[Scan-DC] CAP aircraft

[Larry Van Horn, N5FPW]

Steve wrote:
> I am still wondering what they are doing in terms of national security.

They are conducting counter narco surveillance, national security mission 
for the DHS, INS border surveillance and USAF among others. Starting April 1 
until the deadline on October 1 the CAP will be changing over from their old 
frequency assignments to their new narrowband assignments.  I wrote about 
this on my blog at 
http://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/2006/10/new-cap-narrowband-vhf-freqs.html

Mike is correct that the November issue had the first run on these new CAP 
narrowband freqs and I will be featuring that and much more in my Jume MT 
Milcom column.

Larry Van Horn, N5FPW
Brasstown, NC USA
MT Milcom/Help Desk Columnist
Assistant Editor Monitoring Times
Blog Address: http://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/
Personal Radio Blog: http://monitor-post.blogspot.com/

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Rigby" <srigby at smart.net>
To: "Scan-DC" <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 10:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] CAP aircraft


>
> On Apr 3, 2007, at 8:15 PM, "" <ka3jjz at netscape.com> wrote:
>
>> Actually, didn't I read somewhere - maybe the new air shows listing by 
>> Larry Van Horn - that the CAP freqs
>> are now being classified as being sensitive for national security (even 
>> tho you can find them easily on the
>> net - even MT had them - check the Nov 2006 Milcom column, I believe)
>>
>> Anyway, I do have the a/c frequency for the Rte 50 planes - I even heard 
>> them, albeit scratchy, with
>> indoor antennas several miles away during last summer. According to my 
>> master list, the frequency is 149.5375 (FM) with a PL of 156.7  This puts 
>> them in range of a great many 2 meter radios (not for transmitting, of 
>> course). Whether they will use the same frequency this year is unknown.
>
>   Thanks for the frequency.  I'll give it a try.  I'll look at the CHM 
> site as well.  I am still wondering what they are doing in terms of 
> national security.
>
>   Steve
>
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