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Author Topic: Coast Guard 2009 working COMSTA Kodiak 5696 khz USB 13:00 UTC - 3 Feb  (Read 828 times)

Offline jasmine

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Coast Guard 2009 working COMSTA Kodiak 5696 khz USB 13:00 UTC - 3 Feb
« on: February 03, 2020, 1302 UTC »
"COMSTA Kodiak, COMSTA Kodiak this is Coast Guard two zero zero niner on 5 Megs."
"Coast Guard 2009 this is COMSTA Kodiak on 5 megs, over"
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Re: Coast Guard 2009 working COMSTA Kodiak 5696 khz USB 13:00 UTC - 3 Feb
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2020, 1755 UTC »
Nice catch! 5696 and 8983 were my night and day primaries for years before USCG went to ALE. You provided proof they still can be heard on the old standbys.

I've heard them chasing drug boats, tracking subs, and doing rescue ops, pretty cool listening at times.
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