MA ANG F-15s?

[Bmacs]

I'm presently hearing "AUX" or "OX" on 264.85 (00:48Z) - I believe they are MA ANG F-15s from Barnes, but I haven't verified the callsign yet...

Bill

[Junior08]

Last night they were very active, caught a LOT of comms from an exercise that made me long for the days that the 102nd FW was here at Otis (my man) ANGB! Some activity again tonight, but it seems to have ended as I type.

Call sign last night was ZORBA.
Call sign tonight was HAWK, both used by the 104th FW out of Barnes.

[ColoradoRedlands]

Originally Posted by Junior08

Last night they were very active, caught a LOT of comms from an exercise that made me long for the days that the 102nd FW was here at Otis (my man) ANGB! Some activity again tonight, but it seems to have ended as I type.

Call sign last night was ZORBA.
Call sign tonight was HAWK, both used by the 104th FW out of Barnes.

Hi Mark,

Can you give us a rundown on the call signs in use since they switched over to the F-15?

Chris

[DaveNF2G]

In my experience, unit callsigns don't necessarily change with aircraft type.

In fact, they don't even seem to change with mission type.

For example, the former 107th TFW in Niagara Falls used FUZZY callsigns during training missions. They are now the 107th ARW and still use FUZZY callsigns on their KC-135 and KC-10 tankers.

[ColoradoRedlands]

Originally Posted by DaveNF2G

In my experience, unit callsigns don't necessarily change with aircraft type.

In fact, they don't even seem to change with mission type.

For example, the former 107th TFW in Niagara Falls used FUZZY callsigns during training missions. They are now the 107th ARW and still use FUZZY callsigns on their KC-135 and KC-10 tankers.

Hi Dave,

I guess my question should have been; did the F-15's continue using their Cape Cod callsigns or did they change to Barnes callsigns along with their move? It wasnt the aircraft type change I was talking about it was the unit and base change. Sometimes each unit uses specific calls regarless of aircraft type like in your FUZZY example.

Plus I was looking for a current list of what they were actually using since the move.

Chris

[DaveNF2G]

Ohhhhhhh. That's very different. Nevermind. (Gilda Radner as Emily Litella)

[Junior08]

I'm not 100% sure, but I believe the call signs used by the F-15's out of Barnes don't use the same ones that used to be used by the F-15's when they flew out of Otis (my man) ANGB.

[ColoradoRedlands]

Originally Posted by Junior08

I'm not 100% sure, but I believe the call signs used by the F-15's out of Barnes don't use the same ones that used to be used by the F-15's when they flew out of Otis (my man) ANGB.

Thanks Mark,

I guess nobody else here knows what they are either.

[N4UYV_Al]

anyone have frequencies for the Barnes F-15's?? I had 4 of them fly over me here in the Berkshires a couple of weeks ago at high altitude.. Possibly heading back to Westfield from northern New York. 2 by 2 flight..

[Junior08]

Try these;

Mass.Military - Scan New England Wiki

[Bmacs]

Looks like we'll have to go into search mode...

I passed Barnes on Tues around 1 PM just as a pair of MA ANG F-15s were departing. I have all the frequencies listed on the wiki in my 996XT - nothing heard - not a PEEP!! I did get some activity a little later on some Bos Ctr freqs, but the hits were too short for me to get callsigns...

Bill

[N4UYV_Al]

This past Friday 9-7-09 a friend told me a flight of 4 F-15's came low over Pittsfield here in the Berkshires headed back to Westfield in the afternoon. About the same time, I spotted 2 by themselves over Northern Berkshire County at high altitude headed back to Westfield... And again, NOTHING on the radio..

[daparker_nyc]

Bill:
AirNav.com lists these frequencies for Barnes:
CTAF: 118.9
ATIS: 127.1 263.15
WESTFIELD GROUND: 121.7 289.4 [0700-2200]
WESTFIELD TOWER: 118.9 251.1 [0700-2200]
BRADLEY APPROACH: 125.35
BRADLEY DEPARTURE: 125.35
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 121.7
ANG OPNS: 303.0
EMERG: 121.5 243.0
NG OPS: 123.05 356.3 46.75

Were any of these programmed into your scanner?

Doug

[Bmacs]

Doug,

I have all the UHF freqs you listed programmed in. I DON'T use the VHF ones - I don't like the rest of the noise on the VHF channels. Maybe the F-15s are using VHF only??? That would be strange I think...

