I found this post made by Tom, WW5L to the DX-Chat newsgroup real interesting. Thanks Tom for sharing that with us all.
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When and "if" the tower arrives, don't sign the delivery receipt or bill of lading that you received it until you've gone over the tower with a magnifying glass.
Years ago I ordered a W-51 crank up tower from TriEx, in fact my blueprints were signed off by Mr. Tashjian himself as a PE who worked for TriEx. When it arrived on Carolina Freight I gave it a once over as it was being unloaded, but didn't notice that a couple welds on the base were broken in shipment. Apparently someone somewhere had used a forklift to lift it from the base and cracked the welds at the tower base.
While the freight truck was still on our street I called TriEx and Carolina to file a claim or get a new tower. Carolina ended up sending out an "inspector" who wrote a mealy mouthed report he couldn't tell how the tower was damaged. Carolina took this to mean that I damaged it within 30 seconds of receiving it so they refused to pay or return the tower to TriEx. Yeah, sure I paid $1,300 or so just so I could crack the welds, I told them, but got no where.
I contacted Lanny, K5LP, an attorney I knew and we ended up filing suit against Carolina. What was funny about the thing was Carolina sent one of their VPs here to "represent" them in court, but he wasn't a licensed attorney anywhere. Carolina didn't know that Lanny was a member of the State Bar of Texas' Bar Grievance Committee, the organization that investigates and files barratry cases against people who unlawfully claim to be licensed attorneys (I'm sure every state has a similar organization or agency). Of course he checked this VP out and found he wasn't an attorney.
Anyway we ended up prevailing finally during pre-trial on Carolina to pickup the tower and pay TriEx for a new one without having to go to trial. Lanny also made the Carolina VP sweat a while making him think he was going to be charged in Texas with the unlicensed practice of law.
When the new tower arrived it was crated in wood, something the original one hadn't been by the time I got it and it had "Do Not Forklift" stenciled all over it. Turns out Carolina had splintered all the wooden crating in fork lifting and shipping it.
Carolina paid all of my attorney expense and I sent Lanny and his secretary each a 20 pound smoked East Texas "ham" as a thank you. Lanny is or was an ARRL volunteer counsel at one time and has represented many Texas hams in tower cases. Even the ARRL says he's one of the best Part 97 and PRB-1 attorneys in the country.
Tom, WW5L
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Don't Tell Me, "It Fell off the Truck
I found this post made by Tom, WW5L to the DX-Chat newsgroup real interesting. Thanks Tom for sharing that with us all.
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When and "if" the tower arrives, don't sign the delivery receipt or bill of lading that you received it until you've gone over the tower with a magnifying glass.
Years ago I ordered a W-51 crank up tower from TriEx, in fact my blueprints were signed off by Mr. Tashjian himself as a PE who worked for TriEx. When it arrived on Carolina Freight I gave it a once over as it was being unloaded, but didn't notice that a couple welds on the base were broken in shipment. Apparently someone somewhere had used a forklift to lift it from the base and cracked the welds at the tower base.
While the freight truck was still on our street I called TriEx and Carolina to file a claim or get a new tower. Carolina ended up sending out an "inspector" who wrote a mealy mouthed report he couldn't tell how the tower was damaged. Carolina took this to mean that I damaged it within 30 seconds of receiving it so they refused to pay or return the tower to TriEx. Yeah, sure I paid $1,300 or so just so I could crack the welds, I told them, but got no where.
I contacted Lanny, K5LP, an attorney I knew and we ended up filing suit against Carolina. What was funny about the thing was Carolina sent one of their VPs here to "represent" them in court, but he wasn't a licensed attorney anywhere. Carolina didn't know that Lanny was a member of the State Bar of Texas' Bar Grievance Committee, the organization that investigates and files barratry cases against people who unlawfully claim to be licensed attorneys (I'm sure every state has a similar organization or agency). Of course he checked this VP out and found he wasn't an attorney.
Anyway we ended up prevailing finally during pre-trial on Carolina to pickup the tower and pay TriEx for a new one without having to go to trial. Lanny also made the Carolina VP sweat a while making him think he was going to be charged in Texas with the unlicensed practice of law.
When the new tower arrived it was crated in wood, something the original one hadn't been by the time I got it and it had "Do Not Forklift" stenciled all over it. Turns out Carolina had splintered all the wooden crating in fork lifting and shipping it.
Carolina paid all of my attorney expense and I sent Lanny and his secretary each a 20 pound smoked East Texas "ham" as a thank you. Lanny is or was an ARRL volunteer counsel at one time and has represented many Texas hams in tower cases. Even the ARRL says he's one of the best Part 97 and PRB-1 attorneys in the country.
Tom, WW5L
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When and "if" the tower arrives, don't sign the delivery receipt or bill of lading that you received it until you've gone over the tower with a magnifying glass.
Years ago I ordered a W-51 crank up tower from TriEx, in fact my blueprints were signed off by Mr. Tashjian himself as a PE who worked for TriEx. When it arrived on Carolina Freight I gave it a once over as it was being unloaded, but didn't notice that a couple welds on the base were broken in shipment. Apparently someone somewhere had used a forklift to lift it from the base and cracked the welds at the tower base.
While the freight truck was still on our street I called TriEx and Carolina to file a claim or get a new tower. Carolina ended up sending out an "inspector" who wrote a mealy mouthed report he couldn't tell how the tower was damaged. Carolina took this to mean that I damaged it within 30 seconds of receiving it so they refused to pay or return the tower to TriEx. Yeah, sure I paid $1,300 or so just so I could crack the welds, I told them, but got no where.
I contacted Lanny, K5LP, an attorney I knew and we ended up filing suit against Carolina. What was funny about the thing was Carolina sent one of their VPs here to "represent" them in court, but he wasn't a licensed attorney anywhere. Carolina didn't know that Lanny was a member of the State Bar of Texas' Bar Grievance Committee, the organization that investigates and files barratry cases against people who unlawfully claim to be licensed attorneys (I'm sure every state has a similar organization or agency). Of course he checked this VP out and found he wasn't an attorney.
Anyway we ended up prevailing finally during pre-trial on Carolina to pickup the tower and pay TriEx for a new one without having to go to trial. Lanny also made the Carolina VP sweat a while making him think he was going to be charged in Texas with the unlicensed practice of law.
When the new tower arrived it was crated in wood, something the original one hadn't been by the time I got it and it had "Do Not Forklift" stenciled all over it. Turns out Carolina had splintered all the wooden crating in fork lifting and shipping it.
Carolina paid all of my attorney expense and I sent Lanny and his secretary each a 20 pound smoked East Texas "ham" as a thank you. Lanny is or was an ARRL volunteer counsel at one time and has represented many Texas hams in tower cases. Even the ARRL says he's one of the best Part 97 and PRB-1 attorneys in the country.
Tom, WW5L
Cleary Counter-Drug/Law Enforcement/Homeland Security HF ALE List
A special thanks to Mark for forwarding along his special work.
Counter-Drug/Law Enforcement/Homeland Security HF ALE
Last Updated: 12-28-06
Send updates, additions, & corrections to M. Cleary (markcleary@juno.com)
This list contains ALE address and frequency information for the COTHEN Net, TISCOM Net, FBI ALE Net, US Army/DEA PANTHER Net, and US Army South Flight Following Service (SKYWATCH) Net.
COTHEN, PANTHER Net, and TISCOM ALE
COTHEN background info:
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Source: U.S. Customs Today, March 2000 issue.
Back in 1984, the design for an ultra-sensitive U.S. Customs radio network was conceived. Code-named COTHEN, Customs Over The Horizon Enforcement Network, it combines a radio, computer, and a tactical voice privacy unit into a state-of-the-art communications system that meets the demanding requirements of Customs' tactical interdiction aircraft and boats in their fight against smuggling activities.
COTHEN's first fixed station transmitter near Memphis, Tenn., became operational in 1985. The Blue Lightning Operations Center was the first command office and its marine vessels were the first tactical platforms to have COTHEN radios. This initial deployment proved so successful that COTHEN grew to include all U.S. Customs aircraft.
High powered fixed station transmitters located across the United States are connected to Customs' Air, Marine, and Special Agent In Charge (SAIC) locations via dedicated telephone lines. Tactical interdiction platforms that are equipped with a COTHEN radio can place a call to any other platform or office in the network. Thanks to innovative technological advancements, a COTHEN radio is able to establish a link with another COTHEN radio thousands of miles away with no more difficulty than placing a phone call.
COTHEN has been instrumental in helping law enforcement agencies successfully complete a number of missions. For instance, early last year off the coast of Puerto Rico, COTHEN played a primary role in impressive seizures of 1,169 kilos of cocaine, one boat, three smugglers, and 41 illegal aliens by making sure all the entities involved in the action remained in contact with each other.
COTHEN now provides communications support for more than 235 aircraft, marine interdiction vessels, command offices, and numerous allied agencies including the U.S. Coast Guard, Drug Enforcement Administration, Border Patrol, Army, Navy, and Joint Interagency Task Forces. COTHEN's Technical Service Center (TSC) provides real-time on-the-air support services and guarantees communications between users. The Telecommunications Specialists who operate the TSC have many innovative diagnostic tools used to ensure communications, including a telephone patch (TRICS), a platform tracking and location system (TRACS), and over- the-air-rekeying capabilities (DARK).
The COTHEN and TSC team, responsible for all program management and on-the-air technical support, is headquartered at the Communication Management Division's National Law Enforcement Communications Center in Orlando, Fla.
The June 2000 edition of US Customs Today stated that their were 15 remote transmitters in the COTHEN network.
The FCC released the locations of the the Cothen transmitters in an October 2004 document:
Site Name Latitude Longitude
Albuquerque, NM 35º 05' 02" N 105º 34' 23" W
Arecibo, PR 18º 17' 26" N 66º 22' 33" W
Atlanta, GA 32º 33' 06" N 84º 23' 35" W
Beaufort, SC 34º 34' 22" N 76º 09' 48" W
Cape Charles, VA 37º 05' 37" N 75º 58' 06" W
Cedar Rapids, IA 42º 00' 09" N 91º 17' 39" W
Denver, CO 39º 15' 45" N 103º 34' 23" W
Fort Myers, FL 81º 31' 20" N 26º 20' 01" W
Kansas City, MO 38º 22' 10" N 93º 21' 48" W
Las Vegas, NV 36º 21' 15" N 114º 17' 33" W
Lovelock, NV 40º 03' 07" N 118º 18' 56" W
Memphis, TN 34º 21' 57" N 90º 02' 43" W
Miami, FL 25º 46' 20" N 80º 28' 48" W
Morehead City, NC 34º 34' 50" N 78º 13' 59" W
Oklahoma City, OK 34º 30' 52" N 97º 30' 52" W
Orlando, FL 28º 31' 30" N 80º 48' 58" W
Reno, NV 38º 31' 12" N 119º 14' 37" W
Sarasota, FL 27º 12' 41" N 81º 31' 20" W
Wilmington, NC 34º 29' 24" N 78º 04' 31" W
Frequencies
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COTHEN Freqs: 5732, 7527, 8912, 10242, 11494, 13907, 15867, 18594, 20890, 23214, 25350
*note - 11494 kHz is also a USDA frequency which accounts for occasional USDA/Fedcom traffic
DEA/US Army PANTHER Net Freqs: (Old) 4991, 5912, 6855, 7657, 8983, 9306, 9497, 11202, 12138, 14350, 15953.5
*note - most activity on this net was discontinued because DEA was causing interference with USCG comms.
Since then they have appeared on 4495, 5781, 6721, 6912, 7808, 8965, 9972, 10683, 11175, 13200 as well as Cothen.
In April 2005 they started sounding on the US Army SKYWATCH Net as well.
Telecomunications & Information Systems Command (TISCOM) Freqs: 3053, 4730, 6709, 8859, 8980, 9034, 11196, 13221, 15082, 17988
ALE Idents
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The following idents appear on COTHEN, TISCOM and PANTHER nets.
Format: ALE address, user, id if known, stations worked, date first logged, date last logged
014FEM FEMA Station WGY9014 w/TSC 12-7-06, 12-19-06
019FEM FEMA Station WGY9019 w/AL4 11-30-06
034FEM FEMA Station WGY9034, South Carolina w/FC4, TSC 12-7-06
14N CBP CESSNA 550 #N4614N, Davis Monthan AFB, voice call "OMAHA 14N" w/CNT 7-29-04, 3-2-06
201 See I01 w/WST 11-9-04
437FEMAUX FEMA Auxiliary station w/TSC 3-27-06
5## USCG HC-130s
500 USCG HC-130H #1500, CGAS Elizabeth City
501 USCG HC-130H #1501, CGAS Elizabeth City
502 USCG HC-130H #1502, CGAS Elizabeth City w/DIL
503 USCG HC-130H #1503, CGAS Elizabeth City
504 USCG HC-130H #1504, CGAS Clearwater w/JOE, MC2
626 Unknown w/TSC 11-15-04, 3-30-06
7## USCG HC-130s
700 USCG HC-130H #1700, CGAS Sacramento
701 USCG HC-130H #1701
702 USCG HC-130H #1702, CGAS Barbers Point
703 USCG HC-130H #1703, CGAS Sacramento
704 USCG HC-130H #1704, CGAS Clearwater
705 USCG HC-130H #1705, CGAS Elizabeth City
706 USCG HC-130H #1706, CGAS Clearwater w/STR 6-24-05
707 USCG HC-130H #1707, CGAS Kodiak
708 USCG HC-130H #1708, CGAS Kodiak w/TR3 2-11-06
709 USCG HC-130H #1709, CGAS Sacramento
710 USCG HC-130H #1710, CGAS Kodiak
711 USCG HC-130H #1711, CGAS Elizabeth City
712 USCG HC-130H #1712, CGAS Clearwater
713 USCG HC-130H #1713, CGAS Barbers Point
714 USCG HC-130H #1714, CGAS Barbers Point
715 USCG HC-130H #1715, CGAS Sacramento
716 USCG HC-130H #1716, CGAS Sacramento w/JOE, V09
717 USCG HC-130H #1717, CGAS Clearwater
718 USCG HC-130H #1718, CGAS Sacramento w/JOE 9-30-05
719 USCG HC-130H #1719, CGAS Barbers Point
720 USCG HC-130H #1720, CGAS Clearwater
790 USCG HC-130H #1790, CGAS Kodiak
852419 US Army helicopter w/TSC 10-2-03
A## CBP UH-60 Blackhawks. At one time was also used by OPBAT Army UH-60Ls, but they have switched to X##
A10 CBP UH-60 tail # 78-23010 San Diego AMB, CA w/EST, STR, CS4 10-11-03, 11-16-06
A18 CBP UH-60 tail # 77-22718 "OMAHA 718" en route Yuma 7-22-05 w/TSC, PR1, CS4, WST 7-5-03, 10-18-06
A20 CBP UH-60 tail # 79-23320 San Diego AMB w/CS4, OPB, TSC, WST, TPS 1-30-03, 7-19-06
A21 CBP UH-60 tail # 79-23321 "OMAHA 321", Caribbean AMB w/TSC, FL1, PR1, M70, CRB, CNT, EST 1-21-03, 10-15-06
A23 CBP UH-60 tail # 80-23423 "OMAHA 423", Riverside Air Unit, CA w/TSC, MCC 7-3-03, 11-23-06
A32 see A21 w/CS5 10-30-03
A321 see A21 w/CS5 10-30-03
A41 CBP UH-60 tail # 87-24641 Miami AMB, FL w/CS3, CS5, TSC, EST 2-15-04, 12-4-06
A44 CBP UH-60 tail # 79-23344 Riverside or San Diego Air Branch 1-27-03, 12-12-06
A47 CBP UH-60 tail # 82-23747 "OMAHA 747", El Paso Air Unit, w/CS4, PR1, TSC, WST 2-08-03, 1-31-06
A48 CBP UH-60 tail # 86-24548 Tucson Air Branch w/CS3, CS4, EST, TSC 1-17-03, 11-2-06
A50 CBP UH-60 tail # 79-23350 Caribbean AMB w/TSC, PR1, CRB, M70 2-7-03, 7-11-06
A58 CBP UH-60 tail # 86-24558, "BLACKHAWK 558", "OMAHA 558", w/CS5, CS6, OPB, WST 7-4-03, 11-22-06
A65 CBP UH-60 tail # 80-23465 Caribbean AMB w/CRB, CS4, CS3, CS6, EST, TSC 6-26-03, 12-1-06
A70 CBP UH-60 tail # 82-23670 Caribbean AMB voice call "OMAHA 670" w/CS3, CS4, CS5, OPB, PR1, WST 12-31-02, 11-4-06
A82 CBP UH-60 tail # 78-22982 Tucson Air Branch w/TSC, CNT 11-19-03, 7-21-06
A97 CBP UH-60 tail # 79-23297 "OMAHA 297", Tucson Air Branch w/TSC, OPB, CS3, CS5 7-29-03, 4-14-06
A99 CBP UH-60 tail # 79-23299, w/CS3, CS4, TSC, OPB, CRB, EST, WST 2-06-03, 7-11-06
AAA Unknown w/CS5, TSC 1-9-04, 1-28-04
ADD Unknown w/DIL 11-14-60
ADQ USCG District 17 unit (TISCOM id) 12-9-04, 10-7-05
AL4 FEMA WGY954, Alabama EOC, Montgomery, AL w/019FEM 11-30-06, 12-7-06
AL4FMA FEMA WGY954, Alabama EOC, Montgomery, AL w/TSC 12-7-06
AST USCG Unknown w/H99 8-29-04
ATU USCG LORAN Station Attu Island, AK (TISCOM id) w/NOJ 12-9-04, 7-17-05
B02 Unknown w/TSC 10-6-05
B03 Unknown
BOB CBP Orlando, FL Customs National Law Enforcement Communications Center -- Technical Service Center w/MVT, CS4, IKE, DL1 12-22-04, 1-14-05
C## US Army Corps of Engineers ground stations and mobiles. (The Corps of Engineers has 6 Rapid Response Vehicles and several Deployable Containerized Tactical Operations Centers and Emergency Command and Control Vehicles used to support FEMA and DHS communications during a crisis/disaster. Three were used at the WTC after 9/11.)
