Central California/Lake Tahoe May milair logs

[2k1typeSH]

Here is what I logged during May in the Central California area:

Frequencies:
124.125 FACSFAC San Diego "Beaver Control" @ NAS North Island
126.200 ATC
134.225 Lemoore VHF advisory
139.600 Beale AFB supervisor of flying
138.875 Tanker a-a
142.850 "Strike" a-a
167.900 Coast Guard maintenance @ CGAS Sacramento
235.100 Air refueling
240.175 144th Fighter Wing "Dogs/Phat/Razor" a-a
243.000 Guard Uniform
243.500 9th Reconnaissance Wing "Roper"a-a
248.725 VFA-97 "Hawk" a-a
251.100 Fresno Tower
253.200 Liberty Ops @ Beale AFB
253.900 Lemoore discrete
255.800 National Guard ops @ Fresno NG Base
256.075 VFA-97 "Hawk" a-a
256.650 Tanker a-a
258.600 a/c to base @ NAS Lemoore
259.100 Norcal app/dep
263.000 Los Angeles Center
264.100 VX-31 "Coso" base @ NAWS China Lake
264.225 Lemoore a-a
264.500 a/c to base @ NAS Fallon
267.075 Lemoore a-a
269.025 Lemoore app/dep
270.000 9th Reconnaissance Wing "Pinion" a/c
273.450 Oakland Center
274.050 VFA-122 "Expert" a-a
278.025 VFA-14 "Camelot" a-a
280.350 Lemoore a-a
281.150 VFA-147 "Jason" a-a
284.600 Oakland Center
284.650 Oakland Center
284.750 Beale AFB tower
285.450 Seattle Center high altitude freq
285.500 Oakland Center
290.325 Lemoore MOA "Showtime"
290.500 Oakland Center
291.6 Joshua app/dep
293.750 Lemoore a-a
296.700 Oakland Center high altitude freq
298.300 144th Fighter Wing Ops "Griffin Ops" @ Fresno ANG Base
299.375 VFA-122 "Expert" a-a
299.700 Lemoore a-a
299.950 Lemoore a-a
305.500 Air refueling
306.200 Oakland Center
306.725 "Topgun" to base @ NAS Lemoore
307.000 Oakland Center
309.100 a/c to base
309.825 VFA-25 "Fist" a-a
310.450 Lemoore a-a
314.000 Lemoore radar
316.100 Oakland Center
317.500 Norcal app/dep
317.700 Los Angeles Center
317.850 Lemoore a-a
318.800 Lemoore app/dep
319.100 Oakland Center
319.500 Air refueling
322.300 Joshua app/dep
327.000 Oakland Center
328.450 FACSFAC San Diego "Beaver Control" @ NAS North Island
336.400 Lemoore radar
338.250 Norcal app/dep
338.300 Los Angeles Center
346.300 Los Angeles Center
346.375 Lemoore radar
348.700 Joshua app/dep
350.300 Oakland Center
351.800 Los Angeles Center
351.950 Fresno app/dep
353.800 Oakland Center
355.500 Topgun a-a
357.600 Oakland Center
360.400 a/c to base
362.950 "Beaver Control" discrete
363.200 Norcal app/dep
364.800 Salt Lake Center high altitude freq
369.900 Los Angeles Center high altitude freq
372.000 Los Angeles Center
372.200 Beale AFB pilot to dispatcher
378.450 VFA-122 "Expert" a-a
381.900 "Shooter" a-a

Callsigns:
Baja - KC-135, March ARB
Bear
Bloodhound - C-130, P-3, or S-3; VX-30, NAS Point Mugu
Brian?
Bullet - F-18, VFA-2, NAS Lemoore
Camelot - F-18, VFA-14, NAS Lemoore
Coast Guard - U.S. Coast Guard
Cobra
Convoy - US Navy "Special Mission" callsign
Coso - VX-31, NAWS China Lake
Crush or Crutch
Dealer - F-16, NAS Fallon
Diamond - F-18, VFA-146, NAS Lemoore
Dogs - F-15, 144th Fighter Wing, Fresno ANG Base
Dragon - U-2, Beale AFB?
Eagle - F-18, NAS Lemoore?
Expert - F-18, VFA-122, NAS Lemoore
Falcon - F-18, VFA-137, NAS Lemoore
Fast Eagle - F-18, VFA-41, NAS Lemoore
Fist - F-18, VFA-25, NAS Lemoore
Golden - KC-10, 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis AFB
Grimm
Guard Copter - Army NG helicopter?
Guchi - KC-10, Travis AFB
Havoc - Airborne Electronic Attack Weapons School, NAS Fallon
Hawk - F-18, VFA-97, NAS Lemoore
Hightest or Hitest
Hyper F-15, 144th Fighter Wing, Fresno ANG Base?
Jason - F-18, VFA-147, NAS Lemoore
Jury - F-18, VFA-192, NAS Lemoore
Knight - F-18, VFA-154, NAS Lemoore
Lehi - 412th Test Wing, Edwards AFB
Magic - EA-18, VAQ-133, NAS Whidbey Island
Mako - Army NG helicopter?
NASA - NASA flight test
Outlaw - F-18, Navy Strike Fighter Weapons School Pacific, NAS Lemoore
Phat - F-15, 144th Fighter Wing, Fresno ANG Base
Pinion - U-2, 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale AFB
Quest - KC-10, 60th AMW, Travis AFB
Rage
Ranger
Raptor
Rats - KC-135, March ARB
Razor - F-15, 144th Fighter Wing, Fresno ANG Base
Roper - T-38, 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale AFB
Scary
Slam - C-17, March ARB
Spartan - Army NG helo, Mather Field
Strike - Naval Strike Warfare Center, NAS Fallon
Switch - F-18, VFA-151, NAS Lemoore
Taproom - F-18, VFA-143, NAS Oceana
Topgun - Navy Fighter Weapons School, NAS Fallon
Vandy - VX-9, NAWS China Lake
Victory - F-18, VFA-103, NAS Oceana
Viper
Winder - F-18, VFA-86, NAS Lemoore
Zeal?
Zesty
Zoom - 416th Flight Test Squadron, Edwards AFB

