[Scan-DC] Falcon Virgo 12-03

[Alan]

I posted that email you quoted. The only thing I'd add to it is that the 
NORAD controller also uses 139.7 for control occasionally ( in addition 
to the 228.9/260.9 freqs.) The fighter aircraft are fairly easy to hear 
all over the metro area - even with just a "back of the scanner" 
antenna. It's just the helos that present some difficulty due to their 
low altitude. The target aircraft (usually CAP aircraft) generally fly 
at approximately 2000 and 5000 feet and may be on any of the Potomac 
TRACON frequencies but seldom broadcast anything of interest.

Alan
Maryland

On 12/6/2011 2:43 PM, Andrew Clegg wrote:
> I dug up the frequencies that were provided several months ago for this exercise. Because it comes from an email embedded in an email embedded in an email (and so on), I can't tell who the original poster was (but thanks to whoever it was!). If this info is no longer current, please chime in and let us know:
>
>>> 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.
>
>
>> Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 11:36:10 -0800
>> From: rheisner at yahoo.com
>> To: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Falcon Virgo 12-03
>>
>> This was reported on Fox 5 this morning:
>>
>> NORAD Plans another Exercise in Washington Region tonight
>>
>> Falcon Virgo 12-03 will take place between 12:00am and 2:00am
>>
>> --- On Wed, 11/2/11, Doug Kitchener<oldsdoug at hotmail.com>  wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi Merlin,
>>
>> Not sure, but when I get to the office I'll look back at old email as the question has come up before... someone suggested something a few months ago and I programmed it, but never heard anything... believe someone else mentioned that they can be difficult to copy.  Meantime, am posting to the list, perhaps someone else will have some suggestions - I've never had much luck scanning milair myself!
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Doug
>>
>>
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