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[CitationJet]

138.125 08.26.2009

Had some interesting comms on 138.125 earlier yesterday afternoon:

1828Z 138.125 177th FW/119th FS NJ ANG Ops - AERO 21 flight (2x F-16C+ AERO 21/22) - wkg MASTIFF 03 (ops callsign of the day I guess?) w/mission complete report then into almost continuous A/A comms northbound. Very strong at times

 

[JohnFB]

ZOMBIE 22 was doing radio chks on 228.900 and 364.200 with HUNTRESS before finally settling on 260.900.

0040L : ZOMBIE 22 transitioning from ZBW => ZNY 125.325 heading home

 

[mdmonitor]

New Englanders

Guys,

Boy---you'll be busy this weekend. News item says Obama, Clinton, Carter, Bush Sr & George W will attend Sat funeral for Ted Kennedy

News also reporting that Tropical Storm Danny should also be hitting the area this weekend.

Good luck and good listening..

 

[mdmonitor]

0918- EDT Harass 55 (F-15, 71st FS LFI)-w/ZDC Snow Hill (236.825) requesting new code for Harass 56 who has problem. Then w/71st Sqdn Ops (357.1) reporting that Harass 56 is dumping fuel and heading back home. Harrass 55 is continuing on to the Mass CAP mission.

 

[TinEar]

Did anyone catch more of last night's exercise after I quit? I'm just wondering if the F-16s ever participated or if it was restricted to the Coast Guard helos.

Not much this morning. About a third of the log so far contains aircraft heard last night after midnight before I shut the system down.

AE0178 84-0129 JOSA 048 09:24:30.828 C-21A 457thAS
AE0178 84-0129 ------- 09:24:18.437 C-21A 457thAS
AE06CF 161309 ------- 09:23:02.328 UC-12B Washington
ADFEDE 86-0088 PAT062 09:22:47.343 C-12F Det8/FL-ArNG
ADFEDE 86-0088 ------- 09:22:29.765 C-12F Det8/FL-ArNG
AE06B5 161306 ------- 09:20:38.328 TC-12B TAW-4
AE05A5 62-3508 ------- 09:20:06.343 KC-135R ANG/NJ/108ARW/
AE0449 02-4452 ------- 09:12:09.625 C-32B 227thSOF/NJ-ANG
ACB947 N919NA @@@@@@@@ 09:08:55.640 T-38 NASA
ACB947 N919NA ------- 09:07:05.328 T-38 NASA
AE11FA 02-0203 BOXER41 09:06:22.890 C-40C 201stAS/DCANG
AE11FA 02-0203 ------- 09:06:20.656 C-40C 201stAS/DCANG
AE1392 158198 @@@@@@@@ 09:04:54.937 T-38C ntps
AE010F 94-1569 BOXER88 09:02:41.687 C-38A 201stAS/DCANG
AE010F 94-1569 ------- 09:01:09.875 C-38A 201stAS/DCANG
AE0192 84-0125 ANG84125 08:40:36.328 C-21A 118thAS/103rdAWCT-ANG
AE1392 158198 ------- 08:40:26.750 T-38C ntps
AE0192 84-0125 ------- 08:39:17.687 C-21A 118thAS/103rdAWCT-ANG
AE06B4 161501 ------- 08:36:48.328 UC-12B Patuxent River
A2A692 N270AX ------- 08:27:18.328 DC-10 OmniAirInternational
AE20C7 07-7186 RCH189 00:48:02.781 C-17a ---
AE20C7 07-7186 ------- 00:47:37.765 C-17a ---
AE119B 03-3118 E33118 00:22:29.109 C-17A 172ndAW/MSANG
AE119B 03-3118 ------- 00:22:16.109 C-17A 172ndAW/MSANG
AE1165 02-0201 ------- 00:12:22.171 C-40C 201stAS/DCANG
AE1165 02-0201 BOXER42 00:12:22.171 C-40C 201stAS/DCANG
A71D39 N558AX OAE817 00:10:03.765 B-757-23N OmniAirInternational
AE1BEB 07-1468 E71468 00:08:47.765 C-130J-30 ANG/CA/146AW/115AS
AE1BEB 07-1468 ------- 00:08:02.171 C-130J-30 ANG/CA/146AW/115AS
A71D39 N558AX ------- 00:04:18.765 B-757-23N OmniAirInternational
AE054E 70-0457 ------- 00:03:21.765 C-5A 445thAW
AE117A 02-1108 RCH2108 00:00:59.265 C-17A 62ndAW
AE117A 02-1108 ------- 00:00:56.765 C-17A 62ndAW

 

[mdmonitor]

SAMs

Guys,

I would expect to see quite a few SAM flts this weekend up to Boston for the Kennedy funeral. All the politicians will be trying to get some face time---be seen on the news bytes---attending the "Lion"s funeral.

