[MilCom] Possible F-35s into MCAS Beaufort

Larry Van Horn-N5FPW n5fpw at brmemc.net
Fri Aug 9 07:52:22 EDT 2013


Morning Mac and all,

289.950 is in fact an Eglin F-35 JSF assignment and was monitored with 
activity last summer.

Chief

Larry Van Horn, N5FPW
Brasstown, NC USA
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-----Original Message----- 
From: Mac McCormick III
Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 4:18 PM
To: 'Adam Hodge' ; MilCom at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [MilCom] Possible F-35s into MCAS Beaufort

It is certainly possible, I'm not going to say it wasn't.  Although it
sounded like SWEET, SWEDE would actually make more sense.

Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
Savannah, GA
http://kf4lmt.wordpress.com/


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adam Hodge [mailto:airshowfreak5 at aol.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 14:01
> To: Mac McCormick III; MilCom at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [MilCom] Possible F-35s into MCAS Beaufort
>
> Mac
>
> Sure it wasn't SWEDE? That is what VMFAT-501 uses.
>
> Adam
> Marietta,GA
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Aug 7, 2013, at 9:07 AM, "Mac McCormick III" <kf4lmt at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > SWEET 11/12 just arrived at MCAS Beaufort, SC using 363.200 >
> 292.125,
> > with air-to-air traffic on 289.950.  The radio audio isn't like
> > anything I've heard before; definitely mask - maybe a little bit like
> > the F-22.  They also checked in with SWEET BASE on MCAS Beaufort Base
> > Ops freq 281.800 on the way in.  My guess at this point is that they
> > could be F-35s, hasn't 289.950 been associated with F-35s previously?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
> >
> > Savannah, GA
> >
> > http://kf4lmt.wordpress.com/
> >
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