Point-to-Point Radio Telephone
Networks :
If you take a look at the development of
communications, you will note an ever-changing technological attempt
to improve quality and quantity for exchanging messages from one
place to another. Developments were slow in the centuries before
the industrialisation, but the invention of the telegraph (1837),
the telephone (1876), and the radio (1897) were giant steps towards
the modern communications of our times.
First use of long distance radio communications
was made on long and very long wavelengths, using spark transmitters
for morse signals. Later, in the 1920's, radio amateurs discovered
shortwaves to be able to cruise to other continents, and on these
higher frequencies it was even possible to modulate voice on the
signals. Your only need was to connect the transmitter and receiver
to the telephone landline network...
After World War II, the need for communications
was rising more and more, and the capacity for landline and underwater
cables was soon coming to its limits. So shortwave communications
became a very efficient and flexible means for the worldwide exchange
of telephone, telegraph, and telex messages. This very fruitful
period (from the view of a utility radio dxer) lasted until the
1980s, but the decline started with the lift-off of the first
telephone communication satellite in 1965 (Early Bird).
But in this time period mentioned above,
it was possible to receive almost every spot on the earth with
its shortwave communication station. On the website of 'utilityradio.com'
you will find many recordings and pictures from all over the world;
you may find them embedded on many country
pages, but you may use these links as well - they will lead
you to all the recordings and pictures of the public radiotelephone
stations from this website. Enjoy !
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PTT Tirana |
ALB-25 |
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PTT Linz |
AUT-27 |
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Radio Austria (RADAUS), Wien |
AUT-228 |
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CPRM Ponta Delgada |
AZR-33 |
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PTT Brussels |
BEL-260 |
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DBP Frankfurt |
D-6098 |
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DBP Hamburg |
D-2300 |
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PTT Berlin |
DDR-240 |
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PTT Kobnhavn (= Reersoe Radio) |
DNK-284 |
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CTNE Madrid |
E-539 |
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ENTEL Madrid |
E-598 |
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FCR HQ Paris |
F-1033 |
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FTS Paris |
F-2412 |
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PTT Helsinki |
FIN-286 |
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PTT Torshavn |
FRO-29 |
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BTI London (= BPO London) |
G-922 |
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C&W (Cable & Wireless
Ltd) HQ London |
G-110 |
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C&W Gibraltar |
GIB-25 |
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HTO Athinai |
GRC-222 |
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PTT Budapest |
HNG-480 |
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PTT Amsterdam |
HOL-251 |
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ITALCABLE Roma |
I-230 |
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PTT Reykjavik |
ISL-240 |
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TELEMALTA La Valetta |
MLT-21 |
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C&W St Georges |
MLT-35 |
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PTT Oslo |
NOR-237 |
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PTT Warszawa |
POL-238 |
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CPRM Lisboa |
POR-220 |
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PTT Bucuresti |
ROU-293 |
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PTT Stockholm |
S-273 |
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PTT Bern |
SUI-68 |
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PTT Moskva |
URS-4491 |
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PTT Beograd |
YUG-57 |
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Africa
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PTT Olifantsfontein 'ZUD' |
AFS-630 |
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CPRM Luanda |
AGL-560 |
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EPTEL Luanda |
AGL-290 |
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PTT Alger |
ALG-327 |
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PTT Aoulef |
ALG-328 |
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PTT Bechar |
ALG-329 |
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PTT Djanet |
ALG-291 |
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PTT Ouargla |
ALG-296 |
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PTT Tamanrasset |
ALG-299 |
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PTT Tindouf |
ALG-289 |
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C&W Ascension |
ASC-25 |
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PTT Bujumbura |
BDI-24 |
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FCR Cotonou |
BEN-20 |
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PTT Cotonou |
BEN-27 |
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FCR Ouagadougou |
BFA-20 |
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GPO Gaborone |
BOT-20 |
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FCR Bangui |
CAF-20 |
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STIC Bangui |
CAF-26 |
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FCR Douala |
CME-24 |
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INTELCAM Douala |
CME-38 |
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FCR Brazzaville |
COG-20 |
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OTIC Brazzaville |
COG-48 |
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FTS Moroni |
COM-26 |
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PTT Moroni |
COM-27 |
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CPRM Praia |
CPV-26 |
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PTT Praia |
CPV-38 |
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FCR Abidjan |
CTI-31 |
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INTELCI Abidjan |
CTI-29 |
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PTT Djibouti |
DJI-27 |
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PTT Cairo |
