VHF/UHF Logging Summary February 2008

Springfield MA Monitoring Area. Period 2/1/08 thru 2/28/08

CALLSIGN (Aircraft Type if Known):
BING 1 (F16's?)
BISON 88 (C130)
BLUE 92 (tanker unknown type)
BRAVO 1 & 2 (KC10's)
CAPFLIGHT 601 (Cessna 172)*
CAPFLIGHT 604 (Cessna?)
CAPFLIGHT 1923 (Cessna?)
CAPFLIGHT 1928 (Cessna?)
CAPFLIGHT 1930 (Cessna 182)*
CAPFLIGHT 1931 (Cessna 182)*
ETHYL 55 (KC10)
FURY 42 (UH60)
GUARD COPTER 23508 (UH60)*
GUARD COPTER 23621 (UH60)*
GUARD COPTER 23711 (UH60)
GUARD COPTER 23982 (UH60)
HAWK 01 (2 F15's)
KANTOR 94 HEAVY (KC135)
KILLER 1 (A10's)
KING 21 (HC130)
LANCE 1 (unknown)
NOMAD 77 (CH47)
NOMAD 93 (CH47)*
NOMAD 97 (CH47)
PAT 328 (C12?)
REACH MIKE 083 (C5)
REACH 244 (unknown)
REACH 317 (C130)
REACH 455 (C5)
REACH 456 (C5)
REACH 456 (C130)
REACH 628 (C130)
REACH 688 (C130)
REACH 690 (C130)
REACH 726 (unknown)
REACH 3285 (unknown)
REACH 4188 (unknown)
REACH 4226 (unknown)
REACH 6012 HEAVY (C5)*
REACH 6014 HEAVY (C5)
REACH 6019 HEAVY (C5)
REACH 6189 (C5)
REACH 7034 HEAVY (C5)
REACH 7043 HEAVY (C5)*
REACH 7037 HEAVY (C5)
REACH 70045 (unknown)
RHODY 01 (C130)
RHODY 01 FLIGHT (2 C130's)
RHODY 11 FLIGHT (2 C130's)*
RHODY 11 (C130)
RHODY 12 (C130)
RHODY 31 (C130)
RHODY 34 (C130)
RHODY 36 (C130)
RHODY 38 (C130)
ROCCO 63 (KC135)
RODD 04 HEAVY (C5)
RODD 10 HEAVY (C5)
RODD 14 HEAVY (C5)
RODD 22 HEAVY (C5)*
RODD 99 HEAVY (C5)*
TANKER 13 (KC135)
TEAM 21 FLIGHT (2 KC10's)
TEAM 35 (KC10)
TEAM 36 (KC10)
TEAM 45 (KC10)
TEAM 50 (KC10)
TEAM 51 (KC10)
TEAM 53 (KC10)
TEAM 57 (KC10)
VADOR 03 (C130)
VADOR 06 (C130)
YANKEE 3 (C12)
YANKEE 29 (C21)
YANKEE 38 (C21)
*Callsign monitored more than one time during the monitoring Month.

FREQUENCIES ACTIVE DURING THE PERIOD (AM mode unless indicated differently):
41.90 (NFM) CT ARNG FURY Ops @ KBDL & air/air tactical
46.75 (NFM) MA ARNG "MINUTEMAN Ops" @ KBZF air/air tactical
118.35 KCEF Ground Control
118.9 KBAF Tower
120.3 KBDL Tower
125.35 KBDL Approach/Departure Control
123.45 RHODY aircraft air/ground BEAN BAG DZ @KCEF
124.525 KZBW ARTCC
124.85 KZBW ARTCC
132.65 KZBW ARTCC
133.425 KZBW ARTCC
134.85 KCEF Tower
135.325 KZBW ARTCC
138.10 KCEF Automated Traffic Information System (ATIS)
138.55 103 FW Command Post "SHARK OPS"
139.875 KC10's air/air tactical
242.4 CT ARNG air/air tactical
252.1 439 AW Command Post "CASINO ROYALE"
255.4 Flight Service Station
257.85 KZBW ARTCC
274.75 KCEF Metro/Wx
275.8 KCEF Ground Control
295.8 Aerial Refueling air/air tactical
311.0 RI ANG air/air tactical
319.4 McGuire AFB Command Post
321.0 157 ARW "PACK CONTROL"
324.6 Aerial Refueling air/air tactical
325.8 KBDL Approach/Departure Control
327.1 KBDL Approach/Departure Control
348.75 KCEF Tower
351.8 KBDL Tower
356.3 MA ARNG "MINUTEMAN OPS" @ KBAF
372.2 KCEF Base Operations
379.1 KZBW ARTCC
379.4 NY ARNG "POLO Ops"
383.3 RI ANG RHODY Ops & air/air tactical

LEGEND:
ARTCC = Air Route Traffic Control Center
KBAF = Barnes Municipal/Air National Guard Station, Westfield, MA
KBDL = Bradley International Airport/Air National Guard Station, Windsor Locks, CT
KCEF = Westover Metropolitian Airport/Joint Air Reserve Base, Chicopee, MA
KZBW = Boston ARTCC (remote transmitters throughout the region)

