27 May 2009

Mobile MilCom

The mobile BC-780 has brought the enjoyment of military monitoring back to my daily commute. This afternoon on the way home, I was able to monitor activity in the W-157 offshore warning area and in Townsend Range, which I was never able to do when attempting to monitor such activity with the BC-996.

From between Rincon and Port Wentworth on GA 21, I was able to hear NIKEL 3# (F/A-18C, VMFA-122) and HAWK 8# (F/A-18D, VMFA-533) working in W-157 on 385.300, 283.400, and 348.825. When NIKEL 3# transitioned to work Townsend Range, I was able to hear them quite well on 228.400.

Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net