263.925 MHz was active with Doom 51 attempting comms with Red River.
Tags: CONUS
King 31 calling King Ops on UHF SATCOM voice 263.925 MHz.
Tags: CONUS
Unidentified station testing on 269.700 – this might be a freebander station.
Tags: CONUS
250.750 with more USAF VIP C-32A radio checks – Tail 90004 calling Cactus.
Tags: CONUS
Here is one for the oddball column. Someone on 253.650 MHz playing “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley – famous song for Rickrolling – the classic late-2000s internet prank where unsuspecting users click a promising link only to be redirected to the iconic 1987 music video.
Tail 90003, Tail 80002, and SAM 154 calling Cactus on “SATCOM EA” frequency for radio checks. These are Boeing C-32A aircraft operated by the United States Air Force and typically used to transport VIP such as the Vice President, the First Lady, the Secretary of State, and other high-ranking government officials.
Tags: CONUS
Intercepted a series of radio checks on 250.750 MHz from “Tail 10040” calling “Cactus,” likely the USAF VIP Boeing C-40B aircraft (Tail 01-10040), which aligns with previous activity logged on this frequency.
Tags: CONUS
Caught a brief signal transmission on 250.750 MHz featuring a short voice exchange/open mic, which was then followed by an over-the-air clip of “It’s All Over But the Crying” by the Ink Spots.
Tags: CONUS
Aircraft 2160 and Aircraft 902 conducting radio checks on 262.325 SATCOM.
Tags: CONUS
Caught brief voice comms with Payback 90 calling JIATF South on 265.250 MHz.
Very weak and muffled comms from CBP aircraft “Troy 508” calling any station.