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Well, I don't believe there is ANYTHING illegal or immoral about posting
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this; the information is readily available (both to you & me and the
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Soviets), and if the military didn't want to be heard, they'd be encrypted
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and/or use spread-spectrum or frequency hopping - they definitely would NOT
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send in the clear.
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For all you anti-freedom-of-anything people, here goes. Dontcha just
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love America? This is precisely what makes us different (better), people!
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---- cut here ----------
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Upper side band is used almost exclusively, except for some LSB VIP
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communications.
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Skyking, Foxtrot, and EAM (Emergency Action Messages) appear to be related
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to the status of nuclear defense forces (coded messages are passed via clear
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voice). They are generally in one of two nets, SAC or GCCS (Global Command
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and Control System).
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MAC is Military Airlift Command. VIP planes generally are out of 89th
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MAW (Military Airlift Wing).
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Here are some of the more interesting (or common) callsigns. I'll assume
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the meaning of some of the more common acronyms is obvious. Any of the "1"
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callsigns signifying president aboard can be replaced with "2" for the VP.
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In some cases, there are 2 callsigns with the same meaning; I show them on
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the same line.
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Callsign
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Acrobat - Andrews AFB
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Agar + 2 digits - EC-135N (Flying Command Post)
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Crown - White House Comm Agency
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Dropkick - SAC HQ, Offutt AFB, NE
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Electric - National Emergency Airborne Command Post
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Edgy + digits, Sentry - AWACS, Tinker AFB, OK
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Army 1 - Army helo with President
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Exec 1 - Commercial flight with President
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Exec 1F - Commercial flight with President's family
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Fertile - SAGE/NORAD network center, Ft. Lee, VA
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Fivespot, Fletcher - Commando unit designator
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Flynest - Nuclear & Chem/Bio Warfare Disaster Team
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Golden - General net Air->Ground for any TAC station
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Goliath - NORAD, Duluth, MN
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Hilda - MAC Command
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Jolly + 2 digits - SAR (Search and Rescue) helo (not on mission)
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King + 2 digits - SAR aircraft (not on mission)
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Marine 1, Night Hawk - USMC helo with President
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Mac + digits - MAC aircraft
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Mainsail - General net Air->Ground for any GCCS station
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Pedro + 2 digits, Save - Local rescue craft
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Phantom - MAC, European Theater Control
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Ringmaster - NORAD HQ, Cheyenne Mt., CO
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SAM + digits - VIP mission
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01 = foreign head of state
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86971 = Secretary of State
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86972 = National Security Advisor
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Skybird - General net Air->Ground for any SAC station
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Skyking - General net Ground->Air for any SAC station
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Spar, Afkai + 2 digits - 89th MAW, VIP
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Swan, Teal - Weather recon
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Tonight - MAC Pacific Control
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USAF + digits - Flights over foreign territories
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3 letter word + 3 digits - Student on training mission
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6 letter word + 1 digit - Combat training mission
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3-5 letter word + 2 digits - SAC bomber or tanker
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6-15 letter word or 2 words - SAC ground station
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Abnormal 10 - SAMTEC, Vandenberg AFB
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Abnormal 20 - SAMTEC, Wheeler AFB
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Some frequencies (KHz):
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SAC A (Alfa): 11243
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SAC B (Bravo): 11220
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SAC Q (Quebec): 6761 (very busy and probably easiest to hear regularly)
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SAC YQ: 11408
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GCCS 6750, 6753
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NORAD 9723, 11141, 11441, 14894
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SAMTEC 10780, 13218, 17248, 20390
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It's easiest to find military traffic in the following ranges:
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6700-6900, 8950-9020, 11100-11300, 13200-13300
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VIP aircraft tend to be found in the 11 and 13 MHz ranges. Also, almost
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all of the RTTY traffic is encrypted.
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It may seem obvious, but if you take the spectrum (applies to VHF/UHF too),
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eliminate the KNOWN frequencies (e.g. ham, broadcast, public service, marine),
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what's left is generally what the military uses (although they can be found
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almost anywhere).
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Also, spy stations (e.g. "numbers" stations, RTTY) like to hide in the
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skirts of a broadcast station signal, which makes them hard to find and
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copy.
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So, what does this mean to WASHBURN looks like a SAC ground station,
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while ZEUS (correct spelling) and FRED look like either bombers or
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tankers. ZEUS is almost certainly a bomber. Fred is a Flintstone.
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Have Fun!
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73
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--
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Mike Pflueger @ AG Communication Systems (formerly GTE Comm. Sys.), Phoenix, AZ
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UUCP: {...!ames!ncar!noao!asuvax | uunet!zardoz!hrc | att}!gtephx!pfluegerm
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