Dayton Air show frequencies 2023

jsoergel

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Here is everything I logged today:

119.250 Air Boss
119.900 Dayton Tower
121.750 Dayton Clearance
121.900 Dayton Ground
123.150 Show Discrete
123.475 Golden Knights/Red Bull Discrete
131.850 Wright Bros. Aero
149.650 Thunderbirds Aux 17(?)
149.725 Thunderbirds Aux 18(?)
235.250 Thunderbirds Pri 1
257.700 Dayton Tower
277.700 Raptor Demo
284.050 F-15 Tac
389.3500 ($293) WPAFB Transient Alert
462.0125 (107.2) Wright Bros. Aero Ops
461.2125 (103.5) Wright Bros. Aero Fuels

452.1000 (CC 3, TG 14, SL 2) 04 AC Greeting/Beverages
452.4000 (CC 3, TG 15, SL1) 05 Air/Ground Ops
468.5500 (CC3, TG 19, SL 1) 09 Media/Marketing
Check last year’s log for the remainder of the show DMR freqs - only heard the three active today.

Wasn’t much on MARCS-IP today. EMS will be on 57 CW 1 and maybe the other CWs, law should be on the 57 LE channels. OSP escort for the Thunderbirds was on DAYTON 3.

I logged a lot more, including tac freqs for arrivals, but they won’t be active during the show. Will post them in my final logs.
 

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A few changes for today:
123.150 Air Boss (Backup)
135.250 Show Discrete
271.100 F-15 Tac
467.6375 (233.6) Firewalkers International Pyro

452.7250r (CC 3, TG 11, SL 1) 01 Emergency
452.7250r (CC 3, TG 12, SL 2) 02 Facility
452.1000r (CC 3, TG 13, SL 1) 03 Hospitality/AC Receiving
452.1000r (CC 3, TG 14, SL 2) 04 AC Greeting/Beverages
452.4000r (CC 3, TG 15, SL1) 05 Air/Ground Ops
4_______ (CC 3, TG 16, SL ?) 06 Ticketing
463.5500 (CC 3, TG 17, SL 1) 07 Office/General Info
457.6250 (CC3, TG 18, SL 1) 08 Chalet/Pavilion
468.5500 (CC3, TG 19, SL 1) 09 Media/Marketing
452.1750r (CC 3, TG 20, SL 1) 10 Golf Cart Handicap
4_______ (CC 3, TG 21, SL ?) 11 Credentialed Parking
4_______ (CC 3, TG 22, SL ?) 12 Kids’ Hangar
451.8000 (CC 3, TG 23, SL 1) 13 Program Sales
456.8000 (CC 3, TG 24, SL 1) 14 Golf Cart/Radios
469.5500 (CC 3, TG 25, SL 1) 15 Narrator Stage
452.4000r (CC 3, TG16776415, SL 2) 16 Security

Only missing three channels for the show LMR. I think they may be on 452.1750, 452.6250 464.5500 based on the layout, but that’s just an educated guess.
 

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2023 Dayton Air Show Logs

119.250 Air Boss
119.900 Dayton Tower
121.750 Dayton Clearance
121.900 Dayton Ground
122.950 Aviation Sales
123.000 Hartzell Field CTAF
123.150 Show Discrete
123.475 Golden Knights Discrete
126.900 Patterson Tower
130.600 Stevens Aerospace
131.850 Wright Bros. Aero
148.1250 ($302) R-45 P [143.5500 input]
149.650 Thunderbirds Aux (17?)
149.725 Thunderbirds Aux (18?)
235.250 Thunderbirds Pri 1
257.700 Dayton Tower
271.100 F-15 Aux 1
277.700 Raptor Demo
281.450 Patterson Tower
284.050 F-15 Aux
389.3500 ($293) WPAFB Transient Alert
451.8000 (D131) Buckeye Charters
456.8000 (D143) Buckeye Charters
461.2125 (103.5) Wright Brothers Aero Fuels
462.0125 (107.2) Wright Bros. Aero Ops
462.7250 (136.5) Stevens Aerospace
464.5000 (D155) Buckeye Charters
467.6375 (233.6) Firewalkers International Pyro

