[MilCom] Review GFMF -- Military Frequency Directory Part II

[Ken]

I'm continuing with my review of the Military Frequency Directory 2nd 
edition, after having a
chance to utilize it for awhile.

Remember that this is now bundled as a portion of Grove's "Frequency Master 
File"
See:  Website http://www.grove-ent.com/FREQMASFILE.html

Unlike other frequency directories on CD-ROM ('Police Call'), I was able to 
save the entire
frequency directory on to my hard disk to make it easier to access and also 
made a back up copy
on a CD-ROM just in case I lost/damaged the other and/or my hard disk 
crashed.  Also it's
important to install Adobe Reader version 6 that is included with the disk 
since there's some
new features that are very helpful.

No frequency directory is perfect, it becomes a work in progress/process as 
soon as the new
edition hits the printer, or in this case the CD-ROM burner.

765 pages is a lot of information to digest and review.  So I took the 
approach to basically
search for information that might be of interest to hobbyists.

It's important prior to initiating a electronic search to review the Service 
Legend &
Miscellaneous Acronyms (pages 13 through 18) to help focus your search, as 
well as to look at
the exact format used within a sampling of the listings before you initiate 
a search.

Here's some quick summary of some searches:
CONUS Air Force, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve Flying Wings listed: 
154
(search terms "ACW, AW, AMW, ARW,  BW, FW FTW, MW, RW, Wing')

CONUS Navy & Navy Reserves Flying Squadrons listed:  190
(search terms "VFA, VAQ, VS, VAW, VP, VR, VT, HS, HSL, HC, VC, VX)

CONUS  Marine & Marine Corps Reserves Flying Squadrons listed:   53
(search terms "VMA, VMA(AW), VMAQ, VMF, VMFA, VMFA(AW), VMFAT, VMFT, VMGR, 
VMO, VMR)

Air Force/Air National Guard/Air Force Reserve Bases/Stations/Facilities:
Navy/Navy Reserve Bases/Stations/OtherFacilities:
Army, Army National Guard, Army Reserve Forts/ Camps/Other Facilities:
Marine Corps/Marine Corp Reserve, Bases/Stations/Other Facilities:
Coast Guard/Coast Guard Reserve Bases/Stations/Other Facilities:
FAA Locations (non military bases):

Number of Rows (lines) for the following searches (Note:  that a row could 
have anywhere from 1
to 10 frequencies listed and include various ground support as well as aero 
related
frequencies):
FAA:  1992
USA:   1503
USAF:  3382
USCG:  118
USMC:  367
USN:  1276

Some Specific Functional Areas (number of lines/rows, could have more than 1 
frequency listed in
that category on a line):

Mixed:
"National Guard":  280

Aero Related:
"Air to Air" (same):  466
"ATIS" (Automated Traffic Information Service):   276
"Command Post" (Command Post):  303
"Ground Control" (Ground Control):  472
"Metro" (Metro/Wx):  147
"PTD" (Pilot-To-Dispatcher):    119
"Range Control":  256
"Supervisor of Flying":  78
"Squadron Common":  217
"Control Tower":   712

Land Mobile Support Nets (just random selections):
"Administrative Net":  34
"Criminal Investigation", "CID", "OSI", "NCIS":  163
"Fire", "Fire Crash", "Fire Department":  815
"Security","Police", "Law Enforcement":  1224
"Disaster Preparedness", "Disaster Control", "Disaster Net":  160
"Medical", "Medical Net":  321
"Command Net", "Commander Net":  93
"Civil Engineering", "Civil Engineers", "Public Works", "Post Engineers": 
302
"Maintenance" (ground, air, aero):  866
"Platoon Coordination Net":  14

Typical Air Force Base Land Mobile Support Nets listed are:  Commanders, 
Civil Engineering,
Disaster Preparedness, EOD Team, Fire Department, Fire Alarm Systems-Data, 
Law Enforcement,
Maintenance, Medical, Miscellaneous, OSI, Paging, POL Security, Trucks, Ramp 
Ops, Supply,
Taxi/Transportation.

Typical Navy Base (ships & air stations) Land Mobile Support Nets listed 
are:  Base Duty
Officer, Base Operations, Calibration Net,  Command & Control/Command Net, 
Command Center,
Disaster Control, Dock Security, Cocking/Undocking Net, Emergency Response, 
Equipment
Installation, Exchange Security, Fleet Support, Fire, Flight Line 
Maintenance/Operations, Fuel
Delivery Net, Harbor/Port Operations/Ships Movement Net, Hospital, Housing, 
Medical,
Miscellaneous, Public Works, Radiation control, Safety Coordination, Supply, 
Tug Boat Control,
Weapons, Weather.

Typical Marine Corps (base/air stations) Land Mobile Support Nets listed 
are:  Base Operations,
Fire Department, Internal Security, Maintenance, Military Police, Motor 
Pool, Platoon
Coordination Net, Public Works, Transportation, Safety, Security, Test, 
Training.

Typical Coasts Guard Bases/Operating Locations Land Mobile Support Nets 
listed are:  Law
Enforcement, VHF Marine Channels.

Most probably there's other combinations you can do searches on BUT this 
will give you an idea as to the
extensive amount of information that is contained in this directory 
publication.

Ken
Springfield MA Monitoring Area