[Scan-DC] Falcon Virgo

[Alan]

You must have searched the wrong freq band. It was there. NORAD 
controller HUNTRESS or BIGFOOT is the controller during the exercise. 
Last time it was BIGFOOT who is the controller for the area west of the 
Mississippi. (HUNTRESS east of) but either can control the sky anywhere 
in the country. Freqs used will be either 228.9 or 260.9. Last time the 
targets were two Civil Air Patrol aircraft that were playing the 
aggressor role and were only heard on Potomac TRACON freqs. The fighters 
for the last exercise were a couple of F-16s from Langley (the SD-ANG 
and VT-ANG work from a detachment there.) One or two Coast Guard HH-65 
helos also participate. They are based at National Airport. They'll also 
be heard on the 228.9/260.9 freq but are difficult to hear if you're any 
distance away from the area because of altitude. F-16s also will use an 
air-to-air freq to talk among themselves. Find that in the 138-144 mHz 
band searching 25 kHz increments. That should be enough to get you into 
listening mode.
Alan (not to be confused with Henney)
Maryland

Doug Kitchener wrote:

>Having posted this... the last time they had one of these exercises, I set one of the scanners to the milair band and let it search, but heard nary a squawk... any suggestions for some frequencies to listen to?
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>>From: oldsdoug at hotmail.com
>>To: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
>>Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:04:16 -0500
>>Subject: [Scan-DC] Falcon Virgo
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>>http://www.norad.mil/News/2011/021511.html
>>http://wtop.com/?nid=41&sid=2272561
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>>Wednesday, Wednesday, Wednesday!  Coming to a sky near you...
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