Here are the latest intercepts from the Spacecoast of Florida as NASA prepares for a shuttle launch this evening.
120.950 SEALORD North: GULF TEST 41, GULF TEST 34
126.650 KSC STA / Weather: NASA TOWER, NASA 945 (practice approach dives)
HOUSTON VOICE calling HISTRESS for comm check, NASA TOWER runs them off the freq
NASA 903, NASA 907, CAPE CONTROL, NASA 946 (practice approach dives), NASA 906, NASA 959, WEATHER CAPCOMM radio check
128.550 KSC NASA Tower: NASA 967, NASA 917, NASA 906, NASA 903, NASA 961, NASA 904, EXEC JET 577, EXEC JET 594, EXEC JET 595, 595 QS, NASA 901
133.800 CCAFS Cape Control: radio check
134.775 Jax NAS Base Ops: GETMO 2
138.300 Patrick AFB CP
139.300 Patrick AFB Dispatch
141.300 CCAFS Variety: test counts
157.125 Ch 82: Freedom Star
157.150 Coast Guard Ch 23A: SECTOR JACKSONVILLE, CG 6604, CG AUX 42705/4315/4317, CG 6526, CG 6594, CG 6597, CG 6547, ops normal, lands Space Coast Regional (Shuttle CAP support), Station PONCE, CG 6559, ops normal, lands Space Coast Regional (Shuttle CAP support), STATION CANAVERAL, CG 25777, Unid working GONDOLA CHARLIE
157.175 Coast Guard Range Control Ch 83: BEAR COVE suspect this is actually BAIRDS COVE, boat ramp facility at Haulover Canal)
225.350 Pinecastle Targets: HAWK 81, HAWK 83 flight of 2
235.400 NASA air-air
238.900 Crystal AR Track
239.050 CCAFS Cape Tower: Test counts (said on 121.5)
246.800 Unid air-air, 40 min out
252.100 Homestead ARB CP: DARK 70, 30 min out, will need air stairs
255.500 Patrick AFB 920th RQW: Unid, having problems contacting Base Ops, KING 85, JOLLY 22
259.700 Shuttle Air-Ground 1: Test counts: MS 4 loud/clear, CDR loud/clear, A-G 1 loud/clear
264.625 Avon Park S Tac Range: OLDS 11-12 check in with IRONCROSS
264.800 CCAFS Cape Control: Test counts
267.500 SEALORD South: N145CS, LIMA NOVEMBER 452
277.800 Fleet Common: INVADER JACK 327 working TENACIOUS, switching 302.375, reports back unable. 307.425 passed as unable contact
284.000 KSC NASA Tower: NASA 903, NASA 962, NASA 904, NASA 967, NASA 901, NASA 906, NASA 959
285.000 Jax NAS TSC FIDDLE: PELICAN 712
289.200 Pinecastle Range Ops: HAWK 81 RTB Marine Beaufort, HAWK 83
289.275 MCAS Beaufort VMFA-533 Tac 1: HAWK 82-83 air-air
292.100 MacDill AFB: 12 and 13 air-air, mention 348.700 on comm 3, 327.600 comm 1, interplane comm 2
292.200 Avon Park Range Ops: OLDS 11-12, RTB Seymour-Johnson AFB, TURBO 92
299.300 MCAS Beaufort VMFA-533 Tac 2: HAWK air-air
301.225 Seymour-Johnson AFB 4th FW: GOATEE air-air (1200 hrs flight), OLDS 1-2 air-air (1915 hrs flight)
311.000 KING 34, KING 85 with BARRIER OPS (Patrick AFB), BOLT 12-13; MacDill AFB LIGHTNING OPS: BOLT 21, DEECEE 91
321.000 Patrick AFB 920th RQW King Ops: KING 85
344.600 CCAFS Cape Metro: CAPE WEATHER radio check with PATRICK TOWER
349.400 Charleston AFB AMC CP: REACH ALPHA 612, inbound, request customs
349.600 CCAFS DoD Cape: Test counts
371.350 Jax NAS P-3 Ops Common: LIMA NOVEMBER 452
372.200 USAF PTD: KING 85 calling Patrick Dispatch