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Title: Andrews AFB and shortwave
Post by: Meatwad on February 21, 2008, 03:21:56 PM
I found a couple of stations on shortwave USB that transmitted a series of numbers and letters in phonetics and ending the transmission as "Andrews out."

Anyone with knowledge of this knows whats going on?


:noid
Title: Andrews AFB and shortwave
Post by: soda72 on February 21, 2008, 03:29:53 PM
Some general was ordering pizza again...

:D
Title: Andrews AFB and shortwave
Post by: Rollins on February 21, 2008, 03:37:23 PM
"Andrews copies: 1-8 India November Charlie Hotel  Sierra Alpha Uniform Sierra Alpha Golf Echo Papa India Zulu Zulu Alpha"

:D
Title: Re: Andrews AFB and shortwave
Post by: MORAY37 on February 21, 2008, 03:37:29 PM
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Originally posted by Meatwad
I found a couple of stations on shortwave USB that transmitted a series of numbers and letters in phonetics and ending the transmission as "Andrews out."

Anyone with knowledge of this knows whats going on?


:noid


There will be some guys in black helicopters bringing you your pizza pie tonight.

Tip them well.

Alpha Tango Juliet, out.
Title: Andrews AFB and shortwave
Post by: MORAY37 on February 21, 2008, 03:38:49 PM
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Originally posted by Rollins
"Andrews copies: 1-8 India November Charlie Hotel  Sierra Alpha Uniform Sierra Alpha Golf Echo Papa India Zulu Zulu Alpha"

:D


LMAO
Title: Andrews AFB and shortwave
Post by: Donzo on February 21, 2008, 03:41:27 PM
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Originally posted by Rollins
"Andrews copies: 1-8 India November Charlie Hotel  Sierra Alpha Uniform Sierra Alpha Golf Echo Papa India Zulu Zulu Alpha"

:D


:rofl  Good one.
Title: Andrews AFB and shortwave
Post by: Meatwad on February 21, 2008, 03:50:48 PM
:cry

I was serious too..........

:cry
Title: Andrews AFB and shortwave
Post by: red26 on February 21, 2008, 04:05:22 PM
its just someone calling out a flight path prob, They were prob, coming from andrews AFB or going to.
Title: Andrews AFB and shortwave
Post by: Donzo on February 21, 2008, 04:05:57 PM
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Originally posted by Meatwad
:cry

I was serious too..........

:cry


What's your question?

What the "Andrews out" means or what the series of numbers and letters in phonetics is?
Title: Andrews AFB and shortwave
Post by: Meatwad on February 21, 2008, 04:18:45 PM
what the series of phononetics meant


Andrews out definately the transmission came from Andrews AFB. I copied the phonetics down but it came out as gibberish
Title: Andrews AFB and shortwave
Post by: trax1 on February 21, 2008, 04:25:23 PM
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Originally posted by Meatwad
what the series of phononetics meant


Andrews out definately the transmission came from Andrews AFB. I copied the phonetics down but it came out as gibberish
Might have been gibberish to you, but I'm sure it meant something to them.  I'm sure if you have it written down still and ask eagl he'll tell you what it meant.
Title: Andrews AFB and shortwave
Post by: Meatwad on February 21, 2008, 04:26:47 PM
Thanks, I'll have to ask him next time I see him here
Title: Re: Andrews AFB and shortwave
Post by: sluggish on February 21, 2008, 04:54:18 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Meatwad
I found a couple of stations on shortwave USB that transmitted a series of numbers and letters in phonetics and ending the transmission as "Andrews out."

Anyone with knowledge of this knows whats going on?


:noid


I don't know if what you heard is one of these (http://www.spynumbers.com/) but I've got a whole collection of number staion recordings.
Title: Andrews AFB and shortwave
Post by: ROX on February 21, 2008, 05:11:36 PM
Yes, that's Andrews AFB.

You will also hear Air Force 1 & 2 on USB (Upper Side Band), sometimes near the 18.100 Amateur Radio Band.  You can easily find very good lists on the internet on what frequencies they frequent--depending on propagation at the time.

I won't give out his callsign, but there was, during the Regan and first Bush administration, a ham radio operator who was an officer on the flight deck(and long time friend of mine) who when things were a little slow, would come down to 20M (14,310 mHz) and hand out contacts "Aboard Air Force One".  He had cleared, in advance, permission to do it.

It was AWESOME during the first Desert Storm to listen to military air operations and some dogfights early on on USB on the higher bands during the day.

Oh...how we yearn for the return of sunspots!!



ROX