C01 USACE Rapid Response Vehicle # 1, w/COE 6-9-04, 7-12-06
C02 USACE Rapid Response Vehicle # 2, voice call "CHARLIE 02" w/CS1, CS5, TSC, I55, COE 9-20-03, 7-12-06
C03 USACE Rapid Response Vehicle # 3, Nashville, TN, voice call "RRV 03" w/COE 3-3-04, 7-12-06
C04 USACE Rapid Response Vehicle # 4 w/COE, C10, I08 3-3-04, 8-11-04
C05 USACE Rapid Response Vehicle # 5 w/COE, TSC, J03 7-15-04, 5-19-06
C06 USACE Rapid Response Vehicle # 6 w/COE 3-3-04, 7-12-06
C10 USACE Tactical Operations System, Mobile, AL w/C04, C11, C12, C50, C99, L0S, COE 2-25-04, 11-16-06
C11 USACE, voice call "CHARLIE 11", w/COE, C10 9-20-03, 7-12-05
C12 USACE w/COE, C10, C80 3-3-04, 2-15-06
C13 USACE w/COE 1-5-05, 2-9-05
C20 USACE w/COE, CS1, CS6, SAMMF1 8-19-04, 9-6-05
C21 USACE w/COE 3-10-04, 9-14-06
C23 USACE w/COE 6-8-05, 6-8-05
C24 USACE
C26 USACE, voice call "CHARLIE 26", w/COE, LRD1 11-3-04, 7-12-06
C27 USACE, voice call "CHARLIE 27", w/COE 4-7-04, 11-3-04
C30 USACE w/COE, TSC 3-3-04, 2-8-06
C33 USACE
C35 USACE, voice call "CHARLIE 35" w/COE 6-8-04, 7-12-06
C36 USACE 8-4-03
C37 USACE w/CS5 10-25-03
C46 USACE 7-12-06
C47 USACE 7-12-06
C50 USACE COE, Washington, DC w/COE, PNR, 8JF, C10 11-6-03, 11-16-06
C54 USACE
C80 USACE w/C12 6-14-05, 2-15-06
C99 USACE w/TSC, C10 5-25-05, 9-21-06
CBE USCGC TAHOMA (WMEC 908) (Cothen & TISCOM id) w/NMN, LGV, H13, F39, F40, F41, TST 6-15-05, 1-19-06
CDA Unknown, voice call "COTHEN 207", w/DL3, TSC 11-5-04, 9-20-05
CGA USCG Unknown (TISCOM id) w/790 3-1-05
CG1 USCG Unknown w/TSC, DIL 11-14-04, 10-17-06
CLR Unknown w/CS8 8-26-05
CMR Unknown w/RAY 2-2-05
CNT CBP AMOC Central Regional Communications Node 11-5-04, 11-28-06
COE US Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile, AL, voice call "CHARLIE OSCAR ECHO" w/CS8, CS2, CS3, CS4, TSC, J16, J40, C01, C02, C03, C04, C05, C06, C10, C11, C12, C13, C20, C21, C23, C26, C27, C30, C35, C50, STR, T72, MV5 10-24-03, 11-16-06
CR4 Unknown 11-23-06
CRB CBP AMOC Caribbean Regional Communications Node 11-2-04, 12-10-06
CS1 COTHEN Remote Atlanta, GA used frequently by TSC, voice call "SERVICE CENTER"
CS2 COTHEN Remote Memphis, TN
CS3 COTHEN Remote Oklahoma City, OK
CS4 COTHEN Remote Lovelock, NV
CS5 COTHEN Remote Wilmington, NC
CS6 COTHEN Remote Kansas City, MO
CS7 COTHEN Remote Denver, CO
CS8 COTHEN Remote Albuquerque, NM
CS9 COTHEN Remote Beaufort, SC often used by OPBAT voice call "PANTHER" and by Customs Surveillance Support Center, Jacksonville voice call "JACKKNIFE"
CSK USCG CAMSLANT Chesapeake, VA w/700, 711, 718, J13, J31, J33, J36, J40, OPB, PNR400, NMC, TSC 9-15-04, 11-5-06
D## CBP P-3/Q200 Detector Units
D01 CBP BOMBARDIER Q400 #N801MR, voice "OMAHA 1MR"
D02 CBP BOMBARDIER Q400 #N802MR, voice "OMAHA 2MR"
D2C CBP another address used by D42 9-22-03
D2CS CBP another address used by D42 9-22-03
D07 Unknown w/704, H81, J33 1-21-06, 4-1-06
D14 CBP P-3A “Slick” #N18314/BuNo 150314, Corpus Christi AMB, TX, voice call "OMAHA 314"
D23 CBP P-3B “Slick” #N423SK/BuNo 153423, Corpus Christi AMB, TX, voice call "OMAHA 23SK"
D31 CBP P-3B "Slick" #N431SK/BuNo 153431, Jacksonville AMB, FL, voice "OMAHA 31"
D41 CBP P-3B "Slick" #N741SK/BuNo 152741, Jacksonville AMB, FL, voice call "OMAHA 41SK"
D42 CBP P-3 AEW&C #N142CS/BuNo 153452, Corpus Chrisiti AMB, TX
D43 CBP P-3 AEW&C #N143CS/BuNo 153447, Corpus Christi AMB, TX, voice call "OMAHA 3CS"
D44 CBP P-3 AEW&C #N144CS/BuNo 153446, Corpus Christi AMB, TX, voice "OMAHA 4CS"
D45 CBP P-3 AEW&C #N145CS/BuNo 155299, Jacksonville AMB, FL
D46 CBP P-3 AEW&C #N146CS/BuNo 154605, Jacksonville AMB, FL
D47 CBP P-3 AEW&C #N147CS/BuNo 152722, Jacksonville AMB, FL
D48 CBP P-3 AEW&C #N148CS/BuNo 154575, Corpus Christi AMB, TX
D49 CBP P-3 AEW&C #N149CS/BuNo 154581, Corpus Christi AMB, TX, voice call "OMAHA 9CS"
D69 CBP P-3B “Slick” #N769SK/BuNo 152729, Jacksonville AMB, FL, voice call "OMAHA 9SK"
D70 CBP P-3A "Slick" #N16370/BuNo 152170, Corpus Christi AMB, TX
D90 CBP P-3A "Slick" #N15390/Buno 151390, Corpus Christi AMB, TX
D95 CBP P-3A “Slick” #N16295/BuNo 151395, Corpus Christi AMB, TX, voice call "OMAHA 295"
DCK USCGC SANIBEL (WPB 1312) w/GWH
DHS CBP w/T07, T58, VY1, VY2 12-8-04, 2-28-06
DIL USCGC DILIGENCE (WMEC 616) w/ADD, CG1, J33, MCC, T72, 501, 502, VY1, VY2, FM1, FP4FEM001, FP4PFEM001 8-31-05, 11-29-06
DL1 Unknown w/TSC in voice comms mentioned Unit 35 and Unit 37 w/STR, TSC 2-25-05, 9-19-06
DL3 Unknown w/CDA, TSC 11-5-04
E## Unknown
E01 Unknown w/TSC 10-17-06
E11 Unknown w/TSC, TST 10-22-03, 9-5-06
E17 w/CS1 4-24-04
E36
E70 w/CS9 4-29-04
E82 w/LNT 9-1-05
ERH USCGC TYBEE (WPB 1330)
EST CBP AMOC Eastern Regional Communications Node 11-4-04, 12-19-06
F## USCG HU-25 Falcons
F04 USCG HU-25 #2104 CGAS Corpus Christi w/LHV, STR 5-21-05
F09 USCG HU-25 #2109 CGAS Cape Cod
F12 USCG HU-25 #2112 CGAS Miami, voice call "FOXTROT 12"
F20 USCG HU-25 #2120 CGAS Cape Cod
F29 USCG HU-25 #2129 CGAS Miami
F31 USCG HU-25 #2131 CGAS Cape Cod
F33 USCG HU-25 #2133 CGAS Cape Cod, voice call "FOXTROT 33"
F35 USCG HU-25 #2135 CGAS Corpus Christi w/NMC on TISCOM Net
F36 USCG HU-25 #2136 ATC Mobile
F39 USCG HU-25 #2139 CGAS Cape Cod, voice call "FOXTROT 39"
F40 USCG HU-25 #2140 CGAS Cape Cod, voice call "FALCON 40" and "FOXTROT 40" w/V20 2-16-06
F41 USCG HU-25 #2141 CGAS Corpus Christi, voice call "FOXTROT 41"
FAASJU FAA San Juan ARTCC, PR 3-16-05, 5-4-05
FC4 FEMA WGY904 Region 4, Thomasville, GA w/034FEM 12-7-06
FL# CBP Florida remote transmitters
FL1 CBP w/PR1, TSC, A21, 709, J13, I3L 7-6-03, 11-4-06
FL2 CBP w/PR1, CS2, CS5, CS6, CS8, UCG, TST, TSC, MC2, 502, 705, J10, J15, J36, J38, T16, XXX, I63 7-6-03, 11-16-06
FM1 FEMA Station w/DIL during TS Ernesto 8-31-06
FMK USCGC SENECA (WMEC 906) w/UCG, J19, OPB 12-7-06, 12-24-06
FP4FEM001 FEMA Station w/DIL during TS Ernesto 8-31-06
FP4PFEM001 FEMA Station w/DIL during TS Ernesto 8-31-06
FR4FMA FEMA Station, voice "WGY9024 Region 4, Atlanta" w/TSC 11-21-06, 11-28-06
GWH Unknown (Prob USCG) w/F41, LGV 1-19-06, 2-5-06
H## USCG HITRON MH-68A gunships
H09 USCG MH-68A #1109 w/H95, H98, H99, PAC 7-6-05, 2-22-06
H13 USCG MH-68A #1113 w/TSC, LGV, H78, CBE 6-6-05, 7-7-05
H78 USCG MH-68A #1078 w/H13, H99, TSC, RKN 5-12-05, 6-26-06
H81 USCG MH-68A #1081, voice "HOTEL 81" w/TSC, D07 5-3-05, 3-20-06
H91 USCG MH-68A #1091 w/H99 8-26-04
H95 USCG MH-68A #1095 w/CS6, HNC, TSC, H09 12-8-04, 12-7-06
H98 USCG MH-68A #1098 w/H09, H99, LNT, TSC 11-16-04, 5-21-06
H99 USCG MH-68A #1099 w/H09, H78, H91, H98, OPB, TSC, CS9 8-26-04, 3-1-06
HNC USCGC HARRIET LANE (WMEC 903) w/RUF, H95 2-26-05, 3-1-05
I## CBP Interceptor Aircraft
I00 CBP CESSNA 550 #N1200N, Tucson Air Branch w/CS3, CS4, CS5, CS1, CS6, I14, CNT, WST, STR, TSC 9-15-03, 11-19-06
I01 CBP CESSNA 550 #N37201, voice call "OMAHA 201", San Diego AMB w/TSC, CNT, WST, CS4, CS6 1-17-04, 11-29-06
I08 CBP CESSNA 550 #N5408G, "OMAHA 08G", Bellingham AMB w/CS6, CS3, C04, CNT, WST 7-11-03, 6-12-06
I14 CBP CESSNA 550 #N4614N, Tucson Air Branch, "OMAHA 14N" w/CS4, CS3, CS5, CS6, I00, OPB, TSC, CNT, WST 1-29-03, 11-29-06
I1L CBP CESSNA 550 #N6001L, Houston AMB, voice call "OMAHA 01L" w/CNT 6-26-03, 10-24-06
I201 CBP see I01 9-29-04
I21 CBP CESSNA 550 #N26621, voice "OMAHA 621", Houston AMB w/TSC, CNT, CS1, I96 1-1-04, 12-5-06
I31 CBP CESSNA 550 #N2531K 1-30-03, 12-4-06
I34 CBP CESSNA 550 #N2734K, Houston AMB, TX w/TSC, CS1, CS3, CS4 7-6-03, 12-14-06
I37 CBP CESSNA 550 #N6637G, San Diego AMB, CA w/CS3, CS4, CS6, OPB, CNT, WST 7-1-03, 12-3-06
I3L CBP CESSNA 550 #N6763L, Albuquerque Air Unit w/CS1, CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6, OPB, TSC, CNT, WST, FL1 7-8-03, 12-9-06
I43 CBP BEECH 65-A90 #N43SA, Miami AMB, voice "OMAHA 3SA" w/OPB, CS1, CS5, CS6, CS9, D47 7-11-03, 12-15-06
I49 CBP CESSNA 550 #N12549, STB, Oklahoma City, OK w/CS3, CS9 10-5-03, 11-28-06
I4J CBP CESSNA 550 #N5314J, San Angelo AMB, TX. At Bellingham 6-5-06 w/CS3, CNT, EST, WST 8-13-03, 11-29-06
I52 CBP CESSNA 550 #N752CC, San Angelo AMB, TX, voice call "OMAHA 2CC" w/CS3, CNT 7-8-03, 11-2-06
I53 CBP CESSNA 550 #N753CC, STB Oklahoma City, OK w/CNT, WST 11-19-03, 7-12-06
I54 CBP CESSNA 550 #N1254X, Miami AMB, "OMAHA 54X" w/CS5, CS1, CS3, CS4, TSC, C51, OPB, J03, EST 7-6-03, 12-24-06
I55 CBP CESSNA 550 #N1255K, Miami AMB, "OMAHA 55K" w/CS1, SD, C02, EST 8-31-03, 11-21-06
I57 CBP CESSNA 550 #1257B, Miami AMB, "OMAHA 57B" w/CS1, CS5, CS6, CS9, SD, EST, OPB 7-8-03, 12-14-06
I62 CBP CESSNA 550 #N3262M, Tucson AMB, "OMAHA 62M" w/OPB, CNT, WST 1-29-03, 11-14-06
I63 CBP CESSNA 550 #N2663Y, Houston or San Angelo AMB, TX w/CS1, CS3, TSC, CNT, CS6, FL2 7-11-03, 7-12-06
I75 CBP CESSNA 550 #N6775C, Albuquerque Air Branch, "OMAHA 75C", w/OPB, WST, CNT 1-29-03, 11-28-06
I76 CBP CESSNA 550 #N6776T, voice "OMAHA 76", San Diego AMB, CA w/CS4, CNT, WST 1-25-04, 10-5-06
I86 CBP CESSNA 550 #N586RE, San Angelo or Albuquerque Air Branch w/CS3, CS6 9-16-03, 8-31-06
I94 CBP CESSNA 550 #N26494, San Angelo, Houston, or New Orleans based 1-21-04, 10-4-06
I96 CBP CESSNA 550 #N26496, New Orleans AMB, LA w/I21 12-25-03, 10-30-06
I97 CBP CESSNA 550 #N797CW, Houston AMB or Albuquerque Air Branch w/CS3, CS5 1-3-04, 11-11-06
IWB Possibly Information Warfare Battlelab an Air Force experimental technology demonstrator program
IWB Unknown w/X53 10-22-03, 1-4-04
IWBF50 Unknown w/X53 10-22-03
IWBF7D Unknown w/X53, X60 1-4-04, 3-23-04
J## U.S. Coast Guard HH-60J/MH-60J helicopters
J01 USCG HH-60J #6001 CGAS Cape Cod
J02 USCG HH-60J #6002 CGAS San Diego
J03 USCG HH-60J #6003 CGAS Elizabeth City w/STR, C05
J04 USCG HH-60J #6004 CGAS Cape Cod
J05 USCG HH-60J #6005 CGAS Kodiak
J06 USCG HH-60J #6006 CGAS Kodiak w/JOE
J07 USCG HH-60J #6007 CGAS Sitka
J08 USCG HH-60J #6008 CGAS Astoria
J09 USCG MH-60J #6009 CGAS Elizabeth City w/JOE
J10 USCG HH-60J #6010 CGAS Clearwater
J11 USCG HH-60J #6011 ATC Mobile
J12 USCG HH-60J #6012 CGAS Kodiak
J13 USCG HH-60J #6013 CGAS Clearwater
J14 USCG MH-60J #6014 CGAS Elizabeth City w/JOE, STR
J15 USCG HH-60J #6015 CGAS Clearwater w/JOE
J16 USCG HH-60J #6016 CGAS Clearwater w/STR
J17 USCG HH-60J #6017 CGAS Clearwater
J18 USCG HH-60J #6018 CGAS Clearwater w/NQ8
J19 USCG HH-60J #6019 CGAS Clearwater
J21 USCG HH-60J #6021 CGAS Kodiak
J22 USCG HH-60J #6022 CGAS Astoria
J23 USCG HH-60J #6023 ATC Mobile
J24 USCG HH-60J #6024 CGAS Kodiak
J25 USCG HH-60J #6025 CGAS San Diego w/STR
J26 USCG HH-60J #6026
J28 USCG HH-60J #6028 CGAS Cape Cod
J29 USCG HH-60J #6029 CGAS Kodiak
J30 USCG HH-60J #6030 CGAS Astoria
J31 USCG HH-60J #6031 ATC Mobile w/JOE
J32 USCG HH-60J #6032 CGAS Cape Cod
J33 USCG HH-60J #6033 CGAS Clearwater
J34 USCG HH-60J #6034 CGAS Cape Cod
J35 USCG MH-60J #6035 CGAS Kodiak
J36 USCG MH-60J #6036 CGAS Elizabeth City w/D02, JOE, STR
J37 USCG MH-60J #6037 CGAS San Diego
J38 USCG HH-60J #6038 CGAS Clearwater w/LOS
J39 USCG HH-60J #6039 CGAS Clearwater
J40 USCG HH-60J #6040 CGAS San Diego
J41 USCG MH-60J #6041 CGAS Elizabeth City
J42 USCG MH-60J #6042 CGAS Elizabeth City
JHT USCGC LIBERTY (WPB 1334) (TISCOM id) 4-7-05
JOE CBP poss Cedar Rapids, IA remote w/504, 705, 712, 716, 718, MVR, TST, TSC,J06, J09, J14, J15, J31, J36, T85, MV3, VY1 7-6-03, 11-14-06
KCM Poss. CBP Kansas City, MO 12-22-04, 1-8-05
KNR43 Unknown Federal station w/USDAHQ1 8-4-04, 11-8-04
LAB Unknown 1-23-03, 9-26-05
LGH Unknown (Prob USCG) w/F41 1-19-06
LGV USCGC LEGARE (WMEC 912) (TISCOM & Cothen id) w/CBE, GWH, LIL, NOR, F39, H13, TSC 6-12-05, 2-5-06
LHV USCG Unknown w/F04 2-2-06
LIL USCGC BAINBRIDGE ISLAND (WPB 1343) (TISCOM & Cothen id) w/LGV 1-26-06, 2-4-06
LNT USCG CAMSLANT Chesapeake, VA 6-16-04, 12-28-06
LOS Unknown w/J38 2-16-06
LRD1 USACE LRD1 Mobile Data Receiver w/C26 9-30-05
M## CBP C-12M Maritime Surveillance Aircraft
M46 CBP BEECH A200 #N1546, Caribbean AMB w/CS5, CS6, TSC, CRB, M70 7-11-03, 12-5-06
M49 CBP BEECH A200 #N1549, Miami AMB, FL w/CS6, CS3, CS1, CS5, CNT, D01, OPB, EST, TTC 1-21-03, 8-24-06
M51 CBP BEECH A200 #N1551, Miami AMB, FL w/PR1, TSC, CS9, CS1, CS3, CS6, CS5, EST 1-22-03, 12-15-06
M53 CBP BEECH A200 #N1553, Miami AMB, FL "OMAHA 553" w/T58, CS1, CS9, CS3, CS6, TSC, EST 1-6-03, 12-15-06
M69 CBP BEECH C-12C #N7069A, Caribbean AMB w/D41, CRB, EST, PR1, TSC, M70 7-6-03, 9-29-06
M70 CBP BEECH C-12C #N72470, Caribbean AMB, "OMAHA 470" w/CS5, PR1, A21, A50, CRB, M69 9-29-03, 12-8-06
MC# Remote COTHEN transmitter
MC2 CBP STB Oklahoma City, OK, voice "LIBERTY BASE" w/504, 703, A60, PR1, D3Q, T42, D41, D44, D69, D48, D31, D49, J35, MC3, MV2, FL2, PR1, TSC, X93 2-7-03, 11-14-06
MC3 CBP Poss. Las Vegas, NV transmitter w/MC2, 564, CS7, CS3, CS5, PR1, TSC, 715 12-16-02, 10-22-06
MC4 CBP w/TSC, CS1, CS2, CS3, TSC, TST, PR1 1-30-03, 9-5-05
MCC USCG Mobile Incident Command Center, "MIKE CHARLIE CHARLIE" and "CG Command Center" w/A23, DIL 8-30-05, 9-2-05
MR# Unknown
MR1 Unknown, voice call "105A" w/CNT, TSC 12-16-02, 7-11-06
MR2 Unknown w/TRC 11-18-03
MR7 Unknown w/CS6 6-27-04
MS# Possible remote or mobile COTHEN transmitters
MS1 CBP Unknown w/TSC 12-13-03, 9-21-05
MS2 CBP Unknown w/TSC, CS1 7-26-03, 3-9-04
MS3 CBP Unknown w/TSC 5-5-05, 5-22-05
MUG CBP Unknown w/MGM, CS6, CS9, EST, TSC, D41, voice call "JACKKNIFE" I've wondered if this could be a Guantanamo Bay transmitter (their ICAO id is MUGM). Noted used for voice in the Caribbean between P-3s and JACKKNIFE. 6-26-03, 1-28-06
MV# CBP Unknown. Possibly marine vessels.
MV2 CBP Unknown w/TSC, CS1, TRC, PNR400, 5HY, TSC, CRB, MC2 7-16-03, 11-14-06
MV3 CBP Unknown w/JOE 11-14-06
MV5 CBP Unknown w/COE, TRC, TSC, Mention of cellular network in one voice transmission with TSC 1-23-03, 10-5-06
MV7 CBP Unknown 3-5-03
MV9 CBP Unknown w/TSC, TRC 9-30-03, 1-19-06
MVT CBP Unknown, voice call "205" w/BOB 8-16-03, 1-13-05
NAS USCG Poss USCGC Escanaba (WMEC 907) w/RKN 4-9-06
NICB USCGC FORWARD (WMEC 911) w/TSC, LNT 2-23-05
NMC USCG CAMSPAC, Point Reyes, CA (TISCOM and COTHEN id) w/CSK, UCG, F35 11-30-03, 11-5-06
NMH USCG TISCOM, Alexandria, VA (TSCOM and COTHEN id) w/TSC, M9Y 2-28-05, 5-2-05
NMN USCG CAMSLANT Chesapeake, VA w/CBE, PAC 6-15-05, 5-7-06
NNR USCG Unknown (TISCOM id) w/STP 3-1-05
NOJ USCG COMMSTA Kodiak, AK (TISCOM id) w/ATU, SKA, STP, PAC 7-13-04, 11-21-06
NOR USCG USCGC NORTHLAND (WMEC 904) w/LGV 6-12-05, 6-14-05
NRT Unknown w/VY1, TSC 2-1-06, 11-2-06
NW8 Unknown w/PAC 11-16-06
OKO Unknown 12-21-04, 1-8-05
OPB OPBAT Service Center, Nassau, Bahamas, voice call "PANTHER". Also used as a remote by HAMMER.
OPS1 CBP Unknown w/CS5, TSC 2-5-06
PAC USCG CAMSPAC Point Reyes, CA w/NW8 6-15-04, 12-19-06
PAN OPBAT Ops Center, Nassau, Bahamas w/X53 5-9-04, 6-16-04
PANTHR OPBAT Ops Center, Nassau, Bahamas w/X61, X52, X53 4-1-04, 6-16-05
PNR OPBAT Ops Center, Nassau, Bahamas w/C50, X53 3-5-04, 11-2-05
PNR400 OPBAT base, Georgetown, Bahamas w/X51, X52, X53, X60, X61, X93, S52, MV2, CSK 1-21-04, 12-28-06
PR1 COTHEN Remote, Arecibo, PR. Used by callsigns "PREDATOR 1", and "RAZORBACK"
PLT Unknown w/TSC 11-15-06
PTH USCG Poss. Port Huron, MI (TISCOM id) 2-8-05, 4-7-05
R## Unid Air Asset voice call "RAIDER".
