[MilCom] Fwd: [MilRadioComms] Tomorrow's Space Shuttle Comms

[AllanStern at aol.com]

Tomorrow night, at  9:20pm EDT, Space Shuttle Mission STS-119 will launch. 
     Beginning a couple of  hours before the launch time, stay parked on 
10780 kHz USB, and you  will hear Cape Radio use the freq to tell the Solid Rocket 
Booster recovery  vessels (Freedom Star and Liberty Star) which HF freq to 
tune to.   Often it takes three or four freq attempts until they find one that 
is optimum  for all parties.

 
Your best bet for hearing something on 259.7,  the Shuttle air-ground UHF 
freq, comes a few seconds after the launch if  you are near the launch site, and 
a bit later if you are further away. Keep the  squelch wide open.
 
For Satcoms related to the overseas aborted-mission landing sites, search  
the 261 MHz NFM area; 261.575 is often used.
 
AL STERN  Satellite Beach  FL
AllanStern at aol.com
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