I Monitoring , November /December, 1982 -Page 17 VHF Military (NY & CT) Continued from page 8 LABORATOIRE PRIMAIRE Schenectady Airport N.Y. (Air "E T " DU TEMPS ET DES FRÉQUENCES National Guard) -163.485, Ob,,,,. nve de Paru 6i, avenue dr l'01rervaloire 173.410, 173.435, 173.535, on your ! 75014 P414IS Fronce 173.585 Sikorsky Airport Stratford C.T. 36.900, 38.900, 41.100, 49.700 by Tom Williamson Steward Field Newburgh N.Y. No, not your beloved sci -fi (Army) -40.000,139.100, Army movie character, but rather, Reserve Operations (Crispy "Exact !" Readers of this Chariot)- 38.200, (Army) magazine who possess a short 148.925, 149.800 Nave receiver will probably Suffolk County Airport already know they have available Westhampton Beach N.Y. at their fingertips a -by- (Air National - minute "talking " at certain Guard)- 163.460, 163.485, points on the dial. The frequencies 163.510, 163.585, 165.010, most used by such stations are 5, 165.110, 165.135, 165.160 10, and 15 megahertz, exactly. Syracuse Hancock Airport However, at my last count, N.Y. (Army)- 30.100, (Air there were at least 85 different Force)- 32.450, 36.800, 41.950, frequencies in use for these Stan- 46.850, 138.075, 138.165, dard Time and Frequency to log with it's 138.175, 138.300, 148.125, transmissions, as they are termed YYTO is easy time "pips ", but not so easy to FE, 149.200, 149.250, 149.325, in technical jargon, and operated MIN'S'ER10 out with a clear voice an- 149.475, 149.535, 150.195, by 38 different organizations. pull to 150.200, 150,275, 150.315, The stations are operated by nouncement due interference from other broadcasters! 163.510, 163.585, 165.110, various national agencies in many o 413.450, countries, such as the National Less well known than these Y 165.160, 173.535, are certain stations which ( Miscellaneous ) -139.025 Bureau of Standards in the U.S., Watertown Air Force Station the National Physical Laboratory transmit time tones, but only in code N.Y. 165.035 in England, and the National identify Morse Watervliet Arsenal N.Y. Army Research Council in Canada. (telegraphy). There are quite a received and : (Security)- 165.060, 165.535, In other lands we find the few which are well many short -wave listeners radio Brasil . 173.460 hand of the military involved, useful, such as PPR, propagation WWV /WWVH carry on chan- Westchester County N.Y. Air such as Argentina's Naval Obser- (EMBRATEL) several reports of solar activity and National Guard (Polo Opera- vatory, and the Oceanographic In- nels, best heard in N.E. USA & geomagnetic data and forecasts Canada on 22353 khz; LQB9 tions)- 46.750, 139.700, 149.175, situte of the Navy in Ecuador. at 18 each . Few on 8167, DAM 149.200, 149.250, 149.300, Obviously I cannot give an ex- (Argentina) of us would rely on these for Radio, West Germany) 149.325, 150.150 haustive account of all these (Nordeich listening times, but they are 12763, the Paris Obser- West Point Military Academy operations, but let us look at some on and useful and interesting when you (FTN87) on 13873 (Army) -38.550, 38.950, 40.900, of the more frequently heard sta- vatory, France, suspect there is an unusual 49.700; 49.800, 165.060, tions, some of their khz. ionospheric disturbance, or (Hospital) -150.700, (Fire characteristics, and the use to Other frequencies are used at auroral activity, with unusual Dept.)- 38.850, (Military which the average non -technical varying times and you may find reception conditions. Police )- 38.700 listener can put these signals. alternative channels more useful I find at my location in On- (Thanks, Allan. for these conlribu- 5 -10 -15 MHz. The best known on at your location. tario that an upset in normal lions....td) these channels is the N.B.S. with USES TO THE LISTENER reception on 10 or 15 MHz is a These signals have many uses looking fr unusual sta- transmitters at Colorado (10WV ) guide to and Hawaii (WWVH). These pro- apart from the obvious one of tions to be heard. For example, vide continuous time tones each checking the time of . If your although I ususually hear WWV Mobile Telephone... with