Sticky Thread For MilAir IX (2014)

[freqhopping]

Alan's Mode S showing another PA ANG KC-135T # 59-1490 so should be Gasman 02

Whatever happened to this one? I'm still seeing GASMAN01 in the CAP.

 

[mdmonitor]

Logs, 4 Aug

ACY-Atlantic City NJ (KACY)
ADW- Andrews AFB MD (KADW)
BW- Bay Watch-NAS PAX Area Advisory Control
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- Langley AFB 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))

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

1303- RAU001 (5X-UGF Gulfstream 550-Gov't of Uganda)-land at ADW.
1304- Echo 2 (C-12V # 11-0265 Sierra Nevada Corp)-w/Comanche 23 testing MARSS system.
1315- DeeCee 95 (KC-135R # 59-1469 756th ARS ADW)-w/Liberator CP (257.1) w/departure msg.
1327- Pacer 88 (C-21A # 84-0075 457th AS ADW)-depart ADW then pattwerns at DOV (135.15). Returns to ADW at 1520.
1328- SAM 816 (C-37 #11-0550 99th AS ADW)-depart ADW.
1407- Score 32 (P-3C III # 162774 VX-20 PAX)-w/PAX approach (250.3)
1408- Tester 16 (T-38C # 70-1576 NTPS PAX)-w/BW (270.8)
1509- Dragnet ??? (call missed-E-3B #71-1408 552ACW Tinker AFB OK)-check in w/GK (238.1) coordinating for Risky flt (3 X F-22s LFI) on 292.3 & for T-bolt & Bandit flts (F-22s LFI) on 236.55.
1522- Brave 05 flt (F-16s, 121st FS DC ANG ADW)-w/Huntress (139.7) etsablishing Guard Dog CAP for African Summit activity. Also working w/Gasman 01(KC-135T #58-0045 PA ANG 171st ARW Pittsburgh PA) on 260.9. At 1620 Brave 05 reports that he and Brave 06 have good SATCOM comms.
1841- 2 Unid acft (call missed-prob F-16s 121st FS DC ANG ADW)-w/Huntress (139.7) clearing out of Guard Dog CAP then w/121st FS SOF (139.9) advising they will be RTB ADW soon.
1843- Army 301 (UC-35 # 01-0301 OSACOM ADW)-land at ADW.





Ron (mdmonitor1@verizon.net)
Baltimore MD (390747N 763711W)
VHF/UHF: BC-895XLT/RS Pro-2045 w/Diamond D-130J discone
HF: Icom R75 & Sangean ATS 909 w/45-ft PAR EF-SWL

 

[freqhopping]

Swedish AF GLF5 102005 SVF647 departing Dulles. 125.05

 

[BM82557]

Whatever happened to this one? I'm still seeing GASMAN01 in the CAP.

I was wondering the same thing. Gasman 01 was the only tanker I heard on audio with AR work with the Braves. Braves did have a little excitement with a commit on a low level aircraft described as single engine single tail white in color that landed at an airport. The Brave working it was at low level so I couldn't copy all of his audio and I didn't catch all of the details.

 

[mdmonitor]

Whatever happened to this one? I'm still seeing GASMAN01 in the CAP.

Travis,

Not sure what happened. Heard Gasman 01 w/another tanker in shot chat about turn over then saw Mode-S on this guy. So I assumed but then again I'm old enough to know what happens when you assume

 

[mdmonitor]

0845 EDT- Omaha 1-w/PTC (118.95). Also w/unid acft on discrete freq (136.375 AM)

 

[mdmonitor]

In the 1500 hour Echo 3 was on 123.225 relaying MARSS info on objectives Playhouse, Cheesebelly and Carzy horse.

 

[mdmonitor]

1630 EDT--tanker and fighters on 260.9 CAP is back up--just mentioned RTB Pittsburgh after AAR so is PA ANG KC-135T

Mode S shows KC-135T # 58-0045 in area.

 

[bpittman]

1630 EDT--tanker and fighters on 260.9 CAP is back up

Receiving Banker01 with Huntress on 260.900. Both female and male voices from Huntress. Now, this is a first for me to receive Huntress, weak but readable. Where might Huntress be set up today?

