HF Comms Streaming for S2H, M2L and M2H 2013 - Done For another Year

Guys,

I was not able to offer much in support streaming audio for Sydney To Hobart during the day as the frequencies selected and times for the skeds meant I just was not able to copy them from Queensland. However I was able to stream 4483khz during the night and catch the 0005 #S2H Sked but the signals were not the strongest for me.

"VK3VIM" (Victoria) Stream was once again brilliant and I was able to hear most if not all #S2H skeds via this stream. His stream even got international exposure via Radiopassoni.

This year for Melbourne to Launceston / Hobart the skeds were run by "Charleville Radio" (Kordia) on more appropriate frequencies for daytime which I would at most times hear Kordia S9+ and the yachts albeit faint. Albeit at night they operated skeds on 4483khz I was able to copy most of their skeds fine.

I've tried to compile as many of the Skeds as I could and have linked them into my earlier post which contains the list of scheduled Skeds.

Thats all Folks!!!  Have a Happy New Year

Mark (AussieDrifter)

SHOUTcast Hosting Services

Guys,

 I've just switched from "ListenToMyRadio (L2MR)" to "FastCast4U". L2MR have imposed now on their "free" account an Idle Time Out which means if I do not have active listeners after 90s or so the server will shut down. So I found FasyCast4u and they offer a cool free unlimited bandwidth 64kps service and their interface is fantastic. I'll update this post when I've got more time.

 For Now MERRRRRYYYYY XMASSSSS!!!! Everybody.

Cheers
Mark

Australia Ocean Racing S2H, M2L and M2H 2013

Its that time of the year again where during Christmas and New Year, I'll attempt to stream HF Communication audio from 4 Yacht Races held between Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart from my location here in Sunny Brisbane, Queensland. The main communications which occur during the races are the scheduled Yacht Position Reports (Sked).

The Audio Streams will only be available during the Racing events, so the first to kick us off will be Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race starting (26-Dec-2013).

Besides my own stream, there are usually a couple of other enthusiasts that also stream similar content:

Who	Location	Audio Links
AussieDrifter (Me)	Brisbane, Qld	Main Radio / Streaming Station Main Blog Site
Australia Ocean Racing Communication 2013 (VK3VIM)	Melbourne, Victoria	http://www.vk3vim.net/

Race Sailing Instructions

• Sydney To Hobart (S2H)
• Melbourne to Launceston (M2L)
• Melbourne to Hobart (M2H)
  • Eastcoaster
  • Westcoaster

Race Frequencies

Event	Time (AEDT)	Primary (kHz)	Secondary (kHz)
S2H	Day (0700-1900)	6516	4483
S2H	Night (1900-0700)	4483	6516
M2L & M2H	Day (0700-1800)	12305	8210
M2L & M2H	Night (1800-0700)	6218	4483

Note:
^1. M2L and M2H yachts needing to make contact with Kordia (Charleville Radio) between schedules should do so on the standard calling channels listed below. These frequencies are also distress frequencies. For longer communications, a switch to one of the race frequencies may be required once communications have been established.

Frequency Period

4125 Night
6215 Day or Night
8291 Day
12290 Day

Race Schedules

	Schedules (AEDT)
Event	Day	Night
S2H	0735, 12051, 1705	0005
M2L	1135, 1635	0535, 2235
M2H Westcoaster	1205, 1705	0605, 2305
M2H Eastcoaster	1235, 1735	0635, 2335

Note
¹ - Listening schedules will be conducted on 6516 kHz at 1205 hrs each day from 27th December until 2nd January 2014 on 6516 kHz.

