U.S. Customs Frequencies and Info

U.S. Customs Callsigns

Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 04:35:45 -0500
From: KNY2VS 
Subject: [WUN] LOGS

HF logs following are from early 2/18/00 UTC:

0443z 8971.0 BLUESTAR and TOMAHAWK establishing contact in USB then into ANDVT

0500z 8971.0 BLUE STAR calling GREYHOUND, nothing heard here

0515z 8992.0 Navy XG2T via Hickam pp to duty office XXX-2820

0530z 8971.0 TOMAHAWK calling ?? 05 (missed callsign of called party but it
was a 05), TOMAHAWK called this unit and said "...this is TOMAHAWK on
secondary HF, over."  This is the first I've heard of 8971.0 being referred
to as secondary and begs the obvious question that if this is the
secondary, where's the primary HF?

0554z 8971.0 Another long BEEEEP at maximum signal strength, which I've
begun referring to as the Eardrum Integrity Test because if you happen to
have headphones on when this comes on that's exactly what it is.

0604z 11175.0 EAM 30 characters 6OJG43 etc. from Andrews, YL operator
sounded ill, hope she is OK

0614z 8983.0 CAMSLANT working CAMSPAC for radio check

0625z 8971.0 Unid ANDVT

0628z 8971.0 TOMAHAWK calling ?? 05 again, still didn't catch the callword
for the 05 unit

0716z 8971.0 Unid ANDVT

0803z 11175.0 Navy VJ457 via Hickam pp to DSN 820-4592, called party
referred to himself as HABITAT and was also called HABITAT by VJ457.
Pronounced as HOB-EE-TOT

0810z 11175.0 BONE 12 (Ellsworth B-1B) via Hickam pp to RAYMOND 33,
reported refueling with ANG

0825z 11175.0 BONE 12 via Hickam, pp to (??) for wx at Ellsworth and
McConnell. Mention made of freezing fog at Ellsworth, BONE 12 expressed
concern about the possibility of icing, may have decided to divert to
McConnell


73 DE John, KNY2VS, KC2FNG, NYSING-33
Monitoring near Niagara Falls, NY (43.02N-78.88W)
 http://www.buffnet.net/~kny2vs/welcome.htm
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Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 23:56:06 -0500
From: KNY2VS 
Subject: [WUN] LOGS

Time to catch up on posting logs before I get too far behind:

2/15/00 UTC

1010z 9016.0 RING BOLT (NCS) and ROLl CALL establishing contact in USB,
ROLl CALL requested secure check, both stations switched to ANDVT

1938z 11175.0 ANDREWS with 6-char. message FOR ROLL CALL (YG64SD)

2/17/00 UTC

0505z 8971.0 GREYHOUND calling and raising HUNTER 02 and requested secure
comms, HUNTER 02 advised unable; at 0510z TOMAHAWK also called HUNTER 02
and requested green comms but HUNTER 02 could not copy, seemed to QSDY
possibly to SATCOM

0556z 8971.0 5KE (fair here) working D8T (unheard here) for brief QSO

0601z 8971.0 BLUESTAR calling HUNTER 02 no joy

0646z 8971.0 BLUESTAR calling HUNTER 02 no joy

0827z 8971.0 BLUESTAR calling HUNTER 02, then GREYHOUND, then "any station
this net" no joy

0829z 8971.0 HUNTER 02 calling BLUESTAR no joy

0839z 8971.0 The beeeeeep tone familiar to many of us who monitor this
frequency a lot, at full scale on my ereceiver's S-meter

0841z 8971.0 HUNTER 02 calling BLUESTAR, thus initiating a period of about
an hour during which BLUESTAR and HUNTER 02 tried repeatedly to establish
contact with one another but were weak/unreadable to one another. HUNTER 02
attempting to pass POSREP to BLUE STAR, covered by unid ANDVT; BLUE STAR
again calling "any station this net" for signal check with no joy at 0855z,
and so on for almost an hour.

0921z 8971.0 5KE (fair here) working D8T (still unheard here) for another
very brief QSO

0939z 8971.0 HUNTER 02 finally establishes contact with BLUESTAR, passes
POSREP, then into ANDVT

0956z 8971.0 HUNTER 02 working BLUESTAR, reported "Alpha in 30 minutes" and
requested that BLUESTAR "please pass along to my ground crew that I will be
Alpha in 30 minutes"

As I was typing this (2/18/00 0443z), 8971.0 has been active again with
BLUESTAR establishing contact in USB with TOMAHAWK and then going into ANDVT.

73 DE John, KNY2VS, KC2FNG, NYSING-33
Monitoring near Niagara Falls, NY (43.02N-78.88W)

http://www.buffnet.net/~kny2vs/welcome.html
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Date: Sat, 25 Sep 1999 22:46:03 -0400
From: "Rick \"RD\" Baker" 
Subject: Re: [WUN] 8912 kHz
>Does anyone know if this frequency is still used for that purpose?  >Also
do they send any "in the clear" voice transmissions on that >frequency or is
it all secure?

    Yes indeed it is a part of that U.S. Customs system,reportedly channel 2.
    Like any of the Customs freqs, clear voice can be found infrequently. 

    Some WUN logs:

    8912   "46" 2120 USB wkg PING PONG (Customs Op Center
    TX) for landing conditions at PING PONG. PING PONG advised they will 
    be met by the "boys in khaki, not the boys in blue." (Hmm...sounds serious) 
    Immediately followed by "390" on "CS3" (this 8912   freq apparently) 
    wkg HAMMER re: receiving a constantant key on the primary UHF.  
    HAMMER: "We are aware of the problem.".(JJ)

    8912   SERVICE CENTER U.S. Customs back-up DIACC, 1532 USB Oklahoma City, OK, 
    clg WGY9410 no joy, & back to    scan.

    8912   RAZORBACK 0512 USB wkg JT4 to adv he is tracking target heading south. (HF)

    8912 COTTON 207 0012 USB clg/wkg COTTON 201 for rdo ck's on U.S. Customs 
    COTHERN Ch.2, ltr 'Service Center' also clg/wkg 201 for same.

    My last clear logging on 8912 was in April, so some    patience pays off.


RD
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Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 18:44:19 -0700 (PDT)
From: Lindsay Blanton 
Subject: [WUN] Interdiction Operations - 6246.6 USB

6246.6 USB - 9/21/99 - 01:08 UTC

GANTSEC, GREMLIN-03, SHARK-07, ORANGE CARD all in comms in the clear and ADVNT
encyphered speech.

GREMLIN-03 requests GANTSEC relay to SHARK-07 and ORANGE GUARD to meet on
primary uniform freq (UHF).  GANTSEC also reports that HF Codes are on a new day.  

GREMLIN-03 was initially having problems with his ADVNT terminal....

- -Lb
Lindsay C. Blanton
LC BLanton Consulting Inc.
http://www.lcblanton.com
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To: radiomonitors@onelist.com, wun@qth.net, milcom@qth.net
From: KNY2VS 
Reply-To: KNY2VS 
Subject: [WUN] Re: [radiomonitors] Information on 11.178 Net
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1999 18:48:04 -0400

At 09:06 AM 09/16/1999 EDT, you wrote:
>From: Rapbep@aol.com
>
>All,
>
>Lately there's been a flurry of activity on 11.178 involving units in the 
>Western Caribbean Basin.  In case some of you are interested here's what
I've 
>come up with based on my listening to the net:



>Pirahna Sierra: Probably a US asset based on accent of speaker. Not sure if 
>he is afloat, on shore or an aircraft. My guess that he is afloat.


At 0338z on 9/18/99, myself and a couple of others on IRC heard Pirhana
Sierra working Orange Guard and gave a position report: 16.8N/85.33W

This position is off the north coast of Honduras, somewhat in the vicinity
of Aguan and not that far from the mouth of the Aguan River.