R10 Unknown w/CS5, CS9, TSC 7-29-03, 11-10-04
R11 Unknown w/CS9, TSC 3-21-04, 5-11-04
R12 Unknown w/CS5 7-15-03, 4-14-04
R13 Unknown voice call "RAIDER 13" w/TSC 1-17-03, 5-11-04
R14 Unknown
R16 Unknown voice call "RAIDER 16" w/R25, TSC, CS5 1-21-03, 11-7-03
R17 Unknown 8-6-04
R20 Unknown 9-20-05
R25 Unknown w/R16 1-21-03
R64 Unknown
RAY Unknown w/CMR, STR 11-5-04, 5-19-05
RKN USCGC BEAR (WMEC 901) w/H78, NAS, TSC 4-9-06, 5-6-06
RPM USCGC Legare (WMEC 912) w/TSJ 9-10-05
RUF USCGC MOHAWK (WMEC 913) w/HNC 2-26-05
S## CBP Aircraft
S03 CBP UH-60 tail # 87-24641 voice call "641" w/CRB 9-29-04, 4-22-05
S21 CBP Aircraft (definitely aircraft), based in Jacksonville, may be UH-60 A21 w/CS5 8-24-04, 8-25-04
SAMMF1 US Army Corps of Engineers Mobile, AL District Office. Possible Mobile Facility #1 w/C20 7-8-05
SC4FMA FEMA Region 4, South Carolina EOC w/TSC 12-7-06
SD Unknown w/I55, I57. Maybe San Diego AMB??? 9-9-03, 6-16-04
SKA USCG Sitka, AK (TISCOM id) w/NOJ 7-17-05, 10-5-05
SOS USCG Unid w/717, J42 9-16-05, 3-9-06
STP USCG Loran Station, Saint Paul Island, AK (TISCOM id) w/NNR, NOJ 11-27-04, 6-21-05
STR Unid w/706, A10, DL1, TSC, F04, J03, J14, J16, J25, J36, J41, I00, RAY, COE, X61 10-30-04, 9-19-06
T## CBP Tracking Aircraft
T03 CBP CESSNA T210N #N9403Y,w/CNT, WST, TSC 8-12-03, 6-23-06
T07 CBP BEECH A200 #N6507B, Albuquerque or San Angelo Air Unit w/CS3, CS4, WST, DHS 7-13-03, 11-15-06
T11 CBP BEECH A200 #N311MP, San Angelo AMB, TX, voice "OMAHA 1MP" w/CS6 10-17-03, 12-23-04
T16 CBP PIPER PA-42-720R #N9116Q, "OMAHA 16Q", Jacksonville, FL AMB 2-07-03, 12-16-06
T41 CBP PILATUS PC-12/45 #N541PB, Plattsburg AMB, NY w/TSC, EST 1-22-05, 9-6-05
T42 CBP PIPER PA-42-720R #N9142B, voice "OMAHA 42B", Jacksonville, FL AMB 6-24-03, 12-15-06
T47 CBP BEECH A200 #N1547, Pensacola Air Unit w/CS5, PR1, CRB, EST 7-31-03, 10-31-06
T54 CBP BEECH A200 #N1554, STB Oklahoma City, OK 9-16-04
T58 CBP BEECH A200 #N1558, Miami AMB, FL w/CS1, CS5, CS6, CS9, TSC, DHS, EST, CRB 2-07-03, 10-29-06
T59 CBP BEECH A200 #N1559, San Diego AMB 3-3-04, 2-1-06
T60 CBP BEECH A200 #N1560, San Diego or Riverside Air Unit, voice "OMAHA 560", w/CS8, CS3, CS4 11-23-03, 11-29-06
T6P CBP BEECH A200 #N7166P, Albuquerque or Tucson AU, "OMAHA 66P" w/CS3, CS4, T9A, TSC, WST 11-6-03, 5-23-06
T72 CBP BEECH C-12C #N72472, voice "OMAHA 472" w/CS1, CS6, CS9, TSC, EST, COE, DIL 6-20-03, 12-14-06
T74 CBP BEECH A200 #N7074G, New Orleans or San Angelo Air Unit, TX w/CNT 9-5-04, 10-20-06
T76 CBP BEECH C-12C #N72476, New Orleans AMB w/EST 11-20-03, 11-29-06
T7Y CBP BEECH C-12C #N7247Y, New Orleans AMB w/CS1, CS3, CS6 1-14-04, 4-27-04
T83 CBP BEECH C-12 #N783MC, STB Oklahoma City, OK w/CS6, X53 10-29-03, 10-13-04
T85 CBP PIPER PA-42-720R #N9085U, Jacksonville, FL AMB, w/CS6, CS1, JOE, TSC, EST 11-19-03, 11-30-06
T91 CBP PIPER PA-42-720R #N9091J, Jacksonville, FL AMB, voice call "OMAHA 91J" w/CS1, CS5, CS6, EST, OPB, PR1 2-11-03, 11-15-06
T97 CBP PILATUS PC-12/45 #N497PC, Bellingham AMB, WA w/CS3, TSC, WST 10-7-04, 11-28-05
T9A CBP PIPER PA-42-720R #N9279A, Jacksonville, FL AMB w/TSC, CS1, T6P, EST, OPB 7-15-03, 11-30-06
T9F CBP BEECH A200 #N6509F, Albuquerque Air Unit w/CS3, CS4, CNT, WST 8-31-03, 12-5-06
TISCOM USCG Telecommunications and Information Systems Command, Alexandria, VA 4-15-04
TPS Unknown w/A20 11-25-05
TR# Possible remote COTHEN transmitter
TR1 Unknown w/TSC 3-26-04
TR3 Unknown w/708, D42, D44, D49, TSC 3-27-04, 2-11-06
TRC CBP Ground Station w/MV2, MV5, MVX, MR2, MV9, D41, 717 11-16-03, 7-19-06
TSC CBP Orlando, FL Customs National Law Enforcement Communications Center -- Technical Service Center
TST Probably a controller testing id 7-16-03, 12-7-06
TTC CBP Unknown w/M49 12-21-05
UCG USCG CAMSPAC Point Reyes, CA w/NMC, XXX
USDAEOC2 USDA USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection EOC w/TSC 1-8-04, 11-9-04
USDAHQ1 USDA KFD915, Salt Lake City, UT w/KNR43 8-4-04, 9-5-05
V## Unknown
V01 Unknown w/TSC, D45 12-14-03, 7-22-04
V02 Unknown w/CS6, TSC 9-13-05
V04 Unknown w/TSC 2-18-05, 9-21-05
V05 Unknown w/TSC 9-16-05, 9-17-05
V07 Unknown (TISCOM & Cothen) w/TSC 9-2-05, 10-15-05
V08 Unknown w/TSC 3-10-04
V09 Unknown w/TSC, 716 9-9-05, 12-11-06
V10 Unknown w/PAC, WST 11-5-06, 12-11-06
V20 Unknown w/F40 2-16-06
V41 Unknown w/V42 11-16-04
V42 Unknown w/V41 3-10-04, 11-16-04
V44 Unknown w/TSC 9-1-05
V45 Unknown 12-20-05
V49 Unknown 12-31-05, 2-13-06
V61 Unknown w/C50 6-25-04
V69 Unknown w/CRB 2-19-05
VM1 Unknown w/EST, TSC 3-16-06, 3-17-06
VM2 Unknown w/TSC, WST 2-12-06, 2-17-06
VX1 Unknown, voice "VICTOR XRAY 1" w/CS1 9-5-05, 8-29-06
VX2 Unknown 7-20-06, 8-29-06
VX3 Unknown w/TSC 1-10-06, 2-15-06
VX5 Unknown 2-10-06
VX6 Unknown w/TSC 2-13-06, 8-29-06
VX7 Unknown 8-29-06
VY1 Unknown w/CNT, CRB, DIL, EST, JOE, NRT, TSC, WST 1-29-06, 4-28-06
VY2 Unknown w/CNT, CRB, DHS, DIL, TSC 1-24-06, 3-27-06
W08 Unknown 8-29-05
W20 Unknown w/LNT 8-30-05
WLB USCG Unknown w/LNT 1-22-04, 9-29-05
WST CBP AMOC Western Regional Communications Node 11-5-04, 12-11-06
X## US Army UH-60L helicopters deployed to OPBAT. Also use A## on occasion. There is some evidence that OPBAT helos may no longer be part of 2-3rd AVN, but may now have another unit designation.
X51 USA UH-60L tail # 94-26551 2-3rd AVN voice "XRAY 51" and "51A" 8-23-03, 11-30-06
X52 USA UH-60L tail # 94-26552 2-3rd AVN voice call "ARMY 26552" and "52A" 8-22-04, 12-21-06
X53 USA UH-60L tail # 94-26553 2-3rd AVN voice call "53A" w/T85 9-19-03, 12-28-06
X60 USA UH-60L tail # 94-26560 2-3rd AVN voice "60A" and "ARMY 26560" 10-27-03, 6-11-06
X61 USA UH-60L prob tail #94-26561 2-3rd AVN w/STR 1-14-04, 9-19-06
X63 USA UH-60L tail # 94-26563 2-3rd AVN also uses A63 address 8-23-03, 12-24-06
X93 USA UH-60L tail # 94-26593 2-3rd AVN, voice call "93A" also used "ARMY 26593" on 8983 kHz 9-6-03, 7-23-06
XXX Unknown w/CS1, CS3, CS4, FL2, UCG, TSC 9-2-03, 2-5-06
ZZZ Unknown 2-2-03
This is a list of ALE ids that have been decoded on COTHEN, but have only been logged once. Some appear to be single use trigraphs and others appear to be bogus. If an id repeats itself over time and appears to be a real id then it will be transferred to the actual COTHEN id list.
256 w/TSC 11-13-04
444 w/M70 11-22-04
564 w/MC3 9-18-04
599 w/CS6 3-21-04
630 w/CS3 4-10-04
646 3-8-04
71E 3-15-04
723 10-22-06
778 w/PR1 2-05-03
801 w/CS5 2-4-03
821 w/CS6 3-2-04
907 11-8-04
A39 w/TSC 11-28-06
A54 w/F04 4-25-06
A98 w/CS9 3-7-04
B36 8-31-05
C51 w/I54, O58 3-7-04
C55 6-29-04
C97 w/A97 3-21-04
CAD49 w/CNT 10-13-05
CBB w/TSC 8-11-05
CQ4 w/J09 3-7-06
CXZ w/OPB 10-4-05
D54 4-21-05
D67 12-16-04
D71 2-25-04
D77 2-25-04
F15 w/J15 7-9-03
FS6 4-6-04, 4-14-04, 4-15-04
G43 8-31-05
G40 w/OPB 11-7-04
G51 w/M69 5-9-04
GAV 1-24-06
I04 6-12-06
I23 9-2-05
I72 w/CRB 2-22-05 possible I01
HNJ 2-27-05
HNT w/J42 9-25-05
IKE w/BOB 1-14-05
K0Q w/OPB 10-5-05
KCY w/LAB 2-28-04
KSN w/LNT 3-6-06
LFU w/J33 1-10-06
M07 w/CS9 6-14-04
M76 w/716 11-23-04
M80 4-14-04
M87 7-11-03
M90 w/CS4 3-14-04
M99 w/CRB 8-21-05
MGM w/MUG 7-7-04
MS9 w/CS6 5-9-04
MUX w/D44 2-07-03
MV2P
MV7P
MVR w/JOE 11-13-03
MVX w/TRC 10-19-03
NQ8 w/J18 9-4-05
O0F w/LNT 7-3-05
O13 9-2-05
O20 2-26-04
O33
O58 w/C51 3-7-04
OOE 9-2-05
P86 w/J41 1-15-05
S26 w/TSC 1-31-06
S29 12-11-04
S52 w/PNR400 10-7-04
SA5 Unknown (TISCOM id) 2-24-05
SEC w/WST 5-6-06
T17 w/T07 9-21-05
T6F 6-9-04
T6W w/CS6 9-22-04
TCA 8-31-05
TNE w/J36 1-24-06
TSJ w/RPM 9-10-05
V10 w/X10 9-14-06
V4M w/LAB 2-28-04
VIG 3-5-06
W70 w/CS3 4-30-04
WCV 4-24-05
WDD w/LNT 3-7-06
WLX w/LNT 9-29-05
WTT w/T9F 10-3-05
X10 w/V10 9-14-06
X76 w/OPB 1-26-06
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Frequencies
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Freqs: 2808.5, 4991, 5058.5, 5388.5, 7778.5, 7903.5, 9183.5, 10913.5, 11073.5, 11491, 14458.5, 14493.5, 14532.5, 15953.5, 18171, 18666, 19344.5
Voice: 10913.5 (2/05), 14493.5 (2/05)
The following are also listed in many freq lists, but after monitoring them for two months I did not log any traffic on them:
5912, 6767.5, 9331.5, 10498.5, 11452, 11524.5, 12138.5, 12215.5, 16090, 18218, 20535, 20348.5, 20402.5, 23402.5
Idents
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AL1 FBI, Albany, NY
AN1 FBI, Anchorage, AK
AQ1 FBI, Albuquerque, NM
AT1 FBI, Atlanta, GA
AU1 FBI, Austin, TX
BA1 FBI, Baltimore, MD
BF1 FBI, Buffalo, NY
BI1 FBI, Birmingham, AL
BS1 FBI, Boston, MA
BT1 FBI, Butte, MT
CE1 FBI, Charlotte, NC
CG1 FBI, Chicago, IL
CI1 FBI, Cincinnati, OH
CL1 FBI, Cleveland, OH
CO1 FBI, Columbia, SC
CV1, FBI Cleveland, OH
DE1, FBI Detroit, MI
DL1 FBI, Dallas, TX
DN1 FBI, Denver, CO
EP1 FBI, El Paso, TX
GM1 FBI
HN1 FBI, Houston, TX
HO1 FBI, Honolulu, HI
HQ1 FBI, Washington, DC
IP1 FBI, Indianapolis, IN
JC1 FBI
JK1 FBI, Jacksonville, FL
JN1 FBI, Jackson, MS
KC1 FBI, Kansas City, MO
KW1 FBI, Key West, FL
LA1 FBI, Los Angeles, CA, voice call KMI66
LR1 FBI, Little Rock, AR
LR2 FBI, Little Rock, AR
LRC33
LS1 FBI, Louisville, KY
LV1 FBI, Las Vegas, NV
ME1 FBI, Memphis, TN
MIACMU, FBI Crisis Management Unit, Miami, FL
MM1 FBI, Miami, FL
MM2 FBI, Miami, FL
MO1 FBI, Mobile, AL
MP1 FBI, Minneapolis, MN
MW1 FBI, Milwaukee, WI
NF1 FBI, Norfolk, VA
NH1 FBI, New Haven, CT
NK1, FBI Newark, NJ
NO1 FBI, New Orleans, LA
NY1 FBI, New York, NY
OC1 FBI, Oklahoma City, OK
OM1 FBI, Omaha, NE
OM2 FBI, Omaha, NE
PD1 FBI, Portland, OR
PG1 FBI, Pittsburgh, PA
PH1 FBI, Philadelphia, PA
PO1 FBI, Portland, OR
PX1 FBI, Phoenix, AZ
QT1 FBI, Quantico, VA
QT2 FBI, Quantico, VA, voice call KGE22A
QT5 FBI, Quantico, VA
QT8 FBI, Quantico, VA
QT10 FBI, Quantico, VA
QW10
RH1 FBI, w/NF1
SA1 FBI, San Antonio, TX
SC1 FBI, Sacramento, CA
SD1 FBI, San Diego, CA
SE1 FBI Seattle, WA
SF1 FBI, San Francisco, CA
SI1 FBI, Springfield, IL
SJ1 FBI, San Juan, PR
SL1 FBI, St. Louis, MO
SU1 FBI, Salt Lake City, UT
SV1 FBI, Savannah, GA
TP1 FBI, Tampa, FL
WF1 FBI, Washington, DC
SKYWATCH Net
US Army South Flight Following Service SKYWATCH Net, Soto Cano AB, Honduras
Joint Task Force-Bravo is located at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. JTF-Bravo is comprised of approximately 550 US military personnel and more than 650 US and Honduran civilians. They work in six different areas including the Joint Staff, Air Force Forces (612th Air Base Squadron), Army Forces, Joint Security Forces and the Medical Element. 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, a US Army South asset, is a tenant unit also based at Soto Cano. The J-Staff provides command and control for JTF-B.
The Air Force Forces has among its functions; weather forecasting, fire protection, and maintaining a 24-hour C-5-capable runway. The Army Forces operate finance, food service and transportation. Joint Security Forces is comprised of Air Force, Army and Marine force protection personnel who patrol the base and downtown areas frequented by US servicemembers.
Since 1999, the 1-228th "Winged Warriors" have assumed the complete role of a Theater Aviation Battalion. The total force structure consists of a Headquarters & Headquarters Company (Phantoms); Alpha Company (Talons) with 10x UH-60A aircraft; Bravo Company (Sugarbears) with 4x CH-47D aircraft; and the U.S. Army Air Ambulance Detachment (Witchdoctors) with 4x UH-60A aircraft. The Battalion's Command & Control Detachment (Nomads) supports U.S. Army South with 2x UH-60A (C2) aircraft.
The 1-228th Aviation Regiment Conducts Aviation Operations Throughout USSOUTHCOM's Area of Responsibility with UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook helicopters. The purpose of the battalion is to promote and execute aviation operations to facilitate the CINC SOUTH's strategy of engagement and security in the theater. The battalion is capable of deploying and sustaining operations throughout the theater. Typical missions conducted by the battalion include: counter drug operations, disaster relief, humanitarian assistance, air movement of people equipment and supplies, Aero-medical evacuation, and limited search and rescue. The command structure of the battalion is capable of exercising command and control for Commander, USARSO of army aviation assets deployed to the theater. In addition to these operational missions, the battalion participates in selected special events and VIP support missions.
Skywatch, the Army’s Airspace Infomation Center, monitors flights and provides timely communication to aircrews.
Their mission is to provide U.S Army South and U.S. Southern Command with direct flight support on all DoD and other government aircraft positioning 24 hours a day.
Skywatch maintains data for all aircraft operating within the visual flight rules of the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility. They also assist in the coordination and tracking of all medical evacuations in Central America. These monitoring procedures are done
through aircraft flight checks every 15 minutes while flights are in operation over the AOR and are maintained until aircraft reach their final destinations. Skywatch is manned with eight military members and eight civilians.
*Update: Two 1-228th UH-60As departed Soto Cano on 28 Jan. 05 to be turned over to the National Guard.
*Update: Three UH-60s were picked up at Soto Cano on 22 March 05 by a Russian An-124 Condor.
Photo Source: GlobalSecurity.org
Frequencies
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Voice: 5310, 8120 Tertiary, 11410 Primary, 15025, 15790 Secondary
ALE: 2630, 4060, 5787.5, 6502.5, 6761, 6780, 7350, 7720, 8065, 8527.5, 8972, 9121.5, 10692.5, 12022, 14761.5, 15492, 16144.5, 19103.5, 19208
Idents
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171OPS USA 1-171st AVN Ops, Dobbins JARB, GA (UH-60Ls, CH-47Ds) w/SKYWAT, R26601, R26606 2-9-06, 4-19-06
228FWD USA Deployed element, 1/228th Avn Bn 3-13-04, 3-16-04
228RER USA Deployed element, 1/228th Avn Bn
HONDO1 Unknown (Probable USA) w/SKYWAT 1-24-05, 2-11-05
HONDO2 Unknown (Probable USA) 2-8-05
HONDO3 Unknown (Probable USA) w/SKYWAT 3-1-05
NARCO Unknown w/RUH955, RUH960, SKYWAT, WAROPS 4-5-05, 10-26-06
OPS171 USA 1-171st AVN Ops, Dobbins JARB, GA (UH-60Ls, CH-47Ds) w/SKYWAT 2-7-06
R22988 USA UH-60A # 78-22988 w/SKYWAT 3-16-06
R26606 USA UH-60L # 95-26606 w/SKYWAT, 171OPS 3-10-06
R26881 USA UH-60L # 01-26681 w/SKYWAT 3-15-06, 3-22-06
RCH132 USA CH-47D 1-228th Avn Bn w/WAROPS 11-7-06
RCH134 USA CH-47D 1-228th Avn Bn
RCH136 USA CH-47D 1-228th Avn Bn w/SKYWAT 3-13-04, 2-3-05
RCH638 USA CH-47D 1-228th Avn Bn w/SKYWAT 10-7-05, 3-16-06
RUH006 USA UH-60 1-228th Avn Bn w/RUH962, WAROPS 3-9-05, 9-6-05
RUH955 USA UH-60L # 02-26955 1-228th Avn Bn w/SKYWAT, NARCO, WAROPS 1-19-05, 8-2-06
RUH956 USA UH-60 1-228th Avn Bn w/SKYWAT 3-28-05, 3-16-06
RUH957 USA UH-60 1-228th Avn Bn w/SKYWAT 1-12-05, 9-22-05
RUH958 USA UH-60 1-228th Avn Bn w/SKYWAT 3-13-04, 4-12-06
RUH959 USA UH-60 1-228th Avn Bn w/SKYWAT 3-13-04, 3-22-06
RUH960 USA UH-60L # 02-26960 1-228th Avn Bn w/SKYWAT, WAR, NARCO 1-26-05, 11-29-05
RUH962 USA UH-60 1-228th Avn Bn w/SKYWAT, RUH006 3-13-04, 11-9-05
RUH963 USA UH-60L # 02-26963 1-228th Avn Bn w/SKYWAT, WAROPS 1-12-05, 10-12-05
RUH976 USA UH-60 1-228th Avn Bn w/SKYWAT 2-8-05, 8-9-05
RUH978 USA UH-60 1-228th Avn Bn 8-18-05
RUH980 USA UH-60 1-228th Avn Bn w/SKYWAT, RUH984 1-13-05, 4-13-05
RUH981 USA UH-60 1-228th Avn Bn w/NARCO, SKYWAT 3-15-04, 9-6-06
RUH984 USA UH-60 1-228th Avn Bn w/WAROPS, SKYWAT, RUH980 11-16-04, 4-12-06
RUH985 USA UH-60L # 03-26985 1-228th Avn Bn w/SKYWAT 1-4-05, 9-5-06
RUH993 USA UH-60 1-228th Avn Bn w/SKYWAT 1-12-05
SKYWAT USA US Army South Flight Following Facility, Soto Cano AB, Honduras w/WAROPS, NARCO, 171OPS, OPS171
WAROPS USA Winged Warriors Operations, 1-228th Avn Bn, Soto Cano AB, Honduras w/NARCO, RCH132 3-13-04, 11-7-06
Counter-Drug/Law Enforcement/Homeland Security HF ALE
Last Updated: 12-28-06
Send updates, additions, & corrections to M. Cleary (markcleary@juno.com)
This list contains ALE address and frequency information for the COTHEN Net, TISCOM Net, FBI ALE Net, US Army/DEA PANTHER Net, and US Army South Flight Following Service (SKYWATCH) Net.
COTHEN, PANTHER Net, and TISCOM ALE
COTHEN background info:
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Source: U.S. Customs Today, March 2000 issue.
Back in 1984, the design for an ultra-sensitive U.S. Customs radio network was conceived. Code-named COTHEN, Customs Over The Horizon Enforcement Network, it combines a radio, computer, and a tactical voice privacy unit into a state-of-the-art communications system that meets the demanding requirements of Customs' tactical interdiction aircraft and boats in their fight against smuggling activities.
COTHEN's first fixed station transmitter near Memphis, Tenn., became operational in 1985. The Blue Lightning Operations Center was the first command office and its marine vessels were the first tactical platforms to have COTHEN radios. This initial deployment proved so successful that COTHEN grew to include all U.S. Customs aircraft.
High powered fixed station transmitters located across the United States are connected to Customs' Air, Marine, and Special Agent In Charge (SAIC) locations via dedicated telephone lines. Tactical interdiction platforms that are equipped with a COTHEN radio can place a call to any other platform or office in the network. Thanks to innovative technological advancements, a COTHEN radio is able to establish a link with another COTHEN radio thousands of miles away with no more difficulty than placing a phone call.