V/UHF Logging Summary January 2008

Springfield Massachusetts monitoring area, period 1/1/08 through 1/31/08:
CALLSIGNS (aircraft type if known):
? 41 (F15's?)
?72 (fighter acft)
?824 (C21?)
BACKY 71 (KC135)
BISON 31 (A10's?)
BISON 41 (A10's?)
BLUE 71 (KC135 or KC10?)
BOWSOX 08 (UH60)
BOWSOX 29(39?) (UH60)
BRAVO 60 & 61 (fighters?)
CAPFLIGHT 601 (Cessna)
CAPFLIGHT 1928 (Cessna)*
CAPFLIGHT 1930 (Cessna 182)
CAPFLIGHT 1931 (Cessna 182)*
COAST GUARD 2133 (HU25)*
CIVIL/SEVIL 41 (unknown)
DECEE 41 (KC135)*
ETHYL 53 (KC10?)
FORCE 10 (KC10?)
FURY 28 (UH60)*
FURY 42 (UH60)*
FURY 56 (UH60)
GUARD COPTER 16372 (OH58?)*
GUARD COPTER 22356 (UH60) aka FURY 56
GUARD COPTER 23508 (UH60)*
GUARD COPTER 23621 (UH60)*
GUARD COPTER 23711 (UH60)*
GUARD COPTER 26152 (UH60)
HAWK 1 (2 F15's)
KING 21 (HC130)
LANCER 12 (P3)
LANCER 31 (P3)
MOVER 30 (KC135?)
NATO 13 (AWACS?)
NOMAD 77 (CH47)*
NOMAD 91 (CH47)
NOMAD 93 (CH47)*
OPEC 38 (KC10)
OPEC 43 (KC10)
PAT 121 (C12?)
PITT 18 (C130)*
POLO 99 (C5)
REACH 319
REACH 334 (C5)
REACH 448 (C5)
REACH 651 HEAVY (C5)
REACH 667 (C130)
REACH 6519 (C17?)
REACH 7013 (?)
REACH 7037 (C5)
RHODY 10 FLIGHT (2 C130's)
RHODY 11 FLIGHT (2 C130's)
RHODY 21 FLIGHT (2 C130's)
RHODY 34 (C130)
RHODY 36 (C130)
RHODY 37 (C130)
RHODY 38 (C130)
RHODY 42 (C130)
RODD 01 HEAVY (C5)*
RODD 3 HEAVY (C5)
RODD 11 HEAVY (C5)
RODD 25 HEAVY (C5)*
RODD 27 HEAVY (C5)
RODD 29 HEAVY (C5)
RODD 32 HEAVY (C5)
RODD 99 HEAVY (C5)*
SHADOW 98 (unk)
SKIER 87 (LC130)
(TEAM?) 11 (KC10)
(TEAM?) 12 (KC10)
(TEAM?) 16 (KC10)
(TEAM?) 34 (KC10)
(TEAM?) 55 (KC10)
(TEAM?) 57 (KC10)
VADOR 06 (C130)*
VADOR 22 (C130)*
YANKEE 28 (C21)
YANKEE 31 (C21)
YANKEE 33 (C21)
*Callsign monitored more than one time during the period

FREQUENCIES ACTIVE DURING THE PERIOD (AM mode unless otherwise indicated): 46.75 NFM MA ARNG Helos (air/air tactical, air/ground), 41.90 (NFM), CT ARNG Helos (air/air tactical, air/ground), 118.35 KCEF Ground Control, 118.9 KBAF Tower, 119.0 KZBW ARTCC, 122.7 7B2 Unicom, 123.45 Drop Zone Safety Control (portable) air/ground @KCEF, 123.75 KZBW ARTCC, 125.35 KBDL Approach/Departure Control, 125.575 KZBW ARTCC, 132.65 KZBW ARTCC, 134.85 KCEF Tower, 135.325 KZBW ARTCC, 138.10 KCEF ATIS, 139.875 KC10's air/air tactical, 242.4 CT ARNG Helos (air/air tactical), 251.1 KBAF Tower, 252.1 439 AW Command Post "CASINO ROYALE", 259.9 KZBW ARTCC?, 269.2 KZBW ARTCC, 274.75 KCEF Metro/Wx, 277.4 KZBW ARTCC, 287.5 NY ANG Command Post "RESCUE OPS", 290.35 KZBW ARTCC, 293.7 ? (air/air tactical), 295.8 Aerial Refueling Ops air/air, 303.0 104 FW Command Post, 307.3 KZBW ARTCC, 311.0 air/air tactical (Rhody aircraft) & Maine ANG Command Post (MANIAC OPS), 319.4 McGuire Command Post, 324.6 Aerial Refueling Ops air/air, 325.8 KBDL Approach/Departure Control, 348.75 KCEF Tower, 349.7 103 FW Command Post "SHARK OPS", 356.3 MA ARNG Helos (air/air tactical, air/ground), 372.2 KCEF Base Operations, 383.3 RI ANG Command Post "RHODY OPS"
Legend:KBAF = Barnes Municipal Airport/ANGB, Westfield, MA
KBDL = Bradley International Airport/ANGS, Windsor Locks, CT
KCEF = Westover Metro Airport/Joint Air Reserve Base, Chicopee, MA
KZBW = Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center, Nashua, NH (remote transmitter sites)

