[MilCom] Middle and Coastal GA MilCom; 13 Jan 2012

[Mac McCormick III]

Middle GA MilCom
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I traveled from Savannah to Andersonville and back yesterday, all of this
activity was logged from the mobile station:  BC780XLT and BCD396 with
Antennex ABSCANC antenna, Yaesu FT-8800 with Comet CHL-72S antenna, and
Yaesu FT-897D with Opek HVT-400B antenna for HF.

For a blog post on the trip, including some radio related stuff:
http://kf4lmt.wordpress.com/2012/01/13/andersonville-historic-site-trip/


NAS Jacksonville
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8.971 USB   USN TSC Jacksonville "FIDDLE"
   -CARDFILE 71C (P-3C) wkg FIDDLE, switched green after initial contact
(1226Z)
   -CARDFILE 71C (P-3C) wkg FIDDLE with request to pass to ????? that they
    have one of their notebooks (1307Z)
285.000     USN TSC Jacksonville "FIDDLE"
   -CARDFILE 71C (P-3C) wkg FIDLLE prior to switching to HF


Robins AFB
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279.600     Macon App/Dep
   -ROGUE 11 (F-15, Robins ALC)


Bulldog MOA
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343.750     Bulldog MOA Discrete
   -MACE 1# (F-16CM, 169 FW)
   -MACE 3# (F-16CM, 169 FW); 141.825 V14 v. MACE 4# (F-16CM, 169 FW);
143.625,
    also conducting SEAD/DEAD training in between ACM


Poinsett Range/Gamecock MOA
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354.300     BEEFEATER ECM Range
   -BANDSAW (E-3C, 964 ACCS)


Misc MilCom
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364.200     NORAD AICC
   -BANDSAW KILO (E-3, 964 ACCS) wkg HUNTRESS (NORAD EADS), passed a request

    to use 282.600 but nothing heard on that frequency.
   -BANDSAW KILO (E-3, 964 ACCS) wkg NORTHERN LIGHTS (NORAD EADS) for link
coord

352.600     BOLT 06 (KC-135, 6 AMW) and BENGAL 43 (F/A-18D, VMFA-224),
possibly
            in Moody MOAs based on ZJX traffic heard on 256.900 and 269.025
(heard
            in middle GA on GA26 and I-16 in afternoon)


ARTCC
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256.900/133.700     Jax Center Baxley Low
   -BENGAL 43 single (F/A-18D, VMFA-224); after AR with BOLT 06 on 352.600
269.025/127.575     Jax Center Waycross Low
   -BENGAL 43 single (F/A-18D, VMFA-224); after AR with BOLT 06 on 352.600

290.375/125.825     Atlanta Center Macon Ultra High
   -ROGUE 15 (F-15, Robins ALC)
323.000/128.100     Atlanta Center Augusta Low
   -MACE 3# (F-16CJ, 169 FW); 141.825 V14
   -VIPER 4# (F-16CJ, 169 FW); 143.625 V15


Fedcom
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171.750     Andersonville National Historic Site (P25); not very active,
            found with BCD396T, did not hear anything with the BCD396XT
            to get a NAC.
1610 AM     Visitors Information Station at Andersonville National Historic
Site


Misc
----
145.800     ISS; astronaut speaking in German, probably a school contact,
            Good pass, heard for 4-5 minutes (Mobile between Hawkinsville/
            Montezuma)



Coastal GA MilCom
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Monitored from the home station in late afternoon/evening

Hunter AAF
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124.975/279.575     Tower
   -ARMY 25381 flight (2x MH-6M, 1-160 SOAR)
   -ARMY 26369 (MH-60K, 1-160 SOAR)
   -ARMY 03771 (MH-47G, 1-160 SOAR)
   -BALL 21/22 (CV-22, 20 SOS) 
   -ARGUS 22, 23
   -SLAYER 99 (U-28A, 319 SOS)
   -SPOOKY 49 (AC-130, 4 SOS)  


Fort Stewart/Wright AAF
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127.350/279.625     Marne Radio
   -ARMY 25381 flight (2x MH-6M, 1-160 SOAR)
   -ARMY 26369 (MH-60K, 1-160 SOAR)
   -ARMY 03771 (MH-47G, 1-160 SOAR)
   -ARGUS 22, 23
   -SLAYER 99 (U-28A, 319 SOS)
   -SPOOKY 49 (AC-130, 4 SOS)  


Sealord (W-157/158)
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284.500     Sealord North Primary
   -CHECK 6# (F/A-18C, VMFA-312)

385.300     W-157 Discrete
   -NIKEL 3#
349.800     W-157 Discrete
   -CHECK 61/62; 301.950 Tac 1



Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
Savannah, GA
http://kf4lmt.wordpress.com/