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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.
 
  
== Antennas ==
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== General Topics ==
You can't hear anything without them...
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*For Aeronautical topics, see our [[HF Aeronautical Communications]] article
 
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*For Maritime topics, see our [[HF Maritime Communications]] article
* [http://www.alphadeltacom.com/ Alpha Delta Communications]
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*See our [[HF Military Communications]] page for more information about monitoring the military on HF.
* [http://www.greertech.com/hfloop/mymagloop.html Coax Loop Antennas]
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* [[ICE]] - Monitoring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement HF Operations
* [http://www.grove-ent.com/shortwaveantennas.html Grove SW/MW Antennas page]
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*You can also find some Mid-East / African Police departments as well as non-classified diplomatic communications here
[http://www.hamuniverse.com/shortwaveantenna.html Build a SW Antenna (from the HamUniverse page)]
 
*  [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/ant-1.html History, Definitions and Building a random length antenna (from the MT website)]
 
*  [http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx/antenna/ Nordic DX Antenna page]
 
*  Hosted by Hard Core DX; lots of technical information, plans and so forth
 
* [http://www.parelectronics.com/swl_end.htm Par Electronics EF-SWL antenna]
 
*  [http://www.radioworks.com/PDFantenna.html RadioWorks Antennas page (PDF Catalog)]
 
*  [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/ant-2.html Terminology, and building a Dipole (from the MT website)]
 
* [http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/sw_ant.html Universal Radio SW/MW Antennas page]
 
*  [http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamwire.html Universal Radio ham antennas page]
 
  
== Digital Decoding ==
 
* [http://www.chace-ortiz.org/umc/ Utility Monitoring Central]
 
* Here's Marius Rensen's popular [http://www.hffax.de HF FAX] site for FAX/SSTV information
 
  
== Hurricane Related Frequency Lists ==
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===What Equipment Will I Need to Hear these Stations?===
* [http://www.ominous-valve.com/hurricne.txt Hugh Stegman's Hurricane Frequency List]
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* See our [[The HF Utility Receiver and Accessories]] article for a discussion of this topic.
* [http://aa6kc.home.mindspring.com/ Bill Snyder's Hurricane Frequencies]
 
* [http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/hfsitor.htm NOAA HF Sitor schedule information]
 
* [http://www.wloradio.com/Frequencies.htm  WLO Mobile Ala. frequencies and schedules]
 
  
== Military ==
 
* [[USAF High Frequency Global Communications System]] reference information
 
  
== MW (AM Band) Rejection Filters ==
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=== Digital Decoding ===
* [http://www.kiwa.com/bcb.html Kiwa Broadcast Band Rejection Filter]
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* Here's Marius Rensen's popular [http://www.hffax.de HF FAX] site for FAX information
* [http://www.parelectronics.com/swl_filters.htm PAR BCST-HPF Filter]
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* For additional information on HF digital utilities, see the [[DXing Digital Utilities]] section
  
 
==Other Websites ==
 
==Other Websites ==
* [http://myafn.dodmedia.osd.mil//radio/shortwave/ Armed Forces Network]
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* [[NATO Common Channels]]
* What was once known as the Armed Forces Radio and TV Network (AFRTS)
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* [http://mt-utility.blogspot.com/ Utility World Blog by Hugh Stegman]
* [http://www.ominous-valve.com/uteworld.html MT columnist Hugh Stegman's Utility World website]
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* [http://www.udxf.nl Utility DXers Forum Home Page]
* [http://www3.sympatico.ca/hehilgen/vax498.htm Southbound 2 Net page by Herb Hilgenberg VE3LML]  
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* [[RadioReference UDXF Portal]]
* [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ftp/pub/forecasts/recon/MIAREPRPD Tropical Cyclone Plan of the Day]
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* [http://www.dxinfocentre.com/ William Hepburn's DX Information Centre]
* [http://hometown.aol.de/aibold/qaa.htm Utility Address and QSL page]
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* [[WUN Links Archive]]
  
== Propagation and Solar Information ==
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== Utility Related Clubs and mailing lists ==
* [http://www.eham.net/DX/propagation EHam Propagation Links]
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* [http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milcom Milcom]
* [http://www.spaceweather.com Spaceweather.Com]
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* [https://groups.io/g/UDXF Utility DXers Forum]
  
== Receiver Control Software ==
 
* [http://www.strongsignals.net/access/content/software.html#HF Strong Signals Software HF section]
 
  
== Receiver Reviews and User Opinions ==
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* [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 ==
 
* [[ICE]] - Monitoring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement HF Operations
 
 
 
== Utility Related Clubs and mailing lists ==
 
* [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]
 
* Additional frequencies are often reported on the [http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milcom Milcom] list on QTH.net
 
  
* And some Yahoo groups;
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[[Category:HF Topics]]
** [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cothen/ COTHEN]
 
** [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HF_spotters/ HF Spotters]
 
** [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iscanmarine/ iscanmarine]
 
** [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/low-level/ Low Level]
 
** [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MilAirCommsChat/ MilAirCommsChat]
 
** [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NAMAR/ NAMAR]
 
** [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ScannerTalk/ ScannerTalk]
 

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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