Also heard GANTSEC pop up on the frequency at 0522z for a short QSO with
CHARLIE 2, and VICTOR ECHO working ORANGE GUARD at 0731z.

Last night (9/19/99 UTC, wee hours of the local morning) I was kind of busy
here and didn't do any logging, but this net was again quite active with
the same players you and others have mentioned - SHARK ##, ORANGE GUARD,
VICTOR ECHO, and I heard GANTSEC at least once. I concur that this seems to
be an international antidrug mission of some sort. I also note that since
logs of this net on 11178 began getting posted to this list, as well as WUN
and Milcom, there have been hardly any logs posted for 8971/4739 which is
where we've noted much such activity in the past.

I'm not sure if this is because the activities have been moved here, or
because everybody who used to be listening to 8971/4739 has been too busy
monitoring 11178 to catch anything on the 8971/4739 pair, but it seems to
be something worth thinking about. I do know that the SHARK ## and GREMLIN
## reported on 11178 are players that have been frequently heard on
8971/4739, and that "tentative" IDs of other assets heard on 8971/4739 (in
particular HUNTER ## as RAF Nimrod(s) on antidrug missions, and the same
Dutch Navy trigraphs now being reported on 11178) sure make it seem like
the same gang at times.

Maybe they didn't like the well-known 8971/4739 "rushing noise" either?


73 DE John, KNY2VS (NYSING-33, WUN, MilCom, UTE-TALK)
http://www.buffnet.net/~kny2vs/welcome.html
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To: radiomonitors@onelist.com, wun@qth.net,milcom@qth.net
From: Rapbep@aol.com
Subject: [WUN] Re: [MilCom] Re: [radiomonitors] Information on 11.178 Net
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1999 20:10:04 EDT


All,

During this flurry of acty on 11.178 I've been checking the 8971/4739 pair as

well as the 6246.6 & 6815.6 just to see what's going on.  I think there may 
be some correlation on the 6815.6 & 6246.6 pair.  But the only thing I heard 
on the 8971/4739 pair is some routine USN P-3s (Wafer). 

John, you could be right in that they have switched to the 11.178 for 
readability purposes.  


Ron - Utility Station Monitoring
Maryland, USA
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To: milcom@qth.net, radiomonitors@onelist.com, WUN@qth.net
From: Rapbep@aol.com
Reply-To: Rapbep@aol.com
Subject: [WUN] Information on 11.178 Net
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 09:06:34 EDT

All,

Lately there's been a flurry of activity on 11.178 involving units in the 
Western Caribbean Basin.  In case some of you are interested here's what I've

come up with based on my listening to the net:

1. There are two different activities on this freq. The first is the " old 
standby" Dutch Navy Curacao net. Their main callsigns are: PJK (Suffisant), 
PJC (probably Hato) and PJX (unlocated, my guess is Bonaire). These are all 
ground control stations working with a variety of Dutch Navy assets, both 
aircraft and patrol vessels. The aircraft use bird callsigns, i.e. Falcon and

Sparrow plus a two-digit suffix. I believe these may be Dutch Navy P-3Cs 
deployed to Curacao from the Netherlands. I've also heard callsigns PEMMA & 
PEMMB (although not recently) which according to a fine article by Rick Baker

in Oct 98 PopCom are Dutch Navy F-27s from the 336 Sqdn in Curacao.

2. The second net on this freq is what appears to be a joint (probably 
quadra-partite) drug interdiction effort involving Dutch, US, British and 
French assets.  I believe this effort is Headquartered at Hato taking over 
from the effort that used to be at Howard AFB Panama before it closed down. 
The current callsigns I've noted noted on this net are:

Orange Guard : who I believe is Dutch--I heard him break into Dutch the other

night when he was chatting with Charlie 1, a patrol vessel.   Just not sure 
if he's Dutch Navy (most likely) or Dutch Air Force.  I'm leaning more 
towards him being Dutch Navy based on their long history in the area. I 
believe that he is a shore based unti.

Charlie units (so far 1& 2): Based on their position/status reports w/Orange 
Guard I beleive these are Dutch Navy patrol vessels (type unidentified).

Heluis 519: Dutch Navy helo deployed on board a Dutch Navy vessel (Victor 
Echo). 


Victor Echo:  Dutch Navy vessel (type unidentified) who also acts as afloat 
control for joint ops. I've heard Dutch, British, US & French accents using 
this callsign.  May indicate that the vessel has a multi-force contigent 
aboard for interdiction ops.

Orange Guard: I believe this is a Dutch unit (probably on shore) that appears

to be overall control of this net. Speakers using this callsign have Dutch 
accents when speaking English and have been noted using Dutch with the 
Charlie patrol vessels. My guess that Orange Guard may be at either Hato or 
Suffisant. 

Pirahna Sierra: Probably a US asset based on accent of speaker. Not sure if 
he is afloat, on shore or an aircraft. My guess that he is afloat.

Shark ## : Various US Coast Guard cutters deployed to area from Florida, 
Puerto Rico supporting interdiction ops.

Gremlin 0#  : Probably USN P-3Cs deployed to Hato supporting interdiction
ops.

Lord Nelson : Based on speaker accents is most probably British (not a hard 
guess).  Not whether this unit is afloat or ashore. 

Gantsec: US Coast Guard Greater Antilles Section at San Juan Puerto Rico has 
also been noted on this net


I apologize is this is "old hat" or repetitious for some of you but thought 
it might be useful to have it all down in one place rather than scattered 
about in a bunch of logs. My hope is that it will make listening to this net 
more enjoyable if you have an idea of who is doing what.

I would appreciate any comments, changes, additions, opinions on this 
information.


Ron - Utility Station Monitoring
Maryland, USA
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To: milcom@qth.net, radiomonitors@onelist.com, WUN@qth.net
From: Rapbep@aol.com
Reply-To: Rapbep@aol.com
Subject: [WUN] Further Info on 11.178 Net
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 17:58:02 EDT

All,

Based on today's (16 Sep) logs I have some additional information to share:

Orange Guard is definitely as vessel, as he passed position, course and speed report.

Lord Nelson is definitely a British vessel, again having passed a position 
course and speed report. He reported his speed as 10 kts.

Foxtrot 3 is a French unit which may have a helo embarked.  The helo callsign

is Lima Foxtrot 4.  Foxtrot 3 may be Lima Foxtrot 3.

In my original post I equated Victor Echo as probably a Dutch Navy vessel.  
Now I'm not sure about that.  Most of the time today, VE was using French or 
French accented English.

Might keep an ear on 6.246.6 as VE and a couple of other guys have been noted

here in the last week or so.  Also been hearing some ANDVT on this freq. 

Since Gantsec has popped up on this net, might also check out 6.815.6 the 
regular Gantsec freq just in case.


Good Listening
Ron - Utility Station Monitoring
Maryland, USA
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To:  wun@qth.net
From: llanStern@aol.com
Subject: [WUN] BLUESTAR up on 8971 - Caribbean Drug Traffic Interdictions
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 20:10:45 EDT


08971.0 BLUESTAR (USN TSC-Puerto Rico): 2358z USB Comms with GREMLIN 07. 
17/Aug/99 (ALS) 


AL STERN  Satellite Beach FL 
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To: 
From: "Lindsay C. Blanton" 
Subject: [WUN] 13907 USB Customs Traffic with HAMMER
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 16:57:17 -0500


13907 USB - 2153z - 8/29/99 

HAMMER (Customs C3I) wkg unid unit in Customs Scramled operations.  Then 
switched into the green and worked --: "Mexico City says to continue on to 
your destination" and "Will relay your ETA to Mexico City" 

Interesting... 


