08 January 2007

Savannah, GA to Warner Robins, GA Road Trip

Today, I took a road trip from Savannah to Warner Robins to visit the Museum of Aviation and monitor activity at Robins AFB. Along the way, I monitored various military and public safety communications systems, my notes are inlcuded below. After several trips to the Robins AFB area since they put up the trunked system there, I have decided that unless your intent is to monitor the Robins ALC, it is best to lock out their talkgroups. Otherwise, the ALC is all you will hear; they are more active on the system than any other entity at the base.

Radios used during the trip were a Uniden BC780, Uniden BC796, Uniden BC245, Alinco DJ-X10T, and a Yaesu FT-8800.

Mac McCormick, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net


Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF TRS
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Control Channels: 406.5000, 407.3500, 408.1500, 407.1625
TG 1616 Army Common
TG 1808 A/DACG
TG 2128 3rd Aviation Brigade
TG 2288 Range Admin
TG 2352 Range Admin
TG 2416 Multi-Purpose Range Complex (MPRC)
TG 2448 Range Control
TG 2480 Forestry
TG 2576 EMS Dispatch
TG 3440 Ft. Stewart Fire
TG 3504 Hunter Fire


363.200 Jax Center Allendale Low
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-GAMBER 6# (F-16CJ, 77 FS); 141.675 V10
-ROYAL 4# (F-16CJ, 77 FS); 137.475 a2a
-CLAW 9# (F-16CJ, 79 FS); 141.775 V10
-HICK 1# (F-16CJ, 55 FS); 141.900 V8
-HEAT 2# (F-16CJ, 55 FS); 143.425 V11
-DIAMOND 4# (F-16CJ, 77 FS); 143.800 V8
-POKER 6# (F-16CJ, 77 FS); 141.675 V11

323.000 Atlanta Center Macon
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-GAMBER 6# (F-16CJ, 77 FS); 141.675 V10
-ROYAL 4# (F-16CJ, 77 FS); 137.475 a2a
-CLAW 9# (F-16CJ, 79 FS); 141.775 V10
-HICK 1# (F-16CJ, 55 FS); 141.900 V8
-HEAT 2# (F-16CJ, 55 FS); 143.425 V11
-DIAMOND 4# (F-16CJ, 77 FS); 143.800 V8
-POKER 6# (F-16CJ, 77 FS); 141.675 V11

343.750 Bulldog MOA
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-GAMBLER 6#; 141.675 V11 v. ROYAL 4#; 138.475 a2a, simulated
DARKSTAR control
-CLAW 91/92; 141.775 V10 v. CLAW 93/94; 142.125 V11, simulated
DARKSTAR control
-HICK 1#; 141.900 V8 v. HEAT 2#; 143.425 V11, simulated
DARKSTAR control
-DIAMOND 41/42; 143.800 V8 v. DIAMOND 43/44; 141.750 V9
-POKER 6#; 141.675 V11 v. DIAMOND 4#; 143.800 V8, simulated
DARKSTAR control


Robins AFB
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133.225/320.100 Robins AFB Tower
-ROGUE 01 (F-15, ALC)
-RHET 21 (KC-135R, 19 ARG)
-COBB 29 (C-130, 94 AW)
-COBB 88 (C-130, 94 AW)
-PELICAN 04 (P-3C, VP-45)
-NAVY 2E 494 (T-34)

225.925 ROGUE/EAGLE CONTROL (Air Logistics Center)
-ROGUE 01 (F-15, ALC)

311.000 RAYMOND 19 (Robins Command Post)
-RHET 21 (KC-135, 19 ARG)

139.975 NFM ALC?, various civilian-sounding with references
to stands for C-130s, towbars, etc.

Robins TRS Control Channel: 406.7625
TG 2544
TG 2576
TG 2960
TG 3248 ALC, ROGUE CONTROL
TG 3344 ALC?
TG 3376 ALC
TG 3408 ALC?
TG 3472 ALC
TG 3504 ALC
TG 3536 ALC
TG 3568 ALC
TG 3600 ALC
TG 3632 ALC
TG 3696 ALC
TG 3760 ALC
TG 3792 ALC
TG 3856 ALC
TG 3888 ALC
TG 4912 Tower/Ground Control
-PEACH OPS wkg GROUND to cross runway, taxiways
-OPS 2 wkg GROUND to cross runway, taxiways
TG 4944 Crash/Fire
TG 6448 Security Control
TG 6480 Police Control
TG 8048 116th ACW
-DAGGER SUPER, DAGGER #, PRESSBOX; aircraft maintenance
related
TG 8912 116th ACW
TG 11280
TG 13648
-unknown type maintenance related traffic
TG 13680
-BASE LMR calling for radio checks
-unknown type maintenance related traffic
TG 13712
-BASE LMR calling for radio checks
-unknown type maintenance related traffic
TG 16048
TG 16112 19th ARG
-TANKER SUPER, TANKER #, TANKER FLIGHT; traffic on TG
related to in flight report from RHET 21 on 311.000


Shaw AFB
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138.950/252.100 SOF
-CLAW 9# (F-16CJ, 79 FS)

311.200 55 FS Ops "SHOOTER OPS"
-HEAT, HICK
141.900 55 FS V8
143.425 55 FS V11

273.700 77 FS Ops "GAMBLER OPS"
-DIAMOND, GAMBLER, POKER, ROYAL (F-16CJ, 77 FS)
138.475 77 FS a2a
143.800 77 FS V8
141.750 77 FS V9
141.675 77 FS V11

320.525 79 FS Ops "SNAKE OPS"
-CLAW (F-16CJ, 79 FS)
141.775 79 FS V10
142.125 79 FS V11


Bulloch County TRS
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Control Channel: 857.7375
TG 1648 Bulloch SO Dispatch
TG 1904 Statesboro PD Dispatch
TG 2064 GSU PD Dispatch
TG 2928 Statesboro City Hall
TG 3024 Bulloch BOE Maintenance
TG 3312 BCCI Solid Waste
TG 3344 Bulloch County Water/Wastewater
TG 4256 School Buses


Houston/Peach County TRS P25 9600 Baud CC
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TG 1 Houston SO Dispatch
TG 16 Houston FD
TG 17 Houston FD Fireground 1
TG 31 Warner Robins EMS
TG 46 Warner Robins PD
TG 76 Centerville PD
TG 91 Centerville FD
TG 106 Perry PD
TG 147
TG 316


Conventional Public Safety
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151.370 Georgia Forestry District 10 Admin
156.120 North Bryan County Fire/EMS Dispatch
154.770 Emanuel County SO
154.665 Treutlen SO
154.070 Laurens FD
155.400 Laurens EMS
155.550 Dublin PD
155.640 Twiggs SO
153.890 Houston FD (multicast with TRS)
154.355 Perry FD