425 50 REUTER 21784 L 425 50 KUNA 18695 U 425 50 MAP CNM82 21787 U 425 50 KUNA 18700 L 425 50 DPA 21801 L 85 74 VOA VOA 18701 L 425 50 DPA 21804 L 425 50 18787 U 425 50 SUNA 21839 U 425 50 TASS 18824 L 425 50 ADN Y2V38A 21849 L 425 50 18835 U 425 50 TASS RWN74 22760 U 425 50 AP DZK79 18860 L 850 50 ATA 22781 U 425 50 TASS RDD73 18871 U 425 50 XINHUA 22782 L 425 74 ARF WFN62 18988 L 425 50 CETEKA 22790 U 425 50 TASS 19067 U 425 50 MAP CNM83 22813 L 425 50 ADN Y2V29 19105 L 425 50 22885 L 425 50 ADN 19148 U 425 50 XINHUA BAJ29 22909 U 425 50 KUNA 19162 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 22918 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 19171 U 425 50 MAP CNM85 22955 L 425 50 ANSA 19280 L 425 74 UN 4UZ 23064 U 85 74M AP/UPI AFRTS 19395 U 425 50 JIJI 23315 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 19519 U 425 50 UPI 23499 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 19525 L 425 50 CETEKA OLD4 23542 U 425 50 REUTER GLF43 19565 L 425 50 ANA 23751 L 425 50 AFP 19668 L 170 50 PL 23770 L 425 74 ARF WFG93 19712 U 425 50 PL 24029 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 19818 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 24089 U 85 50M AP/UPI AFRTS 19825 L 425 50 OANA 24790 L 425 50 ANSA ISX24 19865 U 425 50 TANJUG YZJ4 25377 L 425 50 ANSA IRX23