[MilCom] NASA 809

[Mac McCormick III]

Thanks! I'll plug it in and see what I get. Yesterday was one of the rare
chances I've had to listen in. It's usually coming or going while I'm
asleep (I work midnights), but the few times I've caught it, I haven't
picked that up in searches or close-call.

Mac, KF4LMT
Savannah/Brunswick, GA

On Thu, Feb 6, 2020 at 1:21 PM Bryan Herbert <ke6zgp at gmail.com> wrote:

> 373.1500 MHz is considered their primary freq. If you havent already,
> youll want to add it to your list of NASA freqs.
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> However, much like the U-2, ER-2s also maintain radio silence during
> missions except to coordinate with ATC. Every ARTCC has a 'TacSpec Use'
> freq for ultra-high altitude aircraft like the ER-2, U-2, and WB-57, down
> your way I believe its 296.7000 MHz.
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> Not long ago, Larry Van Horn published a list of known 'TacSpec Use'
> freqs, its worth programming them all in. At 60,000 feet, it gives an
> aircraft a radio footprint of over 300 miles.
>
> A couple days ago, I tracked a U-2 flight on 369.9000 MHz as it flew over
> the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, and Death Valley. It then headed north,
> switched to 296.7000 MHz, and continued on to Northern California. I lost
> it somewhere west of South Lake Tahoe. I can only imagine what all Id hear
> if I had an outdoor antenna.
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