 

[mdmonitor]

Awacs

1043 EDT--Just had some chat on 288.00 AWAXS discrete---ftr flt ??? 13 thanked them for the work and the AWACS (no call noted) said they were headed home--to Tinker I presume.

 

[TinEar]

1043 EDT--Just had some chat on 288.00 AWAXS discrete---ftr flt ??? 13 thanked them for the work and the AWACS (no call noted) said they were headed home--to Tinker I presume.

Ron, that's the primary freq for that AR track that runs from offshore Patuxent up to W-107. It's the track I've heard them call "Blue 24" a couple of times now. One of them specifically called it the "Blue 24 refueling track." I often hear fighters working at the Pax ranges shoot out to a tanker using that freq.

 

[mdmonitor]

Raven call

1129 EDT- Raven 11 (MD ArNG helo)-w/Phillips tower (126.15) reporting they are off of Weide AAF inbound for local work at Phillips AAF. NOTE: Raven is new callsign for MD ArNG helos.

Could hear the rotors in the background. First time I've heard them use anything other than Guard #### in years. When they were flying the AH-1s they used callsign Sabre #### but that went away along with the AH-1s.

 

[kennyblues]

For the first time this week I heard the Harass fighters #55&56 tracking a target. Target is going to be ordered to land at the Plymouth, MA Municipal airport, target is compliant is in contact with Harrier. Could only receive the Harass fighters, could not receive Huntress. Catch CAP pri 260.9

 

[jsoergel]

Logs for yesterday:
N91S (BE9L) - from KVBW; filed to KLIT, diverted to KTUL
REACH 400 (C-130, unid) - called Metro for weather at CYYT2300 CYQX 2330 100 miles east FL230
REACH 0457 (C-5A, 70-0457) - departed on a mission
VENUS 21 (C-20B, 86-0201) - departed after RON
RHINO 03/10 (C-5A, unid) - 445th AW training
VADOR 03 (C-130H, 89-9103) - aeromed training, to Youngstown ARS
NASA 607 (DHC-6, N607NA) - orbits; reported "gear down and welded" on final to land

Today:
JOSA 172 (C-21A, unid) - fuel; airborne 1556 779-8267 -0322
COBRA 26 (C-26, unid) - just departed at 1723Z

Recovery from surgery is going well, but very tough on me thus far. Hopefully I'll be back to normal soon.

 

[mdmonitor]

Pioneers

Tin,
Mark,
Travis

According to Flightaware both Pioneer 336 and Pioneer 831 are active today at PAX---both id as H-60s---prob SH-60s.

Also had Score 53 working as a tanker with SD104 & SD326. So Score 53 is one of the KC-130Js.

 

[Mark]

Different Gov type showing flying around here at 2.3K
(A6DCEA) PILATUS PC-12/45 Bureau Of Immigration And Customs Enforcement.2009/08/27 18:56z
Wonder what callsign they use? Icer?

1510 VADER 1 sounds like fighter inbound Andrews UHF from ZDC Casino 285.400>317.425
Local EA-6B?
Showing up on box as well (AE1351) #163884 VAQ-209

Mark

 

[freqhopping]

My RB log shows N740EH as JENA1 today. Wonder what that's about.

 

[mdmonitor]

Tropical Storm Danny

Guys,

In case some of you are interested here is Plan of the Day for Danny:

000
NOUS42 KNHC 261745
WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NTIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
0145 PM EDT WED 26 AUGUST 2009
SUBJECT: TROPICAL CYCLONE PLAN OF THE DAY (TCPOD)
VALID 27/1100Z TO 28/1100Z AUGUST 2009
TCPOD NUMBER.....09-090

I. ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
1. TROPICAL STORM DANNY
FLIGHT ONE - TEAL 70
A. 27/1800Z
B. AFXXX 0505A DANNY
C. 27/1430Z
D. 27.4N 74.1W
E. 27/1700Z TO 27/2130Z
F. SFC TO 10,000 FT

FLIGHT TWO - NOAA 49
A. 28/0000Z
B. NOAA9 0605A DANNY
C. 27/1730Z
D. NA
E. NA
F. 41,000 TO 45,000 FT

FLIGHT THREE - TEAL 71
A. 28/0600Z
B. AFXXX 0704A CYCLONE
C. 28/0230Z
D. 29.1N 74.8W
E. 28/0500Z TO 28/0930Z
F. SFC TO 10,000 FT

