DOE Convoy Comms & Re: [FedCom] Transporter Picture

[John]

hello,

That HF net, as I recall, had base stations with "KRFxxx" callsigns...?

anybody remember that?  One of the frequencies was 5751 USB

regards

John
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Subject: Re: DOE Convoy Comms & Re: [FedCom] Transporter Picture


>
> In a message dated 9/23/2005 14:40:00 Central Daylight Time,
> jasbo01 at yahoo.com writes:
>
> Oops!  Make that the early 80's when I visited Cedar  Rapids...
>
> Jim Johnson <jasbo01 at yahoo.com> wrote:I may be  incorrect...and if so let 
> me
> know...but I believe DOE (TSD) still maintains  their SECOM HF network. 
> From
> what I've read at various times I recall it being  composed of 4 (or more) 
> HF
> frequencies between 3 - 12 MHz with several "relay"  stations around the
> country. Through the use of ALE I'm sure connectivity is  pretty 
> dependable and
> consistent.
>
> As to the location of the "relay"  stations I'd venture a guess that 
> Rockwell
> Collins figures into the program  along the way. Recalling a visit I made 
> to
> their Cedar Rapids facility back in  the early 60's, they were very 
> heavily
> involved with contract services to a  number of government agencies...not 
> the
> least of which was the old DEA "ATLAS"  network. With other locations in 
> CA and
> TX, I'd imagine they could "service  the DOE account" quite handily.
>
> Jim  Johnson
>
>
>
>
>
> At least in Texas some, if not all of the sites were dismantled 3  years 
> ago.
> These were maintained by local service shops (pulled  bad cards or units 
> and
> plugged in new ones) under contract from Rockwell and all  equipment was
> Rockwell Collins. If this was the same it was called Scarecrow.
>
> Charles Beard
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