Mid-Air Refueling over Nova Scotia

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The E-4B was heard eastbound the other day on their WBFM 337.300 UHF Air/ground link system or GEP radio system
Possible bleed over? They usually turn this system off when overseas as few ground stations
there to receive it.Strong signals come from this system.The Navy E-6B's also use GEP system as well.

(UHF-LOS (Line Of Sight) system, is used
to provide up to 12 in-the-clear full duplex voice grade telephone
circuits via a FM-FDM-SSB link in the 225-400 mhz band to Ground Entry
Points (GEPs). The GEPs are located on AT&T microwave towers at
hardened underground switching centers (nuclear bomb proof bunkers)
which are mostly located along the routes of the old hardened
transcontinental coaxial cables. There are also GEPs located at some
military bases and the various underground command and control bunkers
(such as site R). GEP coverage of the US is less extensive than the E/F
coverage but has been provided along most routes that AF-1 often
travels. There are GEPs in other places around the world outside of
the continental US as well.)
 
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1115z As I wrote the above coincidently a local E-6B out of Pax River is up on their normal GEP
338.950.They don't use this all the time and switch it on and off as they have Satcoms as well.
Just a strong open WBFM carrier and sometimes you hear muffled voice coms and phone line in background.
I leave this freq in rotation as lets you know sometimes when a E-6B is up and about.

Off topic but here are your Hornets doing work overseas this past week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsGPPXwAzCc
 
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Anyone recognize AE4EC0 ? It's showing full mode s and showing in PlanePlotter but I can't find any ID. It can't be that mysterious or it wouldn't be doing Lat/Long but I don't know what it is. Heading SW over NS now.
 

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Anyone recognize AE4EC0 ? It's showing full mode s and showing in PlanePlotter but I can't find any ID. It can't be that mysterious or it wouldn't be doing Lat/Long but I don't know what it is. Heading SW over NS now.
Been reported as "P-8A - P8 (168439) - USN VP-16 [KNIP] JACKSONVILLE NAS"
 

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Maine88 / shuck80

MAINE88 (KC-135, 59-1488) is attempting to contact SHUCK80 on AR20 Primary, 341.750 & secondary 349.700. 1640Z
AR20-NE is scheduled for activity at this time. 1643Z
SHUCK80 is talking with Moncton center...looking for Maine88 1645Z
 

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Anyone know what Clean 32/33 were up to overnight? Both passed over smack in the middle of the AR alt range just before Midnight Atlantic time.
 
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