| Title: | Soapbox. Just Soapbox. |
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| Moderator: | WAHOO::LEVESQUE ONS |
| Created: | Thu Nov 17 1994 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 862 |
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USAF GLOBAL HIGH FREQUENCY SYSTEM
(GHFS)
GHFS is (primarily) an Air Force network providing command
control support to the U.S. DOD & NATO, & support on a non-interference
basis to other U.S. government agencies and friendly foreign governments.
It is primarily an air/ground system, with occasional maritime and
ground-based users.
Freq/Station (Guard times)
4725 Croughton (2300-0500)
Elmendorf (Apr-Sep 1800-0800, Oct-Mar 0600-2000)
McClellan (0400-1600)
Incirlik (2000-0500)
Yokota (1000-2100)
6738 Albrook (0001-1200)
Andersen (0900-2000)
Andrews (2400-1000)
Ascension (1800-0600)
Croughton (H24)
Elmendorf (Apr-Sep 0800-1800, Oct-Mar 0600-2000)
Hickam (0400-1600)
Lajes (H24)
Loring (2400-0900) [remote from MacDill]
MacDill (2400-0900)
McClellan (0400-1600)
Offutt (2300-0800)
Thule (H24)
Incirlik (H24)
Yokota (1000-2100)
8967 Andersen (H24)
Andrews (H24)
Elmendorf (H24)
Hickam (H24)
Lajes (H24)
McClellan (H24)
Offutt (H24)
Thule (H24)
Yokota (H24)
8993 MacDill (H24)
Incirlik (H24)
Yakota (H24)
10780 AF Eastern Test Range (Backup for Ascension)
Cape Canaveral
Antigua
Ascension
Mahi
11176 Albrook (H24)
Andersen (H24)
Andrews (H24)
Ascension (H24)
Croughton (H24)
Elmendorf (H24)
Hickam (H24)
Loring (H24) [remote from MacDill]
McClellan (H24)
Offutt (H24)
Incirlik (H24)
Thule (H24)
13201 Andersen (2000-0900)
Croughton (H24)
Elmendorf (Apr-Sep 1800-0800, Oct-Mar 2000-0600)
Hickam (1600-0400)
McClellan (1600-0400)
Thule (H24)
Yakota (2100-1000)
15015 Albrook (1200-2400)
Ascension (0600-1800)
Croughton (0500-2300)
Elmendorf (Apr-Sep 1800-0800, Oct-Mar 2000-0600)
Lajes (H24)
Loring (0900-2400) [remote from MacDill]
MacDill (0900-2400)
McClellan (1600-0400)
Incirlik (0500-2000)
Yakota (2100-1000)
17975 Andrews (1000-2400)
Croughton (H24)
Elmendorf (H24)
McClellan (H24)
Offutt (0800-2300)
Thule (H24)
Incirlik (H24)
Yakota (H24)
The above data is unclassified information which appears in the
31 MAR - NOV 94 Department of Defense Flight Information
Handbook
('FLIP').
All frequencies are Upper Side Band (USB). Discrete circuits are
available for prolonged voice traffic or secure data (e.g. AUTODIN
access) requirements. The 10780kHz channel isn't technically part of
the GHFS, but since it is listed along with GHFS assets, I included it.
GHFS Ground Stations
ALBROOK = Albrook Air Base, Panama
ANDERSON = Anderson AFB, Guam
ANDREWS = Andrews AFB, Maryland
ASCENSION = Ascension Island Auxilliary Air Base, Ascension Island
(N. Central South Atlantic Ocean)
BAYONNE = Military Traffic Management Command Emergency Comms Center,
Bayonne, New Jersey
CROUGHTON = Croughton Air Base, England, United Kingdom
ELMENDORF = Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
HICKAM = Hickam AFB, Hawaii
LAJES = Lajes Air Base, Azores
LORING = Loring AFB, Maine (MacDill GHFS Remote Site)
MACDILL = MacDill AFB, Florida
McCLELLAN = McClellan AFB, California
OFFUTT = Offutt AFB, Nebraska
INCIRLIK = Incirlik AB, Turkey
THULE = Thule Air Base, Greenland
YAKOTA = Yakota Air Base, Japan
Many of the aircraft heard on GHFS channels use the static, tactical
callsign "REACH" followed by numbers and/or letters.
