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* Available frequency: 2717.4 (2716) kHz
 
* Available frequency: 2717.4 (2716) kHz
  
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=== Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station ===
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=== Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station (NPX) ===
 
==== Air Route Traffic Control ====
 
==== Air Route Traffic Control ====
 
* 118.2 MHz and 360.2 MHz
 
* 118.2 MHz and 360.2 MHz
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Provides three receivers, providing coverage to Palmer, West Antarctica, and short range (using omni-directional NVIS)
 
Provides three receivers, providing coverage to Palmer, West Antarctica, and short range (using omni-directional NVIS)
  
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=== McMurdo Station ===
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=== McMurdo Vicinity Communication Systems ===
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==== LMR Trunking ====
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==== HF Circuits ====
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McMurdo Station reportedly uses a LMR trunked radio system in the UHF spectrum for station operations. Frequencies and talkgroups are unknown at this time.
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MacOps - 4770, 7995, 11553 kHz<br>
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Air Traffic Control - 9032 kHz
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==== Aircraft VHF Circuits (MHz) ====
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'''Approach''' - 118.2<br>
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'''HELOFF''' Helicopter Flight Following - 118.5<br>
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'''Guard/VHF''' Aircraft Emergency - 121.5<br>
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'''ANG''' Air National Guard air-to-air - 123.45<br>
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'''Tower''' Air Traffic Control - 126.2<br>
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'''TIBA''' Traffic Information Broadcast by Aircraft - 129.7<br>
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'''GRND''' Ground air traffic control - 134.1
  
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==== Vehicle and Handheld Radios ====
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==== LMR VHF Circuits (MHz) ====
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CH  Net Name                Transmit(MHz) Receive(MHz)
 
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1  I-Net (T-Site)          143.0000      143.0000
 
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2  Crash Net (T-Site)      139.6000      139.6000
 
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3  NZ Portable              142.8000      138.8000
 
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4  NZ Crater Hill          139.3000      143.8000
 
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5  Public Works (T-Site)    139.0000      142.6000
 
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6  Airfield Ops            139.2000      139.2000
 
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7  Science Net              139.5000      139.5000
 
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8  Field Party Ops          138.6000      143.2250
 
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      (Aurora repeater)
 
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9  Fuels Net (T-Site)      143.6000      143.6000
 
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10  Movement Control Center  139.8000      143.7250
 
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      (U.S. Crater Hill repeater)
 
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11  Helo Ops                143.4000      143.4000
 
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12  Penguin Ops/ANG          143.2000      143.2000
 
  
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==== Field Radios ====
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'''I-Net''' Shuttle operations - 143.0000<br>
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===== Very High Frequency (VHF) =====
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'''Science Net''' comms between field parties - 139.5000<br>
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CH  Net Name                Transmit(MHz) Receive(MHz)
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'''Helo Ops''' comms between helo hangar, helos, helo field parties - 143.4000<br>
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1  I-Net (T-Site)          143.0000      143.0000
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'''MacOps''' - repeater at Crater Hill - 142.6000<br>
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2  Crash Net (T-Site)      139.6000      139.6000
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'''Mount Aurora''' - repeater at Black Island - 143.2250<br>
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3  Science Net              139.5000      139.5000
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'''Wright Valley''' - repeater at Mount Newall - 143.2250<br>
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4  Helo Ops                 143.4000      143.4000
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'''Taylor Valley''' - repeater at Mount Coates - 143.2250<br>
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5  NZ Crater Hill           139.3000      143.8000
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'''Mount Terror''' - repeater at Mount Terror - 143.2250<br>
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6  Helo Flight Following    138.5000      143.9750
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'''Mount Brooke''' - repeater location varies - 143.2250<br>
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7  Field Party Ops          138.6000      143.2250
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'''Mount Erebus''' - repeater at Mount Erebus - 143.2250<br>
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      (Taylor repeater)
 
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8  Field Party Ops          138.6000      143.2250
 
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      (Wright repeater)
 
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9  Field Party Ops          138.6000      143.2250
 
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      (Terror repeater)
 
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10  Field Party Ops          138.6000      143.2250
 
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      (Aurora repeater)
 
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11  Field Party Ops          138.6000      143.2250
 
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      (Brooke repeater)
 
