Ohio Area Military Communications

[rdale]

Thread seen This is their first time so nobody knows there, that's why I hoped someone in this thread has monitored them before.

 

[TedRHayes]

I think the Toledo birds are staying at the Dayton airport. I wasn't paying real close attention, but I think I heard them take off from Dayton after the Blue Angles completed there practice program.

The "Stings" then flew down to the Buckeye MOA in southern Ohio (290.5, 316.125), after which they returned and shot a few approaches at WPAFB then returned to land over at the Dayton airport.

Heard some plane-to-plane traffic on at least a couple of frequencies, possibly from the following: 138.425, 139.625, 139.975, 141.6, 141.65, 338.15 (all AM mode).

Ted

 

[knightowl]

I've been hearing a lot of chatter from the Ohio National guard today on MARCs talkgroup "4000" on site #42 strongsville about "crowd detainment" and "counting packs" I'm guessing its a training exercise or maybe pre-deployment talk.

 

[SCPD]

Seems 179th is dumping the C27J's and getting back C130's.
New Aircraft Bringing 200 Jobs to Airlift Wing | FOX8.com

 

[LZ56]

Northeast OH Milair?

I live in Lake County and (apart from Cleveland air show) don't hear much military aircraft. My roof mounted discone works very good on UHF military air freqs, just not a lot of traffic. I can hear planes at least 150 miles away if they're high enough. I monitor UHF ARTCC, local approach/departure and tower freqs, plus air refueling tracks over Lake Erie and such. Can anyone recommend additional northeast OH UHF milair freqs?

 

[OHIOSCAN]

Here are a few weeks of logs, these are active freqs

Mike

7\25\13
125.875 CLE ARTCC w/TERRA 59
TOPCAT 06
127.075 CLE ARTCC w/TERRA 59
TOPCAT 06
134.775 CLE ARTCC w/TERRA 59
TOPCAT 06
252.100 FUZZY 88 w/IRON CITY coord inbound
274.450
348.900 TERRA 59 AR w/TOPCAT 06

AM
STING 11 379.200>317.625>360.675>290.500>316.125 TAC 248.650
PM
STING 21 379.200>317.625>360.675>290.500>316.125 TAC 248.650


7\26\13
120.075 CLE ARTCC w/TEAM 50 (am)
225.300 TAJAS 21 flt chk-into STEELHEAD (pm)
234.900 YALTA 31 chk in w/BLACK TALON for airspace brief (am)
TAJAS 21 chk in w/BLACK TALON for airspace brief (pm)
235.100 TEAM 50 AR w/?
273.000 DEMON 11 flt a/a
290.425 CLE ARTCC w/YALTA 31 (am/pm)
DEMON 11 (am/pm)
TAJAS 21 (am/pm)
307.600 YALTA 31 flt a/a (am


7\28\13
132.250 CLE ARTCC w/JEEP 52
235.100 JEEP 52 AR w/UNID 51


7\29\13
225.300 TAJAS 21 flt chk-into STEELHEAD (pm)
234.900 DEMON 11 chk in w/BLACK TALON for airspace brief (pm)
TAJAS 21 chk in w/BLACK TALON for airspace brief (pm)
YALTA 31 chk in w/BLACK TALON for airspace brief (pm)
260.900 MUDDY 11 clg HUNTRESS, No joy (am)
273.000
290.425 CLE ARTCC w/DEMON 11 (pm)
TAJAS 21 (pm)
YALTA 31 (pm)
307.600 YALTA 31 flt a/a (am


AM
MUDDY 11 379.200>317.625>360.675>290.500>316.125 TAC 228.900
STING 11 379.200>317.625>360.675>290.500>316.125 TAC 248.650
BUZZ 21 TAC 357.100
PM
BUZZ 51 379.200>317.625>360.675>290.500>316.125 TAC 312.175
BUCKEYE 379.200>317.625>360.675>290.500>316.125 TAC 357.100


7\30\13
126.725 CLE ARTCC w/JUMBO 71
STEEL 73
234.900 YALTA 31 chk in w/BLACK TALON for airspace brief (pm)
JEEP 21 x2 chk in w/BLACK TALON for airspace brief (pm)
274.450 HAGAR 70 AR w/STEEL 62 (am)
JUMBO 71 AR w/STEEL 73
290.425 CLE ARTCC w/BOSUM 41 (pm)
TAJAS 21 (pm)
YALTA 31 (pm)
307.600 YALTA 31 flt a/a (pm)

