NEW SHORTWAVE STATION IN AUSTRALIA

 Hello and Welcome Back... A new shortwave station has started transmitting for regional Victoria..

FREQUENCIES

2.310mhz

4.835mhz

Transmitting times are from 3pm to 8pm (Australia Time)

 

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F-35A LIGHTNING AIRCRAFT IN RICHMOND RAAF

 Hello and Welcome Back... I heard a wicked sound this morning..

It was the the sound of these 2 beasts (see below) flying over my house, up high but very loud..

It was 2 F-35 Lightning (Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II) aircraft headed from Richmond to Canberra (according to reports) but the best thing is, they will be flying daily from Richmond RAAF Base until the 9th December, Weekdays only between 7.30am - 11.30am..

The two F-35 Lightning spotted this morning went under call-signs 'Warlock' & 'Shogun'..

There will be up to 6 aircraft practicing landing maneuvers and flying around..

FREQUENCY'S

253.600 - SHOGUN
339.200 - WARLOCK
369.100 - VIKING
255.600 - PIRATE
311.600 - DESPOT
324.400 - F35 Lightning
376.600 - F35 Lightning
256.500 - F35 Lightning
282.500 - F35 Lightning
254.800 - F35 Lightning
336.000 - F35 Lightning
382.000 - F35 Lightning
238.800 - F35 Lightning
288.600 - F35 Lightning
301.500 - Aerial Refueling
336.000 - Air To Air Chat (F35 Lightning)

 

RICHMOND RAAF

330.200 - Department of Defence (DOD)
331.100 - Department of Defence (DOD)
26.5150 - Department of Defence (DOD)
121.650 - Ground Vehicles
126.300 - ATIS (weather)
128.250 - Ground Control (SMC)
134.375 - Department of Defence (DOD)
135.500 - Richmond Tower
136.025 - Department of Defence (DOD)
135.900 - Richmond Approach
257.300 - Richmond Tower
363.800 - Richmond Approach (Primary)
897.400 - AOCS HF NET (nfm)
264.600 - SMC (Ground)
261.700 - Richmond Command (RICCOM) (am/nfm)
243.000 - Richmond Tower
119.700 - Richmond Centre
269.200 - Richmond Air Movements
361.600 - AMS (Richmond Movements)

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HAARP - LISTEN ON SHORTWAVE THIS OCTOBER

 Hello and Welcome Back... Weather Experiment Facility 'HAARP' is about to fire up it transmitters and reach for the skies..

From The HAARP Website..

The High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program, or HAARP, is a scientific endeavor aimed at studying the properties and behavior of the ionosphere. "The ionosphere stretches roughly 50 to 400 miles above Earth's surface, right at the edge of space. Along with the neutral upper atmosphere, the ionosphere forms the boundary between Earth's lower atmosphere — where we live and breathe — and the vacuum of space." (NASA)

Operation of the research facility was transferred from the United States Air Force to the University of Alaska Fairbanks on Aug. 11, 2015, allowing HAARP to continue with exploration of ionospheric phenomenology via a land-use cooperative research and development agreement.

HAARP is the world's most capable high-power, high-frequency transmitter for study of the ionosphere. The HAARP program is committed to developing a world-class ionospheric research facility consisting of:

    The Ionospheric Research Instrument, a high power transmitter facility operating in the High Frequency range. The IRI can be used to temporarily excite a limited area of the ionosphere for scientific study.

    A sophisticated suite of scientific or diagnostic instruments that can be used to observe the physical processes that occur in the excited region.

Observation of the processes resulting from the use of the IRI in a controlled manner will allow scientists to better understand processes that occur continuously under the natural stimulation of the sun.

Scientific instruments installed at the HAARP Observatory can also be used for a variety of continuing research efforts which do not involve the use of the IRI but are strictly passive. These include ionospheric characterization using satellite beacons, telescopic observation of the fine structure in the aurora and documentation of long-term variations in the ozone layer.

 

Bouncing a signal off the moon.

Learning more about a mysterious polar light.

Sending a beam to Jupiter.

Those are just some of the 13 experiments for a packed 10 days of science beginning Wednesday at the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program. The University of Alaska Fairbanks operates the facility located near Gakona. 

