Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2017

[simplec6]

Logs are from WebSDRs: TW (Univ of Twente), SW (Sweden),FN (Finland), NH (New Hampshire), OH

(Ohio),ID (Idaho), FL (Florida), KS (Kansas), NZ (New Zealand), JA (Japan), CN (Edmonton Alberta), AZ

(Arizona), HI (Hawaii).

((Times UTC, Freqs KHz))

Ron,
These HF logs you post are great. Just wondering how do you record this information? I've looked at websdr.org and see how it might work, but I don't see how you can keep tabs on all of these SDRs every day and also have notes like you do? Is there a method to this at all? Greatly appreciate your sharing!

 

[Mark]

Saturday a couple of VFA-103 Hornets departed Prestwick for the US after Finland airshow.
Caught FREEDOM 11 back on June 4th enroute Prestwick..
Haven't showed in US yet,maybe stopped off in Canada on way back.
Tanker is Omega N974VV..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cevRmhvjBA

BTW a bunch of CLEAN KC-10,KC-135 tankers overnight into UK today CLEAN 61,71 81 etc
Report will be dragging the 494th FS to Red Flag 17-3 which starts in July.
Getting early start perhaps Monday.

 

[mdmonitor]

Ron,
These HF logs you post are great. Just wondering how do you record this information? I've looked at websdr.org and see how it might work, but I don't see how you can keep tabs on all of these SDRs every day and also have notes like you do? Is there a method to this at all? Greatly appreciate your sharing!

I use the SDRs at SDR.hu---they are spread out worldwide. My strategy is to find good ones in a wide geographic dispersion. The other part of my strategy is use these SDRs in an effort " to follow the sun", that is to say try and be listening in an area during the local (there) daylight hours when most of the activity takes place. For example, I'm located in Maryland so for US activity I'll start out early in the morning with the New Hampshire or Florida SDRs to see what's happening around daybreak. Near noon time I'll switch over to the Kansas one then later in the afternoon go to the Idaho or Canada one. The same method is applied with regard to the European, Russian ands Asian SDRs.

I don't record anything---it's all done with hand notes

I was trained by Uncle Sam to do this against the " bad guys" so I guess that old training helped alot when I retired and transitioned in this hobby.

Hope this helps

 

[Mark]

1800z TABOR 11 self id as 5 F-15E's enroute SJ with Langley Metro asking about possible T-Storms
in the area.

 

[freqhopping]

1800z TABOR 11 self id as 5 F-15E's enroute SJ with Langley Metro asking about possible T-Storms
in the area.

A few hours ago I could see that one on adsbexchange heading toward the NJ coast. Around that time I could seen CLEAN61 about to land at Bangor.

 

[Mark]

A few hours ago I could see that one on adsbexchange heading toward the NJ coast. Around that time I could seen CLEAN61 about to land at Bangor.

Yes all the KC-10 tankers landed Bangor and TABOR 21 flight also
came South 1910z but didn't hear them..
Guess the KC-10's were either dry or avoiding stormy wx at McGuire.

 

[freqhopping]

Noticed an ANVIS aircraft with mode-s AE5FE8 today. Operated over the AP Hill area most of the morning. A few weeks ago I logged ANVIS21 using 1F2575, thought I had posted it but a search doesn't show it.

Much of the same time unknown AE5F1A was operating out of Bridgewater, staying in the Harrisonburg area at FL160.

 

[Mark]

Yesterday heard a ATAC 21 UHF doing touch and go's at Dover enroute KPHF
Patrick Henry/Newport News self id as K-Fir type.
This should be ATAC F-21 KFIR that ATAC uses mostly for Navy aggressor testing.
ATAC - Aircraft: F-21 KFIR

 

[BM82557]

Noticed an ANVIS aircraft with mode-s AE5FE8 today. Operated over the AP Hill area most of the morning.

Already out and about this morning, circled the vicinity of the US 340 bridge over the Potomac for a while, south end of his route is near Davison AAF

 

[Mark]

I think this may be Thunderbird 7 that crashed..The reporter scaremonger.

Dayton Air Show crash: Thunderbird F-16 plane on its top

 

[pilotman6012]

NASA 967 Off Huntsville KHSV headed to Nas Patuxent River.

 

[Tech792]

06/30/17 @ 1700 local-
Trump CAP up over NJ. TEFLON 58 doing a racetrack over NJ/NY metro.Haven't heard any fighters yet. A bunch of TFR's for the weekend.
Can't make out the fighter call signs. Maybe DEVIL out of ACY.

 

[Mark]

Yes too far North here but just did hear TEFLON 58 KC-10 will rtb McGuire
0115z so guess knocking off tonight on Huntress 260.900
Yesterday a TEFLON 99 87-0123 KC-10 came in McGuire from Travis..
Assume Reserve guys for some CAP work.
Potus into KMMU Morristown airport today 5:07PM local according to news.
0040z Heard DEVIL 01 flight of 2 on Huntress but heading South on ZDC 257.700
Maybe Langley or Tyndall F-22's headed for Langley.

