Earlier this morning, I heard EA8CQS in the Canary Islands on 6 Meters; it was the first time I've ever heard Europe on 6.
Just before 1030 local, I heard CT1HZE in Portugal on 50.115 USB and was able to work him via Multi-Hop E's!!!! I couldn't believe I was actually working Europe on 6 Meters. I only have a vertical for 6 Meters and was surprised I could pull it off without a directional antenna of some sort. CT1HZE must have one heck of a station!
Needless to say, this has just made my day. I could turn off the radios now and be happy (but of course that isn't going to happen).
Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net
29 July 2009
27 July 2009
Icom IC-91AD SMA Connector
When the MH-510 worked great on the VX-7R, I moved the SRH77CA over to the IC-91AD D-Star handheld. Immediately, a problem presented itself - there was a considerable gap between the bottom of the antenna and the top of the radio. That could easily stress the SMA connector and allow dirt and moisture to get into the connection, neither of which are conducive to good operating.
The first solution that popped into my mind was some sort of plastic or rubber washer, so it was off to the Home Depot. On the way there, however, another idea popped into mind: an O-ring. I remembered the varied sizes of O-rings that we sold when I worked at Builderama years ago so I headed straight to the plumbing department. I looked through the various sizes and found the perfect solution: #78 O-Rings. The #78 is 7/16" OD x 1/4" ID x 3/32" which perfectly fit around the SMA connector and under the SRH77CA.
The first solution that popped into my mind was some sort of plastic or rubber washer, so it was off to the Home Depot. On the way there, however, another idea popped into mind: an O-ring. I remembered the varied sizes of O-rings that we sold when I worked at Builderama years ago so I headed straight to the plumbing department. I looked through the various sizes and found the perfect solution: #78 O-Rings. The #78 is 7/16" OD x 1/4" ID x 3/32" which perfectly fit around the SMA connector and under the SRH77CA.
As youcan see above, the #78 O-Ring fit into place perfectly and the antenna compresses it a bit when tightened down resulting in a stable and sealed connection. This is a very simple fix to allow a great radio to use a great antenna.
Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
23 July 2009
Tri-Band HT Antenna
I have been disappointed with the MFJ-1720S 6m/2m/70cm antenna that I purchased not long after I purchased my Yaesu VX-7R handheld. Compared to what I consider to be the gold standard for HT antennas – the Diamond SRH77CA (2m/70cm) – it has performed poorly. I recently ordered a Maldol MH-510 6m/2m/70cm antenna, which arrived via UPS this afternoon. Throughout the evening, I conducted some tests to compare the SRH77CA and the MH-510.
I have always been able to hit the 442.700 repeater with an HT and the SRH77CA; this evening I was able to carry on a QSO with Bob, W4WTO on the 442.700 with no problems whatsoever. I had good copy on the repeater and Bob gave me a good report into the repeater. During this evening's 2m Savannah Simplex Net I was able to switch back and forth between the SRH77CA and the MH-510 to compare signals. There was little to no difference between the two antennas when comparing received signals. Guy, K4GTM was net control for the Savannah Simplex Net; he gave me a signal report of an S5 for the MH-510 and S4 on the SRH77CA. A single S-unit difference is not bad at all.
The MH-510 seems to perform much better than the MFJ-1720S. The 510's one drawback is length; it measures in at over 20 inches long. That said, I rarely carry it on my belt. It usually hitches a ride in a pocket on my pack, so the length shouldn't be a major issue. I'm going to carry the VX-7R with the MH-510 for awhile and get a better idea of how well it works. I also plan on testing it on the BC-396 scanner to find out how well it would work in that guise.
Mac McCormick, KF4LMT
Netbooks and Radio
There is a good column in the August 2009 issue of Monitoring Times on using "netbook" computers with radios and various radio related applications such as Ham Radio Deluxe.
I have been using an Acer Aspire One netbook for several months as my primary "radio computer." If you came to the Coastal Amateur Radio Society Field Day this year, you saw my netbook/FT-897D/Ham Radio Deluxe combination. I've found this to be a very good combination; Ham Radio Deluxe (HRD) operates on the netbook with absolutely no problems so far. HRD has had a habit of locking up on my desktop computer, but I have yet to encounter that on the Acer netbook. It also runs programming software for most of my other radios such as the FT-8800, BC-396, BC-996, and BC-780.
The Acer purchase was not my original idea. I had listened to Russ, K4YGD talk about his Acer; that planted the seed in my head. Guy, K4GTM purchased one and my father, AF4KL did as well. After seeing how well my father's worked and with good reports from Russ, my mind was made up. To this point, I've not regretted the decision.
Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
20 July 2009
Testing New Blog Option
I've been working with Microsoft Office 2007 for a few months now and I'm beginning to use some of it's new features. Among those features is the ability to post from within Word 2007. This is just a test post to see how it works and what it looks like when it posts. If it works well, it may be better than using the Blogger web interface.
I've also downloaded and installed Office 2007 add-on that will allow me to save documents as PDFs. This should definitely help with producing Groundwaves, the newsletter of the Coastal Amateur Radio Society.
Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
18 July 2009
Oglethorpe Speedway 17 July 2009
This post is from my blog "Stray Thoughts" and is reposted here because of the scanner content. Both frequencies in the article are great to listen to if you go to Oglethorpe Speedway and really enhance the enjoyment of the race.
For the first time this year (and I hope not the last) I had the chance last night to go out to Oglethorpe Speedway, the .5 mile clay oval in Pooler, GA. After some rain delays and dinner with the family I finally made it out there shortly after 8 PM. I took a scanner along and listened to the officials on both their frequency and the "Raceceiver" frequency which is used for the officials to talk to the cars.
461.500 - Oglethorpe Speedway Officials
454.000 - Raceceiver (Officials to Cars)
The racing was wonderful and there were some great battles for the lead in all of the classes. There was some boneheaded racing as well. The driver of the 29 car in the 440 class got his first victory; it was pretty cool to see him do a reverse donut in front of the grandstand (the 440's are front wheel drive, so you have to use reverse to do a proper donut)! The 6 and 20 cars in the Pure Stock class were black flagged and parked after abusing each other over last place, the result of a previous coming together on the track. I was watching the race for first, which was a terrific fight at the time when I heard race control get increasingly emphatic with the 6 and 20 to stop beating on each other. I look back to the end of the field and there they were pushing and shoving over last place...
Unfortunately, the Street Stock class was cut short because the rain returned about 3/4 of the way through their race during a caution period. The officials polled the drivers at first to see if the track was still good and they restarted. Eventually the rain began to fall harder and the track just became to slick to race on so it was stopped and called an official race. The Late Model race was postponed until next week, when they will have a double 20-lap Late Model feature.
Mac McCormick III
kf4lmt@comcast.net
For the first time this year (and I hope not the last) I had the chance last night to go out to Oglethorpe Speedway, the .5 mile clay oval in Pooler, GA. After some rain delays and dinner with the family I finally made it out there shortly after 8 PM. I took a scanner along and listened to the officials on both their frequency and the "Raceceiver" frequency which is used for the officials to talk to the cars.
461.500 - Oglethorpe Speedway Officials
454.000 - Raceceiver (Officials to Cars)
The racing was wonderful and there were some great battles for the lead in all of the classes. There was some boneheaded racing as well. The driver of the 29 car in the 440 class got his first victory; it was pretty cool to see him do a reverse donut in front of the grandstand (the 440's are front wheel drive, so you have to use reverse to do a proper donut)! The 6 and 20 cars in the Pure Stock class were black flagged and parked after abusing each other over last place, the result of a previous coming together on the track. I was watching the race for first, which was a terrific fight at the time when I heard race control get increasingly emphatic with the 6 and 20 to stop beating on each other. I look back to the end of the field and there they were pushing and shoving over last place...
Unfortunately, the Street Stock class was cut short because the rain returned about 3/4 of the way through their race during a caution period. The officials polled the drivers at first to see if the track was still good and they restarted. Eventually the rain began to fall harder and the track just became to slick to race on so it was stopped and called an official race. The Late Model race was postponed until next week, when they will have a double 20-lap Late Model feature.
Mac McCormick III
kf4lmt@comcast.net
17 July 2009
CPR/First Aid for ARES Responders?
While reading the ARRL ARES E-letter this month, I came across the following letter from a reader. On the surface, it is an excellent idea but once you scratch the surface, a couple of problems appear. While it may be something that ARES volunteers want to pursue on their own initiative, I can't agree with CPR and First Aid certification being required for membership.
Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net
I really have to disagree with this writer for two reasons: What are we here for, and Should we be here.I have been an ARES/RACES member for a number of years and have also served as Washington ARMY MARS state emergency director. My question is, why isn't there a requirement that all ARES members have a current card showing that they have had CPR and Basic First Aid? I for one do not want to be dispatched with another member that has not met these requirements. If and when I have the Big One out there I sure want someone to be able to thump and pump.
- What are we here for? We are communicators not medics or EMTs. While having the CPR or first aid certification would be nice, it should not be a requirement to be an ARES operator. We have to remember that we are a volunteer organization. If we begin REQUIRING members to have this certification and that certification, pretty soon we'll not have very many members at all. The more certifications you require, the more restrictive you are and the result is that you'll have more trouble finding volunteers. Is CPR and first aid certification essential to our job as communicators? The answer in my opinion is a definitive no, therefore those certification should not be required of ARES volunteers.
