[ARC5] Ham Radio Intercept of military Comminciations

[Bob Macklin]

I spent 4 years as an engineer for NASA at Ames Research Center, Moffet 
Field, Mt. View, Ca.

My job was with NASA'a C-41 Airborne Obseservatory.

When the Division Director flew as Mission Director he would tune the HF 
radio to 11M CB.

He identified with "Big Bird" a "10 wheeler with a T tail".

He was not limited to 5W!

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa.
"Real Radios Glow In The Dark"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Eleazer" <releazer at earthlink.net>
To: <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 11:02 AM
Subject: [ARC5] Ham Radio Intercept of military Comminciations


>I believe that we have mention it here before, but a ham radio operator in 
>Virginia did intecept Africa Korps comm early in WWII, leading to the 
>creation of Vint Hill Station outside of Wash DC as a radio intercept 
>station and, eventually, as a CIA training site.  It even had a BX and 
>commissary that was used by the military families living in some of the 
>outer suburbs.  Vint Hill Station was closed down in the 1990's.
>
> As for other ham intercepts, remember that SW listening was discouraged in 
> WWII and many of the better quality commercial SW receivers were taken by 
> the government for its own use.  Considering that the air over the USA was 
> alive with many thousands of aircraft, and the associated radio 
> communications must have been quite extensive, I find it remarkable that I 
> have never heard anyone recall listening to that comm at their home.
>
> In the late 90's my brother lived in a very small town in very rural SC. 
> One day one of the sons of his neigbors got permission to do a fly-by with 
> a B-1 bomber.  Later they found out the B-1 crew had their HF radio set to 
> CB freqs, looking for the opportunity to chat with people in the area 
> during the fly-by.  Don't know if modern military aircraft HF radios have 
> an AM function in addition to SSB.
>
> Wayne
> WB5WSV
>
>
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