AM
STING 11 379.200>317.625>360.675>290.500>316.125 TAC 248.650
BUZZ 21 379.200>317.625>360.675>290.500>316.125 TAC 312.175
PM
BUZZ 51 379.200>317.625>360.675>290.500>316.125 TAC 312.175

STING 71 281.425>285.625>269.525>234.900 TAC 248.650


7\31\13
126.725 CLE ARTCC W/STEEL 62 (am)
ROYAL 08 (am)
132.450 CLE ARTCC w/JEEP 42
STEEL 75
235.100 JEEP 42 AR w/STEEL 75
255.400 GUARD 23440 dep BKL act IFR flt-plan W/CLE FSS to RICK
274.450 STEEL 62 AR w/ROYAL 08 (am)
STEEL 64 AR w/DECOY?99 (pm)



AM
BUZZ 21 379.200>317.625>360.675>290.500>316.125 TAC 312.175
STING #1 323.050 TAC 248.650

PM
STING #1 379.200>317.625>360.675>290.500>316.125 TAC 248.650


8\1\13
225.300 DEMON 12 chk-into STEELHEAD, DEMON 11 trailed 60min, MARSA W/12 for 30(pm)
TAJAS 21 flt chk-into STEELHEAD (pm)
234.900 DEMON 12 x1 chk in w/BLACK TALON for airspace brief, 11 trailed 60min (pm)
TAJAS 21 flt chk in w/BLACK TALON for airspace brief (pm)
238.825 VADER 06 w/BATTLESTAR, coord inbound
VADER 04 w/BATTLESTAR, coord inbound
273.000 DEMON 11 flt a/a (pm)
285.625 CLE ARTCC w/RULER 77 (pm)
290.425 CLE ARTCC w/DEMON 11, coord RTB w/issue (pm)
TAJAS 21 flt (pm)

318.200 KMTC app W/DEMON 11 (pm)

AM
MUDDY 11 379.200>317.625>360.675>290.500>316.125 TAC 260.900


8\2\13
252.100 RHINO 90 w/BRICKYARD coord inbound


8\3\13
348.400 MARS 91 w/PATTERSON METEO req CHERRY POINT meteo


8\5\13
127.075 CLE ARTCC w/TOPCAT 04
348.900 TOPCAT 04 AR w/TERRA
234.900 YALTA 31 chk-in w/BLACK TALON for airspace brief & JEEP 41 AR (pm)
238.800 BOBBY 01 dep RICK, clg off
239.700 YALTA 31 chk-in w/WARLORD
290.425 CLE ARTCC w/YALTA 31 flt (pm)
307.600 YALTA 31 flt a/a


PM
BUCKEYE 71 281.425>285.625>269.525>234.900>239.700 TAC 248.650


8\6\13
231.550 UNID
234.900 KILLER 11 flt x6 chk-in w/BLACK TALON for airspace brief & OPEC 23 AR
OPEC 23 chk-in w/BLACK TALON for airspace brieF
STEEL 75 chk-in w/BLACK TALON for airspace brieF (pm)
YALTA 31 flt flt x6 chk-in w/BLACK TALON for airspace brief, direct R4201
235.100 OPEC 23 AR w/71
236.400 OPEC 23 w/ALPENA CP?
239.700 KILLER 11 flt coord AR w/OPEC 23
STEEL 75 chk-in w/FOOTROPE
DEMON 11 chk-in then R4201
YALTA 31 clg FOOTROPE, coord JEEP 21 AR
259.900 KILLER or RAGE flt a/a
264.850 KILLER flt a/a
269.450 MINN ARTCC w/TAJAS 21 flt (pm)
273.000 DEMON 11 flt a/a
290.425 CLE ARTCC w/KILLER 11 flt (pm)
TAJAS 21 flt (pm)
DEMON 11 flt (pm)
YALTA 31 flt (pm)
307.600 YALTA 31 flt a/a
314.400 KILLER 11 flt AR w/OPEC 23
344.300 TOR ARTCC w/KILLER 11

AM
STING 11 281.425>285.625>269.525>336.400>234.900>
BUZZ 21 281.425>285.625>269.525>234.900>254.700 TAC 312.175
STING 31 379.200>317.625>360.675>290.500>316.125 TAC 248.650 AR 343.800 in CHARLIE SHELF w/UNID 62


8\7\13
225.300 STING 21 flt x4 ACM in STEELHEAD
234.900 RAGE 11 flt chk in w/BLACK TALON for airspace brief
UPSET 71 chk in w/BLACK TALON for airspace brief,
STING 22 chk in w/BLACK TALON for airspace brief
DEMON 11 chk in w/BLACK TALON for airspace brief
238.800 TAZZ 72 w/RICK OPS
239.700 RAGE 11 flt chk-in w/FOOTROPE
259.900 KILLER flt a/a (am)
273.000 DEMON 11 flt a/a
307.600 YALTA 31 flt a/a
314.200 RAGE & KILLER AR fre

