2008 Hurricane Frequencies By Hugh Stegman NV6H (Last Update 21 Jul 08) Please delete older copies of this list! They only propagate errors across the Internet, then I catch hell for it. All those funny x.1 frequencies used by US Air Force MARS have been changed back to x.0, and appropriate corrections have been made here. Added the Caribbean Weather Center daily net (http://www.caribwx.com/ssb.html). Finally dropped the two remaining US military weather freqencies, as they've been quiet for several years. If they come back from the dead, as they did the last time I dropped them, I'll put them back. SECURE is not dead, it's just spotty depending on the state. SHARES Coordination Net freqs appear to be somewhat in flux, as they try different digital modes (mostly PACTOR and ALE). Amateur nets move around. Just tune the band for anyone obviously using procedures. 20 meters above 14100 is prime hunting territory in day time, and 75 meter LSB is common at night. Some move to 21 MHz in the local afternoon hours, conditions permitting. Maybe we'll get some sunspots one of these years. Submit corrections/additions to utilityworld@ominous-valve.com. 490.0 NAVTEX alternate 518.0 (Sitor-B) US Coast Guard, Navigational Telex (NAVTEX) 1984.0 (LSB) Virgin Islands/ Antilles/ PR 2054.0 (Fax) US Coast Guard, Kodiak, AK 2082.5 Intership Safety and Operational Comm, all areas. ^Also, Intership non-commercial fishing. 2182.0 Maritime voice calling and distress, wx announcement ch 2174.5 (Teleprinting) NBDP Distress and Safety 2177.0 (DSC) Coast Stations and Intership DSC Calling 2187.5 (DSC) Digital Selective Calling Safety/Distress(GMDSS) 2203.0 Intership Safety and Operational Communications. ^Gulf of Mexico |Also, Intership non-commercial fishing. 2214.0 Intership Safety/ Operational Comm, all areas 2326.0 State Emergency Management ALE/USB (Operation Secure) 2371.0 CAP, all regions 2374.0 CAP, all regions 2411.0 State Emergency Management USB (Operation Secure) 2414.0 State Emergency Management ALE/USB (Operation Secure) 2419.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 2422.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 2439.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 2463.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 2466.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 2471.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 2474.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 2487.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 2500.0 WWV wx h+8, 9, 10; WWVH wx h+48, 49, 50, 51 2511.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 2535.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 2569.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 2582.0 ZBM - St. George's Harbor Radio, Bermuda 2587.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 2638.0 Intership Safety/ Operational Comm, all areas 2670.0 US Coast Guard, MSI broadcasts, announced on 2182 ^U.S. Coast Guard Liaison and Maritime Safety |Broadcasts, Also Intership Safety and Operational |Communications in all areas 2738.0 Intership Safety/ Operational Comm ^all areas except Great Lakes. Shared with aircraft. 2801.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 2802.4 Red Cross F-91 (may be carrier freq for above) 2804.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 2812.0 State Emergency Management ALE/USB (Operation Secure) 2830.0 Intership Safety / Operational Comm ^ Gulf of Mexico only. Shared with aircraft. 