Did anyone see the article in USA today 11/13/14 about resumption of Russian Long Range Bomber Flights near USA near Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Any HF Frequencies to hear them on? I have recent article in The Spectrum Monitor on this issue, anything else out there. Airforces Magazine also has article tittle " The Bear is Back ".
Russia to Restart Long Range Bomber flights near USA
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Hobbyists have been logging Russian freqs for years and there are DOZENS of them, Im only posting the most common ones logged from around the world.
Russian Air Force 'Tu-95 Bear Net'
Spring Schedule
8029 CW
8090 USB
8170 CW
Tu-95 Summer Schedule
8895 CW
8909 USB
Tu-95 Winter Schedule
8033 USB
8162 CW
I highly recommend subscribing to HFmonitors and UDXF on Yahoogroups and making the Numbers and Oddities Newsletters part of your regular reading routine.
Russian Air Force 'Tu-95 Bear Net'
Spring Schedule
8029 CW
8090 USB
8170 CW
Tu-95 Summer Schedule
8895 CW
8909 USB
Tu-95 Winter Schedule
8033 USB
8162 CW
I highly recommend subscribing to HFmonitors and UDXF on Yahoogroups and making the Numbers and Oddities Newsletters part of your regular reading routine.
Thanks for the info on Frquencies
Thanks all who posted to my request
Thanks all who posted to my request
joeuser
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I was going to ask this question myself
A resent article on Milcom Monitoring Post also reported 8112 and 8131 as "new" winter freqs for TU-95 net activity.
Milcom Monitoring Post: Russian TU-95MS Bear Net heard on new winter freq
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If the cold war is over and the Russians have disarmed their nukes why are they practicing bomber runs near the US.
I hope NORAD is still on their toes. I would make sure they get a fighter escort whenever they get near, show of force so to speak.
It's amazing what a F-35 off your left wing will do for a practice flight.
I hope NORAD is still on their toes. I would make sure they get a fighter escort whenever they get near, show of force so to speak.
It's amazing what a F-35 off your left wing will do for a practice flight.
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Sure would be a shame if numerous people happened to be sitting on those freqs while doing intensive antenna tuning.
Be sure to download the Numbers & Oddities newsletters (especially #180) and look for Russian Navy freqs.
The G20 Summit is underway in Australia, Russia and Australia are not on the best of terms so Russia sent some warships down under. Australia also dispatched some of their own warships to head off Russia's warships so things could get interesting on shortwave the next few days.
UPDATE: Third Australian ship sent to confront Russian naval convoy as politicians play down tensions talk - 9news.com.au
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...ps-north-of-Australia-in-puerile-display.html
The G20 Summit is underway in Australia, Russia and Australia are not on the best of terms so Russia sent some warships down under. Australia also dispatched some of their own warships to head off Russia's warships so things could get interesting on shortwave the next few days.
UPDATE: Third Australian ship sent to confront Russian naval convoy as politicians play down tensions talk - 9news.com.au
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...ps-north-of-Australia-in-puerile-display.html
Make sure you keep NORAD in your radios. If a Bear violates US airspace and is within 100 miles of your listening post, I guarantee you will hear ANG pilots attempting to contact the Russian pilots on one of the two Guard channels.
121.5000 VHF Guard
243.0000 UHF Guard
283.7500 Blue 1
254.2000 Blue 4
243.6000 Blue 5
364.2000 Blue 7 AICC
320.6000 Blue 9
234.6000 Blue 10
252.0000 Blue 11
265.4000 Blue 14
271.0000 Blue 15
282.6000 Blue 17
288.4000 Blue 19
295.8000 Blue 20
362.3000 Blue 21
320.6000 Blue 24
324.0000 Blue 25
364.8000 Blue 31
387.0000 Blue 33
300.1250 Blue 40
240.0500 Blue 42
320.9000 Blue 55
321.3000 Blue 60
121.5000 VHF Guard
243.0000 UHF Guard
283.7500 Blue 1
254.2000 Blue 4
243.6000 Blue 5
364.2000 Blue 7 AICC
320.6000 Blue 9
234.6000 Blue 10
252.0000 Blue 11
265.4000 Blue 14
271.0000 Blue 15
282.6000 Blue 17
288.4000 Blue 19
295.8000 Blue 20
362.3000 Blue 21
320.6000 Blue 24
324.0000 Blue 25
364.8000 Blue 31
387.0000 Blue 33
300.1250 Blue 40
240.0500 Blue 42
320.9000 Blue 55
321.3000 Blue 60
Back in the day NORAD also had nets on HF and SATCOM
HF was, may still be 9023 kHz USB
SATCOM
Various freqs on UFO 243-270 MHz WFM 5/25 kHz channel split
HF was, may still be 9023 kHz USB
SATCOM
Various freqs on UFO 243-270 MHz WFM 5/25 kHz channel split
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F-22s from Elmendorf continue to intercept Bears regularly off the coast of Alaska, just like the F-15Cs did up through the 1990s.
If you notice, virtually all the stock photos the media use for visuals for their stories are from the Alaskan F-15C intercepts (you'll see the "AK" on the vertical stabilizers).
I was always curious about catching one of those Bears on HF, so I'll start monitoring those freqs Bryan posted--thanks Bryan!
If you notice, virtually all the stock photos the media use for visuals for their stories are from the Alaskan F-15C intercepts (you'll see the "AK" on the vertical stabilizers).
I was always curious about catching one of those Bears on HF, so I'll start monitoring those freqs Bryan posted--thanks Bryan!
These TU-95 bears the ones with the big hump on the bottom of the fuselage are usually reconnaissance aircraft. Do the Soviets (classic) still have acess to a runway in Cuba? I know the Russians supposedly closed lourdes cuba which was a spy monitoring out post. One thing I have always wondered about the bear bombers is how much havoc they cause on the trans ocean international airline routes. I doubt the bears are checking in with the HF Airinc and HF air traffic controllers.
joeuser
The Wretched
I didn't think those 95's had the range even over the pole... So I'd guess it would be Cuba, West of Alaska, & around/over the Barents & Kara seas...
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Sorry 'bout that. Didn't mean to open a can of worms. My apologies.
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Dunno about SATCOM, but I have what sounds like Link-11 on 9023 USB right now at 0453z. One sender very strong, one somewhat weak.
Mike
Tu-95's are definitely long range bombers. They have roughly an equivalent range to that of a B-52 -- over 8000 nautical miles unrefueled.
It's the Backfire bombers (a rough equivalent to our now disused FB-111) that had a range of around 3-4000 miles.
I guess it's time for me to check those frequencies and see if I hear anything. I haven't been monitoring the utility frequencies lately. That 'W' beacon I read about on one of the links posted here might be the easiest one to listen for.
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