FLEETSATCOM

[Waldo325mvfd]

FLEETSATCOM, does any one know the frequencies?

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[mciupa]

Wouldn't they be digitally encrypted? I'd figure military stuff would be.

Try searching between 260.000- 262.400 mHz and see if you can hear
any clear comm's in that range.

 

[INDY72]

Actually you'd be amazed just how much UHF military is in the clear. All the aviation is clear. Now for the real nitty gritty stuff on ULF, HF, ELF, and the like, yes most of the comms are encrypted and encoded. Most of the Comms youll hear in UHF are actually quite boring, except for stuff near an actual combat zone or during exercises. Considering that the military not only has usage of VHF, UHF, HF, ULF, ELF, and satellite communications,... its a challenge to hear all the action. Not to mention the APCO P-25 fully digital TRS's on board most of your larger Navy Vessels.

 

[Waldo325mvfd]

How low are the ULO frequencies?

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[mciupa]

Check out this chart

http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~etler/spectrum.html

 

[dmaharajh]

UHF Military Satcom Systems
http://milsatcom.tripod.com/uhf_milsats/index.html

FLTSATCOM Band Plan
http://milsatcom.tripod.com/uhf_milsats/fltsatcom.html

 

[Waldo325mvfd]

what do you think that I can moniter with this?

http://www.optoelectronics.com/digitalscout.htm

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[Voyager]

what do you think that I can moniter with this?

http://www.optoelectronics.com/digitalscout.htm

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Nothing. It's a frequency counter. It won't 'monitor' anything.

Joe M.

 

[Waldo325mvfd]

What would I have to get to moniter like space coms,ULF, and others?

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[Voyager]

What would I have to get to moniter like space coms,ULF, and others?

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In generic terms, a communications receiver. The greater the range, generally the more they cost. A scanner would not do it, as the range is only 25-1000 MHz, and you need something much greater.

Joe M.

 

[K2KOH]

Check out ebay, and look for either the Icom IC-R7100 or the R7000. Both are excellent VHF/UHF receivers which can be used to monitor the satellites. Let me just tell you now...these signals are extremely weak, and you might want to look into directional antennas for listening to these birds. They CAN be monitored with VHF/UHF ground plane antennas, but you're better off with the directional.

If you have the bucks, you can get the Icom R8500, which not only monitors VHF/UHF, but also monitors HF. Mind you, none of these three radios support trunking or digital, just conventional frequencies.

Have fun!