2872.0 MWARA NAT net 2958.5 US Navy New Orleans 3023.0 US Coast Guard SAR 3047.0 Canadian Forces MACS 3122.0 US Coast Guard, safety of flight 3130.0 US Navy FACSFAC Jacksonville, FL "Sea Lord" 3171.4 Red Cross disaster (F-92) 3202.0 State Emergency Management ALE/USB (Operation Secure) 3216.0 SHARES Regional Coord Net (Night Primary) 3303.0 US Department Of Transportation evacuation F-1 3341.0 FEMA "Foxtrot-6," 3361.0 SHARES Regional Coord Net (Night Alt) 3388.0 FEMA 3455.0 MWARA CAR net 3573.0 (CW) Carolinas Net 3622.5 (Fax) JMH, Tokyo, weather charts at 0110 and 1910 3710.0 (LSB) Puerto Rico 3810.0 (LSB) CO ARES Primary NVIS Net (Sun., 0800 Local Mountain Time) 3815.0 (LSB) Caribbean Net (Alt on 3940 S. FL, 3950 N FL) ^ WX4NHC/NHW lists this as a night alt freq 3815.0 (LSB) Inter-island 75 meter frequency (24 hr) 3818.0 (LSB) Caribbean 3820.0 (LSB) Maryland Emergency Phone Net 3823.0 (LSB) Amateur use w/MS Red Cross in Katrina 3845.0 (LSB) Gulf Coast West, often takes H&W 3862.0 (LSB) GULF COAST H&W 3862.5 (LSB) Mississippi Section Voice Traffic Net 3865.0 (LSB) West Virginia Emergency Net 3873.0 (LSB) Regional ARES Emergency Frequency ^West Gulf ARES Emergency Net (Night) |Central Gulf Coast Hurricane Net |Magnolia Section Net |Louisiana ARES Net |Lousiana Emergency & Tactical Traffic Net (Night) |Mississippi Emergency & Tactical Traffic Net (Night) |North Texas Section ARES |Texas Emergency & Tactical Traffic Net (Night) |Texas Traffic Net |Night Primary and Gulf Coast common tactical 3905.0 (LSB) Hawaii, Delaware 3907.0 (LSB) Coastal Carolina Emergency Net Dy 0000 3910.0 (LSB) Regional Emergency Primary Channel: ^ Virginia primary (alt 7360) | Mississippi ARES, Louisiana Traffic Net, | West Central Florida Section Net, | Central Texas Emergency Net 3911.0 (LSB) West Central Florida SKYWARN Net 3913.0 (LSB) NY State 3915.0 (LSB) South Carolina Emergency/Traffic Nets 3915.0 (LSB) Massachusetts/Rhode Island 3917.0 (LSB) E Pennsylvania 3923.0 (LSB) North Carolina Evening Net 3923.0 (LSB) Tar Heel Emergency Net (alt 7232) 3923.0 (LSB) Mississippi ARES ^ Always good for SE US H&W 3925.0 (LSB) Central Gulf Coast Hurricane Net 3925.0 (LSB) Louisiana/Gulf/SW emergency alternate 3927.0 (LSB) North Carolina Morning Net, ARES 3930.0 (LSB) Gulf Coast Hurricane Net alternate 3930.0 (LSB) Louisiana 3930.0 (LSB) North Texas Emergency Net 3933.0 (LSB) Panhandle Traffic Emergency Net Dy 0000 3935.0 (LSB) Belize 3935.0 (LSB) Central Gulf Coast Hurricane Net 3935.0 (LSB) Health & Welfare Traffic Net (Night) ^ARES Section H&W Frequency for | Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas | Also Alabama Tactical Use 3937.0 (LSB) W. Massachusetts 3940.0 (LSB) Florida Voice Traffic Net 3940.0 (LSB) South Florida ARES Net 3940.0 (LSB) Tropical Voice Traffic Net 3940.0 (LSB) SATERN Alternate 3944.0 (LSB) West Gulf Emergency Net 3945.0 (LSB) Katrina Outbound Health & Welfare 3947.0 (LSB) Virginia health & welfare (alt 7240) 3950.0 (LSB) Northern Florida ARES Net 3950.0 (LSB) National Hurricane Watch, occasional night 3955.0 (LSB) South Texas Emergency Net 3957.0 (LSB) Louisiana State EOC 3960.0 (LSB) Northeast Coast Hurricane Net 3965.0 (LSB) Alabama Emergency Net 3965.0 (LSB) Alabama Traffic Net F-"Mike" ^ Alabama Katrina Alt 3967.0 (LSB) Gulf Coast Outgoing Traffic Net 3975.0 (LSB) District 32 RACES Net (Alt in TX) 3975.0 (LSB) Georgia ARES 3980.0 (LSB) SE Virginia ARES 3987.5 (LSB) Mexico (Spanish) 3993.5 (LSB) Regional Common Frequency ^ NY State RACES, KY ARES, SC ARES, | Gulf Coast Health & Welfare Primary 4003.0 Bahamas Air Sea Rescue, WX broadcasts dy 1100 4045.0 Caribbean Weather Center, 1030, 1200 4055.0 Federal Aviation Administration, RCOM HF net 4125.0 Maritime clg and distress freq, some weather info 4125.0 USCG calling/watchkeeping (simplex) 4146.0 Maritime simplex channel 4A 4149.0 Maritime