"REACH" is the static, tactical callsign issued by the USAF Air
Mobility Command for aircraft on AMC missions. If you just hear
"REACH #####" the aircraft is most likely using its tailcode. If
"REACH" is followed by letters & numbers, then the aircraft is usually
using their mission #. This is most often done for missions requiring
diplomatic clearance.
Tim Tyler
--
Tim Tyler Internet: [email protected] Packet: KA8VIR @WB8ZPN.#SE
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| 97.1 | DASHER::RALSTON | Who says I can't? | Wed Nov 23 1994 17:44 | 4 | |
I may be dense, but what the hell am I going to do with this
information?
...Tom
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| 97.2 | CALDEC::RAH | the truth is out there. | Wed Nov 23 1994 17:59 | 201 | |
011951Z OCT 94 11176USB
VARSITY 6 with a patch to DSN -------- via MacDill. VARSITY 6
advised party that 19 personnel were going to be leaving that day,
headed back to Ft. Campbell. Personnel were "spare air crews" released
from duty in Haiti.
012158Z OCT 94 12107USB
WARRIOR 96 (10th Mountain Division unit) with a collect-call
phone
patch to ----------- via Ascension Global. Phone patch was to
soldier's
wife. He advised he was in downtown Port au Prince, on patrol.
012208Z OCT 94 11176USB
ANNIE 22 (172nd AG C-141B, MS ANG) with a patch to DSN --------
(Ellington ANGB CP) via Andrews Global. ANNIE 22 advised LONE STAR
that
they were inbound with 36 pax, 7 pallets, & ETA approximately 0000Z.
Aircraft wanted a quick-turn, & area hotel reservations for a RON
canceled.
020103Z OCT 94 6993USB
SAM 31682 & 86971 working Andrews VIP for misc. Phone patches.
971
was headed back to Andrews, with an approximate 0550Z ETA.
021616Z OCT 94 11176USB
BLACKHAWK 720 with a patch to DSN -------- via MacDill Global.
720
advised "Duty Office" they needed a QSL for their on-station time.
Duty
Office advised 1618Z.
100421Z OCT 94 6810AM
Female reading 5-digit number groups in accented English. Each
group
was given twice.
100427Z OCT 94 6730USB
NIGHTWATCH 1, BUGLE BOY, & WAR-46 passing EAMs, 3-6-9s, and
radio-checking eachother.
110419Z OCT 94 2182USB
M/V Hibiscus II (320' container ship) communicating with NMN
(USCG CAMSLANT Chesapeake) reference a crewman who had swallowed a 3' spoon
while drinking his tea! NMN relayed suggestion from surgeon that Hibiscus
II put the patient on a diet of soft foods & liquid (wow, what a brilliant
display of wisdom!), and head for nearest port. Hibiscus II advised
they would head to Wilmington, NC with an ETA of 0400 local, 12 OCT.
Stations maintained a 6-hour communications guard.
112125Z OCT 94 6683USB
SAM 28000, SAM 27000, Andrews (Mystic Star). 28000 was on the
ground at KYIP. 28000 became AIR FORCE ONE at 2239Z, airborne at 2247Z,
and ETB Andrews 2355Z. President was in Detroit campaigning for Demoncrats.
130417Z OCT 94 8124USB
Two bored Chinese guys conversing back & forth in Cantonese.
One guy keeps singing songs (both in Cantonese & fractured English).
Probably (very) bored sailors on two ships...
131007Z OCT 94 6786USB
Female broadcasting 5-digit number groups in Spanish. Tape or
audio feed was messed up. Audio was clipping, & with some groups, only
2 or 3 #s were heard.
141646Z OCT 94 11176USB
PATIO 62 with a patch to DSN -------- (Patrick AFB CP) via
Andrews Global. 62 advised "Patrick Dispatch" they had 5 crew, 13 pax,
& a 1715Z ETA.
