SP8WJT/HF8V - RED ARMY RADIOTELEGRAPH SIMULATOR - SP8WJT/HF8V ====== RAAF ====== ORG: F-114 OVERVIEW: 2WW period. Radiotelegraphy (W/T) was very widely used as in all Commonwealth AFs. CALLSIGNS: Both international and tactical callsigns used. Ground international : VN$$, mnemonic where: $ - latin letter VNHF HIGGINS FIELD (JACKY JACKY) 33OBU VNTV TOWNSVILLE Ground tactical: 3 element 2YB DARWIN Aircraft tactical: 4 element, serials WN8A acft bomber FEN40 380th Bombardment Group (Heavy) WN8B acft bomber FEN40 380th Bombardment Group (Heavy) WN8C acft bomber FEN40 380th Bombardment Group (Heavy) WN8D acft bomber FEN40 380th Bombardment Group (Heavy) WN8E acft bomber FEN40 380th Bombardment Group (Heavy) WN8F acft bomber FEN40 380th Bombardment Group (Heavy) MP8A acft bomber FEN40 380th Bombardment Group (Heavy) MP8B acft bomber FEN40 380th Bombardment Group (Heavy) MP8C acft bomber FEN40 380th Bombardment Group (Heavy) MP8D acft bomber FEN40 380th Bombardment Group (Heavy) MP8E acft bomber FEN40 380th Bombardment Group (Heavy) MP8F acft bomber FEN40 380th Bombardment Group (Heavy) FREQ: Original [F08]. Tactical, bombers net FEN40 4245 FEN40 Command primary 6975 FEN40 Command secondary 7420 FEN40 Liaison primary 6490 FEN40 Liaison secondary TRAFFIC: International Q codes, R, TKS, etc... V separators. Anglo-american military procedures. Network types: - Meteo highly active, all WX coded - A2A (liaison) - A2G (command) FORMATS: A2G traffic: 4L NR1 202030Z T BV1 GR10 = DZYQ PBAM WVAZ WDIR CXIT DXAJ NJAJ XRYB SPIT DWOD =200230/EDW retransmission callsign is encoded BV1 = GR4, FENTON SIMULATION: ==================================================== FREQ C/S UTC QSO REM ==================================================== 4244 WN8A 2040-2045 2YB QTC 6490 WN8B-F,MP8A-F 2105-2120 WN8A clg 6974 WN8A 2045-2050 2YB QTC 7421 WN8B-F,MP8A-F 2050-2105 WN8A clg ==================================================== VOCABULARY: Command Air to ground network Liaison Air to air network OBU Operational Base Unit TOO Time Of Origin TOR Time Of Receipt REMEARKS: In development, ground nets not on air. SOURCES: [F07] http://members.iinet.net.au/~oseagram/messengers/msr4_5.pdf [F08] http://www.adf-serials.com.au/indexbak.html