parnass@ihu1h.UUCP (Bob Parnass, AJ9S) (10/16/85)
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Listening to shortwave utility stations, or "utes", is
a fascinating pastime. Although a general coverage
receiver is usually required, one can get a taste of
the action using ordinary amateur gear.
The 20 meter band coverage on many "amateur band only"
transceivers extends to 14.500 MHz, and many non-
amateur stations can be heard in the 14.4 - 14.5 MHz
region. Although most transmissions are of the Spanish
language "smuggler-bootlegger" variety, the following
stations have been identified:
14.4540 CLP33_____Cuba: Cuban embassy, test msg, cw 10/15/85 @ 1838Z
[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia] (B. Parnass)
14.4550 call?_____US: NASA, Nationwide Tracking Net
[location?] (magazines)
NA4XAR____US: NASA, barge Orion calling NASA barge Poseiden during
landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis on its first military
mission, usb, 10/7/85 @ 1715Z
[location?] (B. Parnass)
P8W_______US: Navy, anti-drug smuggling network of aircraft and ma
ritime stations, one station reported it boarded and sei
zed a 60' small craft "by authority of Home Base", net s
eemed to be watching boats in an undetermined area, only
tactical calls used, usb, 4/17/85
[location?] (B. Parnass)
14.4577 CIW62_____Canada: Canadian Forces Amateur Radio Network, phone pat
ch with CIS91 and CIS91B, usb
[location?] (B. Parnass)
14.4600 Y7L36_____East Germany: embassy, cw
[Havana] (B. Parnass)
14.4655 KCC97_____US: FAA, scene of accident and command & control net, us
b
[Diamondhead, HI] (govt recds)
KCD72_____US: FAA, scene of accident and command & control net, us
b
[Guam] (govt recds)
KDM48_____US: FAA, scene of accident and command & control net, us
b
[Pago Pago, American Samoa] (govt recds)
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Bob Parnass, Bell Telephone Laboratories - ihnp4!ihu1h!parnass - (312)979-5414