Bill
Berkeley Springs

 

[mdmonitor]

Receiving Banker01 with Huntress on 260.900. Both female and male voices from Huntress. Now, this is a first for me to receive Huntress, weak but readable. Where might Huntress be set up today?

Bill
Berkeley Springs

Bill,

I think that Huntress is in their normal location up in NJ/NY? They use a series of repeaters when working DC CAP. Sometimes I hear them fairly clearly here just south of Baltimore so I think they sometimes use one in the BWI area.

 

[mdmonitor]

Logs, 5 Aug

ACY-Atlantic City NJ (KACY)
ADW- Andrews AFB MD (KADW)
BW- Bay Watch-NAS PAX Area Advisory Control
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- Langley AFB 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))

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

0651- PAT 972 (C-12U # 84-0176)-land at ADW. Also w/Griffin CP (141.55) w/inbound msg for DV pick up. Departed ADW at 0728.
0728- PAT 732-land at DAA.
0759- PAT 069-w/ZDC Calvert (133.9)
0845- Omaha 1 (US Customs poss AS350 N578AE)-w/PTC (118.95). Also w/unid acft on discrete freq (136.375 AM)
0856- Army 1052 (UC-35D # 00-1052 OSACOM ADW)-depart ADW.
1330- Echo 3 (Sierra Nevada Corp)-w/Commanche 23 testing MARSS system.
1542- Venus 94 (C-32A # 99-0004, 1st AS ADW)-land at ADW.
1545- Tester 16 (T-38C # 70-1576 NTPS PAX)-w/BW (270.8) reporting results of Mach 1.05 test run.
1630- Banker 01 (DC CAP tanker--KC-135T # 58-0045 PA ANG 171st ARW Pittsburgh)-on DC CAP discrete (260.9) w/Brave 5 & 6 (F-16s, 121st FS DC ANG ADW) fighters.
1705- Mussel 11 flt (UH-1s, 1st Helo Sqdn ADW)-w/ADW tower (118.4)






Ron (mdmonitor1@verizon.net)
Baltimore MD (390747N 763711W)
VHF/UHF: BC-895XLT/RS Pro-2045 w/Diamond D-130J discone
HF: Icom R75 & Sangean ATS 909 w/45-ft PAR EF-SWL

 

[BM82557]

Receiving Banker01 with Huntress on 260.900. Both female and male voices from Huntress. Now, this is a first for me to receive Huntress, weak but readable. Where might Huntress be set up today?

Bill
Berkeley Springs

During a Guard Dog CAP I can always hear Huntress on 260.900. Maybe there is a repeater setup to cover the Thurmont MD area? Might be the additional mountains between your area & Thurmont make for marginal coverage?

 

[nyair1]

Receiving Banker01 with Huntress on 260.900. Both female and male voices from Huntress. Now, this is a first for me to receive Huntress, weak but readable. Where might Huntress be set up today?

Bill
Berkeley Springs

Northeast Huntress is in Rome,NY. I believe they can access the ARTCC remote transmitters for center freqs to transmitt on. Years ago I think they had separate towers and transmitters but I thought I had read that they are tied into the center towers now after 9\11. They are supposed to be able to see everything now on their consoles that a air traffic center controller does.

 

[freqhopping]

I think Huntress has been transmitting from the Frederick area lately. I think there is an FAA transmitter on the mountain in Gambrills. I'm just able to hear the controller.


Guard Dog seems to be transmitting from Leesburg.

