Milair traffic heard today

[taximan90]

figured out how to start new post.. sorry

 

[autovon]

Thread revival
Crypt MOA has been being used by the Sioux Falls F-16s lately. Otherwise pretty quiet in that MOA. 311.3 active today with the Lobos and a Lincoln, NE KC-135.
Offutt still with their usual activity. Those jets mostly use VHF to talk to ATC, so typically only hear them on 311 talking to command post or when they are practice refueling on AR105 or AR406.

 

[N9JCQ]

CRYPT looks to be active today with BAT 32, Topcat 33, and Uppset 61 showing in the ADSB Exchange likely practicing AR work.

 

[autovon]

List of confirmed in use ATC frequencies that can be heard in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. Some may have fallen out of use, but were confirmed at one point.

226.675
235.625 Minnie SUX
235.975
236.775
239.05
251.1 KCC St. Joe
253.5
256.7
257.65
257.725
257.75
257.85
257.875 Minnie Des Moines
257.95 Minnie Oneil
257.975 KCC Manhatan
263.05 Minnie Redwood Falls
263.1 Minnie Mason City
269 minnie
269.175 Minnie
269.3 KCC Kirksville
269.5 Minnie Redwood Falls
269.625 KCC Salina
270.25 KCC Emporia
270.3 Minie Jamestown
273.45
273.6 KCC Hutchison
275.8 Lincoln Ground
277.4 KCC Springfield
278.8 Minnie Hastings
279.5 KCC Topeka
279.6
281.425 KCC Emporia
281.45 KCC
281.5
282.3
284.625
285.4 KCC Emporia
285.575
288.3 atc fort dodge
290.325 KCC Kirksvile
290.4 Minnie Omaha
290.425 KCC Emporia
290.7
292.125 KCC
306.95 Omaha LOW
307 KSUX Approach
307.075 KCC Topeka
307.15
307.2 Hastings
307.8
317.7
319.2
321.3
322.4
323.025
323.05
323.15 KCC Knob Knoster
323.2 KCC Emporia
327 KCC Butler low chart
327.125 KCC Topeka
327.15 CHI Center
328.4 CHI Center
335.55
338.2
343.7 KCC Topeka
345.5
346.3
353.75 Minnie Oniel
354.1
355.6
360.85 KCC KC
363.1 minnie SUX
363.2 KCC Salina
370.9 KCC Kirksville
372 Minnie DSM
380.3
385.5

 

[autovon]

311.0 MHz active today with multiple STRATCOM messages from E-6B TACAMO aircraft. Likely part of the annual exercise.
U.S. Strategic Command Conducts Exercise Global Thunder > U.S. Strategic Command > News Article View

 

[mws72]

List of confirmed in use ATC frequencies that can be heard in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. Some may have fallen out of use, but were confirmed at one point.

318.7000 Plainsman, I came across this in a list it was described as contact for the Royal Air Force at Offult AFB, But since they retired the Vulcan Bomber in the 90's. I doubt it is used much.

 

[autovon]

That one is definitely not in use at Offutt. I've seen that in a list or two as well, in fact it's on airnav.com right now under Offutt. The RAF does have a small presence at the base, but they don't have any of their own flight operations as in the distant past.

 

[Haley]

383.5500 strong here all day. LOTS of traffic (HF) "Global Thunder" related I assume.

 

[mws72]

I do see a RAF transport occasionally passing through on ADS-B. i can hear them on ATC But I lose reception when they pass beyond Des Moines.

 

[autovon]

LOBOs (F-16s) working with BIGFOOT on 271.0 this evening. Also 352.975 in use.
HUSKER and TOPCAT air refueling on 238.9
B-52s were in the area a bit ago as well, using a UHF AA in the 300-301 range.

 

[Haley]

At the same time tonight hearing steady data stream for over an hour on 383.5500 FM. I hear it a lot , I assume it’s the EB4 and 6 that are up. But after seeing your BIGFOOT callsign, I wonder. I am down in central Iowa.

 

[autovon]

There as an E-6 up yesterday evening in the area also, so it was very likely that.

 

[Bhawk27]

At the same time tonight hearing steady data stream for over an hour on 383.5500 FM. I hear it a lot , I assume it’s the EB4 and 6 that are up. But after seeing your BIGFOOT callsign, I wonder. I am down in central Iowa.

383.550 is a TACAMO frequency, so the data stream makes sense. I get the same hits occasionally here in NW Illinois.

 

[Haley]

383.5500 is active a lot here. I assume I have a ground entry point somewhere near. The only reason I brought up the BIGFOOT callsign , is the only ID I have for it is that’s its assigned to McChord AFB and involved in surveillance. But since an E6 was up than that’s probably it. Good thread, I need to post or check it more often !

 

[autovon]

There's a GEP at Offutt (Omaha), so probably the one the E6 was going through.

BIGFOOT is the Western Air Defense Sector callsign, and the F-16s were doing air defense type stuff yesterday. I suspect that there's remote TX/RX sites throughout the country for the air defense stuff and that's who they were talking to.

 

[Haley]

There's a GEP at Offutt (Omaha), so probably the one the E6 was going through.

BIGFOOT is the Western Air Defense Sector callsign, and the F-16s were doing air defense type stuff yesterday. I suspect that there's remote TX/RX sites throughout the country for the air defense stuff and that's who they were talking to.

That explains it-------wasn't even thinking it was a sector callsign. Should have figured it out from your post, tankers and fighters. Kind of a duh moment for me! I need to dedicate a few more radios to mil-air. I usually search 380-400 in FM, and of course 225-400 in AM. I am about 180 miles East of Offutt. I always assumed Omaha had a GEP, I was always curious if there was one closer.

 

[mws72]

I saw a Gold72 (KC-135R) and SNTRY61 (E-3C) on ADS-B. I use both Planeplotter and Virtual Radar. I like VR because it has a voice option to announce when a plane shows up. Unfortunately neither one of the above plotted on the map so was not announced but I happened to see the silhouette in the list.

Only GEPs I know about is in area southwest of Chicago and down by St. Louis.

 

[Haley]

I saw a Gold72 (KC-135R) and SNTRY61 (E-3C) on ADS-B. I use both Planeplotter and Virtual Radar. I like VR because it has a voice option to announce when a plane shows up. Unfortunately neither one of the above plotted on the map so was not announced but I happened to see the silhouette in the list.

Only GEPs I know about is in area southwest of Chicago and down by St. Louis.

That would make sense having GEP around large metro areas, I have never heard or seen just how far apart they are or need to be. If Omaha is my closest, it is loud and clear a lot in my location. I really need to look into some of those programs.

 

[mws72]

There was someone who used to post to Scaniowa and others. His website had some graphics one of which showed GEPs around the countries. Talking twenty years ago now. I might of have the graphic somewhere. Found it, it is dated from 2000.

 

[autovon]

The CARMA group MILAIR PDF has some outdated info, but has the same picture on there. There is still a lot of good info to be had from this document. Get it while you can.
http://www.carmachicago.com/profiles/Milair.pdf