-Lb 
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From: Rapbep@aol.com
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 19:59:07 EST
Subject: [WUN] Recent Utility Logs, 17Dec-


((All freqs are in KHz, times in UTC and language is EE unless otherwise  noted))

14.686  Atlas (DEA Contract Facility), 2058 USB, w/Flint 521 (DEA aircraft) who's
ETA at Flint Base is 7:15 PM local time. (RP3)

19.131  Atlas (DEA Contract Facility), 1615 USB, w/Flint 925 (DEA aircraft) who 
reports that he is 280nms on a 083 degree radial from Sundance 825.  Atlas 	
has trouble hearing him and switches to Sierra Lima (not found). (RP3)

6840  EZI2, 0502 USB, Y/L EE Mossad numbers station (RP3)


Maryland USA Utility Monitoring
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From: "Roland R. McCormick" 
Subject: [WUN] 5841 USB
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 13:26:30 -0500


1824Z

5841 has been active most of the morning with both red and green
comms.  DOLPHIN ## and SHARK ## callsigns along with PANTHER
have been active.


Mac

Roland R. "Mac" McCormick III
Savannah, Georgia
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From: "Rick \"RD\" Baker" 
Subject: [WUN] LOGS: Mixed logs from NE Ohio, USA
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1998 01:30:27 -0400

Recent logs from N.E. Ohio, USA
from 09/98 

19131.0 ATLAS: DEA contract comms center at Rockwell-Collins,
            Cedar Rapids, Iowa 2035 USB wkg PANTHER 200
            (reportedly DEA facility at Great Inagua). (RB)


Rick "RD" Baker  
from NE Ohio, the USA
http://www.concentric.net/~Commconf
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From: Radiomatt@aol.com
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 21:01:16 EDT
Subject: [WUN] CUSTOMS PLANES COLLIDE


WASHINGTON (AP) - One U.S. Customs Service pilot was killed and
another was rescued in the ocean off Puerto Rico after a mid-air collision
with another Customs Service plane, the government said Friday.
The two planes were among a group of eight Customs Service planes
being flown from Puerto Rico to Curacao as part of an evacuation plan in
advance of Hurricane Georges, the Customs Service said in a statement
released from its Washington headquarters.
The two planes, each carrying a pilot and co-pilot, collided one hour after
taking off from Aquadilla, Puerto Rico. Both planes attempted to return to
Puerto Rico but one of the damaged craft crashed into the ocean one mile
off the coast of Mona Island, Puerto Rico. The other damaged plane
landed safely.
U.S. Navy and Coast Guard rescue teams assisted in recovery efforts and
the surviving crewman's injuries were described as minor. The names of
both men in the downed craft were being withheld pending notification of
relatives.
Officials said the other six planes proceeded on to Curacao.
Customs Service Director Raymond W. Kelly said that the accident
would be investigated initially by the National Transportation and Safety
Board with a followup internal Customs investigation.


Copyright 1998 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may
not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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Date: Wed, 08 Jul 1998 22:48:37 -0700
From: Graham Tanner 
Subject: Re: [WUN] Last Report 5841

Mike Fink wrote:<

> 5841    93ALPHA & 04 CHARLIE,39 CHARLIE coord crash recovery operation with
>         PANTHER 24:35 USB.
>         39 CHARLIE is enroute Georgetown for medical personal 24:40 USB
>         04C coord w\PANTHER 400 24:45
>         93 ALPHA discussing extractions sitrep w\PANTHER 24:47 USB
>         93 ALPHA reports 5 POB,winch extraction is required. 24:50 USB
>         04 CHARLIE reports 1 possible KIA,3 major injuries on approach. 24:55
>         (ground personal using 282.8)
>         39 CHARLIE req another helo,4 still in cabin 00:02
>         93 ALPHA req lat\long from PANTHER. 00:08 USB
>         04 CHARLIE reports 2 critical onboard PANTHER routes them to
>         Nassua 00:11 USB
>         39 CHARLIE reports 12 Mikes out 00:12 USB
>         93 ALPHA reports crash lat\longs as N232649\W0754697 00:14 USB
>         (MF2) 6/July
> 


Mike (& others),

this log relates to the crash of a US Army UH-60 Blackhawk help in the
Bahamas on Monday evening. Quite by chance, I found some details about
the crash while searching for some other helicopter crash data; it was
carried/reported by Reuters and UP and some other press agencies.


Graham Tanner: graham.tanner1@virgin.net (London, UK)
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Date: Mon, 06 Jul 1998 20:36:26 -0400
From: Mike Fink 
Subject: [WUN] ALERT 5841 + LOGS


7\6
11.175  Andrews w\PP for REACH JHL3 DNS#731-1110-Little Rock Ops. 
	22:27 USB 6\JULY (MF2)

5841	93ALPHA & 04 CHARLIE,39 CHARLIE coord crash recovery operation with
	PANTHER 24:35 USB. 
	39 CHARLIE is enroute Georgetown for medical personal 24:40 USB
	04C coord w\PANTHER 400 24:45
	93 ALPHA discussing extractions sitrep w\PANTHER 24:47 USB
	93 ALPHA reports 5 POB,winch extraction is required. 24:50 USB
	04 CHARLIE reports 1 possible KIA,3 major injuries on approach. 24:55 USB
	(ground personal using 282.8) 
	39 CHARLIE req another helo,4 still in cabin 00:02
        93 ALPHA req lat\long from PANTHER. 00:08 USB
	04 CHARLIE reports 2 critical onboard PANTHER routes them to
	Nassua 00:11 USB
	39 CHARLIE reports 12 Mikes out 00:12 USB
	93 ALPHA reports crash lat\longs as N232649\W0754697 00:14 USB
	PANTHER req 04 CHARLIE rep ETA to Nassua 00:16 USB 
	04 CHARLIE passing injury report to PANTHER 00:24 USB
	PANTHER 400 offers to relay for 39 CHARLIE to PANTHER 00:25 USB
        93 ALPHA reports at least 1 still trapped under fuselage 00:33 USB	 	
	93 ALPHA reports 2 still in cockpit 00:35 USB
	(MF2) 6/July


Mike Fink				        			|
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Date: Mon, 06 Jul 1998 22:27:01 -0400
From: Mike Fink 
Subject: [WUN] Last Report 5841