The number of experiments is the highest so far under a five-year, $9.3 million grant awarded last year by the National Science Foundation to establish the Subauroral Geophysical Observatory at HAARP. The observatory’s purpose is the exploration of Earth’s upper atmosphere and geospace environment.

“The October research campaign is our largest and most diverse to date, with researchers and citizen scientists collaborating from across the globe,” said Jessica Matthews, HAARP’s program manager.

The 10 days of operation includes researchers and others from UAF; NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California; Naval Research Laboratory; Cornell University; University of California, Berkeley; Canada Council for the Arts; John Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory; Virginia Tech; Los Alamos National Lab; and Aerospace Corp.

Among the experiments is the Moon Bounce, a joint operation of the JPL, Owens Valley Radio Observatory in California and the University of New Mexico Long Wavelength Array.

The purpose is to test the coordination of the three facilities for the eventual study of near-Earth asteroids, especially those that can be a hazard to Earth. Knowing an asteroid’s composition can influence the type of defense to be used.

The experiment consists of transmitting a signal from HAARP to the moon and receiving the reflected signal at the California and New Mexico sites. 

University of California, Berkeley, scientists will try to learn what causes the unusual polar light known as a strong thermal emission velocity enhancement, or STEVE. This light, which is mostly a white or mauve color, appears at lower latitudes than the aurora. Most scientists studying the aurora believe a STEVE occurs from a mechanism different from what creates the aurora.

The Jupiter experiment, run by Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, aims to prove a method of observing planetary ionospheres by using Earth-based radio transmitters.

Scientists have little information about the ionospheres of planets other than Earth but believe them to be rich with information. On Earth, the ionosphere is a place within the upper atmosphere, extending to the interface with space, that is filled with particles that become electrically charged from interaction with the sun’s energy.

The experiment will send a beam to Jupiter and bounce it off the giant planet’s ionosphere with the hope that it will be received at the New Mexico site.

Jupiter is currently about 374 million miles from Earth.

The experiment will stretch the transmitting ability of HAARP, which can produce up to 3.6 megawatts of power, to the fullest. It will also test the receiving ability of the New Mexico site, which consists of 512 antennas.

The Air Force originally developed and owned HAARP but transferred the research instruments to UAF in August 2015. UAF operates the site under an agreement with the Air Force.

Poker Flat Research Range, located at Mile 30 Steese Highway, will be involved in three of the experiments. The UAF Geophysical Institute owns Poker Flat and operates it under a contract with NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, which is part of the Goddard Space Flight Center.

Pilots flying in the Gulkana area are asked to check with the Federal Aviation Administration for temporary flight restriction details.

 

 

***  FREQUENCIES & TIMES ***

XI. Ricochet

Air Glow Experiment
Beam directed straight up, at Magnetic Zenith, to generate artificial aurora.
Shortwave listeners around the world could expect to receive the side lobes.

Oct 23 2022    06 – 06:01 UTC
4.85 MHz
Oct 24 2022    06 – 06:01 UTC
4.85 MHz
Oct 25 2022    16:30 – 16:31 UTC
9.45 MHz
Oct 26 2022    16:30 – 16:31 UTC
9.45 MHz


XII. Where do I start?

Luxembourg Experiment
Two 6x12 arrays - approx 600 kHz apart
If Luxembourg effect is present, both signals should be received on each individual frequency -- mixed in the ionosphere.

Oct 23 2022    06:01 – 06:05 UTC
East
4.8 MHz
West
5.4 MHz
Oct 24 2022    06:01 – 06:05 UTC
East
4.8 MHz
West
5.4 MHz
Oct 25 2022    16:31 – 16:35 UTC
East
9.06 MHz
West
9.56 MHz
Oct 26 2022    16:31 – 16:35 UTC
East
9.06 MHz
West
9.56 MHz


XIII. Mixing Moving Pictures (NBTV)

NBTV (Narrow Band Television) Experiment
Two 6x12 arrays
One aimed toward the light side of the planet, the other aimed toward the dark side

In order to view the video one must decode the signal with NBTV viewing software.
Three versions of the software can be downloaded here: http://users.tpg.com.au/users/gmillard/nbtv/nbtv.htm

NOTE: decoding the NBTV can be tricky and requires adjusting the levels, brightness, contrast, and sync pulse.  There is a good possibility that the sync pulse may become lost or distorted in transmission, which will result in a "rolling" image as a best case scenario.
There is a good chance that reception of the video may be very distorted and abstract - I am still interested in receiving screen capture videos of attempts at decoding the video, no matter how distorted or abstract.

