ACY- Atlantic City NJ (KACY)
ADW- Joint Base Andrews MD (KADW)
BW- Bay Watch-NAS PAX Area Advisory Control
BWI- Baltimore-Washington/Thurgood Marshall 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, Va (KLFI)
MTN- Martin State Airport, Baltimore (KMTN)
NGTF-Northrop-Grumman Test Facility, Baltimore (KBWI)
NTPS-Naval Test Pilot School, PAX
PAX- NAS Patuxent River MD (KNHK)
PTC- Potomac Area TRACON
WRI- Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ (KWRI)
ZBW- Boston ARTCC
ZDC- Washington ARTCC
ZNY- New York ARTCC
1. VHF/UHF: ((Times are EDT))
((Reach/OSACOM/PAT/JOSA flts not included--Some acft idents from local ADS-B collectors))
0729- Marine 374 (UC-35 # 166374 MAW-4 ADW)-depart ADW. ADS-B shows heading southwest.
0759- ADS-B shows Coast Guard 101 (C-37 CGAS Wash) departing Coast Guard Academy (New London CT) and heading south along NJ/DE/MD/VA coast at FL260. At 0808 check in w/ZDC Snow Hill (132.55). At 1405 lands at DCA. Departs from DCA at 1530.
0900- Blackjack 1 & 2 (MH-65Ds CGAS Wash)-intercept training on CG discrete (157.05)
0908- Musel 7 (UH-1 1st Helo Sqdn ADW)-w/Wash helo (134.35)
0909- Army 112 (C-12J # 96-0112 CARA AVN Div Phillips AAF MD)-depart Phillips (126.15).
0945- Tester 21 (T-6B #166031 NTPS PAX)-w/BW (354.8)
0947- Titus 26 (C-12C # 76-0164)-depart ADW. ADS-B shows heading northeast at FL270.
0949- Steel 62 (KC-135T # 59-1490 171st ARW PA ANG Pittsburgh PA)-calling Devil Ops (NJ ANG 119th FS ACY). ADS-B shows at FL330 passing over Harrisburg PA heading east. Advises Devil Ops they are headed to W107 for AAR w/Wild 1-4 (F-16s, 121st FS DC ANG ADW).
0952- Wild 1 flt (4 X F-16s)-on discrete (139.15) advising flt they are headed to W-107/108. Check in w/GK (255.0). Return to ADW at 1125. Also w/121st SOF (139.9) w/acft status reports.
0953- Colt flt (2 X A-10Cs 104th FS MD ANG MTN)-depart MTN then on discrete (266.6). Check in w/PAX approach (281.8) then w/BW (305.2) for entry into R-4006.
0954- Evac 91444 (KC-135R # 59-1444 OH ANG 121ARW Rickenbacher Airport Columbus OH)-depart ADW. ADS-B shows heading west at FL230.
0955- Navy 400 (C-37 # 166378 VR-1 ADW)-depart ADW. ADS-0B shows heading south at FL110. Returns to ADW at 1120.
0959- Raven flt (2 X A-10Cs 104th FS MD ANG MTN)-w/BW (305.2) for entry into R-4005. Also on discrete (271.4)
1012- Tester 967 (T-6B # 165967 NTPS PAX)-w/BW (270.8).
1010- Venus 23 (C-20B # 86-0203 99th AS ADW)-depart ADW. ADS-B shows heading west at FL120.
1102- Algerian Air Force 198 (C-130H 7T-WHZ)-w/ZDC Snow Hill (132.55). ADS-B shows passing over Chesapeake Bay heading northeast at FL230.
1111- ADS-B shows Otis 91 & 93 (KC-130Js # 166472 & #165910 VMGR-252, MCAS Cherry Point, NC) at FL240 & 250 over VA Eastern Shore heading north.
1115- ADS-B shows Castle 57 (C-130H # 90-1057 166AW/142AS DE ANG New Castle DE) on low level acty in vicinity of Atlantic City. Patterns at WRI in the late 1200 hour.
1122- Trek 02 (C-130H # 84-0206 166AW/142AS DE ANG New Castle DE)-depart Martin State. ADS-B shows heading west.
