Re: [HCDX] AFRTS

["Jon L. Williams" <bengoshi@xxxxxxxxxx>]

My cousin's husband is stationed as a flight surgeon on Diego Garcia.  I will
send an e-mail to him and ask him if he would either tune same, assuming
he has access to a worldband radio, or to go to the station itself to verify
that it is, in deed, transmitting when and on the frequency claimed.

Jon L. Williams    bengoshi@xxxxxxxxxx
Indianapolis, IN



At 05:54 PM 08/18/2000 -0700, you wrote:
>At 06:23 AM 8/18/2000 +0100, you wrote:
>
>>From: http://www.rnw.nl/realradio/html/medianews.html
>>
>>United States/Worldwide
>>18 August 2000: There has been some uncertaintly concerning the transmitter
>>sites used for various recently-introduced AFRTS transmissions on shortwave.
>>National Public Radio, some of whose programmes are relayed by AFRTS, gives
>>the following information on its Website:
>>
>>Key West, Florida: 6458.5 and 12689.5kHz
>>Puerto Rico: 6458.5 and 12689.5kHz
>>Sigonella, Sicily: 4993 and 10940kHz
>>Guam: 13362 and 5765kHz
>>Diego Garcia: 12579 & 4319kHz
>>Iceland: 10320 and 6350kHz
>
>I believe that we must take the above information with a grain of 
>salt.  Recall that there was quite definite information differentiating Key 
>West from Puerto Rico.  I'm suspicious when it is implied that they are 
>simulcasting.  Furthermore, the 4 MHz channel is not even mentioned for the 
>stateside sites.  I think our direction finding will be the most accurate 
>method to determine locations............Walt.
>Walter R. Salmaniw, MD             email:  salmaniw@xxxxxxxx
>Victoria, British Columbia
>CANADA                      
>
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