Hoya 09 flight calling MudBug and Raymond 12 for checks on VSAT.
Tags: CONUS
Dynamite BCP and Delta BCP both requesting radio checks. Calls from Ironhorse Main and Hitman Main for radio checks as well. All of the usual suspects logged via satellite on the Pacific Ocean Region.
Tags: APAC
251.850 CONUS bird with Outlaw 44 calling Valor Ops for a radio check.
Tags: CONUS
Ice 08 wkg Mac Center reporting SNIPT at time 0426, FL310, estimates BOENZ at 0510 and JEHOO at 0521. McMurdo Weather comes up and gives Ice 08 their PSR forecast for their estimated arrival at 0545 – reports few clouds at 1,500, scattered at 8,000, broken at 15,000, visibility unrestricted with drifting snow, grid wind 240 at 15, temperature -25 and altimeter of 2925.
Tags: APAC, Operation Deep Freeze
Here are some Operation Deep Freeze comms monitored last month on satcom. They seemed to have been having some problems with their HF comms that day.
Mac Center forecaster passing updated PSR information to Ice 07. At 0351, Ice 07 reports position BOENZ and estimates JEHOO at 0402.
Ice 07 checking in with Mac Center for departure clearance back to Christchurch. Ice 07 reports departing Pegasus at 0545, estimates BOENZ at 0614, estimate for 60 South at 0824 and ETA to Christchurch at 1048.
Tags: APAC, Operation Deep Freeze
A lot of activity was noted on 255.350. Lots of radio checks and testing. Multiple stations were logged including: Hawk Ground, Hawk 68, Hawk 07, Dice (sound like – station had a heavy Asian sounding accent) and another unid station.
Tags: APAC
251.850 CONUS: Lengthy radio testing from Aircraft 0108 and Aircraft 5716.
Tags: CONUS
Reach 700, Mac Center and Deep Freeze Ops with UHF satcom checks.
Tags: APAC, Operation Deep Freeze
251.850 CONUS: Aircraft 6709 performing “Uniform 1” ops check.
Tags: CONUS
260.525 PAC: Bulldog Main with commo check. Also noted another station identifying BCP calling Vanguard GCS (sound like).
Tags: APAC