Military Aero Comms Summary September 2007

Activity Monitored 9/1/07 through 9/30/07:
Frequencies Active:
(All AM mode unless noted otherwise)
41.90 (NFM) CT Army Aviation Support Facility "OPS/FURY OPS" @KBDL, air/ground, air/air
114.0 KCEF ATIS
118.35 KCEF Ground Control
118.9 Barnes Municipal/Air National Guard Base (KBAF)
120.3 KBDL Tower
122.7 UNICOM @7B2 Northampton MA airport
123.45 Air/ground tactical, BEAN BAG DZ Safety @KCEF
125.35 Bradley IAP (KBDL) Approach/Depature Control
127.1 KBAF ATIS/AWOS
132.65 KZBW ARTCC
133.425 Boston (KZBW) ARTCC
134.85 Westover Joint Air Reserve Base (KCEF) Tower
138.10 KCEF ATIS
138.825 A10's air/air tactical
139.875 KC10's air/air tactical
140.2 A10's air/air tactical
238.9 McGuire AFB Metro/Weather
251.1 KBAF Tower
252.10 439 AW Command Post "CASINO ROYALE" @KCEF
257.85 KZBW ARTCC
262.0 102nd FW Command Post
274.75 KCEF Metro Weather
275.8 KCEF Ground Control
277.4 KZBW ARTCC
295.8 Air Refueling tactical air/air
303.0 104 FW Command Post "HAWK OPS" @KBAF
309.7 KZBW ARTCC
311.0 Air/Air tactical
319.4 McGuire AFB Command Post
324.6 Aerial Refueling tactical air/air
325.8 KBDL Approach/Departure Control
327.7 KBDL Approach/Departure Control
323.2 KBDL Approach/Departure Control
338.2 KZBW ARTCC
348.75 KCEF Tower
349.7 103 FW Command Post @KBDL
351.8 KBDL Tower
356.3 MA Army National Guard Aviation Support Facility "OPS" @KBAF, air to ground
372.2 KCEF Base Operations
379.1 KZBW ARTCC
383.3 143rd AW Command Post "RHODY OPS" and air/air tactical

CALLSIGNS (Aircraft Type) MONITORED:
ASCOT 7035
BACKFIRE (TACAMO E3 comm)
BISON 88 (C130)*
BOBCAT 29
BOWSOX 01 (UH60)
BOWSOX 55 (UH60)
CAPE 11 (F15's)
CAPFLT 1923 (C172)
CAPFLT 1928 (C182)*
CAPFLT 1930 (C182)
CODY 02
DANDA 28 HEAVY (C17)
ETHYL 46 (KC10)
FURY 28 (UH60)
FURY 33 (UH60)
FUZZY 12 (KC135)
GUARD COPTER 10263 (CH47)
GUARD COPTER 21132 (UH60)
GUARD COPTER 23508 (UH60)*
GUARD COPTER 23152 (UH60)
GUARD COPTER 26152 (UH60)*
GUARD COPTER 26452 (UH60)*
HAWK 1 (A10)
HAWK 11 (2 F15's)*
HAWK 71
HOWDY 2 (A10)
KILLER 1 (A10's)*
KING 28 (HC130)
MAKO 1 (A10's)*
NAVY LK 11 (P3)
NAVY LK 12 (P3)
NOMAD 63 (CH47)*
NOMAD 77 (CH47)*
NOMAD 97 (CH47)*
OPEC 38 (KC10)
PAT 978
REACH 263
REACH 675
REACH 797
REACH 821Y
REACH 6014
REACH 6018
REACH 6019
REACH 6021 HEAVY (C5)*
REACH 6028
REACH 7037
REACH 7239 HEAVY (C5)
REACH 8054
REACH 8375
REACH 9022
RHODY 10 FLIGHT (5 C130's)
RHODY 30 (C130)*
RHODY 31 (C130)
RHODY 34 (C130)
RHODY 36 (C130)
RHODY 38 (C130)*
RODD 03 HEAVY (C5)
RODD 12 HEAVY (C5)
RODD 15 HEAVY (C5)
RODD 16 HEAVY (C5)
RODD 29 HEAVY (C5)
RODD 36 HEAVY (C5)
RODD 99 HEAVY (C5)*
ROPPER 45
SHADOW 22
SPUD 01 (C130)
TEAM 10 (KC10)
TEAM 25 (KC10)
TEAM 38 (KC10)
(TEAM) 47 (KC10)
(TEAM) 55 (KC10)
(TEAM) 56 (KC10)
(TEAM) 57 (KC10)
TOPCAT 03 (KC135)
VADOR 07 (C130)
VADOR 24 (C130)
VADOR 27 (C130)
VADOR 41 (C130)
YANKEE 05 (2 A10's)
YANKEE 28 (C21)
YANKEE 29 (C21)
* Callsign monitored more than 1 time during the report period

LEGEND:
KBAF = Barnes Municipal Airport, Air National Guard Base, Westfield, MA
KBDL = Bradley International Airport/Air National Guard Station, Windsor Locks, CT
KCEF = Westover Joint Air Reserve Base/Metropolitian Airport, Chicopee, MA
KZBW = Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC), remote transmitter sites throughout New England & eastern New York.

