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Author Topic: UNID "Acme Air" 10175kHz 2021-07-22 ~22:45  (Read 1420 times)

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UNID "Acme Air" 10175kHz 2021-07-22 ~22:45
« on: July 22, 2021, 2257 UTC »
Picked this up here in California, any ideas?
"Acme Air, Acme Air.  This is Acme Mobile. Are you requesting BDA from ??? or Red Dog 5152?"
"Red dog five one five two reach.  Confirm one zulu bravo lima destroyed ???  Vice three over."
"Confirmed.  Over.
"Say again ??? Over."

http://robp.meowr.net/stuff/10175_acme_air.mp3
« Last Edit: July 22, 2021, 2303 UTC by housecat »

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Re: UNID "Acme Air" 10175kHz 2021-07-22 ~22:45
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2021, 2304 UTC »
The emojis were supposed to be three question marks in my transcription, not trying to be cute haha

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Re: UNID "Acme Air" 10175kHz 2021-07-22 ~22:45
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2021, 1327 UTC »
Nice catch. Acme Air made me think of this:

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Re: UNID "Acme Air" 10175kHz 2021-07-22 ~22:45
« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2023, 2106 UTC »
Picked this up here in California, any ideas?
"Acme Air, Acme Air.  This is Acme Mobile. Are you requesting BDA from ??? or Red Dog 5152?"
"Red dog five one five two reach.  Confirm one zulu bravo lima destroyed ???  Vice three over."
"Confirmed.  Over.
"Say again ??? Over."

http://robp.meowr.net/stuff/10175_acme_air.mp3

From what I can glean from this, it appears to be a communications test between F-16s and F15s (or US Marine Corps helicopters) based at Edwards AFB, CA.  :)
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