NS Kings Bay TRS Site 1 Search and Store

Location: Kingsland, GA

While I was sleeping last night, I let the BC396 run a Search and Store on the NSB Kings Bay TRS Site 1 (386.050 CC). Only three talkgroups came up that I haven't logged on the site previously, but they are very interesting ones; I wish I had been awake to hear what traffic was on them (if they weren't encrypted):

2016
2048
8410

I have not seen any 4 digit talkgroups come up on the SE DOD TRS sites I've monitored thus far. Additionally, I've not seen any 4 digit talkgroups listed on the Radio Reference website either. For that reason, I'm not convinced that these are legitimate talkgroup IDs. It will take more monitoring to determine if these were actual talkgroups or errors in the Search and Store

Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT

SE DOD Trunked System

As promised, here are the notes from my monitoring of the SE DOD TRS Kings Bay sites on 10 November. Talkgroup IDs are from RadioReference.

386.050 NSB Kings Bay Site
386.1875 Unknown Site

Note: 386.1875 slightly weaker than 386.050 but audible in Kingsland and south end of Brunswick

TG 28027 unknown
-KINGS BAY wkg KEY WEST for radio check (sounded civilian)
TG 28050 NSBKB Waterfront Security; encrypted
TG 28052 unknown; encrypted
TG 28053 unknown; encrypted
TG 28056 NSBKB Security
-E3W clg 19 for radio check
TG 28057 unknown; encrypted/clear
-E3H wkg ????? (encrypted) "send it for E3H"
-unid ref personnel pickup
TG 28059
TG 28064 unknown; encrypted
TG 28081 unknown; encrypted
TG 28082 unknown; encrypted
TG 28087 unknown; encrypted
TG 28562 unknown; encrypted/clear
-unid ref escort
TG 28567 unknown; encrypted


Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT

Shuttle Atlantis Road Trip, Part 1

This morning around 7 AM Guy McDonald, K4GTM and I departed Savannah to watch the Space Shuttle Atlantis takeoff this afternoon. The trip provided not only a good opportunity to monitor the shuttle launch, but also the opportunity to monitor some radio systems and areas that I don't normally get to monitor. We were riding in Guy's truck, so I armed myself with the Uniden BC-396, the Alinco DJ-X10T, the Yaesu VX-7R, and the Icom IC-91AD. Most of the monitoring was done with the BC-396 with the others filling in the gaps on some conventional frequencies. The 91AD was also used to monitor the NASA audio on the 146.940 repeater from Merritt Island. Thanks go to Al and Mike from Florida for pointing me in the right direction on frequencies and talkgroups. Their assistance made it possible for the scanning to enhance the launch experience.

We arrived in the Titusville area shortly after 11 AM, grabbed some lunch at a local Chinese Restaurant and headed to the Max Brewer Memorial Parkway in Titusville. From a good area there, we set up to watch the launch next to a ham that had come from Tallahassee. We were able to monitor a good two hours of support communications prior to the launch from the Patrick AFB/Kennedy Space Center TRS, military VHF/UHF, VHF airband, and Marine VHF frequencies. We also kept tabs on the progress via NASA audio from the aforementioned 146.940 repeater. Perhaps the most interesting frequency to listen to was 126.650, where NASA 947 was passing weather information; they were checking out several cloud formations that almost became "constraints." Luckily, the formations dissipated just before the launch and Atlantis took off as scheduled just after 2:01 PM.

Launch Communications
259.700 - Shuttle Air-to-Ground
-Shuttle ATLANTIS

133.800/264.800 - CAPE CONTROL
-HARASS 33/34 (F-15C, 1 FW)
-HARASS 35/36 (F-15C, 1 FW)
-KING 01 (HC-130)
-RELAY 01
-NASA 902
-NASA 947

141.300/294.600 - VARIETY
-VARIETY 1
-CAPE(?) #

138.400/349.600 - DOD CAPE
-RELAY 01 relaying traffic from 123.100
123.100
-RELAY 01 wkg ????? ref vessels operating in area, then
relaying traffic to DOD CAPE on 349.600

126.650 - Weather
-NASA 902
-NASA 947 passing information on weather conditions, cloud
formations in launch area, particularly concerned with 2
formations near the launch pad right up until launch

