20140904 AFN Los Angeles(Diego Garcia) at 4319kHz

20140904 AFN Los Angeles(Diego Garcia) at 4319kHz

American Forces Network

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The American Forces Network (AFN) is the brand name used by the United States Armed Forces Radio and Television Service^[1] (AFRTS, commonly pronounced "A-farts")^[2][3][4][5] for its entertainment and command internal information networks worldwide. The AFN worldwide radio and television broadcast network serves American servicemen and women, Department of Defense and other US government civilians and their families stationed at bases overseas, as well as U.S. Navy ships at sea. AFN broadcasts popular American radio and television programs from the major U.S. networks. It is sometimes referred to as the Armed Forces Network. AFRTS, American Forces Network and AFN are registered trademarks of the U.S. Department of Defense. It is based at Fort George G. Meade in Maryland.

20140904 1809UTC 4319kHz AFN Los Angeles(Diego Garcia)
Date : 04/Sep/2014 1809UTC
Freq : 4319kHz USB
Rig   : KENWOOD TS-870S
ANT : LOOP(for 20m..Not enough Gain)
PC recording

Diego Garcia

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For other uses, see Diego Garcia (disambiguation).

Diego Garcia
IATA: NKW – ICAO: FJDG
Summary
Airport type		Naval Air Facility
Owner		British Territory of the United Kingdom (disputed byMauritius)
Operator		MoD, Government of the United Kingdom
Location		British Indian Ocean Territory, Indian Ocean
Built		1971–1976; Major Extensions 1982–1986
In use		1971–present
Elevation AMSL		9 ft / 3 m
Coordinates		7°18′48″S72°24′40″ECoordinates: 7°18′48″S 72°24′40″E
Map
Diego Garcia Location of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
13/31	12,003	3,659	Concrete

Diego Garcia
This 1982 photo shows an unpaved road made of crushed coral common throughout the island and the officers dining area at the Diego Garcia Naval Support Facility.
Administered by	British Indian Ocean Territory( UK)
Population
• Total	4,239[1]
Time zone	UTC+06:00
Ramsar Wetland
Designated:	4 July 2001

Diego Garcia is a tropical, footprint-shaped coral atoll located south of theequator in the central Indian Ocean. It is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT).

The atoll is approximately 1,970 nautical miles (3,650 km) east of the coast of Africa (at Tanzania), 967 nautical miles (1,790 km) south-southwest of the southern tip of India (at Kanyakumari) and 2,550 nautical miles (4,720 km) west-northwest of the west coast of Australia (at Cape Range National Park, Western Australia). Diego Garcia lies in the Chagos Archipelago at the southernmost tip of the Chagos-Laccadive Ridge—a vast submarine range in the Indian Ocean,^[2] topped by a long chain ofcoral reefs, atolls, and islands comprising Lakshadweep, Maldives, and theChagos Archipelago. Local time is UTC+06:00 year-round (DST is not observed).^[3]

The United States Navy operates Naval Support Facility (NSF) Diego Garcia, a large naval ship and submarine support base, military air base, communications and space-tracking facility, and an anchorage for pre-positioned military supplies for regional operations aboard Military Sealift Command ships in the lagoon.^[4]

The sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia, is beingdisputed between the United Kingdom and Mauritius. The United Kingdom excised the archipelago from Mauritian territory prior to Mauritius' independence in 1968.

Between 1968 and 1973, the Chagossians, then numbering about 2,000 people, were resettled by the British government to Mauritius andSeychelles to allow the United States to establish a military base on the island. Today, the exiled Chagossians are still trying to return, claiming that the forced expulsion was illegal (see Depopulation of Diego Garcia).^[5][6]

Contents

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• 1 History
  • 1.1 Pre-history
  • 1.2 European discovery
  • 1.3 Settlement of the island
  • 1.4 20th century
  • 1.5 Purchase by the United Kingdom
  • 1.6 Arrival of the United States Navy
  • 1.7 Naval support facility established
  • 1.8 Protection from industry
• 2 Inhabitants
  • 2.1 French settlement
  • 2.2 Deportation of 1971
  • 2.3 After 1971
• 3 Politics
  • 3.1 Military administration
  • 3.2 Transnational political issues
  • 3.3 Prison site allegations
  • 3.4 Rendition flight refuelling admission
  • 3.5 WikiLeaks CableGate disclosures (2010)
• 4 Geography
  • 4.1 Oceanography
  • 4.2 Fresh water supply
  • 4.3 Climate
  • 4.4 Vegetation
  • 4.5 Wildlife
• 5 United States military activities
  • 5.1 Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia
  • 5.2 United States pre-positioned vessels
  • 5.3 Satellite and communication facilities
    • 5.3.1 Air Force satellite control network station
    • 5.3.2 GEODSS Station
    • 5.3.3 Global positioning system monitoring station
    • 5.3.4 HF global station
    • 5.3.5 Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station Far East Detachment Diego Garcia
    • 5.3.6 Naval Security Group Detachment Diego Garcia
  • 5.4 ETOPS emergency landing site
  • 5.5 Space Shuttle
  • 5.6 Cargo service
• 6 See also
• 7 References
  • 7.1 Bibliography
• 8 Further reading
• 9 External links