Charlotte area MilAir,

[blinddog50]

Picked up a Pro-97 yesterday(damn what a great little radio, especially with the new Win97).

But I digress.

Any MilAir activity in the Charlotte area that's worth the effort?

 

[jplyler]

MilAir is very hit and miss around here. I've kind of given up on routine milcom in the area, I just don't have time to sit in front of the radio waiting for stuff to happen. I don't have a freq list handy but there are a few AAR routes that pass near here. You can find the map and lists on the netnad can hear AAR missions almost every night. You can probably hear routine comms from the guys at Shaw AFB on VHF AM (between 138 and 144 AM mode). Most of those comms are plane to plane and can be very interesting. Be sure to program all of the common metro and command post freqs as well as the area UHF center freqs. After 9/11 when combat air patrols were common you could routinely hear traffic on 252.00 and 264.400 as the guys were flying the CAP missions. I know this is pretty vague but hopefully it's a start. I don't have my lists or programming files handy or I'd pass more freqs along but most of the common freqs are out there on the web.

Jon

 

[blinddog50]

Thanks for the info.
I'll make it a slow but persistent programing project.

 

[bonus1331]

Pantherland

Pretty nice living in Pantherland after the shellacing the Panthers gave to the Giants today.
It's not going to be that easy next Sunday..

 

[blinddog50]

If they can play like they have for the past two weekends anything is possible.
But longtime Panther fans know consistency is not their strong point.

It is, what it is.

 

[acarsnut]

I listen to mil-air everyday!Theres alot of air refueling and air to air training.Here is a few freqs being used right now.The web site will show you the military operations area [moa]I listen to training in the bulldog moa and camecock moa.Nice map showing where they are.I use a pro-2042 and a discone and get alot of good traffic.I will make a list of the best freqs I get and post them here.also check out milcom yahoo mailing list.They post freqs everyday used by military hf and vhf and uhf.

276.500 refueling 306.000
269.000 training 143.800
279.000 training
276.500 refueling

http://microvoltradio.com/ARTCC/KZTL.htm

http://microvoltradio.com/ARTCC/ARTCC.htm


I listen to air to air traning yesterday they used the following.

258.4 demon 51
313.7 viper 21
279.725 common
141.925

 

[blinddog50]

Thanks guys for the info and thank Don for Win97.
His program will make this endeavor a little less daunting.

 

[jplyler]

acarsnut, where is your QTH and what type of equipment to you use for MilAir? Are you hearing comms on these freqs on a consistent basis? I hope so, that would be great. Since I put my new FT-8900 rig in the mobile I've been scanning the VHF MilAir band (138-144). I've been hearing more activity than I remember in the past. Maybe the activity has always been there and my Rx. setup is just a lot better.

Blinddog- I have a pro-96 and use Win-96. I can't imagine doing it any other way. Win-96 kicks ass!

Jon
N4ZVY

 

[blinddog50]

I have pro-96 and win96 also.
But I have found that the pro-97 is a little more sensitive than my 96 and 2096.
All of which are excellent radios.
Don did a great job on the new programs.

 

[acarsnut]

My qth is grover nc and I hear alot more in the 200 to 400 mhz band then 138 to 144.00 mhz.I use a 2 pro-2042's and 2 discones on a 30 ft tower.One for planes trains and everything but police and the other for just mil-air.Have speakers in every room of the house so I can listen to mil-air no matter where Iam at.And it wakes me up every morning when they start.Man its great to be divorced!!!!Iam making a list of the most popular freqs I hear.But yes mil-air is alive and well in nc.And you dont have to live near a base to hear it.Better than all the police junk.

Last week was really busy for training.This week is looking good also.

DAVID DAVIDSON

 

[acarsnut]

Some freqs being used today.used by tiger 71 and hellcat 93 and others I didnt get.

269.0
343.75
138.150
141.775
139.900

 

[acarsnut]

Hey all this was posted on the milcom mail group.This is what I have been listen to all week.making sure to include the guys name who posted this info.dont want to take credit for his work.



