Federal Comms in the clear

   Florida seems to be one of few places left where Federal communications (FedComms) can still be heard in the clear.
   Here is some of my recent logging on Friday, 18 Nov 2011:

CBP comms 165.2375, Fri 11/11/18

165.2375 10:20am: clear
44CS w X-95; passing coords of TOI.
44CS on 165.2375 again: "26-42 North, 079-30 West"
"Will attempt to acquire tgt vessel at last known position."
CG vessel involved too.
"Our callsign will be "Omaha 44" on clear freq. Will be listening for Coast Guard on 350.025 and 345.0."

163.775 now
44CS is CBP P-3B N144CS (153446), with the big AWACS-like radar dome on top.
"Understand you are trying to reacquire the aircraft over the suspected drop location."
"Shark 41 is 9 min out; we will try to reach them on 345.0 MHz."
"Coast Guard aircraft is also 40 min out."

171.075 now, 44CS regarding CG "Shark." Also asks if CG 2309 is a C-130. (It is actually an MH-65C helo).
IDs as "CASA 144" on 171.075.

On 171.075, 44CS passes tgt coordinates as 26-41 North, 79-33 West. Still no joy contacting Shark 41 on 345.0.

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Homestead 93FS at Avon Park Range today

     93FS F-16Cs from Homestead ARB are working at Avon Park Bombing Range.

     Mako 11, Shark 21, Akula 31 and Jaws 41 are using freqs:
225.025 Avon Park South Tac Range
264.625 Avon Park North Tac Range
292.200 Avon Park Range Ops
238.900 AR-620 Refueling Track
138.125 Mako air-air
138.250 Air-air
140.425 Air-air
303.150 Homestead Mr Mako Ops
306.900 Miami Ctr with Akula 31
307.100 Miami Ctr
281.500 Miami Ctr
     One of the SHARKs passed his tail to the tanker as 86-0269. I have this as a former Nellis AFB 64AGRS bird.

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Atlas V Launch of Juno Vehicle to Jupiter, 05 Aug 2011

Atlas V launch, carrying the Juno Vehicle on its 484 million-mile trip to Jupiter. It will arrive there in July 2016.

CALLSIGNS:
Cape Leader Contingency Emergency Base
CG 45654 45-Foot Response Boat, Medium
CG Cutter Shrike
CG Range Control
Jolly 1 HH-60G 90-26237
Jolly 2 HH-60G 90-26229? 4 SOB
King 55 HC-130P 64-14855
Variety ETR Range Control Officer
Weather 01 LJ-31A N500JE 7 SOB, 3.5 hrs fuel

FREQUENCIES:
133.750 Patrick AFB Tower
133.800 Cape Control
143.725 Variety
157.075 Coast Guard Range Control
255.500 Jolly Rescue Ops
264.800 Cape Control
298.200 Cape Leader w King 55
321.000 King Rescue Ops

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Atlas Launch Freqs

Should be a lotta action tomorrow, for the Atlas V launch at 2:10pm EDT.

HH-60G "Jolly" helos and C-130s ("King") will be on
030.325
138.475
150.350
255.500
321.000.

Listen up for "BH 300," aka "Bloodhound 300," the NP-3D from Point Mugu that will track the launch.

Also:
Patrick Twr_____________ 133.750  269.375
Patrick Grd_____________ 124.350  335.800
Patrick Clrnc Del_________ 118.400  289.400
Cape Control___________  133.800  264.800
Launch Control__________ 157.075
CG Sta Canaveral________ 157.100
Cape Canaveral AFS Twr__ 118.625  239.050
Cape Canaveral AFS RSO_ 143.725  298.200
Shuttle Landing Facility____ 128.550  284.000
Launch Audio Bcst________ 158.805

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Great exercise at Avon Park Range 14Feb2011

Good exercise at Avon Park today.


During daylight hours, B-52s ("Skull") worked along with F-16s ("Sting").
In the evening F/A-18s ("Gypsy") took over.
Not sure why, but audio quality was superior for recording.

FREQS (mostly MacDill TDY freqs:
225.175 Shadow Ops: Acft looking for JTAC Hustler 45; Skull 13.
229.175 MacDill TDY freq
230.150 Gypsy 37; "Cobra 02 is Winchester"; Cobra 02 w JTAC Smasher;
              JTAC Destroyer 10
238.350 Gypsy 37 w JTAC Smasher
245.250 Sting 23
264.625 Avon Park North Tac Range: JTAC Hustler 05
276.600 Avon Park Range, Sebring Area
285.500 Miami Ctr: Skull 13 RTB
292.200 Avon Park Range Control
317.600 Jax Ctr: Skull 13 RTB.
349.000 Miami Ctr

CALLSIGNS:
Bulldog 31: Acft
Coastal 15: UAV
Cobra 02: Acft
Destroyer 01, 10: JTACs
Gypsy 36, 37: F/A-18, Oceana VFA-32, dispensing GBU-38s,
                      GBU-12s; using combat lasers, ROVER-capable.
Hustler 05, 12, 45, 46: Ground units
Hydra 12: Acft
Shadow: Ground controller
Skull 13: B-52H, Barksdale AFB; also used callsign Skull 11 and Skull 12.
Smasher 54, 55: JTACs
Sting 21, 22, 23: F-16s

FORMATTED REPORT:
Line 1: 51674; 52137
Line 2: Red 4; Smasher 55
Line 3: 1 Alpha
Line 4: 1 Alpha
Line 5: 1 Lima
Line 6: November
Line 7: Alpha (later changed to Bravo)
Line 8: 1 Alpha
Line 9: None

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