[MilCom] Cosmic CAP up

[Jeff]

Ben,
They were on 234.6 for a while as well. I would have posted this earlier but
it was on one of the freqs I have been working to ID and I had it recording
and had the speakers off on the computer. 

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> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 10:10 PM
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> Subject: [MilCom] Cosmic CAP up
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> This evening (12/28), I monitored Cosmic 45 and Cosmic 46 up on a CAP
> flight.
> They were initially conversing on 138.125 and spent time going over aerial
> combat techniques.  Cosmic 45 led Cosmic 46 through some scenarios.  After
> about 30 minutes of picking them up, we all started getting some
> interference
> and Cosmic 45 advised 46 to go Push Victor 16, 138.425.  They remained on
> 138.425 doing some more training scenarios and then just doing their
> thing,
> flying around up there.  Eventually, 45 switched back to 138.125 and spoke
> with
> ??? (maybe Cosmic CP?) about their time remaining.
> 
> They must have been working over Philadelphia tonight because they were
> loud
> and clear on my handheld, full quieting to the point that the first time I
> picked one of them up, I thought somebody was standing in the next room
> talking.
> 
> I also picked up some comms on 138.300 (AM) which I have listed as a PA
> ANG
> tactical channel (probably some A-10s from Willow Grove?).
> 
> I'm just now starting to get the hang of monitoring milcoms (lots of stuff
> to
> learn such as military units, aircraft, military command and control, base
> locations, etc).
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> =====
> Ben R. - Norristown, PA
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