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New York VOLMET on 10051 kHz: the daytime frequency

The daytime outlet of the New York weather broadcast, shared with Gander by the clock. Same airports and same synthesized voice as on 6604 kHz, but the 10 MHz signal works when the lower frequency is dead.

Frequency10051 kHz
ModeUSB

What you hear

The same loop of airport weather as on 6604 kHz: New York's airports, Boston, Washington, Chicago and the rest for twenty minutes, then Gander's Canadian airports for ten, then New York again. Altimeter settings in inches, visibility in miles. The service and its schedule are described in the main article.

Who transmits and why

The New York aeronautical radio station transmits on four frequencies in parallel, so that an aircraft anywhere between the US east coast and mid-ocean can find a usable one. 10051 kHz carries the same words as 6604 kHz; the choice between them is propagation only.

When and where to listen

10051 kHz is the frequency for daylight on the American side: from local morning to late afternoon it is heard across the eastern United States, Canada and far out over the Atlantic, while 6604 kHz is absorbed within a few hundred kilometres. From Europe the window is narrower, the late afternoon and evening, when the American end of the path is still lit; receivers in Ireland, Portugal and western Britain do best. After sunset in North America the band fades and 6604 kHz takes over. Upper sideband.

In ShackDeck

Station catalogue → Aviation → New York VOLMET 10051. The program finds a public receiver with 10051 kHz, tunes it in USB and plays it; nothing of your own is needed. A silent frequency in the European night is normal: switch to the 6604 kHz row.

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