2. OUTLOOK FOR SUCCEEDING DAY: 6-HRLY FIXES
BEGINNING AT 28/1800Z.

3. REMARKS: NOAA WILL CONTINUE FLYING RESEARCH MISSIONS
EVER 12 HRS ON DANNY THROUGH 28/0800Z.

II. PACIFIC REQUIREMENTS
1. NEGATIVE RECONNAISSANCE REQUIREMENTS.
2. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK.....NEGATIVE.
JWP


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000
NOUS42 KNHC 271415
WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NTIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
1015 AM EDT THU 27 AUGUST 2009
SUBJECT: TROPICAL CYCLONE PLAN OF THE DAY (TCPOD)
VALID 28/1100Z TO 29/1100Z AUGUST 2009
TCPOD NUMBER.....09-091

I. ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
1. TROPICAL STORM DANNY
FLIGHT ONE - TEAL 70
A. 28/1800Z, 29/0000Z
B. AFXXX 0805A DANNY
C. 28/1515Z
D. 31.8N 74.4W
E. 28/1700Z TO 29/0001Z
F. SFC TO 10,000 FT

FLIGHT TWO - NOAA 49
A. 29/0000Z
B. NOAA9 0905A DANNY
C. 28/1730Z
D. NA
E. NA
F. 41,000 TO 45,000 FT

FLIGHT THREE - TEAL 71
A. 29/0600Z, 1200Z
B. AFXXX 1005A CYCLONE
C. 29/0245Z
D. 35.1N 73.3W
E. 29/0500Z TO 29/1200Z
F. SFC TO 10,000 FT

 

[TinEar]

1510 VADER 1 sounds like fighter inbound Andrews UHF from ZDC Casino 285.400>317.425
Local EA-6B?
Showing up on box as well (AE1351) #163884 VAQ-209

Mark

Mark, that's the one I changed in my database because it always displays 16339500 in the callsign block for the past year and a half - including today. That same hexcode used to come up and display 16388400 in that block but it was near the end of 2007 (13 Nov 07) the last time he showed that.

Also had Score 53 working as a tanker with SD104 & SD326. So Score 53 is one of the KC-130Js.

I have SCORE 52 (AE03C0) showing on the log from BuNo 160627 at that time Ron. Could be the same aircraft you heard as 53. It's identified in my database as a KC-130 from VX-20. I also had a SCORE 23 on the log just a bit earlier but that is unidentified and goes with that AE1DF0 hex we've all seen recently. In addition to those two, I logged 166473 (AE1195), a KC-130J from VX-20 in the 1100 hour.

And I guess RadioReference thought your Danny alerts were important so they sent me four emails containing that message.

Different Gov type showing flying around here at 2.3K
(A6DCEA) PILATUS PC-12/45 Bureau Of Immigration And Customs Enforcement.2009/08/27 18:56z
Wonder what callsign they use? Icer?

I would think they'd use N541PB.

 

[mdmonitor]

Mark, that's the one I changed in my database because it always displays 16339500 in the callsign block for the past year and a half - including today. That same hexcode used to come up and display 16388400 in that block but it was near the end of 2007 (13 Nov 07) the last time he showed that.



I have SCORE 52 (AE03C0) showing on the log from BuNo 160627 at that time Ron. Could be the same aircraft you heard as 53. It's identified in my database as a KC-130 from VX-20. I also had a SCORE 23 on the log just a bit earlier but that is unidentified and goes with that AE1DF0 hex we've all seen recently. In addition to those two, I logged 166473 (AE1195), a KC-130J in the 1100 hour.

And I guess RadioReference thought your Danny alerts were important so they sent me four emails containing that message.

Tin,

Sorry for the glob of e-mails. Thought we might see ome of the Teals or the NOAA as they chase Danny up the coast.

 

[TinEar]

Tin,

Sorry for the glob of e-mails. Thought we might see ome of the Teals or the NOAA as the chase Danny up the coast.

That's not anything you did...RR obviously had indigestion and regurgitated it a few times. Besides...why are we spending all those resources chasing a summer storm that isn't expected to be a hurricane? (Nevermind...I think you know why.)

 

[freqhopping]

Unknown AE08EA displayed TITUS26 so that ought to be a VR-53 KC-130 right? libhomeradar lists that as UH-60L 93-26479.

 

[Yocuz]

Hoist 93 Calling on 132.05

Heard Hoist 94 on from Woodstown, NJ today on 132.05 AM trying to raise Harass62 and have them go to 370.92 or 269.42

I thought 132.05 was listed as ZDC Smyrna. Is this normal for them to be calling like that on Center freqs?

Please pardon my ignorance, as I am very very new to this area of the hobby.

Thanks
DM