ACE High

ACE High was an abbreviation for Allied Command Europe; a NATO communications system which dates back to 1956. The system was decommissioned in the late 1980s and its frequencies reallocated for commercial radiotelephone service. The system was designed to be an UHF troposcatter radio system, which was meant to provide long-range communication service in the form of telephone and telegraph in the NATO chain of command. These services combined produced over 200 channels and equipment was in place to multiplex them to contain up to 12 different calls each. There were 82 stations, located in 9 different NATO countries.

The transmitters broadcast at 832.56 to 959.28 MHz and some were able to produce a transmitting power of about 10 kilowatts.

ACE High sites
The ACE High network included the following major sites and terminals, but also connected LOS (line of sight) microwave links to other networks reaching C2 centres not listed here.


 * Norway
 * (NC- Senja) > NSEZ - Senja 69°19'44.06"N 17°29'49,52"O
 * (nca - Höggumpen) > NHGZ - Höggumpen 69°04'41.27"N 18°00'16.53"O 502üNN
 * (ND- Bodö) > NKLZ - Bodoe 67°10'23.34"N 15°01'24.42"O 801üNN
 * (nda - Bodoe Tail - Kletkov)
 * (NE - Mosjöen) > NMOZ - Mosjoen 65°52'41.93"N 13°18'11.54"O 627üNN
 * (NF - Trondheim) > NSBZ - Trondheim 63° 18′ 41,1″ N, 10° 56′ 17,75″ O
 * (nfa - Trondheim Tail - Graakallen) 63°25'15.27"N 10°15'06.65"O 543üNN
 * (NG - Oslo AAA) > NSOZ - Oslo 60°03'34.24"N 11°16'09.06"O 246üNN
 * (Oslo YYY - Svartas) > NVAZ - Svartas
 * (nga - Oslo Tail 01 - Kolsaas)
 * (ngb - Oslo Tail 02 - Maakeroy)
 * (NH - Kristiansand - Stormyrheia) > NSMZ - Kristiansand 58°27'19.14"N 08°27'43.45"O 326üNN
 * (NJ - Sola - Lysenut) > NLYZ - Sola 59°31'40.46"N 05°54'12.25"O 792üNN


 * United Kingdom
 * (EAA - Foroes - Sandfelli 2)
 * USVZ
 * UCOZ
 * (EA - Shetlands - Mossy Hill) > UMSZ - Mossy Hill > 59°57'17.15"N 01°18'11.60"O 227üNN
 * (eab - Shetlands Tail Relay - Collofirth Hill)
 * (eac - Shetlands Tail - Saxa Vord) 60°49'37.20"N 00°50'22.59"O 276üNN
 * (EB - Aberdeen - Mormond Hill) > UMOZ - Mormond Hill 57°36'11.19"N 02°01'51.86"O 227üNN
 * (eba - Aberdeen Tail - Long Haven Hill) > USVZ - Long Haven Hill
 * (EC - Boulmer - Brizlee Wood) > UBOZ - Brizlee Wood
 * (ED - Binbrook - Stenigot) > UBIZ - Stenigot 53°19'36.08"N 00°06'57.44"O 153üNN
 * (EE - London - Coldblow Lane) > UMAZ - Coldblow Lane 51°17'44.95"N 00°36'51.52"O 194üNN
 * (eeb - London Tail Relay - Woldingham - RAF Botley Hill Farm)
 * (eea - London tail - Hillingolon)


