US Coast Guard Frequencies and Terminology

Date: Sun, 22 Jun 97 19:19:25 UT
From: "Richard Baker" 
Subject: RE: [WUN] USCG freqs

>Hello,I am looking for some USCG freqs that are audiable in the
>houston TX area.I just moved here and have had no luck finding any
>here.

	Here are the most common USCG frequencies where
	comms may be heard worldwide: 


  2182.0 International maritime distress
  2670.0 CG Marine Info Bdcasts, Groups, cutters, and traffic with civilian vessels. 
  3122.0 Night secondary air/ground, safety of flight.


    "4 Megs SCN" (Systems Coordination Net) (Duplex) 
  4134.0 Cutters, government & civilian vessels to CommSta
  4426.0 CommSta to cutters/vessels

  5320.0 Groups, cutters, occasional a/c
  5696.0 Air/ground, safety of flight (H+24)
 

    "6 Megs SCN" 
  6200.0 Cutters, government & civilian vessels to CommSta
  6501.0 CommSta to cutters/vessels.


    "8 Megs SCN" 
  8240.0 Cutters, government & civilian vessels to CommSta
  8764.0 CommSta to cutters/vessels.

  8983.0 Air/ground, safety of flight (days)
11202.0 Air/ground, safety of flight (day secondary)


   "13 Megs SCN" 
12242.0 Cutters, government & civilian vessels to CommSta
13089.0 CommSta to cutters/vessels.


   "17 Megs SCN" 
16432.0 Cutters, government & civilian vessels to CommSta
17314.0 CommSta to cutters/vessels.
	

	In addition, on the CommSta side of the SCN pairs you will
hear scheduled weather broadcasts. There are a good number of
frequencies I didn't include due to less traffic or mostly ANDVT
("green" secure comms) being on them. But these are the most
popular. 



    Here our some of the more common USCG terms used on the
air that I have received questions on over the years. If anyone knows
of others that should be added, drop me a line and I'll update the
list and post it on the web site: 


AIRSTA                Air Station
AMVER                 Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System
CAMSLANT              Communications Master Station Atlantic
CAMSPAC               Communications Area Master Station Pacific
CASREP                Casualty Report
CHARLIE               Copy, as in Affirmative, also "Charlie, Charlie"
COMMSTA               Communications Station
DMB		      Data Marker Buoy
ELT                   Emergency Locating Transmitter
ELT PATROL            Enforcement of Trades and Treaties Patrol
EPIC                  El Paso Intelligence Center
EPIRB                 Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon
FLIR                  Forward Looking Infra-Red
FOXTROT MIKE         "FM" Frequency (Most often in VHF Marine Band)
FRTT                  Fleet Radio Teletype
HFDL                  High Frequency Data Link
HOIST                 As in doing a hoist, lifting someone from water
HOME PLATE            Home Base
HOTEL FOXTROT         "HF" High Frequency/Shortwave, Sometimes Hotel Fox
IN THE BLIND          Sending message without hearing a response 
LANDLINE              Standard Telephone
LIMA CHARLIE          Loud and Clear
LE		      Law Enforcement
NAS                   Naval Air Station
NVG                   Night Vision Goggles
PFD                   Personal Floatation Device
PIW                   Persons in Water
POB                   Persons On Board
RADIO GUARD           To maintain a listening watch for safety
RCC                   Rescue Coordination Center
RDF                   Radio Direction Finding
RESCUE ####           USCG Aircraft on SAR Case
RTB                   Return to Base
SAR CASE              Search & Rescue Mission
SARSAT                Search & Rescue Satellite
SCN                   Systems Coordination Net
SKAD                  Survival Kit/Air Dropped (CanForces)
SITREP                Situation Report
SOB                   Souls on Board, Older Term for PIB
SOS                   Save Our Ship, Mayday
UNIFORM HOTEL         Frequency band, as in: "UHF" or AM military aero
WILCO                 Military Term for "Will Comply"
WINDOW FREQUENCY      Frequency of Actual RF Carrier


 	There is a list of USCG aircraft on the WUN site already. I
also recommend Jim Pogue's book "Coast Guard Radio" as an excellent 
source of information. 

	Last, if one does a keyword search of past WUNNEW's
issues of "CG", this would produce 99% of the frequencies I
didn't list. 

	Enjoy! 

Rick "RD" Baker  
Listening to the ute's from NE Ohio, the USA  
Worldwide UTE News (WUN) Club Editor
Contributing Editor Pop'Comm, 'Communications Confidential' column
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