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MILITARY HF FREQUENCIES
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From the DOD Flight Information Handbook January, 2004 |
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USAF HIGH FREQUENCY GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM (HF-GCS) |
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The HF-GCS is a worldwide network of 15 high-power HF stations
providing air/ground HF command and control radio communications between ground agencies and US military aircraft and ships. The HF-GCS is not dedicated to any service or command, but supports all DoD authorized users on a traffic precedence/priority basis. General services provided by the HF-GCS are: |
- General Phone Patch and Message Relay Services
- Automatic Link Establishment (ALE)
- HF Data Support
- Command and Control Mission Following
- Emergency Assistance
- Broadcasts
- HF Direction Finding Assistance
- ATC Support
- E-Mail connectivity to NIPRNeT and SPIRNeT
DETAILED PROCEDURES
HF-GCS stations operate on “core” frequencies to provide increased "Global" coverage.
The published frequency listing does not reflect complete system frequency authorizations.
These published frequencies will be used for initial contact, EAM broadcasts,
and short term C2 phone patch and message delivery. Other extended or special services will be
moved to each station’s available "discrete" frequencies.
Primary HF-GCS Frequencies - 24 hours 8992 11175
Back up HF-GCS Frequencies - DAY 13200 15016
Back up HF-GCS Frequencies - NIGHT 4724 6739
The Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR) HF Network may be used as a backup to GLOBAL. They
may be contacted on USB 10780 (primary) and 20390 (secondary). Call sign is CAPE RADIO.
ALE ADDRESS AND FREQUENCY CHART
HF-GCS STATIONS
| RADIO CALLSIGN | LOCATION |
| ANDERSON/GUAM ANDREWS ASCENSION CROUGHTON DIEGO GARCIA ELMENDORF HICKAM KEFLAVIK LAJES OFFUTT PUERTO RICO SIGONELLA MCCLELLAN/WEST COAST YOKOTA |
ANDERSON
AB, GUAM ANDREWS AFB, MD ASCENSION ISLAND CROUGHTON AB, UK DIEGO GARCIA, INDIAN OCEAN ELMENDORF AFB, AK HICKAM AFB, HI NAS KEFLAVIK (closed July 1, 2006) LAJES FIELD, AZORES OFFUTT AFB, NE SALINAS, PUERTO RICO SIGONELLA, ITALY SACRAMENTO, CA YOKOTA AB, JAPAN |
AUDIO
STATION DEJECTED EAM 6697 KHZ MP3
ANDREWS FOXTROT BROADCAST 11244 KHZ MP3
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U.S. Coast Guard aircraft in Alaska and COMSTA Kodiak use the TISCOM frequencies, as well as 5696.0 and 8983.0
| 3053 4730 6709 8859 8980 9034 11196 13221 15082 17988 |
Due to the inherent line of sight limitations of VHF radio equipment when used for communications in international oceanic airspace, those aircraft operating on an IFR or controlled VFR flight plan beyond the communications capability of VHF will be required to maintain a continuous listening watch and communications capability on the assigned HF frequencies. Although these frequencies will be designated by Air Traffic Control, actual communication will be with general purpose facilities such as international flight service stations or Aeronautical Radio, Inc. (ARINC). These facilities will be responsible for the relay of position reports and other pertinent information between the aircraft and Air Traffic Control.
FAA INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT INFORMATION MANUAL
Aeronautical Radio, Inc operates the International Air/Ground Voice Service. It provides Air Traffic Control (ATC) radio communication services for the FAA in areas beyond the coverage of VHF and UHF radios.
ATC radio traffic usually consists of position reports and SELCAL checks. ARINC operators relay requests for altitude and course changes to FAA controllers, when clearance is approved the ARINC operator will call the aircraft with the FAA assigned flight level, etc. Aircraft inbound the U.S. west coast are assigned an ARTCC VHF frequency when they are at approximately 128 degrees longitude.
Airliners and military aircraft can be heard here. REACH is a
common callsign heard, this is used by USAF Air Mobility Command. Navy aircraft
usually id with tail codes, RS, RC, etc. Globemaster has a nice
tail code search.
Major World Air Route Area (MWARA) frequencies are used for
this service. Below are the Central East Pacific, South Pacific and North Pacific MWARA
frequencies, station callsign is SAN FRANCISCO.
Aircraft departing the northwest U.S. on long range flights contact SAN FRANCISCO on
ARINC frequencies 129.4 MHz and 129.85 MHz to obtain primary and secondary HF frequencies.
