May 2011

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255.350 FOB

Last week I logged “FOB” calling “Tusk” on 255.350 from the Pacific Region.  

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Open mic and occasional beeps on 266.750 CONUS this morning.  

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3047 USB 0449z: US Navy tracking net with Hotel, Foxtrot Charlie, Kilo, Whiskey and Delta in comms relating to USS John C. Stennis COMPTUEX.  

3275.5 USB 0439z: Z6HSAC sounding in ALE mode.

5547 USB 0551z: Hoku 81 wkg San Francisco. Selcal checked JRFG.  

6688 USB 0255z: ANDVT

6709 USB 0413z: Coast Guard 1715 wkg Commsta Kodiak informs they departed Homer en route to Kodiak.

7527 USB 2149z: Kilo 68 wkg CAMSPAC with position 39.48N 124.07W.

7540 USB 0239z: AFA7KS wkg AFA6KF commenting on noise levels due to thunderstorms and mentioned they were under tornado watch.  

8891 USB 0652z: N768VA wkg Gander with position report. Boeing 767-200 operated by Vision Airlines.  

8912 USB 0657z: Coast Guard 1712 wkg CAMSPAC in ANDVT.

8980 USB 0541z: ANDVT

9007 USB 0658z: Canforce 3617 clg Trenton Military with no response heard.  

11235 USB 0416z: Airforce Auckland wkg Kiwi 620 for radio check.

11390 USB 1327z: Magadan Radio wkg United 850. Boeing 747-400 from Beijing to Chicago.  

12292.5 LSB 0421z: Simplex comms with OMs in Spanish and occasional laughing.

13206 USB 0410z: Airforce Auckland wkg Kiwi 620 with weather for NZWP, NZOH and YBBN. Stations later QSY to 11235 due to interference.  

13354 USB 0402z: N75945 wkg San Francisco with position report in the block from 6,000 to 10,000 ft. Cessna T207 Turbo Stationair 8 en route on 17+ hour flight from Santa Monica to Honolulu!  

13354 USB 0404z: N583AJ wkg San Francisco. Gulfstream G-IV. Route unknown.  

5732 USB 2226z: Coast Guard 1703 secures guard with CAMSPAC reports on short final to CGAS Sacramento.

6905 LSB 0406z: Simplex comms with OMs in Spanish language.

7676 USB 0527z: Fishermen with informal chit chat. One gave position of 20.40N 168.04W putting them west of Hawaii. The other party said he was 4 miles out of the harbor.

8107 USB 0613z: Simplex comms with OMs in English language. Very weak.

8837 USB 1311z: Magadan Radio with calls to Continental 88 but no joy. Boeing 777-200 from Beijing to Newark.

8912 USB 2014z: Coast Guard 1716 wkg CAMSLANT with position 41.41N 108.39W.

8935 LSB 0601z: Unknown fishing fleet with OMs exchanging coded reports (?) using NATO phonetics.

8980 USB 0620z: PCR sounding in ALE.

10101 USB 0337z: Simplex comms with OMs in Asian sounding language.

10255 USB 1601z: Vietnamese numbers in progress with OM giving 5 figure groups.

13261 USB 0258z: Kiwi 672 wkg San Francisco.

13261 USB 0300z: Qantas 7554 wkg San Francisco. Selcal checked RSHL. Boeing 747-400 operated by Atlas Air. N412MC. Honolulu to Sydney.

13347 USB 0322z: United 671 attempting to call San Francisco however they were off frequency. Flight was asked by San Francisco to re-tune radio to 13348, but continued to have problems. Boeing 767-300 from San Francisco to Honolulu.

258.650 CONUS with Blackhorse 52 calling Talon Talk for commo check.  

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5732 USB 1021z: Omaha 370 wkg Service Center.  

7527 USB 1017z: Omaha 370 clg Ping Pong with no response heard.  

8912 USB 0912z: Foxtrot 35 wkg Sector San Juan (not heard) with position 18.16N 67.57W.

8891 USB 0454z: Gander wkg Emirates 226. Boeing 777-300 from San Francisco to Dubai.  

11396 USB 0734z: Brisbane wkg Scout 12; asked flight to contact Moresby on 123.4 or 5565 secondary once at 12S 150E.  

15867 USB 2000z: Coast Guard 1703 wkg CAMSPAC airborne minute 59 out of CGAS Sacramento with 8 POB.

8915 USB 1003z: Tokyo wkg Evergreen 2510 with clearance. Boeing 747-200 from Anchorage to Kadena Air Base, Japan.  

8915 USB 1029z: Evergreen 828 wkg Tokyo. Boeing 747-200 from Nagoya to Anchorage.  

10048 USB 0705z: Cargo King 221 wkg San Francisco. Boeing 777-200LR operated by China Cargo Airlines en route from Shanghai to Los Angeles.  

11396 USB 1041z: VP-BJJ wkg Ujung Pandang. Selcal BPLM. Boeing 737-700 BBJ.  

11396 USB 1042z: Jetstar 75 wkg Ujung Pandang. Airbus A320 from Darwin to Manila.  

11396 USB 1056z: Qantas 71 wkg Jakarta. Selcal EJMS. Airbus A330-300 from Perth to Singapore.

11396 USB 1118z: Speedbird 10 wkg Ujung Pandang. Boeing 747-400 from Sydney to Bangkok.  

11396 USB 1318z: GRX102 (sound like) wkg Ujung Pandang at FL240. Unknown aircraft/route.  

13545 USB 0827z: unIDed Asian radio net with many stations transmitting simultaneously.  

16501 USB 0835z: Filipino sounding OM asking for radio checks.

16528 USB 0826z: Australia Weather West (VMW) with Australia coastal waters forecast.

Logged some type of medevac exercise on 258.650. Callsigns heard include Pathfinder 16 Romeo, Pathfinder 17 and Pathfinder Base.

Pathfinder 16 Romeo with 9 line traffic.  

Pathfinder gunshot wound medevac coordination.  

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5732 USB 1336z: Coast Guard 1712 wkg CAMSPAC reports airborne from Navy North Island.  

7527 USB 1856z: WST wkg I37 in ALE followed by Parkhill encrypted voice.

8971 USB 2122z: Cola wkg Western Sky for HF radio check.  

8971 USB 2149z: Primetime 812 clg Primetime 811 on “high fox” in the red.

8971 USB 2229z: Western Sky clg Primetime 811 no joy.

8992 USB 2150z: Black Eye with EAM message TSPJAY.

9031 USB 1847z: ANDVT

13231 USB 0756z: Unclouded wkg 885 request they contact callsign “American Muscle” on their frequency.  

13231 USB 1357z: Lima November 770 clg Unclouded multiple times but no joy. Aircraft 222 informs Lima November 770 to pass traffic and they will relay to Unclouded.  

13231 USB 1401z: Aircraft 222 wkg Unclouded with 9 line message; covered by Lima November 770 transmissions in the blind.  

13231 USB 1407z: Lima November 770 wkg Unclouded reports ops normal and gives position report.  

13231 USB 1416z: Aircraft 998 wkg Unclouded and passes mission data.  

20890 USB 0013z: Sheriff 67 wkg Kokomo regarding comms trouble on 401.  

Brief activity on 262.125 w/ “757” calling “Eagle Ops” on UHF SATCOM.  

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