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The purpose of this section is to gather and group HF Utility Monitoring information in a single location
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The purpose of this section is to gather and group HF Utility Monitoring information in a single location.  For information on antennas, please see the [[Antennas]] Wiki, or the [[:Category:HF Antennas]]. Our [[HF Propagation]] article has links regarding how HF signals travel great differences. It's an important topic to understand if you wish to be successful in this game.<br>
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Discussion is in the {{Forum|utility-listening|Utility Listening}}
  
== Aircraft ==
 
* [[ICAO HF Aeronautical Stations]] - Aircraft use the ICAO stations to communicate over water when out of VHF radio range.
 
  
== Digital Decoding ==
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== General Topics ==
* [http://www.chace-ortiz.org/umc/ Utility Monitoring Central]
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*For Aeronautical topics, see our [[HF Aeronautical Communications]] article
* Here's Marius Rensen's popular [http://www.hffax.de HF FAX] site for FAX/SSTV information
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*For Maritime topics, see our [[HF Maritime Communications]] article
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*See our [[HF Military Communications]] page for more information about monitoring the military on HF.
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* [[ICE]] - Monitoring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement HF Operations
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*You can also find some Mid-East / African Police departments as well as non-classified diplomatic communications here
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===What Equipment Will I Need to Hear these Stations?===
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* See our [[The HF Utility Receiver and Accessories]] article for a discussion of this topic.
  
== Hurricane Related Frequency Lists ==
 
* [http://www.ominous-valve.com/hurricne.txt Hugh Stegman's Hurricane Frequency List]
 
* [http://aa6kc.home.mindspring.com/ Bill Snyder's Hurricane Frequencies]
 
* [http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/hfsitor.htm NOAA HF Sitor schedule information]
 
  
== Military ==
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=== Digital Decoding ===
* [[USAF High Frequency Global Communications System]] reference information
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* Here's Marius Rensen's popular [http://www.hffax.de HF FAX] site for FAX information
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* For additional information on HF digital utilities, see the [[DXing Digital Utilities]] section
  
 
==Other Websites ==
 
==Other Websites ==
* [http://www.ominous-valve.com/uteworld.html MT columnist Hugh Stegman's Utility World website]
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* [[NATO Common Channels]]
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* [http://mt-utility.blogspot.com/ Utility World Blog by Hugh Stegman]
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* [http://www.udxf.nl Utility DXers Forum Home Page]
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* [[RadioReference UDXF Portal]]
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* [http://www.dxinfocentre.com/ William Hepburn's DX Information Centre]
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* [[WUN Links Archive]]
  
== Receiver Control Software ==
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== Utility Related Clubs and mailing lists ==
* [http://www.strongsignals.net/access/content/software.html#HF Strong Signals Software HF section]
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* [http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milcom Milcom] 
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* [https://groups.io/g/UDXF Utility DXers Forum]
  
== Receiver Reviews and User Opinions ==
 
* [http://www.eham.net/reviews/products/8 EHam Receiver user reviews]
 
* [http://www.radiointel.com/reviews.htm RadioIntel Receivers page 1]
 
* [http://www.radiointel.com/radioinfo.htm RadioIntel Receivers and Accesories page]
 
  
== US Federal Goverment ==
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* [[ICE]] - Monitoring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement HF Operations
 
  
== Utility Related Clubs ==
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[[Category:HF Topics]]
* [http://www.wunclub.com/ WorldWide Utility News]
 
* You can join this list on QTH.net by using this [http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wun page]
 

Revision as of 10:46, 13 October 2020

The purpose of this section is to gather and group HF Utility Monitoring information in a single location. For information on antennas, please see the Antennas Wiki, or the Category:HF Antennas. Our HF Propagation article has links regarding how HF signals travel great differences. It's an important topic to understand if you wish to be successful in this game.

Discussion is in the Utility Listening Forum


General Topics


What Equipment Will I Need to Hear these Stations?


Digital Decoding

  • Here's Marius Rensen's popular HF FAX site for FAX information
  • For additional information on HF digital utilities, see the DXing Digital Utilities section

Other Websites

Utility Related Clubs and mailing lists


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