Re: Observing USA 193 - tips for beginners

From: djmullen@tds.net
Date: Tue Feb 19 2008 - 03:45:03 UTC

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    Gordon Prichard asked how people in the New Zealand/Australia area can recieve time via radio.  Brian Webb later posted a URL to his article on UTC in the archives.  He has a list of radio frequencies in that article.  Note that the very low frequencies below 1.5 MHz can't be recieved on most short wave radios.
    
    As a general rule, tune around 5, 10 and 15 MHz because those frequencies are protected for use by standard time stations.  Select other frequencies from the list below.
    
    From  http://www.spacearchive.info/utc.htm by Brian Webb 
    
    Frequency
    (MHz) Callsign Location Comments 
    0.0205 RAB99 Khabarovsk, Russia 02:06-02:47 and 06:06-06:47 UTC, 01:06-01:47 and 05:06-05:47 UTC summer 
    0.0205 RJH69 Maladziecna, Belarus 07:06-07:47 UTC, 06:06-06:47 UTC summer 
    0.0205 RJH77 Arkhangelsk, Russia 09:06-09:47 UTC, 08:06-08:47 UTC summer 
    0.0205 RJH99 N. Novgorod, Russia 05:06-05:47 UTC, 04:06-04:47 UTC summer 
    0.0230 RAB99 Khabarovsk, Russia 02:06-02:47 and 06:06-06:47 UTC, 01:06-01:47 and 05:06-05:47 UTC summer 
    0.0230 RJH69 Maladziecna, Belarus 07:06-07:47 UTC, 06:06-06:47 UTC summer 
    0.0230 RJH77 Arkhangelsk, Russia 09:06-09:47 UTC, 08:06-08:47 UTC summer 
    0.0230 RJH99 N. Novgorod, Russia 05:06-05:47 UTC, 04:06-04:47 UTC summer 
    0.0250 RAB99 Khabarovsk, Russia 02:06-02:47 and 06:06-06:47 UTC, 01:06-01:47 and 05:06-05:47 UTC summer 
    0.0250 RJH66 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 04:06-04:47, 10:06-10:47 UTC 
    0.0250 RJH69 Maladziecna, Belarus 07:06-07:47 UTC, 06:06-06:47 UTC summer 
    0.0250 RJH77 Arkhangelsk, Russia 09:06-09:47 UTC, 08:06-08:47 UTC summer 
    0.0250 RJH99 N. Novgorod, Russia 05:06-05:47 UTC, 04:06-04:47 UTC summer 
    0.0251 RAB99 Khabarovsk, Russia 02:06-02:47 and 06:06-06:47 UTC, 01:06-01:47 and 05:06-05:47 UTC summer 
    0.0251 RJH69 Maladziecna, Belarus 07:06-07:47 UTC, 06:06-06:47 UTC summer 
    0.0251 RJH77 Arkhangelsk, Russia 09:06-09:47 UTC, 08:06-08:47 UTC summer 
    0.0251 RJH99 N. Novgorod, Russia 05:06-05:47 UTC, 04:06-04:47 UTC summer 
    0.0255 RAB99 Khabarovsk, Russia 02:06-02:47 and 06:06-06:47 UTC, 01:06-01:47 and 05:06-05:47 UTC summer 
    0.0255 RJH69 Maladziecna, Belarus 07:06-07:47 UTC, 06:06-06:47 UTC summer 
    0.0255 RJH77 Arkhangelsk, Russia 09:06-09:47 UTC, 08:06-08:47 UTC summer 
    0.0255 RJH99 N. Novgorod, Russia 05:06-05:47 UTC, 04:06-04:47 UTC summer 
    0.0400 JJY Ohtakadoyayama, Japan Continuous 
    0.0600 JJY Haganeyama, Japan Continuous 
    0.0600 MSF Rugby, UK Continuous 
    0.0600 WWVB Fort Collins, Colorado, USA Continuous 
    0.0666 RBU Moscow, Russia Continuous 
    0.0750 HBG Prangins, Switzerland Continuous 
    0.0775 DCF77 Mainflingen, Germany Continuous 
    0.1620 --- Allouis, France Continuous 
    1.5100 HD2IOA Guayaquil, Ecuador Continuous 
    2.5000 BPM Linshan, China 09:00-01:00 UTC 
    2.5000 WWV Fort Collins, Colorado, USA Continuous 
    2.5000 WWVH Kekaha, Hawaii, USA Continuous 
    3.3300 CHU Ottawa, Canada Continuous 
    3.8100 HD2IOA Guayaquil, Ecuador 19:00-07:00 UTC 
    4.9960 RWM Moscow, Russia Continuous 
    4.9980 EBC Cadiz, Spain 10:00-11:00 UTC Monday-Friday 
    5.0000 BPM Linshan, China Continuous 
    5.0000 BSF Chungli, Taiwan Continuous 
    5.0000 HD2IOA Guayaquil, Ecuador 12:00-13:00 UTC 
    5.0000 HLA Daejeon, South Korea Continuous 
    5.0000 LOL Buenos Aires, Argentina 11:00-12:00, 14:00-15:00, 17:00-18:00, 20:00-21:00, 23:00-24:00 UTC 
    5.0000 WWV Fort Collins, Colorado, USA Continuous 
    5.0000 WWVH Kekaha, Hawaii, USA Continuous 
    5.0000 YVTO Caracas, Venezuela Continuous 
    7.3350 CHU Ottawa, Canada Continuous 
    7.6000 HD2IOA Guayaqil, Ecuador 13:00-24:00 UTC 
    9.9960 RWM Moscow, Russia Continuous 
    10.0000 BPM Linshan, China Continuous 
    10.0000 LOL Buenos Aires, Argentina 11:00-12:00, 14:00-15:00, 17:00-18:00, 20:00-21:00, 23:00-24:00 UTC 
    10.0000 WWV Fort Collins, Colorado, USA Continuous 
    10.0000 WWVH Kekaha, Hawaii, USA Continuous 
    14.6700 CHU Ottawa, Canada Continuous 
    14.9960 RWM Moscow, Russia Continuous 
    15.0000 BPM Linshan, China 01:00-09:00 UTC 
    15.0000 BSF Chungli, Taiwan Continuous 
    15.0000 WWV Fort Collins, Colorado, USA Continuous 
    15.0000 WWVH Kekaha, Hawaii, USA Continuous 
    15.0060 EBC Cadiz, Spain 10:00-11:00 UTC Monday-Friday 
    20.0000 WWV Fort Collins, Colorado, USA Continuous 
    
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