Another New Freq for T69ME1 using LSB mode

T69ME1 and its sister stations T43DE1 and T55WA2, continue to intrigue the Mil/Gov HF monitors. Even as we try to get a handle on the Mil/Gov agency of T69ME1 (I still say it is a station in Maine), Jon, a HF ute monitor in Florida has found them on a new frequency.

Jon wrote, "On the #wunclub IRC channel tonight while monitoring other ALE activity on 6995 U (Chilian Navy) heard some off freq ALE. Tuned to 6997 LSB and got T69ME1 many times. I did some Googling and found your weblog. Now parked on it for the night, 6997 L awaiting anything else."

Thanks Jon. So now we have T69ME1 on the following frequencies (mode is USB unless otherwise indicated): 4490.0 5211.0 6766.0 6800.0 6985.0 6997.0(LSB) 9106.0 10493.0 10816.5 11217.0 11608.5 13242.0 13568.0 14396.5 14653.0 15094.0 16338.5 17458.5 17487.0 kHz.

We also have T43DE1 (Delaware?) on the following frequencies: 10493.0 11608.5 kHz working a NG WMD-CST unit out of New Jersey earlier in the year.

And finally a new one T55WA2 (Washington?) on 7720.0 kHz discovered by Jack Metcalfe recently.

Interesting ALE addresses for sure. Anyone else have anything to add to these stations - frequencies/ID? Drop me some email.

Who are T43DE1 and T69ME1?

Shannon on the UDXF list posted a new frequency for our latest ALE mystery address - T69ME1. As my good friend Hugh has pointed out on the UDXF list T69ME1 is a recent player on the US Gov and the NG military nets. I first reported this station last week on March 23, 2010.

Back in January I saw another player on some of the same frequencies with a similiar ALE address: T43DE1. It was monitored on 10493.0 and 11608.5 kHz.

I can also add another freq for T69ME1 that I have monitored on 13242.0 kHz that didn't make the freq list that Hugh reported. So the current freq list and primary usage is as follows:

4490.0 SHARES SCN ALE Net
9106.0 SHARES SCN ALE Net
10493.0 FEMA National Radio System (FNARS)
10816.5 National Guard STARC Nationwide Net
11608.5 US Army Emergency, Operational Command and Alerting Net
13242.0 SHARES SCN ALE Net
13568.0 National Guard STARC Nationwide Net
14653.0 National Guard STARC Nationwide Net
16338.5 National Guard STARC Nationwide Net
17458.5 National Guard STARC Nationwide Net

My best guess right now is a US Army NG unit. So it will be fun to watch and see what other ALE addresses pop up using the T43DE1 and T69ME1 format and what new frequencies are used by our T69ME1 friend. Anybody out there reading this blog have any insight that they would like to share? Remember I do accept anonymous contributions.