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Monitoring NASA Communications

Monitoring NASA Communications

Antigua
5060  5436  6810  6919  7313  7332  7605  7765  7860  7919  9115  9138  9170  10310  
10327  10475  10949  11407  11414  12160  13495  13943.5  14497  14585  14819  14891  
14914  15528  15575  16216  17554  18237  18700  19143  19961  20272  22990  23413  
23603  23940  24530  24760  26515 (All kHz, various modes are used)
Contingency   search and rescue:   11440 kHz (USB)
Fire/security police:    163.4875
Space shuttle range support:  264.8/284.1 (AM)

Ascension Island
2622  4500  4992  5775  5822  7313  7354  7605  7765  7804  7910  9043  10230  10780  
10850  10880  10949  11407  11634  12107  13468  13878  14432  14497  14585  14615  
14896  14914  14921.4  14967  16246  17554  18331  18434  18700  19126  19198  19371  
20195  20390  20475  23035  23485  23603  23661  23840  24240  25245  25299  26356  
23389  26684.5  27720  27870  27925 (All kHz, various modes are used) 
Fire:     173.575
Space shuttle range support:  264.8/284.1/291.8 (AM)

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Air/ground control: *284.0
Air rescue:    138.450 (AM)
Base commanders net:     149.535/148.065  170.575
Cape communications:     *165.1125
Cape tower:*118.625/393.0  *118.625  *120.950  125.900  *126.650  128.150  *133.800  
134.275  135.375  135.825  (AM)
Data links: *403.000 (Pulsed tones)  *1030 (Pulse every 14 sec.)  *1680 (Pulse every 4, 10
sec.)  *1749.5  *1750.5  *1757.2  *1758.2  *1820 (Pulse every 1-4 sec.)
Disaster operations (weather alerts, etc):   *163.5125 (ETR Net B)
Disaster preparedness net:    *148.650 (Data bursts)
Department of Energy explosive ordinance disposal operations:    409.475/412.700
Eastern Test Range command destruct: 406.5  *416.5 (Voice)  421.0  425.0  428.0  (Data)
Eastern Test Range FTS command alert:   *168.000 (tones)
Eastern Test Range instrumentation net: *148.485
Eastern Test Range launch operations support:     *163.4375  165.0625  407.450
Eastern Test Range paging channel: *165.0125 (ETR Net S)
Eastern Test Range   test range safety: 46.65  141.300  *142.125 
Eastern Test Range   test range support:     229.0  253.6  270.0 (AM)
FCA net:  *163.5875
Federal Highway Administration construction net:  *169.550
Fire:     *163.5625 (ETR Net F)
Flight support:     138.150  139.050  139.250  140.400  141.300  149.250  (All AM)
Helicopter control: 284.000 (AM)
Maintenance:   149.500  *150.150 (ETR Net N)  165.0625
Operations: 413.200/407.250
Operations security: 419.650
Ordnance Control/Missile loading net: 419.150
Public service agencies mutual aid channels: 154.160 (Fire NASA Net 316)  155.370 (Police
NASA Net 303)
Radiation monitoring:    *164.500 (ETR Net Y)
Search and Rescue:  282.8 (AM)
Security: *163.000 (ETR Net Z)  *163.4625 (ETR Net D)  *164.200 (channel 2)   *165.0875
(Repeater DVP/clear voice)  *170.125  *171.975
Seek Skyhook (Aerostat uplink):    440.0  445.0
Solid rocket booster recovery beacons:  240.0  242.0 (Data)
Space shuttle range support:  264.8  291.8  *294.6  341.6  349.6  *350.6 (AM)
Special projects:   413.450
Support services:   *165.0375
Titan III operations:    *148.515  *149.150
Transportation/Admin:    *407.225  413.075  
TV audio: *1799.75 (Computer lesson; spurious emission from another service?)
TV operations net for Eastern Test Range launches:     *148.035 
U.S. Air Force miscellaneous frequencies:    74.75 
U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigation (OSI): *138.075/139.675  138.175  141.525
U.S. Army explosive ordinance disposal (EOD):     49.70  49.80  148.700/143.025
U.S. Army research and development support:  36.70  40.90 
U.S. Coast Guard maritime frequencies: *156.600  *156.800  157.050  157.075  *157.100  
157.175
U.S. Navy Aegis project support:   30.29
U.S. Navy FACSFAC Jacksonville warning area coordination net: *267.5  *284.5  *349.9  
369.9  385.1  (AM)
Utilities:     *150.195 (ETR Net C)  *150.250  (ETR Net E)
Unknown use:   *400.050
Weather Balloons (Rawinsonde):     *403.0 (Data; pulse tones)

