Suspected US military stations Hammer 16 and Hammer 11 conducting radio checks on CONUS satcom 252.150. Their signals were super weak for me, but I could make out one of them reporting at checkpoint Budweiser. They seem to be able to hear each other just fine however.
Possible related traffic on 253.850 as well, which was referred to as channel 3.
Clear voice on Pacific SATCOM freq 260.525 w/ Ironhorse Mobile conducting a comms check. I have logged “Iron Horse” quite regularly over the years on this frequency. Good to see it still active in 2023 🙂
I recently heard some ham traffic being relayed by pirates on UHF SATCOM (263.675) – Someone was rebroadcasting: “CQ CQ CQ Parks on the Air KE8WLW in K-6803” which sounded like it was coming from HF SSB. A quick Google Search found that Parks on the Air (POTA) is a program that encourages amateur radio operators to get outdoors and operate from state and national parks. The park identifier “K-6803” is Vestaburg State Game Land according to the POTA website. Obviously these hams probably don’t realize pirates are rebroadcasting their traffic across US military satellites. As to why they would retransmit ham radio comms is a total mystery to me and quite strange. In addition, there was a lot of the other usual shenanigans, whistling and inappropriate noises being transmitted on the frequency. Here is a recording of the intercept. Caution: Use headphones if in public setting otherwise you might get strange looks from those around you. The ham stuff starts around the 1:55 marker.
US military units Charlie One Romeo and Charlie 37 with Iridium voice comms regarding “multiple gunshot wounds, 2 bilateral tourniquets, CASEVAC Wounded Eagle…” appears to be some type of training exercise but quite interesting.
Welcome fellow radio monitors and enthusiasts! Here you will find my reception logs and audio recordings for HF and SATCOM (with a focus on aviation and military) along with other interesting and odd things that have been monitored over the airwaves.
My primary HF setup is the WinRadio G31DDC paired with magnetic loops such as the Wellbrook ALA1530. For UHF SATCOM, typical antennas used are the Trivec Avant AV-2011, AV-2055 and AV-2905 models. All of the logs and audio clips posted here have been monitored directly from my location in Southern California.