[MilCom] SE PA A10's

[RICHARD L. KRAMER]

04/08/09   1250z

I was awakened 10 mins before my alarm went off this AM as two A10's from 
Willow Grove flew low over my house for low approaches to Reading Regional 
airport.

257.900   Ugly 1&2 / Reading apprch.(Button #8)
288.300   Ugly 1&2 / Reading tower; low apprchs.
233.550   Ugly 1&2 / Flyer 1&2 (Discrete #1); Flyers were at the Bollen 
range.
281.525   Ugly 1&2 / Harrisburg apprch (Button #9)
237.200   Ugly 1&2 / Balky; Bollen range. I could hear the FAC with the 
rubber duck antenna in the house due to the weather conditions; I usually 
cannot hear anyone on the ground even with the outside antennas. I noticed 
that 11 meters CH4 used by the Fleet office at my work was really booming in 
which usually isn't the case as there is a large mountain between my house & 
my work location which really cuts down the signal from there. The final 
straw was hearing my fellow guards on our UHF 469.5 freq from in front of 
the house in my car and being able to talk back to them which is a first.

 For anyone in the Philly area; 163.7875 has become quite active in the past 
2 wks after being silent for a couple of months. P25, mostly in the clear. 
Lots of surveillance into the wee hours. Possibly ICE or DEA.

Rich - Reading, PA