Military Aero Activity Summary July 2007

Springfield MA Monitoring Area, 7/1/07 through 7/31/07

CALLSIGNS MONITORED (Aircraft Type If known):
? 03 & 04 (KC10's?
ADOBE 42 (KC10)
AFA1RX (ground station MARS Net Control)
BARNEY 1 (A10's)*
BISON 71 (unk)
BLUE 71 (probably KC10)
BOWSOX 22 (UH60)
BOSOX 60 (UH60)
CACTUS 1 (A10's)
CAPE 11 (F16's)
CAPFLT 602 (C172?)
CAPFLT 604 (C172?)
CAPFLT 1920 (C172?)
CAPFLT 1921 (C172?)
CAPFLT 1928 (C182?)*
CAPFLT 1930 (C172?)*
CAPFLT 3133 (unk)
CAT 605 (unk)
CUDA 1 (A10's)
DRAGON 99 (U2)
FLT CHECK 81 (unk)
FORCEPS 61 (F16)
FREIGHT 1 (A10's)
FURY 96 (UH60)
GIANT 8665 (unk)
GRAYHAWK 40 (unk)
GUARD COPTER 23621 (UH60)
GUARD COPTER 26974 (UH60)
HARRASS 55 (F16)
HARRASS 56 (F16)
HAWK 01 (A10's)*
HINDO 1 (A10's)
HOG 1 (A10's)
JAKE 1 (A10's)*
JAKE 31 (A10's?)
JAVA 1 (A10's)*
JAVA 2 (A10)
JUDGE 1 (A10's)
KILLER 1 (A10's)*
MAINE 88 (KC135)
MAKO 1 (A10's)
MAZDA 79 (F16's)
NOMAD 93 (CH47)
OPEC 13 (KC10)
OPEC 38 (KC10)
PACK 61 (KC135)
PACK 91 HEAVY (KC135)
PAT 0084 (unk)
PAT 567 (unk)
PAT 604 (C12?)
PITT 11 (KC135)
REACH 266T (unk)
REACH 273 (unk)
REACH 281 (unk)
REACH 375 (unk)
REACH 882 HEAVY (C5)
REACH 914 (probably KC10)
REACH 1027 (C130)
REACH 3265 (C130)
REACH 5006 HEAVY (C5)
REACH 5009 (unk)
REACH 6002 (C5?)
REACH 6014 HEAVY (C5)
REACH 6021 HEAVY (C5)
REACH 6032 Heavy (C5)
REACH 6095 HEAVY (C5)
REACH 6090 (C130)
REACH 6398 (C130)
REACH 8225 Heavy (C5)
REACH 9026 Heavy (C5)
RHODY 10 FLT (2 C130's)
RHODY 32 (C130)
RHODY 35 (C130)
RHODY 36 (C130)*
RHODY 37 (C130)
RHODY 38 (C130)
ROCKET 204 (unk)
RODD 01 (C5)
RODD 03 (C5)
RODD 10 HEAVY (C5)*
RODD 20 (C5)
RODD 22 HEAVY (C5)*
RODD 27 (C5)
RODD 99 HEAVY (C5)*
SABER 1 (A10's)
SHARK 1 (A10's)
SKIER 89 (LC130)*
SKIER 92 (LC130)
SKIER 95 (LC130)
SOONER 1 (A10's)
TANKER 04 (unk)
TEAM 43 (KC10)
TOMCEK 1 (A10's)
TORCH 1 (A10's)
VADOR 11 (C130)
VADOR 23 (C130)
YANKEE 33 (KC130?)
YANKEE 69 (KC130?)
YANKEE 80 (KC130)
*Callsign monitored more than one time during the period

FREQUENCIES ACTIVE DURING THE PERIOD (AM Mode unless indicating otherwise)
41.90 FM "FURY OPS" (CT ARNG Aviation Support Facility @KBDL)
118.35 KCEF Ground
118.9 KBAF Tower
119.0 KBDL Approach/Departure Control
120.3 KBDL Tower
123.45 Bean Bag Dz KCEF, air/ground drop safety (Rhody)
123.75 KZBW ARTCC
124.525 KZBW ARTCC
125.35 KBDL Approach/Depature Control
132.65 KZBW ARTCC
133.425 KZBW ARTCC
134.10 Dover AFB (DE) Command Post
134.85 KCEF Tower
135.325 KZBW ARTCC
135.85 Flight Check air/ground tactical
138.10 KCEF Automated Traffic Information System
139.875 Air/air tactical (KC10's)
139.9 Air/air tactical (A10's)
140.2 Air/air tactical (A10's)
141.675 Air/air tactical (A10's)
143.45 FM Repeater --- MARS net
143.825 Air/air tactical (A10's)
143.95 Data (MARS Net?)
242.4 Air/air tactical (helicopters)
251.1 KBAF Tower
252.1 439 AW Command Post "Casino Royale"
257.85 KZBW ARTCC
260.9 KZBW ARTCC
269.2 KZBW ARTCC
274.75 KCEF Metro Wx
277.4 KZBW ARTCC
293.0 Air/Air tactical
293.7 Air/Air tactical (F16's?)
295.8 Air Refueling tactical air/air
299.7 KZBW ARTCC
305.5 Air Refueling tactical air/air
307.9 KZBW ARTCC
311.0 ME ANG "Maniac Ops" & air/air tactical
321.0 157 ARW "Pack Control" & air/air tactical
323.2 KBDL Approach/Departure Control
324.6 Air Refueling air/air tactical
325.8 KBDL Approach/Departure Control
327.1 KBDL Approach/Departure Control
338.2 KZBW ARTCC
348.3 KBDL Approach/Departure Control
348.75 KCEF Tower
349.7 103 FW "SHARK Ops" Command Post
351.8 KBDL Tower
356.3 MA ARNG air/air tactical & Support Facility "Minuteman Ops" @KBAF
372.2 KCEF Base Operations
379.1 KZBW ARTCC
379.4 NY ANG Stewart Command Post "POLO Ops"
383.3 Air/Air Tactical & 143 AW "Rhody Ops"

Legend:
KBAF = Barnes Municipal Airport/ANG Base, Westfield, MA
KBDL = Bradley International Airport/ANGS, Windsor Locks, CT
KCEF = Westover Metro/JARB, Chicopee MA
KZBW = Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center, Nashua NH with may remote transmitter/receiver sites throughout New England & Eastern NY.

