Testing Your New Setup
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Instead of hunting for readable signals, check out the following links for schedules, along with easy targets to tune. Please read them carefully to see if the software you are using is compatible.
This list is nowhere near all-inclusive; additions are solicited.
- ALE (a.k.a MIL-STD-188-141A)
Probably one of the fastest growing modes in terms of number of users, it's hard to think that any of these lists are complete, but should serve to get you started.
- Our COTHEN article has information on hearing this Customs network, dedicated to drug interdiction
- Utility Planet ALE Frequency List
- The 2015 Digital Digest has information on the US Air Force Global HF ALE Network - see the HF Appendix for the link to this document, which is very inexpensive.
- SITOR-B (NAVTEX) Broadcasts
There are a number of stations that use this mode for news, weather and other information. Some have specific schedules.
- HF SITOR Broadcasts by William Hepburn
- NAVTEX schedules (via PC NAVTEX website)
- NAVTEX Broadcasts by William Hepburn
- USCG Sitor-B Broadcasts
- There have been a few reports of Shipcom LLC (owner of station WLO Mobile Alabama) sending RTTY (45/170) and SITOR-B weather on 4213 and 8473 Khz running 24h.
- SVO Athens Greece is known to send news bulletins and exchange rates using SITOR-B at varous times. Frequencies include 8424.0 and 16830.5
- During local evenings, you can hear Digital Selective Calling (DSC) on the frequency of 2187.5. Marine Safety Information (MSI) broadcasts can be heard on 4209.5, using SITOR-B. Other freequencies to check (subject to propagation and local conditions) would include 6312, 8414.5, 12577 and 16804.5 kHz.
- Other Modes
- KPH Digital Broadcasts
- NOAA Worldwide FAX Schedule (PDF)
- The frequencies for the various HFDL sites can be found here as a PDF. The frequencies to tune will be determined by the time of day, and how propagation is working during that time.
- Shortwave Radiogram Digital Tests
- The Mighty KBC transmits to Europe Saturdays at 1500-1530 UTC on 9400 kHz (via Bulgaria), with the minute of MFSK at about 1530 UTC (if you are outside of Europe, see the Live Tunable Receivers article for online SDRs). And to North America Sundays at 0000-0200 UTC (Saturday 8-10 pm EDT) on 9925 kHz, via Germany. The minute of MFSK is at about 0130 UTC. Reports to Eric: themightykbc@gmail.com . See also The Mighty KBC Radio website and The Mighty KBC Radio Facebook page.
- For the complete Italian Broadcasting Corporation transmission schedule visit the Italian Broadcasting Corporation website. Five minutes of MFSK32 is at the end of the 30-minute English-language “Shortwave Panorama,” per the schedule below:
WEDNESDAY 18.55 UTC 6070 KHZ TO EUROPE 19.55 UTC 1584 KHZ TO EUROPE THURSDAY 02.55 UTC 1584 KHZ TO EUROPE FRIDAY 01.25 UTC 9955 KHZ TO CENTRAL/SOUTH AMERICA SATURDAY 01.55 UTC 11580 KHZ TO NORTH AMERICA 20.25 UTC 1584 KHZ TO SOUTH EUROPE SUNDAY 00.55 UTC 7730 KHZ TO NORTH AMERICA 10.55 UTC 6070 KHZ TO EUROPE
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