Here is the latest frequency report related to the STS-117 launch from KSC. Future frequency reports on mission will be posted on our sister blog, the Btown Monitoring Post at
http://monitor-post.blogspot.com/. Be sure to follow the mission on that blog.
Trunk Radio System Talkgroups
See our Monitoring NASA and Space Communciations Guide for more details online at
http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/Monitoring%20NASA%20and%20Space%20Communications.pdf
208 US Fish & Wildlife patch
272 US Park Service patch
336 Comm 107
672 Alarm Techs / ALPHA ##
688 Alarm Techs
976 Fire 116
1104 Fire Inspector
1136 Fire Tac 1
1248 911 Emergency
1296 KSC Medical 117
1616 Safety 105
1648 Safety 110
1680 Safety 205
1760 Safety B Net
1936 Security 103 (KSC)
1952 Security 203 (CCAFS)
5392 EH Base Y Net
6736 Timing G Net
6800 Metrics 102
7760 Unidentified users/Usage
9936 PAO 108
10576 Payload 500
10896 Rail
11600 NASA Tower
12176 Unidentified users/usage
12192 Security Base / Security 1, ENI lab all secure; mention of Direct 8
12240 Unidentified users/usage
12496 Support 104
12528 Elevators
13136 Transportation 206
14096 Utilities 101
14256 Utilities 301
18064 PROJECT VAN (supporting STAVE flight, 229.000 ground side simulcast here)
18144 Timing
18192 Weather Base
18272 Base / EMC 1; EMC 4
18608 "main crane to the north"
20208 READY BASE / Weather Warning on B Net, Utility 1, Utility 2, Y Net
34896 Patrick "COSO"
35856 Patrick Tower
Misc freqs from late afternoon monitoring:
118.625 CCAFS Tower
118.900 KTIX Tower
126.650 NASA Tower / STA / WX
128.550 NASA Tower
133.750 Patrick Tower
133.800 CCAFS CAPE CONTROL
148.650 Data / telemetry (also brief open mic with unid background clutter)
152.345 Spaceport USA Security repeater [pl 167.9]
152.405 Spaceport USA Maint repeater [pl 167.9]
154.515 Spaceport USA Tour Control [167.9]
156.800 Ch 16
157.100 Ch 22A
157.150 Ch 23A
157.175 Ch 83 CG Aux
229.000 CCAFS Projects (STAVE 1 test flight)
239.050 CCAFS Tower
251.900 Patrick AFB SAR
255.500 Patrick AFB RESCUE OPS
284.000 NASA Tower
10780.0 kHz USB Ascension Radio calling N41CX (DC-8, Air Transport Inc) for radio check.
As always your reports are appreciated and welcomed for this and future missions. Email address is in the masthead.