- Should we be here? This writer states "If and when I have the Big One out there..." This indicates that he expects to have a heart attack. If he has such a problem, should he be there in the first place? If someone has a heart condition, an ARES posting has the potential to be a stressful situation; that stress could lead to what my doctor referred to as "an event." It's not that you don't want the volunteer (see number 1!) but utilizing someone with such a health condition can make an already bad situation even worse. If I were a leader, and I posted someone with a condition and he had a heart attack on that post, I would feel responsible and probably wouldn't be able to forgive myself if the worst happened.
If an ARES volunteer has a health condition like heart disease, it is the duty of that volunteer to be careful in what he volunteers for. The EC must also take the volunteer's health into consideration. I have high blood pressure and high cholesterol, both of which are currently under control with medicine and diet. Were my conditions not under control, I would not volunteer for some ARES postings, especially a more physically demanding posting or a higher stress NCS duty.
Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net
16 July 2009
'Conductive Ink' Solar Panels Capture Sun Power For Servicemembers
by Pete Meltzer Jr.
Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate
7/16/2009 - WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) -- Air Force and civilian scientists have developed a ready-to-use, cost-reducing technology that captures and stores solar energy to power global positioning system components, portable communications and other devices used by U.S. servicemembers.
Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate officials provided guidance and funding to Plextronics, Inc., and the Pennsylvania NanoMaterials Commercialization Center to develop a special "conductive ink" that can be used to make printed organic photovoltaic solar cell panels on very thin, flexible surfaces using ink-jet printing, said 2nd Lt. Christopher A. Vaiana of the Directorate's Nonmetallic Materials Division.
This new technology, called Plexcore®, developed and manufactured by Plextronics, allows solar cells to form-fit servicemembers' uniforms. It can also be used to print solar panels onto thin films in military tents, Lieutenant Vaiana said.
Plextronics' primary focus is organic solar cell and organic light emitting diodes, and more specifically, the conductive inks and process technologies that enable such applications.
"Solar power and solid-state lighting offer substantial promise as approaches toward the development of practical alternative energy technology," Lieutenant Vaiana said. "Combined with the low-cost manufacturing methods of printed electronics, solar and solid-state lighting panels could become economical and environmentally compatible solutions to current day and future energy challenges."
"Military and commercial operations demand portable, highly efficient power sources. Using the power provided by natural sunlight via solar cells is an attractive option, yet has thus far been restricted by cost and size," Lieutenant Vaiana said.
"Plextronics' new technology represents a significant step forward in printing inexpensive solar cells capable of powering a wide range of portable devices such as cell phones and radios. Key outcomes include lower costs and reduced logistical footprints for military operations across the battlefield environment," he added.
Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate
7/16/2009 - WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) -- Air Force and civilian scientists have developed a ready-to-use, cost-reducing technology that captures and stores solar energy to power global positioning system components, portable communications and other devices used by U.S. servicemembers.
Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate officials provided guidance and funding to Plextronics, Inc., and the Pennsylvania NanoMaterials Commercialization Center to develop a special "conductive ink" that can be used to make printed organic photovoltaic solar cell panels on very thin, flexible surfaces using ink-jet printing, said 2nd Lt. Christopher A. Vaiana of the Directorate's Nonmetallic Materials Division.
This new technology, called Plexcore®, developed and manufactured by Plextronics, allows solar cells to form-fit servicemembers' uniforms. It can also be used to print solar panels onto thin films in military tents, Lieutenant Vaiana said.
Plextronics' primary focus is organic solar cell and organic light emitting diodes, and more specifically, the conductive inks and process technologies that enable such applications.
"Solar power and solid-state lighting offer substantial promise as approaches toward the development of practical alternative energy technology," Lieutenant Vaiana said. "Combined with the low-cost manufacturing methods of printed electronics, solar and solid-state lighting panels could become economical and environmentally compatible solutions to current day and future energy challenges."
"Military and commercial operations demand portable, highly efficient power sources. Using the power provided by natural sunlight via solar cells is an attractive option, yet has thus far been restricted by cost and size," Lieutenant Vaiana said.
"Plextronics' new technology represents a significant step forward in printing inexpensive solar cells capable of powering a wide range of portable devices such as cell phones and radios. Key outcomes include lower costs and reduced logistical footprints for military operations across the battlefield environment," he added.
from USAF News, 07-16-09
13 July 2009
Wright AAF Base Ops Frequency Change
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
Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net
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
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