AM
STING 11 281.425?>285.625?>269.525>239.700 TAC 248.650
PM
STING 21 281.425?>285.625?>269.525>336.400>234.900>225.300 TAC 248.650
KILLER 21 344.300>235.975


8\8\13

120.475 INDY ARTCC w/TERRA 58
STEEL 64
234.900 RAGE & KILLER 11 flt chk in w/BLACK TALON for airspace brief (am)
SKULL 27 chk in w/BLACK TALON for airspace brief (pm)
238.900 SKULL 27? in PIKE MOA
239.700 RAGE 11 flt chk-in w/FOOTROPE
SANDY 2 chk-in W/FOOTROPE
SKULL 27 chk-in w/FOOTROPE
254.700 RAGE 11 flt coord W/KILLERS
269.450 MINN ARTCC w/SANDY 3
TAJAS 21 flt
YALTA 31 flt, 10 Behind TAJAS
269.525 CLE ARTCC w/RAGE 11 flt x6
SKULL 26
274.450 TERRA 58 AR W/STEEL 64

290.425 CLE ARTCC w/SANDY 2 flt x2 (pm)
SANDY 3 flt x2 (pm)
YALTA 31 flt (pm-2)
TAJAS 21 flt (pm-2)
293.100 SANDY 2 w/OPS
307.600 SANDY flt a/a
YALTA 31 flt a/a
326.000
344.300 MINN ARTCC w/RAGE 11 x6 flt req entry into MOA

KILLERS & RAGE TAC freqs used
231.550
236.400
259.000
259.900?
264.850

PM
LOMA 21 379.200>323.050>341.700



8\11\13
255.400 PAT 581 w/CLE FSS

AM
STING 11 379.200>317.625>360.675>290.500>316.125 TAC 248.650
BUZZ? 379.200>317.625>360.675>317.475>>316.125 TAC 312.175
AM-2
STING 31 379.200>317.625>360.675>290.500>316.125 TAC 248.650
PM
STING 51 379.200>317.625>360.675>290.500>316.125 TAC 248.650


8\12\13
338.150 STING 51 w/BEEHIVE passing maint codes
348.900 TERRA 28 AR MAINE #

AM
STING 31 379.200>317.625>360.675>290.500>316.125 TAC 248.650
PM
STING 51 281.425>348.750>234.900
BUZZ 61 281.425>348.750>234.900 TAC 312.175
PM-2
BUZZ 81 281.425>285.625>269.525>336.400>234.900 TAC 312.175


8\13\3
228.900 MUDDY 21 wkg TOI exercise
234.900 JEEP 21 chk-in w/BLACK TALON for airspace brief
RAGE 11 chk-in w/BLACK TALON for airspace brief
KILLER 13 chk-in w/BLACK TALON for airspace brief <button-14>
KILLER 13 chk-in w/BLACK TALON for airspace brief <button-14>
YALTA 31 chk-in w/BLACK TALON for airspace brief
DEMON 11 chk-in w/BLACK TALON for airspace brief
231.550 KILLER 13
236.400 RAGE, BUZZ flts ACM
239.700 RAGE 11 chk-in w/FOOTROPE
KILLER 13 chk-in w/FOOTROPE
TAJAS 21 chk-in w/FOOTROPE
240.350 SLUFF 61 clg BLUE ASH CONTROL
254.700 UNID ACM
259.000 KILLERS A/A (am) (During RTB complainig about exercise, better off in W105)
264.850 RAGE 11 flt a/a (am)
269.525 CLE ARTCC w/KILLER 13 (am)
273.000 DEMON 11 flt a/a
290.425 CLE ARTCC w/DEMON 11
307.600 YALTA 31 flt a/a
314.200 JEEP 21 AR w/RAGE,KILLERS & BUZZ flts also AR w/UPSET later
316.125 MUDDY 11 in Brushcreek & AR w/SLUFF 61
344.300 TOR ARTCC w/KILLER 13, RAGE 11,23 flts

AM
BUCKEYE 31 290.500>316.125
BUZZ 21 281.425>269.525>234.900>239.700 TAC 357.100
PM
MUDDY 21 290.500>316.125 TAC 228.900