Recorded Race Skeds

Date	Time (AEDT)	Event	Frequency (khz)	Audio Recording Link	Description
26-Dec-2013	1130-1230	S2H	6516	Poor to Fair copy. Here a samples of some checkins, JBW was heard most of the time.	Prerace Sign on
26-Dec-2013	1905	S2H	4483	Fair copy of Sked. Here is link to Audio.	Sked
27-Dec-2013	0005	S2H	4483	Good copy of Sked. Here is link to Audio.	Sked
27-Dec-2013	0735	S2H	6515	Poor copy of Sked. Here is link to Audio. VK3VIM audio feed was great.	Sked
27-Dec-2013	1205	S2H	6515	Nothing Heard VK3VIM audio feed was great.	Listening Sked
27-Dec-2013	1335-1445	M2L	12305	Good copy of Prerace Checkin. Here is link to Audio.	Prerace Sign on
27-Dec-2013	1335-1445	Eastcoaster (M2H)	12305	See Above	Prerace Sign on
27-Dec-2013	1335-1445	Westcoaster (M2H)	12305	See Above	Prerace Sign on
27-Dec-2013	1635	M2L	12305	Good copy of Sked. Here is link to Audio.	Sked
27-Dec-2013	1705	S2H	6515	Nothing Heard VK3VIM audio feed was good.	Sked
27-Dec-2013	1705	Westcoaster (M2H)	12305	Good copy of Sked. Here is link to Audio.	Sked
27-Dec-2013	1735	Eastcoaster (M2H)	12305	Copied Yachts fine, Kordia dropped out. Here is link to Audio.	Sked
27-Dec-2013	2235	M2L	6218	Good copy of Sked. Held on 4483. Here is link to Audio.	Sked
27-Dec-2013	2305	Westcoaster (M2H)	6218	Good copy of Sked. Held on 4483. Here is link to Audio.	Sked
27-Dec-2013	2335	Eastcoaster (M2H)	6218	Good copy of Sked. Held on 4483. Here is link to Audio.	Sked
28-Dec-2013	0005	S2H	4483	Fair copy of Sked. Here is link to Audio.	Sked
28-Dec-2013	0535	M2L	6218	Heard Kordia fine, but not yachts. Here is link to Audio.	Sked
28-Dec-2013	0605	Westcoaster (M2H)	6218	Heard Kordia fine, but yachts very faint. Here is link to Audio.	Sked
28-Dec-2013	0635	Eastcoaster (M2H)	6218	Heard Kordia fine, but not yachts. Here is link to Audio.	Sked
28-Dec-2013	0735	S2H	6515	Freq No good at this time. Please goto VK3VIM audio feed.	Sked
28-Dec-2013	1135	M2L	12305	Heard Kordia fine, faint copy on yachts. Here is link to Audio.	Sked
28-Dec-2013	1205	Westcoaster (M2H)	12305	Heard Kordia fine, faint copy on yachts. Here is link to Audio.	Sked
28-Dec-2013	1205	S2H	6515	Freq No good at this time. Please goto VK3VIM audio feed.	Listening Sked
28-Dec-2013	1235	Eastcoaster (M2H)	12305	Heard Kordia fine, faint copy on yachts. Here is link to Audio.	Sked
28-Dec-2013	1635	M2L	12305	Good copy of Sked. Here is link to Audio.	Sked
28-Dec-2013	1705	S2H	6515	Freq No good at this time. Please goto VK3VIM audio feed.	Sked
28-Dec-2013	1705	Westcoaster (M2H)	12305	Heard Kordia fine, but yachts very faint. Here is link to Audio.	Sked
28-Dec-2013	1735	Eastcoaster (M2H)	12305	Good copy of Sked. Here is link to Audio.	Sked
28-Dec-2013	2235	M2L	6218	Heard Kordia fine, but yachts very faint. Held on 4483. Most yachts arrived. Except Ariel 2... Here is link to Audio.	Sked
28-Dec-2013	2305	Westcoaster (M2H)	6218	Heard Kordia fine, but yachts very faint. Held on 4483. Here is link to Audio.	Sked
28-Dec-2013	2335	Eastcoaster (M2H)	6218	Good copy of Sked. Held on 4483. Here is link to Audio.	Sked
29-Dec-2013	0005	S2H	4483	Fair copy of Sked. Here is link to Audio.	Sked
29-Dec-2013	0605	Westcoaster (M2H)	6218	Good copy of Sked. Here is link to Audio.	Sked
29-Dec-2013	0635	Eastcoaster (M2H)	6218	Good copy of Sked. Here is link to Audio.	Sked
29-Dec-2013	0735	S2H	6515	Freq No good at this time. Please goto VK3VIM audio feed.	Sked
29-Dec-2013	1205	Westcoaster (M2H)	12305	Heard Kordia fine, but yachts very faint. Here is link to Audio.	Sked
29-Dec-2013	1235	S2H	6515	Freq No good at this time. Please goto VK3VIM audio feed.	Listening Sked
29-Dec-2013	1235	Eastcoaster (M2H)	12305	Heard Kordia fine, but yachts very faint. Here is link to Audio.	Sked
29-Dec-2013	1705	S2H	6515	Freq No good at this time. Please goto VK3VIM audio feed.	Sked
29-Dec-2013	1705	Westcoaster (M2H)	12305	Good copy of Sked. Held on 4483. Here is link to Audio.	Sked
29-Dec-2013	1735	Eastcoaster (M2H)	12305	Good copy of Sked. Held on 4483. Here is link to Audio.	Sked
29-Dec-2013	2305	Westcoaster (M2H)	6218	Kordia struggled with HF conditions. Hobart Race Control helped Held on 4483 Here is link to Audio.	Sked
29-Dec-2013	2335	Eastcoaster (M2H)	6218	Kordia struggled with HF conditions. Held on 4483 Here is link to Audio.	Sked
30-Dec-2013	0005	S2H	4483	Fair Copy of Sked Audio TBA	Sked
30-Dec-2013	0635	Eastcoaster (M2H)	6218	Kordia struggled with HF conditions. Held on 4483,8294,8210khz. Heard two yachts on 8210khz. Here is link to Audio.	Sked
30-Dec-2013	1205	Eastcoaster (M2H)	6218	Kordia Faint. Bad HF Conditions	Sked
30-Dec-2013	1235	Westcoaster (M2H)	6218	Kordia Faint. Bad HF Conditions	Sked
30-Dec-2013	1735	Eastcoaster (M2H)	6218	Good copy of Sked. Here is link to Audio.	Sked