COTHEN has been instrumental in helping law enforcement agencies successfully complete a number of missions. For instance, early last year off the coast of Puerto Rico, COTHEN played a primary role in impressive seizures of 1,169 kilos of cocaine, one boat, three smugglers, and 41 illegal aliens by making sure all the entities involved in the action remained in contact with each other.
COTHEN now provides communications support for more than 235 aircraft, marine interdiction vessels, command offices, and numerous allied agencies including the U.S. Coast Guard, Drug Enforcement Administration, Border Patrol, Army, Navy, and Joint Interagency Task Forces. COTHEN's Technical Service Center (TSC) provides real-time on-the-air support services and guarantees communications between users. The Telecommunications Specialists who operate the TSC have many innovative diagnostic tools used to ensure communications, including a telephone patch (TRICS), a platform tracking and location system (TRACS), and over- the-air-rekeying capabilities (DARK).
The COTHEN and TSC team, responsible for all program management and on-the-air technical support, is headquartered at the Communication Management Division's National Law Enforcement Communications Center in Orlando, Fla.
The June 2000 edition of US Customs Today stated that their were 15 remote transmitters in the COTHEN network.
The FCC released the locations of the the Cothen transmitters in an October 2004 document:
Site Name Latitude Longitude
Albuquerque, NM 35º 05' 02" N 105º 34' 23" W
Arecibo, PR 18º 17' 26" N 66º 22' 33" W
Atlanta, GA 32º 33' 06" N 84º 23' 35" W
Beaufort, SC 34º 34' 22" N 76º 09' 48" W
Cape Charles, VA 37º 05' 37" N 75º 58' 06" W
Cedar Rapids, IA 42º 00' 09" N 91º 17' 39" W
Denver, CO 39º 15' 45" N 103º 34' 23" W
Fort Myers, FL 81º 31' 20" N 26º 20' 01" W
Kansas City, MO 38º 22' 10" N 93º 21' 48" W
Las Vegas, NV 36º 21' 15" N 114º 17' 33" W
Lovelock, NV 40º 03' 07" N 118º 18' 56" W
Memphis, TN 34º 21' 57" N 90º 02' 43" W
Miami, FL 25º 46' 20" N 80º 28' 48" W
Morehead City, NC 34º 34' 50" N 78º 13' 59" W
Oklahoma City, OK 34º 30' 52" N 97º 30' 52" W
Orlando, FL 28º 31' 30" N 80º 48' 58" W
Reno, NV 38º 31' 12" N 119º 14' 37" W
Sarasota, FL 27º 12' 41" N 81º 31' 20" W
Wilmington, NC 34º 29' 24" N 78º 04' 31" W
Frequencies
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COTHEN Freqs: 5732, 7527, 8912, 10242, 11494, 13907, 15867, 18594, 20890, 23214, 25350
*note - 11494 kHz is also a USDA frequency which accounts for occasional USDA/Fedcom traffic
DEA/US Army PANTHER Net Freqs: (Old) 4991, 5912, 6855, 7657, 8983, 9306, 9497, 11202, 12138, 14350, 15953.5
*note - most activity on this net was discontinued because DEA was causing interference with USCG comms.
Since then they have appeared on 4495, 5781, 6721, 6912, 7808, 8965, 9972, 10683, 11175, 13200 as well as Cothen.
In April 2005 they started sounding on the US Army SKYWATCH Net as well.
Telecomunications & Information Systems Command (TISCOM) Freqs: 3053, 4730, 6709, 8859, 8980, 9034, 11196, 13221, 15082, 17988
ALE Idents
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The following idents appear on COTHEN, TISCOM and PANTHER nets.
Format: ALE address, user, id if known, stations worked, date first logged, date last logged
014FEM FEMA Station WGY9014 w/TSC 12-7-06, 12-19-06
019FEM FEMA Station WGY9019 w/AL4 11-30-06
034FEM FEMA Station WGY9034, South Carolina w/FC4, TSC 12-7-06
14N CBP CESSNA 550 #N4614N, Davis Monthan AFB, voice call "OMAHA 14N" w/CNT 7-29-04, 3-2-06
201 See I01 w/WST 11-9-04
437FEMAUX FEMA Auxiliary station w/TSC 3-27-06
5## USCG HC-130s
500 USCG HC-130H #1500, CGAS Elizabeth City
501 USCG HC-130H #1501, CGAS Elizabeth City
502 USCG HC-130H #1502, CGAS Elizabeth City w/DIL
503 USCG HC-130H #1503, CGAS Elizabeth City
504 USCG HC-130H #1504, CGAS Clearwater w/JOE, MC2
626 Unknown w/TSC 11-15-04, 3-30-06
7## USCG HC-130s
700 USCG HC-130H #1700, CGAS Sacramento
701 USCG HC-130H #1701
702 USCG HC-130H #1702, CGAS Barbers Point
703 USCG HC-130H #1703, CGAS Sacramento
704 USCG HC-130H #1704, CGAS Clearwater
705 USCG HC-130H #1705, CGAS Elizabeth City
706 USCG HC-130H #1706, CGAS Clearwater w/STR 6-24-05
707 USCG HC-130H #1707, CGAS Kodiak
708 USCG HC-130H #1708, CGAS Kodiak w/TR3 2-11-06
709 USCG HC-130H #1709, CGAS Sacramento
710 USCG HC-130H #1710, CGAS Kodiak
711 USCG HC-130H #1711, CGAS Elizabeth City
712 USCG HC-130H #1712, CGAS Clearwater
713 USCG HC-130H #1713, CGAS Barbers Point
714 USCG HC-130H #1714, CGAS Barbers Point
715 USCG HC-130H #1715, CGAS Sacramento
716 USCG HC-130H #1716, CGAS Sacramento w/JOE, V09
717 USCG HC-130H #1717, CGAS Clearwater
718 USCG HC-130H #1718, CGAS Sacramento w/JOE 9-30-05
719 USCG HC-130H #1719, CGAS Barbers Point
720 USCG HC-130H #1720, CGAS Clearwater
790 USCG HC-130H #1790, CGAS Kodiak
852419 US Army helicopter w/TSC 10-2-03
A## CBP UH-60 Blackhawks. At one time was also used by OPBAT Army UH-60Ls, but they have switched to X##
A10 CBP UH-60 tail # 78-23010 San Diego AMB, CA w/EST, STR, CS4 10-11-03, 11-16-06
A18 CBP UH-60 tail # 77-22718 "OMAHA 718" en route Yuma 7-22-05 w/TSC, PR1, CS4, WST 7-5-03, 10-18-06
A20 CBP UH-60 tail # 79-23320 San Diego AMB w/CS4, OPB, TSC, WST, TPS 1-30-03, 7-19-06
A21 CBP UH-60 tail # 79-23321 "OMAHA 321", Caribbean AMB w/TSC, FL1, PR1, M70, CRB, CNT, EST 1-21-03, 10-15-06
A23 CBP UH-60 tail # 80-23423 "OMAHA 423", Riverside Air Unit, CA w/TSC, MCC 7-3-03, 11-23-06
A32 see A21 w/CS5 10-30-03
A321 see A21 w/CS5 10-30-03
A41 CBP UH-60 tail # 87-24641 Miami AMB, FL w/CS3, CS5, TSC, EST 2-15-04, 12-4-06
A44 CBP UH-60 tail # 79-23344 Riverside or San Diego Air Branch 1-27-03, 12-12-06
A47 CBP UH-60 tail # 82-23747 "OMAHA 747", El Paso Air Unit, w/CS4, PR1, TSC, WST 2-08-03, 1-31-06
A48 CBP UH-60 tail # 86-24548 Tucson Air Branch w/CS3, CS4, EST, TSC 1-17-03, 11-2-06
A50 CBP UH-60 tail # 79-23350 Caribbean AMB w/TSC, PR1, CRB, M70 2-7-03, 7-11-06
A58 CBP UH-60 tail # 86-24558, "BLACKHAWK 558", "OMAHA 558", w/CS5, CS6, OPB, WST 7-4-03, 11-22-06
A65 CBP UH-60 tail # 80-23465 Caribbean AMB w/CRB, CS4, CS3, CS6, EST, TSC 6-26-03, 12-1-06
A70 CBP UH-60 tail # 82-23670 Caribbean AMB voice call "OMAHA 670" w/CS3, CS4, CS5, OPB, PR1, WST 12-31-02, 11-4-06
A82 CBP UH-60 tail # 78-22982 Tucson Air Branch w/TSC, CNT 11-19-03, 7-21-06
A97 CBP UH-60 tail # 79-23297 "OMAHA 297", Tucson Air Branch w/TSC, OPB, CS3, CS5 7-29-03, 4-14-06
A99 CBP UH-60 tail # 79-23299, w/CS3, CS4, TSC, OPB, CRB, EST, WST 2-06-03, 7-11-06
AAA Unknown w/CS5, TSC 1-9-04, 1-28-04
ADD Unknown w/DIL 11-14-60
ADQ USCG District 17 unit (TISCOM id) 12-9-04, 10-7-05
AL4 FEMA WGY954, Alabama EOC, Montgomery, AL w/019FEM 11-30-06, 12-7-06
AL4FMA FEMA WGY954, Alabama EOC, Montgomery, AL w/TSC 12-7-06
AST USCG Unknown w/H99 8-29-04
ATU USCG LORAN Station Attu Island, AK (TISCOM id) w/NOJ 12-9-04, 7-17-05
B02 Unknown w/TSC 10-6-05
B03 Unknown
BOB CBP Orlando, FL Customs National Law Enforcement Communications Center -- Technical Service Center w/MVT, CS4, IKE, DL1 12-22-04, 1-14-05
C## US Army Corps of Engineers ground stations and mobiles. (The Corps of Engineers has 6 Rapid Response Vehicles and several Deployable Containerized Tactical Operations Centers and Emergency Command and Control Vehicles used to support FEMA and DHS communications during a crisis/disaster. Three were used at the WTC after 9/11.)
C01 USACE Rapid Response Vehicle # 1, w/COE 6-9-04, 7-12-06
C02 USACE Rapid Response Vehicle # 2, voice call "CHARLIE 02" w/CS1, CS5, TSC, I55, COE 9-20-03, 7-12-06
C03 USACE Rapid Response Vehicle # 3, Nashville, TN, voice call "RRV 03" w/COE 3-3-04, 7-12-06
C04 USACE Rapid Response Vehicle # 4 w/COE, C10, I08 3-3-04, 8-11-04
C05 USACE Rapid Response Vehicle # 5 w/COE, TSC, J03 7-15-04, 5-19-06
C06 USACE Rapid Response Vehicle # 6 w/COE 3-3-04, 7-12-06
C10 USACE Tactical Operations System, Mobile, AL w/C04, C11, C12, C50, C99, L0S, COE 2-25-04, 11-16-06
C11 USACE, voice call "CHARLIE 11", w/COE, C10 9-20-03, 7-12-05
C12 USACE w/COE, C10, C80 3-3-04, 2-15-06
C13 USACE w/COE 1-5-05, 2-9-05
C20 USACE w/COE, CS1, CS6, SAMMF1 8-19-04, 9-6-05
C21 USACE w/COE 3-10-04, 9-14-06
C23 USACE w/COE 6-8-05, 6-8-05
C24 USACE
C26 USACE, voice call "CHARLIE 26", w/COE, LRD1 11-3-04, 7-12-06
C27 USACE, voice call "CHARLIE 27", w/COE 4-7-04, 11-3-04
C30 USACE w/COE, TSC 3-3-04, 2-8-06
C33 USACE
C35 USACE, voice call "CHARLIE 35" w/COE 6-8-04, 7-12-06
C36 USACE 8-4-03
C37 USACE w/CS5 10-25-03
C46 USACE 7-12-06
C47 USACE 7-12-06
C50 USACE COE, Washington, DC w/COE, PNR, 8JF, C10 11-6-03, 11-16-06
C54 USACE
C80 USACE w/C12 6-14-05, 2-15-06
C99 USACE w/TSC, C10 5-25-05, 9-21-06
CBE USCGC TAHOMA (WMEC 908) (Cothen & TISCOM id) w/NMN, LGV, H13, F39, F40, F41, TST 6-15-05, 1-19-06
CDA Unknown, voice call "COTHEN 207", w/DL3, TSC 11-5-04, 9-20-05
CGA USCG Unknown (TISCOM id) w/790 3-1-05
CG1 USCG Unknown w/TSC, DIL 11-14-04, 10-17-06
CLR Unknown w/CS8 8-26-05
CMR Unknown w/RAY 2-2-05
CNT CBP AMOC Central Regional Communications Node 11-5-04, 11-28-06
COE US Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile, AL, voice call "CHARLIE OSCAR ECHO" w/CS8, CS2, CS3, CS4, TSC, J16, J40, C01, C02, C03, C04, C05, C06, C10, C11, C12, C13, C20, C21, C23, C26, C27, C30, C35, C50, STR, T72, MV5 10-24-03, 11-16-06
CR4 Unknown 11-23-06
CRB CBP AMOC Caribbean Regional Communications Node 11-2-04, 12-10-06
CS1 COTHEN Remote Atlanta, GA used frequently by TSC, voice call "SERVICE CENTER"
CS2 COTHEN Remote Memphis, TN
CS3 COTHEN Remote Oklahoma City, OK
CS4 COTHEN Remote Lovelock, NV
CS5 COTHEN Remote Wilmington, NC
CS6 COTHEN Remote Kansas City, MO
CS7 COTHEN Remote Denver, CO
CS8 COTHEN Remote Albuquerque, NM
CS9 COTHEN Remote Beaufort, SC often used by OPBAT voice call "PANTHER" and by Customs Surveillance Support Center, Jacksonville voice call "JACKKNIFE"
CSK USCG CAMSLANT Chesapeake, VA w/700, 711, 718, J13, J31, J33, J36, J40, OPB, PNR400, NMC, TSC 9-15-04, 11-5-06
D## CBP P-3/Q200 Detector Units
D01 CBP BOMBARDIER Q400 #N801MR, voice "OMAHA 1MR"
D02 CBP BOMBARDIER Q400 #N802MR, voice "OMAHA 2MR"
D2C CBP another address used by D42 9-22-03
D2CS CBP another address used by D42 9-22-03
D07 Unknown w/704, H81, J33 1-21-06, 4-1-06
D14 CBP P-3A “Slick” #N18314/BuNo 150314, Corpus Christi AMB, TX, voice call "OMAHA 314"
D23 CBP P-3B “Slick” #N423SK/BuNo 153423, Corpus Christi AMB, TX, voice call "OMAHA 23SK"
D31 CBP P-3B "Slick" #N431SK/BuNo 153431, Jacksonville AMB, FL, voice "OMAHA 31"
D41 CBP P-3B "Slick" #N741SK/BuNo 152741, Jacksonville AMB, FL, voice call "OMAHA 41SK"
D42 CBP P-3 AEW&C #N142CS/BuNo 153452, Corpus Chrisiti AMB, TX
D43 CBP P-3 AEW&C #N143CS/BuNo 153447, Corpus Christi AMB, TX, voice call "OMAHA 3CS"
D44 CBP P-3 AEW&C #N144CS/BuNo 153446, Corpus Christi AMB, TX, voice "OMAHA 4CS"
D45 CBP P-3 AEW&C #N145CS/BuNo 155299, Jacksonville AMB, FL
D46 CBP P-3 AEW&C #N146CS/BuNo 154605, Jacksonville AMB, FL
D47 CBP P-3 AEW&C #N147CS/BuNo 152722, Jacksonville AMB, FL
D48 CBP P-3 AEW&C #N148CS/BuNo 154575, Corpus Christi AMB, TX
D49 CBP P-3 AEW&C #N149CS/BuNo 154581, Corpus Christi AMB, TX, voice call "OMAHA 9CS"
D69 CBP P-3B “Slick” #N769SK/BuNo 152729, Jacksonville AMB, FL, voice call "OMAHA 9SK"
D70 CBP P-3A "Slick" #N16370/BuNo 152170, Corpus Christi AMB, TX
D90 CBP P-3A "Slick" #N15390/Buno 151390, Corpus Christi AMB, TX
D95 CBP P-3A “Slick” #N16295/BuNo 151395, Corpus Christi AMB, TX, voice call "OMAHA 295"
DCK USCGC SANIBEL (WPB 1312) w/GWH
DHS CBP w/T07, T58, VY1, VY2 12-8-04, 2-28-06
DIL USCGC DILIGENCE (WMEC 616) w/ADD, CG1, J33, MCC, T72, 501, 502, VY1, VY2, FM1, FP4FEM001, FP4PFEM001 8-31-05, 11-29-06
DL1 Unknown w/TSC in voice comms mentioned Unit 35 and Unit 37 w/STR, TSC 2-25-05, 9-19-06
DL3 Unknown w/CDA, TSC 11-5-04
E## Unknown
E01 Unknown w/TSC 10-17-06
E11 Unknown w/TSC, TST 10-22-03, 9-5-06
E17 w/CS1 4-24-04
E36
E70 w/CS9 4-29-04
E82 w/LNT 9-1-05
ERH USCGC TYBEE (WPB 1330)
EST CBP AMOC Eastern Regional Communications Node 11-4-04, 12-19-06
F## USCG HU-25 Falcons
F04 USCG HU-25 #2104 CGAS Corpus Christi w/LHV, STR 5-21-05
F09 USCG HU-25 #2109 CGAS Cape Cod
F12 USCG HU-25 #2112 CGAS Miami, voice call "FOXTROT 12"
F20 USCG HU-25 #2120 CGAS Cape Cod
F29 USCG HU-25 #2129 CGAS Miami
F31 USCG HU-25 #2131 CGAS Cape Cod
F33 USCG HU-25 #2133 CGAS Cape Cod, voice call "FOXTROT 33"
F35 USCG HU-25 #2135 CGAS Corpus Christi w/NMC on TISCOM Net
F36 USCG HU-25 #2136 ATC Mobile
F39 USCG HU-25 #2139 CGAS Cape Cod, voice call "FOXTROT 39"
F40 USCG HU-25 #2140 CGAS Cape Cod, voice call "FALCON 40" and "FOXTROT 40" w/V20 2-16-06
F41 USCG HU-25 #2141 CGAS Corpus Christi, voice call "FOXTROT 41"
FAASJU FAA San Juan ARTCC, PR 3-16-05, 5-4-05
FC4 FEMA WGY904 Region 4, Thomasville, GA w/034FEM 12-7-06
FL# CBP Florida remote transmitters
FL1 CBP w/PR1, TSC, A21, 709, J13, I3L 7-6-03, 11-4-06
FL2 CBP w/PR1, CS2, CS5, CS6, CS8, UCG, TST, TSC, MC2, 502, 705, J10, J15, J36, J38, T16, XXX, I63 7-6-03, 11-16-06
FM1 FEMA Station w/DIL during TS Ernesto 8-31-06
FMK USCGC SENECA (WMEC 906) w/UCG, J19, OPB 12-7-06, 12-24-06
FP4FEM001 FEMA Station w/DIL during TS Ernesto 8-31-06
FP4PFEM001 FEMA Station w/DIL during TS Ernesto 8-31-06
FR4FMA FEMA Station, voice "WGY9024 Region 4, Atlanta" w/TSC 11-21-06, 11-28-06
GWH Unknown (Prob USCG) w/F41, LGV 1-19-06, 2-5-06
H## USCG HITRON MH-68A gunships
H09 USCG MH-68A #1109 w/H95, H98, H99, PAC 7-6-05, 2-22-06
H13 USCG MH-68A #1113 w/TSC, LGV, H78, CBE 6-6-05, 7-7-05
H78 USCG MH-68A #1078 w/H13, H99, TSC, RKN 5-12-05, 6-26-06
H81 USCG MH-68A #1081, voice "HOTEL 81" w/TSC, D07 5-3-05, 3-20-06
H91 USCG MH-68A #1091 w/H99 8-26-04
H95 USCG MH-68A #1095 w/CS6, HNC, TSC, H09 12-8-04, 12-7-06
H98 USCG MH-68A #1098 w/H09, H99, LNT, TSC 11-16-04, 5-21-06
H99 USCG MH-68A #1099 w/H09, H78, H91, H98, OPB, TSC, CS9 8-26-04, 3-1-06
HNC USCGC HARRIET LANE (WMEC 903) w/RUF, H95 2-26-05, 3-1-05
I## CBP Interceptor Aircraft
I00 CBP CESSNA 550 #N1200N, Tucson Air Branch w/CS3, CS4, CS5, CS1, CS6, I14, CNT, WST, STR, TSC 9-15-03, 11-19-06
I01 CBP CESSNA 550 #N37201, voice call "OMAHA 201", San Diego AMB w/TSC, CNT, WST, CS4, CS6 1-17-04, 11-29-06
I08 CBP CESSNA 550 #N5408G, "OMAHA 08G", Bellingham AMB w/CS6, CS3, C04, CNT, WST 7-11-03, 6-12-06
