Radio Identifiers
for the Joint Arctic
Weather Stations (JAWS)
(Source: memo 14 May 1957)
On
March 1, 1951 the radio beacon frequencies and identifications for the Joint
Arctic Weather Stations (JAWS) were changed to conform to the general pattern
across Canada where the beacon identification and meteorological call sign of
the station were identical. The new frequencies and identifications became:
Station |
Call Sign |
Beacon Frequency |
Identification |
Eureka |
CHS |
201 kcs |
EU |
Resolute |
CHW |
391 kcs |
RB |
Isachsen |
CJ6L |
240 kcs |
IC |
Mould Bay |
VD2K |
230 kcs |
MD |
Alert |
CHV |
203 kcs |
LT |
At a
meeting held on July 8, 1954 in Ottawa the following decisions were
taken:
Circuits to be Used
-
Resolute-Edmonton would be
the primary circuit for all scheduled routine weather reports, other DOT
scientific and administrative traffic, personal paid messages to and from
Resolute, and all scheduled forecasts from Edmonton;
-
Resolute-Churchill would
be the primary circuit for all operational meteorological traffic such as
unscheduled forecasts and requests for same, all RCAF administrative and
operational traffic, and all aircraft information traffic;
(Alternative weather circuit was Norman Wells).
Station |
Call Sign |
Resolute |
VFR4 |
Thule |
XPH |
Sachs
Harbour |
CHS22 |
Mould Bay |
CHS23 |
Isachsen |
CHS24 |
Eureka |
CHS20 |
Alert |
CHS21 |
In May
1957 the radio beacon frequencies and identifications for the Joint Arctic
Stations were further modified as follows:
Station |
Call Sign |
Beacon Frequency |
Identification |
Eureka |
CHS |
205 kcs |
EU |
Alert |
CHV |
240 kcs |
LT (A2
MCW) |
Sachs
Harbour |
|
321 kcs |
SY |
|