[MilCom] Middle TN Area/July 6, 2008

[Joe Cobb]

Any times are estimated.  Starting out with a rare Fedcom catch.  Fedcom is not very plentiful in Nashville so it made this one more special.

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP):  

A CBP aircraft (id'd as a Cessna 182 Skylane by ATC) and a ground unit were tailing some folks most of the afternoon thru South Nashville and the interstate system.  Comms were on 165.2375 (fm) and a PL tone of 100.0

The CBP aircraft was using OMAHA 06 with ATC.  Then it got busy at work and i never was able to hear them again.  I think these were the same one's heard by Michael in Northern Alabama.
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US Navy Blue Angels (F/A-18A/B, NFDS, Pensacola):

Around 1800 local heard BLUE ANGEL 5 check in with Memphis Ctr 257.75 @ FL250.  Then a few minutes later BLUE ANGEL 1 check in with Atlanta Ctr 299.2 @ FL280.

A/A's heard:  

275.35 (diamond chatting)
237.8  (solos really talking up a storm)
284.25 (general serious chat from the boss, business related)
255.2  (Boss calling out divert fields along the route to Pensacola)
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Around 1920 local heard DOG 11 (F/A-18E, VFA-143, Oceana) passing thru with Memphis Ctr 257.75  (i wonder if this guy was a static display at an airshow this weekend? Heard headed west on Wed or Thurs)

Joe
Nashville, Tn.