BTown Milcom/Gov Blog Logs - 8/28/2008

WC-130J Hurricane Hunters takes off from Biloxi for hurricane observation ops. (USAF Photo)

With the approach of tropical cyclones Gustav and Hanna, we are monitoring selected frequencies associated with SHARES, FEMA, Secure, National Guard, CAP, US Army Corps of Engineers, and other services that may be involved in any disaster response. All frequencies listed below are in kHz and times in UTC.

Keep an eye on this blog for any late breaking frequency information and you can see my latest list of frequencies to monitor at http://monitor-post.blogspot.com/search?q=hurricane.

4490.0 KNY58 - National Communications System - NTCN-HF Gadsden, AL, ALE/USB sounding at 1753 on SHARES SCN channel 3.

4780.0 INDOPS - National Guard Indianapolis, IN, ALE/USB sounding at 1811/1842 on IN NG Primary freq.

5378.0 FR5FEM - FEMA Chicago, IL (WGY9865) ALE/USB sounding at 1822 on FEMA FNARS net freq.

5711.0 AAT3BF - US Army MARS Newark, DE, ALE/USB sounding at 1652/1818/1916 on SHARES SCN channel 4.

5817.0 NRK - US Army National Guard Norfolk, VA, ALE/USB sounding at 1800 on the NG STARC nationwide net.

5961.0 FR5FEM - FEMA Chicago, IL (WGY9865) ALE/USB sounding at 1821/1921 on FEMA FNARS net freq.

6106.0 FR5FEM - FEMA Chicago, IL (WGY9865) ALE/USB sounding at 1820 on FEMA FNARS net freq.

6806.0 0011ARCAP - Civil Air Patrol, Unknown location in Arkansas, ALE/USB sounding at 1836 on the nationwide CAP ALE net.

6809.0 FC6 - FEMA Region 6 Office Denton, TX, ALE/USB sounding at 1911 on FEMA FMARS net freq.

7348.0
FC8FEM - FEMA Region 8 Denver, CO, ALE/USB sounding at 1748 on FEMA FMARS
net freq.
FC6 - FEMA Region 6 Office Denton, TX, ALE/USB sounding at 1911 on FEMA FMARS net freq.

8012.0
RIC - Civil Air Patrol CAP Region 2 MER/CAP National Technology Center Richmond, VA, ALE/USB sounding at 1801 on the nationwide CAP ALE net.
0011ARCAP - Civil Air Patrol, Unknown location in Arkansas, ALE/USB sounding at 1828 on the nationwide CAP ALE net.
0048FLCAP - Civil Air Patrol, Unknown location in Florida, ALE/USB sounding at 1922 on the nationwide CAP ALE net.

8037.0 NRK - US Army National Guard Norfolk, VA, ALE/USB sounding at 1915 on the NG STARC nationwide net.

8047.0
NRK - US Army National Guard Norfolk, VA, ALE/USB sounding at 1915 on the NG STARC nationwide net.
L060AN - US Army National Guard Baton Rouge, LA, calling HQ703N - NG Readiness Center Arlington, VA, ALE/USB at 1919 on the NG STARC nationwide net.
T3Z238 - National Guard (IN) 2-238 AVN Shelbyville, IN, ALE/USB sounding at 1859 on the NG STARC nationwide net.

8050.0 FR5FEM - FEMA Chicago, IL, ALE/USB sounding at 1819/1919 on FEMA FNARS net freq.

9106.0 AAT3BF - US Army MARS Newark, DE, ALE/USB sounding at 1650/1748/1817/1914/1943 on SHARES SCN channel 5.

9143.5
NGTROOPCMD - Ohio National Guard Columbus, OH, ALE/USB sounding at 1611.
NRK - US Army National Guard Norfolk, VA, ALE/USB sounding at 1900 on the NG STARC nationwide net.

9462.0 FC6 - FEMA Region 6 Office Denton, TX, ALE/USB sounding at 1911 on FEMA FMARS net freq.

10194.0 FR5FEM - FEMA Chicago, IL (WGY9865) ALE/USB sounding at 1819 on FEMA FNARS net freq.

10588.0 FC8FEM - FEMA Region 8 Denver, CO, ALE/USB sounding at 1747/1947 on FEMA FNARS net freq.

10816.5 T060XN - Texas National Guard STARC, Camp Mabry, TX, calling A040LN Montgomery, AL, ALE/USB at 1945.

10899.0 FC8FEM - FEMA Region 8 Denver, CO, ALE/USB sounding at 1947 on FEMA FNARS net freq.

11108.0 FC8FEM - FEMA Region 8 Denver, CO, ALE/USB sounding at 1847 on FEMA FNARS net freq.

11217.0 AAT3BF - US Army MARS Newark, DE, ALE/USB sounding at 1651/1748/1817 on SHARES SCN channel 6.

13446.0 FC6 - FEMA Region 6 Office Denton, TX, ALE/USB sounding at 1910 on FEMA FMARS net freq.

13568.0 T060XN - Texas National Guard STARC, Camp Mabry, TX, calling A040LN Montgomery, AL, ALE/USB at 1944.

14776.0 FC8FEM - FEMA Region 8 Denver, CO, ALE/USB sounding at 1846/1946 on FEMA FNARS net freq.

15094.0 USARC5 - Probable US American Red Cross, Unknown location, calling PR13, another unknown location using ALE/USB at 1847 on SHARES SCN channel 7.

Death of Spy Satellite Program

Truthout has reprinted a New York Times piece by Philip Taubman on the death of a US spy satellite program at http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/111207P.shtml. How to spend $5 billion of taxpayer money and get absolutely nothing.

I have said this publicly before - the fact that they wrap these black space programs in secrecy to hide them from our enemies is a joke. So you Cold War warriors in DC think that the Russians, Chinese, North Koreans, etc, don't know or have any details on all these orbiting systems?

Hell, they know more than the US taxpayer.

Let's get to the real truth here. The government is, in fact, really hiding how much money they have spent and wasted on these black sat programs. And who is responsible for oversight on these programs- Congress. That is like asking a weasel to guard the hen house.

I bestow a "Golden Fleece" award on the NRO, Boeing and to the idiots in Congress who serve in the intelligence committees. It is time to fire the whole bunch and clean house (let's get that weasel off guard duty).