I14 CBP CESSNA 550 #N4614N, Tucson Air Branch, "OMAHA 14N" w/CS4, CS3, CS5, CS6, I00, OPB, TSC, CNT, WST 1-29-03, 11-29-06
I1L CBP CESSNA 550 #N6001L, Houston AMB, voice call "OMAHA 01L" w/CNT 6-26-03, 10-24-06
I201 CBP see I01 9-29-04
I21 CBP CESSNA 550 #N26621, voice "OMAHA 621", Houston AMB w/TSC, CNT, CS1, I96 1-1-04, 12-5-06
I31 CBP CESSNA 550 #N2531K 1-30-03, 12-4-06
I34 CBP CESSNA 550 #N2734K, Houston AMB, TX w/TSC, CS1, CS3, CS4 7-6-03, 12-14-06
I37 CBP CESSNA 550 #N6637G, San Diego AMB, CA w/CS3, CS4, CS6, OPB, CNT, WST 7-1-03, 12-3-06
I3L CBP CESSNA 550 #N6763L, Albuquerque Air Unit w/CS1, CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6, OPB, TSC, CNT, WST, FL1 7-8-03, 12-9-06
I43 CBP BEECH 65-A90 #N43SA, Miami AMB, voice "OMAHA 3SA" w/OPB, CS1, CS5, CS6, CS9, D47 7-11-03, 12-15-06
I49 CBP CESSNA 550 #N12549, STB, Oklahoma City, OK w/CS3, CS9 10-5-03, 11-28-06
I4J CBP CESSNA 550 #N5314J, San Angelo AMB, TX. At Bellingham 6-5-06 w/CS3, CNT, EST, WST 8-13-03, 11-29-06
I52 CBP CESSNA 550 #N752CC, San Angelo AMB, TX, voice call "OMAHA 2CC" w/CS3, CNT 7-8-03, 11-2-06
I53 CBP CESSNA 550 #N753CC, STB Oklahoma City, OK w/CNT, WST 11-19-03, 7-12-06
I54 CBP CESSNA 550 #N1254X, Miami AMB, "OMAHA 54X" w/CS5, CS1, CS3, CS4, TSC, C51, OPB, J03, EST 7-6-03, 12-24-06
I55 CBP CESSNA 550 #N1255K, Miami AMB, "OMAHA 55K" w/CS1, SD, C02, EST 8-31-03, 11-21-06
I57 CBP CESSNA 550 #1257B, Miami AMB, "OMAHA 57B" w/CS1, CS5, CS6, CS9, SD, EST, OPB 7-8-03, 12-14-06
I62 CBP CESSNA 550 #N3262M, Tucson AMB, "OMAHA 62M" w/OPB, CNT, WST 1-29-03, 11-14-06
I63 CBP CESSNA 550 #N2663Y, Houston or San Angelo AMB, TX w/CS1, CS3, TSC, CNT, CS6, FL2 7-11-03, 7-12-06
I75 CBP CESSNA 550 #N6775C, Albuquerque Air Branch, "OMAHA 75C", w/OPB, WST, CNT 1-29-03, 11-28-06
I76 CBP CESSNA 550 #N6776T, voice "OMAHA 76", San Diego AMB, CA w/CS4, CNT, WST 1-25-04, 10-5-06
I86 CBP CESSNA 550 #N586RE, San Angelo or Albuquerque Air Branch w/CS3, CS6 9-16-03, 8-31-06
I94 CBP CESSNA 550 #N26494, San Angelo, Houston, or New Orleans based 1-21-04, 10-4-06
I96 CBP CESSNA 550 #N26496, New Orleans AMB, LA w/I21 12-25-03, 10-30-06
I97 CBP CESSNA 550 #N797CW, Houston AMB or Albuquerque Air Branch w/CS3, CS5 1-3-04, 11-11-06
IWB Possibly Information Warfare Battlelab an Air Force experimental technology demonstrator program
IWB Unknown w/X53 10-22-03, 1-4-04
IWBF50 Unknown w/X53 10-22-03
IWBF7D Unknown w/X53, X60 1-4-04, 3-23-04
J## U.S. Coast Guard HH-60J/MH-60J helicopters
J01 USCG HH-60J #6001 CGAS Cape Cod
J02 USCG HH-60J #6002 CGAS San Diego
J03 USCG HH-60J #6003 CGAS Elizabeth City w/STR, C05
J04 USCG HH-60J #6004 CGAS Cape Cod
J05 USCG HH-60J #6005 CGAS Kodiak
J06 USCG HH-60J #6006 CGAS Kodiak w/JOE
J07 USCG HH-60J #6007 CGAS Sitka
J08 USCG HH-60J #6008 CGAS Astoria
J09 USCG MH-60J #6009 CGAS Elizabeth City w/JOE
J10 USCG HH-60J #6010 CGAS Clearwater
J11 USCG HH-60J #6011 ATC Mobile
J12 USCG HH-60J #6012 CGAS Kodiak
J13 USCG HH-60J #6013 CGAS Clearwater
J14 USCG MH-60J #6014 CGAS Elizabeth City w/JOE, STR
J15 USCG HH-60J #6015 CGAS Clearwater w/JOE
J16 USCG HH-60J #6016 CGAS Clearwater w/STR
J17 USCG HH-60J #6017 CGAS Clearwater
J18 USCG HH-60J #6018 CGAS Clearwater w/NQ8
J19 USCG HH-60J #6019 CGAS Clearwater
J21 USCG HH-60J #6021 CGAS Kodiak
J22 USCG HH-60J #6022 CGAS Astoria
J23 USCG HH-60J #6023 ATC Mobile
J24 USCG HH-60J #6024 CGAS Kodiak
J25 USCG HH-60J #6025 CGAS San Diego w/STR
J26 USCG HH-60J #6026
J28 USCG HH-60J #6028 CGAS Cape Cod
J29 USCG HH-60J #6029 CGAS Kodiak
J30 USCG HH-60J #6030 CGAS Astoria
J31 USCG HH-60J #6031 ATC Mobile w/JOE
J32 USCG HH-60J #6032 CGAS Cape Cod
J33 USCG HH-60J #6033 CGAS Clearwater
J34 USCG HH-60J #6034 CGAS Cape Cod
J35 USCG MH-60J #6035 CGAS Kodiak
J36 USCG MH-60J #6036 CGAS Elizabeth City w/D02, JOE, STR
J37 USCG MH-60J #6037 CGAS San Diego
J38 USCG HH-60J #6038 CGAS Clearwater w/LOS
J39 USCG HH-60J #6039 CGAS Clearwater
J40 USCG HH-60J #6040 CGAS San Diego
J41 USCG MH-60J #6041 CGAS Elizabeth City
J42 USCG MH-60J #6042 CGAS Elizabeth City
JHT USCGC LIBERTY (WPB 1334) (TISCOM id) 4-7-05
JOE CBP poss Cedar Rapids, IA remote w/504, 705, 712, 716, 718, MVR, TST, TSC,J06, J09, J14, J15, J31, J36, T85, MV3, VY1 7-6-03, 11-14-06
KCM Poss. CBP Kansas City, MO 12-22-04, 1-8-05
KNR43 Unknown Federal station w/USDAHQ1 8-4-04, 11-8-04
LAB Unknown 1-23-03, 9-26-05
LGH Unknown (Prob USCG) w/F41 1-19-06
LGV USCGC LEGARE (WMEC 912) (TISCOM & Cothen id) w/CBE, GWH, LIL, NOR, F39, H13, TSC 6-12-05, 2-5-06
LHV USCG Unknown w/F04 2-2-06
LIL USCGC BAINBRIDGE ISLAND (WPB 1343) (TISCOM & Cothen id) w/LGV 1-26-06, 2-4-06
LNT USCG CAMSLANT Chesapeake, VA 6-16-04, 12-28-06
LOS Unknown w/J38 2-16-06
LRD1 USACE LRD1 Mobile Data Receiver w/C26 9-30-05
M## CBP C-12M Maritime Surveillance Aircraft
M46 CBP BEECH A200 #N1546, Caribbean AMB w/CS5, CS6, TSC, CRB, M70 7-11-03, 12-5-06
M49 CBP BEECH A200 #N1549, Miami AMB, FL w/CS6, CS3, CS1, CS5, CNT, D01, OPB, EST, TTC 1-21-03, 8-24-06
M51 CBP BEECH A200 #N1551, Miami AMB, FL w/PR1, TSC, CS9, CS1, CS3, CS6, CS5, EST 1-22-03, 12-15-06
M53 CBP BEECH A200 #N1553, Miami AMB, FL "OMAHA 553" w/T58, CS1, CS9, CS3, CS6, TSC, EST 1-6-03, 12-15-06
M69 CBP BEECH C-12C #N7069A, Caribbean AMB w/D41, CRB, EST, PR1, TSC, M70 7-6-03, 9-29-06
M70 CBP BEECH C-12C #N72470, Caribbean AMB, "OMAHA 470" w/CS5, PR1, A21, A50, CRB, M69 9-29-03, 12-8-06
MC# Remote COTHEN transmitter
MC2 CBP STB Oklahoma City, OK, voice "LIBERTY BASE" w/504, 703, A60, PR1, D3Q, T42, D41, D44, D69, D48, D31, D49, J35, MC3, MV2, FL2, PR1, TSC, X93 2-7-03, 11-14-06
MC3 CBP Poss. Las Vegas, NV transmitter w/MC2, 564, CS7, CS3, CS5, PR1, TSC, 715 12-16-02, 10-22-06
MC4 CBP w/TSC, CS1, CS2, CS3, TSC, TST, PR1 1-30-03, 9-5-05
MCC USCG Mobile Incident Command Center, "MIKE CHARLIE CHARLIE" and "CG Command Center" w/A23, DIL 8-30-05, 9-2-05
MR# Unknown
MR1 Unknown, voice call "105A" w/CNT, TSC 12-16-02, 7-11-06
MR2 Unknown w/TRC 11-18-03
MR7 Unknown w/CS6 6-27-04
MS# Possible remote or mobile COTHEN transmitters
MS1 CBP Unknown w/TSC 12-13-03, 9-21-05
MS2 CBP Unknown w/TSC, CS1 7-26-03, 3-9-04
MS3 CBP Unknown w/TSC 5-5-05, 5-22-05
MUG CBP Unknown w/MGM, CS6, CS9, EST, TSC, D41, voice call "JACKKNIFE" I've wondered if this could be a Guantanamo Bay transmitter (their ICAO id is MUGM). Noted used for voice in the Caribbean between P-3s and JACKKNIFE. 6-26-03, 1-28-06
MV# CBP Unknown. Possibly marine vessels.
MV2 CBP Unknown w/TSC, CS1, TRC, PNR400, 5HY, TSC, CRB, MC2 7-16-03, 11-14-06
MV3 CBP Unknown w/JOE 11-14-06
MV5 CBP Unknown w/COE, TRC, TSC, Mention of cellular network in one voice transmission with TSC 1-23-03, 10-5-06
MV7 CBP Unknown 3-5-03
MV9 CBP Unknown w/TSC, TRC 9-30-03, 1-19-06
MVT CBP Unknown, voice call "205" w/BOB 8-16-03, 1-13-05
NAS USCG Poss USCGC Escanaba (WMEC 907) w/RKN 4-9-06
NICB USCGC FORWARD (WMEC 911) w/TSC, LNT 2-23-05
NMC USCG CAMSPAC, Point Reyes, CA (TISCOM and COTHEN id) w/CSK, UCG, F35 11-30-03, 11-5-06
NMH USCG TISCOM, Alexandria, VA (TSCOM and COTHEN id) w/TSC, M9Y 2-28-05, 5-2-05
NMN USCG CAMSLANT Chesapeake, VA w/CBE, PAC 6-15-05, 5-7-06
NNR USCG Unknown (TISCOM id) w/STP 3-1-05
NOJ USCG COMMSTA Kodiak, AK (TISCOM id) w/ATU, SKA, STP, PAC 7-13-04, 11-21-06
NOR USCG USCGC NORTHLAND (WMEC 904) w/LGV 6-12-05, 6-14-05
NRT Unknown w/VY1, TSC 2-1-06, 11-2-06
NW8 Unknown w/PAC 11-16-06
OKO Unknown 12-21-04, 1-8-05
OPB OPBAT Service Center, Nassau, Bahamas, voice call "PANTHER". Also used as a remote by HAMMER.
OPS1 CBP Unknown w/CS5, TSC 2-5-06
PAC USCG CAMSPAC Point Reyes, CA w/NW8 6-15-04, 12-19-06
PAN OPBAT Ops Center, Nassau, Bahamas w/X53 5-9-04, 6-16-04
PANTHR OPBAT Ops Center, Nassau, Bahamas w/X61, X52, X53 4-1-04, 6-16-05
PNR OPBAT Ops Center, Nassau, Bahamas w/C50, X53 3-5-04, 11-2-05
PNR400 OPBAT base, Georgetown, Bahamas w/X51, X52, X53, X60, X61, X93, S52, MV2, CSK 1-21-04, 12-28-06
PR1 COTHEN Remote, Arecibo, PR. Used by callsigns "PREDATOR 1", and "RAZORBACK"
PLT Unknown w/TSC 11-15-06
PTH USCG Poss. Port Huron, MI (TISCOM id) 2-8-05, 4-7-05
R## Unid Air Asset voice call "RAIDER".
R10 Unknown w/CS5, CS9, TSC 7-29-03, 11-10-04
R11 Unknown w/CS9, TSC 3-21-04, 5-11-04
R12 Unknown w/CS5 7-15-03, 4-14-04
R13 Unknown voice call "RAIDER 13" w/TSC 1-17-03, 5-11-04
R14 Unknown
R16 Unknown voice call "RAIDER 16" w/R25, TSC, CS5 1-21-03, 11-7-03
R17 Unknown 8-6-04
R20 Unknown 9-20-05
R25 Unknown w/R16 1-21-03
R64 Unknown
RAY Unknown w/CMR, STR 11-5-04, 5-19-05
RKN USCGC BEAR (WMEC 901) w/H78, NAS, TSC 4-9-06, 5-6-06
RPM USCGC Legare (WMEC 912) w/TSJ 9-10-05
RUF USCGC MOHAWK (WMEC 913) w/HNC 2-26-05
S## CBP Aircraft
S03 CBP UH-60 tail # 87-24641 voice call "641" w/CRB 9-29-04, 4-22-05
S21 CBP Aircraft (definitely aircraft), based in Jacksonville, may be UH-60 A21 w/CS5 8-24-04, 8-25-04
SAMMF1 US Army Corps of Engineers Mobile, AL District Office. Possible Mobile Facility #1 w/C20 7-8-05
SC4FMA FEMA Region 4, South Carolina EOC w/TSC 12-7-06
SD Unknown w/I55, I57. Maybe San Diego AMB??? 9-9-03, 6-16-04
SKA USCG Sitka, AK (TISCOM id) w/NOJ 7-17-05, 10-5-05
SOS USCG Unid w/717, J42 9-16-05, 3-9-06
STP USCG Loran Station, Saint Paul Island, AK (TISCOM id) w/NNR, NOJ 11-27-04, 6-21-05
STR Unid w/706, A10, DL1, TSC, F04, J03, J14, J16, J25, J36, J41, I00, RAY, COE, X61 10-30-04, 9-19-06
T## CBP Tracking Aircraft
T03 CBP CESSNA T210N #N9403Y,w/CNT, WST, TSC 8-12-03, 6-23-06
T07 CBP BEECH A200 #N6507B, Albuquerque or San Angelo Air Unit w/CS3, CS4, WST, DHS 7-13-03, 11-15-06
T11 CBP BEECH A200 #N311MP, San Angelo AMB, TX, voice "OMAHA 1MP" w/CS6 10-17-03, 12-23-04
T16 CBP PIPER PA-42-720R #N9116Q, "OMAHA 16Q", Jacksonville, FL AMB 2-07-03, 12-16-06
T41 CBP PILATUS PC-12/45 #N541PB, Plattsburg AMB, NY w/TSC, EST 1-22-05, 9-6-05
T42 CBP PIPER PA-42-720R #N9142B, voice "OMAHA 42B", Jacksonville, FL AMB 6-24-03, 12-15-06
T47 CBP BEECH A200 #N1547, Pensacola Air Unit w/CS5, PR1, CRB, EST 7-31-03, 10-31-06
T54 CBP BEECH A200 #N1554, STB Oklahoma City, OK 9-16-04
T58 CBP BEECH A200 #N1558, Miami AMB, FL w/CS1, CS5, CS6, CS9, TSC, DHS, EST, CRB 2-07-03, 10-29-06
T59 CBP BEECH A200 #N1559, San Diego AMB 3-3-04, 2-1-06
T60 CBP BEECH A200 #N1560, San Diego or Riverside Air Unit, voice "OMAHA 560", w/CS8, CS3, CS4 11-23-03, 11-29-06
T6P CBP BEECH A200 #N7166P, Albuquerque or Tucson AU, "OMAHA 66P" w/CS3, CS4, T9A, TSC, WST 11-6-03, 5-23-06
T72 CBP BEECH C-12C #N72472, voice "OMAHA 472" w/CS1, CS6, CS9, TSC, EST, COE, DIL 6-20-03, 12-14-06
T74 CBP BEECH A200 #N7074G, New Orleans or San Angelo Air Unit, TX w/CNT 9-5-04, 10-20-06
T76 CBP BEECH C-12C #N72476, New Orleans AMB w/EST 11-20-03, 11-29-06
T7Y CBP BEECH C-12C #N7247Y, New Orleans AMB w/CS1, CS3, CS6 1-14-04, 4-27-04
T83 CBP BEECH C-12 #N783MC, STB Oklahoma City, OK w/CS6, X53 10-29-03, 10-13-04
T85 CBP PIPER PA-42-720R #N9085U, Jacksonville, FL AMB, w/CS6, CS1, JOE, TSC, EST 11-19-03, 11-30-06
T91 CBP PIPER PA-42-720R #N9091J, Jacksonville, FL AMB, voice call "OMAHA 91J" w/CS1, CS5, CS6, EST, OPB, PR1 2-11-03, 11-15-06
T97 CBP PILATUS PC-12/45 #N497PC, Bellingham AMB, WA w/CS3, TSC, WST 10-7-04, 11-28-05
T9A CBP PIPER PA-42-720R #N9279A, Jacksonville, FL AMB w/TSC, CS1, T6P, EST, OPB 7-15-03, 11-30-06
T9F CBP BEECH A200 #N6509F, Albuquerque Air Unit w/CS3, CS4, CNT, WST 8-31-03, 12-5-06
TISCOM USCG Telecommunications and Information Systems Command, Alexandria, VA 4-15-04
TPS Unknown w/A20 11-25-05
TR# Possible remote COTHEN transmitter
TR1 Unknown w/TSC 3-26-04
TR3 Unknown w/708, D42, D44, D49, TSC 3-27-04, 2-11-06
TRC CBP Ground Station w/MV2, MV5, MVX, MR2, MV9, D41, 717 11-16-03, 7-19-06
TSC CBP Orlando, FL Customs National Law Enforcement Communications Center -- Technical Service Center
TST Probably a controller testing id 7-16-03, 12-7-06
TTC CBP Unknown w/M49 12-21-05
UCG USCG CAMSPAC Point Reyes, CA w/NMC, XXX
USDAEOC2 USDA USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection EOC w/TSC 1-8-04, 11-9-04
USDAHQ1 USDA KFD915, Salt Lake City, UT w/KNR43 8-4-04, 9-5-05
V## Unknown
V01 Unknown w/TSC, D45 12-14-03, 7-22-04
V02 Unknown w/CS6, TSC 9-13-05
V04 Unknown w/TSC 2-18-05, 9-21-05
V05 Unknown w/TSC 9-16-05, 9-17-05
V07 Unknown (TISCOM & Cothen) w/TSC 9-2-05, 10-15-05
V08 Unknown w/TSC 3-10-04
V09 Unknown w/TSC, 716 9-9-05, 12-11-06
V10 Unknown w/PAC, WST 11-5-06, 12-11-06
V20 Unknown w/F40 2-16-06
V41 Unknown w/V42 11-16-04
V42 Unknown w/V41 3-10-04, 11-16-04
V44 Unknown w/TSC 9-1-05
V45 Unknown 12-20-05
V49 Unknown 12-31-05, 2-13-06
V61 Unknown w/C50 6-25-04
V69 Unknown w/CRB 2-19-05
VM1 Unknown w/EST, TSC 3-16-06, 3-17-06
VM2 Unknown w/TSC, WST 2-12-06, 2-17-06
VX1 Unknown, voice "VICTOR XRAY 1" w/CS1 9-5-05, 8-29-06
VX2 Unknown 7-20-06, 8-29-06
VX3 Unknown w/TSC 1-10-06, 2-15-06
VX5 Unknown 2-10-06
VX6 Unknown w/TSC 2-13-06, 8-29-06
VX7 Unknown 8-29-06
VY1 Unknown w/CNT, CRB, DIL, EST, JOE, NRT, TSC, WST 1-29-06, 4-28-06
VY2 Unknown w/CNT, CRB, DHS, DIL, TSC 1-24-06, 3-27-06
W08 Unknown 8-29-05
W20 Unknown w/LNT 8-30-05
WLB USCG Unknown w/LNT 1-22-04, 9-29-05
WST CBP AMOC Western Regional Communications Node 11-5-04, 12-11-06
X## US Army UH-60L helicopters deployed to OPBAT. Also use A## on occasion. There is some evidence that OPBAT helos may no longer be part of 2-3rd AVN, but may now have another unit designation.
X51 USA UH-60L tail # 94-26551 2-3rd AVN voice "XRAY 51" and "51A" 8-23-03, 11-30-06
X52 USA UH-60L tail # 94-26552 2-3rd AVN voice call "ARMY 26552" and "52A" 8-22-04, 12-21-06
X53 USA UH-60L tail # 94-26553 2-3rd AVN voice call "53A" w/T85 9-19-03, 12-28-06
X60 USA UH-60L tail # 94-26560 2-3rd AVN voice "60A" and "ARMY 26560" 10-27-03, 6-11-06
X61 USA UH-60L prob tail #94-26561 2-3rd AVN w/STR 1-14-04, 9-19-06
X63 USA UH-60L tail # 94-26563 2-3rd AVN also uses A63 address 8-23-03, 12-24-06
X93 USA UH-60L tail # 94-26593 2-3rd AVN, voice call "93A" also used "ARMY 26593" on 8983 kHz 9-6-03, 7-23-06
XXX Unknown w/CS1, CS3, CS4, FL2, UCG, TSC 9-2-03, 2-5-06
ZZZ Unknown 2-2-03
This is a list of ALE ids that have been decoded on COTHEN, but have only been logged once. Some appear to be single use trigraphs and others appear to be bogus. If an id repeats itself over time and appears to be a real id then it will be transferred to the actual COTHEN id list.
