Norad Phrase "sweet, sweet"

[Oakland_Tower]

I have recently been monitoring NORAD freqs here in the SF Bay Area. On several occasions an aircraft will call Big Foot (today on Blue7) and ask for a "modes & codes check". Big Foot responded "sweet, sweet". This sounds like the aircraft is asking for a transponder check and the reply is that it is normal. Is this correct? Also, has anyone heard any Combat Air Patrol (CAP) flights over the S F Bay Area lately? Thanks.

Dave,
Fremont CA

 

[CalebATC]

hmm... never have heard that before.

It does sound logical though, and you are probably correct. That isn't any NATO brevity I am away of. Have you heard anything besides "Sweet, Sweet?"

Caleb

 

[GROCKSHD]

If it has the same meaning as what is used in the Navy. Sweet, sweet. Means everything is correct, normal, or good to go.

 

[Oakland_Tower]

There are a lot of Navy jets working out in the ocean and that is probably what is meant. I didn't know it was common Navy slang, and perhaps used by other services as well. Thanks all for the input.

 

[CalebATC]

Yeah, thanks.

I have never heard that ether. The last month before I left Florida, there was tons of CAP by some VFA-106 birds.... never heard sweet before.

Thanks!

 

[N8CBG]

I’ve heard this in reference to the data link between aircraft being good or bad as;

“Timber Sweet” or “Timber Sour”

 

[autovon]

They are checking modes and codes. Sweet sweet is good and sweet sour is bad.

 

[GROCKSHD]

When I was in Iraq monitoring all the centrix and radio traffic on watch the helos would say "parrot india is sweet sweet".

 

[GROCKSHD]

Oh yeah parrot India is a IFF interrogator/transponder