[MilCom] HF Comms Help

[Larry Van Horn]

> I guess what I'm looking for is a beginners list of freqs to get started. 
> I
> have already heard Offut and Andrews AFBs  on 11175.

Keith and to the rest of the new people on this welcome.

Not to worry Keith your question is the kind that are welcomed here and why 
I started this list over a decade ago (time flies fast when you are having 
fun). ;-)

Since Duane covered the antenna side and did very well, I will address the 
freq side for you. I have a few links for you to examine.  First, to get an 
overall feel for the HF spectrum go to the MT website a download MT's Quick 
Guide to the Shortwave Spectrum PDF at 
http://www.monitoringtimes.com/MT_Quick_Guide_to_the_Shortwave_Spectrum.pdf

Another area to investigate fully is the MT Reference Library at: 
http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/reference_library.html At this link you 
will find a variety of material for many different radio monitoring 
disciplines.  At http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/mttopHF.html you will 
find my hot 1000 HF ute freqs. That should keep you busy monitoring all 
sorts of goodies.

And if that isn't enough you will find all sorts of freqs (incluing my HF 
Mil list) scattered around at my Milcom blog below. There is also some HF 
stuff at my personal blog as well. Addresses in Sig Block. All the stuff 
above is free. Guess I have been a bit busy over the last 15 years. ;-))))

As always I highly recommend a sub to Monitoring Times (available in paper 
and electronic formats). We have stuff in there that you won't see anywhere 
else. Columns devoted to HF broadcasting, ute listening, digital HF comms, 
my Milcom column, Marine comms (to name a few), and our exclusive 24 hour 
English only shortwave broadcast center section updated monthly makes MT a 
good value. And if you are a subscriber you get access to the MT readers 
only section that has even more material including my latest +25 page list 
of HF Military freqs worldwide in a by freq format.

But be careful when trolling the net for other freqs. People throw stuff up 
and then never update their list. Lots and I do mean a lot of bad material 
on the net for HF freqs. Heck I ran across someone the other day with a list 
showing SAC-TAC-MAC, that had 11176 list with MacDill. Need I say more. ;-)

73 and have fun in the HF spectrum. There is a world of stuff to hear.

Larry Van Horn, N5FPW
President, Teak Publishing, Brasstown NC
Monitoring Times Assistant/Technical Editor
MT GlobalNet/Milcom/What's New Columnist
Btown Monitoring Post: http://monitor-post.blogspot.com/
Milcom Monitoring Post: http://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keith Coleman" <kcoleman at elmore.rr.com>
To: <RadioMonitors at yahoogroups.com>; <milcom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 11:34 PM
Subject: [MilCom] HF Comms Help


> At the risk of being off topic..
>
> I'm in search of some advise/help from those much more knowledgeable than
> myself.
>
> This weekend I stepped into the world of SW/HF monitoring. I purchased an
> Eton E5. While this radio by all accounts seems pretty good (and I got a
> good deal), it has many features, I'm a little overwhelmed by the vastness
> of HF and what is available to monitor.
>
> I guess what I'm looking for is a beginners list of freqs to get started. 
> I
> have already heard Offut and Andrews AFBs  on 11175.
>
> How might I best utilize the supplied wire antenna? (Currently stretched
> around the small room I'm in).
>
>
>
> My apologies for bringing this into the milcom groups..but I figured some 
> of
> you gents are the experts. Please feel free to contact me off-list. Thanks
> for your time and help.
>
> Regards,
>
> ===============================
> Keith
> Monitoring Central Alabama
> ===============================
>
>
>
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