While looking through NOTAMs for Savannah IAP, Hunter AAF, and Wright AAF this evening, I saw that the Base Ops frequency for Wright AAF (Midcoast Regional Airport) has been changed from 38.500 MHz to 276.025 MHz.
Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net
13 July 2009
06 July 2009
Savannah-Area Hurricane Frequences for 2009
This is an article that appears yearly in the Savannah-area Amateur Radio club newsletters. Once again, it has been updated for a new year and was submitted to Groundwaves, the newsletter of the Coastal Amateur Radio Society and to Key Klix, the newsletter of the Amateur Radio Club of Savannah.
With Hurricane Season upon us, it is a good time to gather information on communications related to the response to a storm.
Amateur Radio
In the event of a hurricane, Amateur Radio would of course play a large part in the response to the storm. Georgia Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) would activate to support state and local emergency management. Other organizations would activate to respond to the hurricane in other capacities.
ARES, when activated will use several 2-meter repeaters for local area, point-to-point traffic. Should the repeaters fail, the initial 2-meter fallback simplex frequency would be the National Calling Frequency. HF frequencies would be used for more long distant communications including communications with statewide ARES and emergency management stations.
146.970 - Chatham County ARES Ops Primary
147.330 - Chatham County ARES Ops Secondary (203.5 PL)
146.880 - Chatham ARES Ops Secondary
147.105 - Georgia ARES Southeast District Ops
146.745 - Effingham County Repeater (97.4 PL)
146.520 - National Calling Frequency
146.850 - American Red Cross Primary
3.975 LSB - Georgia ARES Primary HF
7.275 LSB - Georgia ARES Secondary HF
5.330.5 USB - Georgia ARES Section Emergency Net
Other organizations that might activate to assist in response and relief efforts are the Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network and Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief teams.
7.265 LSB - SATERN (Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network)
14.265 USB - SATERN (Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network)
151.625 - Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief (VHF Itinerant)
147.550 - Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief
147.555 - Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief
3.865 LSB - Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief
7.238 LSB - Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief
7.251 LSB - South CARS Net
7.262 LSB - Southern Baptist Convention Net
A good way to keep track of and to gather information on a hurricane is the venerable Hurricane Watch Net, which has been around since 1965. This net will activate whenever there is a hurricane within 300 miles of a populated land mass or when activation is requested by the National Hurricane Center. The purpose of the net is to gather information from the storm for the National Hurricane Center and to pass on National Weather Service advisories on the storm. Information on hurricanes can also be heard on the Maritime Mobile Network. They also collect information for the National Weather Service and pass weather service advisories.
14.325 USB - Hurricane Watch Net
14.300 USB - Maritime Mobile Network
Government
Local public safety agencies would be in the front lines of hurricane response. A listing of agency frequencies and Chatham-Effingham Trunked Repeater System (TRS) talkgroups would be too long to list here, but can be found at the Radio Reference website (http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?ctid=407). There are emergency management, mutual aid, and common frequencies and talkgroups that would be good to include in scanner programming. These would be used by a wide variety of agencies during any multi-agency response.
Conventional Frequencies
122.900 – Airborne Operations
123.025 - Airborne Operations
123.100 - Airborne Operations
154.280 - Fire Mutual Aid
155.340 - HEAR (Hospitals, EMS)
155.475 - Law Enforcement National Emergency
853.6375 - Chatham County 800 Conventional
866.0125 - I-Call
866.5125 - I-Tac 1
867.0125 - I-Tac 2
867.5125 - I-Tac 3
868.0125 - I-Tac 4
Chatham-Effingham TRS Talkgroups
6224 - Chatham County Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) 1
6256 - Chatham County Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) 2
6288 - Chatham County Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) 3
6320 - Chatham County Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) 4
6352 - Chatham County Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) 5
33456 - Police Common
54032 – Police Common Digital
37072 - Fire Common
3632 – Fire Tac 1
3664 – Fire Tac 2
3696 – Fire Tac 3
3728 – Fire Tac 4
3760 – Fire Tac 5
3792 – Fire Tac 6
2416 - Medical Common
50320 - Savannah City Common
50352 - Chatham County Countywide Common
1648 - Chatham County Common
4240 - Chatham County Westside Common
4272 - Chatham County Eastside Common
Both Hunter Army Airfield and Savannah International Airport and the military units based there would be involved in relief operations in the event of a hurricane striking the coastal Georgia area. B-169 Aviation of the Georgia Army National Guard at Hunter AAF would likely support local operations while the 165th Airlift Wing at Savannah IAP would be able to help provide an air bridge for the Savannah area. The United States Coast Guard would also assist in the response to a hurricane with both aircraft from Air Station Savannah and surface assets from Sector Charleston and its subordinate unit Station Tybee (and beyond).
124.975 AM – Hunter AAF Control Tower
279.575 AM – Hunter AAF Control Tower
126.200 AM – Hunter AAF Base Ops
38.150 FM – B-169 AVN “Hurricane Ops”
139.400 AM – B-169 AVN “Guard Operations”
242.400 AM – B-169 AVN Air-to-Air
119.100 AM - Savannah IAP Control Tower
257.800 AM - Savannah IAP Control Tower
225.750 AM - 165 Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard Command Post
237.000 AM - Air National Guard CRTC Command Post
156.800 – Marine VHF Ch. 16, Calling/Distress
156.650 – Marine VHF Ch. 13
157.050 – Marine VHF Ch. 21, Sector Charleston Primary Operating
167.0875 – LE ALPHA (Federal Interoperability Frequency)
345.000 AM - USCG Air Station Savannah Ops
Charleston Air Force Base is involved in relief operations not only nationwide but worldwide. Aircraft inbound to Charleston AFB from the south can easily be heard from the Savannah area.
134.100 AM - Charleston AFB Command Post
349.400 AM - Charleston AFB Command Post
Another agency that would support hurricane response efforts would the United States Air Force auxiliary, the Civil Air Patrol. The Civil Air Patrol is in the midst of frequency changes, so it would be prudent to keep both their old and new frequencies in mind. The CAP also uses repeater output frequencies as simplex frequencies.
148.150 - Civil Air Patrol Primary Repeater Output
148.125 - Civil Air Patrol Repeater, Coastal Georgia Area
148.175 - New Civil Air Patrol Repeaters
148.775 - New Civil Air Patrol Repeaters
There are many lists on the Internet that list HF frequencies for the “Hurricane Hunter” aircraft. For the most part, these lists are obsolete; the “Hurricane Hunters” now use satellite communications, including military SATCOM, instead of HF for their primary means of communications with ground stations.
Thanks to the ARES Officers past and present and Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief operators who were kind enough to pass along frequencies for this article. This is the third version of this article and it is a constant work in progress. It was updated this year with changes in ARES frequencies and with frequencies noted in use during a recent Hurricane Exercise. If you have any corrections or additions, please contact me at kf4lmt@comcast.net.
Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net
With Hurricane Season upon us, it is a good time to gather information on communications related to the response to a storm.
Amateur Radio
In the event of a hurricane, Amateur Radio would of course play a large part in the response to the storm. Georgia Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) would activate to support state and local emergency management. Other organizations would activate to respond to the hurricane in other capacities.
ARES, when activated will use several 2-meter repeaters for local area, point-to-point traffic. Should the repeaters fail, the initial 2-meter fallback simplex frequency would be the National Calling Frequency. HF frequencies would be used for more long distant communications including communications with statewide ARES and emergency management stations.
146.970 - Chatham County ARES Ops Primary
147.330 - Chatham County ARES Ops Secondary (203.5 PL)
146.880 - Chatham ARES Ops Secondary
147.105 - Georgia ARES Southeast District Ops
146.745 - Effingham County Repeater (97.4 PL)
146.520 - National Calling Frequency
146.850 - American Red Cross Primary
3.975 LSB - Georgia ARES Primary HF
7.275 LSB - Georgia ARES Secondary HF
5.330.5 USB - Georgia ARES Section Emergency Net
Other organizations that might activate to assist in response and relief efforts are the Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network and Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief teams.
7.265 LSB - SATERN (Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network)
14.265 USB - SATERN (Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network)
151.625 - Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief (VHF Itinerant)
147.550 - Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief
147.555 - Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief
3.865 LSB - Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief
7.238 LSB - Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief
7.251 LSB - South CARS Net
7.262 LSB - Southern Baptist Convention Net
A good way to keep track of and to gather information on a hurricane is the venerable Hurricane Watch Net, which has been around since 1965. This net will activate whenever there is a hurricane within 300 miles of a populated land mass or when activation is requested by the National Hurricane Center. The purpose of the net is to gather information from the storm for the National Hurricane Center and to pass on National Weather Service advisories on the storm. Information on hurricanes can also be heard on the Maritime Mobile Network. They also collect information for the National Weather Service and pass weather service advisories.
14.325 USB - Hurricane Watch Net
14.300 USB - Maritime Mobile Network
Government
Local public safety agencies would be in the front lines of hurricane response. A listing of agency frequencies and Chatham-Effingham Trunked Repeater System (TRS) talkgroups would be too long to list here, but can be found at the Radio Reference website (http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?ctid=407). There are emergency management, mutual aid, and common frequencies and talkgroups that would be good to include in scanner programming. These would be used by a wide variety of agencies during any multi-agency response.
Conventional Frequencies
122.900 – Airborne Operations
123.025 - Airborne Operations
123.100 - Airborne Operations
154.280 - Fire Mutual Aid
155.340 - HEAR (Hospitals, EMS)
155.475 - Law Enforcement National Emergency
853.6375 - Chatham County 800 Conventional
866.0125 - I-Call
866.5125 - I-Tac 1
867.0125 - I-Tac 2
867.5125 - I-Tac 3
868.0125 - I-Tac 4
Chatham-Effingham TRS Talkgroups
6224 - Chatham County Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) 1
6256 - Chatham County Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) 2
6288 - Chatham County Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) 3
6320 - Chatham County Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) 4
6352 - Chatham County Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) 5
33456 - Police Common
54032 – Police Common Digital
37072 - Fire Common
3632 – Fire Tac 1
3664 – Fire Tac 2
3696 – Fire Tac 3
3728 – Fire Tac 4
3760 – Fire Tac 5
3792 – Fire Tac 6
2416 - Medical Common
50320 - Savannah City Common
50352 - Chatham County Countywide Common
1648 - Chatham County Common
4240 - Chatham County Westside Common
4272 - Chatham County Eastside Common
Both Hunter Army Airfield and Savannah International Airport and the military units based there would be involved in relief operations in the event of a hurricane striking the coastal Georgia area. B-169 Aviation of the Georgia Army National Guard at Hunter AAF would likely support local operations while the 165th Airlift Wing at Savannah IAP would be able to help provide an air bridge for the Savannah area. The United States Coast Guard would also assist in the response to a hurricane with both aircraft from Air Station Savannah and surface assets from Sector Charleston and its subordinate unit Station Tybee (and beyond).
124.975 AM – Hunter AAF Control Tower
279.575 AM – Hunter AAF Control Tower
126.200 AM – Hunter AAF Base Ops
38.150 FM – B-169 AVN “Hurricane Ops”
139.400 AM – B-169 AVN “Guard Operations”
242.400 AM – B-169 AVN Air-to-Air
119.100 AM - Savannah IAP Control Tower
257.800 AM - Savannah IAP Control Tower
225.750 AM - 165 Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard Command Post
237.000 AM - Air National Guard CRTC Command Post
156.800 – Marine VHF Ch. 16, Calling/Distress
156.650 – Marine VHF Ch. 13
157.050 – Marine VHF Ch. 21, Sector Charleston Primary Operating
167.0875 – LE ALPHA (Federal Interoperability Frequency)
345.000 AM - USCG Air Station Savannah Ops
Charleston Air Force Base is involved in relief operations not only nationwide but worldwide. Aircraft inbound to Charleston AFB from the south can easily be heard from the Savannah area.
134.100 AM - Charleston AFB Command Post
349.400 AM - Charleston AFB Command Post
Another agency that would support hurricane response efforts would the United States Air Force auxiliary, the Civil Air Patrol. The Civil Air Patrol is in the midst of frequency changes, so it would be prudent to keep both their old and new frequencies in mind. The CAP also uses repeater output frequencies as simplex frequencies.
148.150 - Civil Air Patrol Primary Repeater Output
148.125 - Civil Air Patrol Repeater, Coastal Georgia Area
148.175 - New Civil Air Patrol Repeaters
148.775 - New Civil Air Patrol Repeaters
There are many lists on the Internet that list HF frequencies for the “Hurricane Hunter” aircraft. For the most part, these lists are obsolete; the “Hurricane Hunters” now use satellite communications, including military SATCOM, instead of HF for their primary means of communications with ground stations.
Thanks to the ARES Officers past and present and Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief operators who were kind enough to pass along frequencies for this article. This is the third version of this article and it is a constant work in progress. It was updated this year with changes in ARES frequencies and with frequencies noted in use during a recent Hurricane Exercise. If you have any corrections or additions, please contact me at kf4lmt@comcast.net.
Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net
Military Monitoring Recap; June 2009
Hunter AAF
124.975 - Tower
279.575 - Tower
285.425 - Tower
121.800 - Ground
291.675 - Ground
126.200 - Base Ops
51.050 - Helicopter Common
309.000 - PMSV
406.1625 - Tower/Base Ops
406.7625 - POL
415.1625 - Trans Alert
67.975 - 1-3 AVN "VIPER OPS"
43.625 - 1-3 AVN air-to-air
54.600 - 2-3 AVN "KNIGHTHAKW OPS"
51.375 - 3-17 CAV "LIGHTHORSE OPS"
36.525 - 3-17 CAV air-to-air
46.525 - 3-17 CAV air-to-air
245.175 - 3-17 CAV air-to-air
245.275 - 3-17 CAV air-to-air
49.700 - 4-3 AVN "BRAWLER OPS"
38.925 - 4-3 AVN air-to-air
77.725 - 224 MI Bn "SUNNY OPS"
123.475 - 224 MI Bn air-to-air
38.150 - B-169 AVN "HURRICANE OPS"
345.000 - USCG Air Station Savanah Ops
157.175 - Marine VHF Ch. 83, Savannah Air MX Control
323.125 - Hunter AAF ATIS
127.525 - Hunter AAF ATIS (New)
ARMY 25289 (AH-64D, 1-3 AVN)
ARMY 25290 (AH-64D, 1-3 AVN)
ARMY 25291 (AH-64D, 1-3 AVN)
ARMY 25293 (AH-64D, 1-3 AVN)
ARMY 25298 (AH-64D, 1-3 AVN)
ARMY 25306 (AH-64D, 1-3 AVN)
ARMY 35360 (AH-64D, 1-3 AVN)
ARMY 35364 (AH-64D, 1-3 AVN)
ARMY 35377 (AH-64D, 1-3 AVN)
ARMY 35401 (AH-64D, 1-3 AVN)
ARMY 26271 (UH-60L, A/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 26556 (UH-60L, A/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 26558 (UH-60L, A/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 26795 (UH-60L, A/2-3 AVN)
RIVER ## (CH-47D, B/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 24427 (UH-60A, C/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 24638 (UH-60A, C/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 24749 (UH-60A, C/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 26456 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 26501 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 26510 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 26512 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 26513 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 26525 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 26542 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 26585 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 26629 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 26631 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 26633 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 26824 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 26859 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 27065 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 27068 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 27075 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 10330 (OH-58D, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 10551 (OH-58D, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 10558 (OH-58D, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 10561 (OH-58D, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 20590 (OH-58D, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 20595 (OH-58D, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 30981 (OH-58D, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 30988 (OH-58D, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 40150 (OH-58D, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 40185 (OH-58D, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 71330 (OH-58D, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 26286 (MH-60L, 3-160 SOAR)
ARMY 26417 (MH-60L, 3-160 SOAR)
ARMY 26490 (MH-60L, 3-160 SOAR)
ARMY 03749 (MH-47G, 3-160 SOAR)
ARMY 03753 (MH-47G, 3-160 SOAR)
SUNNY ## (RC-12N, 224 MI Bn)
GUARD 249 (CH-47D, B-169 AVN)
GUARD 252 (CH-47D, B-169 AVN)
GUARD 296 (CH-47D, B-169 AVN)
HURRICANE ## (CH-47D, B-169 AVN)
TESTHAWK ## (H-60, OLR)
TESTHOOK ## (H-47, OLR)
COAST GUARD 6542 (MH-65C, Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6545 (MH-65C, Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6565 (MH-65C, Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6604 (MH-65C, Savannah)
ARMY 1778 (C-37)
COAST GUARD 1502 (HC-130)
COAST GUARD 6012 (HH-60J)
LIFTR 35 (C-17, 437/315 AW)
NAVY 613 (H-60)
NAVY JV 829 (C-40, VR-58)
NAVY LL 42 (P-3C, VP-30)
PEACH 88 (E-8C, 128 ACCS)
Savannah IAP/CRTC
119.100 - Tower
257.800 - Tower
121.900 - Ground
348.600 - Ground
120.400 - Approach/Departure
353.775 - Approach/Departure
125.300 - Approach/Departure
371.875 - Approach/Departure
118.400 - Approach/Departure
307.225 - Approach/Departure
225.750 - 165th AW CP
DAWG ## (C-130H, 165th AW)
COAST GUARD 2110 (HU-25)
FLIGHT CHECK 77
NAVY AJ 703 (H-60, HS-3)
Fort Stewart/Wright AAF
127.350 - Marne Radio
279.626 - Marne Radio
126.250 - Wright AAF Tower
269.275 - Wright AAF Tower
51.050 - Helicopter Common
48.500 - Range Control
280.800 - Range Control
CASINO 01 (B-52)
PAT 0507
MCAS Beaufort
328.425 - Approach/Departure
292.125 - Approach/Departure
281.800 - Base Ops
264.500 - PMSV
253.100 - VMFA-122 Base
283.400 - VMFA-122 Tac 1
354.325 - VMFA-122 Tac 2
313.800 - VMFA(AW)-251 Base
290.000 - VMFA-251 Tac 1
327.475 - VMFA-251 Tac 2
376.425 - VMFA-251 Tac 3
310.200 - VMFA(AW)-533 Base
299.300 - VMFA(AW)-533 Tac 2
354.400 - VFA-86 Base
308.925 - VFA-86 Tac 1
363.825 - VFA-86 Tac 2
NIKEL 3# (F/A-18C, VMFA-122)
TBOLT 5# (F/A-18C, VMFA-251)
CHECK 6# (F/A-18C, VMFA-312)
HAWK 8# (F/A-18D, VMFA-533)
WINDER ## (F/A-18C, VFA-86)
FOX 515 (C-12, MCAS Beaufort)
CONVOY 4367
Charleston AFB
306.925 - Charleston App/Dep
349.400 - Charleston AFB "PALMETTO OPS"
134.100 - Charleston AFB "PALMETTO OPS"
233.950 - PMSV
372.200 - PTD
LIFTR ## (C-17, 437/315 AW)
CODY 01 (C-130, 302 AW)
JOSA 015
Shaw AFB
252.100 - Shaw AFB SOF
311.200 - 55th FS "SHOOTER OPS"
139.900 - 55th FS air-to-air
141.650 - 55th FS air-to-air
142.400 - 55th FS air-to-air
273.700 - 77th FS "GAMBLER OPS"
139.975 - 77th FS air-to-air
141.950 - 77th FS air-to-air
320.525 - 79th FS "TIGER OPS"
138.150 - 79th FS air-to-air
139.925 - 79th FS air-to-air
141.550 - 79th FS air-to-air
141.600 - 79th FS air-to-air
141.700 - 79th FS air-to-air
CONAN (F-16CM, 55th FS)
KILLER (F-16CM, 55th FS)
MOJO (F-16CM, 55th FS)
STING (F-16CM, 55th FS)
LUCID (F-16CM, 77th FS)
PEAK (F-16CM, 77th FS)
SKYCAP (F-16CM, 77th FS)
VEGAS (F-16CM, 77th FS)
BEAST (F-16CM, 79th FS)
HELLCAT (F-16CM, 79th FS)
MADCAT (F-16CM, 79th FS)
SCAR (F-16CM, 79th FS)
SPITFIRE (F-16CM, 79th FS)
STORMY (F-16CM, 79th FS)
TURBAN (F-16CM, 79th FS)
McIntire JNGB
298.300 - 169th FW "SWAMP FOX OPS"
141.825 - 169th FW V14
143.625 - 169th FW V15
141.925 - 169th FS V17
MACE ## (F-16CM, 169th FW)
VIPER ## (F-16CM, 169th FW)
HEAT ## (F-16CM, 169th FW)
Jacksonville IAP
251.250 - 125th FW Maintenance/Ops
234.800 - 125th FW Aux 6
253.700 - 125th FW Aux 7
314.200 - 125th FW Aux 8
343.000 - 125th FW Aux 9
FANG (F-15, 125th FW)
SNAKE (F-15, 125th FW)
RATTLER (F-15, 125th FW)
Robins AFB/JSTARS
293.525 - 116th ACW "PEACHTREE OPS"
235.325 - JSTARS Discrete
259.975 - JSTARS Discrete
318.300 - JSTARS Discrete
328.025 - JSTARS Discrete
335.950 - JSTARS Discrete
335.975 - JSTARS Discrete
341.750 - JSTARS Discrete
372.150 - JSTARS Discrete
395.150 - JSTARS Discrete
PEACH 02 (E-8C frontend, 116th ACW)
PEACH 33 (E-8C frontend, 330th CTS)
PEACH 81 (E-8C frontend, 128th ACCS)
ALLEYCAT (E-8C backend, 128th ACCS)
STARGATE (E-8C backend, 330th CTS)
Ranges/Military Operating Areas
119.225 - Townsend Range
228.400 - Townsend Range
252.900 - Townsend Range
343.750 - Bulldog MOA
354.300 - BEEFEATER ECM Range (Poinsett)
SEALORD (USN FACSFAC Jax)
120.950 - North Primary
284.500 - North Primary
267.500 - South Primary
133.950 - South Primary
313.700 - North Secondary
385.300 - W-157 Discrete
376.900 - W-157 Discrete
349.800 - W-157 Discrete
301.000 - South TACTS Range
350.000 - South TACTS Range
311.500 - BRISTOL Discrete
227.100 - unknown link coordination with BRISTOL
318.600 - SEALORD Discrete
311.000 - USAF CP, used for AR in W-157
138.600 - STEALTH (117th ACS) Discrete
DOUBLESHOT (W-161/177)
127.725 - Primary
279.725 - Primary
258.400 - Discrete
381.350 - Discrete
Miscellaneous
AMBUSH ## (F/A-18, VFC-12)
BACKE ## (KC=135, 916 ARW)
BOLT ## (KC-135, 6 AMW)
CANFORCE 0460 (unknown, RCAF)
DRAGNET (E-3 backend, 966th ACCS)
JOLLY 10 (HH-60)
KING 15 (HC-130, 71 RQS)
KING 16 (HC-130, 71 RQS)
NAVY LL ## (P-3C, VP-30)
NOAA 43 (P-3)
ROMAN ## (F/A-18, VFA-106)
SENTRY 02 (E-3 frontend, 966th ACCS)
SENTRY 60 (E-3 frontend, 966th ACCS)
TAZZ 76 (KC-135, 121 ARW)
VALOR 20 (T-37, 14 FTW)
364.200 - NORAD AICC
260.900 - NORAD Discrete
387.100 - AWACS Discrete
228.225 - ANGEL OPS (Moody AFB)
310.200 - NAS Jax Base Ops
371.350 - CPRW-11 Base (NAS Jacksonville)
ARTCC
256.900 - Jax Center
269.550 - Jax Center Columbia Low
277.400 - Jax Center Brunswick Low
281.550 - Jax Center Columbia Low
282.200 - Jax Center Jekyll Low
282.300 - Jax Center Alma High
285.650 - Jax Center Statesboro High
290.400 - Jax Center Waycross Low
319.200 - Jax Center Aiken High
322.500 - Jax Center Savannah Low
346.250 - Jax Center St. Augustine
351.700 - Jax Center Summerville High
363.200 - Jax Center Allendale Low
370.950 - Jax Center Georgetown High
379.100 - Jax Center Charleston Low
323.000 - Atlanta Center Macon
Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net
124.975 - Tower
279.575 - Tower
285.425 - Tower
121.800 - Ground
291.675 - Ground
126.200 - Base Ops
51.050 - Helicopter Common
309.000 - PMSV
406.1625 - Tower/Base Ops
406.7625 - POL
415.1625 - Trans Alert
67.975 - 1-3 AVN "VIPER OPS"
43.625 - 1-3 AVN air-to-air
54.600 - 2-3 AVN "KNIGHTHAKW OPS"
51.375 - 3-17 CAV "LIGHTHORSE OPS"
36.525 - 3-17 CAV air-to-air
46.525 - 3-17 CAV air-to-air
245.175 - 3-17 CAV air-to-air
245.275 - 3-17 CAV air-to-air
49.700 - 4-3 AVN "BRAWLER OPS"
38.925 - 4-3 AVN air-to-air
77.725 - 224 MI Bn "SUNNY OPS"
123.475 - 224 MI Bn air-to-air
38.150 - B-169 AVN "HURRICANE OPS"
345.000 - USCG Air Station Savanah Ops
157.175 - Marine VHF Ch. 83, Savannah Air MX Control
323.125 - Hunter AAF ATIS
127.525 - Hunter AAF ATIS (New)
ARMY 25289 (AH-64D, 1-3 AVN)
ARMY 25290 (AH-64D, 1-3 AVN)
ARMY 25291 (AH-64D, 1-3 AVN)
ARMY 25293 (AH-64D, 1-3 AVN)
ARMY 25298 (AH-64D, 1-3 AVN)
ARMY 25306 (AH-64D, 1-3 AVN)
ARMY 35360 (AH-64D, 1-3 AVN)
ARMY 35364 (AH-64D, 1-3 AVN)
ARMY 35377 (AH-64D, 1-3 AVN)
ARMY 35401 (AH-64D, 1-3 AVN)
ARMY 26271 (UH-60L, A/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 26556 (UH-60L, A/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 26558 (UH-60L, A/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 26795 (UH-60L, A/2-3 AVN)
RIVER ## (CH-47D, B/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 24427 (UH-60A, C/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 24638 (UH-60A, C/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 24749 (UH-60A, C/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 26456 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 26501 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 26510 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 26512 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 26513 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 26525 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 26542 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 26585 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 26629 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 26631 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 26633 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 26824 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 26859 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 27065 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 27068 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 27075 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 10330 (OH-58D, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 10551 (OH-58D, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 10558 (OH-58D, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 10561 (OH-58D, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 20590 (OH-58D, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 20595 (OH-58D, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 30981 (OH-58D, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 30988 (OH-58D, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 40150 (OH-58D, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 40185 (OH-58D, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 71330 (OH-58D, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 26286 (MH-60L, 3-160 SOAR)
