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Just in case anyone's interested:


 Clipped from "Popular Communications" magazine
 Monitoring The Iraq War:
 As the world waits and watches Iraq, if you've got a shortwave receiver
with
 sideband mode (USB and LSB) you can hear certain military communications
> related to the conflict including many long-distance GHFS (Global HF
System)
>
> stations including Emergency Action Messages (EAMs) and Skyking messages
> which are high-priority messages for air and ground stations.
>
> Frequencies to monitor (in the USB mode) include:
> 4709, 4724, 6712, 6739, 8992, 11175, 11271, 15038 (11175 is a very active
> frequency most of the time)
>
> Shortwave broadcasts from the Middle East that you can hear with a
> reasonable
> antenna include the following. Note that UTC (Universal Time) is 5 hours
> ahead of EST. Note that because the changing situation in the area these
> times and frequencies are subject to change; of course checking the
> frequencies from time to time is your best bet of hearing a broadcast.
>
> Egypt, Radio Cairo on 9900 at 2315 UTC
>
> Iran, Voice of the Islamic Republic, Tehran on 9022 at 1030 UTC (also on
> 9835 and 11970) Iran also on 13730 and 13745 at 1330 UTC.
>
> Iraq, Radio Baghdad on 11787 (varies slightly to 11785) at 2000 UTC. Also
> check 15265, 15375, 15385, 21470 at 1100 UTC.
>
> Israel, Kol Israel on 6280, 7475, 9435 at 0500 (also on 11605). Israel
also
> on 15640, 17535 and 6220 at 2000 UTC. Also check 1700 UTC on 17545. At
1900
> UTC on 11605, 15615 and 17545.
>
> Kuwait (Radio Kuwait) on 11990 kHz at 1800 UTC. Also check 15110 kHz.
>
> Syria, Radio Damascus on 12085 (and 13610 frequently) at 0500 and 2000 UTC
>
> Turkey, Voice of Turkey, Ankara on 11960 and 12000 at 2100 UTC; on 6020 at
> 0400 and 2300 UTC
>
> United Arab Emirates Radio, Dubai on 13675, 15395 at 0020, 1330 UTC; 15395
> at 0030; 0200 on 15395 and 15370;



Mike Duke, K5XU
American Council of Blind Radio Amateurs

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