WESTOVER BASE DIGITAL SUPPORT NETS UPDATE

138.075 Repeater Law Enforcement/Security Net #1
138.325 Repeater Acft Maint (Net #1)
138.425 Repeater Law Enforcement/Security Net#2
138.9625 Repeater Fire/Crash
139.2375 Repeater Base Civil Engineering (CE Ch#5)/ Fire Ground (also simplex)
139.8875 Mobility Logistic Net (simplex)
139.9875 Repeater Acft Maint (Net #2)
140.7875 Repeater Acft Maint (Net#3)
140.8875 Repeater Fire Dept #2 (also simplex)
142.175 Repeater Aerial Port, Fleet & Pax Svc (also simplex)
142.45 Repeater, Communications Sqdn Repair (also simplex)
143.65 Acft Maint Net (Net#4) (Base Ops & Transit Alert also) (simplex)
149.0375 Tower/Ramp Net (simplex)

Portables, mobiles, fixed base stations (repeater inputs & potential simplex operation): 148.4625, 148.5375, 148.8625, 149.2875, 150.2125, 150.2875, 150.3375, 150.5125, 150.6, & 150.7875.
Additionally, it is possible that all repeater outputs can also be used in the simplex mode.
All nets are digital APCO P25 standard.

MILITARY AERO ACTIVITY SUMMARY JUNE 2007

Springfield MA area 20 mile radius mobile, base, & portable ops, period6/1/07 through 6/30/07:
CALLSIGNS MONITORED (Aircraft Type if known):
AGAR 70 (C5?)
ANCHORS 41 (unk)
ARCTIC 1 (A10's)*
ASCOT 2128 HEAVY (unk)
ASCOT 7010 HEAVY (E3)
BARNEY 1 (A10's)*
BISON 88 (C130)
BLUE 01 (refueling aircrft, type unk)
BLUE 11 (refueling aircaft,type unk)
BLUE 87 (refueling aircraft, type unk)
BOBBY 51 (KC10?)
BOBBY 52 (KC10?)
BOWSAP 01 (UH60)
CACTI 02 (C17)
CACTI 21 (C17)
DECEE 66 (KC135)
DRAGON 99 (U2)
CAPE 11 (F15's)
CHILI 1 (A10's)
CRETE 1 (A10's)
CUDA 1 (A10's)*
EAGLE 1 (unk)
FORCE 20 (KC10)
FURY 42 (UH60)
FURY 72 (UH60)*
FURY 96 (UH60)
GUARD COPTER 16372 (OH58)
GUARD COPTER 21132 (UH60)*
GUARD COPTER 23508 (UH60)
GUARD COPTER 26152 (UH60)
GUARD COPTER 26156 (UH60)
HARRASS 35 (F15's)*
HARRASS 55 (F15's)
HARRASS 56 (F15's)
HARRASS 62 (F15's)
HAWK 21 (A10's)
HINDO 1 (A10's)
HOBBY 46 (C130)
HOSER 11 (KC135)
HOSER 12 (KC135)
JAKE 1 (A10's)
JAVA 1 (A10's)
JEDI 71 (C17?)
KILLER 1 (A10's)*
KILLER 2 (2 A10's)
KILLER 11 (A10's)
KING 28 (HC130)
MAKO 1 (A10's)*
MCGRUFF 1 & 2 (A10's)*
MOTLEY 2 (A10's)
NAVY LY 808 (P3)
NOMAD 61 (CH47)
NOMAD 91 (CH47)*
NOMAD 97 (CH47)*
OPEC 13 (KC10)
OPEC 38 (KC10)
PACK 22 (KC135)
PAT 272 (C12?)
PAT 326 (unk)
PAT 381 (C12)
PAT 4172 (C12?)
(aka POLO) 62 (C5)
RAIDON 62 (UH60)*
REACH XXX/XXXX (HEAVY) (C5's, C130's)*
RHODY 32 (C130)
RHODY 33 (C130)
RHODY 35 (C130)*
RHODY 38 (C130)
RODD 11 HEAVY (C5)*
RODD 22 HEAVY (C5)*
RODD 29 HEAVY (C5)*
RODD 31 HEAVY (C5)
RODD 34 HEAVY (C5)
RODD 99 HEAVY (C5)*
ROMAN 65 (F/A18)
ROOSTER 1 (A10's)
SANDY 1 (A10's)
SHARK 1 (A10's)*
SKATER 01 (unknown)
SKIER 87 (LC130)
SKIER 89 (LC130)
SKIER 91 (LC130)*
SKIER 96
SOONER 1 (A10's)*
SPAR 40 (unknown)
SPARROW 1 (F15)
TANKER 16 (unknown)
TEAM 10 (KC10)
TEAM 21 (KC10)
TEAM 22 (KC10)
TEAM 24 (KC10)
TEAM 55 (KC10)
TEAM 56 (KC10)
(TEAM) 57 (KC10)
TEAM 58 (KC10)
TEAM 63 (KC10)
(TEAM) 80 (KC10)
TOMCAT 1 (A10's)
TOMCEK 1 (A10's)
VADOR 41 (C130)
WARCAT 11 (E2)
YANKEE 6 (probably C21)
YANKEE 28 (C21)*
ZOOT 1 (unknown)
*Callsign monitored more than one time during the period