The ARINC VHF network has over 100 stations along major air routes, these are
the frequencies used in the U.S.:
128.900 129.350 129.400 129.450 129.850 129.900 130.200
130.400 130.700 130.800 131.175 131.300 131.650 131.800
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Central East Pacific One 3413 3452 5574 6673 8843 10057 13354 Central East Pacific Two South Pacific North Pacific |
ARINC also provides Aeronautical Operational Control (AOC) communications for airlines. Radio traffic includes phone patches between flight crews and company ground operations. These communications are handled by ARINC staffed Long Distance Operational Control Facilities (LDOCF) at San Francisco, New York and contract stations at Cedar Rapids, Iowa (staffed by Collins Radio personnel), Houston, Texas (staffed by Universal Weather personnel), and Miami, Florida (staffed by Silvair, Inc.). The frequencies below are monitored by ARINC 24 hours a day.
LDOCF GUARDED FREQUENCIES
SEPTEMBER 22, 2004
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ARINC VOICE SERVICES OPERATING PROCEDURES HANDBOOK PDF
ARINC AIR/GROUND INTERNATIONAL RADIO SERVICE
Some of this information is several years old and may be of historical interest only.
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Group Port Angeles, Group Seattle 2702.00 Port Coast Guard Air Station Angeles 2801.00 Washington State Emergency Management Division-SECURE 2851.00 Boeing flight test 2863.00 VOLMET Honolulu 3100.60 U.S. Navy (Pacific) net January 2004 3120.00 Port Angeles Coast Guard Air Station 3122.00 U.S. Coast Guard COMMSTA Kodiak 3152.00 Canforce Vancouver Military 3167.40 JTFEX 03-1 tracking net 3236.00 Ediz Hook SESEF-Magic Carpet Sierra 3237.00 FACSFAC San Diego Vessel/Aircraft underway 3238.50 FACSFAC San Diego Vessel/Aircraft underway 3265.00 COMPTUEX Washington Carrier Strike Group November 2003 3307.00 U.S. Navy (Pacific) net January 2006 3443.00 Boeing flight test 3485.00 VOLMET New York 4050.00 Boeing flight test 4125.00 U.S. Coast Guard CAMSPAC, COMSTA Kodiak 4316.00 U.S. Coast Guard CAMSLANT Station NMN weather broadcast 4369.00 WLO Marine Radio Mobile, AL 4395.00 U.S. Navy (Pacific) net November 2005 4396.00 WLO Marine Radio Mobile, AL 4426.00 U.S. Coast Guard CAMSPAC High Seas Weather Broadcast 4430.40 U.S. Navy net January 2003 4585.00 Civil Air Patrol Washington Wing 4625.00 Ediz Hook SESEF-Magic Carpet Sierra 4640.00 Oregon ANG 142nd FW Portland CP 4675.00 North Atlantic MWARA Gander Radio 4703.00 TSC Whidbey 4716.60 U.S. Coast Guard COMMSTA New Orleans 4973.00 Military tactical callsign LAGUNA 5080.00 FACSFAC San Diego Vessel/Aircraft underway 5135.00 FEMA WGY 908 Region 8 Denver, CO 5192.00 Washington State Emergency Management Division-SECURE 5211.00 FEMA Channel 11 5241.50 U.S. Military net c/s Blue Diamond, Pioneer, Grizzly 5385.00 U.S. Navy net May 2003 5399.60 COMPTUEX Enterprise Carrier Strike Group September 2003 5404.00 COMPTUEX Nimitz Battle Group Jan 2003 5421.00 U.S. Coast Guard COMSTA Kodiak 5425.00 U.S. Navy net March 2003 5451.00 Boeing flight test 5692.00 U.S. Coast Guard CAMSLANT 5696.00 U.S. Coast Guard CAMSLANT, CAMSPAC 5700.40 TSC Whidbey 5711.00 Moffett Rescue 129th RQW Moffett Federal Airfield 5717.00 Canforce SAR 5732.00 U.S. Customs aircraft callsign OMAHA 5775.00 Boeing flight test 6212.00 U.S. Coast Guard Juneau RCC 6234.60 U.S. Coast Guard CAMSLANT 6235.00 U.S. Navy net January 2004 6249.50 COMPTUEX Washington Carrier Strike