February 2011

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Logs 28-Feb-2011

February 28, 2011 in logs | No comments

8894 USB 0220z: Springbok 264 wkg Niamey. Flight given 123.8 for Algiers. Airbus A340-300 en route from Johannesburg to Munich.

8894 USB 0222z: Springbok 237 wkg Niamey. Flight handed off to N’Djamena on 128.1. Airbus A340-200 en route from London to Johannesburg.

8894 USB 0223z: Portugal 250 wkg Nouakchott. Airbus A340-300 en route from Luanda to Lisbon.

8894 USB 0224z: Niamey wkg Air France 990. Airbus A380 en route from Paris to Johannesburg.

6675 USB 0552z: Male/male simplex comms unknown language.

5547 USB 0636z: Twilight 501 wkg San Francisco for selcal check on CLGJ. Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global Express operated by Sunset Aviation. N999YY. En route from San Jose, California to Tokyo-Haneda.

8950 USB 0837z: Murmansk wkg American 187. Boeing 777-200 en route from Chicago to Beijing.

8912 USB 1622z: Coast Guard 1712 wkg CAMSPAC. 1712 has trouble copying and requests 5 megs for primary freq.

12222 USB 2018z: November wkg CAMSLANT w/ position report 30.39N 088.16W.

Logs 27-Feb-2011

February 27, 2011 in logs | No comments

11232 USB 0040z: Canforce 3804 wkg Trenton Military airborne from Ottawa en route to LMML (Malta) and requested selcal check for HQBJ. Canadian Air Force CC-177 registration # 177703.

8873 USB 0105z: Speedbird 54 wkg N’Djamena. Boeing 747-400 en route Johannesburg to London.

8891 USB 0115z: Gander wkg Air Canada 031. Selcal DMEG. Boeing 777-300ER en route from Toronto to Beijing. Also noted occasional whistling and chatter from Spanish bootleggers.

8082 LSB 0122z: Fishermen.

8122 USB 0125z: WCV9862 “S/V Namaste” with check-in report to Southbound Net. Vessel reports position 16.39N 117.11W and said they were headed to the Marquesas.

8894 USB 0146z: Springbok 234 wkg Algiers. Airbus A340-600 en route from Johannesburg to London.

8894 USB 0148z: Springbok 264 wkg Niamey. Selcal checked QRBF. Airbus A340-600. ZS-SNI. Johannesburg to Munich.

8894 USB 0152z: Lufthansa 510 wkg Nouakchott. Boeing 747-400 en route Frankfurt to Buenos Aires.

9007 USB 0221z: Canforce 3804 wkg Trenton Military asking for different frequency due to interference. Trenton Military request they switch to 8989.

8989 USB 0223z: Canforce 3804 clg Trenton Military. Station unable to read and shifts to another frequency. (sounded like 5646 but I was unable to confirm.)

8891 USB 0228z: Gander wkg Reach 263.

5649 USB 0458z: Swiss 53 wkg Gander. Selcal DGFR. Airbus A340-300. HB-JMH. Boston to Zurich.

8935 LSB 0616z: Fishermen discussing problem with Iridium satellite phone. One gave number with 8816 prefix.

18594 USB 1631z: Foxtrot 35 secures guard w/ CAMSLANT departed Laredo, Texas and en route to CGAS Corpus Christi.

5732 USB 2001z: Coast Guard 1712 wkg CAMSPAC with flight ops and position 39.04N 119.59W.

265.250 Ping Pong

February 27, 2011 in satcom | No comments

Ping Pong calling Bull Dog for radio check on 265.250 this morning.  

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Canforce 3804 to Malta

February 27, 2011 in hf | No comments

Earlier today I picked up comms from Canforce 3804 wkg Trenton Military on 11232 kHz. This is a Canadian Air Force CC-177 registration # 177703. Flight was en route Ottawa to Malta probably to pick up evacuees from Libya.

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Logs 26-Feb-2011

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6640 USB 0339z: Hawaiian 12 wkg San Francisco for phone patch to Medlink in regards to passenger with a headache. Boeing 767-300 en route from Honolulu to San Francisco.

4149 USB 0606z: WBN3014 “Patriarch” wkg WPE Crowley Marine w/ position report of 22.24N 072.36W, followed by WBN3012 “Ensign” giving position of 18.38N 66.54W.

