RADIO SIGNALS IN THE RANGE 20 - 25 kHz

00020.0:WWVL:Standard frequency transmission, Ft. Collins, Colorado, USA:
NOT ACTIVE
WWVL Ft. Collins is shut down and their VLF time-signal service discontinued since July 1972.
 

00020.0:unid/(none?):VLF beacon, Amundsen/Scott South Pole base, ANTARCTIC:N0N/unid
ACTIVE
VLF beacon transmitter, located close to the south pole, run by STARLAB - Stanford University USA. Some of the equipment is from the, now off-air, beacon at Siple. http://www-star.stanford.edu/~vlf/south_pole/south%20pole.htm

00020.2:JJI:Japanese Navy, Ebino, Japan:F1B 50Hz/unid
PRESUMED NOT ACTIVE
Of the VLF frequencies allocated to the Japanese Navy, only 00022.2 kHz(see this)
is currently reported with traffic

00020.27:ICV:NATO VLF transmitter facility, Isola di Tavolara, Sardegna, ITALY:MSK
ACTIVE

00020.3:JJI:Japanese Navy, Ebino, Japan:F1B 50Hz/unid
PRESUMED NOT ACTIVE
Of the VLF frequencies allocated to the Japanese Navy, only 00022.2 kHz(see this)is currently reported with traffic

00020.5:3SA/3SB:Chinese Navy, Changde/Datong, PEOPLES REPUBLIC of CHINA:A1A/unid
PRESUMED NOT ACTIVE
Of the 22 listed VLF frequencies for the Chinese Navy, only 20.6 kHz, in use
by 3SA Changde / 3SB Datong, is recently reported with traffic.

00020.5:RJH63/RJH66/RJH69/RJH77/RJH99/RAB99:Russian VLF TS, various loc.:N0N/F1B
ACTIVE
RJH63 Krasnodar 45N24 38E09 RUSSIA,
winter 1131-1140 / summer 1031-1040
No operation on the 3.-13.-23. of each month

RJH66 Bishkek 43N04 73E39 KYRGYZSTAN,
winter (0441-0447),1041-1047 / summer 0341-0347, 0941-0947
No operation on the 6.-16.-26. of each month

RJH69 Molodechno 54N26 26E48 BELARUS
winter 0741-0747 / summer 0641-0647
No operation on the 2.-12.-22. of each month

RJH77 Arkhangelsk 64N24 41E32 RUSSIA
winter 0941-0947 / summer 0841-0847
No operation on the 4.-14.-24. of each month

RJH99 Nizhniy Novgorod 56N11 43E58 RUSSIA
winter 0541-0547 / summer 0441-0447
No operation on the 8.-18.-28. of each month

RAB99 Khabarovsk 48N30 143E51 RUSSIA
winter NOT VERIFIED / summer NOT VERIFIED
No operation on the 10.-20.-30. of each month

At 00020.5 kHz the TS station RJH63 Krasnodar, is using a frequency and station exclusive, transmission sequence, ending with F1B (unid system) at hh:36 - hh:40.

All transmission times in UTC. These TS stations are nicknamed BETA.
 
00020.6:3SA/3SB:Chinese Navy, Changde/Datong, PEOPLES REPUBLIC of CHINA:A1A/F1B 50Hz/unid
ACTIVE
3SA Changde, 25N02 111E40, is monitored using A1A morse.
3SB Datong, 39N36 103E20, no recent info.
Frequency also active with F1B 50 Hz.

00020.76:ICV:NATO VLF transmitter facility, Isola di Tavolara,Sardegna,ITALY:MSK
SPORADIC ACTIVE

00020.9:HWU:French Navy, Rosnay, FRANCE:MSK
ACTIVE

00021.0:3SA:Chinese Navy, Changde, PEOPLES REPUBLIC of CHINA:A1A/unid
PRESUMED NOT ACTIVE
Of the 22 listed VLF frequencies for the Chinese Navy, only 20.6 kHz, in use
by 3SA Changde / 3SB Datong, is recently reported with traffic.

00021.05:HWU:French Navy, Rosnay, FRANCE:MSK
NO INFO

00021.1:RDL:CIS MIL HQ Moskva VLF network,RUSSIA/OTHER:N0N/A1A/F1B-T600 75 Hz
ACTIVE
Similar to the more active frequency 00018.1 kHz, are RDL at 00021.1 kHz
operating from a number of transmitter sites, of wich these are indentified;
RDL Krasnodar 45N24 38E09
RDL Tashkent, Uzbekistan 41N19 69E15
Currently no apparent transmission schedules.

Some lists report that RDL at 00021.1 kHz is located at Smolensk, 54:46:54N 32:02:24E, Russia. This is not verified and is possibly a mix-up with the HF activity of RDL.

