Does anyone know of any fed or military frequencies for the Topeka or Lawerence area? Anything at Forbes Field? US Marshalls have been using 163.200 in Lawerence for the last couple weeks. Any help would be great.
Fed or Military Topeka area
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There's quite a bit of 167.xxx DES stuff from the FBI in Topeka. I used to hear KBI on 155.460 but they have gone to the 800 range.
Dea is often active on their regular 418.xxx stuff.
Other than that I don't hear much.
Dea is often active on their regular 418.xxx stuff.
Other than that I don't hear much.
ka3jjz
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BMT, that's less than helpful.
RyanH356, Re listening for the military - our military monitoring wiki has a section called 'Where to Start' that should be one of the first places you visit. In particular, I'd concentrate on finding out whether your local airport has any UHF assignments - many that are near military areas often do, simply because flights cross their airspace, and there's a need for coordination. Check the Databases here first to see if there's a listing.
Next, visit the ARTCC link and see if you can hear any of the Kansas City (probably one of the closest to you) UHF freqs. While I'm aware that KC isn't near you, it's likely the flights coming from/to KC will be audible. Don't forget to visit the mid air refueling freqs map - it's a bit old, but may suggest other potential targets.
And while I'm on the subject of KC, there's what appears to be an active Yahoo scanning egroup for that area. It's quite likely someone there can at least point you in the right direction.
The URLs are:
http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/VHF/UHF_Military_Monitoring
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kc-scanning/
You didn't say much about what equipment you are using - but that's going to play a big role in what you hear or don't. Getting an antenna up in the air will also be a big factor. The wiki page has much to say about that as well 73s Mike
RyanH356, Re listening for the military - our military monitoring wiki has a section called 'Where to Start' that should be one of the first places you visit. In particular, I'd concentrate on finding out whether your local airport has any UHF assignments - many that are near military areas often do, simply because flights cross their airspace, and there's a need for coordination. Check the Databases here first to see if there's a listing.
Next, visit the ARTCC link and see if you can hear any of the Kansas City (probably one of the closest to you) UHF freqs. While I'm aware that KC isn't near you, it's likely the flights coming from/to KC will be audible. Don't forget to visit the mid air refueling freqs map - it's a bit old, but may suggest other potential targets.
And while I'm on the subject of KC, there's what appears to be an active Yahoo scanning egroup for that area. It's quite likely someone there can at least point you in the right direction.
The URLs are:
http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/VHF/UHF_Military_Monitoring
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kc-scanning/
You didn't say much about what equipment you are using - but that's going to play a big role in what you hear or don't. Getting an antenna up in the air will also be a big factor. The wiki page has much to say about that as well 73s Mike
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In case you dont already have it here is the basic info for Forbes:
Forbes Field Airport (FOE)
ATIS- 128.95
Tower/CTAF Primary- 120.8 / 340.2
Tower Secondary- 236.6
Ground- 275.8
App/Dep 123.8 / 343.7 via ZKC Topeka-Low RCAG
ARINC- 129.85 (unknown civilian user)
190th ARW CP @ Forbes Fld (Wylie Ops)-286.5
KS Army NG Sunflower Ops - 41.7
Wylie is the common callsign used by the 190th Tankers. When the new birds arrive from McConnell things might change a bit.
Everything on the ground is still conventional. Quick search of 162-174 / 138-144 / 148-150 / 406-420 should reveal most base security and other support type frequencies. Im too far away to hear the ground stuff so not much help there.
There is a lot of milcom to be heard from Topeka. You will hear many flights from McConnell, Whiteman, & Tulsa just to name a few as well as a ton of aerial refueling & transient flights. As a start I would do as previously suggested and put in all the UHF ARTCC freqs for Kansas City Center (ZKC). You will find them in the database. It would also be a good idea to put in the local air refueling tracks. The closest tracks will be:
AR-309 E/W 283.9 Pri 290.2 Sec
AR-330 E/W 305.5 Pri 260.2 Sec
AR-116 E/W 366.3 Pri 260.2 Sec
AR-318 E/W 295.8 Pri 260.2 Sec
AR 016 E/W 343.5 Pri 319.7 Sec
AR 653 E/W 324.4 Pri 260.2 Sec
I am too far away to hear Topeak but heres what little I have..
FBI in Topeka 167.2875R (167.9) [163.9375I]
FBI in Lawrence 167.6625R (167.9) [163.9375I]
Good luck
Gregg in KC
Forbes Field Airport (FOE)
ATIS- 128.95
Tower/CTAF Primary- 120.8 / 340.2
Tower Secondary- 236.6
Ground- 275.8
App/Dep 123.8 / 343.7 via ZKC Topeka-Low RCAG
ARINC- 129.85 (unknown civilian user)
190th ARW CP @ Forbes Fld (Wylie Ops)-286.5
KS Army NG Sunflower Ops - 41.7
Wylie is the common callsign used by the 190th Tankers. When the new birds arrive from McConnell things might change a bit.
Everything on the ground is still conventional. Quick search of 162-174 / 138-144 / 148-150 / 406-420 should reveal most base security and other support type frequencies. Im too far away to hear the ground stuff so not much help there.
There is a lot of milcom to be heard from Topeka. You will hear many flights from McConnell, Whiteman, & Tulsa just to name a few as well as a ton of aerial refueling & transient flights. As a start I would do as previously suggested and put in all the UHF ARTCC freqs for Kansas City Center (ZKC). You will find them in the database. It would also be a good idea to put in the local air refueling tracks. The closest tracks will be:
AR-309 E/W 283.9 Pri 290.2 Sec
AR-330 E/W 305.5 Pri 260.2 Sec
AR-116 E/W 366.3 Pri 260.2 Sec
AR-318 E/W 295.8 Pri 260.2 Sec
AR 016 E/W 343.5 Pri 319.7 Sec
AR 653 E/W 324.4 Pri 260.2 Sec
I am too far away to hear Topeak but heres what little I have..
FBI in Topeka 167.2875R (167.9) [163.9375I]
FBI in Lawrence 167.6625R (167.9) [163.9375I]
Good luck
Gregg in KC
FBI in Lawrence 167.6625R (167.9) [163.9375I]
I have never heard that one. Is that a repeater that's actually in Lawrence?
Also, I heard that Forbes is taking on some of the duties of McConnell AFB. I have noticed almost daily flights of T-38 trainer jets heading toward Topeka lately but I haven't heard anything new on the radio yet.
I have never heard that one. Is that a repeater that's actually in Lawrence?
Also, I heard that Forbes is taking on some of the duties of McConnell AFB. I have noticed almost daily flights of T-38 trainer jets heading toward Topeka lately but I haven't heard anything new on the radio yet.
ksmoscanner
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Not sure, my logger shows very little activty there but when I inquired on the KC list a while back I was told it was a Lawrence repeater using the same input as the Topeka repeater.Last time I heard it from KC was 12-05-05.
Gregg
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