California Capital Air Show

[Sac916]

http://www.californiacapitalairshow.com/

Just a reminder and heads up.

March 18th and 19th ( sat / sun )
Mather Airport
Rancho Cordova,CA
( near Sacramento,CA )

Expect some scanning equally as awesome as the airshow.

It will be a very large scale law enforcement event, down to the local level.
The primary agency will be the Sacramento Sheriff's Dept with two dedicated dispatchers.
I'm sure there will be radio traffic from State and Federal Law Enf. agencies.

Be sure to fire up your scanners prior to the event. Normally for the week prior to the event there is a fly-in Aircraft constantly making their way to the airport to prep for the coming weekend. Additionally I'm certain that Law Enf agencies will be doing security prep well before the event.

Just like most air shows, there are booths to browse and vendors to take your money. At this time there will also be a few Law Enf booths to recruit and do the meet-and-greet thing.

All of this equates to an enormous amount of radio traffic in the area.
If you've got a FRS, make sure it has PL tones! HA!

It's about a month away so make arrangements now!

 

[servo_fan]

Do you have any idea which frequencies and/or talkgroups we would want to monitor?

 

[b52hbuff]

Anyone want to meet up and set up a 'monitoring post'?

I've not scanned in the Sac area, so I've got a lot to learn...

 

[Sac916]

Do you have any idea which frequencies and/or talkgroups we would want to monitor?

I don't have any specific details regarding which SSD channels will be dedicated to the air show.

Some possibilities..

Tac 4,5,6
9328
9360
9392

County Tac channels
6672
6704
6736
6768
6800
6832
6864
6896
6928

I'd listen to some of the simplex freqs too

 

[Tweekerbob]

Glad to see El Dorado County well represented!! Julie Clark and Chuck Lisher both making the long haul from Cameron Park International Airport. (UNICOM 123.050)

I plan on attending...my dad is a pilot and lives in nearby Rancho Cordova.

I'm sure everyone's scanners and freq. counters will be alive w/ action!


Ryan

 

[Sac916]

I'm sure everyone's scanners and freq. counters will be alive w/ action!
Ryan

I just might be an uber geek and have two scanners on me.
One for scanning, the other for Close Call with Auto Store.....

 

[Tweekerbob]

I'll be easy to spot, the one wearing the foil hat

I think we'll be hanging out in the parking lot or if we get run off, a place nearby where we can enjoy the show, but employ the full scale arsenal of freq counters, comm receivers, scanners, etc. (etc. including beer).

In the last week seen SOMEONE practicing stall turns SSE of Shingle Springs with smoke on several times.

Should be fun!

 

[mkewman]

was that plane that was involved in the plane crash in roseville, possibly practicing for this airshow?

 

[mkewman]

Anyone want to meet up and set up a 'monitoring post'?

I'm down. I may have to leave a little early on Saturday (for work).

Does anyone have a vendor tent? we could represent RR.com! I'd be willing to bring some folding chairs, and make a sign.

someone could bring a couple tables.

we could set up in the parking lot, or right outside the parking lot.

 

[Tweekerbob]

was that plane that was involved in the plane crash in roseville, possibly practicing for this airshow?

No this guy actually knows what he is doing. And a much safer altitude.

p.s. Thanks Antfreq for the website!

 

[mkewman]

no i wasn't referring to the airplane you were speaking of earlier, i was asking if the one involved in the crash was practicing for this event as well... sorry for the mixup.

 

[Sac916]

March editions of Popular Communications and Monitoring Times spotlight Air Shows. There are tons and tons of frequencies in these two magz!

I'm gonna have to program a ton of stuff into my 396T by the end of March.


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[mkewman]

I've Never scanned an AirShow before. any suggestions of frequencies? i'm going to get some stuff programmed in tonight!

 

[kma371]

Check the forums here. Someone had a good list of Blue Angels freqs for last years shows. 275.350 is one of the formation, off the top of my head

 

[Sac916]

Here is what I've collected so far...


Blue Angels
121.500 civillian air emergency
123.400 airshow common
139.8125
142.000 maint.
142.262 ground crews
142.6125
142.625 maint.
143.600 ground crews
205.500 Fat Albert - Primary
237.800
241.400 air to air
243.000 miitary air emergency
246.500 Maint.
250.800 air to air
251.600 air to air
255.200
263.350 ground
263.500 air to air
264.550
265.000
273.350 air to air
275.350
284.250
289.800 aerial refueling
299.650
302.100 Fat Albert - Secondary
302.150
307.700
345.900
391.900 air to air
395.900 air to air
418.050 ground crews


Tora Tora Tora Warbirds
123.150
123.450
469.500
FRS freqs


CAP - Civil Air Patrol
143.750
143.900
148.125
148.1375
148.150
148.5375
148.975
149.5375



ISR - Intra-Squad Radio
396.8750 ch 1
397.1250 ch 2
397.1750 ch 3
397.3750 ch 4
397.4250 ch 5
397.4750 ch 6
397.5500 ch 7
397.9500 ch 8
398.0500 ch 9
399.4250 ch 10
399.4750 ch 11
399.7250 ch 12
399.9250 ch 13
399.9750 ch 14



Search these bands at Air Shows
118.000 - 137.000 AM 25khz steps ( especially 136-137mhz )
122.700 - 123.575 AM 25khz steps
138.000 - 144.000 AM & Narrowband FM (NBFM) 12.5khz steps
148.000 - 150.800 AM/NBFM 12.5 khz steps
225.000 - 389.000 AM 25khz steps
389.000 - 400.000 AM/NBFM 25khz steps
406.100 - 420.000 NBFM 12.5 khz steps


I'll be armed with my Pro-97, BC-396T and AOR-8200

 

[kma371]

Does the website say anything about scanners not being allowed? I remember that went I went to the Travis show with my radio, they weren't going to let me in. I convinced them though.

 

[Sac916]

Doesn't mention it, but I'm not worried about it. If it comes down to it - I'll spend a few minutes looking at the static displays, then spend the rest of the time in the parking lot or adjacent area. Sheesh - even rent a high up room at Mariott and demand a window facing the airport! HA

 

[mkewman]

Sheesh - even rent a high up room at Mariott and demand a window facing the airport! HA

that might not be a bad idea!

 

[RolnCode3]

Unless it's closed by the Navy, the park at Douglas and Eagle's Nest will be open...probably $5 parking, but I'm sure something could be worked out if it's an area conducive to scanning.

Does anyone know what the safety zone will be?

 

[mkewman]

did some research,

apparently it's being run by AirSupport LLC out of New York State.

I made some calls to AirSupport confirm whether scanners will be allowed in and hopefully i'll get a response later today.