Air Show Ops:
452.7250r (CC 3, TG 11, SL 1) 01 Emergency
452.7250r (CC 3, TG 12, SL 2) 02 Facility
452.1000r (CC 3, TG 13, SL 1) 03 Hospitality/AC Receiving
452.1000r (CC 3, TG 14, SL 2) 04 AC Greeting/Beverages
452.4000r (CC 3, TG 15, SL1) 05 Air/Ground Ops
452.6250? (CC 3, TG 16, SL 1?) 06 Ticketing (not heard)
463.5500 (CC 3, TG 17, SL 1) 07 Office/General Info
457.6250 (CC3, TG 18, SL 1) 08 Chalet/Pavilion
468.5500 (CC3, TG 19, SL 1) 09 Media/Marketing
452.1750 (CC 3, TG 20, SL 1) 10 Golf Cart Handicap
457.1750 (CC 3, TG 21, SL 1) 11 Credentialed Parking
464.5500? (CC 3, TG 22, SL 1?) 12 Kids’ Hangar (not heard)
451.8000 (CC 3, TG 23, SL 1) 13 Program Sales
456.8000 (CC 3, TG 24, SL 1) 14 Golf Cart/Radios
469.5500 (CC 3, TG 25, SL 1) 15 Narrator Stage
452.4000r (CC 3, TG16776415, SL 2) 16 Security

MARCS-IP:
51738 DAYTON 3
51761 AVIATION
53377 D07-MOT
58053 57 RDC COM
58061 57 CW 1
58066 57 LE 1
58067 57 LE 2
58338 57 VFD ADM
58343 57 VPD TAC 1
58531 57 DOA PD
58535 57 DOA FIRE
58540 57 DOA RWY
59600 LHD MNTGMRY
59916 CARE-AIR
59919 CARE-GND
59921 CARE-ADM

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ARMY 08417 (CH-47F, 11-08417)
BANGER 01 (F-16C, 86-0294) - 298.600 w/BOOKIE 01
BOOKIE 01 (F-16C, 87-0291) - 298.600 w/BANGER 01
CANFORCE 0493 (CP-140, 140104)
COAST GUARD 1716 (HC-130H, 1716)
COPPER 9 (KC-135R, 57-1419) - AR w/THUNDERBIRD 4/3
CUJO 01 (F-35A, 09-5006) - 308.625, 327.500
CUJO 02 (F-35A, 12-5056) - 308.625, 327.500
EDDIE 92 (KC-135R, 63-7993)
EXPERT 11 (F/A-18F, 165930) - 276.225
EXPERT 12 (F/A-18F, 165926) - 276.225
GOLDEN KNIGHT 609 (C-147A, 15-01609)
GNARLY 62 (E-2D, 169869)
GRIFFIN 21 (E-2D, 169081)
GUARD 20154 (UH-60M, 08-20154) *did not stay
GUARD 20925 (UH-60M, 17-20925)
GUARD 98783 (CH-47F, 09-08783)
LUCKY 77 (KC-46A, 18-46056)
MAFIA 7 (T-1A, 94-0048)
PAWN 99 (KC-135R, 60-0351)
RAPTOR 01 (F-22A, 08-4169) - 277.700
RAPTOR 02 (F-22A, 05-4089) - 277.700
SAINT 01 (F-15C, 82-0017) - 284.050
SAINT 02 (F-15C, 82-0010) - 284.050
SAINT 03 (F-15C, 83-0041) - 284.050
SAINT 04 (F-15C, 83-0036) - 284.050
SHOOT 25 (T-38C, 68-8130)
SHOOTER 242 (T-6B, 166242)
STING 11 (F-16C, 90-0701) - 338.150, 248.650
STING 12 (F-16C, 89-2098) - 338.150, 248.650
TESTER 14 (T-38C, 674943)
TEXAN 020 (T-6B, 166020)
THUNDERBIRD 1 (F-16C, 92-3880)
THUNDERBIRD 2 (F-16C, 92-3898)
THUNDERBIRD 3 (F-16C, 92-3882)
THUNDERBIRD 4 (F-16C, 91-0362)
THUNDERBIRD 5 (F-16C, 91-0392)
THUNDERBIRD 6 (F-16C, 92-3896)
THUNDERBIRD 7 (F-16D, 91-04**)
THUNDERBIRD 8 (F-16D, 91-04**)
RATS 32 (KC-135R, 58-0085) - AR w/ THUNDERBIRD 8
RHINO 50 (C-17A, 00-0178)
THUNDERBIRD 14 (C-17A, 03-3120)
VOLT 14 (C-17A, 97-0041)