 

[2k1typeSH]

Lake Tahoe milair logs

I also had the opportunity to monitor from a mountain top in the Lake Tahoe area. The mountain overlooked some of the areas used by Naval Air Station Fallon. Here is what I heard from there:

Frequencies:
120.850 NAS Fallon app/dep
141.275 a-a
142.850 a-a
279.550 Reno app/dep
279.700 a-a
284.650 Oakland Center
285.500 Oakland Center
289.750 Range control
291.200 a-a
316.100 Oakland Center
322.350 Desert Control
326.600 a-a
355.500 a-a
360.200 NAS Fallon app/dep
363.400 Range control
376.200 a-a

Callsigns:
Cowboy
Dealer
Diesel
Dog
Falcon
Phoenix
Punisher
Thunder?
Topgun
Venom
Viper
Yolo?

 

[kma371]

I also had the opportunity to monitor from a mountain top in the Lake Tahoe area. The mountain overlooked some of the areas used by Naval Air Station Fallon. Here is what I heard from there:

Frequencies:
120.850 NAS Fallon app/dep
141.275 a-a
142.850 a-a
279.550 Reno app/dep
279.700 a-a
284.650 Oakland Center
285.500 Oakland Center
289.750 Range control
291.200 a-a
316.100 Oakland Center
322.350 Desert Control
326.600 a-a
355.500 a-a
360.200 NAS Fallon app/dep
363.400 Range control
376.200 a-a

Callsigns:
Cowboy
Dealer
Diesel
Dog
Falcon
Phoenix
Punisher
Thunder?
Topgun
Venom
Viper
Yolo?

DEALER F/A-18F, VFA-41, NAS Lemoore CA
PUNISHER EA-18. VX-9 Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake CA

 

[kma371]

Where is central california are you if you don't mind me asking?

Here's good list I use for callsigns
Untitled Document

 

[2k1typeSH]

Where is central california are you if you don't mind me asking?

Here's good list I use for callsigns
Untitled Document

Thanks for the link. I'm in the Modesto area.

 

[jimvm]

Mil Air Central California

Here are two more.

282.350 MHz Norcal / Beale Global Hawk, paired with 259.100

283.800 MHz Beale U2 discrete, ground chase, tower and U2's on approach


Thanks for posting !

jim vm

 

[jnc98]

DEALER F/A-18F, VFA-41, NAS Lemoore CA
PUNISHER EA-18. VX-9 Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake CA

The DEALER callsign is also used by NSAWC. Usually their F-16s.

 

[2k1typeSH]

Here are two more.

282.350 MHz Norcal / Beale Global Hawk, paired with 259.100

283.800 MHz Beale U2 discrete, ground chase, tower and U2's on approach


Thanks for posting !

jim vm

Thanks for those. I have 283.8 in my scanner as a discrete for Beale, but I didn't have 282.35. Is that frequency used by Norcal for air traffic control of the Global Hawks out of Beale?

 

[jimvm]

Thanks for those. I have 283.8 in my scanner as a discrete for Beale, but I didn't have 282.35. Is that frequency used by Norcal for air traffic control of the Global Hawks out of Beale?

Yes. The RCAG is located at the Yuba Co. Airport. Most of the time all you will hear from Norcal is
a simul from 125.4 and 259.1 & sometimes 120.45.

I only heard the Global Hawk once on 282.35 and that was 3 days ago !
Who knows where the pilot is flying the Hawk, they use a secure satellite link.

I discovered this frequency while tuning around with my RTL / SDR# one day.

73 jim vm