5841	93ALPHA & 04 CHARLIE,39 CHARLIE coord crash recovery operation with
	PANTHER 24:35 USB. 
	39 CHARLIE is enroute Georgetown for medical personal 24:40 USB
	04C coord w\PANTHER 400 24:45
	93 ALPHA discussing extractions sitrep w\PANTHER 24:47 USB
	93 ALPHA reports 5 POB,winch extraction is required. 24:50 USB
	04 CHARLIE reports 1 possible KIA,3 major injuries on approach. 24:55 
	(ground personal using 282.8) 
	39 CHARLIE req another helo,4 still in cabin 00:02
        93 ALPHA req lat\long from PANTHER. 00:08 USB
	04 CHARLIE reports 2 critical onboard PANTHER routes them to
	Nassua 00:11 USB
	39 CHARLIE reports 12 Mikes out 00:12 USB
	93 ALPHA reports crash lat\longs as N232649\W0754697 00:14 USB
	PANTHER req 04 CHARLIE rep ETA to Nassua 00:16 USB 
	04 CHARLIE passing injury report to PANTHER 00:24 USB
	PANTHER 400 offers to relay for 39 CHARLIE to PANTHER 00:25 USB
        93 ALPHA reports at least 1 still trapped under fuselage 00:33 USB	
	93 ALPHA reports 2 still in cockpit 00:35 USB
	04 CHARLIE req follow on transport info from PANTHER 00:47 USB
	CG 2140 reports they circling Great Exuma,req freq to turn on
	lights at Great Exuma Cay, Bahamas. 00:59	
	93 ALPHA rep CG has transported 4,1 left 01:03 USB
	93 DELTA enroute w\Jaws-of-Life 01:06 USB
	CG2140 calling 39 CHARLIE,no joy 01:09 USB
	93 ALPHA req FALCON come up on 282.8 01:11 USB 
	7 CHARLIE SIERRA relays for 93A no pulse on last person 
	extracted,1 still trapped. 02:20 USB
	92 DELTA reports ops normal to PANTHER 02:30 USB
	7 CHARLIE SIERRA relays for 93A,last person is DOA,
	PANTHER copies. 02:32 USB
	7 CHARLIE SIERRA relays that 2140 has 1 survivor 
	onboard 02:38 USB
	7 CHARLIE SIERRA relays report,2 DOA still onsite 02:38 USB	
	93 ALPHA calling 93 DELTA,pass PANTHER 400 info. 02:51 USB
	93 ALPHA req alternate assets for DOA recovery to 
	PANTHER 02:53 USB
	PANTHER req 7 CHARLIE SIERRA relay to 93 ALPHA that 
	CG2140 should launch 02:55 USB
	PANTHER req 7 CHARLIE SIERRA relay to 93 DELTA that
	they coord extraction gear drop. 03:01
	PANTHER req to know from 7CS if DOA are still on
	deck at Georgetown. 03:03
	7 CHARLIE SIERRA req PANTHER use 101 net,PANTHER 
	replies 101 Net is down. 03:05 USB.
	93 ALPHA reports 2 DOA females onsite to PANTHER 03:10 USB		 
	7 CHARLIE SIERRA reports CG2140 is airborne to PANTHER 03:11 USB
	93 DELTA relays thru 7 CHARLIE SIERRA,they are landing
	at old Georgetown airport. 03:15 USB
	93 DELTA req switch to 122.8 03:17 USB
	39 CHARLIE is hoisting last DOA,relayed by 7 CHARLIE SIERRA. 03:19 USB
	PANTHER req 7 CHARLIE SIERRA relay to 39 CHARLIE rtb DOA 
	to Great Exuma so CG2131 can recover. 03:20 USB
	7 CHARLIE SIERRA req CG2131 ETA,
	93 DELTA req sitrep from PANTHER 400,PANTHER informs 93 DELTA
	standby,93 DELTA shuts down 03:26 USB
	PANTHER req PANTHER 400 have 93 DELTA call him landline. 03:27 USB
	(MF2) 6/July


Mike Fink				        			|
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Date: Mon, 6 Jul 1998 10:07:06 -0400 (EDT)
From: Steve Lare 
Subject: [WUN] DEA 14.686


Just heard Flint 101 working Atlas on 14686 USB with phone patch.


Steve
Holland, Michigan USA   Drake R8
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Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 10:24:19 +0000
From: David Wright 
Subject: Re: [WUN] 14.686MHz Update???

> Is DEA -USCG still being heard elsewhere in USA on 14.686 or another
> freq?  An update would be appreciated.

Ed,

	I hear 14686 active with DEA comms every now and then.
It is not a very active freq.  I've gone all day without hearing
a thing. Other days, I've had a bunch of activity.  If you are
searching for DEA, here are the current DEA freqs:

FREQ		Channel Designator
5277		ALPHA
5841		BRAVO
7300		CHARLIE
7657		FOXTROT
9497		DELTA
11076		ECHO
14350		LIMA
14686		PAPA
14690		GOLF
18171		SIERRA INDIA
18666		HOTEL
19131		SIERRA JULIETT
23402.5		ROMEO
23675		INDIA

Keep in mind that on some days you'll hear nothing, on other
days, a lot.  A good freq (with some RTTY QRM here at my QTH)
is the night primary of 5277.  You can usually catch PANTHER:
DEA Nassau, Bahamas working various units. Also, the USCG 
primary freqs of 5696/8983 are good for snagging some DEA/USCG
joint operations stuff.  


I hope this helps...
David C. Wright
San Angelo, TX
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Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 23:47:03 -0500 (EST)
From: CG 
Subject: Re: [WUN] 14.686MHz Update???


You may want to try 18171 ( I think its active if the prop. is right) I
remember many many years ago(circa 1990) luckily stumbling on this freq. I
was listening on 14686 when ATLAS asked a "FLINT" unit if they had the new
??(designator) freq. FLINT replied "No", so Atlas proceeded to give it to
him in the strangest format I've ever heard. Atlas asked FLINT to get
pencil and paper out. When FLINT was ready ATLAS said something like, " 
take this freq, add 1789, subtract 231, and add 69". (I know this ain't
exact math, but you guys should get the idea!) 

Within a few mins. sure enough FLINT and ATLAS were in comms!  


CG
Valdosta GA

On Sun, 25 Jan 1998, edward l hallett wrote:
> Hi All----
> 
> Since 14.686 was posted about 2 weeks ago as being actively used by USCG
> and DEA, I have had my receiver almost exclusively on that freq.   But
> all I've heard has been 2 words, each of 5 times.  That freq has lit up
> for such short durations that I can not  tell you what those two words
> are except to say that at least one of the words, each time, was a
> numeric.
> 
> Is DEA -USCG still being heard elsewhere in USA on 14.686 or another
> freq?  An update would be appreciated.
> 
> Thankx
> 
> Ed
> West Central Florida
> 
>    
> --
> 
CG 
GA
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From: marleny@flash.net
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 23:18:58 -0800
Subject: Re: [MILCOM] Re: [WUN] 14.686MHz Update???

"ATLAS" also uses 19131.0  USB.


Milt
Richardson, Tx
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Date: Fri, 02 Jan 1998 18:55:21 -0500
From: Mike Fink 
Subject: [WUN] logs

S.fl 12/31

5841 19:36	63A reporting to PANTHER there landing at the location

1/2/98
5841 19:16	PANTHER requesting to know ETA to Georgetown
     19:17	PANTHER passing message to 53 ALPHA

1/3/98
5841  20:01	DELTA 90 reporting flight ops normal to PANTHER

10242 20:44	CUSTOMS SERVICE CENTER switching back to scan


	
Mike Fink				        
Mike's S.Fl Scanning & Dx'ing Page			
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From: "Rick \"RD\" Baker" 
Subject: [WUN] LOGS: Mixed logs from NE Ohio, USA/WLC News & photos
Date: Thu, 25 Dec 1997 01:51:11 -0500


 7657.0 ATLAS: U.S. Customs/DEA Comm Ctr  Rockwell-Collins,
        Cedar Rapids, Iowa 0535 USB wkg 20 CHARLIE re att. to
        contact an unid patrol boat on (VHF) Ch.16. (RB)


Happy Holidays!
Rick "RD" Baker  
NE Ohio, the USA
 http://www.concentric.net/~Commconf
--


From: "Rick \"RD\" Baker" 
Subject: Re: [WUN] Late Night Loggings
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 12:25:46 -0500

I am rather new to USCG and HF monitoring, does anyone know
who D3N was?  DEA or CUSTOMS perhaps? Or could it have been
USAF?

    Probably a USCG asset on a LE (Law Enforcement) patrol,
    although I'm not 100% sure which missions require the tactical
    tri-graph callsign. These types of callsigns are commonly used
    throughout the U.S. military/NATO countries and change daily.
    The USCG uses these types of callsigns on a regular basis
    depending on the nature of the mission. Other possible uses
    could be: Immigration patrols and Fisheries & Treaties patrols.

    USCG aircraft working with the DEA are heard ID'ing as 35
    CHARLIE, 69 ALPHA, etc. The CHARLIE's are HH-60J's
    using the last two digits of the tail number, while ALPHA's
    seem to be HH-65's (63 ALPHA = 6563). The cutters use the
    c/s SHARK (plus the last 2 or 3 digits of the hull number).

