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Russian Long-Range Aviation on 5803 kHz: the autumn night frequency
The night frequency of the autumn set of the Russian Long-Range Aviation HF net, ground callsign Stupen. The same voice traffic as on 8033 kHz, on the band that carries across Europe after dark.
What you hear
The same clipped voice exchanges as on 8033 kHz: aircraft callsigns, digit groups, the ground answering as Stupen. The net, its seasonal sets and the Morse sortie marker are in the main article.
Who transmits and why
Each seasonal set has night, evening and daytime voice frequencies; 5803 kHz is the autumn set's night one, used around September and October, carrying the same traffic. Receiving it is not forbidden: the net transmits openly for anyone with a receiver, the program only listens, and in most countries that is lawful, though use or retransmission of what is heard may be restricted. Your own country's rules count; this is not a legal guarantee.
When and where to listen
5803 kHz works once the higher frequencies have closed, from late evening until dawn. After dark the band carries from the Moscow region across Europe, and the ground station is steady on receivers in Finland, the Baltic states and Poland; by day it is heard only close in. Night sorties are the exception, so silence is normal; the Morse marker on the ground CW frequency, two minutes of W around :00, :20 and :40, shows a sortie is up. USB.
In ShackDeck
Station catalogue → Military → Russian Long-Range Aviation 5803 (autumn, night). The program finds a public receiver with 5803 kHz, tunes it and sets USB; nothing of your own is needed. In the evening use the 8033 kHz row, by day 11320 kHz.