[MilCom] KBKF: 05 AUG 2005

[Sandy4218 at aol.com]

A busy Friday in the area.

121.60:  GRIZZLY-53, (KC-135R, March), cleared to March.
121.60:  PAT-0506, (C-26B, Buckley), cleared Round-Robin Buckley.
121.60:  REACH 6214, (C-130, Little Rock), cleared to Cocoa Beach.
291.675: SWITCH-31, (F/A-18C, VFA-151, Lemoore), land; then on to Fallon.
275.80:  STUD-11, (F-16, Buckley), cleared Cheyenne MOA.
275.80:  REDEYE-21, flight of 2, (F-16,Buckley), cleared Cheyenne MOA.
275.80:  REDEYE-23, flight of 2, (F-16,Buckley), cleared Cheyenne MOA.
319.00:  JACKPOT-41, (F-16 Shaw), with Denver Center, FL 430. Heading direct 
Fort Smith. Switch 354.15. Has a systems failure (INS) and needs to divert to 
Colorado Springs.
372.20:  JACKPOT-41, (F-16, Shaw), wants to know if Peterson can accomodate 
him for fuel and take a look at his INS. ((Makes a lot of sense to land at a 
C-130 base to get INS on an F-16 fixed. Oh well))
239.025: JACKPOT-41, land Colorado Springs; then on to Fort Smith later. 
Heard outbound on 257.875, 379.95, 387.15 and 346.25. 
284.075:  JEST-29, (KC-135R, Altus), AR with CADDO-14, (C-17A, Altus), This 
appears to be the boom freq. ((Several others also noted during the day, but 
these were the only ones I could get callsigns on. Rest were just suffixes))
291.675: WARPIG-1, (A-10A, MI-ANG), land; then on to Hill. ((WARPIG is the 
callsign for the ferry pilots from the Depot at Hill. That is why it pops up 
with so many different units))
121.00:  NAVY-103, (C-37A, VR-1, Andrews), land; then on to Andrews.
275.80:  MAGIC-77, (F-16, MT-ANG), cleared to Great Falls. 
354.15:  BUCK-110, (?T-1A?, VT-4, Pensacola), with Denver Center, FL 280. 
Switch 319.00 and descending to 270. Direct Grand Junction. Switch 135.25, 
(should be 135.125), no joy, so goes to 354.05 and then 134.50 for landing Grand 
Junction.
354.15:  BUCK-120, (?T-1A?, VT-4, Pensacola), with Denver Center. Follows 
same route as 110; landing at Grand Junction. 
298.40:  VIKING-42, (C-130, Minneapolis), land Colorado Springs.
228.45:  ASCOT ?2151?, (Unk type RAF xport), request WX Buckley, Nellis, 
Edwards and China Lake.
372.20:  JOSA-136, (C-21A), land Colorado Springs.
372.20:  BULL-908, (C-130, Little Rock), land Colorado Springs.
121.00:  ?TEST?-608, (Unk), land. ((Callsign too muffled to get))
319.00:  KNIGHT-31, flight of 4, (F/A-18C, VMFA-314, Miramar), with Denver 
Center, FL 280. Switch 363.15.
291.675: TANGO PAPA 03, (F/A-18B, NTPS, Pax River), land.
291.675: KNIGHT-31, flight of 4, (F/A-18C, VMFA-314, Miramar), land.
298.40:  SUMMIT-24, (C-130,Peterson), land Colorado Springs.
239.025: BOBCAT-55, (T-45, VT-9, Meridian), land Colorado Springs. Took off 
later headed north on 257.875, 379.95, 255.40 and 350.30.

Sandy
Denver, CO