Subject: 267.615/355.000 WBFM AF1 & Waldorf 7/4 in N. Va. At 0446z heard WBFM carrier on 267.615 at S-9. At 0450z heard WBFM carrier on 355.000 at S-2. Heard phone calls on 267.6598LSB, 267.6521LSB, 267.6745LSB. At 0517z heard phone call on 267.5702LSB from AF1 to SAM CP, SAM CP patched AF1 to AFOC. AFOC copied AF1 message of "in the blocks at 05". SAM CP welcomed home AF1. Heard very little Orderwire traffic, maybe 2 sentences. At 0521z heard Waldorf on the Orderwire say Roger and then the carrier dropped. That's all for now, 73 de OBK Time for a Dominion :>) Subject: 326.000 WBFM in N. Va. 7/7 NW1(?) & Waldorf At 1845z heard WBFM carrier on 326.000 at S-4. Heard phone calls on 326.0224LSB, 325.9464USB, 326.0312LSB-numerous calls, 325.9704USB, & 325.9435LSB. At 2005z on 325.9594LSB heard EAM of EXDR3F3X3X6?L3Q4N6J6N7?U443RTM?3A4W??. This was a live transmission and not very clear as far as audio went. That's why there are some ?'s in the EAM. At 2228z on 326.0392LSB caught the tail end of an EAM, need to listen to the tape to get the characters. At 2254z on the Orderwire heard Waldorf talking to unheard station, (on outside speaker?), Waldorf said that "it's normaled up, did you get it to dial out OK?" "I think there's some codes you got to dial in but I'm not sure what they are right off hand". Carrier still up at 0022z. Carrier still up at 7/8 1000z. Carrier gone at 1915z. That's all for now, 73 de OBK Time for a Dominion :>) Subject: 232.710 WBFM in N. Va. 7/13 Waldorf and 28000 At 1754z heard WBFM carrier on 232.710 at S-8. Heard numerous phone calls between 1755z and 2014z. All were in LSB, freqs.: 232.6696, 232.7495, 232.7490, 232.6602, 232.7556. There were five phone calls on 232.7490, most dealing with Auto Body work, one call had Ford Motor Co. ads while the caller was put on hold. At 1901z on the Orderwire Heard 01 calling Waldorf and asking "What airplane is up?" Waldorf replies that 28000 is up. 01 then asked " Do they know their getting EMI off of some ATC freq.?" Waldorf: "Roger, Washington Control", 01: "Oooohhh". At 2049z on the Orderwire heard Waldorf talking to unheard, 28000?, "Roger, let me set it up sir", "On your count sir", "Roger", then carrier dropped. That's all for now, 73 de OBK Time for a Dominion :>) Subject: 267.610/355.000 WBFM in N. Va. 7/14 Waldorf & 28000 At 1933z heard WBFM carrier on 267.610 at S-8. Didn't hear any phone calls or Orderwire traffic until 2002z when the Orderwire noised up and Waldorf called 01, 01 told Waldorf that he's sorry he just brought his transmitter down and is now strictly landline. Waldorf told him that's OK, Waldorf will kill his transmitter eventually and has operated his switch so 01 is strictly landline at this time. 01 was not in the D.C. area. At 2107z heard Waldorf replying to 28000 on the Orderwire "Roger on that Mam, I'll keep you on an outside speaker and when you get ready to terminate give me a shout". At 2109z heard a weak WBFM carrier on 355.000 at S-1. At 2113z heard phone call on 267.6573LSB. At 2115z on the 355.000 Orderwire heard 28000 telling Waldorf that they'll be back in the Blocks back at Andrews at 2140z, and will give Waldorf a call when they are ready to terminate. Signal strength is now at S-4. Heard phone calls on 267.6413LSB and 267.5802USB. At 2143z on the 267.610 Orderwire heard Waldorf talking to 28000. At 2145z heard Waldorf on the 267.610 Orderwire tell 28000 "ready any time you are, goodnight", then the carrier dropped. That's all for now, 73 de OBK Time for a Dominion :>) Subject: 232.715/357.700 WBFM, AF1 & Waldorf in N. Va. 7/21 At 0325z heard WBFM carrier on 232.715 at S-8. At 0338z found WBFM carrier on 357.700 at S-2, this is a new freq. for me. I finally found the "other side" of 232.710/5. Heard phone calls on 232.7534USB and 232.7748LSB. The 232.715 carrier had drifted down to 232.710. The 357.700 carrier peaked at 30 over. At 0406z heard Waldorf on the 232 Orderwire and AF1, with a yl op, on the 357 Orderwire getting ready to shut down. AF1 op told Waldorf ready to shut down at this time, then both carriers dropped. That's all for now, 73 de OBK Time for a Dominion :>) Subject: 357.700/232.710 WBFM in E. Md. 7/28 At about 0100z heard weak WBFM carrier on 357.700 at S-1. At 0108z heard DTMF tones and a phone call on 357.73356USB, signal faded out before call was finished. I switched to 232.710 but didn't hear anything in WBFM mode, I switched to SSB and could hear Waldorf's carrier. I heard Orderwire traffic and switched to FMN and could hear Waldorf clearly, though no S units for signal strength. I suspect this was Bill returning to Washington from his West Coast trip. Waldorf is a little over 100 miles from where I was, Ocean City Md. I was using a cheesey Rat Shack 25-1300MHZ vertical up about 20 ft. ASL. This shows that if you are about 100 miles away from a GEP you should be able to hear comms. with a gain antenna. Check your maps fellas. That's all for now, 73 de OBK Time for a Dominion :>) Subject: 267.610/355.000 WBFM in N. Va. 7/30 At 1948z heard WBFM carrier on 267.610 at S-8, heard carrier on 355.000 at S-0. At 1953z heard phone call on 267.5626LSB. At 2006z heard phone call on 267.5656LSB, ground party: "OK you guys can take off, right now what they did they put him in a chopper, they took off, they said they could not make it to us, they brought him back and it's a 2 1/2 hour drive once they get him in a limo coming our way. We'll keep you advised." Shortly there after the 355.000 carrier was S-9+++. At 2012z heard phone call on 267.6583LSB, caught the tail end of a wx forecast for an airport then the wx for Seymour Johnson for 2130z. At 2014z on 267.5813USB heard a phone call dealing with "coming out of Bristol on RF 6". Also heard phone calls on 267.5700LSB and 267.5655USB. At 2030z heard phone call on 267.6740LSB dealing with severe wx being about 10 mins. out. At 2037z the 267.610 carrier dropped, the 355.000 carrier was at S-2. I heard no Orderwire traffic at all so I don't know who was on besides Waldorf. Bill is in N.C. now and is supposed to speak at a fund raiser at 6:40pm Local. You guys to the south keep your ears on. That's all for now, 73 de OBK Time for a Dominion :>) Subject: 267.615/355.000 WBFM in N. Va. 7/31 At 0123z heard WBFM carrier on 355.000 at S-5, at 0132z heard WBFM carrier on 267.615 at S-8. The carrier on 355.000 was at S-9+30 once when I checked on it. Heard phone calls on 355.0740USB, 355.0468LSB, 267.6564USB, 267.6605LSB, 267.5891LSB, 267.5436USB, 267.5721LSB. One call was a wx forecast, one call dealt with legislation, one call asked for someone to call when they get off the Floor. At 0154z on the 267.615 Orderwire heard Waldorf say "Roger, thank you", then the carrier dropped. Don't know for sure which aircraft this was, probably Bill due to the nature of the calls. That's all for now, 73 de OBK Time for a Dominion :>)