[MilCom] Re: 157.125 and 244.400

[Mac McCormick III]

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mac McCormick III" <kf4lmt at comcast.net>
>> 157.125 (Marine VHF Ch. 82) is up with PHEONIX 92 working
>> BIG ORANGE, STINGER 1, and STINGER 2 with what sounds
>> like surveillance coordination.  References have been made to
>> callsigns FULL SPEED and MAGNUM 43.

I have been able to identifiy FULL SPEED as the USS Farragut
(DDG-99).  No doubt the callsign comes from Admiral Farragut's
famous rallying cry "Damn the torpedoes, Full speed ahead!"

Last night, I took some time out to review and audio file I made of
the 157.125 and 244.400 activity yesterday and revised my notes
on what I had heard.  I had missed part of the activity while it was
ongoing and being able to hear all of it gave me a better picture
of what was going on:

157.125     Marine VHF Ch. 82
     -PHOENIX 92 (Lear, Phoenix Air) wkg BIG ORANGE, STINGER 1, 
      and STINGER 2 ref remotely piloted vessel operation. 
      STINGERs were probably assets from BIG ORANGE (they were
      directed to RTB to BIG ORANGE at one point) and were tending
      "target boats" 08 and 09.  BIG ORANGE apparently controlled
      the target boats and they kept having rudder failures on
      the boats.  PHOENIX 92 also relayed traffic from WATERBOY
      and FULL SPEED, who were on 244.400
244.400     unknown
     -PHOENIX 92 wkg WATERBOY and FULLSPEED (USS Farragut).
      FULLSPEED was apparently supposed to engage the target boats
      from 157.125.  WATERBOY seemed to have control over the range 
      status.


Mac McCormick                      "Green Comms Suck"
Savannah, GA
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