 * RAF Uxbridge – local terminus


 * France
 * (FAN - Paris - Mont Florentin) FFLZ - Paris North  49°20'27.59"N 02°03'06.79"O 222üNN
 * FTAZ - Taverny 49°02'02.88"N 02°13'45.85"O 178üNN
 * (fac - Paris Tail (2)- Sant Germain) 48°54'44.67"N 02°01'25.44"O 71üNN
 * (fae - Paris Tail (2) - Extension (SHAPE) 48°50'34'19"N 02°06'14.30"O 178üNN
 * (fa - Relais Paris - Emeville) FEMZ - Emeville  49°18'01.83"N 03°00'41.00"O 247üNN
 * (faa - Paris Tail (1) - Laffaux) 49°27'15.05"N 03°24'57.39"O 143üNN
 * (fad - Relay Paris - Rozoy Bellevalle) FRBZ - Rozoy Bellevalle  48°55'56.05"N 03°28'24.62"O 219üNN
 * (FAS - Paris - Mont Aout) FAOZ - Paris South  48°46'14.78"N 03°53'25.33"O 216üNN
 * (FA - Trier - Rohrbach) FROZ - Rohrbach  49°03'18.47"N 07°14'40.74"O 376üNN
 * (fay - Trier Tail - Kindsbach) ABHZ - Kindsbach  49°23'48.11"N 07°35'38.32"O 458üNN
 * (FC - Lyon - Pierre sur Haute) FLYZ - Lyon 45°39'11.52"N 03°48'33.07"O 1632üNN
 * (FD - Nice - Signal de la Chens) FNIZ - Nice  43°44'53.67"N 06°39'44.85"O 1703üNN


 * Netherlands
 * HBRZ - Brunssum 50°56'19.11"N 05°58'35.60"O 95üNN
 * HMAZ - Maastricht 50°50'25.05"N 05°39'33.78"O 82üNN


 * Belgium
 * BADZ - Adinkerke
 * BCAZ - Casteau (SHAPE) Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe - Central command of NATO military forces  50°30'05.56"N 03°58'15.69"O 87üNN
 * BCHZ - Chievres
 * BFRZ - Baraque de Fraiture 50°15'07.94"N 05°43'56.13"O 654üNN


 * Italy
 * IDGZ - Dosso dei Galli 45°51'13.66"N 10°22'32.28"O 2174üNN
 * IVTZ - Verona Tail ( im West Star Bunker ) 45°33'17.89"N 10°45'46.83"O 334üNN
 * (IA - Livorno - Monte Giogo) IMXZ - Livorno  44°19'17.38"N 10°07'30.94"O 1496üNN
 * (IAZ - Cavriana - Monte Bosco Sucro) IMBZ - Cavriana  45°21'00.79"N 10°37'01.46"O 189üNN
 * (iaa - Verona Torre 4) 45°27'11.35"N 11°00'30.55"O 164üNN
 * (IAY - Lame - Cavanella) ICEZ - Lame Concordia  45°44'55.99"N 12°52'08.75"O 7üNN
 * (iax - Aviano)  IAVZ - Aviano 46°01'23.02"N 12°35'34.19"O 99üNN
 * (IB - Rome - Tolfa)  ITLZ - Rome 42°09'01.76"N 11°54'32.73"O 621üNN
 * (iba - Rome Tail - Monte Cavo) IMCZ - Monte Cavo  41°45'04.86"N 12°42'31.03"O 930üNN
 * (IC - Neaples - Ischia - Punta Fetto) IICZ - Neaples  40°35'50.88"N 13°54'08.54"O 639üNN
 * (ica - Neaples Tail - Monte Pecorara) IPEZ - Monte Petrino  41°13'24.29"N 13°57'57.75"O 335üNN
 * (icy - Monte Vergine) IMNZ - Monte Nardello 40°56'20.67"N 14°43'07.21"O 1489üNN
 * (icz - Monte Vulture) IVUZ - Monte Vulture  40°57'03.12"N 15°38'10.75"O 1301üNN
 * (icv - Monte Lacontenente)
 * (icf - Pietra Ficcata) IPFZ - Pietra Ficcata  40°34'04.90"N 16°19'21.31"O 586üNN
 * (icw - Martina Franca) IAMZ - Martina Franca
 * (ID - Catanzaro - Monte Mancuso) IMMZ - Catanzaro  39°01'09.13"N 16°13'32.02"O 1319üNN
 * (IDA - Monte Lauro - Cozzo tre Grotte) ICCZ - Monte Lauro 37°06'52.13"N 14°51'18.96"O 944üNN
 * (idb - Malta - Gharghur) IDBZ - Malta - Gharghur


