[MilCom] Busy morning for Military aircraft comms

[AllanStern at aol.com]

It is Tues, 10:30am EDT (1430z).
  AWACS "Bandsaw Kilo" is controlling SHARKs (F-16s from Homestead) in  
Tarpon Range. Comms are on 250.6, 318.5 and 344.2.
  Bandsaw Kilo has been up several times on AICC 364.2.
  MAKOs have just RTBd to Homestead after working Avon Park Bombing  Range. 
The wx was troublesome while they worked 20 mike-mike against the  targets, but 
cleared up totally as they were departing. They were heard on 292.2  and 
285.725 with Avon, on 143.8 with Mr Mako, and on 307.1, 281.5 with ATCs on  their 
return.
  BRONCO 01 (OV-10D) and DOS 236 (UH-1) from the US State Dept  contingent at 
Patrick AFB are engaged in local training, mostly on Patrick's  tower freqs 
133.75 and 269.375.
  Patrick's HC-130P "King 64" has just departed the area, using VHF  ATC 
freqs.
  NASA 913, a T-38N with YL astronaut pilot, has landed at the Shuttle  
Landing Facility, after being heard on 284.0, 132.65 and 128.55.
  Tyndall's Hydra GCI freq 234.925 has also been hot with comms: ACM  by 
Solar 01 & 02.
  F/A-18 "TBolt 51" is passing through the area too; now up on  273.55.
  Basically comms are non-stop this morning.
 
AL STERN  Satellite Beach FL (28-11N 80-36W) monitoring
 Patrick AFB (KCOF)  NASA-KSC  Shuttle Landing Fac (KTTS)
 Avon Park Bombing Range (KAGR)  Cape Canaveral  AFS (KXMR)
 JSTARS E-8 Acft Integration Facility, Melbourne IAP (KMLB)
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