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ZSC Radio in Cape Town

ZSC Radio in Cape Town

From: xx159@YFN.YSU.EDU (SWL SIG) SUBJECT: ZSC, CAPE TOWN (MARINE) RADIO Date: 16 Aug 93 07:32:33 GMT Followup-To: rec.radio.shortwave Organization: St. Elizabeth Hospital, Youngstown, OH

I received the following scheduled broadcast and frequency info in a QSL reply from Cape Town Radio (RSA):

CAPE TOWN RADIO-TELEX FREQUENCIES Mode A.R.Q Selcall 4331

CHAN NR'S CALLSIGN ZSC SHIP HOURS OF SERVICE ZSC 60 2850 2502 1600-0600 UTC 4008 ZSC 61 4214 4176 H-24 8025 ZSC 62 8428.5 8388.5 H-24 12044 ZSC 63 12601.5 12498.5 H-24 16019 ZSC 64 16816.0 16692.5 0600-1800 UTC 22064 ZSC 65 22408.5 22316.5 0600-1600 UTC

Navigation Warnings. Weather Forecasts. Traffic Lists. --FEC Mode 0615, 0900, 1700 UTC. 0930 and 1730 UTC. Even Hour plus 15 Mins.

Radio-Telephone Frequencies. International call and answer. (24Hrs). Working Frequencies.

Chan, Nrs. ZSC SHIP Chan, Nrs. ZSC SHIP. DSL 2 4125 4125 405 4369.0 4077.0 421 4417 4125 801 8719.0 8195.0 821 8779 8255 803 8725.0 8201.0 1221 13137.0 12290 805 8731.0 8207.0 1621 17302.0 16420 1209 13101.0 12254.0 2221 22756.0 22060 1608 17263.0 16381.0 1633 17338.0 16456.0 2204 22705.0 22009.0 2206 22711.0 22015.0

Remote M.F.Stations along east coast operated from Cape Town Radio. Ships Transmit:- 2182, 2191, 2045, 2051, 2023, 2356.

2182 RX's:- Mode 2182 TX's Mode. Working TX's Mode. Port Nolloth H3E Cape Columbine H3E 2594 J3E Cape St Martin " Constantia Berg " Cape Town " Milnerton " Struisbaai " Cape Agulhas " 2783 " Mossel Bay "

Remote VHF Stations along Coast operated from Cape Town Radio Alexander Bay CH 16 CH 23 Port Nolloth 16 25 Doringbaai 16 26 Cape St Martin 16 23 Malgaskop (Sda) 16 27 Milnerton 16 25 Constantia Berg 16 24 & 26 & 28 Franskraal 16 27 Struisbaai 16 27 Albertinia 16 26 & 28

Nav Warninqs. Wx Forecasts. Coastal Wx. Reports. Tfc Lists 0918,1718 UTC. 0948,1748 UTC. 1333 UTC. On receipt, 0003,0603, 0948z,1403z, et 1748z

First announced ch VHF 16 & 2182 Khz, then up 24 or 26 or 28, 1764, 4435khz Wireless-Telegraphy Service. Frequencies:- Hours of Service.

Summer. Winter. ZSC 33 4317 H-24 H-24 ZSC 6 8688.5 H-24 H-24 ZSC 9 12698 0500-2200 UTC 0500-2000 UTC ZSC 7 17164,75 0500-2000 " 0500-1800 " ZSC 20 22659.0 0600-1600 UTC 0600-1600 UTC

Nav Warnings. Weather Forecasts. Traffic Lists. Time Signal 0630,0900,1700z 0930 and 1730 UTC. Even hour +30 mins. 0755-0800z 1655-1700z

Frequencies:- ZSC 5 418 ZSC 46 4291 ZSC 42 8461 ZSC 38 12772,5 ZSC 44 17018 ZSC 40 22455

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