[Scan-DC] Wilmington, Delaware Logs 3/4/2002 & 3/5/2002

[Blue_Angels Fan]

3/4/2002

Sorry for the late posting of 3/4/2002. Check the listening times, and note 
how busy it was.

LISTENING TIMES 0245 - 0500 local.

CALLSIGNS:

NATO 26  - NATO E-3 staging at Tinker AFB
MAGIC - NATO AWACS controller
Malta 87, 88 - tankers
Spad 31 - F-15 Langley AFB
Fang 11 & 12 - F-16 (possibly Minnesota ANG staging from Langley AFB?)
Bash 31 - F-16 Virginia ANG Richmond International
Sentry 33 - E-3 Tinker AFB
Chalice - AWACS controller
Kong 51 & 52, 01 - F-15 Langley AFB

FREQUENCIES:

AIR REFUELING
-------------

320.9

AIR TO AIR UHF
--------------

343.4 - A/A NATO with Sentry
360.15 - Spad flight, then Kong flight once they replaced the Spad's

AIR TO AIR VHF
--------------

141.875 (am) - Bash flight

HAVE QUICK
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235.05
252.9
267.85
303.275

HUNTRESS
--------

362.3 - ZDC freq used by Huntress to control the CAP when AWACS is refueling 
or not on station

METRO (WEATHER)
---------------

239.8 - McGuire AFB

WASHINGTON CENTER (ZDC)
-----------------------

124.775 - VHF pairing for 362.3
362.3

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3/5/2002

LISTENING TIMES 0600 - 0800 LOCAL.

CALLSIGNS:

KONG 61 & 62 (female driver) - F-15 Langley AFB
Sentry 34 - E-3 Tinker AFB
Bandsaw - AWACS controller
Malta 81, 88 - tankers
Gomer 69 - tanker (this may be a KC-135, Gino always used the 69 number)
Fang 11 & 12, 01 & 02 - F-16 (possibly Minnesota ANG staging from Langley 
AFB?) this seemed really strange to me that the lesser numbers replaced the 
higher numbers as 01 & 02 replaced 11 & 12

FREQUENCIES:

AIR REFUELING
-------------

320.9

AIR TO AIR UHF
--------------

360.15 - Kong flight

AIR TO AIR VHF
--------------

138.425 (am) - F-16's no callsign heard
139.725 (am) - Fang flights

COMMAND POSTS / OPS
-------------------

303.0 - McGuire AFB KC-135 Torch OPS

HUNTRESS
--------

309.5 - Huntress freq used for A/R between tanker & AWACS
362.2 - ZDC freq used by Huntress to control the CAP when AWACS is refueling 
or not on station

METRO (WEATHER)
---------------

239.8 - McGuire AFB

WASHINGTON CENTER (ZDC)
-----------------------

124.775 - VHF pairing for 362.3
362.3

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3/5/2002

LISTENING TIMES 1700 - 1745 LOCAL.

CALLSIGNS:

Reach 050K
Magic - NATO AWACS controller
Kong 91 & 92 - F-15 Langley AFB
Husky 58 - C-130H Delaware ANG New Castle County Airport

FREQUENCIES:

AIR TO AIR UHF
--------------

360.15 - Kong flight

COMMAND POSTS / OPS
-------------------

343.0 - New Castle County Airport Delaware ANG CP Seabee
349.4 - Dover AFB CP Alice (ALCE) OPS
386.8 - Andrews AFB Navy OPS

HAVE QUICK
----------

257.25

NEW YORK CENTER (ZNY)
---------------------

381.6

WASHINGTON CENTER (ZDC)
-----------------------

362.3

UNKNOWN
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311.2 - possible A/A? Heard "we were a little behind time, but now we are 
doing okay", and a response came back to them "outstanding".

Still looking for help on the Nomad and Flank callsigns.       Jim












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