[Scan-DC] 121.5 emer/guard channel

Wed, 26 Feb 2003 14:36:01 -0500

FYI the CAP aircraft patrolling the DC area occasionally use 121.500 mhz.  AM for
air to air contacts.  They refer to it as "guard".  To me "Guard" was always
243.000 mhz.

[email protected] wrote:

> Heard traffic Raleigh/Durham in contact with Coast guard acft @ 34,000 over
> Pulaski vortex trying to determine origin of acft calling on 121.5   Coast
> guard stated it was 351 degrees from Pulaski vortex  signal lost by coast
> guard acft when he was 30 miles north of vortex and at 28,000 feet.  Aircraft
> may  be trying to get to airport at Bluefield so far no all clear as yet
> commercial acft also listening and says neg contact at this time
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