Longwave database ?

[ka5lqj]

Hi,

Does anyone know where I might find a site that contains stations, World-
wide that has all the longwave frequency, call sign, name, qth, and maybe
the E.R.P. (Effective Radiative Power) for the station?

As I understand it, there are even some Navy stations down, @round 17kHz.
They operate slow CW and talk to our submarines all over the World on
these freqencies.

Respectfully submitted,
Regards,

Don/KA5LQJ

 

[ridgescan]

How about this
VLF broadcast (10 - 150 kHz)

http://www.mwlist.org/ul_login.php?sprache=en

I use these
http://www.dxinfocentre.com/ndb.htm

http://www.classaxe.com/dx/ndb/rna/

 

[majoco]

A long time ago Rugby radio in the UK broadcast time signals at 0900 and 2100UTC on 16kHz. Lots of power into a humungous antenna system. When you drew up into the car park, a guy ran out and grounded your car to an earth stake!

Lots of info here on the use of VLF for submarine comms.

SUBMARINE RADIO TRAFF FROM THE RUGBY TRANSMITTER

 

[ka5lqj]

Thanks, Gentlemen,

I'll put this information to good use on a cold Winter's night along with trying to work 40 and 160 meters.

We've recently moved and I broke my left leg in a fall, so as soon as I am able, I'll be putting up a longwave antenna, about 400' long along with some ham antennas. So, I'll have coverage from DC to LIGHT, ROFL!

Thanks again
Respectfully submitted,
Regards,

Don/KA5LQJ

 

[902]

Thanks, Gentlemen,

I'll put this information to good use on a cold Winter's night along with trying to work 40 and 160 meters.

We've recently moved and I broke my left leg in a fall, so as soon as I am able, I'll be putting up a longwave antenna, about 400' long along with some ham antennas. So, I'll have coverage from DC to LIGHT, ROFL!

Thanks again
Respectfully submitted,
Regards,

Don/KA5LQJ

Don,

A few years ago during a lull in the sunspot cycle, from a couple of hundred miles north of you, I was able to pick up Europe 1 on 183 kHz using an Icom rig with a 40 meter vertical. It was pretty slick, although I couldn't understand anything they were saying. It was all in French. They were in pretty solid for several nights.

73 ES GUD DX!

 

[ridgescan]

Have fun Don wish I had space for a proper LW spread-you know I would if I could still hoping though that with what I have I may catch one in the right conditions. For now furthest I've gotten was NDBs out of Canada at 1000+ miles.
Wouldn't mind seeing some videos of LW BCs if ya get em

 

[ka5lqj]

Hi All! ;-)

TGIF, Ridge, All,

Well, long-wave is not the ONLY thing I monitor. I'm also a serious BCB
Hunter, Short-wave listener, Ham, and Part 90 (Public Saftey) scanner.
I guess you might say I'm a From DC to Light monitor, LOL! I haven't
gotten into Military, train or aero monitoring, but I have plans to listen
to them as well. Yes, I'm nosey, he,he,he. I've been at this game since
1958 when I was 12 years old, I'm near 66 and still just eaten up with
radio of all kinds frequencies.

Well, it's Friday morning and my physical therapist will be here shortly to
work me out with some leg strengthing exersizes and go down the front
steps an into the yard for a stroll, then back climbing the steps and going
inside. I can't stay too long outside. The temps here will be near 100º
or higher and the heat indicies (plural of index's) will even be higher.

GOD BLESS,
Regards,

Don/KA5LQJ

 

[ridgescan]

Stay cool Don!

 

[Token]

Hi,

Does anyone know where I might find a site that contains stations, World-
wide that has all the longwave frequency, call sign, name, qth, and maybe
the E.R.P. (Effective Radiative Power) for the station?

As I understand it, there are even some Navy stations down, @round 17kHz.
They operate slow CW and talk to our submarines all over the World on
these freqencies.

Respectfully submitted,
Regards,

Don/KA5LQJ

They don't send slow CW on VLF for sub comms, and have not in a long time. They send slow speed digital, with power levels from 100 kW to 1 MW, depending on the site. Also, the US VLF systems work more in the 20 kHz + range, although they can work from 14 to 60 kHz. The ELF freq range used is mostly in the 40 to 80 Hz range, and is sent at a much slower data rate.

T!

 

[EMT911]

Hi,

Does anyone know where I might find a site that contains stations, World-
wide that has all the longwave frequency, call sign, name, qth, and maybe
the E.R.P. (Effective Radiative Power) for the station?

As I understand it, there are even some Navy stations down, @round 17kHz.
They operate slow CW and talk to our submarines all over the World on
these freqencies.

Respectfully submitted,
Regards,

Don/KA5LQJ

I am using a VLF converter with a lowpass filter I built from a kit and seeing lots of activity from 17 khz up to nearly 500 khz (airport LF beacons). I say "seeing" because I ran the output of the converter into my spectrum analyzer on my service monitor to get an idea of what all is lurking down there. I then put the output into my ICOM IC-706 and listened to them as I tuned thru the output band.

I did a search on google using the argument "vlf frequencies" and "vlf stations" and came up with some lists of the really low stuff and also a list of beacon stations in the US. The NDB List Information Page is one. Alex's longwave list and Alex's longwave page are some more. Good luck. Welcome to VLF. It's fun down here.