Visitors at Savannah CRTC

Aircraft from two visiting units are at the Savannah CRTC this week. F-16s from the 64th AGRS Agressor Squadron and A-10s from the 47th Fighter Squadron at Barksdale are working out of the CRTC.

The 64th AGRS F-16s are using the callsigns MIG and IVAN. 142.600 and 142.700 have been used for the air-to-air frequencies. 142.700 is one of the air-to-air frequencies used by units visiting the CRTC but I don't know about 142.600. They've been working with AWACS and NORAD for intercepts against the FL ANG F-15s out of Jacksonville in the offshore warning areas on 293.600, 316.300 and 139.700.

The 47th FS A-10s are using the callsigns SWINE 71/72 and SWINE 73/74. Their air-to-air frequencies have been 140.500 and 141.150 and they've used 237.000 to report into the their Ops. 140.500 and 141.150 are frequencies used by units visiting the CRTC and 237.000 is the CRTC CP frequency, regularly used by visiting units for their squadron ops. They've been working with JTACs using the callsign ADVANCE at Townsend Range on 228.400 and 252.900.

Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net

D-Star Simplex

We had some fun on D-Star Simplex this evening before the 6-Meter Net. Robert, KJ4HAL (in Windsor Forest) and I decided to meet up on 146.520 in Digital Voice mode and Guy, K4GTM joined us later. Both Robert and I were using IC-91AD handhelds; Robert used his with a dual band antenna up in a tree and I used mine with the JTB4 tribander. We had good copy on each other; I was receiving Robert at about S6 to S7 most of the time with perfectly clear digital voice. Guy lives over in Sandfly; he came in on hic IC-800 mobile and both Robert and I had perfect copy on him as well. Robert and I tried using the .5 watt setting on the IC-91s but that just wasn't enough to get through. He "went digital" on me and I could copy none of his traffic, he reported the same on my signal.

During it all, I got a good chuckle out of wondering what folks listening to us on analog FM 2-Meter radios were thinking. I know if I was on that side and knew it was D-Star I would be thinking that I need to buy a D-Star radio (that's one of the reasons I bought the one I have now - I couldnt' hear what was going on with the KJ4GGV D-Star repeaters in Pembroke!).

Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net

800 MHz 9600 Baud Control Channel in North Bryan?

On Friday, I passed through North Bryan County on GA 204 and US 280. While going through the area, I had the BC396 doing a 700 MHz and 800 MHz search. It stumbled across what seemed to be a 9600 baud Motorola Control Channel on 866.1125. I didn't hear any voice activity and the 396 didn't get a System ID off of it either, so I can't be sure that is what it was. It did lock on the freq and display "DAT" like it does on a 9600 Baud Control Channel though. The interesting thing is that I can't find anything on it in the FCC database...

Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net

Another Australian on 40 Meters!

The morning just keeps getting better! I worked VK3NI on 40 Meters this morning just after VK4KW.

7.218 LSB - 0955 UTC - VK3NI - Tangambalanga, Australia

What a way to start the morning and the weekend. This makes up for just a long, stressful week at work.

Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net

Austalia on 40 Meters!

This morning I logged what is easily my most distant DX conact since obtaining HF privileges back in October. I had to repeat the last letter of my call and the exchange a few times, but I made the contact:

7.180 LSB - 0934 UTC - VK4KW - Tooloogawah, Australia

QRZ's map feature shows a distance of 9239 miles between my station and VK4KW. Not bad for 100W from a FT-897D through a G5RV.

Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net

New HTs - Comparison of the Yaesu VX-7R and the Icom IC-91AD

Last week I ordered two new HTs. Gigaparts had such a good deal on the IC-91AD that I put some of the savings toward a Yaesu VX-7R to have as a daily carry radio. They both arrived via UPS on Monday and I spent the last several days programming the radios and doing some side-by-side comparisons.

I was a scanning enthusiast before I was an amateur radio operator, so the first thing I had to do was compare the receivers. Using transmitters such as the ATIS at Hunter AAF (UHF and VHF), NOAA WX Radio transmitters, and other common frequencies, I tried out both radios using a Diamond SRH77CA antenna. The Icom easily performed better on VHF and UHF and in AM and FM modes. I will stop here and say that I haven't tried either radio on the shortwave broadcast bands yet; it could be that the Yaesu could have the edge there. On the whole, it seems that the Icom has the much more useful extended receive capability.

