THE GAMBLE IN THE GULF:

MONITORING WORLD MILITARY REACTION TO THE IRAQI INVASION OF KUWAIT


"Ive been monitoring the utility bands for the last 25 years," says
Monitoring Times utility editor Larry Van Horn, "and I can't ever remember
hearing so much activity on shortwave." Because of its enormous scope, the
current crisis in the Middle East is giving shortwave listeners a once-in-
a-lifetime opportunity to monitor military action on what some say is the
largest scale since World War II.


Source: Monitoring Times, Oct. 1990
By: Larry Van Horn
Reprinted by: John Johnson, KWV8BP
of The Hotline BBS -- 304-736-9169


The winds blow hot and heat up the land which is sand. It is a desolate place

As if the torture of the sun were not enough, the temper of the people is vol

On this occasion, one-time Soviet ally, Iraq, has invaded its Arab neighbor,

Not surprisingly, the biggest response to the situation has come from the Uni

A couple of days before the invasion back in August, word had leaked out that

United States diplomatic activity could be followed by monitoring Mystic Star

One of the best places to start monitoring any military "flare up" in the wor

I mentioned earlier that SAC aircraft were involved in the operation. Listen

Because of the fact that the U.S. Air Force has conducted military exercises

There is a military air field at Riyadh which uses Holtel 2 as a call sign an

Another way to monitor aircraft activity in the Middle East is through shortw

Not all activity occurs on shortwave. Listeners in the area of the conflict

As can be seen from James Pogue's accompanying article, the sea is playing a

Traffic about a naval activity is not limited strictly to military channels.

Another area of the shortwave marine spectrum to check for activity will be o

You just never know what you are going to hear on these frequencies, so keep
Finally, on the ground in Saudi Arabia is the Army Corps of Engineers. Check

Castle 1 Riyadh Airport
Castle 2 Khamis Mushait Airport
Castle 3 Jeddah Airport
Castle 4 Tabuk Airport
Castle 6 Dharhan Airport
Castle 7 Jubail Airport
Castle 8 Al Batin Airport

RTTY-equipped monitors might want to check out some of the press services tra

On the diplomatic front, the U.N. does have troops in the Middle East and the

Use the TV news as a guide to what's happening in the region. Then use a boo

Just where should you look for utility station activity: Table 6 will put yo

Now is the time to fire up the shortwave radio and monitor one of the world's

Table 1

Albrook AB, Panama 18019 15015 11176 8993 6683 3137
Anderson AB, Guam 18002 13201 11176 8967 6738 4721
Ascension Aux AF 15015 13244 11176 8993 6750
Clark AB, Philippines 23227 18002 13201 11176 8993 6738
Croughton AB, England 13214 11176 9011 6750 5703 3067
Elmendorf AFB, Alaska 13201 11176 8989 6738 3081
Hickam AFB, Hawaii 18002 13201 11179 8964 6738 4729
Incirlik AB, Turkey 23227 15015 13214 11176 6738 3137
Lajes Field, Azores 13244 11271 8967 6750 4746 3081
Loring AFB, Maine 13214 11179 8964 6738 3074
MacDill AFB, Florida 18019 13244 11246 8993 6750 4746
McClellan AFB, Calif. 18002 13201 11239 8989 6738 3067
Thule AB, Greenland 13201 8967 6738
Yokota AB, Japan 18002 13201 11236 8967 6738 4747


Table 2

Middle Air Traffic Control Monitoring

Europe A:

Beirut (B)-Malta (M)-Tunis (T)
2910(B) 3411(T) 4689(B/T) 5519(T) 5661(M) 8826(T) 8875(B) 10084(M)

Middle East (MID-1):

Aden-Amman-Baghdad-Bahrain-Beirut-Damascus-Jeddah-Kuwait-Tehran
2992 3404 5603 5658 5667 8847 8919 10018 13288 13312 13336

Middle East (MID-2)

Bahrain-Bombay-Delhi-Kabul-Kathmandu-Karachi-Kuwait-Lahore-Muscat-Tehran
2923 2992 3446 3467 5601 5658 5667 6556 6624 8879 8918 10009 10018
10066 13288 13312 13336

Africa (AF-3):

Addis Ababa-Aden-Benghazi-Bombay-Bujum Bura-Cairo-Cocos-Dar Es Salaam
Djibouti-Hargeisa-Jeddah-Khartoum-Mogadishu-Nairobe-Riyan-Sanaa-Seychelles
Tripoli
3467 5505 5658 6574 6624 8847 8870 8888 8919 8959 11300 13288 13294
13306 13336 17961
Note: Not all stations will appear on all frequencies


