255.540.7 CW

[Marcy57]

check this out in CW 255.540.7 "Peace in Ukraine"
old SatCom freq,s...73,s Marcy

 

[eorange]

I hear it! Nice catch.

 

[Marcy57]

seems it stopped QRT...maybe it will come back
before was "Stop the War"...73,s marcy

 

[VK3RX]

You have motivated me to have a look around the INO region satellites, where there is usually Russian comms.

 

[Marcy57]

I hear Russian on 255.550 right now two om,s

 

[alok]

Are you monitoring the 240-270 Mhz band? Can you only hear the satellite when it is going overhead, if so where to you learn the times ( over your area ) , satellite name, country that owns it & transmit frequencies ?
Al

 

[yow777]

Similar CW is transmitting now on SATCOM downlink 252.050

I am not good with morse code but I think I got "SAVE UKRAINE...ENEMIES WILL FADE AWAY..."

 

[alok]

When do you know to monitor? These stations are not transmitting all the time, correct?

Al

 

[gtaman]

When do you know to monitor? These stations are not transmitting all the time, correct?

Al

Sweep the SATCOM band to find them. You need a decent yagi.

Sats are geostationary. They move with you point towards the equator.

 

[spacellamaman]

nice tip folks thanks

 

[IC-R20]

Sweep the SATCOM band to find them. You need a decent yagi.

Sats are geostationary. They move with you point towards the equator.

Don’t need a yagi at all. A simple QFH will work and a lot of pirates you can hear easily just off the whip. I regularly listen with a 2m 5/8 wave.

CQ CQ 74s

 

[Marcy57]

Yes I just use a Discone and copy plenty of them np...73,s

 

[VK3RX]

Don’t need a yagi at all. A simple QFH will work and a lot of pirates you can hear easily just off the whip.

What you can use and get away with wholly depends where you are in relation to the satellites, the elevation above the horizon and obstructions.

Here I can't hear anything on a discone, and instead use a yagi and a Harris, both with preamps.

VK3RX's Shack

 

[Marcy57]

I copy a constant tone on 253.850 though I hear voice underneath
it ...only last few days seems been there??...Marcy

 

[IC-R20]

What you can use and get away with wholly depends where you are in relation to the satellites, the elevation above the horizon and obstructions.

Here I can't hear anything on a discone, and instead use a yagi and a Harris, both with preamps.

VK3RX's Shack

Yeah being on Australia and close to the southernmost point of it I would imagine so, I was mostly referring to the other posters asking since they’re in the North America and EU regions. I even saw video someone receiving on their kitchen window with a 2m duck and one of those 1.25 meter band chinese handhelds that covers the whole 200 range. I have to use my Diamond RH205 5/8 wave telescopic on the WS1040 if I want to get it portable.

 

[Marcy57]

Just went from 250-270 and counted 9 pirates and I probably missed some!
so the Discone is working for sure not the best but till I get something better
it will do ...73,s Marcy
(maybe my location is just good not sure do not know much about it..lol
seems around 263 there are quite a few!)

 

[VK3RX]

Yeah being on Australia and close to the southernmost point of it I would imagine so

Yours (CONUS & LANT) are well below my horizon but I see 9 milsats in total horizon to horizon POR & IOR.

I was referring to reception of these satellites in general. If one happens to be in the right location then a whip or discone might suffice, but normally something better is needed. You are doing well with what you are using.

It is a case of try whatever antenna is available and see

Many used to have fleet broadcast continuous data channels in the range 250.350 - 250.700MHz, which were good to check reception.

 

[ind224]

Do we have a list of the actual viable birds names and azimuths? N2yo has a list but does not do transponders or freqs for specific birds
Found some thanks hunch it would be the USA series...

 

[VK3RX]

I've not found all the info in one place, so its been a case of using multiple sources (which may or may not be up to date).

I can list my sources which will also work for you CONUS folk if you haven't found what you are after.

 

[gtaman]

Here is I would one of the best documents to have.

https://www.marines.mil/Portals/1/MCRP%203-40.3G%20z.pdf