Oct 23 2022    06:05 – 06:11 UTC
East
9.5 MHz
West
3.3 MHz
Oct 24 2022    06:05 – 06:11 UTC
East
9.5 MHz
West
3.3 MHz
Oct 25 2022    16:35 – 16:41 UTC
East
2.8 MHz
West
5.9 MHz
Oct 26 2022    16:35 – 16:41 UTC
East
2.8 MHz
West
5.9 MHz


XIV. Polar Mesospheric Summer Ekho

Air Glow Experiment
Beam directed straight up, at Magnetic Zenith, to generate artificial aurora.
Shortwave listeners around the world could expect to receive the side lobes.

Oct 23 2022    06:12 – 06:13 UTC
4.85 MHz
Oct 24 2022    06:12 – 06:13 UTC
4.85 MHz
Oct 25 2022    16:42 – 16:43 UTC
9.45 MHz
Oct 26 2022    04:42 – 16:42 UTC
9.45 MHz


XV. Artificial Periodic Imhogeneity Experiments

Luxembourg Experiment
Two 6x12 arrays - approx 600 kHz apart
If Luxembourg effect is present, both signals should be received on each individual frequency -- mixed in the ionosphere.

Oct 23 2022    06:13 – 06:17 UTC
West
4.8 MHz
East
5.4 MHz
Oct 24 2022    06:13 – 06:17 UTC
West
4.8 MHz
East
5.4 MHz
Oct 25 2022    16:43 – 16:47 UTC
West
9.06 MHz
East
9.56 MHz
Oct 26 2022    16:43 – 16:47 UTC
West
9.06 MHz
East
9.56 MHz


XVI. Measure and Perturb

Air Glow Experiment
Beam directed straight up, at Magnetic Zenith, to generate artificial aurora.
Shortwave listeners around the world could expect to receive the side lobes.

Oct 23 2022    06:17 – 06:18 UTC
4.85 MHz
Oct 24 2022    06:17 – 18:18 UTC
4.85 MHz
Oct 25 2022    16:47 – 16:48 UTC
9.45 MHz
Oct 26 2022    16:47 – 16:48 UTC
9.45 MHz


XVII. Confession

Luxembourg Experiment
Two 6x12 arrays - approx 600 kHz apart
If Luxembourg effect is present, both signals should be received on each individual frequency -- mixed in the ionosphere.

Oct 23 2022    06:19 – 06:22 UTC
West
4.8 MHz
East
5.4 MHz
Oct 24 2022    06:19 – 06:22 UTC
West
4.8 MHz
East
5.4 MHz
Oct 25 2022    16:49 – 16:52 UTC
West
9.06 MHz
East
9.56 MHz
Oct 26 2022    16:49 – 16:52 UTC
West
9.06 MHz
East
9.56 MHz


XVIII. Our Own Bodies

Air Glow Experiment
Beam directed straight up, at Magnetic Zenith, to generate artificial aurora.
Shortwave listeners around the world could expect to receive the side lobes.

Oct 23 2022    06:23 – 06:24 UTC
4.85 MHz
Oct 24 2022    06:23 – 06:24 UTC
4.85 MHz
Oct 25 2022    16:53 – 16:54 UTC
9.45 MHz
Oct 26 2022    16:53 – 16:54 UTC
9.45 MHz


XIX. Snowy Owl

Luxembourg Experiment
Two 6x12 arrays - approx 600 kHz apart
If Luxembourg effect is present, both signals should be received on each individual frequency -- mixed in the ionosphere.

Oct 23 2022    06:24 – 06:28 UTC
West
4.8 MHz
East
5.4 MHz
Oct 24 2022    06:24 – 06:28 UTC
West
4.8 MHz
East
5.4 MHz
Oct 25 2022    16:54 – 16:58 UTC
West
9.06 MHz
East
9.56 MHz
Oct 26 2022    16:54 – 16:58 UTC
West
9.06 MHz
East
9.56 MHz


XX. Where Does Your Apparatus End?

Air Glow Experiment
Beam directed straight up, at Magnetic Zenith, to generate artificial aurora.
Shortwave listeners around the world could expect to receive the side lobes.