Group November 2003 6550.00 Boeing flight test 6604.00 VOLMET Gander, New York (New York Radio audio) 6679.00 VOLMET Honolulu / Auckland, New Zealand 6691.00 Strategic Communications Wing One 6693.10 RIMPAC 2006 6694.00 Canforce Vancouver Military 6697.00 E-6 TACAMO PAC EAM broadcast at H+20 and H+50 6706.00 Canforce Trenton Military 6713.50 Moffett Rescue 129th RQW Moffett Federal Airfield 6715.00 Canforce Vancouver Military 6718.00 TSC Whidbey 6745.00 Canforce Trenton Military 6751.00 Husker Control 155th ARG 6754.00 VOLMET Trenton Military 6761.00 Air refuel interplane 6846.00 U.S. Navy net March 2003 6911.50 National Guard Aviation Support Facility Kentucky-ALE address KYAASF 6962.50 U.S. Coast Guard CAMSPAC Point Reyes 6967.00 JTFEX 03-1 tracking net 6970.00 Military tactical 5th Marines 7690.00 Military tactical 7th Marines 7772.00 317th AG Dyess AFB C-130 interplane c/s Havoc 7801.00 Washington State Emergency Management Division-SECURE 7919.00 317th AG Dyess AFB C-130 interplane c/s Havoc 7935.00 Washington State Emergency Management Division-SECURE 8038.50 Military tactical c/s Killer Bee 8048.50 Military tactical c/s Sledgehammer 8176.00 VMC-Australian Bureau of Meteorology high seas weather 8178.50 U.S. Military net December 2002 8364.00 Marine safety and distress 8764.00 U.S. Coast Guard CAMSPAC High Seas Weather Broadcast 8776.00 E-6 TACAMO PAC EAM broadcast at H+20 and H+50 8822.00 Boeing flight test 8828.00 VOLMET Honolulu / Auckland, New Zealand 8957.00 VOLMET Shannon, Ireland 8971.00 TSC North Island-Western Sky 8971.00 Royal Australian Air Force 8977.00 TSC Whidbey 8980.00 Port Angeles Coast Guard Air Station 8983.00 U.S. Coast Guard CAMSPAC, CAMSLANT, COMMSTA Kodiak 8989.00 Canforce Trenton Military 9005.40 TSC Whidbey 9007.00 Canforce Trenton Military 9010.00 Canforce Vancouver Military 9011.40 TSC Whidbey - Habitat 9022.00 Royal Australian Air Force 9023.00 NORAD 9025.00 7th BW Dyess AFB B-1B interplane 9031.00 RAF 9034.00 U.S. Coast Guard COMSTA Kodiak 9073.00 LORAN Station Kodiak 9096.00 141st ARW Fairchild AFB EXPO OPS 9143.50 Military tactical c/s Antidote 9170.50 U.S. Coast Guard COMSTA Kodiak 9213.50 U.S. Navy net September 2003 10045.0 Boeing flight test 10051.0 VOLMET New York 10245.0 Military tactical c/s Echo 10250.0 Boeing flight test 10299.0 U.S. Coast Guard COMMSTA Kodiak 10493.0 FEMA Region Ten Bothell, WA. WGY 910 10799.0 U.S. Military exercise Nov. 2002 11050.0 Military tracking net 11053.5 COMPTUEX Washington Carrier Strike Group November 2003 11162.0 Military tactical c/s Zodiac 11164.3 U.S. Coast Guard CAMSPAC Point Reyes 11187.0 Strategic Communications Wing One 11202.0 U.S. Coast Guard COMSTA Kodiak 11212.4 TSC Whidbey - Habitat 11232.0 Canforce Trenton Military 11253.0 VOLMET RAF 11306.0 Boeing flight test 11494.0 U.S. Customs aircraft callsign OMAHA 13089.0 U.S. Coast Guard CAMSPAC High Seas Weather Broadcast 13110.0 317th AG Dyess AFB C-130 interplane callsign Havoc 13155.0 E-6 TACAMO PAC EAM broadcast at H+20 and H+50 13204.0 509th BW B-2 interplane 13254.0 Diego Garcia Tower 13257.0 Canforce Trenton Military 13270.0 VOLMET Gander, Newfoundland 13282.0 VOLMET Honolulu 13312.0 Boeing flight test 13481.0 U.S. Coast Guard CAMSPAC data channel 14615.0 USAF HF-GCS Ascension discrete 14708.0 U.S. Navy tactical 15034.0 VOLMET Trenton Military 15516.0 Boeing flight test 17314.0 U.S Coast Guard CAMSPAC High Seas Weather Broadcast |
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