[Scan-DC] Mil Log from a couple days ago.. Presidential secret trip activity?

[b_thom@juno.com]

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 14:49:06 -0500 "Emissary" <phonepatrol@hotmail.com>
writes:
> The majority of the traffic was logged within 5-10 min after turning 
> on my
> radio.. This was all logged over a period of an hour or so.. Very 
> unusual
> for me to hear so much.. at one time.. 
....

>     CESSNA 99137/ Enroute to "practice area" squawking military
>     REDHAWK 729/ SQUAWKING Military Code enroute to Practice Area"
>     REDHAWK 732/ " "

What is this "squawk" thing? I hear it all the time - "squawk", followed
by a four-digit number.

Sure, I could look it up, but that would be work.