AL QADEER القدير and the end of an era

Al Qadeer F909 was delivered to the Egyptian Navy at Bremerhaven on Dec 15 2023. It moored at Wilhelmshaven until leaving for Alexandria on Dec 20. Soon we heard غرندي call مرحك on 20100khz with no answer. We heard another failed attempt at contact on Dec 23 on 6800khz. We presume مرحك was Al Qadeer and we heard nothing from them until the ship reached Alexandria Dec 31. We have to conclude that satellite communications are working on newly delivered ships. TIBA-1 is the likely satellite, if you have that capability. We don't. The navy can still be heard on the usual HF frequencies, but we don't expect anything interesting so this may be the last entry in this blog.