[MilCom] "On Scene" Granby MA Reserve Forces Training Area /Tactical Training Comms?

[Ken]

Well, on the way home from work today, I swung by the new Army Reserve 
Forces Medical Field Training Facility (Granby, MA)... No radio activity was 
heard.  No one was there!!!  However, I did get a picture of the "different" 
No Trespassing sign at this government training site/facility.

It wasn't 70 feet as I originally thought!!!!

Here's what's on the sign

GOVERNMENT
PROPERTY LINE
IS +- 7' 00"
FROM THIS SIGN
DO NOT
TRESPASS

The actual picture can be found at our ScanWesternMass group at 
yahoogroups.com
http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/ScanWesternMass/photos/view/ad72?b=1
It's for hobbyists personal use, not to be reposted to any groups, 
publications, or data bases
without my specific approval.

I didn't see any antennas on the new training building yet (which you can 
see through the trees in the picture).  The building actually can be seen 
better from the main road area adjacent to the town's Brown Ellison Park 
(Carver St, Granby, MA)  but at the time I took the picture because of the 
sun I had to take another view.  The park is also on the approach to runway 
#23 @KCEF so offers some very good picture taken opportunities depending 
upon the sun's position.

It should prove very interesting to try to monitoring with signal 
stalkers/close capture technology once the facility starts to be used. 
Right now in the town everyone is wondering when the military will start 
using the facility including the media:
MassLive.com: Metro East News
GRANBY - How soon military personnel will begin using a building still under
construction off Carver Street across from Brown-Ellison Park remains 
unclear ...
www.masslive.com/metroeast/republican/index.ssf?archive - 86k
(the news story actually can't be found).

Rumors have abounded as to what type of radio equipment is being used for 
training.  Some say that the less expensive FRS radios are primarily being 
used.  Others state the new  Intersquad radios (300 mhz band) will be used, 
while others state the the USA new VHF radio system (ICOM Soldier's Intercom 
Radio) or now a new group of ICOM radios (military bundle F43G  series) are 
being used (Check out the press release at 
http://www.icomamerica.com/press/default.asp?id=200502)

Ken
Springfield MA Monitoring Area