Gandor Radio is up on 8.891

brandon

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If you're up early (~1500Z) check 11279 USB for Gander Radio handling polar routes. Conditions have been very good up that direction around this time. I logged several Emirates (EK211, EK229, EK3U) and Qatari (QR57C, QR719) flights giving voice reports at 88N, 87N and 85N this morning. I'm just using a small magnetic loop and could hear both sides - I'd imagine a full size antenna will pull these in really good.
 

philnic100

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Even earlier, try 8950 USB for St Petersburg (formerly Murmansk) - regardless of the Russia situation, those territories who havent denounced the invasion, such as UAE, China, India, Qatar etc continue to overfly Russia airspace and over the top as Brandon points out. The St Petersburg transmitter isnt great, but give it a try - I try and sync when outside using Flightradar so you can see when the like of emirates are heading north and off the northern coast of Russia.
Similarly on Gander 8891 USB, again earlier, you will get all the European flights from Japan and Korea heading north from Alaska. Examples are DHL715/717, JAL43/45, SWR161 nd also some Finnair that head direct north towards the pole.
 

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SWR 161 Tokyo - Zurich just got clearance from Reykjavik OAC via Iceland Radio via 8930N060W 85N025E 80N026E 75N024E OLOLI F330 M083.
One of the further northern tracks of late and coming in quite far east before swinging west over Norway.
 
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