Both radios were equal in working through amateur radio repeaters. From here at the house, I've been able to reliably hit both the 442.700 and 147.330 repeaters with both radios. From the Rincon area, I was able to hit the 442.700 repeater and carry on a QSO. From there, the radios offer different capabilities, so if you can only buy one, you really have to make your decision based on what you want to do with it:

• The Yaesu VX-7R offers 6-Meter FM (and 1 Watt of 6-Meter AM) and milliwatts of 220 MHz in addition to the standard 2-Meter and 70cm bands. So far I've not been able to fully explore the 6-Meter capabilities because I'm not within handheld simplex range of anyone with 6-Meters at home and there aren't any 6-Meter repeaters in Savannah. I am interested, however, in seeing what happens with Sporadic-E come this summer.
• The Icom IC-91AD offers the standard 2-Meter and 70cm bands, but offers D-Star digital voice capability in the B (or Sub) Band. This makes the radio approximately $100 more than the VX-7R, but the D-Star has been interesting to play with even though I have to connect it to the JTB4 outside to hit the Pembroke D-Star repeaters.

The radios have very similar features:

1. Both radios offer the ability to monitor two frequencies simultaneously. On both radios, the receive range on the B/Sub band is limited to the Amateur Bands and some spectrum right around the Amateur Bands; the A/Main band has the full extended receive capability. It would be nice if both bands had the full expanded receive spectrum; most Hams probably wouldn't care but those of us who are also monitoring hobbyists would love it. The IC-91AD offers an extra feature that makes monitoring two frequencies at a time even easier: you can set the volume on the A/B bands independently!
2. Both radios tune the VFO/Channels and adjust the volume with a single stacked knob. The only problem is that the two radios work opposite of each other. On the Icom, the outer ring control the volume and the inner knob tunes the VFO/Channel. On the Yeasu, the outer ring tunes the VFO/Channel and the inner knob adjusts the volume.
3. Both have good sized displays in which you can display both bands at one time or one at a time. Both have alpha numeric channel tags that appear when you put the radio in single band mode, but disappear in dual band mode to avoid clutter in the display. The VX-7R offers two worthwhile extras in the display realm, First it offers several different S-meter formats including a customizable one. Second, it makes more use of the LED indicator; Main Band activity shows activity via green and red light, the Sub band uses blue and purple. Yellow indicates that both bands are receiving. The colors can also reassigned to your preferences.

Both radios are software programmable. I've used the factory software with both radios and I have to say that Yaesu has the edge here. The Icom software isn't nearly as user friendly. I particularly don't like the fact that I can cut and paste programmed channels from the A Band to the B Band; you have to retype everything in.

In the end, comparing the two radios is somewhat like comparing apples to oranges. As both an amateur radio operator and a scanning enthusiast, the Icom is becoming my favorite. As a 6-Meter enthusiast and someone who carries an amateur HT daily, the Yaesu makes the better daily carry radio.

Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net

DC Air National Guard at Savannah IAP

District of Columbia Air National Guard F-16s, 113th Fighter Wing/121st Fighter Squadron are working out of Savannah IAP this evening. CAPITAL 91-94 (F-16C, 121st FS) worked with HUNTRESS (NORAD EADS) and SNAKE 4# (F-15, 125th FW) in W-157.

After working in W-157, the CAPITALs RTB'd to Savannah IAP. When using UHF air traffic control frequencies, they used 143.600 for air-to-air, which they referenced as V7. When using VHF air traffic control, they used 234.800 for air-to-air, which they referenced as U1.

Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net

St. Patrick's Day ARES Activity

The Chatham County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) Emergency Coordinator (EC) Guy McDonald, K4GTM, has announced that the Chatham County EOC has requested that ARES activate the EOC Amateur Radio Station tomorrow for St. Patrick's Day.

Keep an ear out for K4GTM, the EOC using callsign N4CEM, and others on 146.970, 147.330, and 3.975 LSB. Stations should be active in the 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM time frame.

Mac McCormick, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net

Space Shuttle Discovery Launch

I caught the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery yesterday evening. I used NASA TV on the web to keep up with the launch as I checked in to the GA SSB Net and the GA Emergency and Traffic Net. Meanwhile, Al Stern gave me a heads up on 5.711 USB for the Booster Recovery Net. As soon as the nets were over, I tuned over to 5.711 USB and kept an ear on BRD (Booster Recovery Director) and the Booster Recovery Vessel FREEDOM STAR. As soon as the Discovery lifted off on NASA TV, I opened up the squelch on on of the BC-780s tuned to 259.700. I caught 5-6 transmissions as the Discovery ascended.

