Hundred eighth edition of the N&O column / Spooks newsletter

(Date: August 2006)

Voice stations | Morse stations | Various modes
Unid stations | Military stations | Pirate stations and beacons | Telespies
Utility round-up | Jammers | Logs
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Utility round-up

Lebanon related traffic was heard on 3528 kHz USB; US Navy, East Mediterranean and 14305 kHz USB; being an Arab HAM network.

A huge number of Somali stations can be found in the range of 7000-7100 kHz.

The Tanzania Electricity Supply Co (TANESCO) is still active on 7045 kHz. You can hear the communications between the HQ and the out stations here.

An unid medical NGO operating in Somalia, Sudan and Uganda is daily on 12000, 14000 and 14450 kHz LSB. It uses idents as BI, ML, FM, SL, OK, Zero, Quarante, 95, KE, CC, CE, CJ, CM, Goma, JM, JK, CN, KT, JA, DK, KM, MM, DJ, BC, NI3, YL, AL, K1, NI, Mai Mai, YL, SV, Kasungu, NBI, JT, AR (Arua), Mobile 3. Languages used on this net: English, Amharic, other vernaculars, KiSwahili and Dholuo.

Satellites < 500 MHz

The following satellites were heard during the past 2 months.

RS-15 : 29352 kHz. CW beacon.  
NOAA 9 : 137.500 MHz. Deactivated but has a sporadic carrier on 137.500 MHz.
NOAA 12 : 137.500 MHz. APT
NOAA 15 : 137.500 MHz. APT
NOAA 17 : 137.620 MHz. APT
NOAA 18 : 137.9125 MHz (ex 137.100 MHz). APT
ISS :   SSTV was noted on 144.950 and 145.800 MHz.
Cosmos 2398 : 149.910 MHz. Mode: RTTY
Cosmos 2378 : 149.940 MHz. Mode: RTTY
Cosmos 2100 : 149.970 MHz. Mode: RTTY
Cosmos 2407 : 149.970 MHz. Mode: RTTY
Cosmos 2414 : 149.970 MHz. Mode: RTTY
Formosat 3D : 150.012 MHz. Doppler beacon
Formosat 3E : 150.012 MHz. Doppler beacon
NOSS 2.2 : 250.150 MHz  
Gonets D1-3 : 264.600 MHz. Data bursts
AO-51 :   downlinks 435.150 and 435.300 MHz. *)
RS-23 Tatiana : 435.215 MHz    
QuakeSat : 436.675 MHz. Transmits telemetry
CUTE 1 : 436.838 MHz. Mode: CW
CubeSat XI-IV : 436.848 MHz. Mode: CW

*) Check the schedule for AO-51 at
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/ControlTeam.php

Military satellites

252.2250 MHz Sicral (Italy). Mode: NFM. Clear Voice
253.8000 MHz Skynet 4 / NATO. Mode: FSK
255.5500 MHz Brazilian pirates
258.4500 MHz Telephone comms
258.5392 MHz  
260.6750 MHz
260.7250 MHz
261.4000 MHz Mode : ANDVT  
261.6000 MHz Mode : ANDVT
262.0750 MHz Mode : NFM. Spanish comms.
262.2250 MHz  
263.8900 MHz Mode : NFM. Comms in unid language
263.9250 MHz  
268.3000 MHz Mode : CW. Tone pulses
269.6482 MHz UFO sat. Relay
269.9500 MHz  

On 20 September a new bunch of CubeSats will be launched. Let's hope that this launch will be successful. For more info check

http://cubesat.atl.calpoly.edu/pages/missions/dnepr-launch-2.php

Satellite Downlink Mode
CAPE-1 435.2450 MHz 9600 bps FSK AX.25
LIBERTAD-1 437.4050 MHz 1200 bps FM AFSK AX.25
AeroCube-2 902-9280 MHz 9600 bps GFSK
CSTB-1 400.0375 MHz 1200 bps FM AFSK AX.25
MAST 435.2750 MHz 1200 bps FM AFSK AX.25

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Voice stations | Morse stations | Various modes
Unid stations | Military stations | Pirate stations and beacons | Telespies
Utility round-up | Jammers | Logs
Index | NS NL Home

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