[MilCom] Active Army/Army Reserve/Army National Guard Aero Low Band?

[MC]

Have to agree with Mac here, Green Comms suck.  As a
former Army helo pilot and TX ARNG pilot, we would
only use the "Fox Mike" low band radios if all else
failed.  Very seldom would we ever get more than a
couple of miles range with them.  For air assaults and
air mobiles, we used the VHF AM for ATC, UHF AM for
internal comms, and the FM low band radio as a backup
or to communicate with ground forces or range
controls.

Mark
in Dallas

--- Mac McCormick III <kf4lmt at comcast.net> wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ken" <rfinder1 at verizon.net>
> 
> > Wondering if anyone is monitoring activity on low
> band VHF, NFM -- you 
> > don't need any special milcom receiver to monitor
> this activity.
> 
>     One problem that I have noted in trying to
> monitor "FOX MIKE"
>     traffic (and that's how low band is usually
> referred to by the
>     aircrews) is that it is line-of-sight and
> helicopters fly low.  As
>     a result, the helicopters get out of rather
> quickly below of their
>     low altitude.  Also, the "OPS" traffic is
> usually very brief and
>     hard to find when searching.
> 
>     Also, when searching for FM activity, don't
> forget to search
>     the 50-88 mhz range, not just 30-50 mhz.  Search
> the 6 meter
>     ham band, too.  It irritates many hams, but the
> Army in particular
>     shows up there from time to time.
> 
> Mac McCormick                      "Green Comms
> Suck"
> Savannah, GA
> http://mywebpages.comcast.net/kf4lmt/index.html 
> 
> 
>
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