Mac McCormick, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net

Tuning 60 Meters

The rules regarding 60 Meters do not allow the transmission of a carrier. The tuner I use for HF, an LDG AT-897 uses a CW carrier to tune so I haven't been able to tune my antenna for 60 meters (I and haven't been able to put up a 60m only antenna). Purely by accident today, I discovered that if the G5RV I'm using and the AT-897 are tuned for the top end of the 80 Meter band, it will also work on 60 Meters with an SWR of 1.1:1 to 1.5:1.

Thanks to Guy, K4GTM for a successful test on 60 Meters Channel 1 to prove the discovery.

Hopefully I'll now be able to be a regular on the 60 Meter band.

Mac McCormick, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net

March MilCom Recap

March has so far been a very busy month for me and I've had very little monitoring time. As a result, I'll only post one MilCom recap for March - it will come shortly after the end of the month.

Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net

ARRL DX Contest

The ARRL DX Contest is over. Over the weekend, I gathered 135 individual QSOs from 92 different stations. Considering that I don't have much of a station: just a barefoot FT-897D and a G5RV, I don't think that's a bad tally. This morning, I heard two Australian stations, but I just didn't have enough to get back to them (although I did hear Jere, KT4ZB get one of them). One of the stations I worked this weekend, PJ2T, I worked on 5 bands; luckily 10 Meters came open late in the evening a couple of hours before the contest ended. My favorite contact from the contest was KH7X in Hawaii (my birthplace!) on 80 Meters; that's the longest distance contact I have on 80 Meters.

4B2S - Mexico
6Y1V - Jamaica
8P6EX - Barbados
9A1A - Croatia
9A1UN- Croatia
AH7C - Hawaii
CO8ZZ - Cuba
CS2C - Portugal
CT1ILT - Portugal
CT2ITR - Portugal
CT9L - Madeira Island
CU2A - Azores
CU2CR - Azores
CV5K - Uruguay
DJ1AA - Germany
DL0MB - Germany
E70T - Bosnia-Herzegovina
E71A - Bosnia-Herzegovina
E76C - Bosnia-Herzegovina
EA1ABT - Spain
EA1FDI - Spain
EA3BOX - Spain
EA5DFV - Spain
ED5T - Spain
EE2W - Spain
EI2CN - Ireland
EI4GYB - Ireland
FS5KA - St. Martin
G3YYD - UK
G4BUO - UK
G5W - UK
GW7X - Wales
HB9TSW - Switzerland
HE8CXZ - Switzerland
HI3K - Dominican Republic
HI3TEJ - Dominican Republic
HK6P - Colombia
HP1WW - Panama
HQ9R - Honduras
I2VRN - Italy
I4TJE - Italy
IK8HCG - Italy
IO6A - Italy
IR4M - Italy
IR4T - Itlay
IW2HAJ - Italy
KH7X - Hawaii
KH7XS - Hawaii
KP2M - Virgin Islands
KP3VA - Puerto Rico
KP4KE - Puerto Rico
LT1F - Argentina
LU2QC - Argentina
OH8L - Finland
OH8X - Finland
OL5T - Czech Republic
OM3PC - Slovak Republic
OM60KAP - Slovak Republic
OZ7X - Denmark
P40A - Aruba
P49Y - Aruba
PI4BRD - Netherlands
PI4TUE - Netherlands
PJ2T - Curacao - 5 Bands!
PJ4G - Curacao
PS0F - Fernando de Noronha
RK3AWL - Russia
S50K - Slovenia
S51DX - Slovenia
S53F - Slovenia
SN3X - Poland
SO8A - Poland
SP9PRO - Poland
T42T - Cuba
TI5N - Costa Rica
TI8II - Costa Rica
TI8M - Costa Rica
TM6M - France
TM9R - France
US5D - Ukraine
V26F - Antigua
V48M - St. Kitts & Nevis
VP2E - Anguilla
VP5H - Turks & Caicos
VP9I - Bermuda
WP4EDD - Puerto Rico
YN2NB - Nicaragua
YT1BB - Serbia
YV5KG - Venezuela
YV6BXN - Venezuela
ZF2AM - Cayman Islands
ZY7C - Brazil

Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net

ARRL DX Contest

Allow me to preface this by saying that I am not a contester. I view contests such as this weekend's ARRL DX Contest simply as an opportunity to put stations and countries in my logbook. I've worked 71 QSOs, although the total number of stations is lower due to the fact that I've worked a good many stations on multiple bands.

This contest, I enjoyed working 40 Meters and 80 Meters early in the morning (0400-0630 local) after coming home from work. It was a pleasant experience; the airwaves didn't seem to be quite as busy as during the day and it was easier to work the stations and easier on the ears without all of the daytime QRM.