Table 3

Selected VHF/UHF Middle East Aircraft

Ankara, Turkey ACC: E sctr-127.3 129.3 129.45 131.05 132.9
240.8 253.3 259.75 337.3 362.05
W sctr-128.8 133.55 285.15
S sctr-128.1 128.75 234.6 345.95
Tel aviv, Israel ACC: N sctr-(Pluto) domestic 125.8 123.4
Tell Aviv Intl-124.3 121.4
S sctr-120.9 121.4
Amman, Jordan ACC: W sctr-128.3 E sctr-128.5
Cairo, Egypt ACC/FIR: 130.9 127.7 126.6 129.4
Baghdad, Iraq ACC: 127.1 125.9
Basrah, Iraq ACC: 124.525
Kuwait ACC: 125.2 125.3 132.1 135.5
Riyadh Mil, Saudi Arabia: App 126.0 178.0 Ter 124.3 341.6
ELf 1 ctc ESSO Ops on 288.4
Abu Dhabi Intl, UAE: APP 124.85 125.1 125.9 127.5 129.5 231.4
270.0 290.8 294.0-N sctr/124.4 128.1-S
Bahrain ACC: 126.7
Beirut, Lebanon ACC: 119.3 120.3 120.4 123.7
Damascus, Syria ATCC: 120.0
Emirates ACC/UACC, UAE: 129.5 124.85 APP-124.4 127.5 125.9
128.1 290.8 231.4 270.0 Kopter Cntl-127.5
Jeddah ACC/FIC: N sctr-Tabuk RCAG 132.9 340.5/Arar RCAG
133.3 345.6
Hafr Al Batin RCAG 127.3 345.6/Hall RCAG
128.1 5667 8918
C sctr-Wejh RCAG 133.9 Yenba RCAG 132.3
Gassim 134.3 5667 2992
S sctr-Al Hada RCAG 134.5 132.1 325.0 Afif
Khamis Mushait RCAG 132.1 344.5 5667 2992 5658 11300
Muscat, Oman ACC: 123.95 124.55 128015


Table 4

Civilian Marine Radio Stations of the Middle East

4XO-Haifa R, Israel:
2649 3656 4238 4366.7 4385.3 4410.1 4425.6 6430 6470.5 6512.5
6516.7 8485 8694 8718.9 8731.3 8753 8799.5 12860 13051.5
13110.1 13119.4 13138 13144.2 17060 171.46.4 17257.7 17270.1
17282.5 17316.6 22491 22605.3 22614.6 22645.6

JYO-Aqaba Radio, Jordan:
2512.5 2612.5 4326.5 4416.3 4431.8 6390 6479 8528 8728.2 12725
13159.7

SUP-Port Said, Egypt:
3/8578 4/12970.5 16912

YIR-Basrah Radio, Iraq:
4220 6330 8440 12660 16880 16906 22338

9KK-Safat Radio, Kuwait:
2/4299 3/4413.2 4/6381 5/6509.5 6/8525 7/8737.5 8/12895 9/13172.1
20/12925 21/17288.7 22/16995 23/22504 24/22605.3 25/22642.5 32/4431.8
52/6518.8 72/8743.7 92/13181.4 22/17298

HZG-Damman Radio, Saudi Arabia:
4253.5 4278 4309 6364.5 6387 6466 8484.5 8556.5 8651 12658.2
12752.5 12792 16860.8 16953 17062 22338.2 22427 22484

HZY-ARAMCO Ras Tanura Radio, Saudi Arabia:
8480 12811.3 16960

A7D-Qatar Radio:
4231 4316 4355 8454 8473 8630 12966 13024 16880 16935

A4M-Muscat Radio, Oman:
4233 8445 12675.5 16868

A9M-Hamala Radio, Bahrain:
4284 4302 8448 8454 12698 12709 17169 17175.2 17208 23312 22322


Table 5

Middle East RTTY Press Services

SANA:Syrian Arab News Agency - Damascus, Syria
YKP 28/11080 33/15020

MINA: Middle East News Agency - Cairo, Egypt
SUA 50/13653 94/5220 211/5275 231/7610 246/10150
251/10610 289/15845 291/15935

INA: Iraqi News Agency - Baghdad, Iraq
YI L68/5867 L71/10162.5 L73/14373 O72/13524 X70/14699 X75/7565 Z74/9867

PETRA: Jordan News Agency - Amman, Jodan
JYF 4/9463 6/5055

KUNA: Kuwait News Agency -
I have not heard any transmissions from this news agency since the
invasion. You might still want to check some of the agency's freq's.
The transmitters are in the control of Iraq and the INA might use
them.


Table 6

Utility Bands in the HF Spectrum

General Utility Bands Concentrated Military Activity

2000-3500 15600-18068 3025-3155
4000-4850 18168-21000 4700-4750
5060-5950 21850-24890 5450-5680
6200-7000 25010-25670 5680-5730
7300-9500 26100-28000 6685-6765
9995-11650 8965-9040
12050-13600 11175-11275
13800-14000 13200-13260
14350-15100 15010-151970-18030
23200-23350



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