[MilCom] Lakenheath 14/7

[Ron King]

Hi Folks,
 
First apologies for delay in posting, got home this morning at 0200 and
then found that my e-mail and broadband had gone belly up and only just
sorted out the problem.
 
Took a visit to Lakenheath yesterday to try and find the Reaper ops
freq. In that I failed dispite seaching the bands for a few hours,
however did confirm quite a few frqs in the meantime.
 
LAKENHEATH
APCH 315.5750
A/A 231.8250 Used by BOLAR
A/A 232.0750
A/A 263.3000 Callsign not heard
A/A 264.6000 Callsign not heard
A/A 279.1750 Used by GRIM
A/A 279.4750 Used by GRIM
A/A 341.6750 Used by COUGAR
A/A 343.5500 Used by PANTHER - COUGAR
A/A 358.3500 Used by COUGAR
A/A 358.9500 Used by CASINO
A/A 359.2250 Used by COUGAR
C. POST 269.0750
DEPT 136.5000
DEPT 242.0750
GCA  259.0500
GCA  309.0750
GRND 231.4250
OPS 362.1250 Used by COUGAR
OPS 372.3000 Used by PANTHER - CASINO - BOLAR
RAPCON 337.6000
SQDN OPS 369.5750 Used by BOLAR
SQDN OPS 337.5750
TWR 358.6750
ZONE 128.9000
ZONE 365.9750
 
One very interesting conversation was heard, my scan stopped on 243.425
and it was "Aircraft 583" calling "Lakenheath Ground for a radio check"
but getting no reply. A couple of minutes later he came up on the ground
freq 231.425 and asked for a radio check and then asked the ground
controller what 243.425 was for. He was advised she didnt know. Later he
kept blowing into his mike and got told off for using an active freq for
his tests and to stop blowing into the mike on grounds freq. As a side
note when someone does that where I work I normally reply "Station
playing steam trains, you are loud and clear"
 
Also of note 
241.00 two RAF aircraft A/A, had that down for a poss Coningsby A/A so
might have been two Typhoons playing?
257.20 and 314.05 Lots of Spanish nattering, presume off NOMAD workers.
365.85 Bolar calling HIGHWAY, which I understand from a post on the DRMG
group is the mobile unit of BANDBOX.
123.60 Cambridge approach working NETHERLANDS Airforce 33.
 
Rgds Ron