[SFDXA] Monitoring The Iraq War

[Bill Marx]

Shortwave Frequencies for Monitoring Events from another list:
-Bill W2CQ

Monitoring The Iraq War 

Clipped from "Popular Communications" magazine 
Monitoring The Iraq War: 
 
 As the world waits and watches Iraq, if you've got a shortwave
receiver with sideband mode (USB and LSB) you can hear 
certain military communications related to the conflict 
including many long-distance GHFS 
(Global HFSystem) stations including Emergency Action 
Messages (EAMs) and Skyking messages which are 
high-priority messages for air and ground stations. 

Frequencies to monitor (in the USB mode) include: 
 4709, 4724, 6712, 6739, 8992, 11175, 11271, 15038 
(11175 is a very active frequency most of the time) 

Shortwave broadcasts from the Middle East that you can hear 
with a reasonable antenna include the following. 
Note that UTC (Universal Time) is 5 hours ahead of EST. 

Note that because the changing situation in the area
these times and frequencies are subject to change; of course 
checking the frequencies from time to time is your best 
bet for hearing a broadcast.
 
Egypt, Radio Cairo on 9900 at 2315 UTC 

Iran, Voice of the Islamic Republic, Tehran on 9022 at 1030 UTC 
(also on 9835 and 11970) Iran also on 13730 and 13745 at 
1330 UTC. 
 
Iraq, Radio Baghdad on 11787 (varies slightly to 11785) at 2000 UTC.
Also check 15265, 15375, 15385, 21470 at 1100 UTC. 

Israel, Kol Israel on 6280, 7475, 9435 at 0500 (also on 11605).
Israel also on 15640, 17535 and 6220 at 2000 UTC. 
Also check 1700 UTC on 17545.

At 1900 UTC on 11605, 15615 and 17545. 
 
Kuwait (Radio Kuwait) on 11990 kHz at 1800 UTC. 
Also check 15110 kHz. 
 
Syria, Radio Damascus on 12085 (and 13610 frequently) at 0500 
and 2000 UTC 

Turkey, Voice of Turkey, Ankara on 11960 and 12000 at 2100 UTC; 
on 6020 at 0400 and 2300 UTC 
 
United Arab Emirates Radio, Dubai on 13675, 15395 at 0020, 
1330 UTC;  15395 at 0030; 0200 on 15395 and 15370;