Anti Sub Exercise

[SCPD]

Caught this one tonight about 3:20UTC 11:20EST

Thanks to Brandon/Token & everyone on #Wunclub on IRC
Anti Sub Exercise out of Whidbey Island (Washington State)

Recording here
HDSDR 20110812 031216Z 9005kHz AF by mikexeno on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free

 

[R1VINCE]

Nice catch!!!
Still going on now - catching comms here @0529z

 

[Token]

Still going at 1530 UTC on August 12. Aircraft "412" and "Primetime 801" have been working with "Habitat" this morning.

At 1528 UTC 801 confirmed with Habitat that the target had "come up" for a com break. One assumes this means a communications check from the submarine. Habitat responded that the last known position for the target was at 1033 UTC, so they were working on 5 hour old data.

T!

 

[ridgescan]

I got this last night in the 0600utc and I have it now-but on both the r71 and the r75 I have it centered on 9005.40khz.

 

[Token]

I got this last night in the 0600utc and I have it now-but on both the r71 and the r75 I have it centered on 9005.40khz.

ridgescan, that (9005.4 kHz USB) is the correct center freq.

T!

 

[mkrubsack]

Heard them in Central Cal at 1620 UTC.

 

[ridgescan]

ridgescan, that (9005.4 kHz USB) is the correct center freq.

T!

thanks Token

 

[SCPD]

Still going at 1530 UTC on August 12. Aircraft "412" and "Primetime 801" have been working with "Habitat" this morning.

At 1528 UTC 801 confirmed with Habitat that the target had "come up" for a com break. One assumes this means a communications check from the submarine. Habitat responded that the last known position for the target was at 1033 UTC, so they were working on 5 hour old data.

T!

PRIMETIME P-3C, NAS Whidbey Island
HABITAT CP TSCC, NAS Whidbey Island

For those who may not know NAS Whidbey Island is the premier naval aviation installation in the Pacific Northwest and home of all Navy tactical electronic attack squadrons.

Unfortunately Im not hearing anything here on the east coast Im hoping propagation conditions improve as the evening progresses.

 

[Token]

Yep, they have kept at least one P-3 in the air over the op area for the last 20+ or so hours. Callsigns of Primetime 801, 802, 803, 804, and 805 have been heard. A callsign of 412 was also heard, but I have no firm idea what that might have been, I believe, based on comments made, that it might have been a helo.

Transmissions are sometimes frequent, sometimes there is up to 10 minutes between transmissions. most of the TXs are pretty dull, but there are some real gems in there also. Lots of TXs are secure, but lots in the clear also.

They are working with at least one sub, and laying sonobouy lines. Naturally, they have Link up also, I believe their HF secondary freq for Link is 13206.

If you come into the #wunclub IRC give me a ring, I can hook you up to my audio stream, it has been on this freq since shortly after the activity was first reported.

T!

 

[zguy1243]

9.005.40 USB S-5 to S-7 signals from the exercise into north Georgia tonight.

 

[SCPD]

Im getting sporadic voice comms here in RI. Some in the clear some encrypted. Also getting ALE from time to time mixed in as well. Not a lot of activity overall though. Are you getting a lot of stuff on your end zguy?

 

[zl2taw]

rx them here in Brisbane @ 1853utc
sorry about the quality

HRD 2011-08-13 185335 by vk4taw on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free

 

[SCPD]

ZL2taw: Nice and clear catch you recorded. You can hear the stress in the comms

 

[rdale]

Caught this one tonight about 3:20UTC 11:20EST

320UTC = 1020pm EST so be careful of your time conversions...

 

[SCPD]

320UTC = 1020pm EST so be careful of your time conversions...

No, I think it would 1120 EST.

UTC is only -7 from west coast so that would make it -4 from east.

 

[SCPD]

I think i meant GMT