Mode-S/ADS Milcom Intercepts 8 November 2014 - Btown NC
Here is another round of Mode-S/ADS-B intercepts and selected ATC call signs logged from here on the radio ranch in WNC. All dates/times are UTC.AE140A 05-3787 --- 2014-11-08 22:16:04 T-6A United...
View ArticleMode-S/ADS Milcom Intercepts 12 November 2014 - Btown NC
Here is another round of Mode-S/ADS-B intercepts and selected ATC call signs logged from here on the radio ranch in WNC. All dates/times are UTC.AE29CF 08-6202 RAID93 2014-11-12 23:26:09 MC-130J...
View ArticleMode-S/ADS Milcom Intercepts 13 November 2014 - Btown NC
Here is another round of Mode-S/ADS-B intercepts and selected ATC call signs logged from here on the radio ranch in WNC. All dates/times are UTC.AE0265 57-1436 SODA91 2014-11-13 23:57:18 KC-135R...
View ArticleMode-S/ADS Milcom Intercepts 14 November 2014 - Btown NC
Here is another round of Mode-S/ADS-B intercepts and selected ATC call signs logged from here on the radio ranch in WNC. All dates/times are UTC.ADFCFE 95-0050 --- 2014-11-14 23:09:58 T-1A United...
View ArticleMode-S/ADS Milcom Intercepts 15 November 2014 - Btown NC
Here is another round of Mode-S/ADS-B intercepts and selected ATC call signs logged from here on the radio ranch in WNC. All dates/times are UTC.AE117D 02-1111 RCH701 2014-11-15 22:09:07 C-17A United...
View ArticleMode-S/ADS Milcom Intercepts 16 November 2014 - Btown NC
Here is another round of Mode-S/ADS-B intercepts and selected ATC call signs logged from here on the radio ranch in WNC. All dates/times are UTC.AE0977 165834 CNV4386 2014-11-16 22:56:38 C-40A United...
View ArticleKosmos-2499: Is it a spy or an assassin... or both?
Blog Editor's Note: Given the ramp up of Russian military operations in Europe and Asia, Radio Sputnik replacing Voice of Russia now on the air with Cold War style propaganda, and now Cold War style...
View ArticleMilcom Blog Logs 26 Nov 2014 - Btown NC
Decided to head down low (frequency wise) this morning and see which US Coast Guard DGPS stations I could rustle up for the breakfast hour here on the radio ranch.Eastern US DGPS Coverage Map (courtesy...
View ArticleMilcom Blog Logs - November 2014 - Central Florida
Our good friend Jack Nesmith checks in with his active milair freqs from central Florida monitored during November. Thanks Jack120.9500 FACSFAC JAX134.6500 FACSFAC JAX225.0250 CHARLIE/ECHO RNG AVON...
View ArticleCosmos 2499 is now a hamsat?
Well it started life as a probable anti-satellite killer sat. Now it appears that Cosmos 2499 has morphed into a hamsat? First, Paul Marsh over at UHF-Satcom has discovered the S-band downlink for this...
View ArticleAnchorage Departs on NASA's Orion Mission
By Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Christopher A. Veloicaza, USS Anchorage Public Affairs PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) departed...
View ArticleUSS Fort Worth Arrives in US 7th Fleet
YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) arrived in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations Dec. 4, marking a key initial milestone in its 16-month rotational deployment...
View ArticleHSC-8 Helo Trains for Orion EFT-1
An MH60-S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 takes off from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) as part of at-sea training. Anchorage is...
View ArticleUSS Vicksburg Deploys to Support NATO
By Lt. j.g. Timothy Dover, USS Vicksburg Public Affairs MAYPORT, Fla. (NNS) -- Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG 69) departed Naval Station Mayport Dec. 4 to relieve USS Leyte...
View ArticleMinot AFB successfully flies 40 out of 40 sorties during exercise
An Aircrew member walks toward a B-52H Stratofortress while it’s being deiced on Minot Air Force Base, N.D. Battling harsh winds and temperatures 20 degrees and below for several days, operations and...
View ArticleNASA's Orion Spacecraft Launched for Cape on Delta IV Heavy
A Delta IV heavy rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 7:05 a.m. EST carrying NASA's Orion spacecraft on an unpiloted flight test to Earth orbit. The two-orbit,...
View ArticleOrion Spacecraft Descends to the Pacific on Three Silk Mains
NASA's Orion Crew Module descends to the Pacific Ocean under its three main parachutes as part of the Orion Program's first exploration flight test. USS Anchorage (LPD 23) is supporting the first...
View ArticlePossible Land-Attack Cruise Missile Launch Scheduled for Next Week
The 7 Feet Beneath the Keel Blog is reporting that the Russians may be conducting a cruise missile launch over the Barents Sea Dec 8-10.The blog reports while the launch platform is not yet known,...
View ArticleTeak Publishing Releases New Winter 2014-2015 Shortwave Guide - Available Now...
So why should you listen to shortwave radio? Quite simply shortwave radio is your window to the world.The best source of global information continues to be shortwave radio. Throughout the world,...
View Article2015 Air Show Guide Now Available
Every year, from March through November, millions of people hit the road to watch the excitement and thrills as military and civilian flight demonstration teams put their high performance aircraft...
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