[MilCom] Covert Tanker Comms RE:X

[Ken]

Hmm,

Duane personally I would think that there would be more than mike clicks in 
this type of operation BUT it is possible..   Encrypted or perhaps 
frequency/hopping encrypted spreadspectrum radios see 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency-hopping_spread_spectrum  Maybe 
there's information buried in the AF publications AFI 11-2KC-10V3 "KC 10 
Operating Procedures" OR AFI 11-2KC-135V3 "KC135 Operating Procedures"...
 available at http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/pubs/majcom.asp?org=AF

On published refueling trackes he refueling aircraft contacts the 
appropriate ARTCC when setting up a/r contact...

Ken


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Duane Mantick" <wb9omc at nlci.com>
To: <milcom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 1:23 PM
Subject: RE: Radio Hobby Magazines Meeting The Reader's/Subscribers 
Challenge!Re:[MilCom] Pop'Comm & Milcom Dec 2005
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>>>>>>I can generally tell when something dark and stinky is passing
> through because I can listen to the tankers go up and report some
> number of contacts and how much fuel is passed, but you NEVER hear
> a callsign....and the ONLY thing you hear coming from whatever
> aircraft it is generally are "mic clicks"; one or two to indicate
> an affirmative or a negative.  They are pretty well versed when it
> comes to how to handle stuff when they know that there are folks
> down here listening.  :-)

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