[MilCom] Civil Air Patrol Aero/Ground Callsign Changes & Log Reportings?

[Ken]

Hello Hobbyists:

Haven't seen very many log postings about monitoring Civil Air Patrol 
Aircraft.  Callsign typically is CAPFLIGHT (nationwide assignment) followed 
by a four or five digit number, with the first two digits indicating the 
wing.  So for example Massachusetts Wing's designation would start with 19 
followed by two additional digits.  I typical hear CAPFLIGHT 1923 & 1928 
(Cessna 172's) for the units in my area.

Public source information seems to indicate that Civil Air Patrol aircraft 
may be changing their callsign for certain missions
For example for "High Bird" (communications relay) mission a static callsign 
CAPFLIGHT XXXX might be used in each wing.  When the aircraft is flying to 
the "on station" location they will use their typical aircraft unique 
CAPFLIGHT callsign (for FAA purposes) BUT for CAP & other radio systems will 
use that specific highbird static CAPFLIGHT callsign

Additionally CAP will no longer identify there mission bases by geographic 
locations/functions BUT by a tactical callsign.  It's unclear whether that 
is going be a typical CAP callsign assigned to that wing OR some other 
designation e.g. ATLAS BASE.  Functional callsigns e.g. Ground Team #1, etc 
can still be used on low power radios (such as the Intersquad Radios).

Civil Air Patrol aircraft normally use FAA VHF aero frequencies (rather than 
UHF aero) & may also be simplex on the any of the typical 4 CAP FM 
frequencies:  148.125 (repeater talk around), 148.15 (repeater talkaround), 
148.1375 (ground teams), & 149.5375 (air to ground, mission base, air/air 
tactical).  In addition VHF aero, 121.9 (Mulitcom practice missions) & 
123.10 (actual missions) may be use.

So if you can please give a listen and report back to the list on the Civil 
Air Patrol callsigns (both aero specific) & other state specific callsigns 
your are monitoring...

Thanks!!!

Ken