[GreenKeys] RTTY still alive?

Roy Morgan [email protected]
Mon, 15 Jul 2002 10:19:34 -0400


At 06:24 AM 7/15/02 -0400, Jim Tovet wrote:
...  My problem is, is seems like there is no one on!  I'm not going to 
start refurbishing all these machines if there's no one on.  Is it just 
this lousy sun spot cycle we're stuck in?  Are there any more nets?

Jim,

Here are three posts on tty frequencies recently posted on this mail reflector:

>To: greenkeys <[email protected]>
>From: Dean Davidson <[email protected]>
>Mime-Version: 1.0
>Subject: [GreenKeys] RTTY frequencies

...At 02:02 18/04/99, Bob Roehrig wrote:
> >On Fri, 16 Apr 1999, Don Robert House wrote:
> >
> >> I would appreciate any listing of RTTY Frequencies along with shift and
> >> baud rate.
> >
> >Here are some to check.
> >
> >FREQ    CALL      SERVICE                    BAUD   SHIFT
> >13530   ???       WX                         74.2   850
> >13510   CFH       Canadian forces Halifax WX 74.2   850  also FAX
> >10536   CFH       "                          74.2   850  also FAX
> >6496.5  CFH       "                          74.2   850  also FAX
> >11476   HMF52      KCNA N. Korean press      50     425
> >11536   HMF49      KCNA                      50     425
> >13580   HMF36      KCNA                      50     425
> >5912.5  "KAWN"     U.S. MIL wx               74.2   850
> >6397.5  "KAWN"     "                         74.2   850
> >5887.5  IMB32      WX (Rome)                 50     850
> >7319    SUU        WX (Cairo)                100    850
>
>Can anyone give an update on this?
>I was trying out a new setup over the weekend, and apart from Amateur 
>frequencies
>I could not find any copyable signals
>
>Many thanks,
>Dean


>From: Ray Robinson <[email protected]>
>Reply-To: Ray Robinson <[email protected]>
>Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] RTTY frequencies
>To: [email protected]
>Hi Dean,
>
>
> >
>Try 13780 15633 Korean propaganda 50bd 170hz 8 or 9PM AEST
>
>Regards
>Ray

>From: "Andrew, Jim" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Cc: <[email protected]>
>Subject: [GreenKeys] Active HF RTTY Frequencies
>
> > Hello Greenkeyers,
> >
> > I've seen a couple of threads recently inquiring about sources of 
> baudot RTTY outside the amateur bands. We're certainly not in the heyday 
> of shortwave RTTY and the information that is out in the public domain is 
> woefully outdated. However, all is not lost.
> >
> > Below is a list of shortwave RTTY stations that I can confirm are 
> accurate and active as I have personally monitored each recently, most in 
> the past few weeks. Frequencies are my dial readings on USB (R = reverse 
> shift). UTC is the time (in UTC, obviously) I logged the station. While 
> accurate, this list is certainly not all-inclusive. There are still 
> plenty of targets out there, at shifts and baud rates to please the whole 
> family.
> >
> > Freq  Call    Shift/Baud      UTC     Entity          Service
> >
> > 4233  FUF     850/75R         0345    French Navy     Test tape
> > 4269  CFH     850/75          0145    Canadian Forces Weather
> > 4293  FUE     850/75          0415    French Navy     Calling FAAA, RY 
> marker
> > 4583  DDK2    425/50          0350    Hamburg Meteo   Weather
> > 6387  CTP     850/75          0400    NATO - Lisbon   NAWS marker
> > 6495  CFH     850/75          0045    Canadian Forces Weather
> > 7644  DDH7    425/50          0355    Hamburg Meteo   Weather
> > 7782  KAWN    850/75          2200    USAF            Aviation Weather
> > 8439  PBC     850/75          0425    Dutch Navy      ZKN watch groups
> > 8451  FUG     850/75          0430    French Navy     Calling FAAA, RY 
> marker
> > 8461  CKN     850/75          0225    Canadian Forces NAWS, weather
> > 8477  FUF     850/75R         0435    French Navy     RY, test marker
> > 9039  5YE     850/100         0025    Nairobi Meteo   Aviation weather
> > 10099 DDK9    425/50          0150    Hamburg Meteo   Weather
> > 10217 HZN     850/100R                0325    Jeddah Meteo    Weather
> > 10536 CFH     850/75          2135    Canadian Forces Aviation weather
> > 10934 CFH     850/75          2130    Canadian Forces NAWS marker
> > 11123 HZN     850/100R                0050    Jeddah Meteo    Weather
> > 12663 RFHJE   850/75R         0135    French Forces   Calling FAAA, ZKN 
> marker
> > 12700 CKN     850/75R         1810    Canadian Forces Freq watch list
> > 12822 CTP     850/75          0130    NATO - Lisbon   NAWS marker, freq 
> groups
> > 12839 PBC     850/75          0125    Dutch Navy      Listening groups
> > 12855 6WW     850/75          2145    French Navy     Calling FAAA, RY 
> marker
> > 13029 FUF     850/75R         2140    French Navy     Testing, RY marker
> > 13508 CFH     850/75          2125    Canadian Forces Aviation Weather
> > 13528 KAWN    850/75          1850    USAF            Aviation weather
> > 15918 CFH     850/75          2120    Canadian Forces NAWS marker
> > 16802 CIS Flt 170/50R         0030    CIS Fishing     Messages in Russian
> > 16903 RFQPME  850/75          2345    French Forces   Calling FAAA, RY 
> marker
> > 16960 FUF     850/75          2340    French Navy     Calling FAAA, RY 
> marker
> > 17116 PBC     850/75          1900    Dutch Navy      Listening groups
> > 17178 FUG     850/75          1905    French Navy     Calling FAAA, RY 
> marker
> > 23535 FUF     850/75          1915    French Navy     Testing, RY 
> marker
> >
> > I have this in Excel format for easy updating and sorting. I'd be happy 
> to e-mail the file on to anybody who might want to sort or manipulate. 
> Alternatively, if you don't have Microsoft Excel, please let me know how 
> you would like to see the information sorted or re-configured and I'll 
> fax or e-mail that to you as well.
> >
> > If there is any interest, I will also be glad to incorporate recent 
> logging from other Greenkeyers and maintain an ongoing database, perhaps 
> published monthly. Otherwise, happy printing.
> >
> > Have fun.
> >
> > Jim Andrew, K5UI
>Houston, Texas
>Teletype Model 15, Teletype Model 28 RO, Kleinschmidt TT-117 Teleprinter, 
>Kleinschmidt TT-179 Transmitter/Reperforator
>
> > PS - Still looking for anybody who has a manual copy for the 
> Kleinschmidt TT-117 Teleprinter and/or TT-179 Transmitter/Reperforator I 
> am (slowly) restoring. Have a spare Model 15 (military version) manual to 
> trade if that helps.
> >
> >


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