    Possibly related to wkg with Custom's, USCG a/c also use:
    HERC/HERK ## (HC-130), STALKER ##  (HU-25 “Guardian”), &
    SWORDFISH ## (HH-60J “Jayhawk”), again relating to their tail
    number.

    Customs aircraft use the c/s "OMAHA", while DEA a/c use
    "FLINT".

    USAF a/c tend to use the same callsigns we hear on GHFS
    like "KING", "JOLLY", "AF RESCUE" or "REACH". The
    REACH flights going over the Atlantic often do radio checks
    with CAMSLANT.

    Always interesting listening on 5696/8983!


Rick "RD" Baker  NE Ohio, the USA
Contributing Editor Pop'Comm, 'Communications Confidential' column
"RD's" Utility Station page http://www.concentric.net/~CommConf

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Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 19:33:48 -0500
From: Mike Fink 
Subject: [WUN] logs

12\15

5841 USB
19:03	63 ALPHA reporting position to PANTHER

5841 USB
19:35	63A securing guard w\PANTHER

15867 USB
19:59	CUSTOMS COTHEN active with "Turkey talk"


Mike Fink				        		
Homepage:Mike's S.Fl Scanning & Dx'ing Page			
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From: "Rick \"RD\" Baker" 
Subject: [WUN] 5696 drug chase
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 1997 22:20:47 -0500


    At 0315 UTC on 5696 USB, several USCG/Customs
assets were chasing a vessel (probably in the Caribbean
as PANTHER is coordinating). Now reporting 4 "bails" in
the water, as well as persons in the water (they must have
jumped). Units there include STINGRAY 40, 12 CHARLIE,
33 CHARLIE and 63 ALPHA. One of the helos is attempting
a hoist last heard. Interesting listening....


Rick "RD" Baker  from NE Ohio, the USA
Contributing Editor Pop'Comm, 'Communications Confidential' column
"RD's" Utility Station page http://www.concentric.net/~CommConf
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From: "Charles W. Doolittle, N1SPX" 
Subject: [WUN] CAMSLANT lost comms.
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 18:00:40 -0500


CAMSLANT declaring lost comms. w/CG 6012.  Requesting other units call
6012.  No joy for anyone.  6012 missed the 2230 checkin, and hasn't been
heard again yet.  Was over the caribeean w/PANTHER.


73, Chuck  N1SPX
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From: "Charles W. Doolittle, N1SPX" 
Subject: [WUN] CG 6012
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 18:16:08 -0500


CAMSLANT has canceled lost comms. msg.   Was not aware aircraft had landed.
 Assumed guard again @ minute 14.


73, Chuck
N1SPX
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Date: Wed, 03 Dec 1997 20:40:04 -0500
From: Mike Fink 
Subject: [WUN] LOGS

S.FL 12\03
HF

5841
18:59	SHARK 27 & PANTHER discussing data-buoy and deconfliction with
	playmate
19:02	PANTHER calling 20 CHARLIE

15016
19:21	MacDill wkrg PP for SHARK 23 to LOBO


Mike Fink				        
Mike's S.Fl Scanning & Dx'ing Page
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From: "David C Wright" 
Subject: [WUN] LOGS:
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 1997 01:31:32 -0000


5696   CAMSPAC: 0127 USB clg ROCKFISH 801: US Customs Aircraft (?) Request
flight ops: ROCKFISH 801 reports flight ops normal. (DW2)

I have ROCKFISH listed as an US Customs Patrol Boat.  Can anyone
confirm that this is an US Customs A/C?


David C. Wright
San Angelo, TX
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From: "Rick \"RD\" Baker" 
Subject: Re: [WUN] Bosnia Freq
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 12:04:10 -0400
(sorry if this is a repeat, original bounced back)

> >I'm receiving some kind of air-defence net on 5725.5 KHz. There are
> >certainly US and British accents, and also maybe Italian. I thought
> >that I heard a callsign IFR ('India Fox Romea') a few minutes ago.
> >Therefore, I am assuming that this is related to Bosnia/Adriatic Sea.
 	
 	At 0242 UTC I have them medium to weak but readable
 	here in Ohio. These are the same guys we had on 9037 for
 	the JTFEX exercise a week or so ago. FOXTROT TANGO, lot's
 	of single letter calls, and NOVEMBER-(letter) calls like 
 	NOVEMBER HOTEL, with accents. They are passing Link-11 
 	think it's Bosnia/Adriatic Sea related since the same accents
 	heard on 9037 during the exercise are still in the net and the
 	signal is too strong for me. 
 
 	The interesting thing is that FT has always been associated
 	strictly with JIATF-E (Joint Inter-Agency Task Force-East),
 	in the Caribbean with anti-drug op's in the past. 
 
	0500 UTC they were still readable here....


Rick "RD" Baker  CommConf@concentric.net or ae411@yfn.ysu.edu
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From: "Rick \"RD\" Baker" 
Subject: [WUN] Customs/USCG chase
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 00:21:01 -0400


	At 0416 UTC, STINGRAY 40 (U.S. Customs) and
2-zero CHARLIE (USCG) are up on 5696.0 USB chasing a vessel
through the Caribbean somewhere. PANTHER is going to try
and come up on 5696. 40 is orbiting the vessel which is running
dark....interesting stuff. 

Rick "RD" Baker  NE Ohio, the USA
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Date: Wed, 07 May 1997 21:43:15 -0400
From: Mike Fink 
Subject: [WUN] logs


5/7/97
HF
5841
18:29  52 ALPHA passing report to PANTHER. 
18:52  52 ALPHA passing target bearing to PANTHER

8027.5
19:10  UNID discussing status of a narcotics seizure with Group St.Pete

5696
19:21  CG6012 handing guard to CAMSLANT after departing the Bahamas.

11175
19:34  MacDill wkrg PP for PAT488 to DSN#656-7722/7714


Mike Fink				        
Mike's S.Fl Scanning & Dx'ing Page				
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Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 17:39:11 -0400
From: Mike Fink 
Subject: [WUN] logs

5/13
8983
18:10 CG2131 enroute Air Station Miami,request Camslant cancel there guard

5696
18:54 CG2133 reporting flight ops normal to CAMSLANT
18:55 CAMSLANT requesting position reports from CG2155/6017

8983
19:00 JULIET 9 HOTEL passing flight ops normal to CAMSLANT

18594
19:11 CUSTOMS 593 calling ahead to confirm Holiday Inn reservations at
      goverment rates
19:14 593 calling PING PONG in the clear on CS3

5841
19:19 38 CHARLIE passing ops normal to PANTHER

	
Mike Fink				        			
Mike's S.Fl Scanning & Dx'ing Page			
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Date: Mon, 12 May 97 03:28:07 UT
From: "Richard Baker" 
Subject: [WUN] MISC: Panther up on 5277.0


	PANTHER, 53 ALPHA, and PANTHER 400 up
on 5277 at 0321 UTC, 400 is launching another aircraft
to relief 53A who has 20 more mins of fuel on station. 


Rick "RD" Baker  Austintown, Ohio, the USA
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From: eashcraf@sprynet.com
Date: Sun, 11 May 1997 22:18:07 -0700
Subject: [WUN] MIL logs 5/9-5/12



 5696    NMO(Coast Guard Honolulu) 1814 USB w/CW marker.  I think this is the 
	 first time I've heard a CW sig on this air/ground voice freq.

11494    US Customs 1958 USB encyphered voice after lengthy SELSCAN exchange.
	 Almost sounded like packet.

13907    US Customs 1959 USB encyphered voice. Probably same stations as 11494
	 moved here due to sig quality.

 8912    US Customs 0354 USB encyphered voice.

 8968    STAFF CAR or NASCAR?? 0402 USB wkg HICKAM w/pp to NIGHTWATCH 01 re:
	 wkg freqs.  Freqs passed were nil hrd thista.

