Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Milcom Blog Logs - Jan 23-25, 2010 - Mid Atlantic

Ron in the mid-Atlantic checks in with the following HF logs: (Times UTC, Freqs kHz)

23 Jan:

09025.0 470121 (KC-10 # 87-0121, 305th AMW McGuire AFB NJ): 0000 USB/ALE calling ADW (HF-GCS Andrews AFB MD) & AED (HF-GCS Elmendorf AFB AK). NOTE: At time of this intercept this acft was noted over Florida using callsign Ethyl 89.

09025.0 OFF9K (unid entity at HF-GCS Offutt AFB NE): 0500 USB/ALE sounding.
09025.0 150005 (C-5B #85-0005 436thAMW/9th AS Dover AFB DE): 1830 USB/ALE sounding.
09025.0 AE1 (unid): 2100 USB/ALE calling MSF (unid).
09025.0 160022 (C-5 # 86-0022 22nd AS Kelly AFB TX): 2210 USB/ALE sounding.

24 Jan:

09025.0 450028 (KC-10 # 85-0028 305th AMW McGuire AFB NJ): 0100 USB/ALE sounding.
09025.0 MOBD17 0200 USB/ALE sounding.
09025.0 AE1 (unid): 0500 USB/ALE calling MSF (unid).
09025.0 150005 (C-5B #85-0005 436thAMW/9th AS Dover AFB DE): 1530 USB/ALE sounding.

25 Jan:

08337.5 O/M (prob Vietnamese): 2153 USB w/unheard station. Poss Gulf of Mexico shrimp fishermen.

08337.6 Smokey (prob CG Sector San Juan PR): 2151 USB w/Bandit (not heard-prob USCG HH-65C) w/position report.

08340.0 CGA (HQs Venezuelan Navy): 2147 LSB/ALE calling T623 (Venezuelan Navy Capana-class Medium Landing Ship "Esequibo" T-62).

08340.0 T8R1 (HQs Venezuelan Navy): 1230 USB/ALE calling 4T8S (Venezuelan Navy LST/Capana class Esequibo" T-62).

08912.0 K58 (USCG MH-65C HITRON Jacksonville FL): 1545 USB/ALE calling SSO (unid).

08912.0 RKI (USCGC Bluefin, WPB-87318, Ft Pierce FL): 1650 USB/ALE calling TSC (US Customs Technical Service Center, Orlando FL).

08912.0 004 (USCG HC-130J #2004, CGAS Elizabeth City NC): 1655 USB/ALE sounding.

09025.0 538007 (KC-135R # 63-8007, 106 ARS - AL ANG,Birmingham MAP, AL): 1530 USB/ALE w/ADW (HF-GCS Andrews AFB MD).

10711.0 SESEF Mayport FL: 1345 USB w/Chart Room (USS Taylor, FFG-50) testing USB LSB and ISB comms.

12222.0 PAC: 2950 USB/ALE w/J27 (USCG MH-60T #6027 ATC Mobile AL).

13215.0 RSC (Rockwell SCOPE Command Facility, Dallas TX): 1800 USB/ALE sounding.

13215.0 270043 (C-17 #97-0043, 729th AS March ARB CA): 1830 USB/ALE sounding.

14582.0 N05 (USCG HC-144A #2305 ATC Mobile AL): 2047 USB/ALE sounding.

15867.0 PAC (CamsPac Point Reyes CA): 1955 USB/ALE w/716 (USCG HC-130H #1716, CGAS Sacramento CA) who requests securing radio guard.

15867.0 N03 (USCG HC-144A #2303 ATC Mobile AL): 2024 USB/ALE calling P08 (USCG COTHEN Remote Communications Console).