[MilCom] HF/USB activity Sat Jun 21 08

[JohnFB]

Wow, I wish I had multiple HF scanners and super antennae for nights like this.  As it was, I was sitting in the parking lot before work with my lil YB400E

All Times Zulu

0020 - 0150 time frame

Frqs heard :

6712.0 8992.0 11175.0 13200.0 15016.0

Callsigns heard :

DOUBLE UP
CATCH FLY
SUNBURN/SUNBIRD/SUNBURST
CAGER 01
CAGER 02 [ref'd not hrd]
JUMP 06
JUMP 07
ALT 01 => BAYER 01

'Nets/Stations' called:

SKYMASTER
SKYNET

EAMS: sent repeatedly by DOUBLE UP & CATCH FLY on most frqs

IAT2TO [28 char]
IAHCIE [22 char]
GRI4ZA [180 char]

0019 : JUMP 07 clg SKYNET on 13200 - msg of 1 grp, pls acknowledge 69UU
0028 : CAGER 01 clg SKYMASTER on 15016 - msg of 1 grp, ack BHA1
0029 : CAGER 01 clg CAGER 02 on 'AUX' - [forgot to change radios?]
0030 : SUNBURN on 13200 - stndby for SKYMASTER tfx
0034 : JUMP 08 clg SKYMASTER on 11175 - msg of 1 grp, ack 4ML2
0035 : JUMP 08 clg SKYMASTER on 08992 - msg of 1 grp, ack 4ML2 -- SUNBURN copies
0038 : JUMP 07 clg SKYMASTER on 13200 - msg of 1 grp, pls acknowledge 69UU in the blnd
0038 : SUNBURN clg JUMP 07 on 13200 - [trying to confrim] - rgr, copy all, {x] time estimate?
0040 : SUNBURN broadcast - monitoring 6712 & 13200, use 6712 after sunset
0042 : ALT 01 clg SKYMASTER on 8892 - [immediately chngs c/s]
0042 : BAYER 01 clg SKYMASTER on 8892 - msg of 1 grp SLZY

from that point on it was relentless repetition of the EAMs.


NOTE:

Fri Jun 20
1540 - 1559

CAGER 01 FLT wkg ZBW ATC 370.900 => 277.400 => 290.300 340B350 direct ACK [Nantucket] when able, some deviation for WX.

[ID'd by ATC as 'flt of 3 bombers' although he had to call CAGER to confirm and I didn't hear any answer]

0546 : ETH wkg [CAGER 01] on 341.750 AR20NE - asking for desired alt for AR
0547 : ETH on interplane 139.875 [I don't know how many tankers]








JohnFB 
Franklin Co. - Western Massachusetts - USA