173.8875 FAA?

[Marcy57]

Been copying a signal on here for awhile sounds like a
control channel ? or some type of Digital trans.? but it
ID, s in CW every 5 minutes or so 'FAAXAC(?) think Y
it is S6/7 here strong CW is vy fast but gave it my best !
but def 100% starts with FAA ...to me it is FAAXACY ..
thats what I got...73,s Marcy

 

[ecps92]

Been copying a signal on here for awhile sounds like a
control channel ? or some type of Digital trans.? but it
ID, s in CW every 5 minutes or so 'FAAXAC(?) think Y
it is S6/7 here strong CW is vy fast but gave it my best !
but def 100% starts with FAA ...to me it is FAAXACY ..
thats what I got...73,s Marcy

ACY = Atlantic City
FAA = Odd, as this freq is also a BATFE Tac channel, as well as BP in AZ, FBI in MI, but no FAA that I've encountered

 

[Marcy57]

Thanks...vy good cpy here... so my CW
was correct awesome !...73,s Marcy

 

[RaleighGuy]

ID, s in CW every 5 minutes or so 'FAAXAC(?) think Y
starts with FAA ...to me it is FAAXACY ..

I've run across many pieces of equipment that have been repurposed where they do not remove the old CW or other form of ID. Case in point my county TRS still IDs with a call sign (WPIX11) from a Department Store that expired over ten years ago.

 

[kevino]

I've run across many pieces of equipment that have been repurposed where they do not remove the old CW or other form of ID. Case in point my county TRS still IDs with a call sign (WPIX11) from a Department Store that expired over ten years ago.

FWIW, WPIX 11 is a New York TV station. The mystery deepens! 🤔

 

[Marcy57]

hmm?, went out for a bike ride came back , gone now!
have to try agn tom. tks for everyone,s help.. Marcy

 

[Marcy57]

hmm?, went out for a bike ride came back , gone now!
have to try agn tom. tks for everyone,s help.. Marcy

Back on this morning but weaker ....condx not
as good , with the usual CW ID,s ...maybe some
NJ area members can cpy better than me here
today? Marcy

 

[ecps92]

hmm?, went out for a bike ride came back , gone now!
have to try agn tom. tks for everyone,s help.. Marcy

Maybe one/two or more of the forum members from the ACY area might see what they can hear

 

[dave3825]

Been copying a signal on here for awhile sounds like a
control channel ?

ACY = Atlantic City

Maybe one/two or more of the forum members from the ACY area might see what they can hear

If only the post was made a few hours earlier, I could have had a listen while I was confirming for myself that Tropicana casino trs is 100 percent encrypted.

 

[AM909]

... CW every 5 minutes or so 'FAAXAC(?) think Y ...

Can you post a recording for us to confirm? I record and then replay at 0.5x with Win Media Player or whatever to help read the really fast or noisy ones.

Have you heard it with multiple types of radio (to eliminate it being an image)?

 

[Marcy57]

First question,No I did not record it but copied better
this afternoon it,s "FAAXACY"

Second question , no only on my R8600 there are alot of
RR members around the NY/NJ area that could have a go
at it.

73,s Marcy

 

[Marcy57]

Well today they added "MAINT" to the end of the CW ID
vy strange was not there yesterday ..so today the full ID
is "FAA/ACY/MAINT" 73,s Marcy

 

[nr2d]

273.8875 MHz is assigned to the FAA tech center in Atlantic City/ Egg Harbor Twp, NJ. Why they would add the "/maint" I do know though.

 

[Marcy57]

???..you mean 173.8875 ? and "you do know"?
why they added it?..Marcy

 

[Marcy57]

I,m sorry I do not understand your post ?
73,s Marcy

 

[ecps92]

173.8875 MHz is assigned to the FAA tech center in Atlantic City/ Egg Harbor Twp, NJ. Why they would add the "/maint" I do know though.

what is the use for it ?
No report of Voice *(PL/DPL/NAC) other than a CWID

 

[TerryPavlick]

Here is some data from 2014 (I reduced the data size to only show Atlantic City related information)

Original link is here.... http/www.scannerdigest.com/files/phlcomm-misc-military-2014.pdf but comes up with a warning on download.

Was easier to download and modify then dig around my office for the original book.

 

[ecps92]

Here is some data from 2014 (I reduced the data size to only show Atlantic City related information)

Original link is here.... http/www.scannerdigest.com/files/phlcomm-misc-military-2014.pdf but comes up with a warning on download.

Was easier to download and modify then dig around my office for the original book.

OT - we know SD went silent, years ago - but the pages live - anyone know why they stopped publishing so suddenly ?

 

[nr2d]

???..you mean 173.8875 ? and "you do know"?
why they added it?..Marcy

Sorry fat fingers it is 173.8875 MHz. Again skinny fingers. I don't know why they added it. Maybe an attempt to better ID the frequency. I do know that that is not a frequency assignment for maintenance.

 

[nr2d]

what is the use for it ?
No report of Voice *(PL/DPL/NAC) other than a CWID

It's used for comms at the FAA Tech Center.