The 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw AFB is conducting an ORI this week.
They are using W-161/177, the Gamecock MOA, the Bulldog MOA,
and Townsend Range. Various AWACS, JSTARS, and F/A-18s from
MCAS Beaufort are also involved. The activity has been an interesting
mix of air-to-air combat, air defense suppression, close air support,
and convoy support. So far it's been all day affair as they have started
around 7 a.m. both days and went past midnight last night. Following is
a list of frequencies I've heard them use in Tuesday and Wedensday's
activity:

34.750 Convoy Common (used in Bulldog MOA)
138.150 79 FS a2a
138.200 79 FS a2a
138.300 55 FS a2a
138.475 77 FS a2a
138.950 Shaw AFB SOF
139.750 55 FS a2a
139.900 55 FS a2a
139.925 77 FS a2a
139.975 79 FS a2a
140.375 77 FS a2a
141.675 77 FS a2a
141.750 77 FS a2a
141.775 79 FS a2a
141.900 55 FS a2a
142.125 79 FS a2a
143.425 55 FS a2a
143.800 77 FS a2a
228.400 Range Control
252.100 Shaw AFB SOF
252.900 Range Control
258.400 DOUBLESHOT Discrete
269.000 Gamecock MOA Discret
269.550 ZJX Columbia
273.700 77 FS Ops
279.725 DOUBLESHOT Primary
283.800 ATLAS OPS/WARLORD
283.800 WARLORD
288.200 NORAD Discrete
305.800 VMFA(AW)-224 Base (used in Bulldog MOA)
311.200 55 FS Ops
319.700 BANDSAW red air freq
320.525 79 FS Ops
320.600 AWACS Discerte
323.000 ZTL Macon
333.300 "QUAD 3" (used in Bulldog MOA)
335.950 NORAD Discrete
343.750 Bulldog MOA Discrete
364.200 AICC
379.100 ZJX Charleston
381.300 Shaw Command Post - FORT SUMTER OPS



FORT SUMTER OPS 20th Fighter Wing

55 FS:
DICE
KILLER
PISTOL
SHOOTER

77 FS:
DECK
GAMBLER
POKER
TRUMP

79 FS:
BENGAL
HELLCAT
SLASH
TIGER

ATLAS OPS Unknown Controlling Agency
WARLORD Unknown Controlling Agency
BANDSAW AWACS
GOLIATH AWACS
MAGIC AWACS (Royal Air Force)
OAKGROVE NORAD Southeast Sector
STARGATE JSTARS
REDHORSE Ground FAC at Townsend Range
BENGAL F/A-18D, VMFA(AW)-224
BLADE F/A-18A+, VMFA-115
HAWK F/A-18D, VMFA(AW)-533
NICKEL F/A-18A+, VMFA-122
APOLLO Convoy in Bulldog MOA
TONTO Convoy in Bulldog MOA
BEEFEATER ECM Range


Mac McCormick "Green Comms Suck"
Savannah, GA
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/kf4lmt/index.html

 

[bonus1331]

Smaller search increments

I know that Milair falls between 225.00 - 399.000, but this is a huge frequency spectrum to search.
Would anyone have a recommendation of what part of this spectrum would most likely be more active to monitor?

 

[blinddog50]

Monitored refueling traffic on 276.500 yesterday.
Tanker callsign was Olympic, chase planes were trailing 40 miles. Their callsign was Sawbuck.
Had to call off the refueling because the boom operator was having.....physiological problems!

This was monitored in d'town Charlotte with a pro-97 with just a duckie.

Planes moved out of area before finding out what the operator's problem was, but the tanker pilot was laughing about it.

 

[bonus1331]

So Blindog were you searching a range when you found that transmission or did you have that frequency set in the 97?

 

[blinddog50]

Had the freq. set.
Programmed some of the freqs. that acarsnut had posted on this thread.

I'd never had much luck with MilAir until I got my Pro-97.
Now I get traffic every time I turn it on.
I own several Unidens and Pros and this is probably the most sensitive radio I've owned.

I pick up SCHP in d'town(uptown??) Charlotte on the 97.
I never could with my other radios, but maybe mine is an exception.
You could'nt pry it out of my hands.