 

[FIREBOX2914]

ACY-Atlantic City NJ (KACY)
ADW- Andrews AFB MD (KADW)
BW- Bay Watch-NAS PAX Area Advisory Control
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- Langley AFB 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))

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

0651- PAT 972 (C-12U # 84-0176)-land at ADW. Also w/Griffin CP (141.55) w/inbound msg for DV pick up. Departed ADW at 0728.
0728- PAT 732-land at DAA.
0759- PAT 069-w/ZDC Calvert (133.9)
0845- Omaha 1 (US Customs poss AS350 N578AE)-w/PTC (118.95). Also w/unid acft on discrete freq (136.375 AM)
0856- Army 1052 (UC-35D # 00-1052 OSACOM ADW)-depart ADW.
1330- Echo 3 (Sierra Nevada Corp)-w/Commanche 23 testing MARSS system.
1542- Venus 94 (C-32A # 99-0004, 1st AS ADW)-land at ADW.
1545- Tester 16 (T-38C # 70-1576 NTPS PAX)-w/BW (270.8) reporting results of Mach 1.05 test run.
1630- Banker 01 (DC CAP tanker--KC-135T # 58-0045 PA ANG 171st ARW Pittsburgh)-on DC CAP discrete (260.9) w/Brave 5 & 6 (F-16s, 121st FS DC ANG ADW) fighters.
1705- Mussel 11 flt (UH-1s, 1st Helo Sqdn ADW)-w/ADW tower (118.4)






Ron (mdmonitor1@verizon.net)
Baltimore MD (390747N 763711W)
VHF/UHF: BC-895XLT/RS Pro-2045 w/Diamond D-130J discone
HF: Icom R75 & Sangean ATS 909 w/45-ft PAR EF-SWL

Add:
1440- DEECEE 03 (KC135 61-0307)- Land ADW
1446- DEECEE 95 (KC135 59-1469)- Land ADW
1450- ANVIL 33 (C-103H 94-6708 130AS WV ANG)- Land ADW [Depart short time late]
1510- SAM 756 (C-37A 97-0401 99AS)- Land ADW
1552- VENUS 94 (C-32 99-0004)- Land ADW
1615- VENUS 02 (VC-25 92-9000 89 AW)- Land ADW
1630- PAT 78 (C-37B 04-1778?)- Land ADW
1632- ARMY 301 (01-0301)- Land ADW
1700- RCH 427 (C-17A 09-9211 62AW)- Land ADW (Depart 1730ish to McChord)
1806- VENUS 21 (C-20B 86-0201 99AS 89AW)- Land ADW
1830- TITUS 10 (UC-35A 00-1053)- Land ADW
1830- GRIMM 25 (E-4B 73-1676 55WG/1ACCS)- Depart ADW
1856- DEECEE 22 (KC135 61-0307)- Land ADW
1900- NAVY 1000 (GLF5 166376)- Land ADW

 

[bpittman]

I think Huntress has been transmitting from the Frederick area lately. I think there is an FAA transmitter on the mountain in Gambrills. I'm just able to hear the controller.


Guard Dog seems to be transmitting from Leesburg.

With the technology and money available I would think they can take a mobile ground control unit about anywhere.

Bill

 

[CqDx]

ADS-B captured 98-0001 C-32B in the area now

 

[mdmonitor]

Guys,

Some new milair freqs for this area:

VIRGINIA

FORT A. P. HILL

A P HILL AAF (FORT A P HILL)-NON-ATCT

IDENT APH

FREQUENCIES

FREQUENCY 126.2 ADDED

FREQUENCY USE ADISORY ADDED

VIRGINIA

RICHMOND

RICHMOND INTL-ATCT

IDENT RIC

FREQUENCIES

FREQUENCY 40.2 DELETED

FREQ SUFFIX FM DELETED

FREQUENCY USE NG OPNS DELETED

FREQUENCY 49.72 ADDED

FREQUENCY USE FM ADDED

FREQUENCY 142.125 ADDED

FREQUENCY USE ARNG ADDED

FREQUENCY 365.95 ADDED

FREQUENCY USE ARNG ADDED

 

[freqhopping]

Civil Air Patrol on 150.5625 talking about being enroute for a grid search.

 

[freqhopping]

Guys,

Found this old post on the web but looks like most of the info is still accurate.

In the least it's a good place to start if you're interested in Pax River comms.

Woulkd be interesting if anyone lives near or visits the PAX area to confirm these freqs.

As I recall this list was put together by a milair enthusiast who used to work at PAX.

Any VX-21 references should be VX-23.