Weird ADS-B Siting

[SCPD]

Ya so I am just sitting here happily watching ADS-B traffic on my VRS and I looked up when VRS Auto-Selected this and why is this flying over Oklahoma?

 

[IAmSixNine]

Nice catch.
Few weeks ago i saw a DEA helo. Took a few pics but since its the DEA i dont want to post pics. lol

 

[kma371]

Training mission most likely. Other countries train with us all the time and vice versa

 

[SCPD]

I took another look and seen a fighter jet silhouette so ya could be training mission. Now Dept of Homeland Security helo has been flying overhead but it is Mode-S. Government at work. Seen some Talons, E3B Sentry's, KC-135R's, KC 10A's, i forgot what the propeller driven plane was.

 

[movinon]

Sorry a beginner here what is Ads...vrs??

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[SCPD]

Sorry a beginner here what is Ads...vrs??

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This explains it ADS-B - The RadioReference Wiki

The website you see in my image

Home - Virtual Radar Server
(standalone local server)

Software receivers needed:
dump1090
rtl1090
modesdeco
You need a RTL-SDR dongle

There is other radios that were designed solely for ADS-B that VRS can read from.

 

[movinon]

Thanks

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[pilotman6012]

Heavy transports fly over the US all the time,especially when they have units training at Nellis Afb during exercise training like Red Flag,in one day i had RAF(Royal Air Force),RAAF(Royal Australian Air Force) and from time to time you will see heavy tankers from many countries as well.,Oklahoma is right smack in the middle of the country,so they fly over all the time.

 

[plaws]

]Oklahoma is right smack in the middle of the country,so they fly over all the time.

There are AWACS based at TIK and there is a ton of training at LTS, END, and FSI. Many, many NATO partners train at those locations.

 

[SCPD]

YA I noticed TIK is quite busy daily never ADS-B mode only Mode-S except for a few occasions like one tanker did a fly over at KOKC after making 3 circles around the city. My Nooelec NESDR Smart dongle is doing a good job.

 

[kma371]

US Military rarely uses ADS-B with exception of a few tankers and E6 aircraft.

 

[plaws]

US Military rarely uses ADS-B with exception of a few tankers and E6 aircraft.

And TIK has both.

 

[kma371]

And TIK has both.

What units do they have stationed there? Besides the AWACS

 

[plaws]

What units do they have stationed there? Besides the AWACS

I don't know the units but there is a USN E6 unit there in addition to USAF AWACS. And lots of National Guard tankers.

 

[plaws]

I don't know the units but there is a USN E6 unit there in addition to USAF AWACS. And lots of National Guard tankers.

Had to look it up:

COMSTRATCOMMWING ONE (SCW-1) (Navy)
552d Air Control Wing (USAF)
513th Air Control Group (USAF)
507th Air Refueling Wing (USAFR)

And bunches more ... especially the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex which "performs programmed depot maintenance on the C/KC-135, B-1B, B-52 and E-3 aircraft; expanded phase maintenance on the Navy E-6 aircraft; and maintenance, repair and overhaul of F100, F101, F108, F110, F117, F118, F119 and TF33 engines for the Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, Navy and foreign military sales."

F100s? Didn't those get phased out decades ago? Oh, F100 *engine* ...

 

[kma371]

The E6 squadron out here at Travis has been turning off their ADS-B lately. Maybe they were catching on. Their KC10s use it also but not all of them.

 

[SCPD]

I've seen Talons and a C130H on Mode-S