Oct 23 2022    06:28 – 06:29 UTC
4.85 MHz
Oct 24 2022    06:28 – 06:29 UTC
4.85 MHz
Oct 25 2022    16:58 – 16:59 UTC
9.45 MHz
Oct 26 2022    16:58 – 16:59 UTC
9.45 MHz

LINKS

https://www.tecsunradios.com.au/store/listen-out-for-the-worlds-most-powerful-hf-transmitter-october-23-26/ 

https://haarp.gi.alaska.edu/

https://ghostsintheairglow.space/transmission/october-2022 

#HAARP

#shortwave

#october2002

RAIL NSW - TRAIN NETWORK FREQUENCIES

 Hello and Welcome Back.... Most intercity trains use a CDMA (Mobile Phone Network) type of network that, sadly, cannot be scanned.. But there are still some frequencies that can still be monitored..

Most rail yards use DMR (Digital Mobile Radio) for their communications, so you will need a scanner that can decode DMR..

Updated = 11/09/2022

 

FREQUENCIES

450.050 (State Wide) (old but still used sometimes)

 

INDIAN PACIFIC / OVERLAND (Great Southern Rail)
410.825 (On board staff, Loco Crew)
411.375 (Aust Wide)
412.000 (Aust Wide)
412.375 (Aust Wide)
418.925 (Staff & Loco Crew)
418.950 (Engine Crew)

XPT (Express Passenger Train)
450.250
414.575 (XPT Maintainence Centre) (Redfern)
410.750 (XPT Maintainence Centre) (Redfern)
418.8875 (XPT Maintainence Centre) (Redfern)

 

TRACK WORKERS (Flag / Maintenance)
450.400
450.4125
450.1125
450.1375
450.2125
477.025 (UHF CB)
477.050 (UHF CB)

 

SHUNTING (Various Train Yards)
410.700 (Shunt 1)
410.7125 (Shunt 2)
462.125 (Shunt 3)
462.1125 (Shunt 4)

VARIOUS TRAIN STATIONS
418.325 - Various inc Blue Mtns - NSW Wide
418.475 -  Various inc Blue Mtns - NSW Wide

451.28125 - Penrith

466.8625 - Central

412.1375 - Campbelltown
418.125 - Campbelltown
418.150 - Campbelltown
418.4625 - Campbelltown
410.625 - Strathfield
418.4125 - Strathfield
418.4875 - Richmond
411.1375 - Western Sydney
411.7375 - Western Sydney
412.3875 - Western Sydney
418.1875 - Western Sydney

 

PACIFIC NATIONAL 

418.3625 (Rooty Hill)
462.8625 (Port Botany)
463.3875 (Port Botany)
418.2125 (St Peters)
464.7375 (Clyde)

418.2625 (Clyde)
464.4625 (Clyde)
465.6625 (Clyde)
418.2125 (Rooty Hill)
418.375 (Chullora)
411.525 (Chullora)
463.675 (Chullora)

463.2125 (Chullora)
462.8625 (Chullora)
463.3875 (Chullora)
411.375 (Enfield)
418.250 (Enfield)
418.275 (Enfield)
418.3625 (Enfield)
464.0625 (Enfield)
411.625 (NSW Wide)
412.375 (NSW Wide)
411.375 (NSW Wide)

 

SSR - Southern Shorthaul Rail
410.700
462.1125
410.7125
462.125

 

QUBE
411.150 - Botany Terminal
411.1375 - Botany Terminal
411.7375 - Botany Terminal
412.3875 - Botany Terminal
492.3375 - St Peters Terminal

506.6125 - Minto

 

UGL Rail
462.4125 - Broadmeadow
450.025 - Broadmeadow
450.2625 - Broadmeadow
462.900 - Broadmeadow
462.2625 - Broadmeadow
490.025 - Unipart Rail (Clyde)
490.6625 - Unipart Rail (Clyde)
418.3875 - Rail Services
418.4750 - Rail Services

EDI RAIL
463.600 (Clyde) 

INTERMODAL   
465.675 (Enfield)

471.750 (Minto)
 

ARTC
465.900 (Botany)

 

PROGRESS RAIL
485.100
494.975 

BLOOR RAIL
495.0125 (Oak Flats)

