Fwd: Re: [MilCom] GIZMO 970?

[Jack L. Metcalfe]

>From: AllanStern at aol.com
>Date: Sat, 26 May 2007 19:34:40 EDT
>Subject: Re: [MilCom] GIZMO 970?
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>jlmetcalfe at hughes.net writes:
> >
> > 14396.5 GIZMO 970....at least that's what it sounded like.  Calling
> > any MARS station for a phone patch.  Probably meant to be on 13927.0
> > or another MARS frequency, but interesting that the SHARES primary
> > daytime frequency was likely programmed into his radio: 1640 UTC USB
> > Voice (25/MAY/2007) (JLM)
>
>    I am fairly certain you heard "Gitmo 970," one of the many daily 
> flights from Gitmo to NAS Jax and other sites.  The Gitmo acft just 
> started using 3-digit numbers like that for the past week instead 
> of the "Gitmo 01," "Gitmo 02" callsigns.  The last one I heard was 
> Gitmo 960 yesterday. And they do use MARS' 13927 kHz quite frequently.
>    With my current AOL version, I am unable to respond to this on 
> Milcom; so you can forward it there if you like.
>
>AL STERN Satellite Beach FL
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