256 w/TSC 11-13-04
444 w/M70 11-22-04
564 w/MC3 9-18-04
599 w/CS6 3-21-04
630 w/CS3 4-10-04
646 3-8-04
71E 3-15-04
723 10-22-06
778 w/PR1 2-05-03
801 w/CS5 2-4-03
821 w/CS6 3-2-04
907 11-8-04
A39 w/TSC 11-28-06
A54 w/F04 4-25-06
A98 w/CS9 3-7-04
B36 8-31-05
C51 w/I54, O58 3-7-04
C55 6-29-04
C97 w/A97 3-21-04
CAD49 w/CNT 10-13-05
CBB w/TSC 8-11-05
CQ4 w/J09 3-7-06
CXZ w/OPB 10-4-05
D54 4-21-05
D67 12-16-04
D71 2-25-04
D77 2-25-04
F15 w/J15 7-9-03
FS6 4-6-04, 4-14-04, 4-15-04
G43 8-31-05
G40 w/OPB 11-7-04
G51 w/M69 5-9-04
GAV 1-24-06
I04 6-12-06
I23 9-2-05
I72 w/CRB 2-22-05 possible I01
HNJ 2-27-05
HNT w/J42 9-25-05
IKE w/BOB 1-14-05
K0Q w/OPB 10-5-05
KCY w/LAB 2-28-04
KSN w/LNT 3-6-06
LFU w/J33 1-10-06
M07 w/CS9 6-14-04
M76 w/716 11-23-04
M80 4-14-04
M87 7-11-03
M90 w/CS4 3-14-04
M99 w/CRB 8-21-05
MGM w/MUG 7-7-04
MS9 w/CS6 5-9-04
MUX w/D44 2-07-03
MV2P
MV7P
MVR w/JOE 11-13-03
MVX w/TRC 10-19-03
NQ8 w/J18 9-4-05
O0F w/LNT 7-3-05
O13 9-2-05
O20 2-26-04
O33
O58 w/C51 3-7-04
OOE 9-2-05
P86 w/J41 1-15-05
S26 w/TSC 1-31-06
S29 12-11-04
S52 w/PNR400 10-7-04
SA5 Unknown (TISCOM id) 2-24-05
SEC w/WST 5-6-06
T17 w/T07 9-21-05
T6F 6-9-04
T6W w/CS6 9-22-04
TCA 8-31-05
TNE w/J36 1-24-06
TSJ w/RPM 9-10-05
V10 w/X10 9-14-06
V4M w/LAB 2-28-04
VIG 3-5-06
W70 w/CS3 4-30-04
WCV 4-24-05
WDD w/LNT 3-7-06
WLX w/LNT 9-29-05
WTT w/T9F 10-3-05
X10 w/V10 9-14-06
X76 w/OPB 1-26-06
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Frequencies
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Freqs: 2808.5, 4991, 5058.5, 5388.5, 7778.5, 7903.5, 9183.5, 10913.5, 11073.5, 11491, 14458.5, 14493.5, 14532.5, 15953.5, 18171, 18666, 19344.5
Voice: 10913.5 (2/05), 14493.5 (2/05)
The following are also listed in many freq lists, but after monitoring them for two months I did not log any traffic on them:
5912, 6767.5, 9331.5, 10498.5, 11452, 11524.5, 12138.5, 12215.5, 16090, 18218, 20535, 20348.5, 20402.5, 23402.5
Idents
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AL1 FBI, Albany, NY
AN1 FBI, Anchorage, AK
AQ1 FBI, Albuquerque, NM
AT1 FBI, Atlanta, GA
AU1 FBI, Austin, TX
BA1 FBI, Baltimore, MD
BF1 FBI, Buffalo, NY
BI1 FBI, Birmingham, AL
BS1 FBI, Boston, MA
BT1 FBI, Butte, MT
CE1 FBI, Charlotte, NC
CG1 FBI, Chicago, IL
CI1 FBI, Cincinnati, OH
CL1 FBI, Cleveland, OH
CO1 FBI, Columbia, SC
CV1, FBI Cleveland, OH
DE1, FBI Detroit, MI
DL1 FBI, Dallas, TX
DN1 FBI, Denver, CO
EP1 FBI, El Paso, TX
GM1 FBI
HN1 FBI, Houston, TX
HO1 FBI, Honolulu, HI
HQ1 FBI, Washington, DC
IP1 FBI, Indianapolis, IN
JC1 FBI
JK1 FBI, Jacksonville, FL
JN1 FBI, Jackson, MS
KC1 FBI, Kansas City, MO
KW1 FBI, Key West, FL
LA1 FBI, Los Angeles, CA, voice call KMI66
LR1 FBI, Little Rock, AR
LR2 FBI, Little Rock, AR
LRC33
LS1 FBI, Louisville, KY
LV1 FBI, Las Vegas, NV
ME1 FBI, Memphis, TN
MIACMU, FBI Crisis Management Unit, Miami, FL
MM1 FBI, Miami, FL
MM2 FBI, Miami, FL
MO1 FBI, Mobile, AL
MP1 FBI, Minneapolis, MN
MW1 FBI, Milwaukee, WI
NF1 FBI, Norfolk, VA
NH1 FBI, New Haven, CT
NK1, FBI Newark, NJ
NO1 FBI, New Orleans, LA
NY1 FBI, New York, NY
OC1 FBI, Oklahoma City, OK
OM1 FBI, Omaha, NE
OM2 FBI, Omaha, NE
PD1 FBI, Portland, OR
PG1 FBI, Pittsburgh, PA
PH1 FBI, Philadelphia, PA
PO1 FBI, Portland, OR
PX1 FBI, Phoenix, AZ
QT1 FBI, Quantico, VA
QT2 FBI, Quantico, VA, voice call KGE22A
QT5 FBI, Quantico, VA
QT8 FBI, Quantico, VA
QT10 FBI, Quantico, VA
QW10
RH1 FBI, w/NF1
SA1 FBI, San Antonio, TX
SC1 FBI, Sacramento, CA
SD1 FBI, San Diego, CA
SE1 FBI Seattle, WA
SF1 FBI, San Francisco, CA
SI1 FBI, Springfield, IL
SJ1 FBI, San Juan, PR
SL1 FBI, St. Louis, MO
SU1 FBI, Salt Lake City, UT
SV1 FBI, Savannah, GA
TP1 FBI, Tampa, FL
WF1 FBI, Washington, DC
SKYWATCH Net
US Army South Flight Following Service SKYWATCH Net, Soto Cano AB, Honduras
Joint Task Force-Bravo is located at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. JTF-Bravo is comprised of approximately 550 US military personnel and more than 650 US and Honduran civilians. They work in six different areas including the Joint Staff, Air Force Forces (612th Air Base Squadron), Army Forces, Joint Security Forces and the Medical Element. 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, a US Army South asset, is a tenant unit also based at Soto Cano. The J-Staff provides command and control for JTF-B.
The Air Force Forces has among its functions; weather forecasting, fire protection, and maintaining a 24-hour C-5-capable runway. The Army Forces operate finance, food service and transportation. Joint Security Forces is comprised of Air Force, Army and Marine force protection personnel who patrol the base and downtown areas frequented by US servicemembers.
Since 1999, the 1-228th "Winged Warriors" have assumed the complete role of a Theater Aviation Battalion. The total force structure consists of a Headquarters & Headquarters Company (Phantoms); Alpha Company (Talons) with 10x UH-60A aircraft; Bravo Company (Sugarbears) with 4x CH-47D aircraft; and the U.S. Army Air Ambulance Detachment (Witchdoctors) with 4x UH-60A aircraft. The Battalion's Command & Control Detachment (Nomads) supports U.S. Army South with 2x UH-60A (C2) aircraft.
The 1-228th Aviation Regiment Conducts Aviation Operations Throughout USSOUTHCOM's Area of Responsibility with UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook helicopters. The purpose of the battalion is to promote and execute aviation operations to facilitate the CINC SOUTH's strategy of engagement and security in the theater. The battalion is capable of deploying and sustaining operations throughout the theater. Typical missions conducted by the battalion include: counter drug operations, disaster relief, humanitarian assistance, air movement of people equipment and supplies, Aero-medical evacuation, and limited search and rescue. The command structure of the battalion is capable of exercising command and control for Commander, USARSO of army aviation assets deployed to the theater. In addition to these operational missions, the battalion participates in selected special events and VIP support missions.
Skywatch, the Army’s Airspace Infomation Center, monitors flights and provides timely communication to aircrews.
Their mission is to provide U.S Army South and U.S. Southern Command with direct flight support on all DoD and other government aircraft positioning 24 hours a day.
Skywatch maintains data for all aircraft operating within the visual flight rules of the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility. They also assist in the coordination and tracking of all medical evacuations in Central America. These monitoring procedures are done
through aircraft flight checks every 15 minutes while flights are in operation over the AOR and are maintained until aircraft reach their final destinations. Skywatch is manned with eight military members and eight civilians.
*Update: Two 1-228th UH-60As departed Soto Cano on 28 Jan. 05 to be turned over to the National Guard.
*Update: Three UH-60s were picked up at Soto Cano on 22 March 05 by a Russian An-124 Condor.
Photo Source: GlobalSecurity.org
Frequencies
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Voice: 5310, 8120 Tertiary, 11410 Primary, 15025, 15790 Secondary
ALE: 2630, 4060, 5787.5, 6502.5, 6761, 6780, 7350, 7720, 8065, 8527.5, 8972, 9121.5, 10692.5, 12022, 14761.5, 15492, 16144.5, 19103.5, 19208
Idents
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171OPS USA 1-171st AVN Ops, Dobbins JARB, GA (UH-60Ls, CH-47Ds) w/SKYWAT, R26601, R26606 2-9-06, 4-19-06
228FWD USA Deployed element, 1/228th Avn Bn 3-13-04, 3-16-04
228RER USA Deployed element, 1/228th Avn Bn
HONDO1 Unknown (Probable USA) w/SKYWAT 1-24-05, 2-11-05
HONDO2 Unknown (Probable USA) 2-8-05
HONDO3 Unknown (Probable USA) w/SKYWAT 3-1-05
NARCO Unknown w/RUH955, RUH960, SKYWAT, WAROPS 4-5-05, 10-26-06
OPS171 USA 1-171st AVN Ops, Dobbins JARB, GA (UH-60Ls, CH-47Ds) w/SKYWAT 2-7-06
R22988 USA UH-60A # 78-22988 w/SKYWAT 3-16-06
R26606 USA UH-60L # 95-26606 w/SKYWAT, 171OPS 3-10-06
R26881 USA UH-60L # 01-26681 w/SKYWAT 3-15-06, 3-22-06
RCH132 USA CH-47D 1-228th Avn Bn w/WAROPS 11-7-06
RCH134 USA CH-47D 1-228th Avn Bn
RCH136 USA CH-47D 1-228th Avn Bn w/SKYWAT 3-13-04, 2-3-05
RCH638 USA CH-47D 1-228th Avn Bn w/SKYWAT 10-7-05, 3-16-06
RUH006 USA UH-60 1-228th Avn Bn w/RUH962, WAROPS 3-9-05, 9-6-05
RUH955 USA UH-60L # 02-26955 1-228th Avn Bn w/SKYWAT, NARCO, WAROPS 1-19-05, 8-2-06
RUH956 USA UH-60 1-228th Avn Bn w/SKYWAT 3-28-05, 3-16-06
RUH957 USA UH-60 1-228th Avn Bn w/SKYWAT 1-12-05, 9-22-05
RUH958 USA UH-60 1-228th Avn Bn w/SKYWAT 3-13-04, 4-12-06
RUH959 USA UH-60 1-228th Avn Bn w/SKYWAT 3-13-04, 3-22-06
RUH960 USA UH-60L # 02-26960 1-228th Avn Bn w/SKYWAT, WAR, NARCO 1-26-05, 11-29-05
RUH962 USA UH-60 1-228th Avn Bn w/SKYWAT, RUH006 3-13-04, 11-9-05
RUH963 USA UH-60L # 02-26963 1-228th Avn Bn w/SKYWAT, WAROPS 1-12-05, 10-12-05
RUH976 USA UH-60 1-228th Avn Bn w/SKYWAT 2-8-05, 8-9-05
RUH978 USA UH-60 1-228th Avn Bn 8-18-05
RUH980 USA UH-60 1-228th Avn Bn w/SKYWAT, RUH984 1-13-05, 4-13-05
RUH981 USA UH-60 1-228th Avn Bn w/NARCO, SKYWAT 3-15-04, 9-6-06
RUH984 USA UH-60 1-228th Avn Bn w/WAROPS, SKYWAT, RUH980 11-16-04, 4-12-06
RUH985 USA UH-60L # 03-26985 1-228th Avn Bn w/SKYWAT 1-4-05, 9-5-06
RUH993 USA UH-60 1-228th Avn Bn w/SKYWAT 1-12-05
SKYWAT USA US Army South Flight Following Facility, Soto Cano AB, Honduras w/WAROPS, NARCO, 171OPS, OPS171
WAROPS USA Winged Warriors Operations, 1-228th Avn Bn, Soto Cano AB, Honduras w/NARCO, RCH132 3-13-04, 11-7-06
Friday, December 29, 2006
Washington DC Major Airport Frequencies
Here are the major airport frequencies for the Washington, DC area.
Ronald Reagan Washington National, DC (KDCA)
Potomac Approach 118.300 119.850 124.200 124.700 269.000 270.275 306.300 322.300 338.200 (124.200 269.000 East) (128.350 270.275 Southeast 3000 feet to flight level 190) (119.850 322.300 West) (118.300 306.300 Final East) (124.700 338.200 Final West)
Potomac Departure 118.950 121.050 125.650 126.550 257.200 269.500 343.700 348.725 (125.650 348.725 East 9500 feet and below) (126.550 269.500 East 10,000 feet to flight level 190) (118.950 257.200 West 9500 feet and below) (121.050 343.700 West 10,000 feet to flight level 230)
UNICOM 122.950
Washington Tower 119.100 120.750 257.600 120.75 (Copter)
Ground Control 121.700 257.600
Clearance Delivery 128.250
ATIS 132.650
Washington Dulles International, DC (KIAD)
ARMEL Radio 113.500T 122.100R
Potomac Approach 120.450 124.650 126.100 338.250 343.775 (126.100 338.250 331°-090°) (124.650 343.775 091°-240°) (120.450 343.775 241°-330°)
Potomac Departure 125.050 126.650 350.200 (126.650 121°-299°) (125.050 300°-120°)
UNICOM 122.950
Tower 120.100 125.800 128.425 317.800 348.600 (120.100 317.800 Runway 01R-19L) (128.425 348.600 Runway 01L-19R, 12-30)
Ground Control 121.900 125.800 132.450 317.800 348.600 (121.900 317.800 East) (132.450 348.600 West)
Ramp Control 129.550
Clearance Delivery 135.700 317.800
ATIS 134.850
Ronald Reagan Washington National, DC (KDCA)
Potomac Approach 118.300 119.850 124.200 124.700 269.000 270.275 306.300 322.300 338.200 (124.200 269.000 East) (128.350 270.275 Southeast 3000 feet to flight level 190) (119.850 322.300 West) (118.300 306.300 Final East) (124.700 338.200 Final West)
Potomac Departure 118.950 121.050 125.650 126.550 257.200 269.500 343.700 348.725 (125.650 348.725 East 9500 feet and below) (126.550 269.500 East 10,000 feet to flight level 190) (118.950 257.200 West 9500 feet and below) (121.050 343.700 West 10,000 feet to flight level 230)
UNICOM 122.950
Washington Tower 119.100 120.750 257.600 120.75 (Copter)
Ground Control 121.700 257.600
Clearance Delivery 128.250
ATIS 132.650
Washington Dulles International, DC (KIAD)
ARMEL Radio 113.500T 122.100R
Potomac Approach 120.450 124.650 126.100 338.250 343.775 (126.100 338.250 331°-090°) (124.650 343.775 091°-240°) (120.450 343.775 241°-330°)
Potomac Departure 125.050 126.650 350.200 (126.650 121°-299°) (125.050 300°-120°)
UNICOM 122.950
Tower 120.100 125.800 128.425 317.800 348.600 (120.100 317.800 Runway 01R-19L) (128.425 348.600 Runway 01L-19R, 12-30)
Ground Control 121.900 125.800 132.450 317.800 348.600 (121.900 317.800 East) (132.450 348.600 West)
Ramp Control 129.550
Clearance Delivery 135.700 317.800
ATIS 134.850
Gov Freqs to Monitor During Prez Ford Funeral Events
The following goverment trunk systems and conventional frequencies should be monitored for support of the President Ford funeral events in the Washington, D.C. area. I have a detailed list of military trunk systems in the D.C. area posted on my MT Milcom Blog as of this date as well. As always reports, updates, additions and corrections would be most appreciated. Send your stuff to larryvanhorn @ monitoringtimes.com.
Washington, DC – Federal SMR System
System: LTR Passport Analog
Site ??? JFK Center for Performing Arts
408.4500/417.4500 (LCN01)
Site ??? National Zoo
409.4250/418.4250 (LCN01)
Site 101 National Mall
407.0750/416.0750 (LCN01) 407.3750/416.3750 (LCN02) 408.5500/417.5500 (LCN03) 408.8750/417.8750 (LCN04) 410.3125/419.3125 (LCN05)
Site 103 Udvar-Hazy Center
406.5875/415.5875 (LCN01) 409.8500/418.8500 (LCN02) 410.9625/419.9625 (LCN03)
Site 106 Unknown
406.5875/415.5875 (LCN01) 409.8500/418.8500 (LCN02) 410.9625/419.9625 (LCN03)
Site 107 Unknown
406.5875/415.5875 (LCN01) 409.8500/418.8500 (LCN02) 410.9625/419.9625 (LCN03)
Washington, DC – Unknown Federal System
System Type: Motorola Type II (Mixed Mode)
406.1125 406.3625 406.5250 406.7750 406.9250 407.0875 407.2375 407.4125c 407.5625c 407.7125 407.8875 408.0875 408.2625 408.4250 408.5750 408.7375 408.9125 409.1125 409.2750 409.4750 409.6375 409.9125 410.2875c 410.5625 410.7625
Note: Frequencies listed below were heard during the Capitol Hill Sniper Scare that I monitored via the DXTuners on May 26, 2006. That information was posted to this blog also.
U.S. Capitol Police Channels
169.2250 Repeater/Simplex [156.7-Hz PL tone]
165.5375 Repeater/Simplex [118.8-Hz PL tone]
170.1750 Repeater/Simplex [107.2-Hz PL tone]
162.2500 Repeater/Simplex [146.2-Hz PL tone]
162.6125 Repeater/Simplex [127.3-Hz PL tone]
U.S. Capitol Hill Voice Pagers
169.5750 House Republican Pager
170.3750 House Democrat Pager
171.1750 Senate Democrat Pager
171.9750 Senate Republican Pager
406.6750 Senate Republican Pager
406.8000 Senate Democrat Pager
416.1500 Architect Pager/Emergency Alerting System
Miscellaneous U.S. Capitol Radio Users
414.8750 Architect of the Capitol Repeater/Simplex
408.4000 Capitol Tour Guides Simplex
409.1000 Congressional Aides/Pages Repeater
418.0750 Parking Enforcement Simplex
410.2000 Government Printing Office Security Repeater
408.1250 Library of Congress Security Repeater/Simplex
U.S. Park Police (National Park Service)
166.7250 Secondary Channel Repeater/Simplex [127.3-Hz PL tone]
166.9250 Dispatch Channel Repeater/Simplex [127.3-Hz PL tone]
167.0750 Administrative Channel Repeater/Simplex [127.3-Hz PL tone]
166.8500 Tactical Channel Simplex [127.3-Hz PL tone]
National Park Service Operations – National Capital Area
168.4250 NPS-Parks East (Fort Washington) Repeater/Simplex [141.3-Hz PL tone]
172.4750 NPS-Parks Control/Rock Creek Park Repeater/Simplex [156.7-Hz PL tone]
172.7500 White House Maintenance Unit Repeater/Simplex [156.7-Hz PL tone]
171.6500 White House Visitor Control Operations Simplex [156.7-Hz PL tone]
411.6750 White House Liaison Repeater [162.2-Hz PL tone]
You can find additional detailed government frequency information in an excellent Adobe Acrobat PDF file put together by the Capitol Hill Monitor Group for the 2005 Presidential Inauguration on their website.
As always I am looking for any updates, additions, and corrections by those who are in the area and monitor the event. Please send your material to larryvanhorn @ monitoringtimes.com.
Government Trunk Radio Systems
Washington, DC – Federal SMR System
System: LTR Passport Analog
Site ??? JFK Center for Performing Arts
408.4500/417.4500 (LCN01)
Site ??? National Zoo
409.4250/418.4250 (LCN01)
Site 101 National Mall
407.0750/416.0750 (LCN01) 407.3750/416.3750 (LCN02) 408.5500/417.5500 (LCN03) 408.8750/417.8750 (LCN04) 410.3125/419.3125 (LCN05)
Site 103 Udvar-Hazy Center
406.5875/415.5875 (LCN01) 409.8500/418.8500 (LCN02) 410.9625/419.9625 (LCN03)
Site 106 Unknown
406.5875/415.5875 (LCN01) 409.8500/418.8500 (LCN02) 410.9625/419.9625 (LCN03)
Site 107 Unknown
406.5875/415.5875 (LCN01) 409.8500/418.8500 (LCN02) 410.9625/419.9625 (LCN03)
Washington, DC – Unknown Federal System
System Type: Motorola Type II (Mixed Mode)
406.1125 406.3625 406.5250 406.7750 406.9250 407.0875 407.2375 407.4125c 407.5625c 407.7125 407.8875 408.0875 408.2625 408.4250 408.5750 408.7375 408.9125 409.1125 409.2750 409.4750 409.6375 409.9125 410.2875c 410.5625 410.7625
Miscellaneous Government Conventional Systems
Note: Frequencies listed below were heard during the Capitol Hill Sniper Scare that I monitored via the DXTuners on May 26, 2006. That information was posted to this blog also.
