Blue Angels

[ridgescan]

anyone following them? I have them setting landmarks now and practicing on 284.250

for starters..

[kingpewpew]

I'd follow them if knew I could hear them. Being in the east bay I doubt I'll hear anything.

[sholt]

I have heard a couple transmissions on 284.25, also.

I assume 'the capitol building' they are referring to is City Hall?

Edit: I also got an unintelligible transmission on 305.900 which is often Fat Albert, but can't confirm that is what the frequency is in use for today.

[kma371]

Originally Posted by ridgescan

anyone following them? I have them setting landmarks now and practicing on 284.250

for starters..

Hey ridge I might head out that way tomorrow to check them out. You going to be around?

[Ronaldski]

Do a search on the forums....

see my post #22 at Burke Air show

[sholt]

Originally Posted by Ronaldski

Do a search on the forums....

see my post #22 at Burke Air show

Cool, thanks for confirming those frequencies against the 2012 Monitoring Times guide!

[ridgescan]

Originally Posted by kma371

Hey ridge I might head out that way tomorrow to check them out. You going to be around?

Whatsup man no-I will be down the peninsula with Rosie hitting some sales and stuff.

[kma371]

10-4, if I head down there ill post freqs

[mibzzer15]

I should be there Saturday...Should be good!

[ridgescan]

Unfortunately the weather is starting to mess with visibility now. Fog is the order of the day last 2 days.

[b52hbuff]

Check out the thread from last year. Most of the frequency changes are evolutionary and not revolutionary. So last years thread should be a good start. The 2011 Fleetweek thread points back to 2010, and they keep linking back for a while.

Here is thread from last year.
San Francisco Fleet Week 2011

[b52hbuff]

Monitoring from TI
134.70 Air Boss
333.30 CF-18 Demo
135.10 Bay Approach (for aircraft departing box)
376.025 F-22 Demo
119.85 Heritage Flight

[b52hbuff]

I got out of town yesterday before Blue's finished and I could post. The Blue Angels had some issues finding frequencies, before they found the three for the show.
275.35 Diamond
333.30 Show box (referred to as "Quad 3", set on radio Com2
237.80 Solos

They also did radio checks on:
284.25
255.20
...but these weren't used in the show.

Forgot to add, I didn't see or catch a Bert frequency. Also there was much less USCG VHF activity. I caught CG124 a couple of times, but nothing else. Marine channels were obviously very active.

[ridgescan]

Thanks for the frequency input guys-it is a huge help have fun today-Ima watch 'em from my rooftop here

[ridgescan]

BTW yesterday I caught them taking off from SFO's 28-right. I was at Tanforan Mall in San Bruno on the roof parking at about 1800utc. At the same time, I saw a fullsize jet AC flanked by three smaller ACs way way up at 40-50,000' moving due west. So high up there that the fullsize AC was a speck and the three small ones were totally invisible except for their contrails. Anyone else see this-and what dignitary would be headed straight west off the coast?

[kma371]

Probably fighters enroute Hickam with tanker.

[ridgescan]

Blue Angel - YouTube

[sfdf]

Anyone watch the Show on Kron4 ?
Video hit and miss.
Background graphic great and also I liked the inside info of the navy guy.

[sholt]

I managed to blag my way on to a sailboat in Aquatic Park yesterday. Pretty good spot!

Sharing a few pics.

Also thank you all for your input of frequencies, it's been a huge help. It was great hearing the Blue Angels calling maneuvers in that unique way. Much more relaxed than the Red Arrows (I used to live in the UK so have seen them a lot) but still a better team IMO!

[ridgescan]

WTH are they doing up there today? Have them on 127.300 now

Listening to them it seems to be a freestyle smoke show and I hear Bert up there but not on radio

2nd edit-theyre wingin it cause of the thick fog hanging up there-making their "last pass" now at 2018u