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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
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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.
 
* [[HFDL]] Frequencies (HF DataLink - Digital Transmissions by Aircraft)
 
  
==ALE (Automatic Link Establishment)==
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== General Topics ==
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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
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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
  
* The [[ALE]] page has a listing of all the packages that decode ALE.
 
* The [[ALE Networks]] page consolidates a listing of active ALE networks.
 
  
== Digital Decoding ==
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===What Equipment Will I Need to Hear these Stations?===
* [http://www.chace-ortiz.org/umc/ Utility Monitoring Central]
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* See our [[The HF Utility Receiver and Accessories]] article for a discussion of this topic.
* Here's Marius Rensen's popular [http://www.hffax.de HF FAX] site for FAX/SSTV information
 
  
===Audio Samples of Digital Signals===
 
* [http://myweb.hinet.net/home4/sferix/hfasia HF Asia Digital sounds website]
 
* [http://www.kb9ukd.com/digital/ KB9UKD Digital Modes Samples]
 
* [http://www.signals.taunus.de/DIG_intro.htm Signals Digital Modes section]
 
  
== Hurricane Related Frequency Lists ==
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=== Digital Decoding ===
* [http://www.ominous-valve.com/hurricne.txt Hugh Stegman's Hurricane Frequency List]
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* Here's Marius Rensen's popular [http://www.hffax.de HF FAX] site for FAX information  
* [http://www.hurricanefrequencies.com/ Bill Snyder's Hurricane Frequencies]
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* For additional information on HF digital utilities, see the [[DXing Digital Utilities]] section
* [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 ==
 
* [[COTHEN]]
 
* [[USAF High Frequency Global Communications System]] reference information
 
 
 
== MW (AM Band) Rejection Filters ==
 
* [http://www.iceradioproducts.com/filtersrf.html#bcb ICE BCB Filters]
 
* [http://www.kiwa.com/bcb.html Kiwa Broadcast Band Rejection Filter]
 
* [http://www.kiwa.com/bcblw.html Kiwa Broadcast Band Filter for Longwires]
 
* [http://www.parelectronics.com/swl_filters.htm PAR BCST-HPF Filter]
 
** [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/mt2001reviews.html#PAR%20AM%20Broadcast%20Filter PAR AM Broadcast Filter review from MT]
 
* [http://www.scannermaster.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=39 Scanner Master Filters page]
 
* [http://www.stridsberg.com/prod02.htm Stridsberg Engineering Filters]
 
  
 
==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://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/ MT Milcom Blog by Larry Van Horn]
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* [http://www.udxf.nl Utility DXers Forum Home Page]
* [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/mttopHF.html MT Top 1000 Frequencies]
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* [[RadioReference UDXF Portal]]
* [http://www3.sympatico.ca/hehilgen/vax498.htm Southbound 2 Net page by Herb Hilgenberg VE3LML]  
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* [http://www.dxinfocentre.com/ William Hepburn's DX Information Centre]
* [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ftp/pub/forecasts/recon/MIAREPRPD Tropical Cyclone Plan of the Day]
 
* [http://hometown.aol.de/aibold/qaa.htm Utility Address and QSL page]
 
* [http://home.planet.nl/~boend177/ Utility DXers Forum Home Page]
 
* [http://www.ominous-valve.com/uteworld.html Utility World]
 
* [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/eam.html What is an EAM? by Jeff Haverlah (MT Website)]
 
 
* [[WUN Links Archive]]
 
* [[WUN Links Archive]]
  
== Propagation and Solar Information ==
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== Utility Related Clubs and mailing lists ==
* [http://ac6v.com/propagation.htm AC6V Propagation Links]
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* [http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milcom Milcom]
* [http://www.eham.net/DX/propagation EHam Propagation Links]
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* [https://groups.io/g/UDXF Utility DXers Forum]
* [http://dx.qsl.net/propagation/greyline.html Grey Line Map]
 
* [http://home.att.net/~geoclock/index.html Geoclock]
 
* [http://www.spaceweather.com Spaceweather.Com]
 
* [http://www.mapmaker.com/sunclock.htm SunClock]
 
* [http://www.qsl.net/w6elprop W6ELProp] propagation prediction software
 
* [http://www.sec.noaa.gov NOAA Space Environment Center]
 
 
 
== Receiver Control Software ==
 
* [http://www.strongsignals.net/access/content/software.html#HF Strong Signals Software HF section]  
 
  
==Receiver Modifications==
 
* [http://www.qth.com/inrad/ INRAD Filters and Enhancements]
 
* [http://www.kiwa.com Kiwa Electronics]
 
* [http://www.mods.dk Mods.DK]
 
* [http://www.sherweng.com/ Sherwood Engineering]
 
  
== Receiver Reviews and User Opinions ==
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* [http://ac6v.com/swl.htm#RX AC6V Receiver Reviews and Surveys]
 
* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/AOR_Radios AOR Receivers]
 
* [http://www.dxing.info/equipment/ DXing.Info Equipment Page]
 
* [http://www.eham.net/reviews/products/8 EHam Receiver user reviews]
 
* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/Icom_Radios Icom Receivers]
 
* [http://www.radiointel.com/reviews.htm RadioIntel Receivers page 1]
 
* [http://www.radiointel.com/radioinfo.htm RadioIntel Receivers and Accesories page]
 
* [http://www.mwcircle.org/page100.htm R Netherlands Receiver Shopping List (archive by MWCircle)]
 
* [http://www.sherweng.com/table.html Receiver Test Data from Sherwood Engineering]
 
* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/Yaesu_Radios#Receivers Yaesu Receivers]
 
  
== US Federal Goverment ==
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[[Category:HF Topics]]
* [[ICE]] - Monitoring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement HF Operations
 
 
 
== Utility Related Clubs and mailing lists ==
 
* [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://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milcom Milcom] 
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MilGovMonitoring/ MilGov Monitoring]
 
* [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/radio_clubs.html MT Radio Clubs and Nets page]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odxa/ Ontario DX Association (ODXA)] 
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RadioMonitors/ Radio Monitors]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ScannerTalk/ ScannerTalk]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/udxf/ Utility DXers Forum]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/utility_listening/  Utility Listening]
 

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


Return to Connecting Radios to Soundcards