U.S. Capitol Police Channels
169.2250 Repeater/Simplex [156.7-Hz PL tone]
165.5375 Repeater/Simplex [118.8-Hz PL tone]
170.1750 Repeater/Simplex [107.2-Hz PL tone]
162.2500 Repeater/Simplex [146.2-Hz PL tone]
162.6125 Repeater/Simplex [127.3-Hz PL tone]
U.S. Capitol Hill Voice Pagers
169.5750 House Republican Pager
170.3750 House Democrat Pager
171.1750 Senate Democrat Pager
171.9750 Senate Republican Pager
406.6750 Senate Republican Pager
406.8000 Senate Democrat Pager
416.1500 Architect Pager/Emergency Alerting System
Miscellaneous U.S. Capitol Radio Users
414.8750 Architect of the Capitol Repeater/Simplex
408.4000 Capitol Tour Guides Simplex
409.1000 Congressional Aides/Pages Repeater
418.0750 Parking Enforcement Simplex
410.2000 Government Printing Office Security Repeater
408.1250 Library of Congress Security Repeater/Simplex
U.S. Park Police (National Park Service)
166.7250 Secondary Channel Repeater/Simplex [127.3-Hz PL tone]
166.9250 Dispatch Channel Repeater/Simplex [127.3-Hz PL tone]
167.0750 Administrative Channel Repeater/Simplex [127.3-Hz PL tone]
166.8500 Tactical Channel Simplex [127.3-Hz PL tone]
National Park Service Operations – National Capital Area
168.4250 NPS-Parks East (Fort Washington) Repeater/Simplex [141.3-Hz PL tone]
172.4750 NPS-Parks Control/Rock Creek Park Repeater/Simplex [156.7-Hz PL tone]
172.7500 White House Maintenance Unit Repeater/Simplex [156.7-Hz PL tone]
171.6500 White House Visitor Control Operations Simplex [156.7-Hz PL tone]
411.6750 White House Liaison Repeater [162.2-Hz PL tone]
You can find additional detailed government frequency information in an excellent Adobe Acrobat PDF file put together by the Capitol Hill Monitor Group for the 2005 Presidential Inauguration on their website.
As always I am looking for any updates, additions, and corrections by those who are in the area and monitor the event. Please send your material to larryvanhorn @ monitoringtimes.com.
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
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Meridian 1 Launched from Plesetsk
Following extract taken from articles on Russian MOD website, dated 25 December 2006. Translated by Old Crow and submitted to the Btown Monitoring Post Blog for information and interest.
Soyuz-2 rocket carries "Meridian" communications satellite into orbit from Plesetsk. Yesterday (i.e. 24 December), Russian Space Forces from "First State Test-Space Centre" at Plesetsk successfully launched a Soyuz-2 which put into orbit a Russian "Meridian" communications satellite. This occurred with the assistance of a "Fregat" booster stage at 18:32 Moscow time. The Chief of Information Services of the Space Forces, Colonel Aleksej Kuznetsov has reported that the on-board systems of the "Meridian" satellite are all working normally and it will be taken under control by the"Herman Titov" Main Test Centre which will direct/control its orbital flight. He also noted that the CinC Space Forces, Colonel-General Vladimir Popovkin had highly praised the professionalism of the teams which participated in the preparation and launch of the space craft. The "Meridian" communications satellite, now in orbit, is destined to be used to provide communications for ships and ice-reconnaisance aircraft operating in the area of the Northern Sea Route, allowing them to be in contact with shore and ground stations and a wide network of ComSat stations in northern areas of Siberia and the Far East in the interests of economic development of the Russian Federation. The use of such satellites in a highly-elliptical orbit will allow the enhancement of exploitationary and technico-economic characteristics of existing means of communications and will add further to the number of usable frequencies and supplementary trunks/channels present and an increase in daily availability and reliability. "Meridian" is equipped with a multi-trunk relaying communications apparatus and can be used at the current time to supplement existing communications systems provided by the"Gorizont" and "Express-A" satellites.
From Jonathan's Space Report:
Meridian (2006-061A)
The first Meridian satellite was launched on Dec 24. Meridian, built by NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki, is a new communications satellite "designed to ensure communications of sea-going ships and ice reconnaissance planes in the area of the Northern Sea Route with coastal stations as well as expansion of the network of satellite communicationstations in northern areas of Siberia and the Russian Far East" (TASS). It was launched into a 278 x 39801 km x 62.8 deg `Molniya' orbit; the new series will replace the old Molniya-1 satellites launched from 1965 to 2004. Launch of Meridian was by Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat. The upgraded Soyuz-2-1a -on its third launch - put the payload section in a suborbital trajectory. The Fregat stage then fired to reach low Earth parking orbit, and once again to reach the Molniya orbit. At around 0930 UTC the second Fregat burn put the stack in a 278 x 39801 km x 62.8 deg transfer orbit. The third burn at first apogee, around 1530 UTC, raised the perigee to 1011 km and Fregat separated from Meridian at 1534 UTC.
This could be an interesting satellite constellation to monitor and we are interested in any intercepts/frequency reports. Send them to larryvanhorn @ monitoringtimes.com.
Soyuz-2 rocket carries "Meridian" communications satellite into orbit from Plesetsk. Yesterday (i.e. 24 December), Russian Space Forces from "First State Test-Space Centre" at Plesetsk successfully launched a Soyuz-2 which put into orbit a Russian "Meridian" communications satellite. This occurred with the assistance of a "Fregat" booster stage at 18:32 Moscow time. The Chief of Information Services of the Space Forces, Colonel Aleksej Kuznetsov has reported that the on-board systems of the "Meridian" satellite are all working normally and it will be taken under control by the"Herman Titov" Main Test Centre which will direct/control its orbital flight. He also noted that the CinC Space Forces, Colonel-General Vladimir Popovkin had highly praised the professionalism of the teams which participated in the preparation and launch of the space craft. The "Meridian" communications satellite, now in orbit, is destined to be used to provide communications for ships and ice-reconnaisance aircraft operating in the area of the Northern Sea Route, allowing them to be in contact with shore and ground stations and a wide network of ComSat stations in northern areas of Siberia and the Far East in the interests of economic development of the Russian Federation. The use of such satellites in a highly-elliptical orbit will allow the enhancement of exploitationary and technico-economic characteristics of existing means of communications and will add further to the number of usable frequencies and supplementary trunks/channels present and an increase in daily availability and reliability. "Meridian" is equipped with a multi-trunk relaying communications apparatus and can be used at the current time to supplement existing communications systems provided by the"Gorizont" and "Express-A" satellites.
From Jonathan's Space Report:
Meridian (2006-061A)
The first Meridian satellite was launched on Dec 24. Meridian, built by NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki, is a new communications satellite "designed to ensure communications of sea-going ships and ice reconnaissance planes in the area of the Northern Sea Route with coastal stations as well as expansion of the network of satellite communicationstations in northern areas of Siberia and the Russian Far East" (TASS). It was launched into a 278 x 39801 km x 62.8 deg `Molniya' orbit; the new series will replace the old Molniya-1 satellites launched from 1965 to 2004. Launch of Meridian was by Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat. The upgraded Soyuz-2-1a -on its third launch - put the payload section in a suborbital trajectory. The Fregat stage then fired to reach low Earth parking orbit, and once again to reach the Molniya orbit. At around 0930 UTC the second Fregat burn put the stack in a 278 x 39801 km x 62.8 deg transfer orbit. The third burn at first apogee, around 1530 UTC, raised the perigee to 1011 km and Fregat separated from Meridian at 1534 UTC.
This could be an interesting satellite constellation to monitor and we are interested in any intercepts/frequency reports. Send them to larryvanhorn @ monitoringtimes.com.
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
What is the "LEN" HF Net
An interesting HF ALE net has been reported for someime now on the UDXF newsgroup.
ALE Addresses noted include: LEN (NCS), BF1, BG1, BR1, BR2, BT2, DZ1, GS1, 21B.
Frequencies noted for this net (kHz):
3785.0 4505.0 4780.0 4970.0 5200.0 5290.0 5335.0 5530.0 6690.0 6695.0 6855.0 6950.0
7500.0 7580.0 7725.0 7780.0 8080.0
Anyone have an idea who is running this network? Please send it along to larryvanhorn @ monitoringtimes.com.
ALE Addresses noted include: LEN (NCS), BF1, BG1, BR1, BR2, BT2, DZ1, GS1, 21B.
Frequencies noted for this net (kHz):
3785.0 4505.0 4780.0 4970.0 5200.0 5290.0 5335.0 5530.0 6690.0 6695.0 6855.0 6950.0
7500.0 7580.0 7725.0 7780.0 8080.0
Anyone have an idea who is running this network? Please send it along to larryvanhorn @ monitoringtimes.com.
No More Marine 121.5/243.0 MHz EPIRBs
U.S. Coast Guard - Press Release
Date: Dec. 8, 2006
BOATERS MUST NOT OPERATE 121.5/243 MHZ EPIRBs AFTER 31 DECEMBER 2006
WASHINGTON - The Coast Guard reminds all boaters that beginning January 1, 2007, both 121.5 and 243 MHz Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) are prohibited from use in both commercial and recreational watercraft. Boaters wishing to have an emergency rescue beacon aboard their vessel must have a digital 406 MHz model.
The January 1, 2007, date to stop using 121.5 MHz EPIRBs is in preparation for February 1, 2009, when satellite processing of distress signals from all 121.5/243 MHz beacons will terminate. Following this termination date, only the 406 MHz beacons will be detected by the International Cospas-Sarsat Satellite System which provides distress alert and location data for search and rescue operations around the world.
The regulation applies to all Class A, B, and S 121.5/243 MHz EPIRBs. It does not affect 121.5/243 MHz man overboard devices which are designed to work directly with a base alerting unit only and not with the satellite system.
This change, in large part, was brought about by the unreliability of the 121.5/243 MHz beacons in an emergency situation. Data reveals that with a 121.5 MHz beacon, only one alert out of every 50 is a genuine distress situation. This has a significant effect on expending the limited resources of search and rescue personnel and platforms. With 406 MHz beacons, false alerts have been reduced significantly, and, when properly registered, can usually be resolved with a telephone call to the beacon owner. Consequently, real alerts can receive the attention they deserve.
When a 406 MHz beacon signal is received, search and rescue personnel can retrieve information from a registration database. This includes the beacon owner's contact information, emergency contact information, and vessel/aircraft identifying characteristics. Having this information allows the Coast Guard, or other rescue personnel, to respond appropriately.
In the U.S., users are required by law to directly register their beacon in the U.S. 406 MHz Beacon Registration Database at: http://www.beaconregistration.noaa.gov/ or by calling 1-888-212-SAVE. Other users can register their beacon in their country's national beacon
registration database or, if no national database is available, in the International Beacon Registration Database at https://www.406registration.com/.
The United States Coast Guard is the lead agency for coordinating national maritime search and rescue policy and is responsible for providing search and rescue services on, under and over assigned international waters and waters subject to United States jurisdiction.
Thanks to Leo Salas and the DFW Scan gang for passing along this press release. And remember if you have something to share with the blog and our readers, please send it along to larryvanhorn @ monitoringtimes.com.
Date: Dec. 8, 2006
BOATERS MUST NOT OPERATE 121.5/243 MHZ EPIRBs AFTER 31 DECEMBER 2006
WASHINGTON - The Coast Guard reminds all boaters that beginning January 1, 2007, both 121.5 and 243 MHz Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) are prohibited from use in both commercial and recreational watercraft. Boaters wishing to have an emergency rescue beacon aboard their vessel must have a digital 406 MHz model.
The January 1, 2007, date to stop using 121.5 MHz EPIRBs is in preparation for February 1, 2009, when satellite processing of distress signals from all 121.5/243 MHz beacons will terminate. Following this termination date, only the 406 MHz beacons will be detected by the International Cospas-Sarsat Satellite System which provides distress alert and location data for search and rescue operations around the world.
The regulation applies to all Class A, B, and S 121.5/243 MHz EPIRBs. It does not affect 121.5/243 MHz man overboard devices which are designed to work directly with a base alerting unit only and not with the satellite system.
This change, in large part, was brought about by the unreliability of the 121.5/243 MHz beacons in an emergency situation. Data reveals that with a 121.5 MHz beacon, only one alert out of every 50 is a genuine distress situation. This has a significant effect on expending the limited resources of search and rescue personnel and platforms. With 406 MHz beacons, false alerts have been reduced significantly, and, when properly registered, can usually be resolved with a telephone call to the beacon owner. Consequently, real alerts can receive the attention they deserve.
When a 406 MHz beacon signal is received, search and rescue personnel can retrieve information from a registration database. This includes the beacon owner's contact information, emergency contact information, and vessel/aircraft identifying characteristics. Having this information allows the Coast Guard, or other rescue personnel, to respond appropriately.
In the U.S., users are required by law to directly register their beacon in the U.S. 406 MHz Beacon Registration Database at: http://www.beaconregistration.noaa.gov/ or by calling 1-888-212-SAVE. Other users can register their beacon in their country's national beacon
registration database or, if no national database is available, in the International Beacon Registration Database at https://www.406registration.com/.
The United States Coast Guard is the lead agency for coordinating national maritime search and rescue policy and is responsible for providing search and rescue services on, under and over assigned international waters and waters subject to United States jurisdiction.
Thanks to Leo Salas and the DFW Scan gang for passing along this press release. And remember if you have something to share with the blog and our readers, please send it along to larryvanhorn @ monitoringtimes.com.
Monday, December 18, 2006
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Space Activity at Plesetsk
Following extract taken from articles on Russian MOD website, dated 18 December 2006. Translated by Old Crow and submitted to the Btown Monitoring Post Blog for information and interest.
Military teams at the Plesetsk Space Centre, in accordance with the plan for the first launch date, have begun preparations at the launch pad on the rocket-vehicle "Kosmos-3M". The Russian rocket-vehicle "Kosmos-3M" together with the German space-vehicle "SAR-LUPE" was moved from the assembly-checkout area to the launch pad on the morning of 18 December. The launch of the space-vehicle "SAR-LUPE" is scheduled for 19 December.
Military teams at the Plesetsk Space Centre, in accordance with the plan for the first launch date, have begun preparations at the launch pad on the rocket-vehicle "Kosmos-3M". The Russian rocket-vehicle "Kosmos-3M" together with the German space-vehicle "SAR-LUPE" was moved from the assembly-checkout area to the launch pad on the morning of 18 December. The launch of the space-vehicle "SAR-LUPE" is scheduled for 19 December.
Congress accelerates $1 billion in interop funds
Blog Editor Note: Congress continues its fleecing of the American taxpayer by allocating another $1 Billion of taxpayer money into this 700 MHz interop system fiasco. See the Monitoring Times website for more I have written on this golden fleece of the American taxpayer called, "700 MHz Interop."
Appears on the MRT website at http://mrtmag.com/news/policy/congress-interoperability-funds-121106/ (Dec 11, 2006 3:48 PM)
Written By Donny Jackson
Just hours before adjourning for the year, Congress approved a measure that calls for $1 billion in interoperability funds to be made available to public-safety agencies in 2007—probably a year earlier than the money would have been disbursed otherwise.
Introduced by Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) as an amendment to the Call Home Act passed Friday night, the measure means public-safety entities can apply for the $1 billion in interoperability funds soon instead of waiting until after the 700 MHz auction—the funding source—is completed. Currently, that auction is scheduled is scheduled to begin by January 2008, according to digital-television transition legislation passed early this year.
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will continue to oversee allocation of these funds, but many questions remain, said Yucel Ors, legislative director for the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO).
“From the way I read the bill, they have to parcel it out by Sept. 30 [of 2007],” he said. “It has to be allocated, but who they allocate it to—and how it gets allocated—is still to be determined.”
Indeed, public-safety officials have suggested that the interoperability funds be allocated using existing Department of Homeland Security criteria and procedures. One condition attached to the funding measure is that the money be used to deploy systems that interoperate with the 700 MHz band that will be available nationwide after TV broadcasters vacate the airwaves in February 2009, Ors said.
“It has to be interoperable with 700 MHz,” Ors said. “It can be patched in, but it has to be interoperable with a 700 MHz system.”
While the Call Home Act—legislation designed primarily to ensure that U.S. troops deployed overseas can call home at reduced phone rates—was passed before Congress adjourned, many other legislative efforts pursued during the last year were not, including comprehensive telecom-reform legislation. A new Congress featuring a Democratic majority will convene in January.
Appears on the MRT website at http://mrtmag.com/news/policy/congress-interoperability-funds-121106/ (Dec 11, 2006 3:48 PM)
Written By Donny Jackson
Just hours before adjourning for the year, Congress approved a measure that calls for $1 billion in interoperability funds to be made available to public-safety agencies in 2007—probably a year earlier than the money would have been disbursed otherwise.
Introduced by Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) as an amendment to the Call Home Act passed Friday night, the measure means public-safety entities can apply for the $1 billion in interoperability funds soon instead of waiting until after the 700 MHz auction—the funding source—is completed. Currently, that auction is scheduled is scheduled to begin by January 2008, according to digital-television transition legislation passed early this year.
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will continue to oversee allocation of these funds, but many questions remain, said Yucel Ors, legislative director for the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO).
“From the way I read the bill, they have to parcel it out by Sept. 30 [of 2007],” he said. “It has to be allocated, but who they allocate it to—and how it gets allocated—is still to be determined.”
Indeed, public-safety officials have suggested that the interoperability funds be allocated using existing Department of Homeland Security criteria and procedures. One condition attached to the funding measure is that the money be used to deploy systems that interoperate with the 700 MHz band that will be available nationwide after TV broadcasters vacate the airwaves in February 2009, Ors said.
“It has to be interoperable with 700 MHz,” Ors said. “It can be patched in, but it has to be interoperable with a 700 MHz system.”
While the Call Home Act—legislation designed primarily to ensure that U.S. troops deployed overseas can call home at reduced phone rates—was passed before Congress adjourned, many other legislative efforts pursued during the last year were not, including comprehensive telecom-reform legislation. A new Congress featuring a Democratic majority will convene in January.
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Boeing Satellite Launch Schedule
Here is the latest Boeing Satellite Payload Launch Schedule:
Satellite Model Owner Launch Date Launch Vehicle
NSS-8 702 New Skies Satellite 2007/DIO Sea Launch
WGS-F1 702 U.S. Air Force 2007 Delta IV
WGS-F2 702 U.S. Air Force 2007 Atlas V
GOES O 601 NASA/NOAA 2007/DIO Delta IV
Spaceway F3 702 Hughes Network Systems 2007/DOG Sea Launch
Thuraya-D3 702 Geo-Mobile Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications 2007/DIO Sea Launch
DIRECTV 10 702 DIRECTV, Inc. 2007/DOG Proton
DIRECTV 11 702 DIRECTV, Inc. 2007/DOG Sea Launch
DIRECTV 12 702 DIRECTV, Inc. Ground Spare TBD
GPS IIF SV-1 GPS U.S. Air Force 2008 Atlas V
WGS F-3 702 U.S. Air Force 2008 Atlas V
GOES P 601 NASA/NOAA 2008/DIO Delta IV
GPS IIF SV-2 GPS U.S. Air Force 2009 Delta IV
GPS IIF SV-3 GPS U.S. Air Force 2009 Atlas V
GPS IIF SV-4 GPS U.S. Air Force 2009 Atlas V
GPS IIF SV-5 GPS U.S. Air Force 2009 Delta IV
MSV-1 702 Geo-Mobile Mobile Satellite Ventures 2009/DIO TBD
MSV-2 702 Geo-Mobile Mobile Satellite Ventures 2010/DIO TBD
GPS IIF SV-6 GPS U.S. Air Force 2010 Atlas V
GPS IIF SV-7 GPS U.S. Air Force 2010 Atlas V
GPS IIF SV-8 GPS U.S. Air Force 2010 Atlas V
WGS-F4 702 U.S. Air Force 2011 EELV
GPS IIF SV-9 GPS U.S. Air Force 2011 Delta IV
GPS IIF SV-10 GPS U.S. Air Force 2011 Delta IV
GPS IIF SV-11 GPS U.S. Air Force 2011 TBD
WGS F-5 702 U.S. Air Force 2012 EELV
GPS IIF SV-12 GPS U.S. Air Force 2012 TBD
WGS F-6 option 702 U.S. Air Force 2013 EELV
MSV-SA 702 Mobile Satellite Ventures TBD TBD
DIO -- Delivery in Orbit
DOG -- Delivery on Ground
Satellite Model Owner Launch Date Launch Vehicle
NSS-8 702 New Skies Satellite 2007/DIO Sea Launch
WGS-F1 702 U.S. Air Force 2007 Delta IV
WGS-F2 702 U.S. Air Force 2007 Atlas V
GOES O 601 NASA/NOAA 2007/DIO Delta IV
Spaceway F3 702 Hughes Network Systems 2007/DOG Sea Launch
Thuraya-D3 702 Geo-Mobile Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications 2007/DIO Sea Launch
DIRECTV 10 702 DIRECTV, Inc. 2007/DOG Proton
DIRECTV 11 702 DIRECTV, Inc. 2007/DOG Sea Launch
DIRECTV 12 702 DIRECTV, Inc. Ground Spare TBD
GPS IIF SV-1 GPS U.S. Air Force 2008 Atlas V
WGS F-3 702 U.S. Air Force 2008 Atlas V
GOES P 601 NASA/NOAA 2008/DIO Delta IV
GPS IIF SV-2 GPS U.S. Air Force 2009 Delta IV
GPS IIF SV-3 GPS U.S. Air Force 2009 Atlas V
GPS IIF SV-4 GPS U.S. Air Force 2009 Atlas V
GPS IIF SV-5 GPS U.S. Air Force 2009 Delta IV
MSV-1 702 Geo-Mobile Mobile Satellite Ventures 2009/DIO TBD
MSV-2 702 Geo-Mobile Mobile Satellite Ventures 2010/DIO TBD
GPS IIF SV-6 GPS U.S. Air Force 2010 Atlas V
GPS IIF SV-7 GPS U.S. Air Force 2010 Atlas V
GPS IIF SV-8 GPS U.S. Air Force 2010 Atlas V
WGS-F4 702 U.S. Air Force 2011 EELV
GPS IIF SV-9 GPS U.S. Air Force 2011 Delta IV
GPS IIF SV-10 GPS U.S. Air Force 2011 Delta IV
GPS IIF SV-11 GPS U.S. Air Force 2011 TBD
WGS F-5 702 U.S. Air Force 2012 EELV
GPS IIF SV-12 GPS U.S. Air Force 2012 TBD
WGS F-6 option 702 U.S. Air Force 2013 EELV
MSV-SA 702 Mobile Satellite Ventures TBD TBD
DIO -- Delivery in Orbit
DOG -- Delivery on Ground
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
MEASAT-3 Launched from Baikonur
The MEASAT-3 geostationary communications satellite was launched yesterday, December 11, 2006 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
MEASAT-3 Launch Particulars:
Launch date/time: 11 December 2006 @ 2328 UTC (6:28 pm EST)
Launcher: Proton
Launch location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Pad 39
International Designator: 2006-056A
SSC Number: 29648
Satellite Manufacturer/Model: Boeing 601HP
Mission Life: 15 years
Background:
This satellite is owned by MEASAT Satellite Systems (Binariang Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) and it will join the company's other two operational satellites in orbit. MEASAT 3 will be permanently positioned in geostationary orbit along the Equator at 91.5 degrees East longitude above the northeastern Indian Ocean. It will be co-located with MEASAT 1, which was launched in 1996, and has a design life of 12 years.