260.900 - NORAD Discrete
-HARASS 33/34 (F-15C, 1 FW) for CAP
-HARASS 35/36 (F-15C, 1 FW) for CAP
228.900 - NORAD Discrete
-HARASS 35/36 wkg TANKER 03 for Aerial Refueling

269.300 - Miami ARTCC
-HARASS 33/34 (F-15C, 1 FW)
-HARASS 35/36 (F-15C, 1 FW)
348.700 - Miami ARTCC
-HARASS 33/34 (F-15C, 1 FW)
-HARASS 35/36 (F-15C, 1 FW)

157.075 Marine VHF Ch. 81
-RANGE CONTROL (mention of Blue Force Trackers)
-COAST GUARD 47321
-COAST GUARD 25438
-USCGC Kingfisher
157.125 Marine VHF Ch. 23
-BAIRS COVE wkg 25523
157.050 Marine VHF Ch. 21
-HH-65 air-to-air


Patrick AFB/Kennedy Space Center TRS
976 - KSC Fire (116)
1136 - KSC Fire Tac 1
1296 - KSC Medical (117)
-DOD SURGEON, AIRDOC # (in helos?), EMS, RESCUE ##, TRIAGE
1616 - KSC Safety (105)
1648 - KSC Orbiter Ops (110)
1680 - KSC Safety (205)
1760 - CCAFS Safety Net-B
1936 - KSC Security (103)
1952 - Traffic from RED RESCUE ref access to pad
2016 - KSC Security Vehicle Escorts
5392 - EH Base
6736 - Timing/Photo Net
9936 - unknown
11600 - KSC NASA Tower
12496 - KSC Support 104
16336 - CCAFS Cape Fire
16656 - CCAFS Cape Security
18256 - unid passing antenna data


The trip down presented a good opportunity to monitor the NSB Kings Bay TRS, which I rarely get a chance to do and to monitor the relatively new Department of Defense Southeastern TRS. I heard two talkgroups on the Kings Bay system which I've not heard before (nor are they listed at Radio Reference). While traveling through the Camden County and Jacksonville area, I was able to pick up the DOD Southeast TRS SB Kings Bay, NAS Jacksonville, and NS Mayport sites. Only a few talkgroups are listed for these sites at RadioReference; I picked up a good list of talkgroups this trip, unfortunately I just didn't have the time to identify any of them. The exception is 28146 which, based on some traffic I heard, I am guessing is NAS Jax Fire.

NSB Kings Bay TRS (new TGs)
5040 - unknown
-611, 613, 615, sounded civilian
6448 - unknown


DOD Southeast TRS - NAS Kings Bay
386.050 Control Channel
28050 - Encrypted, NSB Kings Bay Waterfront Security
28051 - Encrypted
28053 - Encrypted
28057 - Encrypted
28058 - Encrypted
28081 - Encrypted
28087
28118
28146 - Page Tones for Fire/EMS?
28148
28214
28647
28749 - "100 in Service at White House"

DOD Southeast TRS - NS Mayport
380.4375 Control Channel
28283
28323

DOD Southeast TRS - NAS Jacksonville
386.225 Control Channel
28118
28130 - NAS Jax Police
-COMMAND POST clg MAYPORT EOD
28146 - Fire/EMS?
-"CHIEF 2 on the air at the Security Command Post"
28161
28173
28211 - Aircraft Maintenance Net?, ref to Paint Shops, APUs
28222 - unid ref P-3
28229

Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net

Shuttle Atlantis Road Trip, Part 2

Additionally, the trip provided a chance to monitor areas that I've never had the chance to listen to before. I've previously monitored the Duval/Jacksonville system on short trips, but the St. Johns County frequencies, Flagler County TRS, Volusia County TRS, and the Brevard County TRS were all new to me. A short pursuit in one county and some brush fires in several counties made for some interesting listening along the way.

