ACY- Atlantic City NJ (KACY)
ADW- Joint Base Andrews 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 EST))
((Some acft idents from local Mode-S collection))
0743- Venus 01 (VC-25 #82-8000 PPO ADW)-depart ADW. Returns to ADW at 1435.
0807- Army 10301 (UC-35 # 01-0301 OSACOM ADW)-depart ADW.
0905- DeeCee 51 (KC-135R # 57-1512 756th ARS ADW)-depart ADW.
0917- Evac 10317 (KC-135R # 61-0317 KS ANG 190ARW/117ARS Forbes Field KS)-depart ADW. Also w/Griffin CP (378.1)
0927- Unid acft (no call noted)-w/PAX Base Ops (302.55) w/wx PIREP.
0940- Evac 85675 (C-130J-30 # 08-5675 317th AG Dyess AFB TX)-depart ADW then w/ZDC Calvert (133.9)
0949- PAT 1268 (C-12U # 85-1268 OSACOM VA RFC KDAA)-w/DAA Dispatch (139.4) advising headwinds on inbound flt were very strong and they will need refuel after VIP drop off. Depart DAA at 1043.
1001- Banger 21 flt (4 X F-16s, 119th FS NJ ANG ACY)-w/ZDC Salisbury (257.7) & ZDC Ship Bottom (285.4). Also on sqdn freq (140.7)
1006- Jenna 622 (FBI GULFSTREAM V N977GA, Manassas, VA)-depart Manassas VA.
1007- Colt flt (2 X A-10Cs, 104th FS MD ANG MTN)-w/Harrisburgh approach (281.525) for clearance to Kiowa MOA range. Also on sqdn discrete (293.2). Did afternoon sortie in the early 1400 hour.
1010- Axeman 1 flt (2 X A-10Cs,104th FS MD ANG MTN)-w/PAX approach (318.8) for entry into R-4006. Then w/BW (270.8). Also using 311.0 as interplane/FAC freq. New freq for them. Did afternoon sortie in the early 1400 hour. Also working w/Bezerk (unid JTAC) on 311.0.
1023- Air Force 2 (C-32A # 98-0002 1st AS ADW)-depart ADW. Going to Tennesse w/POTUS.
1027- SPAR 581 (C-21A # 84-0071 MI ANG 110FW/172AS Battle Creek MI)-w/Griffin CP w/inbound msg. Depart ADW at 1214 as Swift 41.
1037- Omaha 5 (US Customs helo)-working on Dept Homeland Security discrete (136.375). Apparently testing/using some sort of video transmission system. Advises PTC that they will head toward Quantico VA then return to DAA.
1052- Pioneer ?? (unid VSX-1 PAX)-w/VSX-1 Ops (341.1) advising that they are clear to launch mission.
1054- Air Force 1 (VC-25 # 92-9000 PPO ADW)-depart ADW.
1100- SAM 44 (C-32A # 09-0015 1st AS ADW)-depart ADW. AF1 back up.
1123- Venus 91 (C-32A # 98-0001 1st AS ADW)-depart ADW. Return to ADW at 1510.
1125- PAT 009 (UC-35 # 98-0009 OSACOM ADW)-depart ADW.
1151- Guard 209 (UH-72 Lakota # 11-72209 1-224th Security and Support Battalion (S&S))-local activity at Weide AAF (126.2)
1213- Navy 100 (C-37 # 166376 VR-1 ADW)-depart ADW then w/ZDC Calvert (133.9)
1406- PAT 10 (ident as single UH-72)-w/Wash Helo (134.35)
1409- Banger 51 flt (F-16s, 119th FS NJ ANG ACY)-w/ZDC Ship Bottom (285.4) then w/BW (305.2). CAS training using GBU-12s w/instantaneous fuzes & GBU-38s, non-Rover equipped. Also working w/Bezerk (unid JTAC) on 311.0. Also on sqdn freq (140.2).On way home to ACY w/ZDC Snow Hill (236.825) & ZDC Ship Bottom (285.4).
1411- SAM 083 (C-37 # 99-0404 99th AS ADW)-depart ADW.
1415- PAT 925 (UC-35 # 99-0103, USARC B/2-228 AVN (TA) Dobbins ARB GA)-land at ADW. Depart ADW at 1520.
1418- Scary flt (2 X F-16s, 121st FS DC ANG ADW)-w/BW (270.8) & on sqdn freq (139.15). Practicing acquiring and overtaking acft as would be done in real world scrambles against low flying/low speed targets.
1513- Pacer 99 (C-21A # 84-0075 457th AS ADW)-depart ADW.
1531- Rhody 41 (C-130J-30 #99-1432 RI ANG 143AW/143AS Quonset Point RI)-w/ZDC Cape Charles (132.55)
1537- SAM 013 (C-37B # 06-0500 99th AS ADW)-depart ADW.
2. HF: ((Times UTC, Freqs KHz))
13312.0 1413Z LNT (CamsLant Chesapeake VA) USB/ALE w/J31 (USCG MH-60T # 6031 CGAS Elizabeth City NC). Then in voice 6031 (not heard) reporting returning to home plate.
13312.0 1645Z LNT USB/ALE w/N17 (USCG HC-144A #2317 ALC Elizabeth City NC). In voice N17 (weak) passes position report to CamsLant.
15867.0 2042Z OPB (OPBAT Service Center, Nassau, Bahamas) USB/ALE w/J08 (USCG MH-60T #6008 CGAS Clearwater FL). After ALE handshake encrypted voice comms.
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