Edwards AFB, California
Air crew alert:     413.450
Air rescue:    138.450 (AM)
Air traffic control:     136.175  136.425 (AM)
Approach/departure control: 126.1/290.3  133.15/269.2  124.550  132.750/272.0  
133.650/348.7  134.050  (AM)
Automatic Terminal Information Service: 116.4/269.9 (AM)
Civil engineers maintenance:  149.275
Command post (call sign-Conform):  304.0  311.0 (AM)
Control tower: 120.7/236.6/318.1 (AM)
Corps of Engineers: 163.4125  163.4375
Emergency 911 radios:    170.350
Explosive ordinance disposal: 148.200
Fire net: 173.4375
Fire/Crash net:     173.4125  173.5875
Flight support: 149.175  149.250  149.300  234.8  237.0  256.15  267.8  268.1  275.2  276.6  
283.725  288.7  292.3  298.3  300.675  301.7  327.65  347.1  354.4  361.4  381.175 (AM)
Flight test A/G:  123.125  123.150  123.175  123.200  123.225  123.250  123.275  123.325  
123.350  123.375 (also shuttle training aircraft)  123.400  123.425  123.450  123.475 
123.525  123.550  123.575  136.225 (AM)
Flight test HF comm support:  5736.5 kHz
Ground control:     121.8/390.1 (AM)
Guards net:    171.150/166.225
Local control: 257.0 (AM)
Maintenance:   141.725/139.825  148.075  148.100  163.4625  163.5375  284.1 (AM)
Medical net:   173.4875
NASA air-to-ground: 371.1  382.6  395.1 (AM)
NASA facility support:   409.350/415.925
NASA flight test:   135.825 237.0 347.1 373.15 (AM)
NASA management:    409.900/417.250  412.050/417.450
NASA mission audio: 169.400
NASA paging net:    416.350/410.300
NASA shuttle training aircraft-operations control:     134.250 (AM)
NASA traffic control:    413.525
Paging:   413.500
Pilot to dispatch (PTD): 372.2 (AM)
Range communications:    170.400/171.000
Security: 148.225  149.9225/148.675  148.875  
Shuttle support: 162.6125  164.100  165.6125  168.000  169.075  171.2625 173.6875/169.600 
SRB operations:     407.225
Supply:   163.5875
Test range control: 3376  4455  4732  6750  6770  7330  8993  13204  18005 (All kHz and
USB) 229.175  260.7  262.5  264.6  266.3  267.9  275.9  276.65  279.9  280.1  286.25  286.4 
286.8  287.2  287.425  291.8  294.6  303.325  308.7  311.2  314.4  314.6  315.9  319.6 
322.7  325.9  349.3  349.6  351.4  358.4  359.2  378.1  379.7  382.6  383.0  384.8  385.9 
389.025  389.1 (All AM) 417.750/412.875
Trunking network: 406.350/415.950  406.750/416.150  407.150/416.750  407.950/416.950  
409.350/417.550  
U.S. Air Force Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS): 143.775/142.275
U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations: 138.075  138.175  141.525
U.S. Army:     229.6  367.3  367.6 (AM)

Johnson Space Center-Houston, Texas
Bridge crane operations-building 48: 429.6725
Civil Defense (emergencies/disasters only): 155.265
Construction/maintenance-building 49 (Alpha Net, repeater input 164.700): 170.350
Engineering/maintenance net-building 1 (repeater input 168.000): 169.000
JSC Security Net: 164.200
Medical net-building 45 (repeater input 168.450): 170.375
Mutaul aid (emergencies/disasters only): 154.280
NASA administrative net: 164.9875
NASA aircraft operations (Ellington AFB): 123.125 (AM), 170.750 (FM)
NASA air to ground: 235.400 (AM)
NASA JSC paging: 409.025
NASA UHF medical network (repeater input 407.175): 409.175
NASA transportation net-building 320 (repeater input 172.300): 173.8125
NASA TV audio (shuttle mission audio): 171.150
Paint Net-Building 49: 173.6625
Procedures Net: 173.6875
Public Affairs Net-Building 45 (repeater input 171.000): 170.100
Texas Intercity (emergencies/disasters only): 155.370
NASA also shares a 10 channel trunking network with other government agencies
in the Houston area. The trunking system consists of the following frequency pairs:
(first frequency repeater output/second frequency repeater input)

