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Old October 14th 04, 01:45 AM
dxAce
 
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Default Antarctic Frequencies

Frequencies for Antarctic comms:

8867 - Air-to-Ground. ICE flights will talk to Auckland Radio on this freq.
when they have departed Christchurch and until they get to 60 degrees south.
9032 - Air-to-Ground. This is the most likely active frequency you will
hear. You can hear Auckland Radio talking to "ICE" flights. Also McMurdo
Station uses this frequency "Mac Centre". This freq used for 60 degrees
south onwards to Antarctica.
11256 - Air-to-Ground. Secondary frequency.
5276 - Air-to-Ground
5100 - Air-to-Ground

McMurdo Station:
4770 - Ross Island and Dry Valley Field Parties.
5400 - Scott Base Field Parties.
7995 - Remote/South Pole
11553 - Remote Field Parties

Palmer Station:
4125 - Secondary United States Antarctic Program (USAP) Field Parties,
Palmer Station
11553 - Primary USAP Field Parties, Palmer Station

Other freqs:
4718
13251
6835 (AM mode)
57275
261.75 MHz (This was given to me by another WUN list person. It is
in-the-clear, satellite downlink freq, FM mode. Apparently Christchurch
Radio uses this)
14243 kHz (This was given to me by dxAce. Apparently there's an amateur
station that is sometimes active).

I personally have only heard traffic on 9032 kHz and 8867 kHz, including ICE
flights, Auckland Radio and "Mac Centre". Antarctic Field Parties are
required to check in with "Mac Ops" (McMurdo Station) each morning at 08:30
local time (20:30 UTC) on the frequencies listed above for field parties.
The field radios are 20 watts output, so good luck hearing those!

Perhaps you can search the WUN archives to see if anybody has heard any of
these other frequencies active. (Or maybe anybody reading this can verify or
correct my info?)

Mark.
Auckland, New Zealand.
(via WUN)
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dxAce
Michigan
USA