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751

Utility / Re: CIS Navy on HF

« on: December 20, 2019, 2134 UTC »

1528Z 20DEC19 VVV RCV RCV RCV de RHO62 RHO62 QSA? QTC K
(groups)

lotsa errors, had to guess at some words but we know the message format so no worries, just need the calls

1530Z 20DEC19 VVV RCV RCV RCV de RHO62 RHO62 QSA? QTC K
(groups)

1534Z 20DEC19 VVV RIW RIW RIW de RHO62 RHO62 QSA? QTC K

multipath was bad, lotsa dit and dah smearing even with the noise floor at -130dBm and sigs at -125 or stronger, preamp got the floor down to -140 but didn't help, neither did wider filtration

752

Utility / Re: 11232 USB 2144Z 08JAN19

« on: December 20, 2019, 2116 UTC »

2111Z 20DEC19 USB ATLAS 338 requests Trenton Mil relay to RCC to have their SAR guys flown in the Pilatus to Winnipeg rather than Thunder Bay.

753

Utility / Re: CIS Navy on HF

« on: December 20, 2019, 0547 UTC »

8345 0647Z 13DEC19
VVV RIW RIW de RMUW RMUW RMUW NR 63 RPT K

0644Z RMUW RPT

0659Z VVV RIW RIW de RMUW RMUW QSA? K

0700Z RMUW RPT NR 63 RPT QSA?

0702Z RMUW RPT (then into groups)
99360 70060 (errors) 92610 K

0704Z RMUW OK QRI





RMUW is the Shakhter (SB-922), a Sliva class salvage tug of the Black Sea Fleet.
https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/SHAKHTERSK-3-IMO-7038642-MMSI-273397210

https://www.vesselfinder.com/?imo=7038642
not too shabby dx for a tiny bobber off the east coast of Russia

Is it?
"Shakhter" (ex-SB-922) is now RFS Shakhtyor (Шахтер) - IMO 8406652  call sign?
Black Sea Fleet
https://nok-schiffsbilder.de/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=46419

Thanks for the info, also far as I've seen there are three of the class with the same name and a numeral, I've no clue exactly wich is ota when I catch them.

754

VHF/UHF Logs, including satellites and radiosondes / Re: UHF mil air

« on: December 19, 2019, 1712 UTC »

TACAMO flight burning mux on 366.600MHz 1507Z 19DEC19

755

Utility / Re: CIS Navy on HF

« on: December 19, 2019, 1709 UTC »

8345 0607Z 19DEC19
VVV VVV RIW RIW RIW de RCJG RCJG QSA? K
RIW RIW de RCJG RCJG FOR RJH45 =SML= (groups) K RCJG

0613Z VVV RIW RIW RIW de RCJG RCJG QSA? K

0623Z VVV RIW RIW RIW de RMUW RMUW QSA? K


1432Z 12464
RCJG RPT (groups)

1422Z RCJG QRU K

1502Z RIT RIT RIT de RHO62 RHO62 QSA? QTC K

1509Z RIT RIT RIT de RHO62 RHO62 (groups)

1514Z RIT RIT RIT de RHO62 RHO62 QSA? OK QRU K

1629Z VVV RIW RIW RIW de RCJG RCJG QSA? QTC K

1630Z RCJG RPT (fade) S6109 8654T

1631Z RCJG RPT K

1632Z RCJG RPT K

1634Z VVV RIW RIW RIW de RCJG RCJG NO K
 
1635Z RCJG QRU K

1636Z RCJG QRU K

756

Utility / Re: CIS Navy on HF

« on: December 18, 2019, 1945 UTC »

0706Z 18DEC19 VVV RIW RIW de RHO62 RHO62 QSA? K

1200Z VVV RIW RIW de RCJG RCJG QSA? QTC K

1209Z VVV RIW RIW de RCJG RCJG QSA? QTC K

1216Z VVV RIT RIT de RHO62 RHO62 QSA? K

1217Z RIT RIT de RHO62 RHO62 FOR RJH74 =SML= (goups)

1221Z VVV RIT RIT de RHO62 RHO62  RPT NR 10 K

1222Z VVV RIT RIT de RHO62 RHO62  RPT NR 10 K

1222Z VVV RIT RIT de RHO62 RHO62  OK QRU K

Seems I'm at just the right spot to hear RCJG and RHO62, wonder when some other calls will come along.

Something to keep in mind is the Ivan Bubnov will be in the company of a task force since she carries petroleum for the fleet, she replenishes the fleet allowing them to stay on station far longer than is she weren't present. When the Kuz (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_aircraft_carrier_Admiral_Kuznetsov) was plying the waves and not on fire in drydock like recently, Bubnov was in her entourage.

757

Utility / Re: MIL Ru 5780 USB 1318 UTC 18 Dec 2019

« on: December 18, 2019, 1930 UTC »

Nice catch!

