[GreenKeys] AP, UPI transmitter location ?

[Duncan Brown]

This reminded me that I have here at home a book from the AWA library: 
"World Press Services Frequencies" by Thomas Harrington, W8OMV; fifth 
edition, 1992. (I'll check tomorrow to see if we have any older 
editions)  It lists Press RTTY transmissions for stations all over the 
world, by time of day, frequency, and location (city where the traffic 
originates, not transmitter location)..

I was surprised how many Press RTTY stations were still on the air in 
1992. But in the US there is listed only USIA in New York City on 
14638.0 (WFK 54) & 18542.5 (WFK48) and VoA in Greenville, NC, with 6 
frequencies around 10300 & one at 18215.0.

The book also gives general information on ITU press frequency bands, 
propagation, antennas, receivers & converters. (The display unit is 
always a CRT and if you want hard copy, connect a computer printer. No 
mention of mechanical TTYs!)

I doubt that many (if any) of these frequencies are still in use today 
for unencrypted 5-level transmissions, so I am not planning to scan the 
book.  But if anyone has anything you would like me to look up in the 
book, I would be glad to do so.

Have fun,

Duncan
K2OEQ


On 05-Dec-11 18:33, Randy and Sherry Guttery wrote:
> On 12/5/2011 1:55 PM, Steve wrote:
>> Thanks Randy. Should have mentioned that I was located in
>> west central Florida at the time and was under the impression
>> that the RTTY signals I was hearing were being beamed to
>> Cuba and south America. Strong signals under almost all
>> band conditions. I still have the frequency list.
> Once upon a time I had an FCC Master Frequency List (got an
> old copy from the FCC in D.C.) - It listed all of the
> (known) transmitters (owner/operator, etc.) by frequency.
> Don't have my copy anymore - let a friend talk me out of
> them (and of course when he became a "silent key" ALL of
> "that crap" went in the trash).  Anyway - some of the larger
> libraries may have old copies from "back then"... and you
> can look them up. (or maybe someone here still has a copy
> and would look them up for you - or let you sweet-talk them
> out of, or????
>
> best regards...
>