170100Z OCT 94 6683USB
NIGHTWATCH (E-4B AABNCP) working Andrews. Trying to set up a
data circuit (using TE-204 modem) to be patched to the White House Comm
Center.
170311Z OCT 94 6730USB
WAR-46, NIGHTWATCH, DECK HAND & WOODSMAN with a SCACS net.
181857Z OCT 94 11176USB
MUD BUG MOBILE (8th AF Mobile Command Center?) radio-checking
MacDill GHFS.
181943Z OCT 94 11176USB
FAST FALL with a phone patch to DSN --------
(-----------------------) via Offutt Global. FAST FALL advised "-----"
"successful TWA" (Trailing Wire Antenna operation), and ETA Offutt was
2115Z.
190550Z OCT 94 8560USB
Real-time rebroadcast of mediumwave radio station WOWO
(1190kHz, Indiana). FCC Monitoring Post in Allegan, MI had a bearing
pointing towards South Carolina/Antigua area.
191925Z OCT 94 9023USB
MOTOWN 58 (191st AG C-130, MI ANG) calling SIX-PACK OPS (191st
AG Ops, Selfridge ANGB). No answer. Finally transmitted in the blind that
they were 1 hour out, maint. Code A-3 for fuel system problems, & required
a crew bus upon arrival. At 2006Z MOTOWN OPS (aka SIX-PACK OPS)
radio-checked MOTOWN 58.
191922Z OCT 94 9023USB
CHALICE ALPHA (963rd AWCS) requesting a phone patch to DSN
--------
(RAYMOND 24) via Trenton Military. CHALICE ALPHA had advised Trenton they
were located in "Sector 7." CHALICE ALPHA requested a 2330Z weather
forecast from RAYMOND 24.
191934Z OCT 94 9023USB
SENTRY 65 with several patches back to Tinker AFB, regarding
air crewmember check flight updates. ETA Tinker 2130Z.
241739Z OCT 94 11176USB
SCALP 93 (AFRES B-52) requesting DSN -------- via MacDill
Global. 93 advised SCALP SOF (Supervisor Of Flying) that they would be
back in the local pattern at 1925Z, & requested permission for an early
landing of 1945Z.
241911Z OCT 94 11243USB
GLADIOLA requesting a patch to DSN -------- via MacDill.
GLADIOLA passed an Immediate, 241901Z OCT 94 message (12 code groups)
to callword BLACK ANT (---------------------------------------------
-------).
242145Z OCT 94 11176USB
PEDRO 22 with a phone patch to Pope Base Ops via Ascension
GHFS. PEDRO 22 had an ETA Pope of 2230Z, with a DV-3R aboard.
251654Z OCT 94 11176USB
MASK (BASK?) 17 (AFSOC MC or AC-130) with a phone patch to DSN
-------- via Andrews. 17 passed names of crew-members to "----,"
requesting that their families be passed the 1830Z arrival time. Next
patch was to DSN --------. 17 advised Hurlburt CP they were RTB from Site
Alpha, ETA was 1830Z, & that they would be coming in two hours early due
to an aircraft pressurization problem. They requested the CP contact
Tyndall to see if 17 could transit thru Tyndall's Warning Areas.
251715Z OCT 94 11176USB
INFINITE contacting McClellan GHFS & requesting a Pattern-3
Conference Call. McClellan advised to meet them on 11220USB. On
11220USB, INFINITE & McClellan authenticated eachother, & INFINITE again
requested McClellan set up a Pat-3 call, to start at INFINITE's request.
INFINITE kept telling McClellan to wait a few minutes... Finally, when
INFINITE seemed ready, they had to QSY to 13241USB for a signal check,
& then ated at 1811Z. Several times, I could swear that the operator
aboard INFINITE ID'ed as IMPOTENT, which was perhaps a Freudian slip,
since this JCSAN test call took almost an hour on 4 different frequencies
to start & conclude...
251847Z OCT 94 5692USB
COAST GUARD 6003 & 6011 reporting "flight ops normal" to
Traverse City Air. 6003 reported they were 10 minutes out, & 6011
advised they were over Plum Island. 6003 was on-deck at 1854Z.