simplex channel 4B 4207.5 International DSC Channel 4209.5 (Sitor-B) International NAVTEX, like 518 kHz 4210.0 (Sitor-B) International marine safety information 4235.0 (Fax) USCG Boston, MA, weather fax, eve/night 4271.1 (Fax) CF, Halifax, NS, hourly charts, RTTY rest of hr. ^Freq is nominal; your dial/window may vary 4298.0 (Fax) USCG NOJ, Kodiak, AK, all scheduled hours 4316.0 (USB) USCG NMG, New Orleans, LA, voice weather fcsts ^ 0330, 0515, 0930, 1115, 1530, 1715, 2130, 2315 4317.9 (Fax) USCG, New Orleans, LA, all scheduled hours 4346.0 (Fax) USCG, Pt. Reyes, CA, night weather charts 4372.0 US Navy FACSFAC VACAPES, VA, "Giant Killer" 4369.0 WLO traffic & weather 4426.0 USCG, SCN net duplex, ships call on 4134 4426.0 USCG NMN Portsmouth, VA, Atlantic WX 0330 0515 0930 4426.0 USCG NMC Pt. Reyes, CA, Pacific WX 0430 1030 4460.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 4466.0 CAP, NE US Primary, SE Alternate 4469.0 CAP, Gulf Coast Hurricane Net, SE Pri, NE Alt 4490.0 SHARES National Coord Net (ALE/USB) 4506.0 CAP, N. Central US Primary 4513.0 SHARES Regional Coordination Network (Night Alt) 4557.1 USAF MARS phone patch net, night calling freq 4573.0 SHARES National Net (Alt USB) 4582.0 CAP, National Clg & Emergency, Pacific Alternate ^SHARES Use in Katrina 4583.5 CAP, Tuesday hurricane nets 2100 local in season 4585.0 CAP, Pacific & Mid-East (Atlantic) Primary 4601.0 CAP, Rocky Mtn. Primary, Great Lakes Alternate 4604.0 CAP, Great Lakes Primary, Rocky Mtn. Alternate 4640.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 4627.0 CAP, Southwest US Primary 4709.0 USAF HF-GCS, Sigonella 4724.0 USAF HF-GCS Primary 4780.0 FEMA 4813.5 USCG emergency, Guam (alternate) 4821.0 Federal Agencies Net, Region 7 (old FHWA hwy net F-14) 4900.0 USAF hurricane net on Eastern Test Range 4960.0 Louisiana National Guard 5000.0 WWV wx h+8, 9, 10; WWVH wx h+48, 49, 50, 51 5008.0 US Department Of Transportation evacuation F-2 5135.0 SECURE Gulf Coast net ALE/USB 5136.4 Red Cross F-93 5140.0 SECURE Florida net ALE.USB 5141.4 Red Cross F-94 5142.6 USCG 7th District SAR 5192.0 State Emergency Management (Operation SECURE) 5195.0 State Emergency Management (Operation SECURE) 5203.5 US Army National Guard 5211.0 National Emergency Coordination Net night primary, also FEMA "Foxtrot 11," USB/LSB 5236.0 SHARES Co-ordination Network Ch-1 (night voice primary) 5302.0 FEMA, probably urban search and rescue 5320.0 USCG Groups, Miami, FL, and Portsmouth, VA; CG Auxiliary Galveston CG use in Katrina 5350.0 USAF hurricane net on Eastern Test Range 5400.0 USCG, Puerto Rico 5402.0 FEMA 5422.5 USCG Auxiliary 5432.0 USCG, hvy CAMSLANT use in Dennis '99 5520.0 MWARA CAR net 5550.0 New York ATC 5680.0 Maritime calling and distress frequency 5692.0 USCG air-air, Navy, possibly also FEMA 5696.0 USCG air-ground/safety of flight 5696.0 USCG Safety of Flight, search and rescue, busy channel 5710.0 USAF, weather recon heard here 5711.0 SHARES Co-ordination Network Ch-4 (ALE) 5717.0 CanForce safety of flight/SAR, their version of 5696 5732.0 (ALE/USB) COTHEN (Scan-1) 5755.0 Federal Agencies Net, Region 7 (old FHWA hwy net F-23) 5821.0 FEMA "Foxtrot-14" 5847.0 US National Guard ALE/USB 5848.0 US Army Corps of Engineers 5901.0 SHARES National Net (Night Alt) 6106.0 FEMA 6215.0 Maritime calling and distress frequency 6215.0 USCG calling/watchkeeping (simplex) 6221.0 Caribbean Weather Center, 1330 6224.0 Maritime simplex channel Ch. 6A 6227.0 Maritime simplex channel Ch. 6B 6227.0 Cruiseheimer's Net (winter/alt fq), dy 1230 6230.0 Maritime simplex channel Ch. 6C 6264.3 Kodiak, AK, WX 6312.0 International DSC Channel 6314.0 (Sitor-B) USCG, Boston, MA, Atlantic