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

[Alan]

I'm betting you won't hear much either. Since the Civil Air Patrol 
Cessnas play the role of intruders wandering into restricted airspace 
and are the targets during the exercise, they fighters operate at fairly 
low altitudes during the intercepts. The chances of hearing that in 
Baltimore on a handheld with stock antenna is next to nil. You might 
hear them coming to and going from the exercise area and in between 
intercepts when they climb up to start anew but that would probably be 
it. I don't know of anywhere to hear it online for sure.

Alan (TinEar)
Maryland

Tony Olivero wrote:

>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:
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>>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:
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>>>Any suggestions for good frequencies to monitor?
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>>>>NORAD Flight Exercise Planned For Washington,  D.C.
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