 8334.6  Unid 2320 USB ANDVT comms.  My guess is Coast Guard HFDL.

11181    HICKAM GHFS 1745 USB wkg McCLELLAN GHFS w/data traffic.  Numerous 
	 attempts were made as McCLELLAN wasn't "phasing". (NFI)


	Ed Ashcraft
	Schofield Barracks, HI
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Date: Thu, 06 Mar 97 09:00:51 +0100
From: "KAM" 
Subject: Re:[WUN] Collins Station

Hello WUNners!

 A while ago it was posted:

}I remember visiting the Collins plant in Cedar Rapids IA in the mid 1960s.
}There was a communications central where a guy sat at a console talking
}to airplanes via HF radio; also had a Teletype 28ASR set at each position.
}
}Seems like I heard somewhere recently that the station still exists now
}that it's Rockwell Collins, and that the other Rockwell Collins plants have
}similiar setups, and that they are part of the ARINC network.  Does anybody
}ever hear that station?

The Rockwell/Collins HF station is very much alive and well, for LDOC aeronautical 
users it is "Cedar Rapids Radio", and for maritime users KHT/KHR.

At my own visit there in March 1996, it operated on 6 HF/SSB frequencies for LDOC;

6637.0
8933.0
10075.0
13348.0
17940.0
21964.0

All frequencies are the ARINC LDOC coordinated fq's, shared by i.a.  Houston Universal.
The station has 4 operating positions,each having access to both local and remote
HF transmitters and receivers, the remote radio sites being in Richardson Texas and in
Beaumont California.

Message handling is effected via the ARINC/ADNS and SITA message networks.

There is a web page about the station at:

http://www.cacd.rockwell.com/gen_info/help/pgldoc.htm


Hope this helps & 73
Karl-Arne Markstrom
SM0AOM
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Date: Wed, 5 Mar 1997 11:32:12 -0500
From: "William R. Colbert" 
Subject: [WUN] Rockwell-Collins station


Regarding James Haynes query about the Collins station at Cedar Rapids -
it is still in service known as Comm Central.  They do numerous communications
duties - one is the contract Control Station for DEA known as Atlas.  They
also have callsigns KHT and KHR for use in the Maritime service for contracts
there as well as experimental aircraft services licenses.  They were also
very active during the Desert Storm  period as a MARS station for phone-patches
and other traffic from that area.  They are still very active in a variety
of communications activities.  I am not involved, only a former user. 

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From: eashcraf@sprynet.com
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 1997 09:53:46 -0800
Subject: [WUN] MIL/GOV logs 3/4/97


 7527    Unid 0552 USB US Customs Service encrypted voice.

 5732    Unid 0828 USB US Customs Service encrypted voice

 6815.6    Unid 0915 USB ANDVT on USCG Tac.

18190.5    Unid 0950 USB ANDVT comms.

 7756.6    Unid 1250 USB ANDVT comms.

 7527    SERVICE CENTER 1342 USB wkg 205 (poss COTHEN 205) after several 
	 attempts in the green.  SVC CTR advises to key down on mic 4 or 5 times
	 then "OK, we've got you".  SVC CTR then advises press ?? on the audio 
	 console and let's try again.  Both units back to scan.
	 
	 NOTE: It is believed by this monitor that SERVICE CENTER is Customs 
	 Ops Center in Oklahoma City.  A few posts have noted that this is a C3I 
	 Center; however, in a US Customs TODAY magazine dated Winter 95 it 
	 states Oklahoma City will no longer serve as a C3I facility.  It will
	 become a systems test facility but will retain an emergency backup 
	 capability.  It also confirms the closure of C3I East (not JIATF) in
	 Richmond Heights, FL and that the C3I West at March AFB, CA (HAMMER)
	 will assume responsibility for all counterdrug radar surveillance along
	 the southern border of the U.S., Puerto Rico and into the Caribbean.
	 The C3I West facility has since been renamed the Domestic Air Inter-
	 diction Coordination Center.  The article also has some great pics of 
	 a Customs P3 AEW&C (the familiar N9ILC "flying the flag") and two shots
	 of Detection Systems consoles.  One console shows radar pics with a 	
	 nice little sign stating "Ft. Huachuca".  ;)  Hope this was informative
	 to all monitors interested in CN ops.


ED Ashcraft
Schofield Bks, HI
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Date: Sun, 02 Mar 1997 20:39:45 -0800
From: "William R. Colbert" 
Subject: [WUN] re: 7790 


The Mexican net on 7790 has in the past been identified as the Federal
Highway police - sometimes you can hear various types of lookouts for
various types of vehicles, people, etc.  Also at times various types
of aircraft can be heard on this net, some which sound like helicopters.
Similar type operations are also on/about 10.130, 10.150, 10.140, but
7790 is by the busiest.


--


From: af852@rgfn.epcc.Edu (William R Colbert)
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 97 19:30:04 MST
Subject: [MILCOM] Re: milcom-digest V1 #69


Ref. C/s Condor 100 - this call is assigned to Mexico City DEA - 11494 is
not a normal DEA frequency.  could involve a joint operation of some
sort.  Various offices of DEA in Mexico carry the Condor callsign such as:  

     Condor200 - Guadalajara
     Condor400 - Matzatlan
     Condor600 - Hermosillo
     Condor700 - Merida
     Condor800 - Monterrey

Some of these have been heard in the past working with units of the 
PGR (Mexican Attorney General's office) in various areas of the country.  
During this time, may be doing so again.

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Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 10:06:42 -0500
From: Jeff Chambers 
Subject: [WUN] GOV:  Stake-Out on 11494  UNID?

Hello Everywun,

25 Feb 1997

11494 KHz	2117z
Several Stations on frequency and obviuosly in a surveillance/stake out
condition.  One station (male) was good readible into Long Island, a
couple others weak readible/fading, and some others unreadible.  The
stronger station was using the c/s AMBER.  Here are some of the excerpts
taken from my monitoring of this interesting tfc.

AMBER with unid station discussing which side of the road to be
on....AMBER advuising unid unit that 14350.0KHz is the "ATF Frequency". 
That would indicate that AMBER is not ATF.

Digi bursts perodically...might be polling, I am not very familiar with
Governement secure modes/digital tfc.

Unid unit to Amber:  " ...there is a vehicle right in the "y" of the
road.  Could get more on the fly over.

2125z
"MARKER??" 665 and 66 Papa conversing about the strategy of their
movements.   Digi bursts increase to S8 into Long Island.  AMBER clg 66
Papa at S7...nothing heard.

2134z
665 wkg AMBER... "suspect vehicle heading Westbound"..." It is a
Suburban like vehicle going westbound, away from the residence"

2150z
6Papa Echo wkg AMBER...AMBER requests status of the vehicles....and Asks
how many "20" vehicles are there.  AMBER wanting to pass the information
to "100"....   ...."trying to get hold of "PTR"."
Ambers advises unit that 14350 is the frequency to catch "BIG DEAL" on.

14350 KHz	2155z
Strong forien language ssb on 14350.5...splattering all over 14350.0

11494 KHz	2152z
AMBER advising that he thinks that we ought to contact them to let them
know that the vehicle is still inbound.
Comms end.


Regards,
Jeff Chambers
Long Island, New York
----

Date: Wed, 26 Feb 97 17:58:48 UT
From: "Richard Baker" 
Subject: RE: [WUN] GOV:  Stake-Out on 11494  UNID?


