Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Milcom Blog Logs - HF Jan 30-Feb 1, 2010 - Mid Atlantic

Ron P checks back in with some military/government HF intercepts from his Mid-Atlantic monitoring post. (Times UTC, Freqs KHz)

30 Jan:

06911.5 OPSFMH (AASF Massachusetts Army National Guard (ARNG), Otis ANGB MA): 2115 USB/ALE sounding.

07361.5 OPSFMH (AASF Massachusetts Army National Guard (ARNG), Otis ANGB MA): 1715 USB/ALE sounding.

08280.0 1ZC5 (Venezuelan Navy frigate): 0300 LSB/ALE calling T5L1 (CEDEF-Commander, Frigate Squadron).

08337.6 Shark 11 (USCGC Forward, WMEC-911, Portsmouth VA): 2333 USB w/Swordfish 05 (prob USCG HU-25, CGAS Miami FL-weak). 05 mention TOI then fades out. Shark 11 confirms that 05 is RTB to homeplate.

31 Jan:

08337.6 Smokey (prob USCG Sector San Juan PR): 2053 UJSB w/Bandit (prob USCG helo-weak).

08337.6 Shark 11 (USCGC Forward, WMEC-911, Portsmouth VA): 2055 USB calling Swordfish 05 (prob USCG HU-25 CGAS Miami FL).

08337.6 Smokey: 2119 USB w/Bandit (not heard); Smokey asks if Bandit has gone through the channel and has seen an unidentified vessel.

08550.0 CTP (Portuguese Navy, Lisbon): 2341 RTTY 75/850 w/NAWS.

09056.0 Unid (prob Egyptian Embassy Havana): 2243 Amtor/ARQ w/ATU-80 traffic.

09137.0 AA9 (poss Israeli Air Force): 2317 USB/ALE sounding.

09137.0 BB3 (poss Israeli Air Force): 2326 USB/ALE sounding.

10650.0 LLANOS (Venezuelan Navy LSM "Los LLanos" T-64): 2005 LSB/ALE calling BNARCO (Commander, Venezuelan Navy Base "Amario", Puerto Cabella).

10943.0 CFH: 2309 RTTY 75/850 w/NAWS.

1 Feb:

04235.0 NMF (USCG Boston MA): 00340 FAX w/pressure gradiant chart.

05696.0 CamsLant: 2135 USB calling CG 1720 (USCG HC-130H #1720, CGAS Clearwater FL).

05696.0 CamsLant: 1851 USB w/CG 2128 (HU-25D CGAS Miami FL-not heard) who reports ETA of 1430 local at CGAS Miami.

08337.6 Unid (prob USCG): 0009 USB in extended ANDVT w/unid station.

08337.6 Smokey (poss USCG Sector San Juan PR): 2132 USB clear voice and ANDVT w/Bandit (poss USCG HH065C). Bandit audible in ANDVT but not in voice.

08912.0 F29 (USCG HU-25 #2129 CGAS Cape Cod MA): 1846 USB/ALE sounding.

08912.0 OPB (OPBAT Service Center, Nassau, Bahamas): 2015 USB/ALE calling J22 (USCG MH-60J #6022 CGAS Clearwater). At 2126 Panther contacts J22 in ALE & voice on 08912.0 and confirms that J22 will be landing in 5 mins.

08983.0 CamsLant: 1908 USB calling CG 2004 (HC-130J CGAS Elizabeth City NC). At 2009 CG 2004 passes position as 3339N/7854W.

09010.0 CURITIBA (prob Brazilian Army): 2200 USB/ALE sounding. HAITI (unid): 2300 USB/ALE calling HANIBAL (unid). (My notes indicate that this is a BRA Air Force frequency-LVH)

09340.0 3V2Y (Venezuelan Navy LSM "Los Llanos" T-64): 1200 LSB/ALE calling T8R1 (HQs Venezuelan Navy).

10242.0 ICB (USCGC Forward, WMEC-911, Portsmouth VA):1538 USB/ALE sounding.

10242.0 L05 (USCG MH-65C # 6605,unkown): 1540 USB/ALE sounding.

10242.0 PAC (CamsPac Point Reyes CA): 1545 USB/ALE calling N03 (USCG HC-144A #2303 ATC Mobile AL) who passes position as 2901N/8615W.

10242.0 LNT (CamsLant Chesapeake): 1547 USB/ALE calling F40 (USCG HU-25 #2140 CGAS Cape Cod MA) who passes position as 4130N/6929W. F40 asks CamsLant if " the network" is working. Response from CamsLant too weak to copy.

10242.0 N07 (USCG HC-144A #2307 ATC Mobile AL): 1550 USB/ALE sounding.

10242.0 LNT: 1555 USB/ALE calling 502 (USCG HC-130H #1502, CGAS Clearwater FL) w/no response.

10242.0 J25 (USCG MH-60J #6025 CGAS Cape Cod MA): 1600 USB/ALE sounding.

10242.0 J29 (USCG MH-60J #6029 CGAS Clearwater FL): 1605 USB/ALE sounding. Also on 15867.0.

10242.0 J39 (USCG MH-60J #6039 CGAS Clearwater FL): 1610 USB/ALE sounding.

10242.0 006 (USCG HC-130J CGAS Elizabeth City NC): 1616 USB/ALE sounding. Also sounding on 08912.0.

10242.0 D47 (US Customs P-3 AEW&C #N147CS/BuNo 152722, Jacksonville AMB, FL): 1630 USB/ALE sounding. Also on 15867.0.

10242.0 T16 (PIPER PA-42-720R #N9116Q, Jacksonville, FL AMB): 1940 USB/ALE sounding.

10242.0 713 (USCG HC-130H #1713, CGAS Sacramento CA): 2114 USB/ALE sounding.

11494.0 LNT: 1652 USB/ALE calling 502; Camslant advises that CGAS Clearwater wants 502 to RTB for SAR case tasking.

12222.0 PAC: 2058 USB/ALE calling N03 (very weak) who passes position as 2957N/8920W.

15867.0 J19 (USCG MH-60J #6019 CGAS Clearwater FL): 1700 USB/ALE sounding.

15867.0 I34 (US Customs CESSNA 550 #N2734K): 1715 USB/ALE sounding.

15867.0 J11 (USCG MH-60J #6011 CGAS Cape Cod MA): 1735 USB/ALE sounding. Also on 07527.0.

15867.0 I94 (US Customs CESSNA 550 #N26494): 1745 USB/ALE sounding.

15867.0 K16 (USCG MH-65C CGAS San Francisco CA): 1800 USB/ALE sounding.

15867.0 J17 (USCG MH-60T #6017 ATC Mobile AL): 1815 USB/ALE sounding.

15867.0 T97 (US Customs PILATUS PC-12/45 #N497PC, Bellingham AMB, WA): 1830 USB/ALE sounding.

15867.0 VGSPRI (COTHEN Remote Communications Transmitter, Logandale, NV): 1730 USB/ALE sounding.

18594.0 LNT: 1931 USB/ALE calling F29 then in voice radio checks.