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12  Blank
 
  
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===== High Frequency (HF) =====
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=== Palmer Station (NHG) ===
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  4770 kHz - Ross Island and Dry Valley Field Parties
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==== Ship/Shore ====
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  5100 kHz - Air-to-Ground
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  CH  Net Name                Ship TX(MHz) Shore TX(MHz)
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  5400 kHz - Scott Base Field Parties
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  16 Distress/Calling        156.8000      156.8000
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  7995 kHz - Remote/South Pole
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  27 Shore Working            157.3500      161.9500
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  9032 kHz - Air-to-Ground
 
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  11553 kHz - Remote Field Parties
 
  
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=== Palmer Station ===
 
 
==== Field Radios ====
 
==== Field Radios ====
 
===== High Frequency (HF) =====
 
===== High Frequency (HF) =====
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== References ==
 
== References ==
 
=== Citations ===
 
=== Citations ===
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[http://www.usap.gov/travelAndDeployment/documents/FieldManual-Chapt9FieldRadios.pdf Field Manual for the U.S. Antarctic Program, Chapter 9, Field Radios]
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[https://www.usap.gov/USAPgov/travelAndDeployment/documents/FieldManual-Comms.pdf Field Manual for the U.S. Antarctic Program, Chapter 2, Field Radios], September, 2016
  
 
[http://www.nsf.gov/about/contracting/rfqs/support_ant/docs/mgt_manuals/south_pole/communicationsupportoverview333.pdf Communications Support Overview, South Pole Station, 2007-02-16]
 
[http://www.nsf.gov/about/contracting/rfqs/support_ant/docs/mgt_manuals/south_pole/communicationsupportoverview333.pdf Communications Support Overview, South Pole Station, 2007-02-16]
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[[Category:Antarctica Aviation]]
 
[[Category:Antarctica Aviation]]
 
[[Category:Antarctica Aviation Frequencies]]
 
[[Category:Antarctica Aviation Frequencies]]
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[[Category:Antarctica Marine or Maritime]]
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[[Category:Antarctica Marine or Maritime Frequencies]]
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[[Category:Antarctica Station IDs]]
 
[[Category:Antarctica Trunking Information]]
 
[[Category:Antarctica Trunking Information]]
 
[[Category:US Federal Government in Antarctica]]
 
[[Category:US Federal Government in Antarctica]]

Latest revision as of 01:14, 31 December 2019

Antarctica has many research stations and field stations used for scientific research. Each country has their own communications resources to maintain contact between their research stations, field stations, and home countries.

Stations and camps at higher latitudes cannot access communication satellites and will use HF radio communications to supplement polar orbiting satellites. VHF and UHF radios are used for communications closer to the stations.

United States Research Facilities

U.S. HF Circuits

US-4 - Ship/Shore

  • Assigned frequency: 12354.4 kHz
  • Available frequencies: 2026.4 (2025.0), 2717.4 (2716), 3248.4 (3237), 8298.4 (8297), 12345.4 (12353), 12357.4 (12356) kHz

US-5 - Long Range Air/Ground

Circuit for long-range air-to-ground communications for official aircraft traffic or emergency traffic.

  • Available frequencies: 4719.5 (4718), 5727.5 (5736), 6709.5 (6708), 9034 (9033), 11257.5 (11255), 13252.5 (13251) kHz

US-6 - Air/Ground Weather

Circuit for transferring weather information between South Pole Station and Mac Weather.

  • Available frequencies: 10641 (10639), 12221 (12220), 14700 (14698) kHz

US-9 Air/Ship

  • Available frequencies: 3103.5 (3120), 5697.5 (5696) kHz

US-14 - Antarctic Broadcast

Half-duplex data circuit used by Mac Ops to send traffic to outlying stations.

  • Assigned frequency: 8090 kHz (window)
  • Available frequencies: 2650 (2648.0), 4872 (4870.0), 5810 (5808.0), 6397 (6395.0), 8092 (8088.0), 11004 (11002), 16321.5 (16320) kHz

US-15 Antarctic Ship/Shore

  • Assigned frequency: 4242 (4240), 8420 (8418), 12630 (12628) kHz

US-16 - Antarctic Ratt Working

Half-duplex data circuit used by outlying stations and ships to pass traffic to Mac Relay.

  • Assigned frequency: 8090 kHz (window)
  • Available frequencies: 2650 (2648.0), 4872 (4870.0), 5810 (5808.0), 6397 (6395.0), 8092 (8088.0), 11004 (11002), 16321.5 (16320) kHz

US-17 - Antarctic Common

Circuit used for general administrative information passed between outlying stations and McMurdo Station. Used for daily field camp check-ins.

  • Available frequencies: 4771.5 (4770.0), 7996.5 (7995.0), 9007.5 (9005), 11554.5 (11553) kHz

AA-1 Distress and Calling SAR

  • Available frequencies: 2183.4 (2182), 3023.5 (3022), 4127 (4125), 8364 (8362) kHz

USB 2

  • Available frequency: 2717.4 (2716) kHz

Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station (NPX)

Air Route Traffic Control

  • 118.2 MHz and 360.2 MHz
  • 9032, 11256, 5726 kHz
  • Alt 4770, 7995, 11553 kHz

LMR Trunking

South Pole Station reportedly uses a LMR trunked radio system in the UHF spectrum for station operations.

Talkgroups
  • 900 - All Call
  • 901 - Operations
  • 902 - Flight Ops
  • 903 - Facilities, Engineering, Maintenance, and Construction (FEMC)
  • 904 - Medical
  • 905 - Heavy Equipment
  • 906 - (Future growth)
  • 907 - Fuels
  • 908 - Cargo
  • 909 - UT - Maintenance technicians
  • 910 - IT
  • 911 - Emergency Response
  • 912 - IceCube All
  • 913 - IceCube Drillers
  • 914 - SP Telescope Construction
  • 915 - Science Support
  • 916 - Vehicle Maintenance Facility
  • 917 - IceCube Lab
  • 918 - IceCube Top
  • 920 - Fire Team 2

Field Radios

Very High Frequency (VHF)
CH  Transmit(MHz) Receive(MHz)
1   143.0000      143.0000
2   143.2000      143.2000
3   143.6000      143.6000
4   142.6000      142.6000
5   142.8000      142.8000
6   143.4000      143.4000
7   143.8000      143.8000

High Frequency Station

South Pole Station maintains communications with McMurdo Station, and other locations, using the South Pole HF (SPHF) system.

(This information is from 2007-02-15 and may be outdated.)

Group 1: McMurdo Directional

Using a directional TCI-548 log periodic antenna, three simultaneous frequencies may be received and a single frequency may be selected for transmitting.

Group 2: Omnidirectional

Provides backup to Group 1 communications and provides omni-directional HF access to other resources.

Group 3: Switched Coverage

Provides three receivers, providing coverage to Palmer, West Antarctica, and short range (using omni-directional NVIS)

McMurdo Vicinity Communication Systems

HF Circuits

MacOps - 4770, 7995, 11553 kHz
Air Traffic Control - 9032 kHz

Aircraft VHF Circuits (MHz)

Approach - 118.2
HELOFF Helicopter Flight Following - 118.5
Guard/VHF Aircraft Emergency - 121.5
ANG Air National Guard air-to-air - 123.45
Tower Air Traffic Control - 126.2
TIBA Traffic Information Broadcast by Aircraft - 129.7
GRND Ground air traffic control - 134.1

LMR VHF Circuits (MHz)

I-Net Shuttle operations - 143.0000
Science Net comms between field parties - 139.5000
Helo Ops comms between helo hangar, helos, helo field parties - 143.4000
MacOps - repeater at Crater Hill - 142.6000
Mount Aurora - repeater at Black Island - 143.2250
Wright Valley - repeater at Mount Newall - 143.2250
Taylor Valley - repeater at Mount Coates - 143.2250
Mount Terror - repeater at Mount Terror - 143.2250
Mount Brooke - repeater location varies - 143.2250
Mount Erebus - repeater at Mount Erebus - 143.2250

Palmer Station (NHG)

Ship/Shore

CH  Net Name                 Ship TX(MHz)  Shore TX(MHz)
16  Distress/Calling         156.8000      156.8000
27  Shore Working            157.3500      161.9500

Field Radios

High Frequency (HF)
4125 kHz - Secondary USAP Field Parties
11553 kHz - Primary USAP Field Parties

References

Citations

Field Manual for the U.S. Antarctic Program, Chapter 2, Field Radios, September, 2016

Communications Support Overview, South Pole Station, 2007-02-16

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