USS EISENHOWER AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY  6 May 2012


Here's the scorecard for tonight's activity of USS Eisenhower aircraft:

120.950 Sealord: Turbo 96 RTB to MacDill AFB

225.350 Pinecastle Targets Range: Sledge 11, 12 in CSAR,
comms with survivor "Scrambler 03": "Are you rabbit?"
"Do you have visitors?"
"Do they need to be neutralized before we send the helo in?"

229.975 Silent Warrior

237.225 Taproom Air-air: "70 meters," attacking house.

254.200 NORAD-Huntress

267.500 Sealord: 406 switches to 317.875; Taproom 61 RTB:
"Sweet lock, sweet comms with Mother."

289.200 Pinecastle Range Ops

298.550 Air-air (Wildcat or Taproom)

317.875 Strike: 406 switches to 328.525 Marshal freq;
102 "Switching to Control" (goes to 328.525).

318.600 JTAC Advance @ CCAFS: Taproom 61 "Tally target";
Victory 81; Cat 81

328.525 Marshal: 406 for tasking; 102.

341.925 Air-air

343.275 AAR Boom: Bolt with "BuNo 166604," 102, 104; BuNo 165197.

378.950 Bluetail


CALLSIGNS

102 -  F/A-18E, Oceana VFA-143 "Pukin Dogs"
104 -  F/A-18E, Oceana VFA-143 "Pukin Dogs"
406 -  F/A-18C, Oceana VFA-131 "Wildcats"
Advance -  JTAC at Cape Canaveral AFS
Bolt -  KC-135R, MacDill AFB 6AMW
Cat 81 - F/A-18C, Oceana VFA-131 "Wildcats"
Scrambler 05 - "Survivor" in CSAR exercise
Sledge 1#
Taproom 61 - F/A-18E, Oceana VFA-143 "Pukin Dogs"
Turbo 96 - KC-135R, McConnell AFB 22ARW, TDY at MacDill AFB
Victory 51 - F/A-18F, Oceana VFA-103 "Jolly Rogers"
Victory 81 - F/A-18F, Oceana VFA-103, carrying GBU-54 (LJDAM)

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Customs-Border Patrol freqs busy in Florida

Customs-Border Patrol freqs busy in the clear in Florida


Great comms in the clear last night (Saturday). Heard a CBP aircraft and marine craft intercept a boat with 17 foreign nationals aboard.

Acft "8MR" up with "Mike 777" on 164.775 in the clear; surveilling TOI at 26-43.2 N 79-50.8 W. "8MR" is CBP's DHC-8 N808MR.

"We will hold at the 79-50 line until he gets closer, then we will go to the 26-42."

"We are between you and the TOI."

"He has turned back to the north."

"We are due west of his position by about two or two-and-a-half miles."

"Still no joy on this contact; we cannot get him visually or electronically."

"Do you have us visually?"

Then "Mike 777" contacts "Charlie 100" on 164.775 and informs him of their intercept of the TOI. Passes his position as 26-41.4 079-50.7 W and says "I have my boarding team on board the TOI."

"Looks like 17 POB aboard, foreign nationals."

Later "Mike 777" tells "Charlie 100" of transfering subjects to Coast Guard Cutter Dolphin.

I also heard other unrelated CBP comms.

There was "515" up with "220" on 163.775, among others in the clear. Several vehicle registrations passed. Most of the registrations are coming back to Hispanic owners, including Nicaraguans. These comms are analog and in the clear.

Also some encrypted comms on 165.2375, possibly related.

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USS Eisenhower Activity, 4 May 2012


