Boston area military monitoring

[mojobreakfast]

All spots are on my own radios and antennas in the Boston suburbs.

Activity for 2/28/2022

Military ADSB hits:

tail #, icao hex, callsign, type/comment
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
85-0028, hex AE0220, c/s GOLD 81, KC-10 that left McGuire, did a refuel track around Virginia Beach, and now appears headed to Europe
85-0031, hex AE0223, c/s GOLD 91, KC-10 also left McGuire, did the same loops over VA Beach (why?), now also headed towards Europe
91-0513, hex ADFD7D, c/s PAT 896, US Army Fairchild C-26E Metro III climbing out from Joint Base Cape Cod
295, hex 738b42, c/s IAF 25, Israel Air Force Boeing 707-366C, inbound from Paris Orly, right over my house & was audible, destination unkwn
05-1435, hex AE143D, c/s RHODY 41, climbing out of Quonset RI heading west
64-14846, hex AE01C8, c/s SHINER 40, RC-135V Rivet Joint from Majors Airport (near Dallas) apparently going into Pease
04-4134, hex AE123F, c/s REACH 170, C-17 over Mass Bay inbound from Spain
01-0076, hex AE0978, c/s SPAR 80, USAF Gulfstream Aerospace C-37A inbound to USA from Stuttgart
07-7173, hex AE146B, c/s REACH 146, C-17 inbound to Pease
17-46025, hex AE5E06, c/s WINK 23, KC-46A from McGuire seems to be repositioning to Pease
170271, hex AE6C13, c/s OTIS 83, US Marines KC-130 from Beaufort SC heading northeast towards Europe
09-9207, hex AE49C3, c/s REACH 190, C-17 out of Charleston, Europe bound

UHF milair active freqs:

- 323.800, the RC-135V spotted in ADSB saying he needs air stairs and other stuff
- 323.800, the REACH-146 C-17 noted in ADSB, needs some basic services but the through-load (8 rollers) will remain on the aircraft

HF activity:

8992 KHz: ANDREWS with test count at 1548z.
8992 KHz: ANDREWS assumes the callsign MOLECULE and is working APPLE PIE with a request for authentication.
8992 KHz: REACH 448 calling MAINSAIL for a radio check at 2109z. No response.
8992 KHz: PYTHON 14 calling MAINSAIL for a radio check at 2142z. DIEGO replies at 2144z with Lima Charlie.

 

[mojobreakfast]

All spots are on my own radios and antennas in the Boston suburbs.

Activity for 03/01/2022

Military ADSB hits:

tail #, icao hex, callsign, type/comment
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
58-0107, hex AE0847, c/s MAINE 85, KC-135R in a big refuel track south of Long Island then back towards Bangor
08-8196, hex AE2FA8, c/s REACH 241, C-17 out of Pope
89-1192, hex AE07D0, c/s REACH 289, C-17 out of Bangor over Mass heading towards mid-Atlantic
09-9208, hex AE49C4, c/s REACH 1811, C-17 out of Spain
01-0187, hex AE10B6, c/s REACH 848, C-17 transiting
06-6154, hex AE1458, c/s REACH 156, C-17 transiting
58-0126, hex AE0657, no callsign, KC-135R
87-0031, hex AE057C, c/s RODD 16, C5M out of Westover with a wild track over Portsmouth NH and then RTB
06-4631, hex AE152F, c/s HERKY 69, C-130J from Little Rock heading out towards gulf of Maine

UHF milair:

323.800 PACK 82 with transmission "WILDCAT, WILDCAT this is PACK 82" (no response) 1911z
264.850 "Spread... spread left side, I got the lead on the right, coming left". 2026z

 

[mojobreakfast]

All spots are on my own radios and antennas in the Boston suburbs.

Activity for 03/02/2022

Military ADSB hits:

tail #, icao hex, callsign, type/comment
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
04-01778, hex AE13D1, c/s FORGE 78, US Army Gulfstream Aerospace C-37B out of Andrews heading northeast
14+04, hex 3F7B3C, c/s GERMAN AIR FORCE 645, Global 5000 out of NYC to Berlin
165832, hex AE04DA, c/s CNV4380, US Navy C-40A out of Jacksonville NAS heading northeast
18-46054, hex AE5FA1, c/s PACK 81, southbound out of Pease
17-46029, hex AE5E0A, c/s PACK 82, southbound out of Pease with PACK 81
unknown, hex AE67EB, no callsign, a tactical ADSB hex used by a P-8, also out of Jacksonville NAS
92-1453, hex ADFE78, c/s YANKEE 24, C-130H out of Bradley
16-5863, hex AE5F10, c/s KING 76, HC-130J 106th Rescue Wing out of LI NY hugging New England coast northbound
63-8040, hex AE0674, c/s HOSER 33, KC-135 out of McGuire with a loop into VT and back down
95-0106, hex AE07E9, c/s REACH 392, out of Pease to unknown destination
07-7187, hex AE20C8, c/s REACH 615, C-17 out of Bangor heading southwest

UHF milair:

264.850 AM "I heard nothing on sat by the way".
246.800 AM "Just passing over Boston navaid.. sped up a little bit.. we had the fuel".. possibly a LANCER callsign?
324.600 AM possibly HOSER 33 with others
373.600 AM PACK 81 and 82 chit chatting

HF:

11175 KHz HFGCS control is "WILD BILL" today with EAM at 1333z.
11175 KHz ANY STATION, ANY STATION, THIS IS AIRCRAFT 6166 with an outcall, how copy? 1530z.
11175 KHz ANDREWS with JAKE 12, 1834z.