Looks like our first tropical system commin!

[INDY72]

They are sending a flight from Keesler today to check it out, but it looks as if we will be getting big time rain at the least out of this system.

 

[INDY72]

BTW,.. Anyone that monitors Keesler AFB, if you get the callsign of the Hurrican Spotter's Aircraft, and the freq's its using, post it would ya??? Thanks in advance.

 

[darrendotcom]

Aircraft call signs are "TEAL-nn" (where nn is a 2-digit number), "NOAA-42", "NOAA-43 and "NOAA-49"
Hurricane reconnaissance aircraft now primarily use milsat to relay recon data to the National Hurricane Center.

US Global High Frequency System (GHFS) frequencies
03407.0 USB National Hurricane Center air-gnd "ALPHA"
04724.0 USB Hurricane hunter acft - GHFS
05211.0 USB SHARES - FEMA National Emergency Coord Net (night pri)
05562.0 USB National Hurricane Center air-gnd "BRAVO"
05610.0 USB National Hurricane Center air-gnd "CHARLIE"
06673.0 USB National Hurricane Center air-gnd "DELTA"
06712.0 USB USAF GHFS SAR
06739.0 USB Hurricane hunter acft - GHFS guarded by Ascension
07507.0 USB USN/USCG hurricane net (pri)
07508.5 USB FAA Caribbean hurricane net
08876.0 USB National Hurricane Center air-gnd "ECHO"
08968.0 USB Hurricane hunter acft - GHFS
08992.0 USB Hurricane hunter acft - GHFS guarded by Ascension
09380.0 USB USN/USCG hurricane net (sec)
10015.0 USB National Hurricane Center air-gnd "FOXTROT"
10493.0 USB SHARES - FEMA National Emergency Coordination Net (day pri)
11175.0 USB Hurricane hunter acft - GHFS guarded by Ascension
13200.0 USB Hurricane hunter acft - GHFS
13267.0 USB National Hurricane Center air-gnd "GOLF"
15016.0 USB Hurricane hunter acft - GHFS guarded by Ascension
17901.0 USB National Hurricane Center air-gnd "HOTEL"
17976.0 USB Hurricane hunter acft - GHFS
21937.0 USB National Hurricane Center air-gnd "INDIA"

 

[INDY72]

TY darren!

 

[Thunderbolt]

Didn't most of the primary communications from the Hurricane Hunters move to a satellite system a few years back? However, I read they still use HF as a backup, should the new system fail.

 

[INDY72]

Yes but what I am interested in is the primary ops freqs that the aircraft operate on, if different from the KAFB freqs.

 

[darrendotcom]

I found some old frequencies for them. I am not sure if they still use them or not.
304.800
349.900