Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2022

[jaymatt1978]

1142 DEVIL11 ZNY25 MODENA UHF 335.6

 

[vgames15]

1200 have two aircraft working huntress 260.900 believe it’s Nobel practicing intercepts. They were “targeting” a 4 engine high wing prop aircraft (c-130 around KILG. I have them LC at KILG

 

[jaymatt1978]

I got them doing intercepts and I THINK they checked ZDC18 DuPont UHF (307.2500)

1200 have two aircraft working huntress 260.900 believe it’s Nobel practicing intercepts. They were “targeting” a 4 engine high wing prop aircraft (c-130 around KILG. I have them LC at KILG

 

[AirScan]

is hexcode: AE5B96
Type: MQM-107E?

Seems unlikey that AE5B96 is an MQM-107E.

 

[CYUL]

Callsign today is SLAYER 51 (MQ-1C) currently working with BRUTAL on 226.900.

Another one for your list is AE5204.

I have Slayer up here, low signal but readable.

 

[mdmonitor]

Area 51 Test Pilot Died During Heroic Su-27 Flight: Report

For years the death of one of the Air Force's top pilots near Area 51 remained cloaked in secrecy, but a new detailed report has just emerged.

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Air Force punishes Hurricane Hunters for stop to get motorcycle

The five-member crew made an unauthorized stop to pick up a crew member’s personal motorcycle in Martha's Vineyard in March.

www.airforcetimes.com

 

[mdmonitor]

VIP Movement Summary 11 May


SAM 060 (C-37 # 21-1941) Europe?-NYC-ADW

 

[RaleighGuy]

For anyone planning on attending the OC Air show, discounted early tix end today.

https://ocairshow.com/early-bird/?utm_source=OC+Air+Show&utm_campaign=3adb2e351c-AdS-F-18-EB+Ends+Tues-May12%2722&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0c4fa8100f-3adb2e351c-159357173

 

[RaleighGuy]

Friday travel

6:00 PM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route New Castle, Delaware
South Lawn

6:55 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives in New Castle, Delaware
Delaware Air National Guard Base

 

[Mark]

For anyone planning on attending the OC Air show, discounted early tix end today.

https://ocairshow.com/early-bird/?utm_source=OC+Air+Show&utm_campaign=3adb2e351c-AdS-F-18-EB+Ends+Tues-May12%2722&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0c4fa8100f-3adb2e351c-159357173

Good show but Dover comes first next weekend with Blue Angels and T-Birds and the old AV-8B Demo and B-2 flyby Saturday only at 12:25pm.
Long range wx forecast looks decent with highs of around 80 and slight chance of showers.
I guess being USAF base the Thunderbirds close the show both days. Haven't seen C-5 Demo in years. Always interesting.
Saw C-5B Demo back in early 90's at Dover and was wild watching that C-5B low altitude twist and turn sideways then land
short and crews jump out pulling pins,chains,chocks and lowering C-5 and 10 minutes later a M1-A1 Abrams tank Army crewed rolled out.Just amazing that heavy tank was flying sideways chained down in C-5B during those turn loops

Air Show (af.mil)

The wrong way to do a U Tube type airshow..
FAA revokes licenses of pilots in failed Red Bull plane swap | The Hill

 

[wbagley]

Is there some sort of exercise tonight or is this normal New England evening helo activity?

 

[wbagley]

2058Z- SAND CRAB calling TOMMY GUN on 11175, "going to Zulu frequency 120"

The old Zulu freq from years back was 3275.

Here's one of those many HF frequency lists of unknown provenance living forever on the web, it lists Z120 as 3295 kHz.



Stratcom Zulu Frequencies (tripod.com)

 

[Mark]

Good article of Norway crews training in Jacksonville with VP-30 and lots of good pics and excellent info.
Loaded up the P-8A is one bad ass plane

This is how Norway’s new P-8 Poseidon will counter Russia’s submarine threat over Arctic waters | The Independent Barents Observer (thebarentsobserver.com)

 

[Dark_sky]

Here's one of those many HF frequency lists of unknown provenance living forever on the web, it lists Z120 as 3295 kHz.

