Barnes ANGB "On Scene" Report

Spent some time today (3/31/07) at KBAF (approx 1000 to 1117 hrs local).
OBSERVED MILITARY AERO ACTION:
SABER 1 & 2 (A10's): Take Off
JAVA 1 &2 (A10's): Take Off
HAWK 1 & 2 (A10's): Take off

AERO FREQUENCIES ACTIVE:
Ground Control: 121.7/289.4
Tower: 118.9/251.1
ATIS: 127.1
KBDL A/D: 125.35/325.8
KZBW: 338.2
Five Star Aviation (FBO): 130.625
Others: (Could hear the base side transmitters): 132.65 (KZBW) & 123.95, 127.8 (KBDL), 134.85(KCEF)

MILITARY TACTICAL AERO FREQS ACTIVE:
139.9 (Saber), 141.675 (Hawk), 143.825 (Java).Also when they were up in Yankee MOA, I could hear HAWK & others (including JUDGE 1) talking with BATTLE STAR on 138.25, male operator had a British accent. Passing coded messages, etc.

BASE LMR SUPPORT RADIO NETS:
Searched for entire time on scene (138-144, 148-150.8 mhz), only 148.45R P25 Security & 149.6875 P25 (which I believe may be the new FD freq) was active. I also briefly search the 380-400, 400-420 mhz band with no local activity found (and kept the 996 in Close Call Capture mode most of the time). I was disappointed with the results found since this was my primary interest during this visit.

MONITORING LOCATION/RELOCATION:
I initially started off at the Civilian Airport Administration/Terminal building (they are still in the old facility BUT the new one looks completely built to me), BUT found that there was severe inteference (primarily from the ATIS 127.1 BUT also from Towr 118.9 & Ground 121.7 ) when trying to monitor/scan various freqs throughout the spectrum. So I relocated to the east side of the field just south of airport Gate 24 (Airport Industrial Park Rd which is off of Route 202) in a grass area across the road from the airport perimeter security fence. This eliminated all of the interference at the terminal building side & provided an excellent view of the Air National Guard area, as well as a view of the major runway (looking south). Did not have any problems parking at that location.

EQUIPMENT UTILIZED:
Uniden BCD996T
Uniden BC296D
Radio Shack Pro 97
Procomm CD144MBN Magnetic Antenna (see Grove: http://www.grove-ent.com/procomm.html)
Scanner Antenna Splitter (2 radios 996 & 296) (see Grove: http://www.grove-ent.com/SPL2.html)

Overall it was great to get out for a bit, and hopefully spring has arrived here in the Northeast!

Westover JARB Analog UHF Radio Usage

Yesterday their was an exercise in the Dog Patch Training Area, and Pad 19 involving USMC Marine Support Squadron 472, Detachment Bravo (rapid runway repair exercise, etc), 3-126 Aviation Batallion UH60 helo medevac 2 navy doctors. What I noted was that 413.2 & 413.4 NFM analog simplex was being utilized, primarily by low powered portables with perhaps one or two simplex base stations. 413.2 is a Civil Engineering Prime Beef Team frequency and 413.4 is formerly the Aerial Port Squadron's primary frequency. The Aerial Port Squadron did also keep its' base station. I'm unsure whether these radios will meet the new narrow band standard that becomes mandatory on January lst, 2008. So monitoring will be necessary in the future, especially in 2008