406.350/415.150  407.150/415.950  407.950/416.750  408.550/416.550
408.750/417.550  408.950/417.750  409.150/417.150  409.550/418.350
409.750/418.550  409.950/417.950

Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Administration (loan pool):   *173.5375 (NASA Net 111)
Base communications net: *170.150 (NASA Net 107)  *173.6375
Camera control:     407.575  412,850  *932.00625  941.00625
Civil Air Patrol:   *148.150 (Repeater output and simplex)
Cape Canaveral National Seashore:  *164.625  *163.150 (Department of the Interior)
Civil Defense: 158.940 (Transmit)  155.715 (Receive) (NASA Net 208)
Civil engineers/maintenance net:   *171.000 (NASA Net 101)
Crane operations:   *407.100  *409.525  409.775
Crane telecommand:  408.49375  408.96875  
Crawler transport moves: *916.0 (Pulses every 3, 3, 8 sec.)  929.0  *932.0 (Pulse every 3.8
sec.)  939.0  *1030 (Pulse every 14 sec.)  *1104 (Pulse every 14 sec.)
Data link:     *409.925
Department of Energy communications:    167.850  *168.450 (Tone)
Fire/rescue:   *173.5625 (NASA Net 116/channel 1)  *173.7875 (NASA Net 216-tactical
channel 2)
Ground Control:     121.750 (AM)
Flight Service Station:  *123.600 (AM)
General maintenance net: *171.150 (NASA Net 201)
Industrial Area Cranes: 412.825 (UHF-1)  412.950 (UHF-2)  413.025 (UHF-3)  413.150
(UHF-4)  *413.250 (UHF-5)  413.375 (UHF-6)  413.525 (UHF-7)  413.550 (UHF-8)
Launch support operations:    *162.6125 (NASA Net 104)
Launch complex 39 convoy command:  407.325 (UHF-1)
Launch complex 39 VAB crane operations.: *407.475 (UHF-2)  408.175 (UHF-4)  409.050
(UHF-6)
Launch complex 39 convoy purge: 408.150 (UHF-3)
Launch complex 39 operations pool: 408.800 (UHF-5)  409.125 (UHF-7)
Launch complex 39 convoy cooling: 409.175 (UHF-8)
Local Control: 126.650 (AM)
Marine operations:  162.0125 (NASA Net 306)
Measurements/safety:     *165.1875 (NASA Net 102)
Medical net: *173.4375 (NASA Net 117) also UHF MED 1-10 channel pairs
(463.000/468.000-463.975/468.975)
MSBLS/telemetry:    *165.6125 (NASA Net 202)
Orbiter operations: *165.4125 (NASA Net 110)
Paging (voice):     *170.350 (NASA Net 308)  *171.000
Public Affairs/Hurricane operations:    *163.5375 (NASA Net 108)
Public Affairs TV coordination:    *171.2625 (NASA Net 408)
Railroad operations:     *170.175 (NASA Net 206)  *413.125  413.325
Safety:   *173.4625 (NASA Net 205)  *173.6625 (NASA Net 105)
Security: *173.175 (NASA Net 203/Tactical 2)  *173.6875 (NASA Net 103)  173.8625
Shuttle landing facility: 121.5 (Emergency-civilian)  243.0 (Emergency-military)  121.750
(Ground operations)  126.3 (Air to ground control)  259.7 (Orbiter to ground)  296.8 (Orbiter
to ground)  284.0 (Air to ground control)  *128.550/284.0 (AM)
Shuttle TV coordination net: *171.2625 (NASA Net 408)
Supply (digital paging): *150.325 (Repeater output/173.4875 repeater input)  *170.400
(NASA Net 106)
TACAN:    1104.0  1146.0
Telemetry: *409.925  *410.8625  *413.050  *1250.0 (erratic pulses)  *1441.5 (Pulses every
14 sec.)  *1780.0 (Erratic pulses) 
Traveler Information Sservice (TIS):    1320 kHz (AM)
Transportation:     162.0125 (NASA Net 306)
U.S. Customs Service:    *165.2375  *166.4375  166.4875
Utilities:     *171.000 (NASA Net 101)
VAB to crawler transport duplex channels: 407.600  408.025  412.975  413.825  
VAB crane operation:     410.1375  *410.8625 (Data)
Weather telemetry:  *409.925  *413.050
Wind telemetry:     418.075
Wireless mikes:     169.505  170.245  171.045  171.905

