Military Low VHF Comms are active!

[N6HHR]

I'm 2 miles north of JFTB LosAl. Thanks for a couple new ones! And I can confirm there's helicopter traffic on 41.500 here.

 

[Teotwaki]

Ok so just for clarification, that list isn't a result of an incremental step search then, just a guide that you use. As you are tracking down activity via the display, you haven't been receiving or noting activity above 71.3 then?

Sorry just wanting to make sure I am following. Thanks.

The list is a result of what I have recently discovered, what I have consistently heard over the years and what others have reported as hearing on a regular basis from their locations. I've shared the list so that others can see what they have a chance to hear.

For example, I had forgotten about Fort Hood and when reminded about it I added it back into the list and have since heard new (to me) activity. When I am sitting at the radio desk I will also try manually trolling through the 30 - 88 range using the 8600's spectrum display and other times I will scan/search a small set of band limits. Meanwhile the R7100 is actively scanning what is on the list.

Your results may vary based on location, receiving setup, propagation, time of day etc. Because I am regularly hearing Fort Bragg I am encouraging others to give monitoring this frequency range a try.

 

[Teotwaki]

I'm 2 miles north of JFTB LosAl. Thanks for a couple new ones! And I can confirm there's helicopter traffic on 41.500 here.

That's excellent news! Be sure to share with us what you hear.

 

[prcguy]

I'm a bit disappointed with my XG-100M low band. I have it stuffed with lots of mil channels and only one has what looks to be ALE. And it is weak.
Sucks being stuck between 33 and 48 Mhz.
Maybe time to dig out the old WJ9026 and get it working again. I know it will work well.

The XG-100M receives the full 30-50MHz range, just program for receive and leave the tx field blank.

 

[mancow]

That's good!

 

[spacellamaman]

The list is a result of what I have recently discovered, what I have consistently heard over the years and what others have reported as hearing on a regular basis from their locations. I've shared the list so that others can see what they have a chance to hear.

For example, I had forgotten about Fort Hood and when reminded about it I added it back into the list and have since heard new (to me) activity. When I am sitting at the radio desk I will also try manually trolling through the 30 - 88 range using the 8600's spectrum display and other times I will scan/search a small set of band limits. Meanwhile the R7100 is actively scanning what is on the list.

Your results may vary based on location, receiving setup, propagation, time of day etc. Because I am regularly hearing Fort Bragg I am encouraging others to give monitoring this frequency range a try.

understood, much obliged.

 

[kkn50]

Here is what I have logged this year from my location in San Antonio TX.

30.0250 150.0 US MIL - "Rattlesnake Radio. FM is 40.6."
30.1500 150.0 US MIL
30.2500 150.0 US MIL
30.2750 150.0 US MIL
30.3000 150.0 US MIL "ten miles to the west of the ranch", "over Cedar Creek", "
30.4750 150.0 US MIL
30.5000 150.0 US MIL - possible Ft Sill
30.6000 150.0 US MIL "nothing heard, out"
30.8000 150.0 US MIL
31.0000 150.0 US MIL "This is triage, radio check, over"
31.1000 150.0 US MIL -" Range Control this is 325QDB, radio check"
31.2750 150.0 US MIL
31.3000 150.0 US MIL - Range Control
31.5000 150.0 US MIL
31.7000 150.0 MIL - Canadian accents?
32.0250 150.0 US MIL
32.0500 150.0 US MIL "Permission to leave Camp Crusher and start heading back" "Misery Base" "Raptor 02"
32.1000 150.0 US MIL - Airfield
32.1500 150.0 US MIL
32.3250 150.0 US MIL
32.3500 150.0 US MIL - "Guard Ops"
32.3750 150.0 US MIL - Helos
32.5000 150.0 US MIL
32.6000 150.0 US MIL "end of mission, three vehicles burning"
32.7000 150.0 US MIL
32.8250 150.0 US MIL - Possible Lowe Army Heliport, Ft Rucker AL
32.9000 150.0 US MIL
33.1000 150.0 US MIL "was an element of a larger terrorist transport, moving southwest to northeast" "reconfirm enemy's last <fade>" "smoke now" "71A fire mission, fire when ready"
33.9500 150.0 US MIL "Romeo One, radio check"
34.0000 150.0 US MIL
34.0250 150.0 US MIL
34.1000 150.0 US MIL "Be advised the East Arm Pass will be closed"
34.2000 150.0 US MIL
34.6000 150.0 US MIL - Flight following
34.7500 150.0 US MIL
34.8750 150.0 US MIL
35.0000 150.0 US MIL
36.3000 150.0 US MIL
36.4500 150.0 US MIL - "frequency is 36 575"
36.5750 150.0 US MIL
36.8000 150.0 US MIL - Shiner
36.9000 150.0 US MIL - Martindale Army Heliport Ops, San Antonio TX
37.0000 150.0 US MIL
38.3500 150.0 US MIL - Air Traffic Control, Butts Army Air Field, CO
38.5000 150.0 US MIL - Range Control, possible Ft Chaffee
38.6500 150.0 US MIL
40.0000 150.0 US MIL
40.1250 150.0 US MIL with casualty report
40.6000 150.0 US MIL - Helos "Forty Sixty FM"
41.6000 150.0 US MIL
41.9500 150.0 US MIL "BEARMAT" - Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms CA
45.1000 150.0 US MIL "proceed to fire point" "two rounds" "just outside of the range of 50k, expect it to be an issue"
49.7000 150.0 US MIL - Helos "They had us fly into the clouds" "I'm gonna cancel my IFR and just go VFR in"

 

[Teotwaki]

GREAT list KKN50! I will add yours to my scan list to see which ones I can hear.

Jim