EGY-220 |
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PTT Addis Abeba |
ETH-81 |
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FCR Libreville |
GAB-27 |
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STIG Libreville |
GAB-28 |
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ETS Accra |
GHA-21 |
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C&W Banjul (Bathurst) |
GMB-24 |
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SNT Malabo (= PTT Santa Isabel) |
GNE-27 |
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PTT Conakry |
GUI-20 |
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EAETC Nairobi |
KEN-27 |
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FCR Monrovia |
LBR-20 |
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LTS Monrovia |
LBR-32 |
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C&W Tripoli |
LBY-248 |
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PTT Maseru |
LSO-20 |
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FCR Tananarive |
MDG-230 |
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STIMAD Antananarivo |
MDG-610 |
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CPRM Funchal |
MDR-22 |
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STIM Bamako |
MLI-22 |
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CPRM Lourenco Marques |
MOZ-29 |
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PTT Rabat |
MRC-287 |
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OPT Nouadhibou |
MTN-35 |
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OPT Nouakchott |
MTN-33 |
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PTT Blantyre |
MWI-20 |
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FTS Dzaoudzi |
MYT-24 |
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FCR Niamey |
NGR-30 |
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NET Lagos |
NIG-294 |
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GPO Windhoek |
NMB-22 |
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FTS Saint Denis |
REU-42 |
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PTC Causeway, Salisbury, Rhodesia |
ZWE-25 |
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PTT Kigali |
RRW-95 |
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PTT Khartoum |
SDN-68 |
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FCR Dakar |
SEN-44 |
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TELESEN Dakar |
SEN-28 |
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PTT Mogadishu |
SOM-20 |
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SLET Freetown |
SRL-28 |
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FCR Fort Lamy |
TCD-20 |
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STIT Ndjamena |
TCD-58 |
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FCR Lome |
TGO-43 |
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PTT Tunis |
TUN-40 |
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EAETC Dar-es-Salaam |
TZA-23 |
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PTT Dar-es-Salaam |
TZA-42 |
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EAETC Kampala |
UGA-21 |
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PTT Bukavu |
ZAI-270 |
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PTT Kinshasa (Leopoldville) |
ZAI-266 |
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PTT Kisangani |
ZAI-271 |
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PTT Lubumbashi (Elisabethville) |
ZAI-200 |
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PTT Lusaka |
ZMB-30 |
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PTT Harare |
ZWE-25 |
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Asia
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PTT Kabul |
AFG-49 |
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PTT Dammam |
ARS-289 |
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PTT Jeddah |
ARS-232 |
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PTT Medina |
ARS-290 |
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PTT Riyadh |
ARS-291 |
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PTT Dhaka |
BGD-20 |
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C&W Manama |
BHR-27 |
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PTT Phnom Penh |
CBG-26 |
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PTT Peking (Beijing) |
CHN-257 |
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PTT Shanghai |
CHN-259 |
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OCS Colombo |
CLN-24 |
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CTA Nicosia |
CYP-26 |
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C&W Hongkong |
HKG-24 |
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OTS New Delhi |
IND-239 |
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OTS Poona |
IND-254 |
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PTT Bandung |
INS-268 |
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PTT Tehran |
IRN-251 |
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PTT Baghdad |
IRQ-40 |
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PTT Tel Aviv |
ISR-60 |
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KDD Tokyo |
J-341 |
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KCWS Pyongyang |
KRE-42 |
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PTT Kuwait |
KWT-33 |
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PTT Beirut |
LBN-85 |
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PTT Kuala Lumpur |
MLA-340 |
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PTT Kathmandu |
NPL-44 |
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C&W Muscat |
OMA-41 |
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PTT Islamabad |
PAK-260 |
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PTT Karachi |
PAK-770 |
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PTT Rawalpindi |
PAK-650 |
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RCA Manila |
PHL-296 |
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PTT Singapore |
SNG-69 |
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PTT Damascus |
SYR-25 |
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CPRM Dili |
TMP-20 |
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PTT Ankara |
TUR-254 |
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Cable & Wireless Dubai |
UAE-49 |
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PTT Hanoi |
VTN-730 |
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PTT Saigon |
VTS-77 |
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Cable & Wireless Aden |
YMS-22 |
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North
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C&W St.Georges |
BER-21 |
