HF network associated with Tu-95 strategic bombers and Il-78 tankers. Hobby listeners call it the Bear net, after the NATO name for the Tu-95. Frequencies and callsigns change by season. Most activity is on the 8 MHz channels.

During activity, a single Morse letter is often sent on a ground frequency around H+00, H+20, and H+40 for about two minutes: W for Europe, G for the Pacific.

Training is run off the main frequencies. Voice training sits around 5.6 MHz with a ground station using a distinct callsign. Procedures otherwise match the main net. Those training ground names are listed below as Moscow-2 and Saratov-2.

Voice frequencies (kHz)

• Jan / May: 5827, 8131, 11200
• Feb: 5614, 8221, 11329
• Mar: 5617, 8909, 11370
• Apr: 5803, 8033, 11320

Voice callsigns

• Jan / May: Balans (Moscow), Katolik (Saratov), Dvojchatka (Moscow-2), Limit (Saratov-2)
• Feb: Otvaga (Moscow), Vpadina (Saratov), Solidnyj (Ukrainka)
• Mar: Ochistka (Moscow), Medyanka (Saratov), Duga (Saratov-2), Tusklyj (Ukrainka), Konspekt (Ukrainka)
• Apr: Stupen (Moscow), Tablica (Saratov), Kedr (Saratov-2)

Morse frequencies (kHz)

• Jan / May: 8112 ground, 8990 air, 11318 ground
• Feb: 8204 ground, 8893 air
• Mar: 6642 air, 8895 ground, 9128 air
• Apr: 5835 ground, 8162 ground, 9027 air

Morse callsigns

• Jan / May: IWV4, NGA5
• Feb: 1ZXF, A1AO
• Mar: KFE4, TV6P
• Apr: 4ASU, QZ6Y

Public HF monitoring notes for listeners. Credit your source if this table was compiled from another log site. Not a targeting or intercept guide.