I've noticed that over the last several months, the local air refueling freqs have been very quiet. I've checked the current AP-1B and what I have is still good. Has there been a change in procedures? I am in central OK.
AR Freqs very quiet lately
- Thread starter HogDriver
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They can navigate radio silent. They can hook up with signal lights, after hooking up, they can communicate through the intercom in the boom.
I knew about that but I would always hear them brief on what was going to happen before they hooked up and many times, the break away.
I'm not in that area but looking at ADS-B Exchange over the last week and AR112 looks like it was in use almost everyday, and a lot of other tanker traffic in the area. Surprised you're not hearing much ? Can you usually hear the tankers out of Altus AFB when they are joining AR312 and AR400 ? Seems like they are used often. Sometimes up here in the northeast if 2 tankers are working together they will use their own A-A frequencies instead of the published AR ones, but it's rare.
I have 112H/L, 313 and 669 programmed. I used to hear 112 all the time and 669 occasionally.
Did you hear anything from the 3 Tankers out of Scott AFB working 112 about an hour ago ? 3 of them must have been pretty chatty. Now I'm curious why you are not hearing them. Do you try scanning the band when you see someone on it ?
Yes I did! Maybe Ive been scanning too many things and have just been missing it. I’ve got all the Oklahoma freqs loaded and have just been monitoring them as of yesterday.
fires999
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Morning HogDriver,
A post close to my heart - I am a UK Firefighter attached at the US Airforce here in the UK and it happens to be a Tanker Base (100 ARW)
With regards to missing the action, I had exactly same issue - didn't really realise that I had so many frequencies programmed into my scanner that I kept missing stuff that others were hearing/posting , even with a super fast scanner !!
Had to do a bit of frequency housekeeping which actually worked out really profitable as all of a sudden I was hearing so much more with scan banks only being selected when needed e.g don't really need my scan bank number 3 switched on at an airbase when scan bank 3 was local taxi companies !!!
So you're definitely not alone- hope you get it sorted.
Kevin (USAF Mildenhall, England)
PS - If you are ever over here in the UK let me know & I can sort AR frequencies for this side of the pond.
A post close to my heart - I am a UK Firefighter attached at the US Airforce here in the UK and it happens to be a Tanker Base (100 ARW)
With regards to missing the action, I had exactly same issue - didn't really realise that I had so many frequencies programmed into my scanner that I kept missing stuff that others were hearing/posting , even with a super fast scanner !!
Had to do a bit of frequency housekeeping which actually worked out really profitable as all of a sudden I was hearing so much more with scan banks only being selected when needed e.g don't really need my scan bank number 3 switched on at an airbase when scan bank 3 was local taxi companies !!!
So you're definitely not alone- hope you get it sorted.
Kevin (USAF Mildenhall, England)
PS - If you are ever over here in the UK let me know & I can sort AR frequencies for this side of the pond.
Yesterday at around 1800z seems Bamboo Eagle 25-1 off Baja for massive exercise with RCAF,RAF,RAAF and USAF
offshore. A dozen tankers at least.. Can only imagine how many fighter jets were up.Wonder how they sort all those A/R freqs
offshore. A dozen tankers at least.. Can only imagine how many fighter jets were up.Wonder how they sort all those A/R freqs
U.S., Allied Air Forces and Joint Partners Strengthen Readiness in Bamboo Eagle 25-1
The U.S. Air Force Warfare Center kicked off Bamboo Eagle 25-1—a combined exercise featuring the USAF alongside the joint force and allied forces from the Royal Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force,
www.nellis.af.mil
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If not already doing this if not may be time to start buying several older scanners and setting up dedicated scanners to different task to hear more. You could have 1 just for refueling frequencies and use others for other groups.
BM82557
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Yesterday at around 1800z seems Bamboo Eagle 25-1 off Baja for massive exercise with RCAF,RAF,RAAF and USAF
offshore. A dozen tankers at least.. Can only imagine how many fighter jets were up.Wonder how they sort all those A/R freqs
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U.S., Allied Air Forces and Joint Partners Strengthen Readiness in Bamboo Eagle 25-1
The U.S. Air Force Warfare Center kicked off Bamboo Eagle 25-1—a combined exercise featuring the USAF alongside the joint force and allied forces from the Royal Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force,www.nellis.af.mil
Some more info here --
Tankers Flood Airspace Off The California Coast For China-Focused Air Combat Exercise
The latest Bamboo Eagle exercise reflects plans for ever-larger air combat exercises as part of preparations for a high-end fight with China.
www.twz.com