Bill

[DaveNF2G]

Originally Posted by Bmacs

Looks like we'll have to go into search mode...

I passed Barnes on Tues around 1 PM just as a pair of MA ANG F-15s were departing. I have all the frequencies listed on the wiki in my 996XT - nothing heard - not a PEEP!! I did get some activity a little later on some Bos Ctr freqs, but the hits were too short for me to get callsigns...

Bill

I wonder if that was CHUGS 1 that I heard talking to Albany TRACON on 307.200.

When they are traveling at low altitude, aircraft get flight following services from the local approach controls in whose airspace they are flying. Interplane communcations are usually in the 139-144 MHz range, AM mode.

[jetcrafter]

This is the most up to date info on the 104th FW posted by JohnFB on the Scan New England website:

104th FW - Barnes Air National Guard Base [Westfield-Barnes MAP]

Freqs: not all-inclusive

225.500 YANKEE LASER MOA
226.300 YANKEE LASER MOA
228.900 HUNTRESS/TAC/AR
234.600 HUNTRESS/TAC
238.100 W105
238.250 YANKEE LASER MOA
238.700 FOOTROPE
251.075 ZBW PLB53 => YANKEE LASER MOA
251.900 TAC
254.200 HUNTRESS/TAC
255.000 GIANT KILLER W107
259.600 AUX
259.900 AUX
260.900 HUNTRESS/TAC
264.850 AUX
266.500 W105 AR
267.800 FOOTROPE
277.600 TAC
288.200 AWACS
288.400 HUNTRESS/AWACS
288.900 HUNTRESS
289.000 HUNTRESS/TAC
293.600 HUNTRESS/TAC
295.800 AR631
300.125 TAC
300.225 TAC
300.525 TAC
300.925 TAC
301.600 FOOTROPE
303.000 HAWK OPS/SOF/AUX
305.000 W105
312.300 W107
313.300 AWACS
316.300 HUNTRESS
319.700 YANKEE LASER AR
320.600 HUNTRESS
338.100 GIANTKILLER
347.200 AUX
349.400 AUX


439th AW Westover JARB [C-5]

252.100 Casino Royale [CP]
372.200 Ops
274.750 Westover Meteo [Weather]

Edited by JohnFB 09 Jun 09

Callsigns



104th FW MA Air National Guard
CHATTER [not yet confirmed]
CHUGS
CRAZY
EAGLE [static F-15 c/s]
HAWK [static unit c/s]
HATMAN
HAVOC
HOWDY
JAKE
JAZZ [used by former LA ANG pilots]
JETHRO
KILLER
LUNAR
MAGOO
MONTY
NASTY
PSYCHO
REBEL
REHEAT [check ride c/s]
SLAM [used during active air scrambles]
SNIP
STUNNER [not yet confirmed]
ROOSTER
VOODOO [used by former LA ANG pilots]
WICKED [used by former LA ANG pilots]
ZEKE
ZORBA

Edited by JohnFB 09 Jun 09

Serials



104th FW MA Air National Guard [F-15C/D]
Probable serials [with at least two confirmations]
Serial Prev Code Type
78-0469 MA F-15C
78-0470 JZ F-15C
78-0474 ZZ F-15C
78-0475 MA F-15C
78-0476 MA F-15C
78-0478 ZZ F-15C
78-0485 MA F-15C
78-0499 ZZ F-15C
78-0500 MA F-15C
78-0501 MA F-15C
78-0508 MA F-15C
78-0516 ZZ F-15C
78-0519 MA F-15C
78-0520 MA F-15C
78-0531 ZZ F-15C
78-0543 MA F-15C
78-0544 ZZ F-15C
78-0545 ZZ F-15C
78-0561 ZZ F-15D
78-0567 OR F-15D
79-0047 MA F-15C
79-0081 EG F-15C
80-0016 MA F-15C


Here's the link to where I found this info. John lives near Barnes and has been trying
to sort out all the changes from Otis.

Mass.Military - Scan New England Wiki

Hope this helps and thank JohnFB for all his hard work.

[JohnFB]

Originally Posted by jetcrafter

This is the most up to date info on the 104th FW posted by JohnFB on the Scan New England website:

I don't read this list that often, but I was going to update the Scan New England info and let everyone know ............ but Scan New England has a bad habit of not recognizing my password, so as soon as they reset me again, I'll update that info.

tnx to Ed for beating me to the punch.