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COTC Yamachiche (Drummondville),
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CAN-3680 |
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GTO Godthaab |
GRL-360 |
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FTS St. Pierre |
SPM-93 |
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AT&T Ft.Lauderdale,
FL |
USA-4328 |
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AT&T Manahawkin, NJ
( = New York, NY) |
USA-2701 |
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AT&T Oakland, CA |
USA-8003 |
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ITT New York, NY |
USA-3015 |
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RCA Rocky Point, NY |
USA-3003 |
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Central
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GRTA Aruba |
ATN-28 |
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GRTA Willemstad |
ATN-20 |
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GRTA St. Maarten |
ATW-24 |
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C&W Belize |
BLZ-20 |
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C&W Bridgetown |
BRB-26 |
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RADIOGRAFICA San Jose |
CTR-29 |
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PTT Habana |
CUB-650 |
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FTS Pointe-a-Pitre |
GDL-23 |
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AAC&R Guantanamo Bay |
GTB-25 |
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TRTC La Lima |
HND-41 |
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TRTC Tegucigalpa |
HND-34 |
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West Indies Telephone Co.,
Port-au-Prince |
HTI-28 |
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C&W Kingston |
JMC-34 |
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PTT Mexico City |
MEX-640 |
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FTS Fort de France |
MRT-32 |
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TRTC Managua |
NCG-30 |
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TRTC Panama City |
PNR-25 |
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AAC&R San Juan |
PTR-29 |
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Radio Corporation of Puerto
Rico, San Juan |
PTR-65 |
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ENTEL San Andres Isla |
SAP-20 |
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FTS Gustavia |
STB-20 |
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C&W Grand Turk |
TCA-20 |
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T&TETC Port of Spain |
TRD-20 |
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South
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CyT (Correos y Telefonos)
(=PTT) Buenos Aires |
ARG-316 |
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ENTEL Buenos Aires |
ARG-215 |
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IT&T Buenos Aires |
ARG-303 |
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Transradio Internacional,
Buenos Aires |
ARG-329 |
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CTT Porto Alegre |
B-418 |
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CTT Rio de Janeiro |
B-324 |
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EMBRATEL Rio de Janeiro |
B-292 |
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ITT / Companhia Radio Internacional,
Rio de Janeiro |
B-419 |
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RADIOBRAS Rio de Janeiro |
B-413 |
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ENTEL La Paz |
BOL-440 |
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West Coast of America Telephone
Company, La Paz (CableWestCoast) |
BOL-740 |
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IT&T Santiago |
CHL-293 |
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ENTEL Santiago |
CHL-269 |
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TELCO Arica |
CHL-261 |
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TELCO Punta Arenas |
CHL-204 |
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TELCO Santiago |
CHL-262 |
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Transradio Chilena, Santiago |
CHL-272 |
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ENTEL Bogota |
CLM-257 |
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ENTEL Quito |
EQA-220 |
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C&W Port Stanley |
FLK-23 |
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IETEL Puerto Ayora, Isla
Santa Cruz |
GPG-23 |
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IETEL Puerto Baquerizo Moreno,
Isla San Cristobal |
GPG-25 |
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FTS Cayenne |
GUF-24 |
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C&W Georgetown |
GUY-22 |
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ANTELCO Asuncion |
PRG-41 |
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AAC&R Lima |
PRU-550 |
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West Coast of America Telephone
Company, Lima (CableWestCoast) |
PRU-202 |
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LTT Paramaribo |
SUR-20 |
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ANTEL Montevideo |
URG-410 |
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CANTEVE Caracas |
VEN-320 |
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Oceania
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AORTS Sydney |
AUS-6260 |
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Lord Howe Island Radio |
AUS-6170 |
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OTC Sydney |
AUS-6120 |
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PTT Rarotonga |
CKH-22 |
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PTT Manihiki |
CKN-21 |
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RCA Agana, Guam |
GUM-22 |
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FTS Noumea |
NCL-41 |
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PTT Alofi |
NIU-22 |
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NZPO Wellington |
NZL-280 |
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FTS Papeete |
OCE-31 |
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PTC Port Moresby (=OTS) |
PNG-223 |
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PTT Pago Pago |
SMA-20 |
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Antarctica
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ANARE Casey Base |
ATA-252 |
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ANARE Davis Base |
ATA-250 |
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FTS Port-aux-Francais |
KER-31 |
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