Friday, July 20, 2012

REA4 - Russian Strategic Air / 37th Air Army Frequencies

Russian military communications expert Trond Jacobsen in Norway shared this great list of Russian Strategic Air HF frequencies to the UDXF list. Thank you always Trond for sharing your monitoring and researching with the rest of us.

Recently there has been been some interesting posts of REA4 messages (Russian strategic Air / 37th Air Army) by Jay and others.

Here is a list of frequencies in use by their outlet at Kostino, mil units # 23452, 66213. (56.0158N 39.400E) (The tx site east of Pochinki 55.2598N 39.5095E, is believed to be longer in use.)

Mode is F1B 50/1000 revs, w/fsk morse/1000 on the higher frequencies and OOK 50/sec idle, w/A1A morse on the lower frequencies:

2721, 2737, 2807
3375, 3476, 3530, 3531
4170, 4179, 4357, 4379, 4451, 4521, 4706
5157, 5157.9, 5158, 5293
6321.5, 6827, 6830, 6934, 6978
7018, 7044, 7050, 7054, 7076, 7319, 7320, 7353, 7515.5, 7559, 7559.5, 7659, 7785.5, 7940, 7942, 7959, 7999
8190, 8533, 8585, 8586, 8810
9073, 9151, 9194
10442, 10673, 10816
11072, 11408, 11409, 11470, 11760, 11848
12173, 12315, 12337, 12732, 12734.2, 12736
13479, 13576
14092, 14508
16856
23961

These transmissions do (at times) go out on a number of // frequencies, but as the transmissions are directional not all of them are // receivable at a given rx site.

Some well known // combinations:

2721 // 5157
2737 // 4179, 7018
3530 // 4357, 7959
3531 // 4357, 7959
4170 // 3737, 3735, 7018
4357 // 3530, 7959
4521 // 6978
4521 // 6979
4531 // 6978
5157.9 // 2721
6827 // 7999
7559 // 3530, 4357
8810 // 7018
9193 // 8585
10673 // 5293
11409 // 12736
11848 // 8192
12736 // 11408

Tune in and have fun. If you know of other frequencies in use, please share !
Trond Jacobsen
Hvaler archipelago, SE Norway
59.0333N 11.0333E JO59MA