11494 KHz	2117z
Several Stations on frequency and obviuosly in a surveillance/stake out

	Reportedly U.S. Customs COTHEN (Customs Over the
	Horizon Enforcement Net) frequency, 'scan 4'. It's been 
	fairly active lately, but most of the WUN logs have been
	from the west coast. 

on....AMBER advuising unid unit that 14350.0KHz is the "ATF Frequency". 
That would indicate that AMBER is not ATF.

	14350 is a reported DEA/JIATF-E (Joint Inter-Agency
	Task Force -East, former JTF4) discrete -"LIMA". ATF
	(as in Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms) could have been up
	on that frequency, but the 'ATF' may have refereed to
	JIATF-E, since comms associated with them have been
	noted here. But logs have been rare recently on this
	particular frequency. My last log was 1993. 

	Interesting log in any case....and rare it was in the clear.

	See Ary Boender's Dec.96 Utility Round-Up column in
	the WUNNEWS for a complete list of COTHEN/DEA
	frequencies. 

Rick "RD" Baker
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Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 23:03:29 -0500 (EST)
To: wun@qth.net
Subject: [WUN] Re: UNID on 11494.0

In a message dated 97-02-26 20:29:19 EST, you write:

> 	FWIW -- 14350 is the band edge for amateur radio 20m phone band. Why 
>  would they want to put a tactical frequency there??

Hi Mark and the list,

There's an old saying which says, when you want to 
hide something put it in plain sight (or something like
that).


Jeff  Jones                                      
San Francisco Bay Area,
California, USA   
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Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 09:17:31 -0100
To: "Mark Schoonover -- KA6WKE" 
From: John Burtenshaw 
Subject: RE: [WUN] GOV:  Stake-Out on 11494  UNID?

At 17:51 26/02/97 +0000, you wrote:
>	FWIW -- 14350 is the band edge for amateur radio 20m phone band. Why 
>would they want to put a tactical frequency there??


Maybe they *wanted* us to hear it.  Maybe I'm being paranoid but lets look
at the facts.

a) Its near an Amateur band
b) its not encrypted
c) they mention who thay are e.g. ATF 

Perhaps the bad guys were momitoring as well and this was decoy comms.

Makes ya think.

73 de John
----

Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 10:05:42 -0500
To: John Burtenshaw 
From: Larry Van Horn 
Subject: RE: [WUN] GOV:  Stake-Out on 11494  UNID?

At 09:17 AM 2/27/97 -0100, you wrote:
>
>>	FWIW -- 14350 is the band edge for amateur radio 20m phone band. Why 
>>would they want to put a tactical frequency there??
>
>Maybe they *wanted* us to hear it.  Maybe I'm being paranoid but lets look
>at the facts.
>
>a) Its near an Amateur band
>b) its not encrypted
>c) they mention who thay are e.g. ATF 
>
>Perhaps the bad guys were momitoring as well and this was decoy comms.
>

Maybe it is because the 20 meter ham band didn't expand to 14350 until May
22, 1983 and the 14350 (LIMA) DEA freq has been in use since the early 1970s. 

Something to keep in mind, if you would ever have the opportunity to apply
for a US gov freq authorization via the IRAC process you would understand
that once you get one authorized, you never give it up unless you are forced
to. Those forms are a nightmare, the absolute pits.

Nope Lime was around long before hams were authorized to operate up to 14350
and I would expect it will continue like that for years to come especially
if they continue to use USB mode. 

Oh yea, one other thing to remember that the bulk of the druggie bad guys
also operate their comms right above 20 meters. They buy their ham gear from
shops in the Miami area. Look for the whistlers and unorthodox Spanish
speaking comms. Your probably dead on right when you say maybe they wanted
us/them to hear what is going on.

And a final note. I will say this much, I haven't seen this much activity
reported on Customs/DEA freqs in the last 10 years. Since Sep 96, it seems
that these folks have rediscovered HF (maybe it is the ute listeners
rediscovering them). Anyway, enjoy this stuff before it disappears again.
Seems like old times. ;-)


The Chief
Larry Van Horn, N5FPW
Milcom Newsgroup List Owner
----

From: "Dave Wright" 
Subject: [WUN] US Customs intercept in progress
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 1996 02:19:34 +0100

Just caught this on the GHFS.

11175	STINGRAY 35: US CUSTOMS A/C USB 0210 wkg Albrook. QTH of A/C is
	0928N 07757W.  STINGRAY was instructed to intercept target located
	at 0847N 07929W Heading 357 Speed 90 kts Altitude 2700.  Albrook
	asked if STINGRAY was able to intercept and received a positive 
	response.  STINGRAY was instructed to come up on 8972 for HF
	comms and to remain in Panamanian territory until the intercept
	was made.  


David C. Wright
San Angelo, TX
----

From: "Dave Wright" 
Subject: [WUN] US Customs intercept
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 1996 02:23:54 +0100

As a follow up to my last post

8972	STINGRAY 35: US Customs A/C 0220 USB calling SKYWATCH.

Does anyone know who SKYWATCH is??


David C. Wright
San Angelo, TX
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	Spent most of the day monitoring the Customs COTHEN net.  Caught a few 
intersting things.

	5.732  USB  0219z  Encyphered comms common to Customs Service.

	5.732  USB  0255z  UI male in the clear.  Too weak to copy content.

	5.732  USB  0310z  Noted that the SELSCAN pulses about every 10 minutes	
			   after the hour. (i.e.  0310z 0320z etc.) however some	
			   are at 20 minutes after.  Also noted that the pulses 
			   don't always "scan" to the last channel.  Sometimes 
			   only one pulse would begin on 5.732 and none would 
			   follow on the corresponding channels.  Something I 
			   thought was pretty interesting was before the ALE 
			   pulses would come up on 5.732 there would be a short
			   burst of data (sounds bubbley).  Then a few seconds 
			   later the pulses would start.  Could they be related?
	  	    	   I understand the reason for the pulses but is there
			   something else to them that I don't know.  Not too
			   familiar with ALE systems.

	8.335  USB  0307z  ANDVT comms.  Again, one station "booming" the other
			   weak and barely readable.  Logging a lot of these 
			   stations lately.  My monitoring post happens to be 
			   about 3 miles from the Naval Computer and Tele-	
			   communications Area Master Station East Pacific or
			   NCTAMS EASTPAC for you salty dogs.  This also happens
			   to be my place of employment.  ;)  It's my guess that
			   the "booming" stations are originating from there.  
			   The only thing is the base houses the Navy, Coast
			   Guard COMMSTA Honolulu and the Hickam Global Ground
			   Station.  (Quite a site!)  So I guess I'll take my
			   pick.  Thanks to Larry Van Horn who also hinted at 
			   the possiblities.  By the way, if anyone has seen
			   the recent articles about the Wullenweber antenna
			   system in MT and others I happen to work smack in the 
			   middle of the one located here on Oahu.  (I can say
			   no more) ;)  (yes I'm a cryppie).

	That's all for now.

				Ed Ashcraft
				Oahu, HI
----

From: Jehaverlah@aol.com
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 1996 21:09:50 -0400
Subject: [WUN] Increased USCS COTHEN activity

Lindsay Blanton to the wun list on 23 Sept 96
<=---------------------------
Everyone, It looks like the Customs stuff is making a come back from years
ago.  I'd like to hear what everyone is monitoring.  Has anyone heard
SLINGSHOT in a while (I heard they were destroyed in Hurricane Andrew)  How
about east coast listeners, they have the best shot at Flordia and the Carib
<=--------------------
(Plus other posts re sudden reappearance of activity on formerly silent 
COTHEN net HF freqs.)


     The Thursday 03 Oct 96 issue of _The Houston Chronicle_ has an article
on page 29 (Section A - Metropolitan) headlined:  "Smugglers are taking to
the Sea - Drug war closing air, land routes", by Jim Morris.  Some brief
quotes from the article:

    "South American drug smugglers are taking to the water as U.S. air and
    land interdiction efforts begin to yield results, the comandant of the
    U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday.