136.875 Air-air: "Dog 1, this is TR."
225.350 Pinecastle Targets Range: Dog 41, Hunter 14 (FAC-A?),
             Taproom 61, Sledge 11, Nail, Skull 82
225.350 Pinecastle Targets Range: Hunter 01B to "survivor" on ground in CSAR exercise:
    "Are you rabbit?" "Are you Air Force?"
    "Tell me the extent of your injuries."
    "Do you have buzzsaw?"
226.050 Freddie: "301"; "304":
    "Currently 25 miles SW of Mom."
    "45 min playing time."
    "29-40.1 North, 80-27.3 West"
226.050 Freddie: Bluetail 600 passes info on Vessels:
    "Bahama Spirit": Course 334, Speed 11.
    "__": Flag Singapore, "Course 272, Speed 11,
    "Sealand Mercury," Flag US, Destination Norfolk 30-23 N, 79-37 W
    "Carnival Pride"
    My Track 2733: "Imagine" Flag US, Course 083, Speed 10, 20-28 N, 79-23 W
237.225 Taproom air-air: AG-100, AG-107, Dog 61, Dog 62
    "I have Mom at 66 DME"
267.500 Sealord: Ram 71 to ALTRV for RTB Ship; AG-100
267.500 Sealord: Taproom 81 RTB Ship, switches to 317.875
289.200 Sealord: "East of Cape Canaveral," comms re ALTRV
317.875 Strike Freq: "Moms 270 at 60 DME."
318.600 JTAC Advance: Ram 71, Skull 82
328.525 Marshal Freq
343.275 AAR Boom
357.325 Ram Air-air
370.975 Red Crown: "300," Bluetail 600
378.950 Bluetail: Track info

AG-100 F/A-18E, Oceana VFA-143 "Pukin Dogs" (aka Taproom)
AG-107 F/A-18E, Oceana VFA-143 "Pukin Dogs"
300, 301, 304 F/A-18C, Oceana VFA-83 "Rampagers"
Advance JTAC
Bluetail 600 E-2C, Norfolk NAS VAW-121
Dog 41 F/A-18E, Oceana VFA-143 "Pukin Dogs"
Dog 61 F/A-18E, Oceana VFA-143 "Pukin Dogs"
Dog 62 F/A-18E, Oceana VFA-143 "Pukin Dogs"
Hammer 21 F/A-18
Hunter 01B
Hunter 14 FAC-A?
Hydra JTAC, Pinecastle Range
Nail F/A-18
Ram 71 F/A-18C, Oceana VFA-83 "Rampagers"
Skull 82 F/A-18F, Oceana VFA-103 w GU-16, GBU-38, 20mm.
Sledge 11 F/A-18
Taproom 61 F/A-18E, Oceana VFA-143 "Pukin Dogs"
Taproom 81 F/A-18E, Oceana VFA-143 "Pukin Dogs"

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Atlas V Rocket Launch, 4 May 2012, from Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 41, carrying Advanced Extremely High Frequency-2 Mil Satcom Satellite

032.325 Jolly air-air (FM Mode)
123.225 Range Weather wkg "Weather One" Wx Reconn Flight
133.750 Patrick Twr
133.800 Cape Control
143.725 Variety VHF
156.800 USCG
157.100 USCG Station Canaveral
157.075 USCG Range Clearance
157.175 USCG Range Control w Vessel "Freedom"
255.500 Jolly Ops
298.200 Variety UHF
321.000 Rescue Ops

Jolly 1      HH-60G #90-26231, Patrick AFB 920RQW
Jolly 2      HH-60G,#90-26233, Patrick AFB 920RQW, 4SOB, 4+30 to splash.
Weather 1 LJ-31A N500JE, Sanford FL
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143.725 Variety wkg CG Cutter 45617 (Vigilant) re
"Possible target approaching Charlie Charlie
buoy at 15 knots; request you investigate.
Coordinates 28-34.64 N, 79-55.81 W.

Comms with Jolly 2 regarding 25-foot vessel at
28-27.69 N, 80-05-68 W, heading 090 at 10 knots.

Comms regarding getting all vessels to move
south of the 28-25 line.
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"Weather One" weather reconnaissance flight is up. Has comms with ground ("Range Weather") on 123.225. Reporting weather, cloud heights, visibility. Will head over Launch Complex 41.
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93FS F-16s SUPPORTING CSAR AT AVON PARK RANGE 13 Apr 2012

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


Comms on 264.625 are from Mako 11 flight in Placid MOA working with SANDYs in a CSAR operation.

Other freqs:

126.150 Avon Park Range Ops

138.125 Mako 11, 12, 13 air-air

138.250 Akula 31 air-air re deploying Mk 82s on
East-West run-in.

140.425 Jaws 41, 42 air-air re using GBU-12s vs
vehicles; also buddy lasing; GBU-38s.

142.300 Shark 21 air-air.

281.500 Miami Ctr.

307.100 Miami Ctr.

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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