N102CE (CL35)
N104HF (UH-1H) [LEGACY 104]
N1217B (Wright Model B)
N154EH (Bo 105 CBS-4)
N194G (FG-1D)
N17334 (DC-3 "Flagship Detroit")
N217SH (Lim-5)
N221HG (R22 Beta)
N27945 (J3C-65)
N283BG (PA-28-161)
N56BM (SR22)
N62032 (Rocket II “Flaming Mercy”)
N3434B (T34B)
N3774 (B-25C “Rosie’s Reply”)
N423KC (Edge 540)
N43VV (RV-8) “My Mustang”
N454AW (CRJ-200LR) [WISCONSIN 6211]
N514HP (C182T)
N5183M (Beech 76)
N540WS (Edge 540)
N552KM (RV-8) [REDLINE 2] - 123.475
N600KC (PA-46-600TP)
N624HF (UH-1H "Lucky Star") [LEGACY 624]
N625CF (AS365 N3) [CAREFLIGHT 1]
N65011 (PT-17)
N70849 (C182M)
N703EX (EA-300S)
N71HP (AS350 B3) *did not stay
N730CF (AS365 N3) [CAREFLIGHT 5]
N744CG (B-25N "Champaign Gal")
N766HF (AH-1F) [LEGACY 766]
N782SP (DC8-72-CF) [SAMARITAN’S PURSE 8]
N80TJ (Mustang II)
N803RL (RV-8) [REDLINE 1] - 123.475
N826HF (AH-1F) [LEGACY 826]
N8395Y (PA-28RT-201)
N858KM (RV-6)
N8640E (C-45H "Grimes Flying Lab")
N939CM (L-39C)
N946FD (757-236 “Sadie”) [FEDEX 1474]
N965CP (C182T) [CAP 3428]
N96879 (C172P)
 

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148.1250 $302 would be the Civil Air Patrol Repeater-45 which is in Dayton
Look for CAP to be using more P25 than analog in the future
 

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2023 Dayton Air Show Logs

119.250 Air Boss
119.900 Dayton Tower
121.750 Dayton Clearance
121.900 Dayton Ground
122.950 Aviation Sales
123.000 Hartzell Field CTAF
123.150 Show Discrete
123.475 Golden Knights Discrete
126.900 Patterson Tower
130.600 Stevens Aerospace
131.850 Wright Bros. Aero
148.1250 ($302) R-45 P [143.5500 input]
149.650 Thunderbirds Aux (17?)
149.725 Thunderbirds Aux (18?)
235.250 Thunderbirds Pri 1
257.700 Dayton Tower
271.100 F-15 Aux 1
277.700 Raptor Demo
281.450 Patterson Tower
284.050 F-15 Aux
389.3500 ($293) WPAFB Transient Alert
451.8000 (D131) Buckeye Charters
456.8000 (D143) Buckeye Charters
461.2125 (103.5) Wright Brothers Aero Fuels
462.0125 (107.2) Wright Bros. Aero Ops
462.7250 (136.5) Stevens Aerospace
464.5000 (D155) Buckeye Charters
467.6375 (233.6) Firewalkers International Pyro

