Chinese Coast Radio Stations

Following News received yesterday from VK5EEE OM Louis (situation of Chinese coast radio stations)

Well, Shanghai Radio on 8665 in nice QRQ CW around 28WPM or so, using a keyer if so excellent, error free, sending QTC in following format:

NEXT = N/W NR 113 = = N/W XSG NR 113 CK36/37 16 2327 = = 3337 5300 6226 (0192) 7022 etc… and ending with <AR>

Note: the 4 digits are Chinese CW, and they use cut numbers for 0, 1, 2, 8 and 9, with other digits in full. However, the things in brackets e.g. (0192) they don’t use cut numbers for, and these are thus numbers and not words, e.g. (3), (5.1), (16) etc.

<0229Z 8665kHz>

VVV VVV VVV DE XSG XSG XSG HR TFC LIST AS
VVV VVV VVV DE XSG XSG XSG HR TFC LIST AS
VVV VVV VVV DE XSG XSG XSG HR TFC LIST AS

VVV VVV VVV DE XSG XSG XSG HR TF

<0230Z 8665kHz>

CQ CQ CQ DE XSG XSG XSG HR TFC LIST =
+ DE XSG K

(haha they basically sent an empty traffic list, so presumable there aren’t many Chinese ships making use of XSG in CW now).

Doesn’t seem to be sending any wheel at all rest of time, just silence.

XSG Never Ceased CW Transmissions?

Very interesting because XSG is shown at http://www.seefunknetz.de/cwlast.htm as last being heard in 2002 on 8665 but there is more, a search of the web reveals it was heard in 2012, 2013, 2015, and I’m hearing it in 2016. Good old XSG. But there’s more exciting news…

XSG STILL ON 500kHz?!

From a Chinese government website at http://en.msa.gov.cn/uploadfile/2012/0511/20120511114303700.doc is a word document you can download, which reveals, certainly as of 2012, that XSG still operates a 24hour watch on 500kHz:

WT (MF)
Transmits Receives Hours of Watch
500 500 H24
522,5 H24
TRAFFIC LISTS: 522,5 kHz: 0030 0230 0430 0630 0830 1030 1230 1430 1630 1830 2030 2230

WT (HF)
Transmits Receives Hours of Watch
4259 4184 1000-2200
6436 6276 2200-1000
8502 8368-8369 H24
8665 8369,5
12856 12552-12553,5
TRAFFIC LISTS: On 4259 8665 12856 kHz :0030 0230 0430 0630 0830 1030 1230 1430 1630 1830 2030 2230

And sure enough there is mentioned the TFC list which I heard. It’s just that XSG doesn’t seem to broadcast any wheel any more. So you just need to be monitoring the frequency or listening at the right time.

It would be great if someone in Asia could tune to 522.5 kHz at the above mentioned times and see if XSG is sending the traffic list there still. And even if possible to listen on 500kHz prior to the traffic list, to see if it is announced on 500kHz at all.

And that’s not all!

Dalian Radio (XSZ) is listed in this same official document as having not only a 24h watch on 2182 but also W/T on 500kHz 24h watch and QSS of 462 and 512 !!!

Traffic list EVERY HOUR + 5 mins on 462 kHz. Can anyone please listen?

XSZ is shown as listening 24H on 8 and 4MHz bands: 8368-8369 and TX on 8694 with TFC list there also at each H+05, as well as on 4305 with listen 4184.

But I listened on 8694 at 1505Z, nothing.

And More!

Tianjin (XSV) is shown as 500kHz 24H listening watch, with traffic lists every H+00 on 4283 (QSX 4184, 4184.5), 8600 (QSX 8368-8369), 12969 (QSX 12552-12553.5)

But I listened on 8600 at 1500Z, nothing.

GUANGZHOU (XSQ)

Also shown listening 500kHz 24H and QSS 445kHz. Traffic lists on 445 every H+30 as well as on 8514, 12700

SHANGAI RADIO c/s XSG morse code room

73’s