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I logged activity from SAM 586 calling Cactus on 250.750 MHz for radio checks.

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263.925 MHz: Tuff 21 (B-52H) calling Red River on CONR-2 for a radio check.

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B-52 Radio Maintenance calling any station and Red River for VSAT ops check.

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263.925 MHz was active with Doom 51 attempting comms with Red River.

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King 31 calling King Ops on UHF SATCOM voice 263.925 MHz.

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Unidentified station testing on 269.700 – this might be a freebander station.

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250.750 with more USAF VIP C-32A radio checks – Tail 90004 calling Cactus.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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