Twitter Feeds

You can monitor the following twitter for latest news regarding the events.

• @OceanRacingClub
• @rshyr
• #oceanracing
• #orcv
• #s2h
• #sydhob
• #rshyr

Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race 2013 - Pre-Race Radio Check

Well The Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race 2013 (S2H) is not to far away. One of my tasks before the race to make sure my station equipment and software are up and running, and also to see how "if" any new antenna I may have put up during the year is working for race frequencies.

So before the S2H race starts I make use of the opportunity of the "Pre-race Radio Checks". This is where any yacht competing must test / certify their HF equipment and to do this they must make contact with "Marine Rescue Newcastle" and be of a certain distance from Newcastle and record a satisfactory radio signal report.  These tests occur between 14-Dec-2013 and 22-Dec-2013 during 0800-1800 ADST and they attempt to test their HF Comms on both race frequencies 6516 khz and normally 4483 khz..

The only issue is with me being based up here in sunny Brisbane, these frequencies are not the best long distance ones for during the day and so it can be fairly frustrating. Never the less I'll continue to do what I started 7 years ago and that is attempt to broadcast the HF Comms of Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

My process during this phase is recording the audio from 6516 khz and then race through the days audio quickly looking for "voice" or other "interesting" activity. If any thing of interest then I yank the audio segment out and if needed put it through a little audio clean up and will post examples below as I find them.

If you have any comments you can reach me via twitter @OziDrifter

Sample Pre-Race Radio Check Recordings

2013-12-14 14:14 - Unknown

2013-12-15 15:31 - Duende
2013-12-15 16:16 - Deja Vu

2013-12-16 07:10 - TSA Management
2013-12-16 09:24 - Pretty Fly
2013-12-16 16:21 - Luna Sea

2013-12-17 10:13 - Mondo (possibly Dodo!)

2013-12-18 07:12 - Minerva
2013-12-18 07:23 - Wilparina
2013-12-18 07:33 - St Jude
2013-12-18 08:28 - Canute
2013-12-18 16:34 - Namadgi (Attempt 1)
2013-12-18 16:38 - Namadgi (Attempt 2)
2013-12-18 16:42 - Yacht Having Radio Issues
2013-12-18 16:47 - Nautical Circle
2013-12-18 16:59 - JBW

2013-12-20 16:44 - Ragamuffin 100

2013-12-21 08:35 - Beau Geste
2013-12-21 14:47 - Midnight Rambler
2013-12-21 16:19 - Titania of Cowes

All files available via My Public Dropbox Folder.