00021.1:RJS:Russian Pacific Fleet HQ, Vladivostok, RUSSIA:A1A/F1B
PRESUMED ACTIVE, but no recent info
RJS Vladivostok 43N08 131E54, was as late as June 2001 monitored in Japan

00021.1:3SB:Chinese Navy, Datong, PEOPLES REPUBLIC of CHINA:A1A/unid
PRESUMED NOT ACTIVE
Of the 22 listed VLF frequencies for the Chinese Navy, only 20.6 kHz, in use
by 3SA Changde / 3SB Datong, is recently reported with traffic.

00021.2:JJI:Japanese Navy, Ebino, Japan:F1B 50Hz/unid
PRESUMED NOT ACTIVE
Of the VLF frequencies allocated to the Japanese Navy, only 00022.2 kHz(see this)is currently reported with traffic

00021.22:GBR/GBZ/GQD:Royal Navy, various sites, UK:MSK
NOT ACTIVE
GBR Rugby Radio 52N22 001W11
GBZ Criggion 52N43 003W02 Powys, WALES, UK
GQD NATO Anthorn 54N53 003W17

00021.4:NPM:US Navy NRTF Lualualei, Hawaii, USA:MSK
ACTIVE
NPM NRTF Lualualei is located near the west coast of the island of Ohau.
This VLF facility, is also found in various lists, as NPM Pearl Harbour.
00021.4 kHz is currently the only frequency in use by NPM

00021.4:NAA/NSS:US Navy Cutler/Annapolis USA:MSK
NOT ACTIVE
NSS is shut down
NAA is currently only active at; 00024.0 kHz ( see this )

00021.6:3SB:Chinese Navy, Datong, PEOPLES REPUBLIC of CHINA:A1A/unid
PRESUMED NOT ACTIVE
Of the 22 listed VLF frequencies for the Chinese Navy, only 20.6 kHz, in use
by 3SA Changde / 3SB Datong, is recently reported with traffic.

00021.75:HWU:French Navy Le Blanc FRANCE:MSK
ACTIVE

00021.8:TBB:Turkish Navy, Antalya 36N53 030E43, TURKEY:MSK
NOT ACTIVE
All TN traffic most likely from TBB Bafa on 00026.7 kHz ( see this )

00021.9:JJI:Japanese Navy, Ebino, Japan:F1B 50Hz/unid
PRESUMED NOT ACTIVE
Of the VLF frequencies allocated to the Japanese Navy, only 00022.2 kHz(see this)is currently reported with traffic

00022.0:3SA:Chinese Navy, Changde, PEOPLES REPUBLIC of CHINA:A1A/unid
PRESUMED NOT ACTIVE
Of the 22 listed VLF frequencies for the Chinese Navy, only 20.6 kHz, in use
by 3SA Changde / 3SB Datong, is recently reported with traffic.

00022.2:JJI:Japanese Navy, Ebino, Japan:F1B 50Hz/unid
ACTIVE

00022.3:NWC/NAA/NLK/NPC/NSS/NPM:US Navy various sites,USA:MSK
NOT ACTIVE
NPC/NSS are both shut down
NWC is currently only active at; 00019.8 kHz ( see this )
NPM is currently only active at; 00021.4 kHz ( see this )
NAA is currently only active at; 00024.0 kHz ( see this )
NLK is currently only active at; 00024.8 kHz ( see this )

00022.5:unid:Chinese Navy, Ya Xian, PEOPLES REPUBLIC of CHINA:unid
PRESUMED NOT ACTIVE
Of the 22 listed VLF frequencies for the Chinese Navy, only 20.6 kHz, in use
by 3SA Changde / 3SB Datong, is recently reported with traffic.

00022.6:unid:US NAVY TACAMO mobile worldwide:F1B-50Hz/190Hz/MSK 400Hz/800Hz BW
NO INFO
TACAMO is an acronym for; TAke Charge And Move Out

00022.6:HWU:HWU:French Navy Le Blanc FRANCE:MSK
NOT ACTIVE

00022.7:unid:Pakistani Navy, Karachi, PAKISTAN:unid
NO RECENT INFO

00022.7:unid:Bangladesh'ian Navy, Chittagong, BANGLADESH:unid
NO RECENT INFO

00022.8:NWC:US Navy NCS Harold E. Holt, Norh West Cape, AUSTRALIA:MSK
NOT ACTIVE
NWC is currently only active at; 00019.8 kHz ( see this )
Operated on behalf of US Navy by RAN. Royal Australian Navy is reported to be
using the facility for national submarine communication.
NISBS capable ( Nato Interoperable Submarine Broadcast System )

00022.9:JJI:Japanese Navy, Ebino, Japan:F1B 50Hz/unid
PRESUMED NOT ACTIVE
Of the VLF frequencies allocated to the Japanese Navy, only 00022.2 kHz(see this)is currently reported with traffic

