[MilCom] ALE Monitoring Procedure?

[Larry Van Horn]

The Frog-100 is more than adequate for single channel ALE reception, even 
though its speaker audio sucks. ;-)))

 It is also a receiver that is listed in the PC-ALE listings for CPP 
operation so consult the manual on ways to connect your Frog to the 
computer. Taking a stab in the dark here, given its vintage I would imagine 
you will be using a serial connection on the back of the receiver to connect 
to the computer using a serial-USB cable that is available at just about any 
computer store. Once you install the USB-Serial cable, load the driver for 
the cable, then setup the CPP page in PC-ALE for the Frog-100, set the 
serial port, then you should be on your way. Setup a QRG file of freqs you 
want to monitor, open the owlog to keep a record of what your 
receiver/PC-ALE has heard and you can join the ALE monitoring revolution.

Have fun and I have a ton of ALE freqs scattered all over the Milcom blog 
for a wide variety of military and government agencies. There is a lot to 
hear out there.

Speaking of military ALE monitoring, I have a post on the blog at 
http://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/2011/02/civil-air-patrol-reorganizing-their-hf.html 
regarding the CAP reorganizing their HF ALE capability. Those who follow CAP 
HF ALE activity will definitely want to read this post.

73 de Larry

Larry Van Horn, N5FPW
Brasstown, NC USA
MT Assistant/Review/Technical Editor
Milcom Monitoring Post http://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/
Twitter: MilcomMP
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken" <rfinder1 at verizon.net>
To: "milcom" <milcom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 7:15 PM
Subject: [MilCom] ALE Monitoring Procedure?


> Question for the group.    I have a Yaesu FRG 100 comm receiver, will this 
> be adequate the shareware software PC-ALE to monitor single channel ALE?
> IF so can someone contact me as to the most effective way to connect to 
> the computer.  I am running windows 7 on a HP pavilion model.
>
> Thanks
>
> Ken
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