Mid-Air Refueling over Nova Scotia

[looknlisten]

Yes - he's monitoring the forum

I'm usually based in Edmonton, but am out here for a couple of weeks. Actually just 1 week more now. But what fun would a vacation without a laptop and dongle be???

Unfortunately I don't have much Antenna with me - so the RTL stick is hooked up to an 800MHz radio shack duck I picked up in Maine a couple of years ago.

Hoping to see some mil action and contribute to MLAT while here. However my GS/MU status in PP has not been confirmed yet. Just upgraded to dump1090 and request GS/MU again.

So, for my remaining radio with a rubber duck, what freq's are most recommended for AR20? I've got the PRI programmed in, but haven't heard anything on UHF at all :-(
Which Boston freq is best to monitor?

Rob

Awesome!!!
Welcome to the group!

Here are some feqs that could help get you started;
364.200 Sidecar/Huntress
123.900 Moncton
128.050 Boston
238.200 MAinieac Interplane
139.875 Tanker A-A
303.000 Winchester
308.600 Greenwood Ops
349.700 AR20 Secondary
A lot of info located here as well... Air to Air Refueling

Coronet Freqs are located here: Coronet Missions - The RadioReference Wiki

Additional Sidecar/Huntress freqs here: North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) - The RadioReference Wiki

Not much going on these past couple days.
There have been three Cf-18s from Bagotville buzzing around the Annapolis Valley...I have had no luck getting any comms from them.
Refuel scheduled at about 2:30 local time from the North.
Hopefully it will not be cancelled like the last two.

All the best!

 

[darrylcn]

I didn't listen I just had the email and looked up the Hex.

 

[looknlisten]

AC-130 16,000 heading your way Look. Over me now and lowwww.

I've been watching him. Pretty low ceiling here...but you never know.
I have one of those new upgraded Auroras (PAthfinder11) preparing for a touch and go here. Gonna try for a pic.

 

[rabrol]

That's him, reach 1005.

Do you have a good background chart for PP that you use?
Currently I'm just using the map feature that is built in...

 

[rabrol]

Awesome!!!
Welcome to the group!

Here are some feqs that could help get you started;
364.200 Sidecar/Huntress
123.900 Moncton
128.050 Boston
238.200 MAinieac Interplane
139.875 Tanker A-A
303.000 Winchester
308.600 Greenwood Ops
349.700 AR20 Secondary
A lot of info located here as well... Air to Air Refueling

Coronet Freqs are located here: Coronet Missions - The RadioReference Wiki

Additional Sidecar/Huntress freqs here: North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) - The RadioReference Wiki

Not much going on these past couple days.
There have been three Cf-18s from Bagotville buzzing around the Annapolis Valley...I have had no luck getting any comms from them.
Refuel scheduled at about 2:30 local time from the North.
Hopefully it will not be cancelled like the last two.

All the best!

Thanks for the welcome, and the freqs. Have 'em all programmed in, so hopefully I'll be getting some audio soon.

Where are the schedule of refuelling missions posted?

 

[looknlisten]

Do you have a good background chart for PP that you use?
Currently I'm just using the map feature that is built in...

The refueling schedules are locate here. Special Use Airspace & Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace
If you are handy with Excel, download the file located in the text section.
The graphic section doesn't always show the active tracks.

 

[looknlisten]

Do you have a good background chart for PP that you use?
Currently I'm just using the map feature that is built in...

PM sent

 

[looknlisten]

AR20-SW active soon 1610Z

ETHYL52 just requested from Moncton Center to orbit Sydney, Cape Breton and await their receiver to refuel at FL220 on AR20-SW.
Unknown receiver at this time.(Gonna take a guess and say it's 77-0356, SHUCK83H, E-3B, USAF | 552ACW [KTIK])
Confirmed via LiveATC...it is SHUCK83. 1638Z

 

[rabrol]

ETHYL52 just requested from Moncton Center to orbit Sydney, Cape Breton and await their receiver to refuel at FL220 on AR20-SW.
Unknown receiver at this time.(Gonna take a guess and say it's 77-0356, SHUCK83H, E-3B, USAF | 552ACW [KTIK])
Confirmed via LiveATC...it is SHUCK83. 1638Z

Managed to MLAT the E3B this afternoon
Could see Ethyl on the list, but couldn't position.

 

[looknlisten]

ETHYL03/04/05 headed for CYQI

Not sure what's about to happen but we have three KC-135s headed for AR20 at 2223Z
A-A on 303.000
GRIM25 (75-0125) has returned. Hopefully he brought a friend back from the UK.
And here comes AF-1 at FL290. Looks like he is headed down over New Brunswick.
AR20 Secondary (349.700) active at 2348Z
Winchester still in use.
Mlat west of Lunenburg.

 

[mavke]

re:

22.00z ETHYL03 ( KC-135R 58-0098 101ARW KBGR ) and ETHYL04 ( KC-135R 61-0310 133ARS KPSM ) inbound YQI ( Yarmouth, Nova Scotia ) to Enter the AR-20 to Pick Up GRIM25 ( E-4B 75-0125 1ACCS KOFF ) comming in from Europe . 03 is expecting YQI 22.22z , 04 expecting QYI 22.28z . both have M0.84 on the speed .

 

[rabrol]

Not sure what's about to happen but we have three KC-135s headed for AR20 at 2223Z
A-A on 303.000
GRIM25 (75-0125) has returned. Hopefully he brought a friend back from the UK.
And here comes AF-1 at FL290. Looks like he is headed down over New Brunswick.
AR20 Secondary (349.700) active at 2348Z
Winchester still in use.
Mlat west of Lunenburg.

Nice pickup!

 

[looknlisten]

Nice pickup!

Thanks...I was able to MLat because of your station. Just leave it (PlanePlotter) on before you head back

 

[rabrol]

Thanks...I was able to MLat because of your station. Just leave it (PlanePlotter) on before you head back

Glad to have been of assistance! It has been fun running the station here. I've never been able to MLAT in Alberta. The other issue we have out there is that a lot of the aircraft operate mostly within North America and are not ADS-B equipped yet :-(
We get a few aircraft coming/going to Europe which have Mode S, but not in the same numbers as here in N.S.

Now if I could talk some local business owners into allowing me to set up some old PCs with RTL dongles connected to the net, MLAT could increase significantly. Something to think about I suppose!

 

[nyair1]

Heads Up B2's

Heads up if anyone is awake now. Might be two B2's heading your way. Death 11 and 12

 

[nyair1]

Just got clearence from ZNY Center for the Y-Q-I 249-082 radial flt plan which i belive heads your way.

 

[Mark]

0133 local Tape heard DEATH 11,12 blocking 340-350 then that was all.
There is a KC-10 86-0032 up mode s showing OPEC 80 headed Northeast.

 

[looknlisten]

Heads up if anyone is awake now. Might be two B2's heading your way. Death 11 and 12

I was awake...but my Internet was down for scheduled maintenance at the time.
Monitored them from 0610Z to 0730Z

 

[Mark]

Nice catches everyone..
This morning 1100z a couple of SPUR tankers up near Mass.
SPUR 61 60-0366 NJ ANG
SPUR 62 61-0310 NH ANG

The E-4B EDGE 25 off Ireland this morning 0835z Bet for him.

 

[darrylcn]

Have Spur flight here on my machine now..