Strange activity, Military? on 26.920mhz wide FM
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prerunner1982
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Any kind of accent or dialect that might hint at a location?
Sounds interesting...
There is a Redpoint heliport in Brazil...
Sounds interesting...
There is a Redpoint heliport in Brazil...
Numbers station?
That frequency is listed for Pilot to Metro Service out of Travis AFB near San Fransisco.
prcguy
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Where are you? US? What State?
You have a source on that? Haven't seen that listed anywhere before.
Several web sites list it, here is one: Travis Air Force Base code and information
I also see a frequency of 28.557MHz listed so maybe its a typo (269.2MHz?) that propagated to several different sites.
prcguy
I also see a frequency of 28.557MHz listed so maybe its a typo (269.2MHz?) that propagated to several different sites.
prcguy
I've heard traffic similar to that on many of the USAF known HF frequencies. I've heard that sort of traffic dating back as far as I can remember.
Not a reputable site I've even seen, might be outdated. I'll try and give it a listen.
A few more thoughts about this...
Watch the movie Failsafe, or at least read the Wikipedia synopsis of it. Since I'm not paying attention to such things, I don't know if we still do it, but we probably at least practice...
...We used to keep bombers in the air at all times. They would scramble and fly to a predetermined point. At that point, what's supposed to happen is a code is sent to the bomber crew with mission abort instructions. Those instructions were sent via several redundant means, including coded voice messages sent via HF SSB circuits.
Those voice messages sounded exactly like what you're hearing.
As a kid, I could dial up a few known frequencies around 9 and 11 MHz, and almost any day hear things like that. I also heard McClellan AFB making similar transmissions, as well as March AFB a few times. Most of the time it was a code word used as a callsign, so I had no idea who it was. When the band was open, I'd hear the same message repeated out several times over several different transmitters, some strong, some weak and fluttery from multiple hop skip. They definately wanted their message to be heard.
Presumably, if the abort codes didn't reach their destination, the bomber crews would open up the sealed orders of the day carried by the flight crew, and carry out the orders.
I suspect most of the time the coded message is dull routine stuff. But we're not supposed to know either way.
Isn't an exercise underway this wee?
Yes those are EAM you are describing. Emergency Action Messages.
From prior posts, looks like he's in Florida.
Here are the main HF EAM freqs in KHz: All USB (upper sideband): 4724, 6739, 8992, 11175, 13200, 15016.
Rich - Reading, PA
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Rich - Reading, PA
N3VMY
KAG 0096
Maybe a CBer on his Lower "extra" channels lol I listen to these guys all the time on 25 and 26 as well. All sorts of random crazy chatter.
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Very unlikely the PTD and Metro at Travis (and elsewhere) is on HF and in FM. They are just about all on UHF AM, aside from some Army fields. Plus, a radio that will do FM on HF won't be found in any of the common military aircraft. Typo is the best explanation.
fourthhorseman
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Likely..This has been a busy year for training/exercises so far..Will be a busy summer too..
KB7MIB
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Jade Helm, maybe? The one the conspiracy theorists cried about?
Jade Helm 15: The Facts About the Training Exercise Causing Jitters in Texas - ABC News
Oh, wait, that doesn't start til July 15th.
John
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Hooligan
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Are you getting any CTCSS on it? How about recording that freq for a full week, & uploading the recording for us?
Could be anything -- smugglers, fishermen, military, etc.
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