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most active HF freqs

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Maybe a noop question....)

I know you need be more patient when listening to HF, then say VHF and UHF. But what are the most active HF freqs used by USAF. What HF freqs are a must to listen to?

11.175?
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11175.0 for sure, you might want to add: 04724.0 06712.0 06739.0 08992.0 13200.0 15016.0 all being part off HFGCS (HF Global communications Network)
Although I think Satcom is more used nowadays

06761.0 is common A/A mostly used when receiver is trying to contact their tanker.

You might also want to consider MWARA (Major World AirRoutes) used for oceanic crossings.

02899.0 05598.0 05616.0 06622.0 08864.0 08906.0 08891.0 13306.0 / there are more but USAF traffic can be heard in my opinion on mentioned Freqs.

Pretty active is also MARS : 13927.0

USCG (US Coast Guard) can often be heard on : 05696.0 08983.0
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thanks joost,

These MWARA is civilian i presume? From where to they broadcast? The US?
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slicethepienl wrote:thanks joost,

These MWARA is civilian i presume? From where to they broadcast? The US?
Indeed civil.
you might want to see this
Stations you can hear in northern Part of Atlantic are : Gander / New York / Santa Maria / Shanwick / Iceland Radio
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Thanks for your quick and thorough reply! A great help!
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I am looking for HF freqency's where you can hear the REACH flights route Europe-USA visa versa.

I live in the south of the Netherlands and listing on a Yaesu FRG8800 and I use a long wire antenna

On this map below you can find many HF freq. source of the map http://koti.mbnet.fi/fi6jsp/HFAERO.jpg

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I am looking for HF freqency's where you can hear the REACH flights route Europe-USA visa versa.
Check my reply earlier in this topic :wink:
You might also want to consider MWARA (Major World AirRoutes) used for oceanic crossings.

02899.0 05598.0 05616.0 06622.0 08864.0 08906.0 08891.0 13306.0 / there are more but USAF traffic can be heard in my opinion on mentioned Freqs.
04675.0 was recently in use by DRAGON (U-2) out of Fairford, so you can include that one also

EDIT : Currently (1420z) a B-1 is working 05616.0 (RAMA41, credit ReachHunters)
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