8\14\13
127.075 CLE ARTCC w/JINX 42
STEEL 75
132.250 CLE ARTCC w/JINX 42
STEEL 75
234.900 JEEP 31 chk-in w/BLACK TALON for airspace brief (am)
YALTA 31 flt chk-in w/BLACK TALON for airspace brief (am)
DEMON 11 flt chk-in w/BLACK TALON for airspace brief (am)
TAJAS 21 flt chk-in w/BLACK TALON for airspace brief (pm)
235.100 JINX 42 AR w/STEEL 75 (pm)
239.700 JEEP 31 chk-in w/WARLORD
DEMON 11 chk-in w/WARLORD
YALTA 31 chk-in w/WARLORD
TAJAS 21 chk-in w/WARLORD
273.000 DEMON 11 flt a/a
290.425 CLE ARTCC w/DEMON 11 flt (am)
YALTA 31 flt (am)
TAJAS 21 flt (pm)
293.100 TAJAS 21 w/DEMON OPS
307.600 YALTA 31 flt a/a
314.400 UNID
235.100 JINX 42 AR w/STEEL 75

AM
MUDDY 11 290.500>316.125 TAC 260.900
PM
STING 11 379.200>317.625>317.475>316.125 TAC 248.650


8\15\13
120.775 CLE ARTCC w/STEEL 66 (pm)
TERRA 59 (pm)
234.900 DEMON 11 flt chk-in w/BLACK TALON for airspace brief, direct R4201 (am)
TAJAS 21 flt chk-in w/BLACK TALON for airspace brief, direct R4201 (am)
JEEP 41 chk-in w/BLACK TALON for airspace brief & AR-107 in Garland(am)
239.700 DEMON 11 chk-in w/WARLORD
TAJAS 22 chk-in w/WARLORD
JEEP 41 chk-in w/WARLORD
273.600 CHI ARTCC w/DEMON 51 (am)
274.450 TERRA 59 AR w/STEEL 66
290.425 CLE ARTCC w/DEMON 11 flt (am)
326.000 TAJAS 21 flt a/a (am)
391.900 KMTC Dep w/DEMON 11 flt (am)

AM
STING 11 379.200>317.625> 290.500>316.125, MARSA w/STING 21 AR 343.800 UNID 92
PM


8\16\13
143.600 CAPITAL 91 a/a
234.900 DEMON 11 chk-in w/BLACK TALON for airspace brief
273.000 DEMON 11 flt a/a
274.450 HAGAR 70 AR w/STEEL 71 (am)
290.425 CLE ARTCC w/DEMON 11 flt (am\pm)
307.600 YALTA 31 flt a/a

PM
CAPITAL 91 317.625>323.050 TAC 143.600


8\18\13

PM
SNIPER 307.225>317.750 TAC 250.300

 

[LZ56]

Holy cow! Thanks for all the info OHIOSCAN. I have tons of programming to do! Just curious, what kind of antenna(s) do you use?

 

[OHIOSCAN]

DPD OMNI-X at 30ft into Stridesberg Active 4 port coupler.

Mike

 

[KC8ESL]

I live in Lake County and (apart from Cleveland air show) don't hear much military aircraft. My roof mounted discone works very good on UHF military air freqs, just not a lot of traffic. I can hear planes at least 150 miles away if they're high enough. I monitor UHF ARTCC, local approach/departure and tower freqs, plus air refueling tracks over Lake Erie and such. Can anyone recommend additional northeast OH UHF milair freqs?

I've found that playing with Mode S on my RTL dongle, I can at least see when mil aircraft are in the general area above Lake County. Kinda fun to play with. I have to give a big shout out to "eorange" on that one!

 

[LZ56]

I've found that playing with Mode S on my RTL dongle, I can at least see when mil aircraft are in the general area above Lake County. Kinda fun to play with. I have to give a big shout out to "eorange" on that one!

What's an "RTL dongle"? I'm totally clueless. Please explain.

 

[KC8ESL]

rtl-sdr.com - A blog about RTL-SDR (RTL2832) and cheap software defined radio

I'll keep my explanation short on the sdr. Software Defined Radio. Plug the hardware dongle into the computer, then let the software do its thing.

Mode S is ADS-B. Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[eorange]

I've found that playing with Mode S on my RTL dongle, I can at least see when mil aircraft are in the general area above Lake County. Kinda fun to play with. I have to give a big shout out to "eorange" on that one!

Thanks, but I was just following Ohioscan's lead, and then went to the digital software forum.

LZ56, get the very inexpensive NoElec R820T RTLSDR dongle, which is a USB stick with an antenna. Read up on where to get, and how to install, the ZADIG drivers for this stick. Then download RTL1090, which captures ADS-B data from the dongle (i.e. aircraft name, altitude, callsign). See the pic; I captured a mil aircraft.