    In an interview with the Houston Chronicle, Adm. Robert Kramek said the
    recent shift to maritime drug-running is especially evident in the
    western Gulf of Mexico, between Corpus Christi and the Mexican border."

    ....

    "The Coast Guard's interdiction budget is (USD) 340 million, up (USD)
    90 million from last year but (USD) 265 million below its 1992
    allocation."

    End of quotes.


     Apparently the sudden increase interdiction funding is having a direct
effect on the perceived sudden increase in North American HF enforcement
activity.  Perhaps it also explains the "sudden" apparent increased AWACS
activity that seems to involve lots of "tracks" of aircraft along and above
the U.S./Mexico border (or maybe not - it could just be increased training
activity.)

     The Houston Chronicle has a web site (http://www.chron.com/).  Perhaps
the above article can be found there if you are curious (I have no way to
check it.)


Jeff Haverlah
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Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 22:13:31 -0500
From: "Lindsay C. Blanton" 
Subject: [WUN] U.S. Customs New COTHEN freq - Logs


Well, after the past two days of listening, I have finally confirmed a new
"scan" frequency for the U.S. Customs COTHEN Network.  I came across this
freq last night w/the standard Rockwell Scan tones, and sure enough the
tones co-incided with the rest of the COTHEN network (the tones followed up
the freqs).  I sat on the freq all night last night to no avail, but today
it was filled with Comms from the COTHEN network, and I confirmed by logging
stations that were showing up on some of the other COTHEN Freqs.:

The new frequency is 5732.0 USB

The new "spread" of COTHEN Network frequencies is:
5732 7527 8912 10242 11494 13907 15867 18594 20890 23214 25350

Typical HF prop would suggest that there should be another freq below 5732,
so if anyone has any logs relating to Rockwell Collins tones, please forward
them!!!  (especially below 5 mhz)

Well, after monitoring the  COTHEN network tonight, I've heard some of the
best comms in almost TWO years, even on the new frequency.  Here follows the
logs from tonight (A U.S Customs listeners dream!)

Logs from 2150z till 0000z detailed  ( 9/23/96 )

2154z  8912.0 USB  SUNSHINE clg SEABREAZE-287 in the clear "Did you copy
what I mentioned about the air assets?"  He then went scrambled,  then in
the clear again "Two additional Coast Guard A/C for you this evening, one
after midnight.  Could you relay this information to the cutter?  Key West
has aparently lost contact with them:"

2158z  8912.0 USB   BUSHWACKER clg "754" on high fox, then made contact
"Can't contact him, you might try him on the FM"

2211z  5732.0  USB  BUSHWACKER clg 754 in the clear on new customs COTHEN
net freq  "Ground Troups will be on ALPHA-2"  (165.2375 for you VHF scanner
listeners)

.....wait, it gets even better!!

2213z  5732.0  USB   BUSHWACKER wkg "342"   "ALPHA-2 will be air to ground
freq"   BUSHWACKER then asked 342 if he has contact with 549, 342 responded yes.

2247z  5732.0  USB   "34 KILO" wkg  BUSHWACKER  "549 in RTB, We will stay
overhead"   BUSHWACKER responded "You will need to refuel and get back up
ASAP in-case he decides to land"  "return to scan"

2253z  5732.0  USB  "34 KILO" wkg  BUSHWACKER, "We are talikng to ALPHA-1107
(Customs Agent) and he did not off-load anything in Memphis.  They may get
airborne again and off-load the contraband at another location"

2305    5732.0 USB  OMAHA 34-KILO clg  BUSHWACKER  "69 Alpha is airborn"

2323   5732.0  USB  OMAHA-34 KILO wkg  BUSHWACKER ref "Airborne near West
Virginia heading 050.  Have you gotten hold of 69A and scrambled them yet?
Have then meet us on 385.45 UHF and normal working freqs"

2326   8912.0  USB  CUSTOMS SERVICE CENTER clg OMAHA-34 Kilo  "Can you
maintain communications with  BUSHWACKER ??  Do you need us to relay
anything to  BUSHWACKER?"

2345z  5732.0  USB   BUSHWACKER wkg OMAHA 34-Kilo with Instructions
"Jacksonville has a jet heading in that direction.  Hopefully  69-Alpha will
get launched to get in the chase  by the time you need to stop a re-fuel.
You can surveillence the target unitl then. "  34-KILO adivsed  BUSHWACKER
that he had enough fuel and would land with the suspect a/c if he landed,
but  BUSHWACKER responded with this very  terse message "Stand by and
montior the a/c unitl 69-Alpha gets on station.  When he gets on station,
land and re-fuel and then get right back up so you can perform air support
incase the a/c lands.  DO NOT LAND behind the aircraft.  16 Quebec is on the
way out of Jacksonville, you can then  turn the eyeball over to him when he
gets there  "   --- wow!

0015z   5732  USB   HAMMER clg OMAHA-54   no contact

0017z  5732.0  USB   BUSHWACKER wkg OMAHA-34 KILO  "target at 2000 feet"

0031z  5732.0   USB  CUSTOMS SERVICE CENTER - CS6  clg OMAHA 69-ALPHA.  He
was very loud!!

They have then faded into the noise, and it is very hard to hear them.....

Callsigns:

SUNSHINE is the MIAMI Air Branch

HAMMER  is the Western C3I center

BUSHWACKER  unid  -  1st time I've logged them, any ideas guys??  

OMAHA - ###  are typical U.S. Customs a/c

CUSTOMS SERVICE CENTER  -  This is a pretty new callsign to me, but I logged
them last week.  Beacuse of the signal strength and type of communications
they participate in (and their callsign)  I suspect they are the new C3I
central located in Oklahoma City.  Any Ideas?

Everyone, It looks like the Customs stuff is making a come back from years
ago.  I'd like to hear what everyone is monitoring.  Has anyone heard
SLINGSHOT in a while (I heard they were destroyed in Hurricane Andrew)  How
about east coast listeners, they have the best shot at Flordia and the Carib

This was a good night, I hope someone else heard these great comms  -- in
the clear!!

Many thanks to everyone who responded with previous e-mail of info, I am
putting together a latest and greatest sheet on these types of comms.  I'll
send it as soon as I can update it!!


-Lb
Lindsay Blanton
Irving, TX
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Date: Mon, 09 Sep 1996 20:09:12 -0500
From: "Lindsay C. Blanton" 
Subject: [WUN] Possible Drug Interdiction Ops...8971


Sounds like anti-drug ops are working on 8971.0 USB at 0100z tonight.  Lots
of references to Lat/longs, search patterns, targets etc.   Possible USN/JTF
coordination.

Callsigns monitored GOLF, SCREWTOP, and many others with many references to
uniform freqs (mil-UHF).  Very, VERY weak here in North Texas at 0109z.
-Lb


Lindsay Blanton
Irving, TX
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Date: Mon, 9 Sep 1996 22:24:56 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jim Conrad 
Subject: Re: [WUN] Possible Drug Interdiction Ops...8971


At 08:09 PM 9/9/96 -0500, Lindsay C. Blanton wrote:
>Sounds like anti-drug ops are working on 8971.0 USB at 0100z tonight.  Lots
>of references to Lat/longs, search patterns, targets etc.   Possible USN/JTF
>coordination.
>
>Callsigns monitored GOLF, SCREWTOP, and many others with many references to
>uniform freqs (mil-UHF).  Very, VERY weak here in North Texas at 0109z.

Golf is a single letter ID of most likely a ship. Screwtops are a Navy E-2C
AEW Aircraft squadron based out of NAS Norfolk.


Jim Conrad - Ocean View Communications 
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