Westover JARB "Great New England Airshow Cancelled

Not surprisingly, the 439th Airlift Wing Commander, announced that the August 2007 show would be rescheduled to 2008 due to operational commitments and budget restraints.

I belive this is the fourth time since 1991 that the base has cancelled an airshow due to operational commitments. Unfortunately, the 104 FW at Barnes ANGB, is transitioning to F15's, so could not support the cancelled show this year. As many of you might remember, last year Westover ARB was schduled to have an airshow, BUT couldn't due to problems, and the MA Air National Guard at Barnes ANGB, Westfield stepped up to the plate.

Unfortunately, the trend is that many Air Mobility Command supported transport type bases, historically have cancelled airshows because of operational commitments.

Westover's cancelled show did not have any major military aero team this year, since both the Thunderbirds & Blue Angels were scheduled elsewhere.

Barnes ARNG LMR Support Nets Revised

Well looking at my notes from the entire March monitoring period, here's tentatively some of the new transition nets:

(All Digital APCO 25 Digital Standard):
140.25 (brief transmissions unknown)
141.3125 (NFM) Callsign Shadow
148.45 Repeater Security Net
148.8625 Repeater Aircraft Maintenance Net
149.6875 Repeater Fire/Crash Net
149.7625 (brief transmission unknown)
In the past 16 to 20 nets have been in use at the base.
So the hunt continues!!!

Military Aero Monitoring Summary March 2007

Springfield, MA Monitoring Area, period 3/1/07 through 3/31/07:
CALLSIGNS HEARD (Aircraft Type):
ASCOT 7086 (unk)
BACKY 10 HEAVY (KC135)
BISON 86 (C130)
BRIE 1 (A10's)
CRETE 1 (A10's)
DRAGNET (unknown, possible tactical ops E3 aircraft?)
DRAGON VICTOR (unknown, tactical ops E3 aircraft?)
CAPFLT 1303 (?)
CAPFLT 1921 (C?)*
CAPFLT 1923 (C182)
CAPFLT 1928 (C182)*
CAPFLT 1929 (C182?)
CAPFLT 1930 (N658CP) (C182)*
CAPFLT 3125 (?)
CAPFLT 3701 (?)
CAPFLT 9156 (?)
CAPE 11 (F15)
CAPE 12 (F15)
COMET 1 (A10's)
COURTLAND 1 & 2 (A10's)
CUZ 1 & 2 (A10's)
DERRY 67 (C130)
ETHYL 46 (KC10)
FURY 28 (UH60)
FURY 33 (UH60)*
FURY 72 (UH60)*
FURY 96 (UH60)*
GUARD COPTER 16372 (OH58)
GUARD COPTER 23621 (UH60)*
GUARD COPTER 23906 (UH60)
HAWK 1 (A10's)
HAWK 11 (A10's)*
HOWDY 1 (A10's)
JAVA 1 (A10's)
JEDI 24 (C17)
JEDI 64 (C17)
KILLER 1 & 2 (A10's)
KILLER 11 (A10's)*
MAKO 1 (A10's)*
MOTLEY 1 (A10's)*
MUSIC 55 (C130)
MUSIC 82 (C130)
MUSIC 83 (C130)
NOMAD 63 (CH47)*
NOMAD 77 (CH47)*
NOMAD 91 (CH47)*
NOMAD 93 (CH47)*
PACK 21 (KC135)
PACK 71 (KC135)
RANGER 41 (KC130)
REACH XXX/XXXX (HEAVY) (C5's, C130's)
RHODY 34 (C130)
RHODY 35 (C130)
RITALIN 1 (A10's)8
RODD 04 HEAVY (C5)
RODD 10 HEAVY (C5)
RODD 11 HEAVY (C5)
RODD 16 HEAVY (C5)
RODD 20 HEAVY (C5)
RODD 24 HEAVY (C5)
RODD 31 HEAVY (C5)
RODD 34 HEAVY (C5)*
RODD 99 HEAVY (C5)*
ROCCO 62 (KC135)
ROCCO 92 (KC135)
ROOSTER 1 (A10's)
SABER 1 & 2 (A10's)
SKIER 94 (LC130)
SMUTTY 1 (A10's)*
STRIKE 82 (F/A 18?)
TANKER 07 (Unknown)
TEAM 02 (KC10)
TEAM 20 (KC10)
TEAM 21 (KC10)
TEAM 22 (KC10)
TEAM 26 (KC10)*
TEAM 28 (KC10)*
TEAM 63 (KC10)
(TEAM?) 72 & 73 (KC10's)
TIGER 06 (P3)
TOMCEK 1 (A10's)
VADOR 07 (C130)
VADOR 21 (C130)
YANKEE 1 (C21) (first transition aircraft for 103 FW)
*Callsign monitored more than once during the period

FREQUENCIES ACTIVE:
41.90 (NFM) CT ARNG "Fury Ops" @KBDL & Helos air/air tactical
118.35 KCEF Ground Control
118.425 KZBW ARTCC
118.9 KBAF Control Tower
120.3 KBDL Control Tower
121.7 KBAF Ground Control
123.75 KZBW ARTCC
124.525 KZBW ARTCC
125.35 KBDL Approach Departure Control
133.425 KZBW ARTCC
134.85 KCEF Control Tower
135.325 KZBW ARTCC
138.55 A10's air/air tactical
139.875 KC10's air/air tactical
139.9 104 FW air/air tactical
141.675 A10's air/air tactical
143.825 A10's air/air tactical & 104 FW Command Post "Hawk Ops"
148.125 (NFM) (CTCSS 100) Civil Air Patrol (simplex)
148.125 (NFM) (CTCSS 203.5) Civil Air Patrol (repeater?)
148.15 (NFM) Civil Air Patrol simplex
251.1 KBAF Control Tower
252.10 439 AW Command Post "Casino Royale"
257.85 KZBW ARTCC
260.9 NORAD discrete
262.0 102 FW Command Post "Cape Ops"
265.6 CT ARNG Helos air/air tactical
274.75 KCEF Metro/Weather
275.8 KCEF Ground Control
289.4 KBAF Ground Control
293.7 VT ANG "Maple Ops"
290.35 KZBW ARTCC
295.8 Air Refueling air/air tactical
303.0 104 FW Command Post "Hawk Ops"
307.9 KZBW ARTCC
319.4 McGuire AFB Command Post
321.0 159 ARW Command Post "Pack Control"
323.2 KBDL Approach/Departure Control
324.6 Air Refueling air/air tactical
325.8 KBDL Approach/Departure Control
338.2 KZBW ARTCC
348.3 KBDL Approach/Departure Control
348.75 KCEF Control Tower
349.7 103 FW Command Post "Shark Ops"
351.8 KBDL Control Tower
356.3 ARNG "Minute Man Ops" @KBAF
372.2 KCEF Base Operations
379.1 KZBW ARTCC
383.3 143 AW Command Post "Rhody Ops"
Legend:
KBAF: Barnes Municipal Aprt/Air National Guard Base, Westfield, MA
KBDL: Bradley International Aprt/Air National Guard Station, Windsor Locks, CT
KCEF: Westover Joint Air Reserve Bae/Metro Airport, Chicopee, MA
KZBW: Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) remote transmitter sites thoroughout New England & eastern NY.