[Scan-DC] NORAD Flight Exercise Planned For Washington, D.C.

[Tony Olivero]

Is there some place I can listen to this online. I'm guessing no, but I'm
in Baltimore with just the antenna that came with my BCD396XT and betting
I can't hear much.

Any suggestions appreciated.

Tony

On Wed, August 26, 2009 19:36, Alan wrote:
> The usual old freqs should be used...whether F-16s from Andrews
> (callsigns BRAVE 01 and 02), F-16s from the SD-ANG at the Langley
> Detachment (LOBO 41 and 42), or F-16s from the NJ-ANG at Atlantic City
> (COSMIC 41 and 42), the primary frequency with NORAD (callsign HUNTRESS)
> should be on 139.7. Alternates will be 228.9 and 260.9 should they
> decide to use UHF radios instead. The Coast Guard HH-65s (callsigns
> BLACKJACK 1 and 2) are usually also on 139.7 - even if the fighters
> should use UHF although they have the capability for UHF. The Civil Air
> Patrol guys will not talk much at all other than to Potomac TRACON on
> the VHF Andrews/National batch or the Dulles batch of freqs depending on
> location. Those Potomac TRACON freqs will also be used for the fighters
> to enter/exit the exercise area. If BRAVEs have the duty, first
> indication will be with Andrews departure on 348.725 as they take off.
> If it's COSMICs from Atlantic City, you'll first hear them with
> Washington Center Atlantic City sector 281.45 or Casino sector 285.4. If
> it's the LOBOs, you should hear them with Washington Center's Calvert
> sector 281.4 as they come into the area. Now...if all of that is too
> much trouble, just stick the first three freqs I mentioned in the
> scanner and you'll hear 99% of the activity.
>
> Alan (TinEar)
> maryland
>
> Andrew Clegg wrote:
>
>>Any suggestions for good frequencies to monitor?
>>
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