FREQUENCIES ACTIVE DURING THE PERIOD (all AM mode unless indicated):
41.45 NFM A10's air/air tactical
41.90 NFM CT ARNG air/air tactical & ARNG Support Facility @ KBDL "FURY OPS"
118.35 KCEF Ground Control
118.425 KZBW ARTCC
118.9 KBAF Tower
119.0 KZBW ARTCC
120.3 KBDL Tower
122.6 FSS
124.525 KZBW ARTCC
124.85 KZBW ARTCC
132.65 KZBW ARTCC
133.425 KZBW ARTCC
134.85 KCEF Tower
135.325 KZBW ARTCC
138.10 KCEF ATIS
138.55 A10's air/air tactical
139.875 KC10's air/air tactical
139.9 A10's air/air tactical
140.2 A10's air/air tactical
143.825 A10's air/air tactical & 104 FW Command Post "HAWK OPS"
235.8 Air Refueling tactical
238.9 Air Refueling tactical
239.8 McGuire Metro/Wx
251.1 KBAF Tower
251.25 Air/Air tactical, & air/ground
252.10 439 AW Command Post "CASINO ROYALE"
255.4 Flight Service Station
257.85 KZBW ARTCC
260.90 KZBW ARTCC
274.75 KCEF Metro/Wx
275.8 KCEF Ground Control
290.35 KZBW ARTCC
292.0 Air/Air tactical
295.8 Air Refueling tactical
303.0 104 FW Command Post "HAWK OPS", ANG Common Tactical
307.9 KZBW ARTCC
311.0 Air/Air tactical
319.4 McGuire AFB Command Post
321.0 157th ARW Command Post "PACK CONTROL"
323.2 KBDL Approach/Departure Control
324.0 Tactical air/air
324.6 Air Refueling tactical
325.8 KBDL Approach/Departure Control
327.1 KBDL Approach/Depature Control
343.50 Air Refueling tactical
348.3 KBDL Approach/Departure Control
348.75 KCEF Tower
349.7 103 FW Command Post "SHARK OPS"
351.8 KBDL Tower
356.3 MA ARNG air/air tactical & ARNG Facility @KBAF "MINUTEMAN OPS"360.6 KZBW ARTCC
372.2 KCEF Base Operations
379.05 Tactical
379.1 KZBW ARTCC
379.4 103 AW Command Post "POLO OPS"
383.3 143 AW Command Post "RHODY OPS"

Legend:ARTCC --
Air Route Traffic Control CenterATIS -- Automated Traffic Information Service
FSS -- Flight Service Station(s)
KBAF --- Barnes Municipal Airport/Air National Guard Base, Westfield, MA
KBDL -- Bradley International Airport/Air National Guard Station, Windsor Locks, CT
KCEF -- Westover Metro Airport/Joint Air Reserve Base, Chicopee, MA
KZBW --- Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center (Nashua NH) with remote transmitter sites throughout New England & Eastern NY

Civil Air Patrol Looking for Volunteers

Please note that Civil Air Patrol is always looking for volunteers -- seniors as well as cadet members, including those that interested in radio communications. The best way to see if this organization would be a "fit" for your volunteer efforts, is to visit your local unit. Local unit Information can be found at: http://cap.findlocation.com/

In Western Massachusetts units are located in Chicopee (Westover Joint Air Reserve Base), Greenfield, and Westfield (Barnes Air National Guard Base).

I would assume that if there's enough people from the North Adams/Pittsfield/Great Barrington interested; a "flight" could be formed in that area. There's also some states experimenting with so called "CAP stations" that puts volunteers into a squadron BUT they don't have to come to meeting every week BUT probably once a month and/or some trainers from the unit comes out to their location. This allow CAP to have an Urban Direction Finding Team/Ground Team readily available for response in an area that is far away from the nearest squadron team.

Civil Air Patrol SAR Competition Exercise

The Northeast Region Civil Air Patrol, sponsored a Search and Rescue (SAR) Competition for this weekend. The majority of the exercise took place on 6/16/07 at Westover JARB (KCEF), Chicopee, MA and the surrounding geographic area. The exercise included both airborne & ground team competition exercises.
Reference: http://www.ner.cap.gov/es/NER_SARCOMP_OPLAN.doc
Frequencies that were monitored active today included:
118.35 AM KCEF Ground Control
118.9 AM KBAF Tower
121.775 AM ELT Practice Beacon
125.35 AM KBDL Approach/Departure Control, Flight following
148.125 NFM (CTCSS 100.0/none) Simplex: Mission Base Functional Support Activites
148.150 NFM (CTCSS 100.0/none) Simplex: Mission Base, Aircraft, Ground Teams
Callsigns Monitored:Base/ Mobiles /Portables (and potential use/function):
ABENAKI 414 (ground teams transportation)
AIR OPERATIONS (functional) portable)
FLIGHT LINE (function) portable)
CAPSTONE 110 (Mission Communications, Portable Base Station?)CHARTER OAK 11 (mobile, team management)
CHARTER OAK 350 (ground teams transportation)
DOWNEAST 300 (ground teams transportation)
DOWNEAST 301 (ground teams transportation)
GROUND OPS (functional) portable)
HEADCAP 302 (mobile) (management/teams evaluation?)
HEADCAP 400 (mobile) (Evaluator for comm out exercise aircraft to ground teams)
HEADCAP 403 (mobile) (Evaluator for setup of ELT practice beacon)INCIDENT COMMANDER (functional portable)
MISSION BASE (Portable base station?)
PATRIOT 54 (ground teams transportation)
PATRIOT 63 (ground teams transportation)
PATRIOT 92 (ground teams trasnportation)
PENN CAP 400 (ground teams transportation)
RED DRAGON 28 (2828?) (ground teams transportation)
WHITE PEAK? 32 (mobile)