Air Show Ops:
452.7250r (CC 3, TG 11, SL 1) 01 Emergency
452.7250r (CC 3, TG 12, SL 2) 02 Facility
452.1000r (CC 3, TG 13, SL 1) 03 Hospitality/AC Receiving
452.1000r (CC 3, TG 14, SL 2) 04 AC Greeting/Beverages
452.4000r (CC 3, TG 15, SL1) 05 Air/Ground Ops
452.6250? (CC 3, TG 16, SL 1?) 06 Ticketing (not heard)
463.5500 (CC 3, TG 17, SL 1) 07 Office/General Info
457.6250 (CC3, TG 18, SL 1) 08 Chalet/Pavilion
468.5500 (CC3, TG 19, SL 1) 09 Media/Marketing
452.1750 (CC 3, TG 20, SL 1) 10 Golf Cart Handicap
457.1750 (CC 3, TG 21, SL 1) 11 Credentialed Parking
464.5500? (CC 3, TG 22, SL 1?) 12 Kids’ Hangar (not heard)
451.8000 (CC 3, TG 23, SL 1) 13 Program Sales
456.8000 (CC 3, TG 24, SL 1) 14 Golf Cart/Radios
469.5500 (CC 3, TG 25, SL 1) 15 Narrator Stage
452.4000r (CC 3, TG16776415, SL 2) 16 Security

MARCS-IP:
51738 DAYTON 3
51761 AVIATION
53377 D07-MOT
58053 57 RDC COM
58061 57 CW 1
58066 57 LE 1
58067 57 LE 2
58338 57 VFD ADM
58343 57 VPD TAC 1
58531 57 DOA PD
58535 57 DOA FIRE
58540 57 DOA RWY
59600 LHD MNTGMRY
59916 CARE-AIR
59919 CARE-GND
59921 CARE-ADM

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ARMY 08417 (CH-47F, 11-08417)
BANGER 01 (F-16C, 86-0294) - 298.600 w/BOOKIE 01
BOOKIE 01 (F-16C, 87-0291) - 298.600 w/BANGER 01
CANFORCE 0493 (CP-140, 140104)
COAST GUARD 1716 (HC-130H, 1716)
COPPER 9 (KC-135R, 57-1419) - AR w/THUNDERBIRD 4/3
CUJO 01 (F-35A, 09-5006) - 308.625, 327.500
CUJO 02 (F-35A, 12-5056) - 308.625, 327.500
EDDIE 92 (KC-135R, 63-7993)
EXPERT 11 (F/A-18F, 165930) - 276.225
EXPERT 12 (F/A-18F, 165926) - 276.225
GOLDEN KNIGHT 609 (C-147A, 15-01609)
GNARLY 62 (E-2D, 169869)
GRIFFIN 21 (E-2D, 169081)
GUARD 20154 (UH-60M, 08-20154) *did not stay
GUARD 20925 (UH-60M, 17-20925)
GUARD 98783 (CH-47F, 09-08783)
LUCKY 77 (KC-46A, 18-46056)
MAFIA 7 (T-1A, 94-0048)
PAWN 99 (KC-135R, 60-0351)
RAPTOR 01 (F-22A, 08-4169) - 277.700
RAPTOR 02 (F-22A, 05-4089) - 277.700
SAINT 01 (F-15C, 82-0017) - 284.050
SAINT 02 (F-15C, 82-0010) - 284.050
SAINT 03 (F-15C, 83-0041) - 284.050
SAINT 04 (F-15C, 83-0036) - 284.050
SHOOT 25 (T-38C, 68-8130)
SHOOTER 242 (T-6B, 166242)
STING 11 (F-16C, 90-0701) - 338.150, 248.650
STING 12 (F-16C, 89-2098) - 338.150, 248.650
TESTER 14 (T-38C, 674943)
TEXAN 020 (T-6B, 166020)
THUNDERBIRD 1 (F-16C, 92-3880)
THUNDERBIRD 2 (F-16C, 92-3898)
THUNDERBIRD 3 (F-16C, 92-3882)
THUNDERBIRD 4 (F-16C, 91-0362)
THUNDERBIRD 5 (F-16C, 91-0392)
THUNDERBIRD 6 (F-16C, 92-3896)
THUNDERBIRD 7 (F-16D, 91-04**)
THUNDERBIRD 8 (F-16D, 91-04**)
RATS 32 (KC-135R, 58-0085) - AR w/ THUNDERBIRD 8
RHINO 50 (C-17A, 00-0178)
THUNDERBIRD 14 (C-17A, 03-3120)
VOLT 14 (C-17A, 97-0041)