Duval County/Jacksonville TRS
17360 - A1 Main
17392 - A2 Dispatch
17424 - A3 EMS 1
17584 - A8 Support
17808 - Incident 1
23696 - C4 OPMC (clear/encrypted)
23792 - C7 Shands (encrypted)


St. Johns County
154.415, 156.7 PL - Fire Dispatch
154.160, 156.7 PL - Fire South Tactical
463.025, 167.9 PL - County Medical Coord.
154.845, 156.7 PL - South Dispatch Tac 2
154.650, 156.7 PL - NCIC Tac 3
151.250, 156.7 PL - Sheriff Tac
156.075, 156.7 PL - Sheriff Tac 5

City of St. Augustine
154.385, 156.7 PL - Fire Dispatch
154.890, 156.7 PL - Police Dispatch


Flagler County TRS (EDACS)
03-042 - Fire Primary
03-063 - Fire Tac 3
03-067 - Fire Tac 7
03-072 - Fire Training 1
03-073 - Fire Training 2
03-101 - COA Transportation


Volusia County TRS (EDACS)
01-021 - SO Prisoner Transport
01-022 - SO Courthouse Security
01-052 - Law Enforcement 5
01-053 - SO Tac 5
01-061 - Law Enforcement North Dispatch
01-062 - Law Enforcement South Dispatch
01-064 - SO Teletype
01-065 - SO Teletype
01-070 - SO Tac 2
01-074 - East Dispatch
01-147 - COP-1
01-154 - Air 1
01-156 - Mutual Aid Police 2
02-024 - Bert Fish Medical Center
02-025 - Florida Hospital Deland
02-041 - East Fire Dispatch
02-042 - West Fire Dispatch
02-043 - Fire Tac 3
02-045 - Fire Tac 5
02-081 - EMS EVAC 1
03-064 - Utility Services
03-070 - Utility Services Water
04-081 - Ponce Inlet PD Dispatch
05-133
06-001 - New Smyrna Beach PD Dispatch
06-101 - RCC Fire Dispatch
06-102 - RCC Fire Tac 14
06-104 - RCC Fire Tac 15
07-021 - Port Orange PD Dispatch
07-022 - Port Orange PD Animal Control
07-027 - Port Orange PD Secondary
08-123 - Edgewater Utilities 1
08-124 - Edgewater Public Works 1
08-141 - Edgewater PD Dispatch
09-022 - Deland Fire Tac 26
09-024 - Deland Fire Tac 28
09-030
09-031
09-156 - VC Wide 1
10-041 - Recycling/Solid Waste
10-047 - Signal Dept.
10-062 - Animal Control
10-121 - SO Jail Prisoner Transport
10-123 - SO Jail Ops 2
10-124 - SO Jail Ops 3
11-021 - Daytona Beach Public Works
11-023 - Daytona Beach Water/Wastewater
11-025 - Daytona Beach Water/Wastewater
11-053 - Daytona Beach Fire Talkaround
11-061 - Daytona Beach PD 1 Mainland
11-062 - Daytona Beach PD 2 Beaches
11-070 - Daytona Beach PD Motor Tac
11-072 - Daytona Beach PD Tac 1
11-076 - Daytona Beach PD Tac 2
12-021 - Ormond Beach Patrol 1
12-030 - Beach Access Toll Booths
12-042 - Ocean Center Maintenance
13-061 - Detona Fire Dispatch
13-062 - Deltona Fire Tac 21
13-063 - Deltona Fire Tac 22
13-071
13-073 - Deltona Public Works
13-075 - Deltona Animal Control?
15-157 - Patch TG


Brevard County TRS (EDACS)
01-011 - Brevard SO North
01-012 - Brevard SO Central
01-013 - Brevard SO South
01-036 - Courthouse Titusville
01-044 - EOC
01-131 - Brevard SO Tac North
03-011 - Brevard Fire North
03-012 - Brevard Fire Central
03-104 - PMC Security
04-143 - PMC Med Channel
05-031 - SCATS Dispatch 1
05-032 - SCATS Dispatch 2
05-044 - Coastal Ambulance Primary
05-061 - Traffic Control W/A
05-091 - Animal Control W/A
07-035 - Titusville Fire HQ
07-041 - Titusville PD 1
07-042 - Titusville PD 2
07-043 - Titusville PD Teletype


Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net

Road Trip Report: Fort Frederica National Monument and Kingsland, GA

Earlier today I took a trip to St. Simon's Island to visit the Fort Frederica National Monument. After visiting Fort Frederica, I went down to Kingsland, GA to try listening to the Department of Defense (DOD) Southeast Regional TRS (a 380-400 Mhz P25 system). While I was at Fort Frederica, I put my BC 396 into Close Call mode in an attempt to find any frequencies the Park Service might be using there. Close Call found nothing, but it appears that the park does use VHF, as there was a VHF quarterwave on top of a park vehicle in the parking lot.

