On Wed, 09 Jun 2004 06:11:20 -0400, dxAce
wrote:

Patty Winter wrote:

I keep hearing that "Air Force One" will be carrying Pres. Reagan's
casket between California and Washington, D.C., but it won't really
be using that callsign, will it? Won't it just be "Air Force 28000"
(or 29000)?

The actual aircraft used is reportedly going to be #28000.

It may use the designation SAM 28000 (Special Air Mission).

Bingo. That, or "Executive One" though I would expect the use of the
SAM callsign under the circumstances.

It may be possible to hear the flight on VHF and/or UHF ATC frequencies.
I'll be listening on 11175 USB myself.

Don't forget the HF aero MWARA and LDOC freqs, as well as the Mystic
Star frequencies (the ones with the FOXTROT designators).

73 DE John D. Kasupski
Tonawanda, New York, USA
Amateur Radio (KC2HMZ), HF/VHF/UHF Monitoring (KNY2VS)
Member ARRL, ARATS, ARES, RACES, WUN

I heard SAM 28000 on Friday afternoon as they were talking to Joshua
Approach in Southern California on 124.55 MHz, inbound to Pt. Mugu.
The pilot pronounced the callsign "Sam Two Eight Thousand". Joshua
routed them via the Palmdale VORTAC, descending to 14,000 then 7,000
feet before instructing them to contact Socal Approach.

That 747 must have an unusually powerful transmitter. The signal I
heard was the epitome of "loud and clear".

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Paul Hirose
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Paul Hirose wrote:

I heard SAM 28000 on Friday afternoon as they were talking to Joshua
Approach in Southern California on 124.55 MHz, inbound to Pt. Mugu.
The pilot pronounced the callsign "Sam Two Eight Thousand". Joshua
routed them via the Palmdale VORTAC, descending to 14,000 then 7,000
feet before instructing them to contact Socal Approach.

That 747 must have an unusually powerful transmitter. The signal I
heard was the epitome of "loud and clear".

I've heard them several times over the years on HF and VHF, and indeed,
they have some powerful transmitters.

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B

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