Wait a minute; I may have found flight line ops!

     I've been scanning the UHF/VHF action bands since about 1992, when I was first assigned to Fort Meade Maryland. I've always had an interest in the hobby and realized back in 92' that Fort Meade would be an ideal location to get serious about scanning. Located between Annapolis, Baltimore, and the District, the Fort was a prime source of VHF/UHF transmissions. I bought my first portable scanner. A Bearcat/Uniden 100xlt. I then began cataloging numerous frequencies. I heard my share of exciting broadcasts. From Coast Guard rescues at sea, to Hazardous chemical spills right next door. From that point on I was hooked.
     Scanning the UHF/VHF public frequencies is an exciting hobby. I can't recall how many times I've stayed up late hoping to hear some stake out or drug bust. The fire and rescue frequencies were constantly in use. I even purchased a second scanner. A Bearcat/Uniden BC200xlt. After Fort Meade, Kim and I moved to Pensacola Florida for a short while. Even though schooling kept me fairly busy while I was there, I did manage to get in a little scanning time every now and then. From there we moved to Sugar Grove West Virginia. The area where we lived was rather isolated. Surrounded by national forests, and smack dab in the middle of a National 'Radio Quiet Zone', the grove proved to be a constant scanning challenge. If it weren't for the Navy Base, I would have had to suffice with the School buses and an occasional speeder.
     Well, now I'm stationed overseas, at an honest to goodness Air Force base. After checking on the legalities with the local authorities (And that was an adventure in it's own.) I began scanning the VHF/UHF spectrum for some choice morsels. Listed below is a list of the frequencies I've logged so far. I believe that they are all on-base frequencies. I don't know what all of them are yet, but I've included some comments. If you have any Misawa scanning information you'd like to share I'd sure appreciate an e-Mail. In the meantime I'll keep looking.

Frequencies I've logged since arriving on station at Misawa Air Base Japan.

     I hope you enjoy these frequencies. I've already heard quite a bit of exciting traffic on the police/SP frequencies. The frequencies listed as language/japanese are suspected to be base related frequencies due to signal strength. Some previous frequencies which were noted as having Japanese speaking operators later exhibited english speaking traffic.

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