 

[Mark]

Nice news vid of 113th Wg DC ANG practice scramble.
113th Wing of Air National Guard flies over DC | On Air Videos | Fox News

2300z SAM45 09-0017 coming back to Andrews.. Guess NJ CAP over for now.
2330z 09-0016 now showing inbound.
Freedom Rally scheduled for 8:30pm local

 

[Mark]

Vibrant Curiosity

Bit off Topic but earlier today mode s logged a Swiss reg Chopper (4B43EE) HB-ZSW EC-135 P2.
Searching around was in Florida last week and New Zealand during the Winter.
Confirmed thru another board that this chopper was on a large private yacht the 2009 Vibrant Curiosity and ship finder had that vessel into Annapolis the other day.
So my luck shipfinder had this vessel starting to NYC tonight for 4th of July festivities and was just before sunset entering the C+D Canal only a few miles from my house so went down to
Northside Chesapeake City Marina and took a few shots earlier this evening.
There is my Chopper mode s logged earlier..LOL Ches City based Pilot boat getting ready to board pilot to transit canal and take to mouth of Delaware Bay

 

[mdmonitor]

Bit off Topic but earlier today mode s logged a Swiss reg Chopper (4B43EE) HB-ZSW EC-135 P2.
Searching around was in Florida last week and New Zealand during the Winter.
Confirmed thru another board that this chopper was on a large private yacht the 2009 Vibrant Curiosity and ship finder had that vessel into Annapolis the other day.
So my luck shipfinder had this vessel starting to NYC tonight for 4th of July festivities and was just before sunset entering the C+D Canal only a few miles from my house so went down to
Northside Chesapeake City Marina and took a few shots earlier this evening.
There is my Chopper mode s logged earlier..LOL Ches City based Pilot boat getting ready to board pilot to transit canal and take to mouth of Delaware Bay

Nice pic Mark. Now that's what I call a luxury yacht.

 

[Mark]

Nice pic Mark. Now that's what I call a luxury yacht.

Yeah pretty swanky Ron, still anchored in the Hudson River
not far from the Statue of Liberty..

https://www.vesselfinder.com/?imo=1010002

 

[mdmonitor]

Air Force launches investigation into tornado damage of jets at Offutt | Military | omaha.com

 

[mdmonitor]

ACY-Atlantic City International Airport NJ (KACY)
ADW-Joint Base Andrews MD (KADW)
BW- Bay Watch-NAS PAX Area Advisory Control
BWI-Thurgood Marshall/Baltimore-Washington Airport (KBWI)
DAA-Davison AAF, Ft Belvoir VA (KDAA)
DCA-Reagan National Airport/CGAS Washington, Wash DC (KDCA)
DOV-Dover AFB DE (KDOV)
GK- Giantkiller (FACSFAC, Virginia Capes)
LFI-Joint Base Langley-Eustis (KLFI)
MTN-Martin State Airport, Baltimore (KMTN)
NGTF-Northrop-Grumman Test Facility, Baltimore (KBWI)
NTPS-Navy Test Pilot School, PAX
PAX-NAS Patuxent River MD (KNHK)
PTC-Potomac Area TRACON
WRI-Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ (KWRI)
ZDC-Washington ARTCC
ZNY-New York ARTCC

1. VHF/UHF: ((Times are EST))

((Some acft idents from local Mode-S collection))

0940- Blackjack 1 (MH-65D CGAS Wash)-w/Andrews tower (118.4) requesting to transit area for training.
Also on CG discrete (157.05).
0952- SPAR 14 (C-40C # 05-0730 73rd AS Scott AFB IL)-depart ADW then ADS-B shows heading south. Also w/ZDC Calvert (133.9)
0954- ADS-B shows Terra 28 (C-32 # 00-9001 NJ ANG 150th SOS WRI) in low level acty in vicinity of
McGuire. At 1015 heads out over the Atlantic. At 1200 Teera 28 crossing NJ shore heading for McGuire.
1000- ADS-B shows CG 2007 (HC-130J # 2007 CGAS Elizabeth City NC) heading north along VA/MD/DE coast at FL190. At 1015 is in low level acty in vicnity of Atlantic City.At 1115 finished in Atlantic City & is heading back south at FL180.
1015- Evac 85685 (C-130J # 08-5685 317th AG Dyess AFB TX)-depart ADW then ADS-B shows heading south. Also w/ZDC Calvert (133.9)
1115- ADS-B shows Topcat 4 (KC-135R # 63-8040 NJ ANG 108th ARW/141st ARS WRI) in low level acty in vicinity of Atlantic City.
1150- ADS-B shows Teflon 69 (KC-10A # 87-0120 305th AMW WRI) departing McGuire and heading east out over the Atlantic. At 1450 comes back to McGuire for low level acty.
1445- ADS-B shows E-6B # 164410 (TACAMO) departing NAS Patuxent River then heading west at FL260.
1450- ADS-B shows GAF 841 (German AF A-319 15+01) landing at Dulles Airport VA.

2. HF: ((Times UTC, Freqs KHz))

Logs from KiwiSDR in Edmonton Alberta (http://kiwisdr.ve6slp.ca:8173/)

11175.0 1920Z Available USB w/Wiley Fox (TACAMO/ABNCP) w/authentication procedures to enter net.

11175.0 2010Z Available USB w/EAM YT2J66 (30 chars)--broadcast once then "disregard this msg".

After short pause rebroadcasts TY2J66.

11232.0 2015Z Trenton Military USB w/Canforce 3628 (prob CC-177 429th Sqdn CFB Trenton) w/selcal

check. Trenton advises no trfc for CFC3628.

11175.0 2020Z Favorable (TACAMO/ABNCP) USB calling Available w/no response. Then Favorable & Wiley

Fox exchange R/Cs.

11175.0 2055Z Available USB w/EAM F4UTWB (30 chars).

 

[Tech792]

In ref to above post, TEFLON 62-69 have been the CAP tankers since Friday for the Trump/NJ CAP. The CAP just finished at 1930 local.