Malabar, Florida
FAA net: 172.850 (repeater output/169.250 repeater input)  166.175  172.175
Harbor common: 2716 kHz (USB)
Range clearance function:     2638 kHz (USB)
Space shuttle support:   5187 kHz (USB)
Solid rocket boosters recovery vessels: 2356  2622  2639 (Intership ops)  2716  2764  2800  
2820  2837  3187  3365  5810 (All kHz) (plus various VHF marine channels)
Test range communications to Ascension/Antigua: 6937  7833  9043  9132  10310  11104  
11407  11414  11548  11622  13878.0  13986.1  14559.5  14896  14937  15610  17490  
17668  18196  18237  18355  18769  19304  20189  20195  23413  23581  24240  24760  
27720  27870  (All kHz)
U.S. Air Force Eastern Test Range control: 2622  5810  7765  10780  11615.5  13878  20195 
 20390 (All kHz)
U.S. Air Force emergency hurricane net: 3365  4900  5350  7412  10305  (All kHz)
U.S. Navy to Atlantic aircraft: 3120  4828  5718  6693  6708  6723  9006 11205  11252  
13227  13237  15021  15051  15057  15067  18009 (All kHz and USB)
U.S. Navy to Atlantic ships: 2357.5  2764  2800  3187  4521  4766  4856.5  5180  5190  
5246  6897  7461  7676 (All kHz and USB)
U.S. Navy Atlantic ships/aircraft: 2836.5 kHz (USB)
U.S. Navy surface radar: *1250 MHz

Melbourne, Florida (Miscellaneous)
Data:     *908.000 (Pulse every 1, 3, 5 sec.)
FAA: *269.300  *348.700  *379.250  *998.000 (Pulse every 14 sec.)
FAA DME:  998.0
FBI: *167.7875 (Repeater output)
National Weather Service broadcasts:    162.550
U.S. Air Force:     *141.850 (Unmodulated carrier)

Merritt Island, Florida
Solid rocket booster maintenance net:   407.225

Patrick AFB, Florida
Administrative (U.S. Navy):   138.375
Air defense:   148.125 (AM)
Air Force Reserve training:   138.275  138.475 (AM)
Air National Guard administration: 408.000  408.050
Air National Guard maintenance:    141.625
Approach control:   121.050  *125.450  *127.850 (AM)
Approach/departure control:   *132.65/340.9  *134.95/358.3  (AM)
Approach radar:     *1265.0  *1345.0
ARIA aircraft radar:     1441.5
Automatic Terminal Information Sservice:     *119.175/273.5 (AM)
Civil engineers:    *171.3875  173.4125  173.5125
Clearance delivery: *118.400/289.400 (AM)
Command channel:    407.525   413.225   413.400  
Commanders net:     *149.535  148.065
Command post:  311.0  321.0 (AM)
Communications/navaid repair: 413.000
Consolidated command post (call sign Mayaap):     138.3/383.0 (AM)
Contingency (Eastern Test Range):  141.725
Control tower: *133.750/348.400 (AM)
ETR test range control:   46.850  49.850  324.7 (AM)  340.8 (AM)  407.300  413.100  
FAA flight check:   135.850 (AM)
FAA telemetry: *1265.0  *1345.0  (Wideband swept pulse)
Fire:     172.300 (Tactical 2-Simplex)  *173.5875 (Tactical 1-Dispatch/Explosive Ordinance
Disposal)
Fire alarm:    138.925 (data)
Fuel Farm:     *165.1625
Geodetic survey detachment 4: 141.475/143.075  142.475
Ground control:     *124.350/335.800 (AM)
ILS glide slope:    330.8 (Rwy 20)  331.4 (Rwy 2)
Instructional TV audio link:  1799.75
Launch operations (ETR): 266.2  308.95  320.050  (AM)  413.500
Local control: 126.650  128.150  133.800  (AM)
Marine channels:    156.300  156.575  156.800
Medical:  173.4375  
Motor pool/taxi:    *165.1375
Mutual Aid-Fire:    154.130
Mutual Aid-Medical: 154.160  155.160  155.340  
Mutual Aid-Police:  155.370
Navaid maintenance: 407.375  
Paging:   142.675  931.8375 (digital, leased)
Pilot to Dispatcher (PTD):    *122.850/372.200 (AM)
Possible security channels: 407.400  407.425  413.350  413.475  
Radar (IFF):   1030.0
Ramp control/Base operations: *173.125
Regional approach control:    *290.8  297.2  369.2  372.8  378.8  (AM)
Search and rescue:  236.0  251.9  252.8  (AM)
Security: *163.4875 (Tactical channel 2)  *173.025 (Tactical channel 1)
Security (AFTAC):   *413.275
Seek Skyhook surveillance balloon telemetry: 1749.5  1750.5  1757.2  1758.2  1820.0
Special operations: 282.4 (AM)
Supply and transportation:    *149.265  
TACCS training:     *412.875
Training: 138.400  139.650  139.700  141.600  142.300  143.800  148.050 
Training Operations: 225.350  316.275  351.2  *363.9  383.2  385.7  395.1  (All AM)
U.S. Air Force Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS): 142.150  *143.450 (Repeater
output)
U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations: 138.075 (Repeater output)  138.175  141.525
(Repeater input)
Weather (Metro):    344.6
Weather balloon telemetry:    1680.0
Wireless mike: 170.305
71st rescue squadron maintenance:  148.095  148.175  
301st rescue squadron maintenance: 148.100  *149.300  163.5875  164.175  
71st/301st rescue squadrons:  413.300
Unknown use:   *142.400

