n2nov
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Has anyone observed any actual HF frequency usage by the Civil Air Patrol recently? I know some may have frequencies in their notes and some may have channel designators. Let's share what we have and match them up.
Civil Air Patrol HF
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There are 8 Regions comprised of 52 Wings (50 states, PR & Wash DC) for the Civil Air Patrol:
1. Northeast (NER) - ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA [NY is Wing HQ]
2. Middle East (MER) - DE, MD, WVA, VA, NC, SC [Wash DC is Wing HQ]
3. Great Lakes (GLR) - OH, IN, MI, KY, IL, WI [OH is Wing HQ]
4. Southeast (SER) - TN, MS, AL, GA, FL, PR {GA is Wing HQ and AL is Nat'l HQ]
5. Southwest (SWR) - AR, LA, TX, OK, NM, AZ [TX is Wing HQ]
6. North Central (NCR) - MN, IA, MO, ND, SD, NE, KS [MN is Wing HQ]
7. Rocky Mountain (RMR) - MT, WY, CO, ID, UT, NV [CO is Wing HQ]
8. Pacific (PR) - WA, OR, CA, AK, HI [CA is Wing HQ]
The following list is from Ted Moran and the CARMA site with notes next to each taken from loggings on the UDXF mailing list from March 2008 to May 2009:
2.011 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
2.371 USB Voice & Packet
2.374 USB Voice & Packet
3.204 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
4.466 USB Voice & Packet [NER, SER]
4.469 USB Voice & Packet [UDXF SHOWS SER, NER]
4.477 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
4.506 USB Voice & Packet [UDXF SHOWS NCR]
4.509 USB Voice & Packet [NCR]
4.582 National Calling Freq / Mid East & Pacific Alt.
4.585 USB Voice & Packet [MER, PR]
4.601 USB Voice & Packet [RMR]
4.604 USB Voice & Packet [GLR]
4.627 USB Voice & Packet [SWR]
4.630 USB Voice & Packet [SWR]
5.006 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
5.711 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
6.773 USB [UDXF SHOWS MER]
6.800 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
6.806 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
7.341 Packet
7.602 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
7.618 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
7.635 National Calling Freq (USB Voice and Packet)
7.665 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
7.920 USB Voice & Packet
8.012 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
9.025 USB [UDXF SHOWS SER]
9.047 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
9.057 USB [UDXF SHOWS SER]
9.082 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
10.162 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
11.402 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
12.081 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
13.415 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
14.357 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
14.902 USB Voice & Packet
15.043 USB [UDXF SHOWS MER]
15.602 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
17.412 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
18.205 USB Voice & Packet
19.814 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
20.873 USB Voice & Packet
26.617 USB Voice & Packet
26.620 USB
1. Northeast (NER) - ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA [NY is Wing HQ]
2. Middle East (MER) - DE, MD, WVA, VA, NC, SC [Wash DC is Wing HQ]
3. Great Lakes (GLR) - OH, IN, MI, KY, IL, WI [OH is Wing HQ]
4. Southeast (SER) - TN, MS, AL, GA, FL, PR {GA is Wing HQ and AL is Nat'l HQ]
5. Southwest (SWR) - AR, LA, TX, OK, NM, AZ [TX is Wing HQ]
6. North Central (NCR) - MN, IA, MO, ND, SD, NE, KS [MN is Wing HQ]
7. Rocky Mountain (RMR) - MT, WY, CO, ID, UT, NV [CO is Wing HQ]
8. Pacific (PR) - WA, OR, CA, AK, HI [CA is Wing HQ]
The following list is from Ted Moran and the CARMA site with notes next to each taken from loggings on the UDXF mailing list from March 2008 to May 2009:
2.011 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
2.371 USB Voice & Packet
2.374 USB Voice & Packet
3.204 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
4.466 USB Voice & Packet [NER, SER]
4.469 USB Voice & Packet [UDXF SHOWS SER, NER]
4.477 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
4.506 USB Voice & Packet [UDXF SHOWS NCR]
4.509 USB Voice & Packet [NCR]
4.582 National Calling Freq / Mid East & Pacific Alt.
4.585 USB Voice & Packet [MER, PR]
4.601 USB Voice & Packet [RMR]
4.604 USB Voice & Packet [GLR]
4.627 USB Voice & Packet [SWR]
4.630 USB Voice & Packet [SWR]
5.006 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
5.711 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
6.773 USB [UDXF SHOWS MER]
6.800 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
6.806 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
7.341 Packet
7.602 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
7.618 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
7.635 National Calling Freq (USB Voice and Packet)
7.665 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
7.920 USB Voice & Packet
8.012 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
9.025 USB [UDXF SHOWS SER]
9.047 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
9.057 USB [UDXF SHOWS SER]
9.082 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
10.162 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
11.402 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
12.081 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
13.415 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
14.357 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
14.902 USB Voice & Packet
15.043 USB [UDXF SHOWS MER]
15.602 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
17.412 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
18.205 USB Voice & Packet
19.814 USB [NATIONWIDE ALE NET FROM UDXF LIST]
20.873 USB Voice & Packet
26.617 USB Voice & Packet
26.620 USB
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n2nov
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Civil Air Patrol callsigns broken down by regions (thanks to Larry Van Horn of MT for the original list):
HeadCAP - National Headquarters Tactical Call Sign
Avenging Spirit - National Headquarters Special Use Tactical Call Sign
Hill Thunder - Congressional Squadron Tactical Call Sign
NatCap - National Capital Wing Radio Tactical Call Sign
NER
CAP Stone - Northeast Region Tactical Call Sign
Abenaki - New Hampshire Wing Tactical Call Sign
Charter Oak - Connecticut Wing Tactical Call Sign
Down East - Maine Wing Tactical Call Sign
Narragansett - Rhode Island Wing Tactical Call Sign
Patriot - Massachusetts Wing Tactical Call Sign
Penn CAP - Pennsylvania Wing Tactical Call Sign
Red Dragon - New Jersey Wing Tactical Call Sign
Vermont CAP - Vermont Wing Tactical Call Sign
White Peak - New York Wing Tactical Call Sign
MER
Middle East - Middle East Region Radio Tactical Call Sign
CAP Kitty Hawk - North Carolina Wing Radio Tactical Call Sign
Diamond Flight - Delaware Wing Radio Tactical Call Sign
Free State - Maryland Wing Radio Tactical Call Sign
Hill CAP - West Virginia Wing Radio Tactical Call Sign
Jefferson - Virginia Wing Radio Tactical Call Sign
Sandlapper - South Carolina Wing Radio Tactical Call Sign
GLR
Blue Lakes - Great Lakes Region Tactical Call Sign
Blue Mound - Wisconsin Wing Tactical Call Sign
Kentucky CAP - Kentucky Wing Tactical Call Sign
Ohio CAP - Ohio Wing Tactical Call Sign
Red Fire - Indiana Wing Tactical Call Sign
Red Fox - Illinois Wing Tactical Call Sign
Red Robin - Michigan Wing Tactical Call Sign
SER
Southeast CAP - Southeast Region Tactical Call Sign
Florida CAP - Florida Wing Tactical Call Sign
Georgia CAP - Georgia Wing Tactical Call Sign
Goldenrod - Alabama Wing Tactical Call Sign
Mockingbird - Mississippi Wing Tactical Call Sign
Puerto Rico CAP - Puerto Rico Wing Tactical Call Sign
Tennessee CAP - Tennessee Wing Tactical Call Sign
SWR
CAP West - Southwest Region Tactical Call Sign
Louisiana CAP - Louisiana Wing Tactical Call Sign
Oil Well - Oklahoma Wing Tactical Call Sign
Red Rock - Arizona Wing Tactical Call Sign
Ship Rock - New Mexico Wing Tactical Call Sign
Texas CAP - Texas Wing Tactical Call Sign
Wild Wood - Arkansas Wing Tactical Call Sign
NCR
North Central - North Central Region Tactical Call Sign
Grasslands - South Dakota Wing Tactical Call Sign
Iowa CAP - Iowa Wing Tactical Call Sign
Mow CAP - Missouri Wing Tactical Call Sign
Peace Garden - North Dakota Wing Tactical Call Sign