Aircraft Callsigns (type of aircraft if known):
CAPFLIGHT (XXX/XXXX) & Wing of Assignment:
601 (Connecticut)
604 (C182) (Connecticut)
1720 (Maine)
1740 (C182) (Maine)
1926 (Massachusetts)
1928 (C182) (Massachusetts)
1930 (Massachusetts)
2825 (C182) (New Hampshire)
2827 (New Hampshire)
2828 (New Hamsphire)
2912 (New Jersey)
2955 (New Jersey)
3712 (Pennsylvania)
3733 (C182) (Pennsylvania)
9112 (G8) (Acted as "Highbird #1", radio communications relay) (Northeast Region)
9973 (9173?) (G8) (National Commander's Squadron or Northeast Region)

Additional Comments on Monitored Activity:

*Based upon Larry Van Horn's authored articles in "Monitoring Times" magazine June 2007 edition (CAP aircraft, state/regions callsigns & radio frequencies information), it appeared that Northeast Region, CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, PA participated in the competition. RI, NY and VT did not appear to have participated.

*HIGHBIRD 1 provided relay information via simplex back to mission base from approximately 0833 to 1130 hrs and was not replaced by the other G8 aircraft.

*It did not appear that aircraft communicated directly with ground teams -- at least I did not monitor any activity on ANY CAP VHF NFM or ANY aero multicom frequencies.

*Exercise areas for the aircraft was a fairly large area. Exercises included: Aircraft flew at least 30 miles west of KCEF & spotting a specific object (I would guess some sort of signal paneling). There were also photographing type missions that had the aircraft flying over a lake in the Southwick area & also over the area in the vicinity of the Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield. Also the comm out aircraft to ground teams was held in the vicinity of South Deerfield (MA). Afternoon thundestorms moving into the exercise areas, resulted in some modification and/or cancellation of portions of some individual aircraft competition exercises.
*Ground operations exercises consisted of ELT searches (with portable gear), "line search", and "wilderness" search/moulaged patient treatment. Additionally ground teams participated in the comm out exercise. Of the four ground team exercises, three were held either at Westover JARB (probably the "Dog Patch Training Area") or in close proximity of the base (fields in Granby/Ludlow or State Park Chicopee/Ludlow line) since all mobile units could be monitored from my location and also directly communicated with the Mission Base. Furthermore, I could monitor the ELT practice beacon.

*Ground Team communications basically reported to MISSION BASE when they were leaving, arrived on scene, departing the exercise area, & returning to the mission base area. It appeared that MISSION BASE relayed this information to GROUND OPERATIONS.

*Aircraft communications followed a similar procedure, with the aircraft notifying MISSION base upon takeoff/departure, arrival at the exercise scene, departure from the exercise scene & landing at MISSION base. This information appeared to be relayed to AIR OPERATIONS.

*Air Traffic Control, included assigning a "squawk code" to each aircraft by Westover Ground Control who also controlled the aircraft taxiing from/to the North Ramp area to/from runways. Westover Tower controlling takeoffs which had most aircraft taking off on runway #15 and making a left turn. Flight following/monitoring safety was provided by Bradley Approach/Departure Control, with assistance at times from "HIGH BIRD #1" to let the aircraft know KBDL was trying to contact them.

*I did not monitor any Intrasquad Radio (ISR) OR Family Radio Service (FRS) portable Communications. Since this is low power portable operations, the teams may have been just too far from my home monitoring post. So it is possible that intra team comms used this equipment.

*WGBB TV 40 (Springfield MA) had a news segment last evening that showed a large white Massachusetts Wing Civil Air Patrol Command Post vehicle, with antennas, so I'd assume that this was the communications van being used for the "portable base station" listed above.

My monitored effort from my home monitoring command post started at 0745 hrs local and ended at approximately 1505 hrs local. It was fairly exciting to monitor the overall coordination efforts & activities that supported this competition exercise.

A mighty milcom monitor's salute to those direct competition participants as well as those who worked in a support role to make this exercise competition work well. It was an interesting challenge to the hobby radio monitoring experience.

