[MilCom] best freqs

[Ken]

Hello Duane & the group:

Well "Monitoring Times" has the top 1000 HF utility freqs see 
http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/mttopHF.html
which includes military allocations.. Typical would be the GHFS freqs, 
etc...  see  http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/mtghfs.html   Most of the 
freqs could probably be monitored worldwide.

As far as VHF/UHF freqs are concerned, I would think that this would be 
rather regionalized to your normal monitoring area.  Many of the so called 
national freqs e.g. METRO/WX 342.5 are being replaced with a specific base 
metro freqs that varies by base.. However, there are still some nationwide 
and/or major command wide frequencies, e.g. 252.1, 303.0, 364.2, 372.2, 
etc....

>From a regional standpoint it would be air to ground freqs for Base 
Operations, Command Posts, Metro Wx, perhaps some units air/air tactial, 
SOF, etc.

If folks check the archives (August 2004) here they will find that I've 
extracted from the DOD IFR Supplement and formatted in a by state sort the 
Metro/Wx, Command Post, Base Operations (Pilot to Dispatch), ANG Ops, & 
Range Frequencies... This would be a great starting point.

I might also add that 'Grove's Military Frequency Directory' (2nd Edition, 
Copyright 2004) has got many air/air tactical freqs by base/unit listed --  
many, many!!!

Finally for those folks that are close enough to bases to monitor the land 
mobile radio support nets (e.g. security/law enforcement, fire/crash, base 
operations, aircraft maintenance, etc,) this definitely enhances the aero 
monitoring aspect.  Again Grove's Military Frequency Directory (2nd edition) 
has a very large number of bases listed.

See my initial review of this publication in the May 2004 posting archieves.

BTW no frequency directory is perfect, but it sure can save one a lot of 
time trying to search for all the active frequencies in your local area....

Ken
Springfield MA Monitoring Area



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Duane Mantick" <wb9omc at nlci.com>
To: <milcom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 2:43 AM
Subject: RE: [MilCom] best freqs


>
> I was wondering, has anyone been keeping tabs
> on THE most popular HF and VHF/UHF frequencies?
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