[InHam] [shortwave-radio] USCG HF Voice (Wx forcasts/reports @ sea)

[Paul Webster]

Hi Nick, 
Thanks for the reply. I really appreciate it very much. 

Well I thought they were broadcasting Wx info because I heard the names "Miami" & "Bay of Alaska" besides a bunch of numbers. 
Like I say, I was having a hard time tuning the station in & all of a sudden it was gone. 
I am hard of hearing, using 1 hearing aid in my left ear instead of 2 (the right 1 died & no $s to replace the pair yet), that may be waxed up some, wasn't using the best antenna that may not have been orientated in the best direction or in the best place, & I am in NW Indiana. 
So I didn't have the best copy on the station. 

What you told me answered some questions & makes sense. 
Thanks for the info, I really appreciate it very much. 
I will log that freq as a #s station & check back w/it when I have a better antenna up outside. 

Very interesting indeed. 

I have tuned in on an HF based marine Wx broadcast once back in the 90s & forgot the freq, which could have changed several times by now. 
 
Happy/good Dx/QSOing/QSLing. 
73/75 de ka9jwx, Paul Lewis Webster
SKCC #5322
John 3:16
Long:-87.334L (-87*20'3"W)
Lat:41.4967N (41*29'48"N)
EN61HL
Merrillville, Indiana, 46410-3503, USA 
;-)


--- On Thu, 2/3/11, nick wrote:

> From: nick
> Subject: Re: [shortwave-radio] USCG HF Voice (Wx forcasts/reports @ sea)
> To: shortwave-radio at yahoogroups.com
> Cc: "Paul Webster" <ka9jwx at yahoo.com>
> Date: Thursday, February 3, 2011, 2:07 AM
> Greetings, Are you sure that this
> station was broadcasting weather? 4370 is a well known
> "numbers" frequency, and several of the ones noted on this
> frequency use female voice. To find more information on
> them, Google search "Spooks" or "Numbers and
> Oddities"........Nick
> 
> ---- Paul Webster <ka9jwx at yahoo.com>
> wrote: 
> > Hi, 
> > The other night, I was tuning around on the HF bands
> & heard a station @ +/- 4.370Mc w/the same female voice
> that is heard on NOAA Wx VHF broadcasts giving Wx
> forcast/reports at sea. 
> > I was using my DX390 & Kaito KA33 indoor MW/SW
> loop antenna & was having a hard time tuning the station
> in. 
> > W/o hearing a call sign or the frequency, I lost the
> signal & haven't heard it since. 
> > 
> > So, I did an internet search on HF marine Wx
> broadcasts & came up w/this link, which leads to some
> very interesting & useful information. 
> > 
> > http://www.weather.gov/om/marine/hfvoice.htm
> > 
> > I didn't find a frequency close to where I was
> listening listed on this site, but there is good info on
> this site nevertheless. 
> > I will continue to try to find that station again, so
> I can try to get a call sign $/or accurate frequency from
> the station. 
> > If any1 has any info on that frequency, I would
> appreciate it, if you would please share it w/me.
> >  
> > Thank You. 
> > Good DX/QSOing/QSLing. 
> > 73/75 de ka9jwx, Paul Lewis Webster
> > SKCC #5322
> > John 3:16
> > Long:-87.334L (-87*20'3"W)
> > Lat:41.4967N (41*29'48"N)
> > EN61HL
> > Merrillville, Indiana, 46410-3503, USA 
> > ;-)
> > 
> > 
> >       
> 
> --
> Nick