According to the news at the top of the hour, the Malaysian Government has issued a statement that based upon INMARSAT
information, they have concluded that the flight did indeed go into the Indian Ocean.

Please keep all those people onboard the the flight in your thoughts, and let us hope that the flight recorders can be found to
determine what exactly happened.

dxAce wrote:

dxAce wrote:

wrote:

On Sunday, March 23, 2014 11:16:59 AM UTC-4, dxAce wrote:
dxAce wrote:



dxAce wrote:



dxAce wrote:



dxAce wrote:



A US NBC Network news reporter & cameraman just flew aboard a RNZAF P-3K



maritime patrol aircraft operated by 5 Squadron, active in the search

for

MAH777 & the footage aired on Saturday evening 22 March.



One scene showed a console in the mission section of the aircraft and

the

mission freqs were clearly visible:



123.450 --VHF

123.100 -- COMM1G

156.800 -- COMM2G

281.200 -- COMM3

15962.0 -- HF1 SC

22868.0 -- HF2

[blank] -- DF



Time on the display was 0617Z & I assume that was 22 March.



Tim

St George Utah

(via UDXF)



Comms heard here on 15962 at 0710z 23 March.



At 0901z, giving weather in the search area. Either NZ or AUS accent.



One callsign was Rescue 795.



At 0953z Rescue 795 giving position report to the control station. Both sides

coming in well.

I'm using the Drake R8 and the 200' wire which runs W-E which is giving me better performance than the 70' N-S wire.
Short path to Perth Australia is 11040 miles, long path is 13820.

I'm not certain at this point whether the aircraft are operating out of Perth or

Canberra. But, I did hear Rescue 795 giving a position report as something along

the lines of 44 degrees South, and Perth is apparently about 32 degrees South, at

least according to the AZMAP program.

I wonder if they'll really find anything, or if the aircraft even crashed into

the ocean at this point. A lot of suspicious circumstances. But I'm keeping an

open mind.
Perth is almost 2000 miles away from Canberra . Must be on the West Coast or somewhere nearer the general search area.

Could be. The control point does not necessarily have to be where the aircraft are headquarted.

I got up a bit ago and did hear comms on 15962 again at 2350, not a real good level, but the aircraft are searching once
again.

I just heard a report on ABC Radio at 0500 that 10 aircraft were flying out of Perth on the search. At 0515 on 15962 I am
again hearing Canberra Control giving weather, which doesn't sound to promising today.

On Monday, March 24, 2014 10:51:49 AM UTC-4, dxAce wrote:
According to the news at the top of the hour, the Malaysian Government has issued a statement that based upon INMARSAT

information, they have concluded that the flight did indeed go into the Indian Ocean.



Please keep all those people onboard the the flight in your thoughts, and let us hope that the flight recorders can be found to

determine what exactly happened.



dxAce wrote:



dxAce wrote:



wrote:



On Sunday, March 23, 2014 11:16:59 AM UTC-4, dxAce wrote:

dxAce wrote:







dxAce wrote:







dxAce wrote:







dxAce wrote:







A US NBC Network news reporter & cameraman just flew aboard a RNZAF P-3K







maritime patrol aircraft operated by 5 Squadron, active in the search



for



MAH777 & the footage aired on Saturday evening 22 March.







One scene showed a console in the mission section of the aircraft and



the



mission freqs were clearly visible:







123.450 --VHF



123.100 -- COMM1G



156.800 -- COMM2G



281.200 -- COMM3



15962.0 -- HF1 SC



22868.0 -- HF2



[blank] -- DF







Time on the display was 0617Z & I assume that was 22 March.







Tim



St George Utah



(via UDXF)







Comms heard here on 15962 at 0710z 23 March.







At 0901z, giving weather in the search area. Either NZ or AUS accent.







One callsign was Rescue 795.







At 0953z Rescue 795 giving position report to the control station. Both sides



coming in well.



I'm using the Drake R8 and the 200' wire which runs W-E which is giving me better performance than the 70' N-S wire.

Short path to Perth Australia is 11040 miles, long path is 13820.



I'm not certain at this point whether the aircraft are operating out of Perth or



Canberra. But, I did hear Rescue 795 giving a position report as something along



the lines of 44 degrees South, and Perth is apparently about 32 degrees South, at



least according to the AZMAP program.



I wonder if they'll really find anything, or if the aircraft even crashed into



the ocean at this point. A lot of suspicious circumstances. But I'm keeping an



open mind.

Perth is almost 2000 miles away from Canberra . Must be on the West Coast or somewhere nearer the general search area.



Could be. The control point does not necessarily have to be where the aircraft are headquarted.



I got up a bit ago and did hear comms on 15962 again at 2350, not a real good level, but the aircraft are searching once

again.



I just heard a report on ABC Radio at 0500 that 10 aircraft were flying out of Perth on the search. At 0515 on 15962 I am

again hearing Canberra Control giving weather, which doesn't sound to promising today.

There are several very deep trenches in that part of the Indian Ocean. One of them is over 7 Km deep !

Is that Upper or Lower Sideband?


VegasNightOwl





"dxAce" wrote in message
...
A US NBC Network news reporter & cameraman just flew aboard a RNZAF P-3K

maritime patrol aircraft operated by 5 Squadron, active in the search
for
MAH777 & the footage aired on Saturday evening 22 March.

One scene showed a console in the mission section of the aircraft and
the
mission freqs were clearly visible:

123.450 --VHF
123.100 -- COMM1G
156.800 -- COMM2G
281.200 -- COMM3
15962.0 -- HF1 SC
22868.0 -- HF2
[blank] -- DF

Time on the display was 0617Z & I assume that was 22 March.


Tim
St George Utah
(via UDXF)

Comms heard here on 15962 at 0710z 23 March.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

VegasNightOwl wrote:
Is that Upper or Lower Sideband?

Almost every communication in the world that is SSB uses upper sideband.

The notable exceptions are hams which use both (the practice is LSB
below 9mHz, USB above), BUT only 5mHz (which is USB) is regulated by law,
and over 50mHz both are routinely used.

The other exception is analog broadcast TV video. Analog TV audio is (was?)
FM except for France which used AM.

Geoff.

--
Geoffrey S. Mendelson, N3OWJ/4X1GM/KBUH7245/KBUW5379

Thanks for the info!


VegasNightOwl




"Geoffrey S. Mendelson" wrote in message
...
VegasNightOwl wrote:
Is that Upper or Lower Sideband?

Almost every communication in the world that is SSB uses upper sideband.

The notable exceptions are hams which use both (the practice is LSB
below 9mHz, USB above), BUT only 5mHz (which is USB) is regulated by law,
and over 50mHz both are routinely used.

The other exception is analog broadcast TV video. Analog TV audio is
(was?)
FM except for France which used AM.

Geoff.

--
Geoffrey S. Mendelson, N3OWJ/4X1GM/KBUH7245/KBUW5379