11387

[a29zuk]

Australian VOLMET Sydney on 11387 at 1330z.

 

[ridgescan]

I missed this one. That is a huge DX on aero! The furthest I have gotten on aero is New York so yours is impressive IMO

 

[majoco]

Works well the other way too - I can often hear NY Volmet on 6604kHz in the late afternoon/early evening here(0400z) then he fades out after 0800z.

 

[a29zuk]

Works well the other way too - I can often hear NY Volmet on 6604kHz in the late afternoon/early evening here(0400z) then he fades out after 0800z.

That's pretty cool, majoco. That was the first Volmet I ever received from the pacific region. Usually I pick them up from northern europe.

 

[Turbo68]

Hi Sydney volmet also use 6676 i heard Trenton volmet on 6754 also heard 5505 volmet from europe Auckland volmet use 6679,8828,13282.

Regards Lino.

ALINCO DJ-X11,ALINCO DJ-X2000
AOR-8200MK3
GRE-PSR400,GRE-PSR500
GRUNDIG SATELLIT-750
ICOM-RX7,ICOM-R3,ICOM-R20,ICOM-R75,ICOM-PCR1000,ICOM-PCR1500,ICOM-PCR2500
PALSTAR-R30A
REALISTIC-PRO2035
TEN TEC-320D
UNIDEN-245,UNIDEN-396,UNIDEN-780
YAESU-VX7R,YAESU-VR500

HF ANTENNAS:
WELLBROOK-ALA1530,WELLBROOK-ALA330S

VHF/UHF ANTENNAS:
AOR-SA7000 WIDEBAND 30KHZ-2GHZ
CENTREFIRE WIDEBAND DIPOLE 25MHZ-500MHZ
ICOM-AH7000 25MHZ-1.3GHZ
POLAR-214A DIPOLE 118MHZ-136MHZ
RFI-GP3 GROUNDPLANE 118MHZ-136MH
WBV-60 WIDEBAND 50KHZ-1.5GHZ

 

[majoco]

Hi Lino, yes - they all seem to peak in signal about the same time, I guess it's Grey Line propogation. 5505 is Shannon, Ireland and I can often hear (S1!) the RAF Northwood Volmet on 5450. Northwood also sends the MetFax for Afghanistan for the troops I guess.

Quite a selection of receivers you have there! Not counting the 'domestic' varieties I have restored, my usual listening is done on a JRC NRD 515, a WinRadio G303e, a Kenwood R2000 on an amplified whip, a Kenwood TS120v transceiver which has a hot receiver on Ham bands, and lastly a VR5000 too.

Just a 60ft longwire running N-S, an Hygain 18AVT/WB ham band vertical and a discone for the VR5000.

Cheers - Martin

 

[Turbo68]

Hi Martin on friday night i also heard volmet on 5673 sounded like some where in asia i should be able to pick up a few more volmets soon been testing the Wellbrook-ALA1530 with a rotator been doing an excellent job so far hopefully will be up by the end of today.

Regards Lino.

 

[kilokat7]

Australian VOLMET Sydney on 11387 at 1330z.

Nice catch! I had New Zealand volmet this morning on 6679 khz at 1125 utc. Honululu Radio volmet immediately came on the air when New Zealand ended their transmission. I've also had Australia on 6676 khz early mornings here. I never thought to try the higher frequencies like 11387 - I'll give that one a try in the morning. Early morning is prime-time here for "down-under" DX.

 

[Turbo68]

For me i have to stay up late to catch all the good action on hf saturday mornning went to bed at 3 am woke up3 hours later went back to listen to hf these late nights are killing me when i was younger i use to stay up all night to listen to hf.

Regards Lino.

 

[Turbo68]

Listening to Pacific volmet on 6679 signal strength 7-9 put my rotator on my wellbrok loop doing an excellent job.

Regards Lino.

 

[brandon]

5673 is Guangzhou and Beijing Volmet.
Here are audio clips of some volmets.

Lots of good information at this page.
HF Volmet Broadcasts