2008 Salinas Airshow 9/27-28

[b52hbuff]

I think last year's thread probably has much of the frequency information covered:
http://www.radioreference.com/forums/showthread.php?t=82268&highlight=salinas

Here is the show information:

http://www.salinasairshow.com/schedule/

Full schedule is below. As for scanning:
KSNS Field
USAF Thunderbirds
F-15 Strike Eagle Demo


Opening Ceremonies - Anthems/Skyhawks Flag Jump
F-18 Super Hornet
Legacy Flight - F-18 Super Hornet, Corsair
Jacquie Warda - pitts
Kent Pietsch - Comedy
The Collaborators
F-15 Strike Eagle Demo
Heritage Flight - F-15, P-38
Jet Outhouse
Julie Clark - T-34
Kent Pietsch - Truck Top Landing
Skyhawks
CF-18 Demo
Sean D. Tucker - Challenger
Jet Powered School Bus
Kent Pietsch - Dead Stick
Bill Stein - Edge 540
Air Force Swearing In Ceremony (Saturday Only)
Thunderbird Introduction Narration
Thunderbirds

 

[ScannerDude244]

i'll be loading that file up again been hearing planes flying in all day today.

 

[b52hbuff]

Forgot to add that you should add these new frequencies to your thunderbird profile. I need to get a Travis AFB AirExpo 2008 update, but the Thunderbirds did use a new frequency there, and they may use new frequencies at Salinas:
http://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/2008/04/late-breaking-news-another-new-tbird.html

The new frequency used was 143.7. I heard it was also in use the following week at the Westover/New England Airshow...

 

[ScannerDude244]

Do you have the F-18 demo frequencies?

 

[ScannerDude244]

you can add this

Airshow IC on Command 1: 152.7200
Airshow Tac Tac1: 152.6300

 

[b52hbuff]

Do you have the F-18 demo frequencies?

As far as I know, the F-18 demos don't have a separate/dedicated discrete frequency. When/if they talk to the ground, I have always heard them on the VHF airboss frequency, or the VHF performer discrete.

During today's practice, the F-18 was on 134.7, which was the airboss frequency.

 

[b52hbuff]

you can add this

Airshow IC on Command 1: 152.7200
Airshow Tac Tac1: 152.6300

Ok thanks. These are fire frequencies...

 

[b52hbuff]

Salinas Practice Day 9/26/2008

Salinas Airshow
===============
123.15 Discrete
134.70 Airboss / Heritage flight
135.75 Collaborators Air-to-Air
376.025 F-15 Strike Eagle Demo

Salinas Business Band Operations
================================
461.1375(100.0Hz) Simplex
454.2750(NT) Repeater
462.5750(D072) Sound setup
464.5000(114.8Hz) Contract security
459.1250(123.0Hz) Simplex / Ramp?
461.4375(100.0Hz) Simplex
466.2875(131.8Hz)
466.3625(100.0Hz) Ticket talk


Field / Approach
================
118.40 Monterey Tower
119.40 KSNS CTAF
133.00 Approach
127.15 Approach

Thunderbirds
============
139.225 Victor 1 / Diamond
235.350 ?? / Solos
216.725 Public Address
216.925 Public Address

No ground frequency monitored, since the Thunderbirds were not staging at the demonstration site.

The Thunderbirds were staging out of Monterey airport to perform at the Salinas show site. I had been monitoring the public address frequencies, and heard the boss command that they switch over to victor 1.

After several scan cycles, where I could hear the boss over the PA frequency, but not over any previous frequency, I knew it was time to start searching. Included in the 'previously known' were all the latest additions from Larry Van Horn's Blog:

http://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/2008/04/late-breaking-news-another-new-tbird.html

The scan while search mode on my BCD-396T was useful to let me search the 138-144MHz military airband while looking for a new frequency. I finally got a confirmed hit that I could verify by the voice I had heard over the PA frequency and from my experience in knowing what the boss had sounded like.

 

[ScannerDude244]

As far as I know, the F-18 demos don't have a separate/dedicated discrete frequency. When/if they talk to the ground, I have always heard them on the VHF airboss frequency, or the VHF performer discrete.

During today's practice, the F-18 was on 134.7, which was the airboss frequency.

Ahh ok Loading up the scanner now. I wont make out today maybe tomorrow.

 

[b52hbuff]

you can add this

Airshow IC on Command 1: 152.7200
Airshow Tac Tac1: 152.6300

Reviewing old thread for data...

I see that according to the database:
Monterey County, California (CA) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference

Also see CAL FIRE.

CMD 1, 2 and 3 are used for events or large incidents and are shared with Sheriff.

Frequency License Type Tone Alpha Tag Description Mode Tag
152.72000 107.2 PL MCFD CMD 1 Command 1 FM Fire-Tac
152.81000 107.2 PL MCFD CMD 2 Command 2 FM Fire-Tac

 

[ScannerDude244]

Reviewing old thread for data...

I see that according to the database:
Monterey County, California (CA) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference

Also see CAL FIRE.

CMD 1, 2 and 3 are used for events or large incidents and are shared with Sheriff.

Frequency License Type Tone Alpha Tag Description Mode Tag
152.72000 107.2 PL MCFD CMD 1 Command 1 FM Fire-Tac
152.81000 107.2 PL MCFD CMD 2 Command 2 FM Fire-Tac

It should be now CMD 1, 2 and 3 are used for events or large incidents and are shared with "law enforcement" All Monterey county law enforcement use those channel's now they refer to them as MOCO 1,2,3. Salinas PD usually use their channel 2 for events.