Operation Deep Freeze

Operation Deep Freeze activity continues to be busy on satcom with Skier 81 wkg Mac Center with position report and weather info requests for the Antarctic Ice Runway.  

Reach 6E5 wkg Deep Freeze Ops for a satcom check. Reach 6E5 advised they were on the way to Hawaii.  

Operation Deep Freeze 2012-2013 Antarctic season is upon us! Lots of activity today on 263.625 (via PAC) from Ice 12, Deep Freeze Ops and Mac Center.  

Deep Freeze Ops conducting radio checks with Mac Center and Charleston on 260.425. Also logged Deep Freeze Ops calling Aircraft 88202 (Ice 01) for radio checks. Unable to copy the aircraft.  

Recording of some Operation Deep Freeze activity monitored on Dec 6, 2011 via UHF SATCOM freq 261.825 (via PAC) from my location in southern California.  

Ice 36 and Deep Freeze Base Ops discussing weather conditions at the Pegasus Ice Runway. Mac Center also wkg Ice 36 and gave mention to HF frequencies of 9032 and 6708 kHz.  

261.825 POR: Aircraft 8195 making calls to Deep Freeze Ops and Charleston ROF So far this frequency has been the one to monitor for this years Operation Deep Freeze season. Late winter flights, known as WINFLY, for Operation Deep Freeze 2011-2012 began August 20, 2011. Summer season airlift operations begin in late October, so activity should be picking up once again.  

Interesting comms on 261.825 last week from Ice 05 wkg Deep Freeze Ops reporting alpha 3 with maintenance issue on the aircraft.  

Earlier this evening Ice 01 wkg Deep Freeze Ops on 261.825. They were doing a lot of radio checks, so perhaps this will be the primary frequency for the upcoming season. I’ll keep an ear on it.  

Ice 39 wkg Mac Center reporting position of 75°S 163°E (way down there!) on UHF SATCOM frequency 263.625. This flight was en route to McMurdo Station in Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze.