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Russian Long-Range Aviation on 5827 kHz: the winter night frequency
The night voice frequency of the winter set of the Russian Long-Range Aviation net, ground callsign Balans. The same coded exchanges as on 8131 kHz, on the band that carries across Europe through the long winter nights.
What you hear
Short Russian voice exchanges, callsigns and digit groups, the ground answering as Balans, long silences between. The net, the winter set and the Morse sortie marker are in the main article.
Who transmits and why
5827 kHz is the night frequency of the winter set, used from about November to February with 8131 kHz for the evening and 11200 kHz for the day, carrying the same traffic when a sortie runs into the night. Receiving it is not prohibited: the net transmits in plain voice for anyone with a receiver, the program only receives, and in most countries that is legal; any limits concern what is done with the content afterwards. Know your own country's rules; no guarantee is implied.
When and where to listen
In winter 5827 kHz is open from early evening until well after dawn. The ground station from the Moscow region is steady on receivers in Finland, the Baltic states and Poland, and usually readable from Germany. By day it fades and 11200 kHz takes over. Night traffic is sparse: the Morse marker on 8112 or 11318 kHz, two minutes of W around :00, :20 and :40, shows whether anything is up. USB.
In ShackDeck
Station catalogue → Military → Russian Long-Range Aviation 5827 (winter, night). The program finds a public receiver with 5827 kHz, tunes it and sets USB; nothing of your own is needed. In the evening use the 8131 kHz row, by day 11200 kHz.