NASA Headquarters-Washington, D.C.
Address: 300 East Street S.W., Washington, D.C.
Building Maintenance: 463.725 (Boston Property, Inc)
NASA HQ Security Guards: 408.400  418.075
Wireless Mikes: 170.305  171.045  171.905

NASA Headquarters Security Force-Radio Callsigns 
Effective June 9, 1995
---------------------------------------------------------------
Adam 12, Alpha 1/2/3/4/5/7, Bravo 5, Central, Delta 1, 
Dispatch, Papa 16, Queen 16, and Sierra 1
Headquarters Security Section Westside: Facilities
Locksmith's Office: Dragon's Lair
Metrocom: Radioman 
Project Manager's Office: Operations
Room CX40: Silo 7
Security Vehicle: Mach 1
Head Facilities Management and Security Section; Yankee 1

Security Level (Security Alert)
1-Normal  2-Medium  3-High

Code (Performance/Appearance Level)
1-Normal  2-Medium  3-High

NASA Headquarters Security 10 codes
10-2	Transmit/receive well
10-4	Acknowledge/OK
10-6	Busy
10-7	Out of service
10-8	In service
10-9	Repeat transmission
10-12	Stand by
10-13	Officer in trouble
10-14	Request a Supervisor at
10-17	Meet complainant at
10-18	Meet officer/Supervisor at
10-19	Return to _______
10-20	Present location
10-21	Call by phone
10-22	Disregard
10-23	On scene
10-24	Assignment complete
10-25	Report in person to _______
10-31	Suspicious person/circumstances
10-36	Time/date check
10-44	Leave assigned area/request relief
10-46	Citizen assist
10-61	In the area
10-65	On meal break
10-66	Call home next break
10-74	Negative
10-85	Report Number
10-89	Bomb threat at _______
10-93	Investigating the area
10-97	Alarm at _______
10-99	Subject barred from premises/wanted by police
10-100	Parking Meter
2665	On portable on meal break
10-400	Begin random inspections

NASA General Frequencies
International Space Station-downlink frequencies:
VHF:  138-143.5 MHz (pending approval); S-band:  2265.000 MHz; K-band:  15.003 GHz
NASA HF air-to-ground: 3089.5  6743.5  9003.5  11192.5  15062.5 (All kHz and USB)
NASA emergency net: 3385  3395  4604.5  6982.5  14455 (All kHz and USB)
NASA shuttle emergency landing site net:     408.150  408.800
NASA NCS HF net: 2360  3379  3388  5403.5  5821  5961  6106  6108  6809  9462  11801 
12129  12219  13633  13744  13780  14836  14989  14908  15464  16201  16430  18744 
20063  22983  23390 (All kHz and USB)
NASA nationwide assignments: 162.1125  162.9875  163.100  166.525  166.8375  167.0125 
167.350  167.400  167.775  168.350  168.4125  168.9375  169.2125  171.5125  171.6375 
172.0375  172.3375  172.9625  173.425  173.900
Search and rescue operations: 282.8 (AM) 
Solid rocket booster recovery beacons:  240.0  242.0 (Data)
Shuttle to ground: 139.300 (FM voice to Mir)  143.600 (FM voice to Mir)  145.840 (Amateur
SAREX downlink)  243.0 (emergency only)  259.7 (primary UHF)  279.0 (EVA channel) 
296.8 (secondary UHF)  (All AM)  410.0-420.0 (EVA)  2106.4 (S-band tracking)  2217.5
(Orbiter OI transmitter: PM TT&C)  2250.0 (Orbiter DFI transmitter: voice, data, video) 
2287.5 (PM primary)  15003.4 GHz (Ku-band telemetry)