N102CE (CL35)
N104HF (UH-1H) [LEGACY 104]
N1217B (Wright Model B)
N154EH (Bo 105 CBS-4)
N194G (FG-1D)
N17334 (DC-3 "Flagship Detroit")
N217SH (Lim-5)
N221HG (R22 Beta)
N27945 (J3C-65)
N283BG (PA-28-161)
N56BM (SR22)
N62032 (Rocket II “Flaming Mercy”)
N3434B (T34B)
N3774 (B-25C “Rosie’s Reply”)
N423KC (Edge 540)
N43VV (RV-8) “My Mustang”
N454AW (CRJ-200LR) [WISCONSIN 6211]
N514HP (C182T)
N5183M (Beech 76)
N540WS (Edge 540)
N552KM (RV-8) [REDLINE 2] - 123.475
N600KC (PA-46-600TP)
N624HF (UH-1H "Lucky Star") [LEGACY 624]
N625CF (AS365 N3) [CAREFLIGHT 1]
N65011 (PT-17)
N70849 (C182M)
N703EX (EA-300S)
N71HP (AS350 B3) *did not stay
N730CF (AS365 N3) [CAREFLIGHT 5]
N744CG (B-25N "Champaign Gal")
N766HF (AH-1F) [LEGACY 766]
N782SP (DC8-72-CF) [SAMARITAN’S PURSE 8]
N80TJ (Mustang II)
N803RL (RV-8) [REDLINE 1] - 123.475
N826HF (AH-1F) [LEGACY 826]
N8395Y (PA-28RT-201)
N858KM (RV-6)
N8640E (C-45H "Grimes Flying Lab")
N939CM (L-39C)
N946FD (757-236 “Sadie”) [FEDEX 1474]
N965CP (C182T) [CAP 3428]
N96879 (C172P)
Thank you for your excellent post! I’ll be attending the 2024 Dayton Air Show and reading the fruits of your labor gives me a huge head-start on what to expect. I’ve never monitored the OH MARCS system and look forward to learning lots of new (to me) and exciting things.
Thanks again! Check Six…Good Hunting!
 

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Thank you for your excellent post! I’ll be attending the 2024 Dayton Air Show and reading the fruits of your labor gives me a huge head-start on what to expect. I’ve never monitored the OH MARCS system and look forward to learning lots of new (to me) and exciting things.
Thanks again! Check Six…Good Hunting!
I have similar posts for the past several years of shows, they should be easy to find if you search the same title plus year. MARCS talkgroups are usually about the same for the past few shows.
 

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I have similar posts for the past several years of shows, they should be easy to find if you search the same title plus year. MARCS talkgroups are usually about the same for the past few shows.
Thanks, Jared. How'd you find the 16 channel DMR operations system? Old school search/close call? FCC license database?
I'm researching as we speak but I can't locate any info.
 

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Thanks, Jared. How'd you find the 16 channel DMR operations system? Old school search/close call? FCC license database?
I'm researching as we speak but I can't locate any info.
Saw the channel list taped to a radio and began searching. Took a few years to find as many as I have. Also before it was full DMR I heard the callsign in morse from the repeater. I believe it’s the same one they used at Country Concert in Shelby Co., with some slight changes.
 

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Saw the channel list taped to a radio and began searching. Took a few years to find as many as I have. Also before it was full DMR I heard the callsign in morse from the repeater. I believe it’s the same one they used at Country Concert in Shelby Co., with some slight changes.
Thanks, again. I'm very much looking forward to Dayton. It's been a few years and I'm glad to be back. See you on the flight line!
Check Six...Good Hunting!
 

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Odd experience for Angels practice today not on 285.250 to start but rather 275.350 then later they switched to 285.250. When I arrived NOTAMS said air show at part of the airport stay clear of....then that changed to airport closed and up to FL160 7 mile radius. Never saw Fat Albert...but I had the teeth rattled a couple times, time to get a real camera.
 
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