[MilCom] HF Milcom, 28 Feb 05

[Rapbep at aol.com]

((ALL FREQS ARE KHZ & TIMES UTC))   

1232.0   Trenton Military (weak): 1404 USB w/Bandsaw Kilo (E-3B AWACS, Tinker 
AFB) in pp to DSN 939-XXXX to callsign High Tide requesting Zulu freq for 
signal checks. High Tide advises that the Zulu freq is Z150. Bandsaw Kilo will 
meet High Tide on Z150 in 5 minutes. NOTE: I tuned to 05800.0 (the old Z150) but 
nothing heard. 02/28 RP3

11232.0 Trenton Military: 1504 USB w/Sentry 31 (E-3B AWACS, Tinker AFB) in pp 
to DSN 249-XXXX (Taco Ops, NM ANG) requesting status of the Taco flight. Taco 
Ops advises that Taco 11 has departed for the area and that they will be a 
3-ship formation. Sentry 31 advises Taco Ops to have the fighters contact him on 
254.7. Taco Ops will relay info to Taco 11 flight. At 1755 Sentry 31 asks 
Trenton Military for pp to DSN 884-XXXX (Raymond 24, Tinker AFB) and passes 
formatted report. 02/28 RP3

11232.0 Trenton Military: 1733 USB w/Canforce 551B (fading- Australian 
accent). Trenton Military advises that Canforce 551B that 11232 is primary freq & 
9007 is secondary. Canforce 551B then passes following msg: Fm: Canforce 551B to 
CFOR (Canadian Forces??) Ops. Exercise--departed at 1654Z--- ETA Ottawa is 
2105Z. Exercise. At 1835 Canforce 551B passes Immediate msg: Exercise--position 
4856N/8711W at 1833Z--Exercise. At 1845 Canforce 551 (Canadian accent) 
w/Trenton Military requesting wx forecast for CFB Greenwood. NOTE: 551B & 551C were 
probably Australian crew personnel aboard Canforce 551 for exercise/training. 
At 1850 Canforce 551 requests pp w/CFB Greenwood Ops at 568-5857 but line is 
busy. Then in pp w/Winnepeg Ops at 257-2770 and advises Ops that they are 
changing intinerary and wants to cancel reservations at motel in Greenwood. At 2007 
Canforce 551B (Australian accent) advises Trenton they have contact w/Ottawa 
and are closing radio guard. 02/28 RP3

1232.0   Trenton Military: 1757 USB w/CG 1503 (HC-130, CGAS Elizabeth City) 
for radio check. 02/28 RP3

11232.0  Trenton Military: 1819 USB w/Canforce 2717 (CC-130E #  130325, 436TH 
SQDN, TRENTON) in pp w/Wing Ops, Trenton advising them that their ETA at 
Winnepeg is 2100 and wants Wing Ops to contact them. 02/28 RP3

11232.0 Trenton Military: 1836 USB w/Canforce 551C (Australian accent) who 
passes following msg: Fm: Canforce 551C--To: CFOR Ops---Exercise--position 
4855N/8611W--Exercise. 02/28 RP3

11232.0 Trenton Military: 1857 USB w/Atlas 41 (CC-130H  #130341, 435TH SQDN, 
CFB WINNEPEG) who asks for selcal check (GH-AB). Trenton advises that 11232 is 
primary and 9007 is secondary. Trenton advises Atlas 41 that there is no 
traffic for them from Trenton RCC. At 2028 Atlas 41 requests that Trenton contact 
Trenton RCC for any traffic and asks permission to release search helo. 
Permission granted by RCC. 02/28 RP3

13215.0 OFF (USAF GSC, Offutt AFB): 1907 USB/ALE TO 571472 (KC-135 # 57-1472 
434th ARW, AFRC Grissom AB IN). Also noted on 05708.0; 06721.0; 
09025.0;11226.0; 15043.0; & 18003.0.  02/28 RP3

09025.0 ADW (USAF GSC, Andrews AFB): 1908 USB/ALE TO B69 (unidentified). 
02/28 RP3

09025.0 F41 (HU-25 # 2141, CGAS Cape Cod): 1934 USB/ALE TO ADW (USAF GSC, 
Andrews AFB). 02/28 RP3

11232.0 Trenton Military: 2007 USB w/Rescue Helicopter 503 who reports they 
have comms w/Halifax Military. Trenton asks Rescue 503 to try 15010 and if no 
answer then return to 11232. Some weak comms heard on 15010. At 2130 Rescue 503 
asks Trenton for assistance in locating refueling location.  02/28 RP3

15043.0 E30352 (E-3B AWACS # 77-0352, Tinker AFB): 2017 USB/ALE TO OFF (USAF 
GSC, Offutt AFB). Also noted on 09025.0;11226.0 & 15043.0. 02/28 RP3 

15043.0 711 (HC-130H7 CGAS Kodiak): 2021 USB/ALE sounding. 02/28 RP3

09025.0 GS2 (unidentified): 2039 USB/ALE TO ADW (USAF GSC, Andrews AFB). GS2 
also noted in ALE w/Offutt AFB on this freq. 02/28 RP3

11232.0 Trenton Military: 2046 USB w/Sentry 60 (E-3B AWACS, Tinker AFB) in pp 
w/DSN 884-XXXX (Raymond 24) passing formatted report. 02/28 RP3

11232.0 Trenton Military: 2108 USB w/Canforce 3279 (CC-150 #15001,437TH SQDN, 
TRENTON ON) who reports departure from Zagreb, Bosnia at 1743Z w/ETA at 
Trenton of 0150Z. Also w/selcal check (AS-CQ). 02/28 RP3

11232.0 Trenton Military: 2124 USB w/Canforce 1019 (not heard). They have 
trouble hearing each other so Trenton QSY's them to 13257. That freq is blocked 
by loud hum at my location. 02/28 RP3


RON (RAPBEP at AOL.COM)
MARYLAND, USA
UTILITY STATION MONITORING
Icom R-75 w/45-ft PAR EF-SWL 
Sangean ATS-909 w/70-ft end-fed random wire w/MLB