Dobbins AirShow

[RickW]

Fat Albert arrived at Dobbins at 9:30 am today.
All 6 Blues arrived at Dobbins at 10:00 am today.
All 9 SnowBirds arrived at Dobbins yesterday morning and tookoff this morning for practice/fly-around in the ATL area.

 

[RickS31]

Does anyone have some of the Blue Angels and/or Snowbirds, etc. freqs? Would love to monitor for my first time on the 106. Been scanning while they're parcticing but haven't picked them up yet.

Rick

 

[CORN]

Does anyone have some of the Blue Angels and/or Snowbirds, etc. freqs? Would love to monitor for my first time on the 106. Been scanning while they're parcticing but haven't picked them up yet.

Rick

For the Blues try: 284.25, 237.8, 275.35 for the F-18s. They should all be used. Try 305.9 for Fat Albert. If you get nothing on 305.9 then try 305.5 as it was Fat Alberts freq for years until they moved to 305.9 346.5 is used by the Blues for start and taxi so you may or may not hear that one, depends on how far away you are.

Try 272.1 for the Snowbirds. I think they use just one freq for all 9 planes. Please confirm what you find. I would like to not have to work so hard when i get there Sat. Good luck.

Also any TGID's show related would be appreciated.

 

[N8IAA]

Go to: Home and click on the airshow guide. It will hook you up with all the frequencies for the Angels, Snowbirds, and others at the show.
Larry

 

[Metrofire31]

Airshow

If you attend the Airshow or are within monitoring range of Dobbins, don't forget to program the Atlanta Federal TRS (listed under Fulton County). Actually, you only need to program in the Dobbins ARB site and frequencies to monitor the Airshow. This system has the military police, ground control, and other talkgroups that are already very active for the airshow.

 

[b7spectra]

If you are going to the airshow on Sunday, a few of us here will be there. If you have GMRS capability, we are going to be on 462.625 141.3 simplex.

 

[K4SVT]

i'll be there also on saturday with Cobb ARES doing emergency comms...will be running on 147.585 simplex and 462.625 141.3 and 146.670 on D star....let me know whos going saturday..

 

[CORN]

If you attend the Airshow or are within monitoring range of Dobbins, don't forget to program the Atlanta Federal TRS (listed under Fulton County). Actually, you only need to program in the Dobbins ARB site and frequencies to monitor the Airshow. This system has the military police, ground control, and other talkgroups that are already very active for the airshow.

I've got that programmed in as well. I just hope i plugged in the correct parameters. I'm using the BCD-396XT and it requires a lower and an upper base frequency. RR.com database only lists the lower base freq so i basically guessed at the upper one. I've got everything else such as the step and the offset. We'll see what happens.

 

[RickW]

Joe,

All the freqs you mentioned are active for the show. FA is using 305.9.
Thanks, Rick.

 

[mhayes]

Confimed BA freqs from Thursday @ Dobbins

BA freqs confirmed during Thursday's flight area scouting runs and afternoon practice run. Great chit-chat between solos during scouting run. Note, they discussed slightly altered "show line center" which appears to run from SE corner of 29 approach-end to opposite NW corner.

237.8 (Solos)
275.35 (Diamond)
284.25 (Diamond showbox)
305.9
124.35 (heard "Bert" call the freq during a hookup so added to list)

FYI, listening to CAN Snowbirds now on 272.1 performing scouting run.

 

[RickS31]

Thanks for posting all the great freqs guys.

Metro, looked high and low through the Fulton County database for Atlanta Federal TRS. I guess I'm getting thick in my old age but couldn't find it. Clues please?

Thanks,
Rick

 

[rmiller818]

Here is a direct link Rick:
Federal Protective Service Trunking System, Atlanta, Georgia - Scanner Frequencies

Listed as Federal Protective Service.

 

[Metrofire31]

Thanks, rmiller818 - I should have mentioned the exact name of the Federal system. Not sure why it's named that unless that's who pays for it. It's far more than just for the Federal Protective Service.

 

[RickS31]

Thanks Jason & Metro,

Yeah saw that and was one of the few I didn't check. God knows I checked the rest but just thought, naw couldn't be that. Time for a rename in the DB?

Also, verified a couple of the freqs today during the BA's practice today. Got to see them & listen as they flew over my house many times. Makes it so much more interesting listening to them. The two primaries for them appeared to be 237.8 for the 4 diamond planes & 284.25 when the other two planes (total 6) did their finale. Sure a fantastic sight. Also heard some comm on 305.9 but couldn't identify with much as it was very short. Probably will hear much more tomorrow. Also fun listening to Marietta PD & Cobb PD handling the outflow crowd. Truly an outstanding scanner, the 106.

Update: Just tagged and programmed Dobbins. Works great! 99% decode rate and clear comm. Thanks, again.

Thanks again guys.

Rick

 

[CORN]

I've got Cobb County TRS plugged in to my scanner but what main TGIDs were in use air show related? I can block out the others and concentrate on the ones in use. Thanks.

 

[kk4eb]

Confirmed Snowbirds today on 272.100. Also Sean Tucker on 123.150. He really puts on a show.

 

[SiuDude2]

BA freqs confirmed during Thursday's flight area scouting runs and afternoon practice run. Great chit-chat between solos during scouting run. Note, they discussed slightly altered "show line center" which appears to run from SE corner of 29 approach-end to opposite NW corner.

237.8 (Solos)
275.35 (Diamond)
284.25 (Diamond showbox)
305.9
124.35 (heard "Bert" call the freq during a hookup so added to list)

FYI, listening to CAN Snowbirds now on 272.1 performing scouting run.

A few more updates from today's show:

The solos were using 346.5 while they were taxiing out.
284.25 was the full time frequency for the Delta formation (towards the end of the show). During the rest of the show, as stated, it was only used when the diamond formation was in the showbox. The rest of the time, the diamond was on 275.35.

I was hoping that Fat Al would do a JATO takeoff, but it was not to be.

 

[RickS31]

I've got Cobb County TRS plugged in to my scanner but what main TGIDs were in use air show related? I can block out the others and concentrate on the ones in use. Thanks.

Pimarily Marietta 1-3 PD (Mostly PD 3). 30701-30703 & Cobb PD 30429 & 30403. Most of what I listened to during the private/practice show.

Rick

 

[CORN]

Thanks Rick.

 

[K4SVT]

Who's going tormarrow?