[MilCom] 38.5 AGAIN

[Larry Van Horn, N5FPW]

And it is 0848 EDT and 38.5 MHz is back again. The MUF is starting to rise 
again. Looks like this could be another fun day in the VHF lo band and 6 
meters.

73

Larry Van Horn, N5FPW
ATC (AW)      USN (Ret)
MT Milcom/Help Desk Columnist
Assistant Editor Monitoring Times
Blog Address: http://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/
Founding Father Milcom/Fedcom/Trunkcom
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Van Horn, N5FPW" <n5fpw at brmemc.net>
To: "Duke Rumley" <ai4dr at oldspooksandspies.org>
Cc: "MilCom" <MilCom at mailman.qth.net>; <northeastmilair at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2006 8:42 AM
Subject: Re: [MilCom] 38.5 AGAIN


> Hey Duke and all,
>
> We had a major VHF-lo band E-skip opening into multi paths yesterday 
> starting about 1800 UTC and running until after 0400 UTC. I will be 
> posting some of my results on my personal blog page since most of it is 
> non-mil. Looking at my database, ham spots and logs I made from the rest 
> of the opening I believe our 38.5 MHz intercept may have been from our 
> northeast. PL tone was 151.4 Hz. They said that the weather for today 
> would be cool (48 degrees) and wet (op apologized to someone on the 
> range). It was one busy channel. Anybody in the northeast monitoring a 
> range up there with a 151.4 Hz PL?
>
> Also had my old friend Fort Hood Range on 30.450 showed up
>
> Other intercepts:
> 31.450    Range freq (146.2 Hz PL)
> 34.100    mentioned the Command Post, no PL
> 34.300    Unknown user/usage
> 34.840    Several keups of a carrier, but no PL
> 41.750    Unknown user/usage
>
> This was my first test of working skip with the BCD996T scanner and wow, 
> it did a fabulous job. The 996 and a Grove Scantenna was a nice setup. The 
> BCD996T is a very impressive radio. That near instaneous PL/DCS decode is 
> just super working an opening like this. It really allows you to move 
> around more during the opening. The 796 just takes way to long to cycle 
> through a decode when you are working a skip opening. Looks like my 796 
> will be relegated to a pure milair function now. Those chain searches will 
> be turned into mil sat band chain searches, 225-400 MHz ATC freqs, and 
> selected 138-144/148-150.8 LMR discretes. I am determined to find all 
> these new hot CAP narrowband freqs. ;-)))
>
> Hope the band opens up again today and tomorrow for the ARRL VHF QSO 
> party. I will be running EM85. Maybe I will catch a few of you in the 
> test.
>
> 73 all and good hunting.
>
> Larry
>
> PS It is 0839 and I just had an SS taxi dispatcher pop up on 35.920 MHz. 
> Looks like we are fixing to get started early today. Get those scanner 
> loaded up and enjoy the skip opening.
>
> Larry Van Horn, N5FPW
> ATC (AW)      USN (Ret)
> MT Milcom/Help Desk Columnist
> Assistant Editor Monitoring Times
> Blog Address: http://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/
> Founding Father Milcom/Fedcom/Trunkcom
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Duke Rumley" <ai4dr at oldspooksandspies.org>
> To: "RadioMonitors" <RadioMonitors at yahoogroups.com>
> Cc: "MilCom" <MilCom at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 8:58 PM
> Subject: [MilCom] 38.5 AGAIN
>
>
> 10JUN06
>
> 0053Z - 38.5 MHz - "RANGE CONTROL this is RANGE 23"
>
> Duke
> NC
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