View attachment 121273

Stratcom Zulu Frequencies (tripod.com)

Thats a very old list, most have changed. Z120 is 13245 - SAND CRAB & TOMMY GUN were working each other on Z120 the other evening.

 

[mdmonitor]

Guys

Posted on another list. For those doing some HF


SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX004
ARLX004 Annual Armed Forces Day Cross-Band Exercise Set for May 14

ZCZC AX04
QST de W1AW
Special Bulletin 4 ARLX004
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT May 12, 2022
To all radio amateurs

SB SPCL ARL ARLX004
ARLX004 Annual Armed Forces Day Cross-Band Exercise Set for May 14

The US Department of Defense will host this year's Armed Forces Day
(AFD) Cross-Band Test on Saturday, May 14. While Armed Forces Day is
May 21, the AFD cross-band military-amateur radio event
traditionally takes place 1 week earlier to avoid any conflict with
the Dayton Hamvention. The event is open to all radio amateurs.

The AFD Cross-Band Test is two-way communications exercise between
military and amateur radio stations, as authorized under FCC Part 97
rules (47 CFR Part 97.111), and Department of Defense Instruction
4650.02 which establishes the Military Auxiliary Radio System
(MARS). During the exercise, radio amateurs listen for stations on
military operating frequencies and transmit on frequencies in
adjacent amateur bands.

ARRL, The National Association for Amateur Radio has promoted the
participation of military and amateur radio stations in the AFD
event for more than 50 years. In the August 1950 issue of ARRL's
membership journal, QST, it was noted that "232 persons made perfect
copy of the 'Greeting to Amateurs' broadcast at 25 w.p.m. over 13
military frequencies and have received a Certificate of Merit signed
by the Secretary of Defense, the Honorable Louis Johnson."

There are 24 military stations registered across the United States,
including Alaska and Hawaii, that will be participating in the 2022
event. Several of those stations will be using the 60-meter
interoperative channels during this exercise. All operations will be
on a not-to-interfere basis, in case there are real-world missions
being supported during the event timeframe.

An AFD Secretary of Defense message will also be sent in CW and
RTTY, and an AFD message will also be transmitted utilizing the
Military Standard (MIL-STD) serial PSK waveform (M110), followed by
MIL-STD Wide Shift FSK (850 Hz RTTY), as described in MIL-STD
188-110A/B.

A detailed list of modes and frequencies for military/government
stations taking part in the Armed Forces Day Cross-Band Test and
information on the AFD message is available at,
DoD MARS - Armed Forces Day
. In the upper right corner is a dropdown with all the information.

Complete the request form to obtain a QSL card at,
https://www.usarmymars.org/armed-forces-day-qsl-card-request .
NNNN
/EX

 

[mdmonitor]

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[wbagley]

Thats a very old list, most have changed. Z120 is 13245 - SAND CRAB & TOMMY GUN were working each other on Z120 the other evening.

Can you point us to an updated list? I don't do a lot of HF anymore but I'd like to see if the old nets like MYSTIC STAR are still active.

Thanks.

 

[Mark]

1128 local Got someone A/A 388.850 first with radio check then joking about doing a left hand turn.
Seems the two BACKY KC-46 tankers over NJ doing random A/R. Directions "coming left then right" matches ADSB.
Looks like both headed SW for the Backy Barn.

 

[wbagley]

1128 local Got someone A/A 388.850 first with radio check then joking about doing a left hand turn.

388.85 is definitely a BACKY air to air frequency.

 

[mdmonitor]

VIP Movement Summary 12 May

SAM 124 (C-37 # 06-0500) Europe?-ADW
SAM 063 (C-40 # 01-0015) ADW-Japan