When you get this far, then you're doing good. Then download the free Virtual Radar Server, which captures the output of RTL1090 and plots the airplane positions on a Google map, all in your browser.

 

[LZ56]

Thanks, but I was just following Ohioscan's lead, and then went to the digital software forum.

LZ56, get the very inexpensive NoElec R820T RTLSDR dongle, which is a USB stick with an antenna. Read up on where to get, and how to install, the ZADIG drivers for this stick. Then download RTL1090, which captures ADS-B data from the dongle (i.e. aircraft name, altitude, callsign). See the pic; I captured a mil aircraft.

When you get this far, then you're doing good. Then download the free Virtual Radar Server, which captures the output of RTL1090 and plots the airplane positions on a Google map, all in your browser.

Thanks for taking the time to explain this stuff. Very cool and interesting, but all I want to do is keep it simple and monitor aircraft on my scanner. I frankly hate spending so much personal time at home downloading and configuring software, and all the attendant headaches that come with these buggy Microslop Windows-based PCs. And this is coming from someone who has been an assembler language programmer on Big Iron IBM mainframes for 35 years! Thanks again for replying.

 

[SCPD]

A/C EAM

323.800 RETAILER. Very strong signal in NE OH.

 

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Hearing RETAILER also in NE PA. Very strong on 322.800.

 

[LZ56]

Was RETAILER EAM on 323.8 or 322.8 .... or both?

 

[popnokick]

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My mistake- it was 323.800 (not 322.800).

 

[SCPD]

BTW when I heard ot on the scanner I turned on my VX5R and it was full scale with the rubber ducky. Yes I realize at altitude and maybe power had a lot to do with it.......

 

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Very strong in NE PA as well, so I'm guessing was at very high altitude.

 

[LZ56]

Recent MILAIR Catches

Heard this milair activity during a few monitoring sessions last week.
Selfridge has the most traffic by far. Using Uniden HP-1 with ICOM
discone mounted outside on roof.

MTC = Selfridge (by the way, why is it "MTC"?)
CAK = Akron/Canton
LCK = Rickenbacker (ex-Lockbourne, hence "LCK")
YNG = Youngstown/Warren
CLE = Cleveland Hopkins
TOL = Toledo


225.300 --- MTC*127TH*FW*& TOL*180TH*FW*(STEELHEAD *MOA)
226.900 --- CAK*(Air National Guard Ops)
234.900 --- MTC*BLACK TALON*(Alpena Ctl of Lake Huron MOA's) P8))
235.100 --- AR-206L*(Primary)
238.800 --- LCK 121ST ARW (CP (CARD CALL))
238.825 --- YNG*910TH AW*(CP (BATTLESTAR))
244.575 --- ALGONAC MI (CLE ARTCC Sector 26 Lake Hi)
255.400 --- CLE*(FSS - Flight Service Station)
269.450 --- ALPENA MI*(Minneapolis ARTCC Sector 01 Alpena Low)
273.000 --- MTC*DEMON*11*(A/A TAC (P11))
273.450 --- CLE*(Tower & Ground)
273.600 --- JONES*MI*(Chicago ARTCC Sector 88 Keeler Hi FL240-330)
274.450 --- AR-218*&*AR-220 (Primary)
290.425 --- SAGINAW*MI*(CLE ARTCC Sector 16 Flint Low)
307.600 --- MTC*YALTA 31*(A2A TAC (P13))
311.000 --- MTC*171ST*ARS*(CP (QUARTERBACK OPS))*& LCK*(ACC CP)
318.200 --- MTC*(North Approach & Departure (P11))
321.000 --- LCK*(ACC CP Secondary)
326.000 --- MTC*TEJAS*21 (A2A TAC (P15))
335.525 --- MANSFIELD*OH (CLE ARTCC Sector 45 Geagua Ultra Hi)
343.800 --- TOL*180TH FW (OPS) & BUSH CREEK / BUCKEYE MOA (Refueling Ops)
345.000 --- MTC*USCG (Air Ops)
361.250 --- MTC*127TH FW (CP (DEMON OPS (P1))
391.900 --- MTC*(West Approach & Departure .... I think but not sure)


Does anyone know what the hottest NORAD and Strategic Command frequencies
are, or at least where to look? The RR milair wiki doesn't seem current.

EDIT --- OK, I don't know how all those asterisks ( * ) got in there, I copied the
list from XCEL spreadsheet. AAARRGH, I hate windows text processing (or lack thereof).