Along the way I did some mobile Public Safety, Federal, and Military monitoring. This report covers the part of the trip outside of the immediate Savannah area (Chatham and Bryan counties). As usual, I didn't monitor very much law enforcement activity.


Military Aviation
BLADE 23/24 (F/A-18A+, VMFA-115) were up on SEALORD's North Primary 284.500 checking in with SEALORD and pushed to W-157 Discrete frequency 385.300 for air combat training. They were using 225.675 for air-to-air, which very well might be their new Tac 2 frequency. 225.675 was first noted in use while the BLADEs were at Avon Park last week; usage there and since the returned to Beaufort seem to indicate that it has replaced 320.200 as their Tac 2 frequency.

CD 1## flights (T-45, VT-7) were working with an unknown aircraft carrier for carrier landing training. They were on SEALORD's South Primary frequency 267.500 and were working each other and unknown station on 233.750 (referred to as Button 15). They mentioned a Button 1, but I was driving and couldn't run a search while driving.

US Coast Guard
There was activity from Sector Charleston's area on Marine VHF Ch. 21, 157.050 and from Sector Jacksonville on Marine VHF Ch. 23, 157.150. On 157.050, Sector Charleston was in communication with USCGC Tarpon and COAST GUARD 41354 was in communication with Station Brunswick.

Liberty County Public Safety
As usual, Liberty County Fire Dispatch on 154.205 (PL 136.5) and Liberty County EMS Dispatch on 155.160 (PL 103.500) were active. I never can get over how good the signal from that 154.205 repeater is and how good it's coverage area is.

FLETC TRS
The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center VHF TRS was pretty much quiet this morning except for occasional radio traffic from Security on TG 64000. For more information on the FLETC System, check the out the system profile on RadioReference.

Glynn County Public Safety
Glynn County Fire Department and Brunswick Fire Departments were very active this morning. The Glynn County FD 1 talkgroup (TG 2000) and Brunswick FD 1 talkgroup (TG 1488) were busy along with 154.385, which was simulcasting dispatches from the Glynn County FD 1 talkgroup. The SEGRMC 1 talkgroup (TG 2960) was active throughout the morning with Ambulance to ER traffic. For more info on the Glynn County TRS, check out the system profile on RadioReference.

Camden County Public Safety
Camden County Fire/EMS Dispatch on 155.880 (PL 118.800) was active with a few dispatches, but the Fire/EMS side of things seemed to be pretty quiet in Camden County this morning.

When I came down the offramp from I-95 southbound to Exit 3 in Kingsland, I was jolted by the sight of what I thought was a Savannah Chatham Metropolitan PD car sitting in the grass at the bottom of the ramp. As I came closer, however I noticed that the car was Kingsland PD car. It was practically identical to an SCMPD car except the lettering (identical in font) read Kingsland Police Department instead of Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department. Otherwise, the striping and lettering style was identical.

Kings Bay NSB TRS
As expected on a weekend, the Kings Bay NSB TRS was pretty quiet except for the Police and Fire Department. I was able to monitor an interesting incident that arose from someone attempting to grill (yes, a food grill...) in one of the bathrooms of a barracks building. Police 1 (TG 368) was busy with 2## and 4## units working 200 (Dispatch) and Fire 1 (TG 1104) was busy with ENGINE # and PORTABLE #. For more info on the Kings Bay NSB TRS, check out the system profile on RadioReference.

DOD Southeastern Region TRS
The main reason I went down to Kingsland after visiting Fort Frederica was to see if there was any activity on the DOD Southeastern Region TRS site at Kings Bay. 386.275 was active with a 9600 baud control channel, but I never heard any talkgroup activity on it. All of the Kings Bay activity I heard was on the Kings Bay TRS. For more info on this system, including the other sites, check out the system profile on RadioReference.

Mac McCormick, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net