Military Aero Monitoring Activity Summary May 2007

Springfield MA Monitoring Area, period 5/1/07 through 5/31/07:
CALLSIGNS (type aircraft/helo)
ABERNAKI 408 & 409 (mobile units)*
BARNEY 1 (A10's)
BLUE 21 (KC10)
BOBBY 21 (KC135)
CAJUN 01 (F15's)
CATFISH 1 (A10's)
CAPFLT 1728 (unk)
CAPFLT 1921 (Cessna)
CAPFLT 1923 (Cessna)*
CAPFLT 1928 (Cessna C182)*
CAPFLT 1930 (Cessna C172)
CHILI 1 (A10's)*
CHILI 11 (A10's)
COBRA 72 (unk)
COMET 1 (A10's)*
CUDA 1 (A10's)*
DAWG 23 (C130)
DAWG 24 (C130)
DAWG 25 (C130)
ETHYL 41 (KC10)
ETHYL 98 (KC10)
FORCE 27 (KC10)
FREIGHT 1 (A10's)*
FURY 28 (UH60)
(FURY) 29 (UH60)
FURY 42 (UH60)
(FURY) 60 (UH60)
FURY 72 (UH60)*
GO 1 (A10's)
GUARD COPTER 737 (UH60)
GUARD COPTER 16372 (OH58)*
GUARD COPTER 21132 (UH60)
GUARD COPTER 23508 (UH60)*
GUARD COPTER 23572 (UH60)*
GUARD COPTER 23606 (UH60)
GUARD COPTER 23621 (UH60)*
GUARD COPTER 23711 (UH60)
GUARD COPTER 26452 (UH60)
HATMAN 1 (A10's)
HOBBY 29 (C130)
HONDO 1 (A10's)
HOSER 12 (KC135)
JAKE 1 (A10's)*
JAVA 1 (A10's)*
JEDI 11 (C17)
JUDGE 1 (A10's)
KILLER 1 (A10's)*
MAGOO 1 (A10's)
MAKO 1 (A10's)*
MOVER 22 HEAVY (C5)
NAVY LK 10 (P3)
NOMAD 63 (CH47)
NOMAD 91 (CH47)*
NOMAD 96 (CH47)
NOMAD 97 (CH47)*
OMAR 71 (KC10?)
OPEC 28 (KC10)
PACK 11 (KC135)
PALLET 12 (unk)
PAT 728 (C26)*
POLO 93 (C5)
REACH XXX/XXXX (C130's, C5's)*
RHETT 97 (unk)
RHODY 10 FLIGHT (C130's)
RHODY 30 (C130)
RHODY 32 (C130)
RHODY 36 (C130)
RODD 10 HEAVY (C5)*
RODD 22 HEAVY (C5)
RODD 25 HEAVY (C5)
RODD 99 HEAVY (C5)*
RITALIN 1 (A10's)
SAY 1 (A10's)
SHARK 1 (A10's)*
SKIER 91 (LC130)
SOONER 1 (A10's)
SPARKY 73 (unk)
SUMMIT 12 (C130)
SUMMIT 13 (C130)
TEAM 21 (KC10)
TEAM 22 (KC10)
TEAM 28 (KC10)
TEAM 29 (KC10)
(TEAM) 32 (KC10)
TEAM 35 (KC10)*
TEAM 36 (KC10)
(TEAM) 61 (KC10)
(TEAM) 62 (KC10)
TERRA 39 (unk)
TOMCAT 1 (KC135)
TOMCEK 1 (A10's)
TULSA 91 (F16)
VADOR 05 (C130)
VADOR 21 (C130)
YANKEE 01 (C21)
YANKEE 03 (C21)
YANKEE 15 (C21)
*Callsign monitored more than once during the period
FREQUENCIES ACTIVE (All AM Mode unless noted differently)
41.90 (NFM) CT ARNG air/air & air/ground AASF "FURY OPS" @KBDL
46.75 (NFM) MA ARNG air/air & air/ground AASF "MINUTEMAN OPS" @KBAF
118.35 KCEF Ground Control
118.425 KZBW ARTCC
118.9 KBAF Tower
120.3 KBDL Tower
123.95 KBDL Approach/Departure Control
125.35 KBDL Approach/Departure Control
132.65 KZBW ARTCC
133.425 KBZW ARTCC
134.85 KCEF Tower
138.10 KCEF ATIS
138.75 A10's air/air tactical
138.825 A10's air/air tactical
139.9 A10's air/air tactical
140.2 A10's air/air tactical
141.675 A10's air/air tactical
143.45 (NFM) MARS Repeater
143.825 KC10's air/air tactical
143.825 A10;s air/air tactical & air/ground 104 FW Command Post "HAWK OPS" @KBAF
148.150 NFM (CTCSS 100.0/P25 digital) Civil Air Patrol simplex tactical
148.75 NFM USACE Link Transmitter to repeater
242.4 ARNG Helos air/air tactical
245.25 "Air Boss" exercise @ KCEF
251.1 KBAF Tower
252.10 439 AW Command Post "Casino Royale" @KCEF
255.4 FAA Flight Service Station Burlington
257.85 KZBW ARTCC
262.0 102 FW Command Post
274.75 Westover JARB Metro/Weather
275.8 KCEF Ground Control
289.0 102 FW air/air tactical
290.35 KZBW ARTCC
301.4 Bean Bag DZ Safety/Coordination @KCEF
303.0 Air National Guard Common & 104 FW Command Post "HAWK OPS" @KBAF
311.0 157 AW Command Post "PACK CONTROL"
311.0 AMC/ACC Common, ANG Common
317.7 KZBW ARTCC
319.4 McGuire AFB NJ Command Post
321.0 AMC/ACC Common
323.2 KBDL Approach/Departure Control
327.1 KBDL Approach/Departure Control
338.2 KZBW ARTCC
348.3 KBDL Approach/Departure Control
348.75 KCEF Tower
349.7 103 FW Command Post "Shark Ops" @KBDL
351.8 KBDL Tower
356.3 MA ARNG air/air tactical & AASF "MINUTEMAN OPS" @KBAF
359.0 KBDL Approach/Departure Control
372.2 Westover JARB Base Operations
379.1 KZBW ARTCC
379.4 ARNG Command Post Stewart ANGB "POLO OPS"
383.3 143 AW Command Post "RHODY OPS"
Legend:
KBAF= Barnes Air National Guard Base/Municipal Airport, Westfield, MA
KBDL = Bradley International Airport/Air National Guard Station, Windsor Locks, CT
KCEF = Westover Joint Air Reserve Base/Metro Airport, Chicopee, MA
KZBW = Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center (many remote radio sites New England/NY)