Military Aero Activity Summary February 2007

Springfield MA Monitoring Area, period 2/1/07 through 2/28/07

CALLSIGN (Aircraft type) MONITORED DURING PERIOD:
?44 (unknown)
AGAR 70 (Probably C5)
ARTIC 1 (A10's)
BARNEY 1 & 2 (A10's)
BARNEY 1, 2, 3, & 4 (A10's)
CAPE 11 (F15's)
CAPFLIGHT 1923 (C182)*
CAPFLIGHT 1928 (C182)*
CAPFLIGHT 1930 (C182)*
CAPFLIGHT 1989 (C182?)
CUDA 1 (A10's)*
DANDA 97 (KC135)
DUCE 22 (KC10)
FIG 1 (A10)
FREIGHT 1 (A10's)
FURY 28 (UH60)*
FURY 33 (UH60)*
FURY 72 (UH60)*
GERMAN AF 168 (unknown)
GUARD COPTER 982 (UH60)*
GUARD COPTER 21132 (OH57)
GUARD COPTER 23621 (UH60)*
HEAT 1 (A10's)
JAKE 1 (A10's)
KILLER 1 (A10's)*
HAWK 1 (A10's)
LAKER 20 (unknown)
MAINE 88 (KC135)
MAKO 1 (A10's)*
MOTLEY 1 (A10's)*
NOMAD 63 (UH60)*
NOMAD 77 (CH47)*
NOMAD 93 (CH47)
OPEC 31 (KC10)
OPEC 37 (KC10)
OPEC 43 (KC10)
REACH XXXX/XXX (HEAVY) (C5's, C130's)*
RHODY 11 (C130)
RHODY 12 (C130)
RHODY 34 (C130)
RHODY 35 (C130)
RHODY 36 (C130)
RITALIN 1 (A10's)
RODD 01 HEAVY (C5)
RODD 03 HEAVY (C5)*
RODD 30 HEAVY (C5)
RODD 35 HEAVY (C5)*
RODD 38 HEAVY (C5)*
RODD 99 HEAVY (C5)
SHARK 1 (A10's)*
SOONER 1 (A10's)
TEAM 61 & 62 (KC10's)
VADOR 07 (C130)
VADOR 23 (C130)
VADOR 24 (C130)
*Callsign monitored more than one time during the period.


FREQUENCIES ACTIVE DURING THE PERIOD:
41.45 (NFM) A10's tactical air/air
41.90 (NFM) CT ARNG Tactical & "FURY OPS" at KBDL
118.35 KCEF Ground Control
118.425 KZBW ARTCC
118.9 KBAF Tower
120.3 KBDL Tower
125.35 KBDL Approach/Departure Control
133.425 KZBW ARTCC
138.10 ATIS
139.875 KC10's Tactical air/air
139.9 A10's Tactical Air/Air
141.675 A10's tactical air/air
234.6 NORAD
238.9 Air Refueling air/air tactical
242.2 CT ARNG Helos Air/Air Tactical & "FURY OPS" at KBDL
251.1 KBAF Tower
252.1 439 AW Command Post "CASINO ROYALE"
257.85 KZBW ARTCC
262.0 102 FW "Cape Ops"
269.2 KZBW ARTCC
274.75 KCEF Metro/Weather
275.8 KCEF Ground Control
290.35 KZBW ARTCC
311.0 ANG C130's Tactical air/air
317.7 KZBW ARTCC
319.4 McGuire AFB NJ Command Post
323.2 KBDL ARTCC
324.6 Air Refueling tactical air/air
325.8 KBDL Approach/Departure Control
338.2 KZBW ARTCC
348.3 KBDL Approach/Departure Control
348.75 KCEF Tower
349.7 103 FW "Ops"
351.8 KBDL Tower
356.3 MA ARNG "MINUTEMAN OPS" at KBAF
372.2 KCEF Base Operations
379.1 KZBW ARTCC
383.3 143 AW "RHODY OPS"
KBAF= Barnes Municipal Airport/ANGB, Westfield, MA
KBDL = Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, CT
KCEF = Westover Metro/JARB, Chicopee, MA
KZBW = Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) remote transmitters throughout the region