ARMY 26417 (MH-60L, 3-160 SOAR)
ARMY 26490 (MH-60L, 3-160 SOAR)
ARMY 03749 (MH-47G, 3-160 SOAR)
ARMY 03753 (MH-47G, 3-160 SOAR)
SUNNY ## (RC-12N, 224 MI Bn)
GUARD 249 (CH-47D, B-169 AVN)
GUARD 252 (CH-47D, B-169 AVN)
GUARD 296 (CH-47D, B-169 AVN)
HURRICANE ## (CH-47D, B-169 AVN)
TESTHAWK ## (H-60, OLR)
TESTHOOK ## (H-47, OLR)
COAST GUARD 6542 (MH-65C, Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6545 (MH-65C, Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6565 (MH-65C, Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6604 (MH-65C, Savannah)
ARMY 1778 (C-37)
COAST GUARD 1502 (HC-130)
COAST GUARD 6012 (HH-60J)
LIFTR 35 (C-17, 437/315 AW)
NAVY 613 (H-60)
NAVY JV 829 (C-40, VR-58)
NAVY LL 42 (P-3C, VP-30)
PEACH 88 (E-8C, 128 ACCS)
Savannah IAP/CRTC
119.100 - Tower
257.800 - Tower
121.900 - Ground
348.600 - Ground
120.400 - Approach/Departure
353.775 - Approach/Departure
125.300 - Approach/Departure
371.875 - Approach/Departure
118.400 - Approach/Departure
307.225 - Approach/Departure
225.750 - 165th AW CP
DAWG ## (C-130H, 165th AW)
COAST GUARD 2110 (HU-25)
FLIGHT CHECK 77
NAVY AJ 703 (H-60, HS-3)
Fort Stewart/Wright AAF
127.350 - Marne Radio
279.626 - Marne Radio
126.250 - Wright AAF Tower
269.275 - Wright AAF Tower
51.050 - Helicopter Common
48.500 - Range Control
280.800 - Range Control
CASINO 01 (B-52)
PAT 0507
MCAS Beaufort
328.425 - Approach/Departure
292.125 - Approach/Departure
281.800 - Base Ops
264.500 - PMSV
253.100 - VMFA-122 Base
283.400 - VMFA-122 Tac 1
354.325 - VMFA-122 Tac 2
313.800 - VMFA(AW)-251 Base
290.000 - VMFA-251 Tac 1
327.475 - VMFA-251 Tac 2
376.425 - VMFA-251 Tac 3
310.200 - VMFA(AW)-533 Base
299.300 - VMFA(AW)-533 Tac 2
354.400 - VFA-86 Base
308.925 - VFA-86 Tac 1
363.825 - VFA-86 Tac 2
NIKEL 3# (F/A-18C, VMFA-122)
TBOLT 5# (F/A-18C, VMFA-251)
CHECK 6# (F/A-18C, VMFA-312)
HAWK 8# (F/A-18D, VMFA-533)
WINDER ## (F/A-18C, VFA-86)
FOX 515 (C-12, MCAS Beaufort)
CONVOY 4367
Charleston AFB
306.925 - Charleston App/Dep
349.400 - Charleston AFB "PALMETTO OPS"
134.100 - Charleston AFB "PALMETTO OPS"
233.950 - PMSV
372.200 - PTD
LIFTR ## (C-17, 437/315 AW)
CODY 01 (C-130, 302 AW)
JOSA 015
Shaw AFB
252.100 - Shaw AFB SOF
311.200 - 55th FS "SHOOTER OPS"
139.900 - 55th FS air-to-air
141.650 - 55th FS air-to-air
142.400 - 55th FS air-to-air
273.700 - 77th FS "GAMBLER OPS"
139.975 - 77th FS air-to-air
141.950 - 77th FS air-to-air
320.525 - 79th FS "TIGER OPS"
138.150 - 79th FS air-to-air
139.925 - 79th FS air-to-air
141.550 - 79th FS air-to-air
141.600 - 79th FS air-to-air
141.700 - 79th FS air-to-air
CONAN (F-16CM, 55th FS)
KILLER (F-16CM, 55th FS)
MOJO (F-16CM, 55th FS)
STING (F-16CM, 55th FS)
LUCID (F-16CM, 77th FS)
PEAK (F-16CM, 77th FS)
SKYCAP (F-16CM, 77th FS)
VEGAS (F-16CM, 77th FS)
BEAST (F-16CM, 79th FS)
HELLCAT (F-16CM, 79th FS)
MADCAT (F-16CM, 79th FS)
SCAR (F-16CM, 79th FS)
SPITFIRE (F-16CM, 79th FS)
STORMY (F-16CM, 79th FS)
TURBAN (F-16CM, 79th FS)
McIntire JNGB
298.300 - 169th FW "SWAMP FOX OPS"
141.825 - 169th FW V14
143.625 - 169th FW V15
141.925 - 169th FS V17
MACE ## (F-16CM, 169th FW)
VIPER ## (F-16CM, 169th FW)
HEAT ## (F-16CM, 169th FW)
Jacksonville IAP
251.250 - 125th FW Maintenance/Ops
234.800 - 125th FW Aux 6
253.700 - 125th FW Aux 7
314.200 - 125th FW Aux 8
343.000 - 125th FW Aux 9
FANG (F-15, 125th FW)
SNAKE (F-15, 125th FW)
RATTLER (F-15, 125th FW)
Robins AFB/JSTARS
293.525 - 116th ACW "PEACHTREE OPS"
235.325 - JSTARS Discrete
259.975 - JSTARS Discrete
318.300 - JSTARS Discrete
328.025 - JSTARS Discrete
335.950 - JSTARS Discrete
335.975 - JSTARS Discrete
341.750 - JSTARS Discrete
372.150 - JSTARS Discrete
395.150 - JSTARS Discrete
PEACH 02 (E-8C frontend, 116th ACW)
PEACH 33 (E-8C frontend, 330th CTS)
PEACH 81 (E-8C frontend, 128th ACCS)
ALLEYCAT (E-8C backend, 128th ACCS)
STARGATE (E-8C backend, 330th CTS)
Ranges/Military Operating Areas
119.225 - Townsend Range
228.400 - Townsend Range
252.900 - Townsend Range
343.750 - Bulldog MOA
354.300 - BEEFEATER ECM Range (Poinsett)
SEALORD (USN FACSFAC Jax)
120.950 - North Primary
284.500 - North Primary