00023.0:RJH63/RJH66/RJH69/RJH77/RJH99/RAB99:Russian VLF TS, various loc.:N0N
ACTIVE
RJH63 Krasnodar 45N24 38E09 RUSSIA,
winter 1126-1131 / summer 1026-1031
No operation on the 3.-13.-23. of each month

RJH66 Bishkek 43N04 73E39 KYRGYZSTAN,
winter (0435-0441),1035-1041 / summer 0335-0341, 0935-0941

RJH69 Molodechno 54N26 26E48 BELARUS
winter 0735-0741 / summer 0635-0641
No operation on the 2.-12.-22. of each month

RJH77 Arkhangelsk 64N24 41E32 RUSSIA
winter 0935-0941 / summer 0835-0841
No operation on the 4.-14.-24. of each month

RJH99 Nizhniy Novgorod 56N11 43E58 RUSSIA
winter 0535-0541 / summer 0435-0441
No operation on the 8.-18.-28. of each month

RAB99 Khabarovsk 48N30 143E51 RUSSIA
winter NOT VERIFIED / summer NOT VERIFIED
No operation on the 10.-20.-30. of each month

All transmission times in UTC. These TS stations are nicknamed BETA

00023.0:UFQE/unid:Russian Navy various sites RUSSIA:unid
NOT ACTIVE
UFQE located near the nuclear test site, at Matotchkin Shar on Novaya Zemlya,
is presumed shut down.
unid Millerovo, located north-west of Krasnodar, is presumed shut down or reallocated.

00023.1:unid:US NAVY TACAMO mobile worldwide:F1B-50Hz/190Hz/MSK 400Hz/800Hz BW
NO INFO
TACAMO is an acronym for; TAke Charge And Move Out

00023.2:unid:Russian Navy,Millerovo,RUSSIA:unid
NOT ACTIVE
Millerovo, located north-west of Krasnodar, is presumed shut down or reallocated.

00023.3:JJI:Japanese Navy, Ebino, Japan:F1B 50Hz/unid
PRESUMED NOT ACTIVE
Of the VLF frequencies allocated to the Japanese Navy, only 00022.2 kHz(see this)is currently reported with traffic

00023.4:DHO38:NATO VLF transmitter facility, Rhauderfehn, GERMANY:(A1A)/MSK
ACTIVE
This location is known also as Saterland-Ramsloh and Burlage
Operated on behalf of NATO by the German Navy (Bundesmarine). The German Navy
are presumed to be using the facility, for national submarine communication. DHO38 was during autumn 2001, observed using A1A morse.

00023.4:NPM:US Navy NRTF Lualualei, Hawaii, USA:MSK
NOT ACTIVE
NPM NRTF Lualualei is located, near the west coast of the island of Ohau.
This transmitter facility, is also found in various lists, as NPM Pearl Harbour. NPM is currently only active at; 00021.4 kHz ( see this )

00023.4:JJI:Japanese Navy, Ebino, Japan:F1B 50Hz/unid
PRESUMED NOT ACTIVE
Of the VLF frequencies allocated to the Japanese Navy, only 00022.2 kHz(see this)is currently reported with traffic

00023.6:LPZ:Trelew Radio, Patasonia, Argentina:unid
NOT ACTIVE
This was most likely the pre-Omega F site, at Golfo Nuevo, 40 km outside Trelew. Very interesting images of the demolition of the Omega F tower in 1998, is found here: http://www.controlled-demolition.com/cdi.html

0024.0:NAA:US NAVY NCTS Cutler, Maine, USA:MSK
ACTIVE
00024.0 kHz is currently the only frequency in use by NAA Cutler.
NISBS capable ( Nato Interoperable Submarine Broadcast System )

00024.0:NPM/NBA/NSS/NLK:US Navy various sites,USA:MSK
NOT ACTIVE
NBA/NSS are both shut down
NPM is currently only active at; 00021.4 kHz ( see this )
NLK is currently only active at; 00024.8 kHz ( see this )

00024.3:RTF6:Russian Navy, Sarpa, GEORGIA:unid
MOT ACTIVE
RTF6 Sarpa, 47N04 45E30, (located in the Adzharia territory, very close to the Turkish border) is presumed shut down or reallocated.

00024.5:unid:Chinese Navy, Quingdao, PEOPLES REPUBLIC of CHINA:unid
PRESUMED NOT ACTIVE
Of the 22 listed VLF frequencies for the Chinese Navy, only 20.6 kHz, in use
by 3SA Changde / 3SB Datong, is recently reported with traffic.

00024.8:NLK:US NAVY NRTF Jim Creek, Arlington, Washington USA:MSK
ACTIVE
00024.8 kHz is currently the only frequency in use by NLK. This VLF facility, is also found in various lists, as NPM Oso, Washington.
TX by Continental Electronics Corp.



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