at 0140 6340.5 (Fax) USCG, Boston, MA, all scheduled hours 6341.7 (Sitor-B) WLO, weather at 0345 6456.0 (Fax) CF, Victoria, BC, 0245, 1025, 1515, and 2115 6496.4 (Fax) CF, Halifax, NS, hourly charts, RTTY rest of hr. 6501.0 USCG, SCN net duplex, ships call on 6200 6501.0 USCG, NRV, Guam, Pacific WX 0930 1530 6501.0 USCG, NMO, Honolulu, HI, Pacific WX 0600 1200 6501.0 USCG, NOJ, Kodiak, AK, Pacific WX 0203 and 1645 6501.0 USCG, NMN, Portsmouth, VA, Atlantic WX 0330, 0515, 0930, 1115, 1530, 2130, and 2315 6519.0 WLO, frequent wx broadcasts 6577.0 MWARA CAR net 6586.0 New York ATC 6712.0 USAF HF-GCS alt 6723.0 US Navy FACSFAC Jacksonville, FL "Sea Lord"(also 6742.0) 6724.0 USAF HF-GCS alt 6739.0 USAF HF-GCS Primary 6742.0 US Navy FACSFAC Jacksonville, FL "Sea Lord" 6785.0 US Army Corps Of Engineers 6800.0 SHARES Coordination Network (PACTOR BBS) 6809.0 FEMA "Foxtrot-21" channel: urban search and rescue, Caribbean relief 6826.0 Army MARS 6859.5 Red Cross F-95 6870.0 FAA Southern Region 6985.0 US Army Corps of Engineers ALE/USB 6999.0 US Army MARS alternate guard fq 7055.0 (LSB) Mexican Hurricane Net (Spanish) 7060.0 (LSB) Mexican Health & Welfare (Spanish) 7070.0 (LSB) Baja California N & S (Spanish) 7090.0 (LSB) Central America Emergency Net (Spanish) 7105.0 (LSB) Cuban use in Michelle 7110.0 (LSB) Cuba 7145.0 (LSB) Bermuda 7158.0 (LSB) Caribbean Net dy 0000 7165.0 (LSB) Caribbean Inter-Island Watch Freq 7225.0 (LSB) Central Gulf Coast Hurricane 7228.0 (LSB) Kentucky 7230.0 (LSB) SW US Traffic Net 7232.0 (LSB) Tar Heel Emergency Net (Alt) 7235.0 (LSB) Central Gulf Coast Hurricane Net 7235.0 (LSB) Regional Emergency Hurricane Frequency ^ Louisiana Emergency Net | Central Gulf Coast Hurricane Net | West Virginia 7238.0 (LSB) Baja California Maritime Net dy 1500/1600 7240.0 (LSB) American Red Cross Gulf Coast Emergency - PRIMARY 7240.0 (LSB) Virginia Health & Welfare (Alt) 7240.0 (LSB) Texas Emergency Net 7241.0 (LSB) Caribbean Maritime Mobile Net, St. Croix, dy 1100 ^(7230 - 7240) 7242.0 (LSB) S. Florida Emergency Net (Alt) 7242.0 (LSB) Florida Mid-day Net 7242.0 (LSB) Tropical Traffic Net 7243.0 (LSB) Alabama Emergency Net 7243.0 (LSB) SC Emergency Net 7245.0 (LSB) Southern Louisiana Emergency Net 7245.0 (LSB) NY State RACES 7247.0 (LSB) SE US Emergency ^ N. Florida ARES, etc 7248.0 (LSB) Texas RACES, Primary Tactical Freq 7250.0 (LSB) Salvation Army SATERN Sat 1700 7250.0 (LSB) Belize 7250.0 (LSB) Texas 7254.0 (LSB) N. Florida Emergency Net 7255.0 (LSB) Old Emergency Calling Freq 7255.0 (LSB) East Coast Amateur Radio Svc (ECARS) 7260.0 (LSB) West Gulf Coast Hurricane Net (Alt) 7260.0 (LSB) Virginia Emercency Net (Alt) 7264.0 (LSB) Gulf Coast Health & Welfare (Alt) 7265.8 (LSB) Salvation Army SATERN (Alt) Sat 1630 7268.0 (LSB) Waterway Net secondary/ Maritime Mobile Net ^ WX4NHC lists this as a secondary freq 7273.0 (LSB) Texas ARES (Alt) use in past 7275.0 (LSB) Georgia 7280.0 (LSB) Louisiana alternate fq in past 7283.0 (LSB) Gulf Coast Outgoing Health & Welfare 7285.0 (LSB) Primary Regional Daytime Frequency ^ West Gulf Emergency Net | Louisiana Emergency Net | Mississippi Emergency Net | Texas Emergency Net | Heavy use in Katrina 7290.0 (LSB) Primary Regional Daytime H&W/WX Freq ^ Central Gulf Coast Hurricane Net | Texas ARES (Primary Health & Welfare) | Louisiana ARES (Pri H&W) | Mississippi ARES (Pri H&W) | Gulf Coast Weather Net 7294.0 (LSB) Chubasco Net dy 1530 7299.0 (LSB) South Pacific Sailing Net Dy 1700 7305.0 (Fax) JMH, Tokyo, weather charts at 0110 and 1910 7341.0 CAP, National Packet Radio Channel (Digital) 7348.0 FEMA 7373.5 US Department Of Transportation evacuation F-3 7381.0 SHARES - US Navy MARS 7412.0 USAF hurricane net on Eastern Test Range 7477.