6640 USB 0640z: World 7401 wkg San Francisco for selcal check on CMAJ. Boeing 747-400. N740WA. Route unknown.

3444.4 LSB 0740z: Fishermen. Northeastern USA accents.

3455 USB 0744z: JetBlue 739 wkg New York. Airbus A320. New York to Mercedita, Puerto Rico.

5898 AM 0803z: Cuban V2a numbers station.

5667 USB 1454z: Singapore 1 wkg Tokyo w/ position report of 47N 170E. Selcal checked BFES. Boeing 777-300ER. 9V-SWH. San Francisco to Hong Kong.

8942 USB 1555z: UPS 166 wkg Singapore for selcal check on FSGQ. Boeing 757-200. N447UP. Route unknown.

8942 USB 1557z: Cebu 7511 wkg Manila. Flight handed off to Ho Chi Minh on 120.7. Airbus A319 en route from Manila to Ho Chi Minh City.

13340 USB 2233z: Male wkg unheard station giving numbers in Spanish.

Logs 25-Feb-2011

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6761 USB 0438z: Reach 3881 wkg Reach 1298 for radio check.

6640 USB 0550z: Hawaiian 465 wkg dispatcher via p/p through San Francisco ARINC. Discussed medical condition of passenger.

2336 USB 0735z: English accented males with informal chit chat. One gave position of 26.40N 98.25W.

2598 USB 0742z: Presumed Canadian Coast Guard with WX forecast.

2749 USB 0745z: Canadian Coast Guard with male giving weather report for Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.

5696 USB 0759z: USCG (possibly CAMSPAC) with test counts. Station had occasional microphone feedback during transmission.

5547 USB 1332z: Teal 74 wkg San Francisco advising they will be releasing weather instruments at 52N 146.30W.

5634 USB 1459z: Go Cat 2717 wkg Brisbane with position report. Airbus A320 en route Perth to Singapore.

5552 USB 1557z: Male/male Italian (?) language comms. One party kept laughing hysterically.

5547 USB 1652z: San Francisco wkg CDG5560. Selcal checked BRCF. Boeing 737-800. B-5560. Delivery flight for Shandong Airlines en route from Boeing Field to Honolulu.

13312 USB 1946z: ALE id’s G2A clg H3A followed by voice traffic between two stations. Callsigns sound like Baton and Cartel 211. User referred to the frequency as channel 5. Any ideas?

12222 USB 2211z: Coast Guard 6574 wkg Sector Puget Sound (ALE id Z30) for radio checks in the clear and secure ANDVT.

258.650 Dirty 12

February 25, 2011 in satcom | No comments

258.650 MHz: Dirty 12 calling Trail Boss on UHF SATCOM.  

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258.650 Longbow 414

February 24, 2011 in satcom | No comments

Tonight I monitored “Longbow 414” calling for radio checks on 258.650. The same unit self ID’ed as Army Copter 35414. Another station identifying as “Spearhead Mike” comes up in the red and both report loud and clear.  

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Logs 24-Feb-2011

February 24, 2011 in logs | No comments

13224.2 USB 0157z: Pipeline wkg Cowa 51 (sound like) requesting status report.

10780 USB 1604z: Canoe 04 clg any station several times.

10780 USB 1616z: Freedom Star clg Cape Radio for radio check.

9132 USB 2256z: Freedom Star wkg BRD in regards to SRB recovery from STS-133.

Arrow Missile Defense System Test

February 24, 2011 in hf | No comments

Bloodhound 300, Bloodhound 701, 401 and 442 wkg Surveillance on 8000 kHz USB this past Monday (2/21) coordinating vessel movements within a hazard area for a missile test off the coast of Southern California. The Arrow 2 missile defense system test is a joint exercise between the United States and Israel that intercepted and destroyed a simulated Iranian ballistic missile threat.

Around sunset the stations switched over to frequency 2781.5 kHz USB for the remainder of the exercise. It was definitely an exciting event to monitor!

Here is a recording of radio traffic monitored on 8000 kHz USB. In the clip you will hear aircraft passing details about several vessels, and trying to deal with a stubborn captain refusing to alter his course!

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