758

Software / Re: CW Decoder Apps

« on: December 17, 2019, 2201 UTC »

Have heard this one is the holy grail of decoders;
http://www.polar-electric.com/Morse/MRP40-EN/
and priced accordingly

Another effective one that also comes at cost;
https://www.dxsoft.com/en/products/cwget/

The good thing is one can dl and test them before you buy!




Some people like (free version) DM780 for cw, and while this is my fav by far HAM digital mode decoder, I've never used it on cw;
https://www.egr.msu.edu/msuarc/software/ham-radio-deluxe/

Another freeware decoder is fldigi;
http://www.w1hkj.com/
never found it to be faster or lighter than DM780

What is really needed for this game is a decoder that (1) decodes well and (2) timestamps each xmission, with item 2 being something lacking in almost every HAM decoder.
In that light I'll be taking another look at the various spookware decoders like Sorcerer, K600, WCODE and see if they can be jostled into better decodes.

Also in near future might be hand delivering a restored R390A to someone who used to copy, via R390A, Russian, Chinese, and other morse traffic while in uniform.
I intend on getting an interview from him on the subject and will post it.

759

SDR - Software Defined Radio / Re: Automatic clarifying of SSB signal with SDR ?

« on: December 17, 2019, 2130 UTC »

Interesting the patent's assigned to Icom.

760

Utility / Re: CIS Navy on HF

« on: December 17, 2019, 2118 UTC »

8345 0652Z 16DEC19
FOR RJH73 (groups) de RCJG
RPT 020

8345 0611Z 17DEC19
VVV RCV RCV de RCJG QSA? K

0612Z VVV RCV RCV de RCJG QSA? K

0615Z two stations sending same time, many outstations (ships) are on this duplex net that will not be able to hear each other due propagation but the controls (shore stations) will be able to exert some order on the net

0616Z RMUW RMUW

0617Z VVV RIW de RMUW

0620Z RMUW OK QRU K

0622Z VVV de RMUW QSA? QTC K



12464 1508Z 17DEC19
VVV RIT RIT de RHO62 QSA? K

1515Z VVV RIT RIT de RHO62 QSA? K

1517Z VVV RIT RIT de RHO62 QSA? K

1524Z VVV RIW RIW de RHO62 QSA? K

1526Z VVV RIW RIW de RHO62 QSA? QTC K

1528Z VVV RIW RIW de RHO62 QSA? QTC K

1531Z VVV RMP RMP de RHO62 QSA? QTC K

1532Z VVV RMP RMP de RHO62 QSA? QTC K

1541Z VVV RMP RMP de RHO62 QSA? K

1546Z VVV RMP RMP de RHO62 QSA? K

1548Z VVV RIT RIT de RHO62 QSA? QTC K

1543Z VVV RIW RIW de RHO62 QSA? QTC K


RHO62 is the ADMIRAL VLADIMIRSKIY, an Akademik Krylov class survey/research ship of the Baltic Fleet, apparently the last of her class in service
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Admiral_Vladimirskiy_(ship,_1975)
https://tass.com/defense/985205

761

Equipment / Re: Discone antennas

« on: December 17, 2019, 0434 UTC »

They're all going to perform about the same if they have a vertical element. The diff will be in construction materials, some use cheap hollow aluminium tubing that the wind will eventually break. Pick one and use good coax, lmr, 9913, etc.

762

Bacon, BBQ, Beef, And More / Re: Some experiments cooking bacon in the oven

« on: December 16, 2019, 1955 UTC »

Well go all the way and do microwave next.

763

Group W Bench / Re: KFC is selling a chicken-scented fire log to warm your drumsticks this holiday s

« on: December 16, 2019, 1954 UTC »

I had a friend who was a serious cigar smoker. During the summer he'd dump the butts in his fireplace. Come fall he'd build a fire. You could smell cigars all over that subdivision the first few days. Can you believe people took offense to that lovely smell?

Shame he wasn't a pipe tobacco fancier.

764

General Radio Discussion / Re: Found in the AZ desert

« on: December 16, 2019, 1950 UTC »

Some high detail pics of the boards might help suss out what each board does. Also the date codes on any chips will tell us when they were made. Not very clandestine if the lettering/nomenclature is visible, so prolly not a nsa/cia thingy.

765

Utility / Re: CIS Navy on HF

« on: December 16, 2019, 1941 UTC »

0610Z 16DEC19
RCJG (groups)

0612Z RCJG RPT QTC K
RCJG RPT K

0613Z RCJG OK

0615Z de RMUW RMUW QSA? K
RJH45 RJH74 (groups)

0622Z VVV RCV RCV de RMUW QSA?




RMUW was requesting RCV pass a wx report to the following;
RJH45 = MOSCOW NAVAL METEO
RJH74 = NORTHERN FLEET METEO