267.500 - South Primary
133.950 - South Primary
313.700 - North Secondary
385.300 - W-157 Discrete
376.900 - W-157 Discrete
349.800 - W-157 Discrete
301.000 - South TACTS Range
350.000 - South TACTS Range
311.500 - BRISTOL Discrete
227.100 - unknown link coordination with BRISTOL
318.600 - SEALORD Discrete
311.000 - USAF CP, used for AR in W-157
138.600 - STEALTH (117th ACS) Discrete
DOUBLESHOT (W-161/177)
127.725 - Primary
279.725 - Primary
258.400 - Discrete
381.350 - Discrete
Miscellaneous
AMBUSH ## (F/A-18, VFC-12)
BACKE ## (KC=135, 916 ARW)
BOLT ## (KC-135, 6 AMW)
CANFORCE 0460 (unknown, RCAF)
DRAGNET (E-3 backend, 966th ACCS)
JOLLY 10 (HH-60)
KING 15 (HC-130, 71 RQS)
KING 16 (HC-130, 71 RQS)
NAVY LL ## (P-3C, VP-30)
NOAA 43 (P-3)
ROMAN ## (F/A-18, VFA-106)
SENTRY 02 (E-3 frontend, 966th ACCS)
SENTRY 60 (E-3 frontend, 966th ACCS)
TAZZ 76 (KC-135, 121 ARW)
VALOR 20 (T-37, 14 FTW)
364.200 - NORAD AICC
260.900 - NORAD Discrete
387.100 - AWACS Discrete
228.225 - ANGEL OPS (Moody AFB)
310.200 - NAS Jax Base Ops
371.350 - CPRW-11 Base (NAS Jacksonville)
ARTCC
256.900 - Jax Center
269.550 - Jax Center Columbia Low
277.400 - Jax Center Brunswick Low
281.550 - Jax Center Columbia Low
282.200 - Jax Center Jekyll Low
282.300 - Jax Center Alma High
285.650 - Jax Center Statesboro High
290.400 - Jax Center Waycross Low
319.200 - Jax Center Aiken High
322.500 - Jax Center Savannah Low
346.250 - Jax Center St. Augustine
351.700 - Jax Center Summerville High
363.200 - Jax Center Allendale Low
370.950 - Jax Center Georgetown High
379.100 - Jax Center Charleston Low
323.000 - Atlanta Center Macon
Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net
05 July 2009
Ham Radio Deluxe 5.0 and Amateur Radio Log Feed
Today I upgraded to Ham Radio Deluxe 5.0 for amateur radio rig control and QSO logging. I've been working with it a bit today, so I won't say whether I prefer it over 4.0 yet or not. That said, it does have some really nice features.
One of those features is the ability to connect to HRDLog.net. HRDLog.net is a website that you can upload your logs to from Ham Radio Deluxe's logbook application. A really neat feature of the site is that you can create a script to add to your website showing recent QSOs that you have made. I've done that here on my blog, look at the bottom of this page. I'm listing my 10 most recent QSOs.
Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net
One of those features is the ability to connect to HRDLog.net. HRDLog.net is a website that you can upload your logs to from Ham Radio Deluxe's logbook application. A really neat feature of the site is that you can create a script to add to your website showing recent QSOs that you have made. I've done that here on my blog, look at the bottom of this page. I'm listing my 10 most recent QSOs.
Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net
29 June 2009
6 Meters and Field Day Weekend
As I mentioned in my previous post, 6-Meters was not very cooperative during Field Day this year. Last year at the ARCS Field Day, we worked over 100 stations on 6-Meters on Sunday Morning, including approximately 70 in an hour. This year was just about the polar opposite.
Last evening, while catching up on email from the weekend and generally just recovering from Field Day, a friend from Florida mentioned in an IM that he was getting some possible low band DX from Canada. That was about the only thing radio related that could have piqued my interest at the time, so I hooked up the triband vertical and fired up the FT-897D. Sure enough, now that Field Day was over, 6-Meters was open. What else could you expect! During a QSO with Mike, WD8OST I found that we weren't the only ones to have no luck on 6 during Field Day; apparently not very many others did either.
The opening last night was a pretty good to the north. Prior to calling the CARS Sunday Night Net, I worked the following stations:
VE2RA - Quebec
VE1GBD - Nova Scotia
K2LTS - New York
N8OC - Michigan
WD8OST - Michigan
W0VB - Minnesota
VE2NRG - Quebec
Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net
Last evening, while catching up on email from the weekend and generally just recovering from Field Day, a friend from Florida mentioned in an IM that he was getting some possible low band DX from Canada. That was about the only thing radio related that could have piqued my interest at the time, so I hooked up the triband vertical and fired up the FT-897D. Sure enough, now that Field Day was over, 6-Meters was open. What else could you expect! During a QSO with Mike, WD8OST I found that we weren't the only ones to have no luck on 6 during Field Day; apparently not very many others did either.
