Sheppard AFB questions

[Flightwx]

I often hear Sheppard controllers and mil aircraft make reference to "Tender" and "Cooter". I know that the callsign Tender is used on frq 338.900 and Cooter 283.700. My question is what do these call signs mean?

Also does anyone have a channel lineup for Sheppard aircraft? I hear the controller and aircraft make reference to a certain channel but have difficulty finding all of them. I have a few of the channels figured out I think. Was just hoping someone in the area had a list of the channels. I am more than willing to share the info that I have with others that may have an incomplete list in order to get a complete list compiled. I would like to confirm what I have and also add anything new that someone else has. I would like to update the database for Sheppard to include the correct channel numbers for the frequencies.

I use a pro 106 and pro 197 to monitor the Wichita Falls, Texas area.

 

[nd5y]

They probably refer to training squadrons.

There is probably no way to obtain the preset channel list exept by extensive monitoring or unless you have acess to aircraft and can write down or take a picture of what is on the cards.

Everything I have found at Sheppard I submitted to the database.
I don't get up to Wichita Falls that often so I'm sure there is more stuff that I never found and stuff that has changed.

 

[Flightwx]

I guess that is possible. A lot of different aircraft callsigns are heard on those two frequencies. Thanks for the reply.

This is what I have noted so far. I can confirm some of it, but not all. Anyone with information to add would be appreciated. I am not updating the RR database as of yet until I can make for sure it is correct. So maybe in the near future I can update it. Maybe someone else can make use of the info provided at this time.

SAFB CLRNC DELIV 282.2250
SAFB CLRNC DELIV 289.0000
SAFB GRND CONTR 289.4000
SAFB TENDER CH 4 338.9000
SAFB TOWER CH 5 279.5250
SAFB DEPART CH 6 269.0250
SAFB APP CH 7 ?? 316.0750
SAFB APP CH 7 ?? 349.0000
CENTR LOCAL CH 8 350.3500
SAFB APP CH 9 236.8250
SAFB APP CH 10 ? 385.4500
AIRTOAIR CH 11 ? 335.5000
FORT SILL CH 13 322.4000
SAFB APPROACH ch 13 ?? 370.9000
SAFB APP CH 15 ? 343.9500
SAFB CH 18 357.6000
SAFB METEO CH 19 234.8000
SAFB TWER COOTER 283.7000
SAFB TOWER 272.6000
SAFB PAR APPRCH 294.7000
SAFB APPROACH 380.1000
SAFB APPROACH 346.2750
SAFB APPROACH 323.0000
SAFB APPROACH 335.9000
SAFB APPROACH 353.7750
SAFB APPROACH 290.5000
SAFB DISPATCHER 229.0500
SAFB APPROACH 318.9000
SAFB APPROACH 264.8000
SAFB APP/DEP 261.7000
SAFB APP/DEP 317.4500
SAFB APP/DEP 324.5000
SAFB DEPARTURE 257.7750
SAFB DEPARTURE 292.3000
SAFB 318.1000
SAFB COMMND POST 261.1000
SAFB COMMND POST 292.9000
SAFB DISPATCHER 372.2000
SAFB AIR/AIR ??? 279.7000
SAFB AIR/AIR ??? 298.9000
SAFB OLD APPRCH 308.6000
COMMON COMD POST 311.0000
COMMON COMD POST 321.0000
SAFB SHEP 1 MOA 327.0500
SAFB VHF 138.7500
HACKER CONTROL 285.7000

You will notice there are two chnl 7 and two chnl 13. That is because I have heard aircraft refer to both as those channels.

 

[nd5y]

You will notice there are two chnl 7 and two chnl 13. That is because I have heard aircraft refer to both as those channels.

I guess its possible that different squadron/wings/etc. have different presets.
Thanks for posting that list. I'll see if I can recognize or ID anything.

 

[Flightwx]

I think I figured out the Tender and Cooter call signs. Tender and Cooter are controller call signs and control specific runways at Sheppard. Tender controls 15 R / 33 L, T-38s and Cooter controls runway 15 L / 33 R, T-6s.

 

[nd5y]

There is a partial list of presets on pages 11-12 of this document
http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/shared/media/epubs/SHEPPARDAFBI13-204.pdf
dated 16 Oct 2012.
Apparently the T-6s and T-38s have different channel numbers.

I added a link to it on the wiki page http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Sheppard_Air_Force_Base_Wichita_County_(TX)

 

[eg153wftx]

T-6, T-38

I am not an Air Force nor MIL-AIR monitor, but from living in W F and near SAFB all my life, The T-38 (jets) use one flight path and runway and the (tweets) T-6 uses the northern flight path and runway. (Just my obsevation)... now one of you tell me why I get the WFFD tone out on my HP but not the dispatch voice ?

 

[nd5y]

... now one of you tell me why I get the WFFD tone out on my HP but not the dispatch voice ?

Voice transmissions are normally ProVoice digital mode. Scanners ignore all ProVoice transmissions. The fire station icall tones and "klaxon" alert tones are sent in analog mode. I don't know the reason why. Occasionally you will hear the fire dispatcher in analog mode for some reason. Last fall right after I moved back here fire dispatch stayed in analog for a few weeks. WFPD is almost the same way. Everything is encrypted ProVoice digital except the alert tone.