After sleeping during the day, I woke up in the afternoon and worked a bit of 20 Meters and 15 Meters even though the prime time for Europe was long gone. I did work some Caribbean and South America with a spattering of Europe.

Tonight, I've worked some more 80 Meters, but mostly 40 Meters to Europe. Being more experienced (though nearly not enough) at contesting than I was during the CQ WW Contest last year, I played around with the split operations on the bottom end of 40 Meters. This helped me pick up 15 stations that I otherwise wouldn't have worked. I'm not a fan of split operation, but it was good experience and now I'm familiar with how to easily work split on my radio.

Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net

Military Monitoring Recap; 16-28 February 2009

Hunter AAF
124.975 - Tower
279.575 - Tower
285.425 - Tower
121.800 - Ground
291.675 - Ground
126.200 - Base Ops
309.000 - PMSV
406.1625 - Tower/Base Ops
406.7625 - POL
415.1625 - Trans Alert
51.050 - Helicopter Common
44.475 - FARP/Hot Refuel
70.575 - 1-3 AVN "VIPER OPS"
229.200 - 1-3 AVN air-to-air
54.600 - 2-3 AVN "KNIGHTHAWK OPS"
51.375 - 3-17 CAV Internal
33.825 - 3-17 CAV Internal
238.375 - 3-17 CAV
245.175 - 3-17 CAV
49.700 - 4-3 AVN "ASSAULT OPS"
38.925 - 4-3 AVN air-to-air
77.725 - 224 MI Bn "SUNNY OPS"
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

ARMY 25289 (AH-64D, 1-3 AVN)
ARMY 25290 (AH-64D, 1-3 AVN)
ARMY 25293 (AH-64D, 1-3 AVN)
ARMY 25296 (AH-64D, 1-3 AVN)
ARMY 25298 (AH-64D, 1-3 AVN)
ARMY 25305 (AH-64D, 1-3 AVN)(
ARMY 25330 (AH-64D, 1-3 AVN)
ARMY 35341 (AH-64D, 1-3 AVN)
ARMY 35354 (AH-64D, 1-3 AVN)
ARMY 35360 (AH-64D, 1-3 AVN)
ARMY 35364 (AH-64D, 1-3 AVN)
ARMY 35370 (AH-64D, 1-3 AVN)
ARMY 26260 (UH-60L, A/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 26555 (UH-60L, A/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 26594 (UH-60L, A/2-3 AVN)
RIVER ## (CH-47D, B/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 23999 (UH_60A, C/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 24456 (UH-60A, C/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 24617 (UH-60A, C/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 24636 (UH-60A, C/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 30939 (OH-58D, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 30952 (OH-58D, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 30958 (OH-58D, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 40054 (OH-58D, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 50005 (OH-58D, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 26456 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 26501 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 26503 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 26510 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 26629 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 26633 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 26795 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 27040 (UH-60L, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 27064 (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 26490 (MH-60L, 3-160 SOAR)
ARMY 03748 (MH-47G, 3-160 SOAR)
ARMY 03752 (MH-47G, 3-160 SOAR)
ARMY 03755 (MH-47G, 3-160 SOAR)
ARMY 03756 (MH-47G, 3-160 SOAR)
SUNNY ## (RC-12N, 224 MI Bn)
GUARD 252 (CH-47D, B-169 AVN)
GUARD 296 (CH-47D, B-169 AVN)
HURRICANE ## (CH-47D, B-169 AVN)
TESTHAWK ## (H-60, OLR)
COAST GUARD 6510 (MH-65C, Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6542 (HH-65C, Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6545 (HH-65C, Savannah)
COAST GUARD 2110 (HU-25)
NAVY HR 500 (SH-60, HSL-48)
NAVY LF 01 (P-3C, VP-16)
PAT ###


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
225.050 - 165th AW
128.925 - Gulfstream Service Center

DAWG ## (C-130H, 165 AW)
GULF TEST ## (Gulfstream Test Flights)


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


MCAS Beaufort
328.425 - Approach/Departure
292.125 - Approach/Departure
281.800 - Base Ops
264.500 - PMSV
313.800 - VMFA(AW)-251 Base
290.000 - VMFA-251 Tac 1
327.475 - VMFA-251 Tac 2
228.200 - VMFA-312 Base
301.950 - VMFA-312 Tac 1
320.300 - VMFA-312 Tac 2
310.200 - VMFA(AW)-533 Base
299.300 - VMFA(AW)-533 Tac 1

TBOLT 5# (F/A-18C, VMFA-251)
CHECK 6# (F/A-18C, VMFA-312)
HAWK 8# (F/A-18D, VMFA-533)