Red Cloud - Nebraska Wing Tactical Call Sign
Starfish - Minnesota Wing Tactical Call Sign
Yellow Brick - Kansas Wing Tactical Call Sign
RMR
Aspen Gold - Rocky Mountain Region Tactical Call Sign
Black Granite - Montana Wing Tactical Call Sign
Blue Mesa - Colorado Wing Tactical Call Sign
High Plains - Wyoming Wing Tactical Call Sign
Silver State - Nevada Wing Tactical Call Sign
Star Garnet - Idaho Wing Tactical Call Sign
Uncle Mike - Utah Wing Tactical Call Sign
PR
Western - Pacific Region Tactical Call Sign
Beaver Fox - Oregon Wing Tactical Call Sign
Firebrand - Hawaii Wing Tactical Call Sign
Sourdough - Alaska Wing Tactical Call Sign
Washington CAP - Washington Wing Tactical Call Sign
Yosemite - California Wing Tactical Call Sign
HeadCAP - National Headquarters Tactical Call Sign
Avenging Spirit - National Headquarters Special Use Tactical Call Sign
Hill Thunder - Congressional Squadron Tactical Call Sign
NatCap - National Capital Wing Radio Tactical Call Sign
NER
CAP Stone - Northeast Region Tactical Call Sign
Abenaki - New Hampshire Wing Tactical Call Sign
Charter Oak - Connecticut Wing Tactical Call Sign
Down East - Maine Wing Tactical Call Sign
Narragansett - Rhode Island Wing Tactical Call Sign
Patriot - Massachusetts Wing Tactical Call Sign
Penn CAP - Pennsylvania Wing Tactical Call Sign
Red Dragon - New Jersey Wing Tactical Call Sign
Vermont CAP - Vermont Wing Tactical Call Sign
White Peak - New York Wing Tactical Call Sign
MER
Middle East - Middle East Region Radio Tactical Call Sign
CAP Kitty Hawk - North Carolina Wing Radio Tactical Call Sign
Diamond Flight - Delaware Wing Radio Tactical Call Sign
Free State - Maryland Wing Radio Tactical Call Sign
Hill CAP - West Virginia Wing Radio Tactical Call Sign
Jefferson - Virginia Wing Radio Tactical Call Sign
Sandlapper - South Carolina Wing Radio Tactical Call Sign
GLR
Blue Lakes - Great Lakes Region Tactical Call Sign
Blue Mound - Wisconsin Wing Tactical Call Sign
Kentucky CAP - Kentucky Wing Tactical Call Sign
Ohio CAP - Ohio Wing Tactical Call Sign
Red Fire - Indiana Wing Tactical Call Sign
Red Fox - Illinois Wing Tactical Call Sign
Red Robin - Michigan Wing Tactical Call Sign
SER
Southeast CAP - Southeast Region Tactical Call Sign
Florida CAP - Florida Wing Tactical Call Sign
Georgia CAP - Georgia Wing Tactical Call Sign
Goldenrod - Alabama Wing Tactical Call Sign
Mockingbird - Mississippi Wing Tactical Call Sign
Puerto Rico CAP - Puerto Rico Wing Tactical Call Sign
Tennessee CAP - Tennessee Wing Tactical Call Sign
SWR
CAP West - Southwest Region Tactical Call Sign
Louisiana CAP - Louisiana Wing Tactical Call Sign
Oil Well - Oklahoma Wing Tactical Call Sign
Red Rock - Arizona Wing Tactical Call Sign
Ship Rock - New Mexico Wing Tactical Call Sign
Texas CAP - Texas Wing Tactical Call Sign
Wild Wood - Arkansas Wing Tactical Call Sign
NCR
North Central - North Central Region Tactical Call Sign
Grasslands - South Dakota Wing Tactical Call Sign
Iowa CAP - Iowa Wing Tactical Call Sign
Mow CAP - Missouri Wing Tactical Call Sign
Peace Garden - North Dakota Wing Tactical Call Sign
Red Cloud - Nebraska Wing Tactical Call Sign
Starfish - Minnesota Wing Tactical Call Sign
Yellow Brick - Kansas Wing Tactical Call Sign
RMR
Aspen Gold - Rocky Mountain Region Tactical Call Sign
Black Granite - Montana Wing Tactical Call Sign
Blue Mesa - Colorado Wing Tactical Call Sign
High Plains - Wyoming Wing Tactical Call Sign
Silver State - Nevada Wing Tactical Call Sign
Star Garnet - Idaho Wing Tactical Call Sign
Uncle Mike - Utah Wing Tactical Call Sign
PR
Western - Pacific Region Tactical Call Sign
Beaver Fox - Oregon Wing Tactical Call Sign
Firebrand - Hawaii Wing Tactical Call Sign
Sourdough - Alaska Wing Tactical Call Sign
Washington CAP - Washington Wing Tactical Call Sign
Yosemite - California Wing Tactical Call Sign
billcroghan
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cap HF activity
Charles, CAP HF activity varies a lot. It's down since I was a net controller in AZ wing 11 years ago, but still quite active in some areas. Perhaps your problem is your data base. It has numerous errors. Since our frequencies are now AIr Force mandated as "for official Use Only": I can't comment on those errors, but your break down of regions/wings has at least one fault I see. NV is Not in the regiion you mention, but rather in Pacific region where it is not listed at all in the call signs NV is "Silver State". Best time to listen is the evenings local between about 6 PM and 8 PM. Hint, Pacific regiion is very active particualily CA wing.
