[FedCom] Trying to decide a good freq range to work next

Tue, 11 Feb 2003 02:03:20 -0500

>From what I have seen thus far in my neck of the woods, the ANG units =
still
use the freqs in this range for the BS. I have heard some pretty comical
conversations. I remember one night right after turning on the scanner
hearing " Bravo 6" "negative" "Alpha 7" "negative" "Charlie 4" =
"negative".
This went back and forth for several minutes. Then finally one guy spoke =
up
with a series of expletives and commented about his submarine being =
sunk. My
being completely stupid as to what was going on, I spoke with one of our
test pilots the next day that laughed and explained it is common for =
pilots
heading back and forth over the Atlantic to draw out the game battleship =
on
their kneeboards and playing during the flight. I actually thought they =
were
up there flying over Wash DC trying to place the red and white pegs with =
one
hand while jockeying a fighter around the night sky with the other. :-)=20

There for a while the CAP missions were the "Job Boards in the sky". =
Pilots
would ask incoming /outgoing units if Airlines were hiring in the area =
they
were from. I guess a lot of folks were really worried about getting laid =
off
from their regular jobs.

I can't say I see any big increase in HAVE QUICK usage, at least not in =
the
CAPs. Usually when they come on duty they will do a quick check of the =
HQ
system then they will usually be in the clear throughout the rest of the =
CAP
flight. From what I have caught the ANG Units flying the 16s still hang =
in
the 138-144 range for chit chat. Usually I can catch a call sign and =
bring
up a file for that particular unit and I am set. I can't say I have =
heard
them switch to HQ for a period of time long enough for me to think they =
were
using it as chit chat. Not yet anyway.

Jeff Smith

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] =
[mailto:[email protected]]
> On Behalf Of Jordan Hayes
> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 1:36 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [FedCom] Trying to decide a good freq range to work next
>=20
> > As many other monitors have noted, since 9/11, there has
> > been an extrondinary increase in Mil Air activity in the
> > 138 - 144 MHz range.
>=20
> My own theory is that, since there are many tactical channels in this
> range, and a LOT of the NORAD activity is now regularly using HAVE =
QUICK
> radios, this is where the guys go to CHAT.  Immediately after 9/11,
> there was a decent amount of chat between the pilots flying CAP and
> whatnot, though it has nearly dropped off to nothing now that HAVE =
QUICK
> is the norm.
>=20
> You can learn a lot about the flight schedules of United and Delta
> pilots who happen to also be fighter jocks for ANG units by listening =
to
> the A/A chatter ...
>=20
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