Military Aero Activity Summary January 2007

Springfield MA Monitoring Area, period 1/1/07 through 1/31/07:
CALLSIGN (aircraft typed) MONITORED DURING THE PERIOD:
AIRCRAFT XXX (C5's on the ground)
ARTIC 1 (A10's)*ARTIC 1, 2, 3, & 4 (A10's)
BACKY 91 (KC135)
BANDIT 36 (unk)
BARNEY 1 & 2 (A10's)
BISON 71 (C130)
BISON 88 (C130)
BLUE 01 (unk)
BOWSOX 29 (unknown)
CAPFLIGHT 603 (unknown)
CAPFLIGHT 1928 (C182)*
CAPFLIGHT 1930 (C182)*
CODY 01 HEAVY (C5)*
COMET 1 (A10's)*
CRAB 55 (C130)
CUDA 1 (A10's)*
CUDA 21 (A10's)
ETHYL 80 (KC10)
FIG 1 & 2 (A10's)
FREIGHT 1 (A10's)
FURY 28 (UH60)*
FURY 31 (UH60)
FURY 33 (UH60)*
FURY 72 (UH60)
FURY 96 (UH60)*
GO 1 (A10's)*
(GUARD COPTER) 452 (UH60)
GUARD COPTER 502 (UH60)
GUARD COPTER 728 (UH60)*
GUARD COPTER 10362 (CH47)
GUARD COPTER 21132 (UH60)*
GUARD COPTER 23572 (UH60)
GUARD COPTER 23621 (UH60)*
GUARD COPTER 23895 (UH60)
GUARD COPTER 23906 (UH60)*
GUARD COPTER 24533 (UH60)*
HEAT 1 (A10's)*
HOBBY 01 (KC135)
HOIST 21 (KC10)
HOWDY 1 (A10's)*
JEDI 24 (C17)
KING 22 (HC130)
KILLER 1 (2 A10's)*
KILLER 11 (A10's)*
MAGOO 1 (A10's)
MAKO 1 (A10's)*
NAVY JT 945 (C9)
NAVY LK 21 (P3)
NAVY LY 808 (P3)
NOMAD 63 (CH47)*
NOMAD 93 (CH47)*
NOMAD 93 FLIGHT (2 CH47's)
NOMAD 96 (CH47)*
NOMAD 97 (CH47)*
OPEC 41 (KC10)
(OPEC) 42 (KC10)
OPEC 43 (KC10)
PACK 11 (KC135)
PACK 21 (KC135)
PAT 384 (C12?)
POLO 99 HEAVY (C5)*
RAIDON 70 (OH58)
REACH XXX/XXXX (HEAVY) (C5's, C130's)*
RHODY 30 (C130)
RHODY 32 (C130)
RHODY 33 (C130)
RHODY 35 (C130)
RHODY 36 (C130)
RITALIN 1 (A10's)*
ROCCO 63 (KC135)
RODD 01 HEAVY (C5)*
RODD 03 HEAVY (C5)
RODD 04 HEAVY (C5)*
RODD 06 HEAVY (C5)
RODD 24 HEAVY (C5)*
RODD 25 HEAVY (C5)*
RODD 29 HEAVY (C5)
RODD 36 HEAVY (C5)
RODD 99 HEAVY (C5)*
SABER 1 & 2 (A10's)*
SHARK 1 (A10's)*
SKIER 86 (LC130)*
SOONER 1 (A10's)*
SUMMIT 20 (C130)*
TEAM 22 (KC10)
TEAM 80 (KC10)
TERRA 32 (C32)
TIGER 01 (unknown)
TOPCAT 3 (KC135)
TORCH 11 (A10's)
YANKEE 1 (A10's)
YANKEE 11 (A10's)
*Callsign monitored more than once during the period

FREQUENCIES ACTIVE DURING THE PERIOD:
36.35 NFM A10's air/air tactical
38.65 NFM A10's air/air tactical
41.45 NFM A10's air/air tactical
41.90 NFM CT ARNG "FURY OPS" @KBDL & air/air tactical
118.35 KCEF Ground Control
118.9 KBAF Tower
125.35 KBDL Approach/Departure Control
125.575 KZBW ARTCC
133.425 KZBW ARTCC
134.85 KCEF Tower
138.10 KCEF ATIS
138.975 KC10's air/air tactical
139.9 A10's air/air tactical
141.675 A10's air/air tactical
143.825 A10's air/air tactical
238.9 Air Refueling Tactical air/air
239.8 McGuire AFB Metro Wx
242.4 ARNG Helos air/air tactical
251.1 KBAF Tower
252.10 439 AW Command Post "CASINO ROYALE"
255.4 FSS
274.75 KCEF Metro Wx
275.8 KCEF Ground Control
287.5 "RESCUE" OPS
290.35 KZBW ARTCC
295.8 Air Refueling Ops Tactical air/air
303.0 Air/Air Tactical & 104 FW Command Post "HAWK OPS"
311.0 Air/Air Tactical
319.4 McGuire AFB Command Post
323.2 KBDL Approach/Departure Control
324.6 Air Refueling Ops Tactical air/air
325.8 KBDL Approach/Depature Control
338.2 KZBW ARTCC
341.75 Air Refueling OPs Tactical air/air
343.5 Air Refueling Ops Tactical air/air
348.3 KBDL Approach/Departure Control
348.75 KCEF Tower
349.7 103 FW Command Post
351.8 KBDL Tower
356.8 MA ARNG "OPS" @KBAF
360.6 KZBW ARTCC
372.2 KCEF Base Operations
379.1 KZBW ARTCC
383.3 143 AW "RHODY OPS" and air/air tactical
KBAF= Barnes Municipal Airport ANG Base, Westfield MA
KBDL=Bradley Int Airport, Windsor Locks CT
KCEF=Westover Metro/JARB, Chicopee, MA
KZBW = Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center ARTCC (various remote sites throughout the region)