Lt. Col. BIll Croghan, CAP
NV wing Asst. Dirctor of communications.
WB0KSW CPBE
Chief Engineer, Lotus Broadcasting Las Vegas
KOMP/KXPT/KENO/KBAD/KWWN/KWID
Las Vegas, NV
Billcroghan(at)earthlink.net
Charles, CAP HF activity varies a lot. It's down since I was a net controller in AZ wing 11 years ago, but still quite active in some areas. Perhaps your problem is your data base. It has numerous errors. Since our frequencies are now AIr Force mandated as "for official Use Only": I can't comment on those errors, but your break down of regions/wings has at least one fault I see. NV is Not in the regiion you mention, but rather in Pacific region where it is not listed at all in the call signs NV is "Silver State". Best time to listen is the evenings local between about 6 PM and 8 PM. Hint, Pacific regiion is very active particualily CA wing.
Lt. Col. BIll Croghan, CAP
NV wing Asst. Dirctor of communications.
WB0KSW CPBE
Chief Engineer, Lotus Broadcasting Las Vegas
KOMP/KXPT/KENO/KBAD/KWWN/KWID
Las Vegas, NV
Billcroghan(at)earthlink.net
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DaveNF2G
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I don't recall the exact source of the information, but I did read at least a couple of years ago that the 26 MHz frequencies had been vacated by CAP.
ecps92
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billcroghan
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correct frequencies
Some of what has been posted here was correct years ago, i.e. the memo dated 2003, but there have been a lot of changes.
Some of what has been posted here was correct years ago, i.e. the memo dated 2003, but there have been a lot of changes.
rfradioconsult
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CAP recently released 9 suites of frequencies, covering all regions and a nationwide suite for ALE, all HF operations is be moved to ALE and a a nationwide deployment of ALE technology is undeway. Looming on the horizon is HF digital encryption using the Rockwell Collins digital voice modems (same as CBP). The equipment being supplied is the Mobat line including numerous transportable Mobat Rapid Deployment Packages (RDP).
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Hate to bump an old thread, but didn't want to create a new one, either. But anyways... various WHITE PEAK callsigns are presently active on 6773 KHz USB on 12/8/2012 at 2005 UTC. At least 3-5 stations in a net, giving various information. Sounds like an exercise.
n2nov
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From the recent spreadsheet on CAP HF freqs, we can see that the 3-letter designator for each channel has a common meaning for the first two letters - Regional Nets.
NR_ - National HQ Reserved
NE_ - North East / ALE Net 1
ME_ - Mid East / ALE Net 2
GL_ - Greatl Lakes / ALE Net 3
SE_ - South East / ALE Net 4
NC_ - North Central / ALE Net 5
SW_ - South West / ALE Net 6
RM_ - Rocky Mountain / ALE Net 7
PC_ - Pacific Coast / ALE Net 8
NN_ - National Command Net / ALE Net 9
See the map of CAP regions here:
CAP Regional Links - Civil Air Patrol
NR_ - National HQ Reserved
NE_ - North East / ALE Net 1
ME_ - Mid East / ALE Net 2
GL_ - Greatl Lakes / ALE Net 3
SE_ - South East / ALE Net 4
NC_ - North Central / ALE Net 5
SW_ - South West / ALE Net 6
RM_ - Rocky Mountain / ALE Net 7
PC_ - Pacific Coast / ALE Net 8
NN_ - National Command Net / ALE Net 9
See the map of CAP regions here:
CAP Regional Links - Civil Air Patrol
Milcom Monitoring Post: Monitoring the Civil Air Patrol Auxiliary Update 10 Sep 2016
This is a page with a LOT of info about CAP frequencies
This is a page with a LOT of info about CAP frequencies
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