voice announcements , clock or even local radio on top of all other stations, if doesn't agree with the LOL the strongest, At 20,000 Feet! of time and station identification. station WWVH or are In addition they give standard radio signal...then you are wrong! I know there are unusal conditions audio tones of 440/500/600 hertz, The transmissions are prevailing, and maybe I can log geophysical data, and marine HIGHLY accurate, being some new or rare station. Anyone who has used a scan- storm warning, all on voice broad- generated from atomic , Many of these stations will ner radio has discovered the casts. with cesium beam standards, and answer listener's reception mobile telephone frequencies in These stations are the most constantly interchecked with reports with a nice QSL card, the 152 and 459 MHz band. But few familiar to the listener although other stations around the world, some of which are shown here; may be aware that domestic their signals may be badly mixed notably the BIH (Bureau Interna- and many will send you, on re- airlines are becoming equipped with other stations on the same tional de l'Heure in Paris) . quest, detailed data on their with that same luxury. channels. You also have an exact transmissions. As of this fall season some 11 Similar broadcasts, though calibration of the RADIO FRE- Much more information is airlines, including Delta, TWA of so you I with less extensive to be QUENCY the broadcast, available in various publications have data, are and American, introduces heard from LOL Buenos Aires, can check the accuracy of your such as the World Radio Hand- credit card telephone service. The JJY Tokyo, and some others oc- receiver dial or digital readout. If book, List of Stations full to ground, duplex system, air cassionally. Your location will you have a crystal calibrator this by Gerd Klawitter (Ochtruper Str. operates in the 454.700- 454.975 determine which of these you will can be checked against a 5/10/15 138, D -4430 Steinfurt, Fed. Rep. of (ground) and 459.700- 459.975 (air) hear most often. MHz signal, probably WWV. Your Germany). MHz bands. Some stations operate outside calibrator should be "zero- beat" An extensive cross -reference While directory assistance is these conveniently spaced har- with the WWV signal. All the other of current standard time and fre- free for the airborne callers, rates monic frequencies; prominent odd -frequency transmissions quency stations worldwide is $7.50 for the are first three among these are CHU (the Domi- mentioned provide useful checks listed on pages 184 -187 of the minutes and $1.25 for each addi- nion Observatory in Ottawa, around the dial of your receiver Shortwave Frequency Directory tional minute. Canada), on 3320- 7335 -14670 khz, and can be relied upon to be ac- by Bob Grove, BOK -13 from Because of the of the altitude and VNG (Telecon Australia) on curate. Grove Enterprises. aircraft, considerable distances 4500- 7500 -12000 khz, both with Finally, if you need to tune For the technically- minded, can be afforded reliable com- time tones and voice an- musical equipment, you may be excellent publications are the U.S. munications, making for in- nouncements. able to use the audio tones of the Dept. of Commerce publication teresting listening among scann- Two other stations are heard N.B.S. stations mentioned above. no. 432 (NBS services), and the ing enthusiasts! quite frequently, at least in the Nat. Research Council Canada most scanners fall off in Since Western hemisphere: HD210A numerous other booklet "Standards of Time & on UHF, a high quality There are sensitivity (Ecuador) on 3810-5000 -7600 khz, of Frequency" -free from CHU, Ot- preamplifier like the Grove uses of these signals which are and YVTO (Venezuela) on 6100 to professionals working tawa, Canada. ANT -4 or PRE -1 is recommended interest khz right in the middle of the 49 But So, "tune in to time"! and for greatest range. in electronics and physics. meter broadcast band! ! there is one aspect of interest to good listening!

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