This satellite features an array of communications equipment, including 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders. The C-band payload can reach customers across Asia, Australia, Africa, Eastern Europe and the Middle East in more than 100 nations. The Ku-band payload has been designed to provide high-powered flexible service options for the development of data services and Direct-to-Home applications in Malaysia, Indonesia, India and China.
Sunday, December 10, 2006
MW/SWBC DRM Blog Logs
1296.0 BBC WS-Orfordness at 1405 w/ID and headlines in the news (0500-2300) (25.94kb/s Mode A).
1440.0 RTL Radio-Marnach at 1524 in German (23.54 kb/s Mode A)
1575.0 Oldie Star Radio-Burg at 1411 in German. (18.32 kb/s Mode B)
1611.0 Vatican Radio-Santa Marie at 1411 in Italian. (18.32 kb/s Mode B)
3995.0 DW-Wertachtal at 1600 in German (14.48 kb/s Mode B)
5875.0 BBS WS-Rampisham @1505 in English (20.34 kb/s Mode B) (1500-1800)
5905.0 Voice of Russia-Taldom at 1400-1500 in Russian with music. (17.38 kb/s Mode B)
5905.0 Voice of Russia-Taldom @1500-1600 (17.38 kb/s Mode B) //5920
5920.0 Voice of Russia-Taldom @1504 in English (17.38 kb/s Mode B)
5920.0 Voice of Russia-Taldom @1500-1600 (17.38 kb/s Mode B) //5905
5920.0 Voice of Russia-Taldom @1600-1700 in German (17.38 kb/s Mode B)
5990.0 RTL France-Junglinster at 1421 with French programming and Beatle song Eleanor Rigby. (19.0 kb/s Mode B) - 24/7 here
6015.0 TDPradio-Issoudun, Belgium 1500-1600 with rock dance music (20.88 kb/s Mode B)
6060.0 Vatican Radio-Santa Marie @ 1503 (17.38 kb/s Mode B)
6085.0 BR-B%akt-Ismaning at 1409. (17.46 kb/s Mode A)
6095.0 RTL Radio-Junglinster at 1406 with German programming. (20.88 kb/s Mode B) -24/7
6130.0 DW-Wertachtal in German YL with intl news & news from Germany at 1405. (14.48 kb/s Mode B)
7240.0 Bouquet Flevo NL-Flevo (20.88 kb/s Mode B)
7295.0 Radio Luxembourg-Wertachtal (20.88 kb/s Mode B)
7340.0 Radio Romania-Wertachtal 1500-1530 in English (17.38 kb/s Mode B)
9470.0 BBC WS-Kvitsoy at 1407 with BBC Next program in English.
9880.0 MOI Kuwait-Sulaibiyah at 1408 in Arabic. (11.56 kb/s Mode B)
12080.0 DW-Sines in German YL with news at 1602. (17.02 kb/s Mode B)
13590.0 DW-Sines in German YL with news at 1404. (17.02 kb/s Mode B)
DW-Sines at 1506 in English. (17.02 kb/s Mode B)
1440.0 RTL Radio-Marnach at 1524 in German (23.54 kb/s Mode A)
1575.0 Oldie Star Radio-Burg at 1411 in German. (18.32 kb/s Mode B)
1611.0 Vatican Radio-Santa Marie at 1411 in Italian. (18.32 kb/s Mode B)
3995.0 DW-Wertachtal at 1600 in German (14.48 kb/s Mode B)
5875.0 BBS WS-Rampisham @1505 in English (20.34 kb/s Mode B) (1500-1800)
5905.0 Voice of Russia-Taldom at 1400-1500 in Russian with music. (17.38 kb/s Mode B)
5905.0 Voice of Russia-Taldom @1500-1600 (17.38 kb/s Mode B) //5920
5920.0 Voice of Russia-Taldom @1504 in English (17.38 kb/s Mode B)
5920.0 Voice of Russia-Taldom @1500-1600 (17.38 kb/s Mode B) //5905
5920.0 Voice of Russia-Taldom @1600-1700 in German (17.38 kb/s Mode B)
5990.0 RTL France-Junglinster at 1421 with French programming and Beatle song Eleanor Rigby. (19.0 kb/s Mode B) - 24/7 here
6015.0 TDPradio-Issoudun, Belgium 1500-1600 with rock dance music (20.88 kb/s Mode B)
6060.0 Vatican Radio-Santa Marie @ 1503 (17.38 kb/s Mode B)
6085.0 BR-B%akt-Ismaning at 1409. (17.46 kb/s Mode A)
6095.0 RTL Radio-Junglinster at 1406 with German programming. (20.88 kb/s Mode B) -24/7
6130.0 DW-Wertachtal in German YL with intl news & news from Germany at 1405. (14.48 kb/s Mode B)
7240.0 Bouquet Flevo NL-Flevo (20.88 kb/s Mode B)
7295.0 Radio Luxembourg-Wertachtal (20.88 kb/s Mode B)
7340.0 Radio Romania-Wertachtal 1500-1530 in English (17.38 kb/s Mode B)
9470.0 BBC WS-Kvitsoy at 1407 with BBC Next program in English.
9880.0 MOI Kuwait-Sulaibiyah at 1408 in Arabic. (11.56 kb/s Mode B)
12080.0 DW-Sines in German YL with news at 1602. (17.02 kb/s Mode B)
13590.0 DW-Sines in German YL with news at 1404. (17.02 kb/s Mode B)
DW-Sines at 1506 in English. (17.02 kb/s Mode B)
Friday, December 08, 2006
Three Navy Astronauts Await Discovery Mission
Go Navy, Beat Army!
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Three Navy astronauts are part of the crew of NASA's space shuttle Discovery currently awaiting launch. The nighttime launch of Discovery had been set for Dec. 7, but was delayed becuase of weather. Capt. Robert L. Curbeam Jr. and Cmdrs. William A. Oefelein and Sunita L. Williams will be on Discovery when it launches toward the International Space Station, where the astronauts will continue construction on the station, rewiring the orbiting laboratory and adding a segment to its integrated truss structure. The electrical repairs are the crew’s main mission, but they also will be rotating a crew member out of the space station. Williams will take the place of astronaut Thomas Reiter, and Reiter will travel back with the shuttle crew. The ability to perform this part of the mission showcases the space shuttle’s versatility, due to its large size, Oefelein said in an interview on NASA’s Web site. “I think it just highlights one of the capabilities of the space shuttle system and one of the capabilities that we’re going to continue to have with our next-generation space vehicle,” Oefelein said. This is Oefelein’s first space flight. An Anchorage, Alaska, native, he said he became interested in flying at a young age. Oefelein received his commission from the Navy in 1988 and was designated a naval aviator in 1990. He was selected by NASA in June 1998 and reported to Johnson Space Center in August 1998. After completing two years of training and evaluation, he became qualified for space flight assignment as a pilot. He is assigned as a pilot on the Discovery mission. Curbeam, a Baltimore native, has always been interested in spacecraft, he said in his interview on the Web site. While in test pilot school in the Navy, he visited Johnson Space Center and talked with an astronaut, and that conversation convinced him to pursue a career with NASA, he said. “I started out on this journey not with the goal of being an astronaut, but with the goal of learning enough about airplanes so I could go and help design better ones,” Curbeam said. “It just so happened that when I did meet an astronaut and speak with her at length, it sounded interesting to me. It sounded like something that I wanted to do. And I was fortunate enough to have pursued education through enough of my life that I had the qualifications necessary to be competitive.” Curbeam graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1984 with a degree in aerospace engineering. He was selected by NASA in 1994 and after a year of training and evaluation, he was assigned to the computer support branch in the astronaut office. He is a veteran of two space flights and has logged more than 593 hours in space, including three spacewalks. Williams, of Needham, Mass., worked in Moscow with the Russian Space Agency on the Russian contribution to the International Space Station and with the first expedition crew to the station. She is currently assigned to the crew of the 14th expedition to the station and will join that crew after traveling on Discovery. This is Williams’ first flight mission. In her interview on the Web site, she said she feels extremely lucky to be part of a mission that will be construction-intensive. She said she recognizes the dangers of flying in space, but she enjoys the inspiration it brings to others. “I think just the appeal of people in space and people on the ground being able to relate to those people in space really makes people start to wonder, ‘Wow, what else can we do?’” she said. “So many people in the astronaut office are from different countries and cultures, and every time someone goes up that can identify with a group of people on the ground, you get that group of people wondering, ‘Wow, maybe that could be me one day.’ There are a million possibilities out there.” Williams received her commission from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1987. She was designated a naval aviator in July 1989 and went on several deployments as part of a helicopter squadron. She was selected by NASA in June 1998, and after her training, went to Moscow to work on the International Space Station. She will serve as a flight engineer at the station. Navy astronauts are a major part of NASA’s history, with the first manned space flight being piloted by Cmdr. Alan B. Shepard Jr. in 1961.
Thursday, December 07, 2006
KSC Launch Ops Scanner Audio Feed Up
For those of you who want to follow KSC pre-shuttle launch ground activity can monitor the streaming audio scanner feed at http://kscops.com/.
STS-116 to launch USNA/DARPA satellites
Pretty much overshadowed by the main mission to the ISS, STS-116 will launch two U.S. Naval Academy Student Project satellites after undocking from the ISS. These satellites are called ANDE (Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment) and RAFT (Radar Fence Transponder). I have profiled the RAFT previously on this blog.
The NRL science mission of ANDE is to measure the density of the upper atmosphere by precise tracking of the orbit decay by the Maui Laser Ranging Tracking Station. The Comm system provides important telemetry on the attitude and temperature of the spacecraft. The ANDE and RAFT satellites will carry amateur radio communications payloads (see frequencies below), but RAFT has something a bit extra.
RAFT carries a 216.980 MHz receiver/transmitter to demonstrate self-location techniques when it flies through the Space Surveillance Network radar fence across the southern USA. When this experiment is activated, users will hear a 1 second ping when it flies through the fence. This is an excellent way to see how sensitive your radio installation is.
Amateur Payloads:
ANDE Side A: 145.825 MHz Digipeater up/downlink 1200 baud packet
ANDE Side B: 145.825 MHz downlink (backup to side A only)
RAFT System: 145.825 MHz Digipeater up/downlink 1200 baud packet
RAFT PSK-31: 28.120 MHz HF PSK-31 uplink -downlink on 145.825 MHz
You can get more information on these satellites at the following links:
ANDE/RAFT Space Operations
ANDE (MAA) - Telemetry/Command and Comms
RAFT Satellite Project
The MARScom satellite is suppose to launch with this mission, but nothing hs been mentioned in any of the official STS-116 paperwork about that Cubesat. While its mission fate is unknown as of this writing, according to a 13 October 2006 Chief of NAVMARCORPSMARS message
the satellite is at KSC and ready for launch.
You can view my complete description of the RAFT and MARScom payloads at
MEMS-Based PICOSAT Inspector (MEPSI)
http://exploration.nasa.gov/programs/station/STP-H2-MEPSI.html
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Shuttle Discovery crew includes three radio amateurs
Amateur Radio ISS frequencies are available on our exclusive Monitoring NASA and Space Communications file that was updated earlier this week. You can get that file at http://www.monitoringtimes.com/
From the ARRL website:
Shuttle Discovery crew includes three radio amateurs (Dec 1, 2006) -- NASA has set Thursday, December 7, as the launch date for the next space shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Shuttle Discovery will carry three radio amateurs, one of whom -- US astronaut Sunita Williams, KD5PLB -- will join ISS Expedition 14 in progress. She'll replace European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter, DF4TR, whose duty tour has spanned Expeditions 13 and 14 -- the first time that's happened in the history of the ISS. Williams is said to be eager to do ARISS school group contacts from NA1SS. Also aboard Discovery will be European Space Agency astronaut and mission specialist Christer Fuglesang, KE5CGR/SA0AFS, Sweden's first astronaut, who will be making his first journey into space. Plans are in place for Fuglesang to carry out an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) school contact with students at Thunmanskolan in Knivsta, Sweden. The contact would be the first ARISS school QSO with Scandinavia. On November 20, Fuglesang attended an Amateur Radio training session at Johnson Space Center to prepare him for using the ARISS Phase 2 station for his school contact. Primary payloads on the 12-day mission are the P5 integrated truss segment, SPACEHAB single logistics module and an integrated cargo carrier. Mission specialist Nicholas Patrick, KD5PKY, also is on the seven-member STS-116 mission crew. This will mark the 20th shuttle flight to the ISS. -- NASA; ARISS
x9.0 Class Solar Flare
From Thomas F. Giella, KN4LF and the Propagation newsgroup (12/6/2006 @ 0702 EST):
Some interesting goings on with space weather at the moment. The solar flux reached an unusually high 105 at 2200 UTC on Tuesday December 5, 2006. Emerging sunspot group 10930 produced a huge X9 class solar flare at 1035 UTC on Tuesday December 5, 2006 and I suspect that the solar flare was actually larger than an X9.0. A huge solar flare such as this is extremely rare near the bottom of a sun spot cycle. As the solar flare was not geoeffective (Earth facing), most of the energy released by the associated the Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) will miss Earth. However a glancing blow is expected and geomagnetic storming at some level is expected. More X and M class solar flares are expected in future days.Space weather goings on such as we are currently experiencing is anecdotal evidence that we are still not at the very bottom of solar cycle 23. My prediction for solar minimum continues to be June 2007.
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
New NASA Frequency List Online
This afternoon we posted a new edition of our Monitoring NASA and Space Communications list on the Monitoring Times website. This new edition, posted just in time for the STS-116 launch on Thursday, is 40 pages and now includes a NASA aircraft list and a comprehensive NASA callsign list. Of course, the Adobe PDF file is free of charge and provided as a service to the radio hobby community.
FCC 2nd Report and Order on Aero Frequency Changes
Thanks to Chris Corley via the Milcom newsgroup, Jack NeSmith and several others who forwarded this link on the 10 October 2006 FCC Second Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making. This is part of the review of the Part 87 rules on the Aviation Radio Service.
http://www.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2006/db1011/FCC-06-148A1.pdf
US Aero HF Frequencies (Revised 87.173 if 06-148 is finalized)
2850.0-3025.0 kHz MA, FAE International HF.
2851.0 kHz MA, FAE,FAT International HF;Flight Test.
2866.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF (Alaska).
2875.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF.
2878.0 kHz MA1, FAE Domestic HF; International HF.
2911.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF.
2956.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF.
3004.0 kHz MA, FAE,FAT International HF;Flight Test.
3019.0 kHz MA1, FAE Domestic HF; International HF.
3023.0 kHz MA1, FAR, FAC Search and rescue communications.
3281.0 kHz MA, FAS Lighter-than-air craft and aeronautical stations serving lighter-than-air craft.
3400.0-3500.0 kHz MA, FAE International HF.
3434.0 kHz MA1, FAE Domestic HF.
3443.0 kHz MA, FAT Flight Test.
3449.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF.
3470.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF; International HF.
4125.0 kHz MA Distress and safety with ships and coast stations.
4550.0 kHz AX Gulf of Mexico.
4645.0 kHz AX Alaska.
4650.0-4700.0 kHz MA, FAE International HF.
4672.0 kHz MA1, FAE Domestic HF.
4947.5 kHz AX Alaska.
5036.0 kHz AX Gulf of Mexico.
5122.5 kHz AX Alaska.
5167.5 kHz FA Alaska emergency.
5310.0 kHz AX Alaska.
5450.0-5680.0 kHz MA, FAE International HF.
5451.0 kHz MA, FAT Flight Test.
5463.0 kHz MA1, FAE Domestic HF.
5469.0 kHz MA, FAT Flight Test.
5472.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF.
5484.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF.
5490.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF.
5496.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF.
5508.0 kHz MA1, FAE Domestic HF.
5571.0 kHz MA, FAT Flight Test.
5631.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF.
5680.0 kHz MA1, FAC, FAR Search and rescue communications.
5887.5 kHz AX Alaska.
6525.0-6685.0 kHz MA, FAE International HF.
6550.0 kHz MA, FAT Flight Test.
6580.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF.
6604.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF.
8015.0 kHz AX Alaska.
8364.0 kHz MA Search and rescue communications.
8815.0-8965.0 kHz MA, FAE International HF.
8822.0 kHz MA, FAT Flight Test.
8855.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF; international HF.
8876.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF.
10005.0-10100.0 kHz MA, FAE International HF.
10045.0 kHz MA, FAT Flight Test.
10066.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF; international HF.
11275.0-11400.0 kHz MA, FAE International HF.
11288.0 kHz MA, FAT Flight Test.
11306.0 kHz MA, FAT Flight Test.
11357.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF.
11363.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF.
13260.0-13360.0 kHz MA, FAE International HF.
13312.0 kHz MA, FAE,FAT International HF; Flight Test.
17900.0-17970.0 kHz MA, FAE International HF.
17964.0 kHz MA, FAT Flight Test.
21924.0-22000.0 kHz MA, FAE International HF.
21931.0 kHz MA, FAT Flight Test.
http://www.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2006/db1011/FCC-06-148A1.pdf
US Aero HF Frequencies (Revised 87.173 if 06-148 is finalized)
2850.0-3025.0 kHz MA, FAE International HF.
2851.0 kHz MA, FAE,FAT International HF;Flight Test.
2866.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF (Alaska).
2875.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF.
2878.0 kHz MA1, FAE Domestic HF; International HF.
2911.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF.
2956.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF.
3004.0 kHz MA, FAE,FAT International HF;Flight Test.
3019.0 kHz MA1, FAE Domestic HF; International HF.
3023.0 kHz MA1, FAR, FAC Search and rescue communications.
3281.0 kHz MA, FAS Lighter-than-air craft and aeronautical stations serving lighter-than-air craft.
3400.0-3500.0 kHz MA, FAE International HF.
3434.0 kHz MA1, FAE Domestic HF.
3443.0 kHz MA, FAT Flight Test.
3449.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF.
3470.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF; International HF.
4125.0 kHz MA Distress and safety with ships and coast stations.
4550.0 kHz AX Gulf of Mexico.
4645.0 kHz AX Alaska.
4650.0-4700.0 kHz MA, FAE International HF.
4672.0 kHz MA1, FAE Domestic HF.
4947.5 kHz AX Alaska.
5036.0 kHz AX Gulf of Mexico.
5122.5 kHz AX Alaska.
5167.5 kHz FA Alaska emergency.
5310.0 kHz AX Alaska.
5450.0-5680.0 kHz MA, FAE International HF.
5451.0 kHz MA, FAT Flight Test.
5463.0 kHz MA1, FAE Domestic HF.
5469.0 kHz MA, FAT Flight Test.
5472.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF.
5484.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF.
5490.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF.
5496.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF.
5508.0 kHz MA1, FAE Domestic HF.
5571.0 kHz MA, FAT Flight Test.
5631.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF.
5680.0 kHz MA1, FAC, FAR Search and rescue communications.
5887.5 kHz AX Alaska.
6525.0-6685.0 kHz MA, FAE International HF.
6550.0 kHz MA, FAT Flight Test.
6580.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF.
6604.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF.
8015.0 kHz AX Alaska.
8364.0 kHz MA Search and rescue communications.
8815.0-8965.0 kHz MA, FAE International HF.
8822.0 kHz MA, FAT Flight Test.
8855.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF; international HF.
8876.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF.
10005.0-10100.0 kHz MA, FAE International HF.
10045.0 kHz MA, FAT Flight Test.
10066.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF; international HF.
11275.0-11400.0 kHz MA, FAE International HF.
11288.0 kHz MA, FAT Flight Test.
11306.0 kHz MA, FAT Flight Test.
11357.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF.
11363.0 kHz MA, FAE Domestic HF.
13260.0-13360.0 kHz MA, FAE International HF.
13312.0 kHz MA, FAE,FAT International HF; Flight Test.
17900.0-17970.0 kHz MA, FAE International HF.
17964.0 kHz MA, FAT Flight Test.
21924.0-22000.0 kHz MA, FAE International HF.
21931.0 kHz MA, FAT Flight Test.
Friday, December 01, 2006
DRM Intercepts via DXTuners Sweden
Here are some DRM mode intercepts via the DXTuners Sweden (ELAD FDM-77 receiver).
1296.0 BBC World Service w/English language broadcast, ID at bottom of the hour, good signal levels in Sweden via DRM at 1426.
1440.0 RTL Radio Marnach w/German programming and music with good signal in DRM at 1431.
5905.0 Voice of Russia Taldom, w/Russian language talk programming at 1452 in DRM. Good signal levels.
5990.0 RTL France Junglinster w/french language programming, music (including English rock songs), talk and taking telephone request in DRM from at 1420.
6085.0 BR-B5akt Ismaning, Germany, very poor and spotty reception in DRM, ID on screen but very little audio at 1425.
6095.0 RTL Radio Junglinster w/german rock music programming in DRM. Nice to catch an old friend again at 1400.
6130.0 Deutsche Welle Wertachtal, w/German language programming at 1458 in DRM. Good signal quality.
7320.0 BBC World Service, Rampisham in English with a YL talking about wanting to commit suicide. DRM mode, spotty reception at 1440.
9880.0 Radio Kuwait (MOI Kuwait - screen ID) Sulaibiyah w/arabic music, beautiful DRM signal at 1446.
13590.0 Deutsche Welle Sines, w/germen language talk programming at 1457 in DRM. Nice signals levels.
More logs soon.
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