1130- Musel 11 flt (2 X UH-1s 1st Helo Sqdn ADW)-w/Wash Helo (134.35). Also on discrete (141.7)
1200- Navy 376 (C-37 # 166376 VR-1 ADW)-depart ADW then to Atlantic City for low level acty.
1255- ADS-B shows Jinx 61 (C-17A # 07-7178 305th AMW/6th AS WRI) crossing over Harrisburg PA at FL130 heading for WRI.
1300- ADS-B shows Gold 67 (KC-10A # 79-1949 305th AMW WRI)-landing at WRI.
1310- DeeCee 51 (KC-135R # 59-1469 756th ARS ADW0-patterns at ADW. Also w/Liberator CP (351.2).
1340- ADS-B shows Havoc 73 (C-130J # 08-5726 317th AG Dyess AFB TX) flying south along NJ/DE/MD coast at FL280.
1345- ADS-B shows Gold 77 (KC-10A # 83-0079 60th AMW Travis AFB CA) flying south along NJ/DE/MD coast at FL200. After Mazda flt cleared to NC ADS-B shows Gold 77 turning north and heading for for WRI.
1355- Mazda 21 flt (3 acft)-w/ZDC Atlantic City (281.45) requesting wx for Kinston NC. Probably w/Gold 77.
1405- SAM 182 (C-20B # 86-0204 99th AS ADW)-land at ADW.
1426- ADS-B shows COTAM 0008 (French AF Falcon 7X F-RAFB ETEC00.0065) & COTAM 0009 (French AF Falcon 7X F-RAFA ETEC00.0065) departing Dulles and heading northeast.
1435- ADS-B shows Navy LD 02 (P-8 Poseidon # 165-8764 VP-10 NAS Jacksonville FL) flying south along DE/MD/VA coast at FL360.
1436- ADS-B shows Otis 92 (KC-130J # 165737 VMGR-252, MCAS Cherry Point, NC) flying northeast along VA/MD/DE coast at FL290 following same route as Otis 91 & 93 earlier.
1440- Musel 12 (UH-1 1st Helo Sqdn ADW)-land at ADW.
1450- ADS-B shows Rogue 02 (C-130H # 93-1036 ) flying north over VA Eastern Shore at FL230.
1520- Boxer 48 (C-40C # 02-0203 201st AS DC ANG ADW)-depart ADW, ADS-B shows heading south at FL260.
1544- Otis 92 (KC-130J # 166764 VMGR-252, MCAS Cherry Point, NC)-w/ZDC Snow Hill (132.55) requesting deviation for wx then w/ZDC Atlantic City (133.125). ADS-B showing flying north along VA/MD/DE coast at FL250. Maybe earlier (1436 EDT) Otis 92 was ADS-B miscode since this guy definitely id'd self as Otis 92.
2. HF: ((Times UTC, Freqs KHz))
17501.5 0000Z CO8JOC (Colorado ArNG Joint Ops Center) USB/ALE calling HQ701N (ArNG Readiness Center, Arlington VA),
KS7JOC (Kansas ArNG Joint Ops Center), IA7JOC (Iowa ArNG Joint Ops Center).
17501.5 0001Z CO8JOC USB/ALE calling DE3RTI (Delaware ArNG 193rd Regiment Regional Training Institute, Bethany Beach, DE) & ND8JOC (North Dakota ArNG Joint Ops Center).
11697.5 1300Z MN5JOC (Minnesota ArNG Joint Ops Center) USB/ALE calling FL4JOC (Florida ArNG Joint Ops Center).
17501.5 0002Z CO8JOC USB/ALE calling NE7JOC (Nebraska ArNG Joint Ops Center).
17501.5 1854Z CO8JOC USB/ALE calling AK0JOC (Alaska ArNG Joint Ops Center).
Ron (mdmonitor1@verizon.net)
Baltimore MD (390747N 763711W)
VHF/UHF: BC-895XLT/RS Pro-2045 w/Diamond D-130J discone (in attic)
HF: Icom R75 & Sangean ATS 909 w/45-ft PAR EF-SWL (in attic)