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- From: jpotts@hpspdla.spd.HP.COM (John Potts)
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 14:51:57 GMT
- Subject: Re: Tactical Callsigns (Military) Question.
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- >/ hpspdla:alt.radio.scanner / chow@plasma.icsl.ucla.edu (Elvin Chou) / 11:49 pm Nov 15, 1992 /
- >I'm sorry that this question may be a little inapropriate on this newsgroup
- >, but I got no response on rec.radio.shortwave, and figured there were many
- >people here that might listen to military communication whether it be hf,vhf,
- >uhf, and beyond.
- >
- >1) I was wondering if anybody know of the callsign, ICE07. I heard it on
- > 8997 kHz, a frequency that seems to be used by the USN in Antarctica.
- >
- >2) Has anybody noticed the repeated use of the callsign FOXTROT TANGO on
- > USN frequencies--11191kHz, 4735kHz, etc.? I have heard it used with other
- > 3 character call signs (letter-number-letter and also one char. call signs
- > (letter) Does anyone know what this is? Or what is the PLAYGROUND?
- >
- >3) does anyone know the some of the following callsigns--LONGHAND,MANGNOLIA,
- > BRONSON,BLUESTAR,PINSTRIPE.
- >
- >4) Is there any good references on these military callsigns so I don't have
- > to waste bandwidth asking questions like this.
- >
- >Once again, I am sorry for the HF intrusion on this newsgroup.
- >
- >
- >---Elvin
- > chow@plasma.icsl.ucla.edu
-
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- I don't have the information with me right now but can get it for you.
- I am going on vacation for a couple of weeks and will try to email it to
- you then. I believe there is a book that lists many of the call signs
- that you are hearing and I will try to find out what it is.
-
- The call signs you refer to in item 2 above are Navy tactical calls and
- change quite frequently so a reference might not help you there. The
- PLAYGROUND is the area where a Naval task force is conducting an
- exercise, sometimes with live fire.
-
- A good publication for this information is a magazine called Monitoring
- Times (704-837-9200). Hope to have more info in a few weeks.
-
- Good Luck.
-
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