TRANSPORT NSW (NSW Wide)
457.06875
457.04375
467.04375
457.050
467.050

SYDNEY TRAINS
450.1375
450.2125
450.4125
411.625
411.175
410.625
410.925
450.475
450.100
450.450
411.525
450.250
411.7375
412.3875
411.1375
411.625 (Katoomba Shunting Yards)
411.625 (Newcastle Wide)
410.700 (Aust Wide)
410.7125 (Aust Wide)

 

YARDS
418.200 (Clyde)
418.2625 (Clyde/Enfield)
418.2875 (Clyde)
418.300 (Clyde)
410.650 (Clyde)
412.225 (Clyde)

418.1375 (Hornsby)
418.2625 (Hornsby)
418.2875 (Hornsby)
418.300 (Hornsby)
418.4625 (Hornsby)

 

VARIOUS

489.225 - Zig Zag Rail (Lithgow)
494.925 - Thirlmere Rail Museum

500.600 - Carriage Works (Redfern)
474.100 - Loco Sheds (Redfern)

509.575 - Independant Railroad Aust (Minto)

 

 

Photo - Michael Bailey (Campbelltown, NSW) (1991)

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DUBBO AIRPORT - FREQUENCIES

 Hello and Welcome Back... Dubbo City Regional Airport (IATA = DBO, ICAO = YSDU) is a regional airport in Dubbo, Australia.

 
The airport is located 3.7 km northwest of Dubbo and is operated by the Dubbo City Council. 

It is also known as Dubbo Airport or Dubbo City Airport. 

FREQUENCIES

122.975 - AWIS (Weather)

123.900 - Melbourne Centre

134.000 - CTAF

129.850 - Royal Flying Doctors

131.650 - Qantaslink

135.550 - REX (Regional Express)

#dubboairport

#airportfrequencies

GRIFFITH AIRPORT - FREQUENCIES

 Hello and Welcome Back... Griffith Airport (IATA = GFF, ICAO = YGTH) is an airport serving Griffith, New South Wales, Australia. 

It is located 5.6 km north of Griffith and operated by the Griffith City Council.

FREQUENCIES

132.950 - AWIS (Weather)

134.650 - Melbourne Centre

126.550 - CTAF 

130.625 - Fuel

131.700 - Qantas

135.550 - REX (Regional Express)

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CAMPBELLTOWN / CAMDEN - FREQUENCIES (updated 27/08/22)

 Campbelltown is a suburb and major centre in the metropolitan area of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is located in Greater Western Sydney 50 kilometres (31 mi) south-west of the Sydney central business district

Camden is a historic town of Sydney, New South Wales, located 65 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district. Camden is the administrative centre for the local government area of Camden Council and is a part of the Macarthur region.

Photo by Michael Bailey 1988

 

FREQUENCIES

 
450.200 - Campbelltown Mall
463.7125 - Campbelltown Mall
467.550 - Lomandra School
467.6625 - Lomandra School
462.500 - Indoor Sports Centre
494.825 - Hillsong Church
494.900 - Hillsong Church
495.125 - Hillsong Church
412.250 - Ctown Council
462.1875 - Trade Secret (Ctown Mall)
462.3625 - Kmart (Ctown Mall)
462.150 - Aldi (Ctown Mall)
462.0125 - Coles (Ctown Mall)
462.3875 - Bunnings
464.550 - Macarthur Square
463.850 - Macarthur Square
450.025 - Macarthur Square
509.6375 - Kingpin Bowling Macarthur Square
475.1375 - Eaglevale Library
450.300 - Ctown Catholic Club
467.6375 - Mt Annan Botanical Gardens
474.8875 - YMCA Leisure Centre (Mt Annan)
507.850 - Mt Annan Market Place
450.1875 - Toothsavers Dentists (Mt Annan)
462.350 - Harris Orthodontics (Narellan)
462.550 - Narrellan Town Centre
466.325 - Narrellan Town Centre
485.0375 - St Gregorys College
438.650 - Fishers Ghost Amateur Radio Club



Rail Station
412.1375
418.2625
411.7375
412.3875
450.4125
411.1375
418.125
418.4625
418.150
418.1375
418.325
450.050

Camden Airport = click here



Missed anything? Email me at mickyb1970@hotmail.com  You can remain anonymous if you want.


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