Boston Mass - Harbor Festivus

[zerg901]

Boston Harbor is having a busy 4th of July. Several US and Canadian warships are in port, as are several tall ships. The Blue Angels and 25 other military aircraft will do flyovers on the 4th of July as the USS Constitution does a turnaround in the Harbor.

460.275R seems to be carrying EOC to EOC traffic from MEMA, Boston EMS, Boston Fire, Boston Police, Navy Command, USCG, NPS, etc

Just a few military freqs that might be active (from the Boston Area Freqs Spreadsheet)

40.50 - Army and Navy search and rescue

148.375 R - PL 88.5 - USN MARS

270.0 and 407.50 - USN Seals LeapFrogs parachute team

277.80 - USN Fleet Guard channel - for ships underway - maybe AM

385.00 - USN Port Ops

141.55 - USCG air to air

164.55 - USCG Air Falmouth

USCG Air - mil air freqs - 237.90 secondary - 326.15 - 379.05 - 345.00

381.80 - Falmouth USCG air - old freq

467.75 - USCG cutters - 2 watts - FM

 

[zerg901]

Someone is talking near 139.30 every once in a while. I think they might actually be on 139.2875 or 139.3125. They are giving me 5 bars out of 5 bars but they are very distorted on 139.30. I suppose they could be 139.295 or 139.305

 

[zerg901]

Possibly the 139.30 signal that I am hearing is actually 142.5625 PL 167.9 which is linked to 49.69. Patriot Base was heard doing a radio check with Task Force Echo. I dont know why I am receiving a signal at 139.30.

A few other hits

450.35 - PL 146.2 - audio from the Esplanade - maybe a TV news broadcast actually

455.5125 - PL 167.9 - someone

462.975 R - "Echo Station" is near Berth 10 - maybe in South Boston

462.975 R - "Harbor Unit 6" was heard

460.275 R - possibly "MSP Ops" reported something about heavy foot traffic near the Esplanade - also mentioned was "Local PS1" which I think is the 800 Mhz TRS talkgroup that is patched to 460.275 R at this time

 

[zerg901]

139.30 R - PL 131.8 - Task Force Patriot - 5 bars to me

nothing else new to report

 

[zerg901]

Someone was heard transmitting in AM on 277.80 this morning at 1008 AM approx - I show that as the US Navy Fleet Warning channel

Anybody know if any of the warships were underway at 10 AM this morning?

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I never heard anything on 407.50 or 270.0 from the Leap Frogs

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SNE Forum listed a few air to air freqs used by the aviation units

 

[kennyblues]

Independence Day / Navy Week, June 29 – July 6 2012
USCG
CG – 109, 162.1250
CG – 117, 164.5625 UCP
CG - 118, 164.9000
CG - 119, 164.9125
CG – 124, 166.1875 MSST?
CG – 127, 171.2375
CG – 128, 172.3125
23A – 157.1500
83A – 157.1750 UCP USCG Aux
20 – 161.6000 USS Constitution, UCGCC Eagle
Mix of ENC and Clear
USCG Radio UID’s
5809905 USCGC Hammerhead WPB 87302
5810177 USCGC Tiger Shark WPB 87359
5810178 USCGC Juniper WLB 201
5807291 CG 255090
5803944 CG 47219
5803945 CG 25595
5807265 CG 255091
5816957 ?


National Park Service
166.9500 $109 Repeater
166.7750 (D-535) C/C Simplex
171.3375 (127.3) Boston Navy Yard, Pier security simplex

MSP
Zone(s) 1, 5
SOPS 6 33904
SOPS 7 34096
SOPS 8 34128
LPS 1. Patched to BPD 14 460.2750 (D-466) & 158.9100 (D-612)
MEP 1 39152
MEP 3 39216
Event 1 32784
Event 2 32816
F Patrol 1 33392

USN
USS Wasp
TRS ID 7606h
406.8500
407.0750
408.1250
408.8500

Blue Angels
237.8
284.25
234.6 ?
124.7250 ATC Boston Skyways
123.0250 Helo Coordination

7-3, 4 Esplanade
MSP
Zone 1, 5
SOPS 1 33360
SOPS 3 33680 Escorts
LPS 3 36400 Marine Patrols
State 35472
FM East 34992
DCR 10512
DCR 10768

ITAC 3 867.5125 Testing Heard
8TAC93 852.5125 “ “

Boston
PD F-1 Citywide 460.3500 (D-315)
FD F-3 483.2125 (D-516)
EMS F-12 460.5500 (192.8)

Fly BY
MA ANG 104th
Killer 1 x2
309.0 A/A
259.9 A/A
263.1 ATC

MA National Guard
142.5625 (167.9)
49.93 (110.9)
139.3000 (131.8)

 

[N1BHH]

In response to the above, 234.6 has been identified as VFA-37 Oceana NAS F/A-18's who participated in the flyover of Boston Harbor and Charles River.

 

[zerg901]

Did anyone happen to find any USS Constitution channels? Did anyone happen to search for any USS Constitution channels?

http://youtu.be/A-SaRwfTD0g - 5 minute video - dueling cannons

http://youtu.be/3Uduu2j6NQ0 - 1 minute video