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| Author: | cparris2 [ Mon Nov 11, 2024 4:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | USMA West Point, NY |
Over the Halloween weekend, my work as a television broadcasting technician took me to the West Point military academy to cover the game. I did have a chance to break out the scanners on game day and did pick up a few things. The United States Military Academy (USMA, or West Point) is the United States service academy, located in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a fort during the American Revolutionary War, as it sits on strategic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, in Orange County, a short distance north of New York City. The academy was founded in 1802, and it is the oldest of the five American service academies and educates cadets for commissioning into the United States Army. The academy and surrounding ranges and training areas are served by three sites that are part of the U.S. Army P-25 networked trunked radio system using the system ID of 58A. I monitored the system during my time at the academy and noted that the military police and fire/EMS operations appeared to be encrypted. The site frequencies I was able to receive have the site NACs listed. Frequencies that have no NAC listed may not be in use or the site wasn’t that busy. USMA West Point System ID: 58A WACN: BEE00 Site 03-001 West Point - Ski Slope 385.8875 386.1875 N581 386.3375 N581 386.4875 N581 386.6375 N581 387.2250 N581 388.2750 388.5750 389.7625 Site 03-002 West Point - Bull Hill 385.9000 N582 386.0500 N582 386.2250 386.8000 387.2125 Site 03-003 West Point - Morgan Farm 385.9125 N583 386.0625 N583 386.3000 N583 387.1875 N583 In addition to the trunked system, there are a number of conventional frequencies that are in use around West Point. 34.175 150.0 PL Training "Lightning Main” 123.475 AM Army National Guard Helicopters 126.200 AM Army Black Knight Parachute Team 246.800 AM USMA Helicopter Air-to-Air During the Army/Air Force football game I was there to cover, the Black Knight parachute team, along with some USAF Academy parachutists, did a jump over the stadium to deliver a US flag for the national anthem. The 126.2 MHz frequency was very active with traffic from two Army EC-145 helicopters using the call signs of EPIC42 and EPIC43. I also ran across two active simplex frequencies of interest: 398.8500 N293 407.1625 N293 The 398 MHz frequency was being used by what appeared to be a security detail for some VIP that was in attendance, but no idea what the 407 MHz frequency was used for. - CP |
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| Author: | mw [ Mon Nov 11, 2024 8:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: USMA West Point, NY |
Thanks |
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| Author: | Jim [ Tue Nov 12, 2024 4:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: USMA West Point, NY |
The Five Official U.S. Military Academies U.S. Military Academy (Army), West Point, New York. U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, New York. U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, Connecticut. |
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