Charleston AFB
349.400 - Charleston AFB "PALMETTO OPS"
134.100 - Charleston AFB "PALMETTO OPS"
118.150 - North Field CCT
235.775 - North Field CCT
314.450 - 437th/315th AW air-to-air

MOOSE ## (C-17, 437th/315th AW)


Shaw AFB
381.300 - Shaw AFB Command Post
311.200 - 55th FS "SHOOTER OPS"
138.100 - 55th FS air-to-air
141.900 - 55th FS air-to-air
142.400 - 55th FS air-to-air
273.700 - 77th FS "GAMBLER OPS"
138.200 - 77th FS air-to-air
139.975 - 77th FS air-to-air
140.375 - 77th FS air-to-air
143.800 - 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 - 79tj FS air-to-air
141.700 - 79th FS air-to-air

BLOWER ## (F-16CM, 55th FS)
HAMMER ## (F-16CM, 55th FS)
PISTOL ## (F-16CM, 55th FS)
CARD ## (F-16CM, 77th FS)
FLUSH ## (F-16CM, 77th FS)
GAMBLER ## (F-16CM, 77th FS)
LUCID ## (F-16CM, 77th FS)
SLOT ## (F-16CM, 77th FS)
BEAST ## (F-16CM, 79th FS)
JAGGER ## (F-16CM, 79th FS)
HELLCAT ## (F-16CM, 79th FS)
PROWL ## (F-16CM, 79th FS)
SNEAKY ## (F-16CM, 79th FS)
TIGER ## (F-16CM, 79th FS)


McIntire JNGB
298.300 - 169th FW "SWAMP FOX OPS"
125.125 - 169th FW V1
141.825 - 169th FW V14
141.925 - 169th FW V17

MACE ## (F-16CM, 169th FW)
STALK ## (F-16CM, 169th FW)


125th Fighter Wing, Jacksonville IAP
251.250 - 125th FW Maintenance/Ops
273.900 - 125th FW SOF
234.800 - 125th FW Aux 6
253.700 - 125th FW Aux 7
314.200 - 125th FW Aux 8
343.000 - 125th FW Aux 9

SNAKE (F-15C, 125th FW)
RATTLER (F-15C, 125th FW)
VENOM (F-15C, 125th FW)


Robins AFB/JSTARS
293.525 - 116th ACW "PEACHTREE OPS"
318.300 - JSTARS Discrete
335.975 - JSTARS Discrete
341.750 - JSTARS Discrete
355.250 - JSTARS Discrete
372.150 - JSTARS Discrete
395.150 - JSTARS Discrete

PEACH 01 (E-8C, 116th ACW)
PEACH 3# (E-8C, 330th CTS)
NIGHTSTAR (E-8C backend, 12th ACCS)
STRIKESTAR (E-8C, 16th ACCS)


Ranges/Military Operating Areas
119.225 - Townsend Range
228.400 - Townsend Range
343.750 - Bulldog MOA


SEALORD (USN FACSFAC Jax)
120.950 - North Primary
284.500 - North Primary
267.500 - South Primary
133.950 - South Primary
313.700 - North Secondary
376.900 - W-157 Discrete
385.300 - W-157 Discrete
301.000 - South TACTS Range
350.000 - South TACTS Range


DOUBLESHOT (W-161/177)
127.725 - Primary
279.725 - Primary
258.400 - Discrete
381.350 - Discrete


Miscellaneous
BACKY 91 (KC-135, 916th ARW)
NAVY RG 152 (C-130, VR-51)
PISTON 43 (KC-135, 6 AMW/927 AW)

238.400 - NORAD Discrete
270.200 - NORAD Discrete
310.200 - NAS Jax Base Ops
228.225 - ANGEL OPS (23 Wing, Moody AFB)
275.200 - Grumman St. Augustine
364.000 - Grumman St. Augustine
324.600 - AR-207


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

USAF Guide

The current issue of Combat Aircraft magazine (February-March 2009) has a guide to the US Air Force, including Units, Bases, and Aircraft. This issue is a very good resource for the MilCom enthusiast. Here in the Savannah area, B00ks-A-Million carries Combat Aircraft and as of last night they had plenty in stock.

Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net

Fort Stewart Forestry Article

http://savannahnow.com/node/684079

The Savannah Morning News had a good article this morning on Fort Stewart Forestry and the prescribed burns that they do during the Spring and Summer. There is radio traffic to monitor for the prescribed burns if you have digital and federal VHF capabilities with your radio. Much of the traffic from the forestry units on the ground is on TG 2480 of the Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF TRS. Traffic between the ground units and the helicopter that the article mentions is on 163.5625.

Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net