[MilCom] Re: [RadioMonitors] TACOMA

[Greg Brazil]

Today at 2010z through 2016z I heard Emo 73 (TACAMO E6B, Travis) on 
364.2 calling Big Foot repeatedly, once 110 miles and once 60 miles west 
of Bebop requesting radio check & modes & codes check.  Never heard Big 
Foot respond.
Greg (SF Bay Area)

AllanStern at aol.com wrote:

> _michael_sharritt at yahoo.com_  writes:
> 
>>Just had  TACOMA 55 on 133.1750 a NAVY E-6 from TINKER
>>AFB,dont know which way hes  headed yet.
> 
> 
> Michael:
> There is TACAMO and there is TACOMA  (like the  city in the State of 
> Washington).
> The nickname  for the E-6s is TACAMO (Take  Charge and Move Out), and it is 
> the aircraft  model's nickname, not its  callsign.  Lately the TACOMA callsign 
> (note  the difference in spelling) has  been used by commercial aircraft 
> flying  North-South routes. I hear them almost  every day. So far I have not found  
> out which airline or charter is using the  TACOMA callsign, but I am  trying. 
>  
> TACAMO E-6s never use TACAMO as a  callsign  anyway.
> 
> AL STERN  Satellite Beach   FL
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FloridaMilcom/
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