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 7475.0 Federal Aviation Administration, southeast 7480.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 7507.0 USCG and Navy Hurricane Warning Net, Puerto Rico 7508.5 Federal Aviation Administration, Caribbean hurricane net 7527.0 (ALE/USB) Customs Over The Horizon Enforcement Net (COTHEN Scan-2) 7528.6 USCG Auxiliary (likely same freq as 7527) 7540.0 SHARES - US Air Force MARS 7550.5 Red Cross F-96 (Primary) 7552.1 SHARES - NTA 7582.0 US Department Of Transportation evacuation F-4 7632.0 SHARES National Coord Net (Night Pri) 7633.6 USAF MARS phone patch net, night calling freq 7635.0 CAP, National Calling & Emergency 7635.0 SHARES - CAP Command Net 7650.0 US Army National Net ALE/USB 7697.0 Red Cross F-97 7743.0 Federal Agencies Net, Region 7 (old FHWA hwy net F-28) 7773.5 USCG, Caribbean use 7802.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 7805.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 7850.0 Caribbean Police Net per Rick Baker 7920.0 CAP, all regions 7932.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 7935.0 State Emergency Management (Operation Secure) 8047.0 US National Guard ALE/USB 8093.0 US Army National Guard, all regions 8104.0 Caribbean Weather Center, 1230 8125.0 Federal Aviation Administration, east 8137.0 Caribbean Weather Center, 1100 8152.0 Cruiseheimer's Net (Summer fq), US East Coast & E Car, dy 1230 8156.0 Royal Bahamas Defence Force (coast guard & police) 8158.0 NW Caribbean Cruiser's Net, dy 1400 ^Mexico to San Andres Island, Colombia 8160.0 USCG, Caribbean use 8184.5 US Army Air Net ALE/USB 8260.0 Unauthorized Caribbean marine frequency, various languages 8291.0 Maritime calling and distress frequency 8291.0 USCG calling/watchkeeping (Simplex) 8294.0 Maritime simplex channel 8A 8294.0 Alt. frequency for "Herb" Southbound II net 8297.0 Maritime simplex channel 8B 8414.5 International DSC Channel 8416.5 (Sitor-B) USCG, Boston, MA, Atlantic WX at 0140 and 1630 8416.5 (Sitor-B) USCG, Honolulu, HI, Pac WX at 0130, 1330, 2030 8416.5 (Sitor-B) USCG CAMSPAC Pt. Reyes, WX at 0015 and 1800 8459.0 (Fax) USCG, Kodiak, AK, all scheduled hours 8502.0 (USB) USCG, New Orleans, LA, voice weather fcsts ^0330, 0515, 0930, 1115, 1530, 1715, 2130, 2315 8503.9 (Fax) USCG, New Orleans, LA, all scheduled hours 8682.0 (Fax) USCG. Pt. Reyes, all scheduled hours 8764.0 USCG, SCN net duplex, ships call on 8240 8764.0 USCG, Honolulu, HI, Pac WX at 0005, 0600, 1200, 1800 8764.0 USCG, Portsmouth, VA, Atlantic WX at 0330, 0515, 0930, 1115, 1530, 1715, 2130, and 2315 8764.0 USCG CAMSPAC Pt. Reyes, Pac WX 0430, 1030, 1630, 2230 8788.0 WLO traffic & weather 8846.0 New York Radio, frequent use with TEAL hurricane hunters 8912.0 COTHEN Scan-3 (always busy in hurricane relief) ALE/USB 8918.0 MWARA CAR net 8933.0 New York LDOC, given as sec to TEAL 66 for CNN patch 8968.0 USAF (no longer HF-GCS) 8983.0 USCG Safety of Flight, search and rescue, busy channel 8992.0 USAF HF-GCS Primary 9064.0 SHARES National Coord Net (Night Alt) 9074.5 US Department Of Transportation evacuation F-5 9081.5 US Army ALE/USB 9106.0 SHARES Coordination Network Ch. 5 (ALE) 9110.0 (Fax) USCG, Boston, MA, all scheduled hours 9180.0 Mexican Navy 9185.0 Federal Agencies Net, Region 7 (old FHWA hwy net F-31) 9197.0 SHARES - Federal Highway Administration 9122.5 USACE emergency use 9380.0 USCG and US Navy Hurricane Warning Net, Puerto Rico 9970.0 (Fax) JMH, Tokyo, weather charts at 0110 and 1910 9982.5 (Fax) NOAA/ DoD, Honolulu, HI weather charts, night 10000.0 WWV wx h+8, 9, 10; WWVH wx h+48, 49, 50, 51 10194.0 FEMA "Foxtrot-25" ALE/USB/LSB 10202.0 USAF discrete 10242.0 (ALE/USB) COTHEN Scan-4 10305.0 USAF hurricane net on Eastern Test Range 10493.0 National Emergency Coordination Net day primary, also FEMA "Foxtrot-26", and SHARES, USB/LSB 10506.0 (RTTY) CF, Halifax 10536.0 (Fax) CF, Halifax, NS, hourly charts, RTTY rest of hr. 10586.5 SHARES - new SCN channel Xray Foxtrot 10588.0 FEMA /USCG/ always busy in hurricanes ALE/USB/LSB 10780.0 USAF, Cape Radio, FL, and HF-GCS backup 10816.5 USCG National Net ALE/USB 10891.0 SHARES - Federal Highway Administration 10935.0 USCG, others, in Caribbean disaster ops 11028.0 US Department Of Transportation evacuation F-6 11090.0 (Fax) NOAA/ DoD, Honolulu, HI, days 11175.0 USAF, HF-GCS Primary 11181.0 USAF discrete, also Teal use in past 11202.0 US Coast Guard Safety of Flight 11217.0 SHARES Co-ordination Network Ch-6 (ALE) 11220.0 USAF discrete 11226.0 USAF, weather aircraft heard here 11230.0 British military, relief use in Bahamas 11246.0 US Air Force discrete for 53rd WRS ("Teal") 11309.0 New York ATC 11342.0 New York LDOC, used by TEAL 66 to patch CNN 11387.0 MWARA CAR net 11396.0 MWARA CAR net 11494.0 (ALE/USB) COTHEN Scan-5 12087.0 National Guard Net ALE/USB 12178.7 Federal Agencies Net, Region 7 (old FHWA hwy net F-41) 12216.0 FEMA 12290.0 Maritime calling and distress frequency 12290.0 USCG calling/watchkeeping (Simplex) 12350.0 Caribbean Weather Center, 1300 12353.0 Maritime simplex channel 12A 12356.0 Maritime simplex channel 12B 12359.0 Maritime simplex channel 12C 12359.0 Primary frequency for "Herb" ex-Southbound II, Dy 2000 ^Famous Herb Hilgenberg weather net for small vessels |cruising Atlantic and Caribbean. Takes check-ins |starting 1930, may reach into Pacific late in the net, |conditions permitting. 12362.0 Maritime simplex channel 12D 12365.0 Maritime simplex channel 12E 12412.5 (Fax) USCG, Kodiak, AK, all scheduled hours 12577.0 International DSC Channel 12579.0 (Sitor-B) USCG, Boston, MA, Atlantic WX at 0140 and 1630 12579.0 (Sitor-B) USCG, Honolulu, HI, Pac WX 12786.0 (Fax) USCG CAMSPAC Pt, Reyes, CA, all sched. hours 12750.0 (Fax) USCG, Boston, MA, day 12753.0 (Fax) CF, Victoria, BC, 0245, 1025, 1515, and 2115 12788.0 (USB) USCG, New Orleans, LA, voice weather fcsts ^0330, 0515, 0930, 1115, 1530, 1715, 2130, 2315 12789.9 (Fax) USCG, New Orleans, LA, all scheduled hours 13089.0 USCG, SCN net duplex, ships call on 12242 13089.0 USCG, Guam, Pacific WX at 0330 and 2130 13089.0 USCG, Honolulu, HI, Pacific WX at 0005 and 1800 13089.0 USCG, Portsmouth, VA, Atlantic WX at 1115, 1530, 1715, 2130, and 2315 13089.0 USCG CAMSPAC Pt Reyes, Pac WX at 0430, 1030, 1630, 2230 13110.0 WLO traffic & weather 13200.0 USAF, HF-GCS Primary 13204.0 USAF, possible discrete assigned for TEAL pp 13242.0 SHARES Co-ordination Network Ch-10 13245.0 Antigua and Antilles inter-island net 13270.0 NOAA a/c per John Winward 13297.0 MWARA CAR net 13330.0 New York ATC 13354.0 MWARA East Pacific net 13432.5 US Department Of Transportation evacuation F-7 13434.0 Federal Agencies Net, Region 7 (old FHWA hwy net F-42) 13446.0 FEMA "Foxtrot-36" various modes 13457.0 SHARES primary - also Federal Aviation Administration 13510.0 (Fax) CF, Halifax, NS, hourly charts, RTTY rest of hr. 13626.0 Federal Aviation Administration, Gulf 13630.0 Federal Aviation Administration, west 13907.0 (ALE/USB) COTHEN Scan-6 13910.5 US Army MARS emergency net 13927.0 USAF MARS calling & phone patch primary, some TEAL use 13977.0 USAF MARS phone patch net, administrative (Sun 1600) 13956.0 FEMA "Foxtrot-48", some NECN use (USB/LSB) 13960.0 USAF discrete 13993.0 SHARES - USAF MARS 13996.0 SHARES - US Army MARS primary guard fq 13997.0 (Fax) JMH, Tokyo, weather charts at 0110 and 1910 14118.0 'Le Reseau Du Capitaine' Net. Montreal, Canada. ^Most operators bilingual FF/EE, covers Atlantic, |Pacific, Caribbean for WX and emergency tfc, |dy 1100 & 2230 14121.0 Mississauga Maritime Mobile Net ^Covers Europe, Med, Atlantic, Caribbean and Central |America, dy 1245 14185.0 Caribbean emergency frequency 14215.0 Pacific Inter-island Net (Alt) 14235.0 Pan-American Health Net 14260.0 UN Net 14265.0 Salvation Army SATERN Net Primary M-F 1400 14268.0 UN Radio Readiness Group 14270.0 Red Cross Net 14275.0 Now primarily a DX/Contest fq, though still listed Bermuda Net 14283.0 Friendly Caribus Connection ("FCC;" a Caribbean net) 14283.0 UN Relief Net 14293.0 Red Cross use 14300.0 Maritime Mobile Service Net Dy 1600 ^Atlantic fm. Cape Town to Greenland, E. Pacific, |Gulf. Dy 1600-0200 summer, 1700-0200 winter. 14300.0 US Coast Guard Amateur Radio Net S 1600/1700 14300.0 Maritime Mobile Service Net (daily) 14300.0 Intercontinental Net 14303.0 ARRL International Assistance & Traffic Net 14310.0 Maritime Emergency Net dy 0400 14313.0 Maritime Mobile Service Net Alternate-1 14313.0 US Coast Guard Amateur Radio Net S 1600 14315.0 Pacific Interisland Net Dy 0800 14315.0 Pacific Islands Disaster Net First Sun, 0100 14325.0 Hurricane Watch Net, primary fq, amateur and govt, **********ALWAYS MONITOR THIS ONE********* 14327.0 US Coast Guard Amateur Radio Net S 1700/1800 14340.0 California-Hawaii Net M-F 1700 14340.0 Maritime Emergency Net dy 0400 & 1800 14340.0 Manana (Baja) Net M-Sat 1900 14383.5 SHARES - US Navy MARS 14389.0 USAF MARS calling & phone patch secondary 14390.5 MARS disaster operations 14391.5 US Navy MARS 14396.5 SHARES National Coord Net (Day Primary), also old National Communications System primary, all 23 agencies 14450.0 FEMA "Foxtrot-41," evac heard here 14455.0 SHARES National Coord Net (Day Alt) 14493.5 SHARES - Federal Bureau of Investigation 14567.0 FEMA "Foxtrot-39," NECN primary in past 14606.0 USAF MARS Phone Patch Net, old freq ACF 14653.0 US National Guard Net ALE/USB 14757.0 US Army Net ALE/USB 14776.0 FEMA 14836.0 FEMA "Foxtrot-43" 14898.5 SHARES Voice Alternate 14902.0 SHARES - CAP rescue and relief, all regions 15000.0 WWV wx h+8, 9, 10; WWVH wx h+48, 49, 50, 51 15016.0 USAF HF-GCS Primary 15088.0 USCG Air-Ground safety of flight 15094.0 SHARES Coordination Network Ch. 7 (ALE) 15867.0 (ALE/USB) COTHEN Scan-7 16086.5 (Sitor-B) UCCG CAMSPAC MSI 16135.0 (Fax) US DoD, Honolulu, HI, all scheduled hours 16338.5 National Guard Net ALE/USB 16348.0 Federal Aviation Administration 16420.0 Maritime calling and distress frequency 16525.0 Caribbean Weather Center, 1320 16528.0 Maritime simplex channel 16A 16531.0 Maritime simplex channel 16B 16531.0 Alt. frequency for "Herb" Southbound II net 16534.0 Maritime simplex channel 16C 16804.5 DSC 16806.5 (Sitor-B) USCG, Boston, MA, Atlantic WX at 1630 16806.5 (Sitor-B) USCG, Kodiak, AK, Pacific WX at 1500 16806.5 (Sitor-B) USCG CAMSPAC Pt Reyes, Pac WX 17146.4 (Fax) USCG NMG New Orleans, Tropical WX 1715 17151.2 (Fax) USCG CAMSPAC Pt. Reyes, CA, all scheduled hours 17314.0 USCG, duplex, ships call on 16432 17314.0 USCG, Portsmouth, VA, Atlantic WX 1715 17314.0 USCG. Pt. Reyes, CA, Pacific WX at 1630 and 2230 17362.0 WLO traffic & weather 17421.0 US Department Of Transportation evacuation F-8 17487.0 SHARES Coordination Network Ch. 8 (ALE) 17907.0 MWARA CAR net 18205.0 CAP, Alaska 18220.0 (Fax) JMH, Tokyo, weather charts at 0110 and 1910 18594.0 (ALE/USB) COTHEN Scan-8 18617.0 USAF MARS Phone Patch Net 18825.0 Maritime simplex channel 18A 18828.0 Maritime simplex channel 18B 18831.0 Maritime simplex channel 18C 