 * Greece
 * (GA - Kefallina) > GKFZ - Kefallonia 38°10'11.18"N 20°37'08'53"O 1001üNN
 * (GB - Athens - Pendelikon) > GPKZ - Athens 38°04'50.46"N 23°52'58.14"O 1038üNN
 * (GBZ - Crete - Ziros) > GZIZ - Ziros 35°03'53.52"N 26°09'14.24"O 786üNN
 * (GBY - Larissa - Phillon) > GPIZ - Phillon 39°25'22.75N 23°03'11.54"O 1513üNN
 * (GBW - Vitsi) > GVIZ - Vitzi 40°38'43.34"N 21°23'11.07"O 2009üNN
 * (GBV - Ismaros) > GISZ - Ismaros 40°53'34.67"N 25°32'56.06"O 612üNN


 * Turkey
 * (TA - Izmir - Bespinar Tepes) > TBPZ - Izmir - Bespinar Tepes 38°18'48.72"N 27°01'29.89"O 964üNN
 * (taa - Izmir Tail) > TKYZ - Izmir Tail
 * (TB - Eskisehir) > TKUZ - Eskishir - Kutahya Dagi 39°25'03.25"N 29°51'19.07"o 1820üNN
 * (tba - Eskirsehir Tail) > TESZ - Eskirsehir Tail
 * (TC - Ankara) > TEDZ - Ankara - Elan Dagi 39°48'20.59"N 32°59'32.27"O 1856üNN
 * (TCK - Merzifon) > TKJZ - Merzifon
 * (TCW - Persembe) > TPEZ - Persembe
 * (TCV - Pazar) > TPAZ - Pazar
 * (TD - Siwas - Pinarbasi) > TPIZ - Pinarbasi 38°40'38.09"N 36°24'10.59"O 2285üNN
 * (TG - Adana) > TDDZ - Davudi Dağı 36°49'39.37"N 35°38'18.66"O 515üNN
 * (tga - Adana Tail) > TDAZ - Adana Tail
 * (TE - Dyarbakir - Karaka Dagi) > TDIZ > Dyarbakir - Karaka Dagi'''
 * (tea - Dyarbakir Tail) > TDEZ - Dyarbakir Tail
 * Bloatli, Turkey


 * Cyprus
 * (TCZ - Cap Greco) > JCGZ -Cavo Greko 36°58'00.85"N  34°04'11.41"O  62üNN


 * Germany
 * ABHZ - Kindsbach 49°23'51.24"N 07°35'41.17"E 458üNN
 * (AA - Emden - Aurich) AEMZ - Aurich 53°30'32.04"N 07°26'34.83"E 10üNN
 * (AB - Moenchengladbach - Roetgen) ALAZ -Lammersdorf 50°39'57.59"N 06°17'14.58"E 593üNN
 * (abb - Moenchengladbach Tail (1) - Hehn) AHEZ - Hehn 51°10'51.44"N 06°23'37.77"E 81üNN
 * (aba - Moenchengladbach Tail (2) - Millen) 50°45'57.87"N 05°33'47.26"E 151üNN
 * (abc - Uedem) AUEZ - Uedem 51°39'39.08"N 06°16'58.97"E 47üNN
 * AFEZ - Feldberg 47°52'23.09"N 08°00'59.73"E 1458üNN


 * Denmark
 * (DAA - Karup Tail - Lundbakke) DLUZ - Karup 56°13'49.03"N 09°09'48.63"E 68üNN
 * (DA - Karup - Torphoej) DTOZ - Kollemorten 55°52'28.98"N 09°21'00.95"E 135üNN