The following was picked off the packet BBS of N2GJJ. Please add comments, additions through the SWL conference (type j;swl from the main menu). SYSOP. Msg# TR Size Read To From @ BBS Date Time 138 BN 3845 5 ALL WB3JOE N2GJJ 870113 0922 Title: Coast Guard Frequencys At WB3JOE: 205 From WB3JOE Rcvd 870113/1208, Sent 870113/1413 UTC The following is adapted from data received by Jay N3CHG and the resp- onse given by Dale KB1AJ regarding the use and frequencies used at Coast Guard stn NMN Portsmouth Va. Both of these gentlemen are acknowledged with thanks... ***All freqs Khz, times are GMT CW HF safety and Liason traffic: Working series guarded: 8465 8363.2-8363.4 12718.5 8364-8364.8 16976 8362.4-8363.2 12544.8-12546 12546-12547.2 12543.6-12544.8 16726.4-16728 16728-16729.6 16724.8-16726.4 All frequencies are guarded 24 hrs a day by scanning receivers except the 16 Mhz channels which are guarded from 1100-2300 daily. Voice (USB) safety and Liason Tfc: ***Note all frequencies are carrier frequencies...add appropiate offset as required***** Coast Ship Times guarded 4428.7 4134.3 2300-1100 6506.4 6200 0000-2400 8765.4 8241.5 0000-2400 13113.2 12342.4 1100-2300 17307.3 16534.4 on request only General CW broadcast and notices: 8090.0-continuously 12135.0-continuosly 16180-continuously 20225-1200-0000 Time Traffic 0200-0600 CW training-6-20 WPM 0600-0800 Red Sea, Meditteranean, Black sea, Arctic and Western Atlantic wind and sea warnings 0800-0900 Hydrolant, Ice warnings and special warnings 1000-1300 Hurricane and other wx warnings for Western Atlantic Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico 1500-1600 Navarea IV, Ice and special warnings 1600-1700 Hydrolant, Ice and special warnings 1700-1800 Repeat of 1000 broadcast 2000-2100 Tropical Wx summary and Gulf stream locations 2100-2200 same as 1500 broadcast 2200-0100 same as 1000 broadcast Voice (USB) broadcast and working Frequencies: Wx broadcasts at 0400 0530 1000 1130 1600 1730 2200 and 2330 Shore Ship Time 4428.7 4134.3 2300-1100 6506.4 6200 24 hours 8765.4 8241.5 24 hours 13113.2 12342.4 1100-2300 17307.3 16534.4 on request CW working frequencies for mariners: NMN ship range time 8465 8362.4-8364.8 24 hours 12718.5 12543.6-12547.2 24 hours 16976 16724.8-16729.6 1100-2300 Offshore and High Seas forecasts: GMT Fcst A B C D E 0400 01 x x x 0530 h x x x 1000 02 x x x 1130 h x x x 1600 02,g x x x 1730 h x x x 2200 02,g x x x 2330 h x x x Fcst codes: 01 Offshore forecast for West Cen North Atlantic, SW N Atlantic Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico 02 same as 01 including New England h High seas Forecastfor N. Atlantic West of 35 degrees West, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico g Gulf stream location Freqs: A 4428.7 B 6506.4 C 8765.4 D 13113.2 E 17307.3 According to the sample QSL letter, the receiver site is located in Chesapeake, Va. with the transmitter site located in Pungo, Va. They use Collins 651s-1a receivers, Collins HF8090 10 kw HF transmitters and FRT89 1.5 kw MF transmitters. The receive antenna consists of Vertical and horizontal Omni directional rotatable Log Periodic and Herms Loop arrays. The transmit antenna system consists of Vertical and Horizontal Omni Directional fixed and Rotatable Log Periodic arrays and MF Transmit towers. D R O O L ..... Hope this info is of help to the mariners out there...by the way KB1AJ is a RM1 at that station so this info is bound to be accurate...any errors that have crept into this are entirely mine 73s.