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(Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 23:05:19 +0100)
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Most of the cluster beacons were heard on the usual frequencies.
Beacon "C" however disappeared from 10872 and popped up on 10972 kHz on 7 and 10 Dec. Thanks for the tip, Fritz.
Channel markers:
The location of the "S" beacon has often been discussed. Arkhangelsk was mostly mentioned as possible location. Murmansk is another one. Neither one is correct, though. The location is Severomorsk, near Murmansk. Severomorsk is the big military port and airfield complex, Murmansk is 99% civilian. Arkhangelsk is largely abandoned except for units supporting the building and trials of vessels.
The "A' beacon is located in the Baku area, probably in or near Astrakan.
"What is the purpose of these beacons?" is a frequently asked question. Well, they were originally used by Naval Aviation units for direction finding/homing before the days of GPS/GLOSNAS; back when the Russians had terrible Inertial Navigation gear. Basically, they helped the airplanes find their way home when operating over water. Most Russian aircraft these days are capable of pretty good open ocean navigation, so they aren't as relevant any longer. Nowadays, they probably still have that backup role, but are mostly used as propagation beacons.
| See also Newsletter 103. |
| 1-12 | 2100 UTC | 7824 kHz | : | 253 258/21 | |
| 2-12 | 2100 UTC | 4121 kHz | : | 284 255/22 | |
| 2-12 | 2100 UTC | 7824 kHz | : | 253 258/21 | |
| 4-12 | 2003 UTC | 5228 kHz | : | 261 299/21 | (3 mins late) |
| 4-12 | 2100 UTC | 5228 kHz | : | 261 299/21 | (repeat of 2000) |
| 5-12 | 2000 UTC | 6273 kHz | : | 517 260/21 | |
| 5-12 | 2100 UTC | 6273 kHz | : | 517 260/21 | (repeat of 2000) |
| 5-12 | 2000 UTC | 5098 kHz | : | 261 299/21 | |
| 5-12 | 2100 UTC | 5098 kHz | : | 261 299/21 | (repeat of 2000) |
| 6-12 | 2000 UTC | 6273 kHz | : | 517 260/21 | |
| 7-12 | 0700 UTC | 9056 kHz | : | 823 255/22 | |
| 7-12 | 0730 UTC | 8873 kHz | : | 474 255/21 |
Copied by Fritz.
| See also Newsletter 103. |
The pseudo time signal station is now on 3803 kHz. It transmits the time as UTC+3 hours.
| See also Newsletter 105. |
The backup/training system of the Russian Air Defense was heard on the following frequencies in December:
| 3322, 4951.5, 5860, 5873, 6823.5 kHz | : | Id "0" |
| 3823.5 kHz | : | Id "8" |
| See also Newsletter 103. |
Israeli navy, Haifa (c/s 4XZ) is still using CW on a couple of freqs. CW transmissions were noted on 2680, 4331, 6379 kHz. On 18-12 the freq drifted to 2681 kHz but it was back on 2680 kHz on the 19th. 12002 kHz replaced 4331 on 1 Dec. for one day only.
PSK modem transmissions were noted on 4431, 4520, 6618 and 8780 kHz.
| See also Newsletter 103. |
CIS Mil network copied by Fritz on
| 4603 kHz | : | 2058 UTC | 02-12 | : | YJW3 ... wzd 9735 482132273052300 abv 9735 482132273.... |
| 3301 kHz | : | 1600 UTC | 09-12 | : | 4K7U rptd 3 mins, later messages //4959 kHz |
| 4959 kHz | : | 1600 UTC | 09-12 | : | 4K7U rptd 3 mins, later messages //3301 kHz |
| 5204 kHz | : | 1530 UTC | 15-12 | : | 447151349725518 .... |
| See also Newsletter 104. |
| "V CP17 CP17 CP17 de L9CC L9CC" | on 7000, 7006.5, 7031.7, 7059.6, 7064, 7066, 7068.7, 7078, 7083 kHz. |
| "V B7TZ B7TZ B7TZ de 8PNX 8PNX" | on 4928 kHz. |
| "V T3AP T3AP T3AP de QF3K QF3K" | on 5727 kHz. |
M89 variant "VVV Q2M Q2M Q2M de NYZ NYZ". The location is still not confirmed. China or S.E. Asia is the most likely location.
Frequencies: 4860 and 6840 kHz.
| See also Newsletter 103. |
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