The callsigns and frequencies would be specific to each unit/squadron. The NY ANG 174th ATKW MQ-9s based out of Syracuse use callsigns APEX 01, COBRA 01, PYTHON 01, GHOST 01, SNAKE 01, MAMBA 01 when conducting local training. Noted TAC frequencies have been 259.500, 271.100, 267.800, 289.050, 250.475.
Thank you for replying @AirScan. Well i think i am able to sort the callsigns to their squadrons: MAMBA, COBRA, PYTHON and SNAKE are attached to the 174th OG and stretch across the 3 Reaper squadrons at Syracuse which are the 108th, 138th and 491st ATKS. The other remaining 2 callsigns, GHOST and APEX are probably for advanced combat simulation training, and therefore APEX is assigned to the 138th ATKS, while GHOST could be assigned to the 491st ATKS, which, referring to their mission, would make sense. I think the callsign here i heard at Cannon AFB belongs to the 65th SOS, the Lucky Dicers. 118.425 was the frequency.
APEX, COBRA, PYTHON are the most commonly used, almost on a daily basis (Mon-Fri). SNAKE, MAMBA, GHOST are very rarely heard. These observations come from mostly monitoring LiveATC. As I'm to far away to hear most of their TAC comms I've not been able to correlate a callsign with a specific mission type or squadron.
The NY ANG also use VHF as primary when communicating with ATC. You can hear them on the LiveATC feeds at Syracuse and ZBW Boston Center (UCA09/ART08). They usually depart in the morning around 0830-0930 EDT and return in the afternoon or evening after typically working in the GRIMM and OSWEGO ATCAAs or at the Fort Drum Range (R5201/2), and occasionally in the MISTY MOAs (over Lake Ontario).
A little correction: the 65th SOS is an MCE Reaper squadron from Hurlburt Field, they currently do not have MQ-9's at Hurlburt. DICER14 could belong to a squadron at Cannon AFB.
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