The opening last night was a pretty good to the north. Prior to calling the CARS Sunday Night Net, I worked the following stations:
VE2RA - Quebec
VE1GBD - Nova Scotia
K2LTS - New York
N8OC - Michigan
WD8OST - Michigan
W0VB - Minnesota
VE2NRG - Quebec
Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net
Field Day 2009
This year, I operated Field Day from the Coastal Amateur Radio Society Field Day and from home. I intended to operate from the Amateur Radio Club of Savannah Field Day, but never got around to operating after I got there. I talked with one of my "elmers," Ed Woodson, NC5S who I hadn't seen in probably a year and Stacy Aaron, WA4IDS for a couple of hours.
Unfortunately, 6 Meters didn't open up very much or very well while I was at the radios during Field Day. HF propagation didn't seem to be all that good either.
At CARS, I operated some some 20-Meters and 40-Meters during the "Midnight Shift" but mostly worked some 15-Meters Saturday afternoon. On both bands, most of the propagation seemed to favor the northeast, although I did work a few stations in Texas and Louisiana on 15 Meters.
For the first time (mostly because this is the first Field Day I've had HF privileges) I worked Field Day from home as a 1E station. Due to unforeseen circumstances, I missed the beginning of field day this year and wasn't able to start until late afternoon. A couple of hours before going over to the CARS Field Day was my 1E operating time. 6-Meter and 80-Meter propagation was very poor at the time with no contacts on either band. 10-Meters was also poor, but I did make one contact on that band. 20, 40, and 15-Meters were decent and most of my contacts were made there:
10-Meters
W1UR - 2A NH
20-Meters
K5ENS - 1D LA
W4AVA - 3A VA
W3AO - 20A MDC (National Press Radio Club)
W2EA - 6A SNJ
KB8UHN - 1E OH
K1R - 5A NH
WA3COM - 4A PA
15-Meters
KW2O - 2A NLI
K1BKE - 4A NH
W1AW - 3F CT (ARRL HQ Station)
W1TJL - 1E CT
VE3WE - 8A ON
40-Meters
W6SAI - 1E AL
W4TRC - 2A TN
K4F - 2A NFL
W4V - 3D AL
W4UD - 3A TN
KJ4LEL - 2D AL
W4DW - 7A NC
K4BFT - 4A AL
N4UED - 1E NC
W2CB - 3A SFL
W4LX - 4A SFL
Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net
Unfortunately, 6 Meters didn't open up very much or very well while I was at the radios during Field Day. HF propagation didn't seem to be all that good either.
At CARS, I operated some some 20-Meters and 40-Meters during the "Midnight Shift" but mostly worked some 15-Meters Saturday afternoon. On both bands, most of the propagation seemed to favor the northeast, although I did work a few stations in Texas and Louisiana on 15 Meters.
For the first time (mostly because this is the first Field Day I've had HF privileges) I worked Field Day from home as a 1E station. Due to unforeseen circumstances, I missed the beginning of field day this year and wasn't able to start until late afternoon. A couple of hours before going over to the CARS Field Day was my 1E operating time. 6-Meter and 80-Meter propagation was very poor at the time with no contacts on either band. 10-Meters was also poor, but I did make one contact on that band. 20, 40, and 15-Meters were decent and most of my contacts were made there:
10-Meters
W1UR - 2A NH
20-Meters
K5ENS - 1D LA
W4AVA - 3A VA
W3AO - 20A MDC (National Press Radio Club)
W2EA - 6A SNJ
KB8UHN - 1E OH
K1R - 5A NH
WA3COM - 4A PA
15-Meters
KW2O - 2A NLI
K1BKE - 4A NH
W1AW - 3F CT (ARRL HQ Station)
W1TJL - 1E CT
VE3WE - 8A ON
40-Meters
W6SAI - 1E AL
W4TRC - 2A TN
K4F - 2A NFL
W4V - 3D AL
W4UD - 3A TN
KJ4LEL - 2D AL
W4DW - 7A NC
K4BFT - 4A AL
N4UED - 1E NC
W2CB - 3A SFL
W4LX - 4A SFL
Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net
26 June 2009
Bryan County TRS Frequencies
Yesterday, I noticed that someone had submitted talkgroup information to Radio Reference on the Bryan County TRS. Unfortunately, I cannot hear this system very well at home, so I don't have much info on it yet; that someone else is monitoring the system and sending in updates is wonderful. One thing, however, that I didn't see in the Radio Reference Database Entry was frequency information other than the 851.1125 control channel.
This morning I went to a location where I could hear the system well and heard 3 of the 4 submitted talkgroups and made a list of the frequencies I heard in use:
851.1125 - Control Channel (9600 baud)
852.375
852.625
853.1375
Note: for those that want to monitor this system, you need a newer trunktracking scanner that does both digital voice and can track a 9600 baud control channel. Older analog only trunktracking scanners will not work with this system.
Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net
This morning I went to a location where I could hear the system well and heard 3 of the 4 submitted talkgroups and made a list of the frequencies I heard in use:
851.1125 - Control Channel (9600 baud)
852.375
852.625
853.1375
Note: for those that want to monitor this system, you need a newer trunktracking scanner that does both digital voice and can track a 9600 baud control channel. Older analog only trunktracking scanners will not work with this system.
Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net
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