251928Z OCT 94 11176USB
REDI (or READY) 65 with a phone patch to MacDill extension
----- via
MacDill Global. 65 advised REDI OPS (-----------------------------)
that REDI 55's ETA was 1705L, & 65 should be in at 1720L, & to pass that
info on to Customs. REDI OPS advised that Customs doesn't come out
for the 'short flights' coming in from Haiti or Gitmo, so 65 could
disregard preparing any Customs Service paperwork. Probably a C-12 or
RU-12 aircraft.
271654Z OCT 94 11217USB
BLUE 02 with a patch to DSN -------- via Andrews Global. 02
advised NODAK CONTROL that they had a 1900Z ETA, were tail # 7976 &
needed Customs to meet them on their arrival. 8 crew & 12 pax. Moved
to freq from 11176.
271658Z OCT 94 11220USB
SAM 31681 working Andrews VIP. Aircraft was returning back to
DC from a State Dept trip to Africa. Numerous phone patches between State
Dept. Assistant & deputy secretaries, including Strobe Talbot. Aircraft
landed at CYWG at 1815Z, & was scheduled to arrive at ADW at around
2330Z.
271906Z OCT 94 11176USB
RAZOR 20 with a phone patch to DSN -------- via Offutt GHFS. 20
advised Barksdale vehicle dispatch that their ETA was 2000Z, & they'd
need a staff car for the general & also crew transportation. Aircraft
wastransporting VIPs to NCO Academy graduation. It was mentioned that
the aircraft was "General Loh's plane," although it is unknown if he was
aboard.
Hey fellow radio-geeks, please post your utility loggings! I'm
going to just start posting mine on systems like GEnie, where it seems
like people actually are interested in utility monitoring, rather than
being wallflowers, or just posting political BS! It is somewhat of a
hassle for me to upload these loggings onto Internet, & it doesn't seem
like it is worth it.
--
Tim Tyler Internet: [email protected] Packet: KA8VIR
@WB8ZPN.#SEMI.MI.USA.NA
P.O. Box 443 C$erve:72571,1005 GEnie: T.Tyler5 AOL: Hooligan MCI:
442-5735
Ypsilanti MI 48197
I'm an equal-opportunity discriminator, and I affirm action.
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| 97.3 | CSLALL::HENDERSON | Dig a little deeper | Wed Nov 23 1994 18:03 | 10 | |
Going to any parties this weekend? When things get a bit dull, pull out .0 and you'll liven things up considerably! Jim | |||||
| 97.4 | LJSRV2::KALIKOW | No Federal Tacks on the Info Hwy! | Fri Nov 25 1994 17:13 | 2 | |
It doesn't do to ask, .1 -- RAH is prone to these fits of insertion.
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| 97.5 | VMSSG::LYCEUM::CURTIS | Dick "Aristotle" Curtis | Thu Dec 01 1994 22:38 | 6 | |
.1:
Buy yourself a good rig (I can recommend a military BC-348) and join
the party.
Dick
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| 97.6 | CALDEC::RAH | the truth is out there. | Mon Dec 12 1994 14:18 | 39 | |
Since there has been quite a few posts wanting this data, here is
a list of fast food frequencies that is listed in the November issue
of Monitoring Times. But be aware, the FCC isn't exactly issuing
frequencies to every fast food chain for their own use, and that
any fast food restaurant can buy whatever low powered FM
transmitters / receivers they need for their store at an electronics
shop. Anyway, just stick the below in one of your scanner's channel
banks, and see what comes up. All this talk about food is getting me
hungry.
Gourmet Restaurant Frequencies
------------------------------- -----------------------------------
Arby's 30.84 31.00 154.57
457.55 479.25
McDonald's 35.12 67.775 70.245
71.105 154.49 154.58
461.0375 463.2875 466.0375
468.2875 469.5125
Hardee's 30.84 31.00 35.02
151.685 151.805 464.0125
469.0125
Kentucky Fried Chicken 31.00 170.305 457.5375
457.5875
Taco Bell 30.84 154.57 465.8875
Wendy's 33.16 33.40 154.515
Burger King 30.84 457.55 465.8875
467.775
From: [email protected] (Berton Corson)
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