18834.0 Maritime simplex channel 18D 18837.0 Maritime simplex channel 18E 18840.0 Maritime simplex channel 18F 18843.0 Maritime simplex channel 18G 18889.5 (Sitor-A) FEMA, maritime channel 39 19290.0 Unk. Federal 19680.5 (Sitor-B) International marine safety information 19757.0 Maritime channel 1802, FEMA hrd. here 20000.0 WWV wx h+8, 9, 10 20107.0 SHARES Coordination Network Ch. 7 20390.0 USAF Cape Radio Secondary, HF-GCS backup 20873.0 CAP, all regions 20890.0 (ALE/USB) COTHEN Scan-9 20992.6 USAF MARS phone patch net, freq ACR 21400.0 Transatlantic net (amateur) 21402.0 Pacific Maritime Net Dy 2200 (amateur) 22159.0 Maritime simplex channel 22A 22162.0 Maritime simplex channel 22B 22165.0 Maritime simplex channel 22C 22168.0 Maritime simplex channel 22D 22171.0 Maritime simplex channel 22E 22376.0 International Sitor MSI frequency 22376.0 (Sitor-B) USCG, Guam, WX 0500, 1500, 1900, 2315 21390.0 Inter-Americas Net 21400.0 Atlantic Maritime Net 22527.0 (Fax) USCG CAMSPAC Pt. Reyes, day 22804.0 WLO traffic & weather 23214.0 (ALE/USB) COTHEN Scan-10 23331.5 (Fax)US DoD Honolulu, HI, days 25350.0 (ALE/USB) COTHEN Scan-11 26100.5 International Sitor MSI frequency 26617.0 CAP, all regions 26620.0 CAP, all regions 26812.0 SHARES Coordination Network Ch. 8 Table #1: Selected ICAO/WMO Weather Office Identifiers KAWN US Air Force Automated Weather Network KGWC US Air Force Global Weather Center KKCI Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City, MO KMKC US SIGMET office, Kansas City KNGU US Navy Atlantic Weather Center, Norfolk VA KNHC National Hurricane Ctr/Tropical Pred. Ctr, FL KWBC NWS Central Operations, MD KWBx Output from NWS models, per table below KWNC Climate Prediction Center KWNO Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City, MO KWNS Storm Prediction Center PHNL Honolulu, HI TJSJ San Juan, Puerto Rico Abbreviations: ARES Amateur Radio Emergency Service ARRL American Radio Relay League ATC Air Traffic Control BBS Bulletin Board System CAP Civil Air Patrol CF Canadian Forces (CANFORCE) CNN Cable News Network COTHEN Customs Over-The-Horizon Enforcement Network CW Continuous Wave telegraphy (Morse code) DoD US Department of Defense Dy Daily FAA Federal Aviation Administration FACSFAC Fleet Area Control & Surveillance Facility FAX Facsimile, like in offices, only FM analog FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FHWA Federal Highway Administration G-TOR Golay Teleprinting Over Radio HF-GCS High Frequency Global Communications System IARN International Amateur Radio Network LDOC Long Distance Operational Control LSB Lower Sideband MARS Military Affiliate Radio System MSI Marine Safety Information MWARA Major World Air Route Area NAVTEX Navigational Telex, safety and NTM for ships NCS National Communications System NHC National Hurricane Center, Miami NOAA National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration NSEP National Security / Emergency Preparedness NTA National Telecommunications Alliance, replacing Bellcore NTS National Traffic System (amateur) NVIS Near Vertical-Incidence Skip (short range HF mode) PACTOR Packet Teleprinting Over Radio RCC Rescue Coordination Center RTTY Radio Teletype SAR Search And Rescue SATERN Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Net SCN System Coordination Net (USCG) SECURE State Emergency Capability Using Radio Effectively SHARES SHAred RESources SIGMET SIGnificant METeorological aviation warnings SITOR Simplex Telex Over Radio TPC Tropical Prediction Center, Miami USAF US Air Force USACE US Army Corps of Engineers USB Upper Sideband USCG US Coast Guard USN US Navy WX Weather WX4NHC New amateur call at NHC, ex-W4EHW # # # #