Thursday, October 25, 2018

Milcom Field Report - Ron in MD COTHEN 3 Oct - 24 Oct 2018

Freqs (all USB/kHz):
COTHEN 5250, 5732, 5909.5, 7527, 8912, 10242, 11494,12222,13312, 13907, 14582, 15867, 18594, 20890, 24838.5
Commsta Kodiak ALE Net: 3053, 4730, 6709, 9034, 11196, 13221, 15082, 17988, 20135.6, 23072.6

Major Comms Nodes:
CSK--USCG COMMSTA Kodiak AK remotely controlled by COMMCOM, Chesapeake, VA
LNT--USCG Communications Command (COMMCOM) CAMSLANT Chesapeake, VA
NOJ/KOD--USCG COMMDET Kodiak, AK remotely operated by COMMCOM, Chesapeake, VA
OPB--OPBAT Service Center, Nassau, Bahamas
PAC--USCG Remote Transmitter Point Reyes, CA remotely controlled by COMMCOM, Chesapeake, VA 
TSC--Technical Service  Center and COTHEN Remote Transmitter, Orlando, FL

10/24/18 Logs from KiwiSDRs in Calif, Mass, Alabama & Canada

CPR (unid) w/R23944 (UH-60A #83-23944  "C" Coy, 5-159 AVN, Arizona ARNG, Papago Park AAF Phoenix, AZ) & after handshake encrypted voice exchanges.
OPB w/D02 (CBP BOMBARDIER Q400 #N802MR)
PHXNG (Arizona ArNG  AASF #1 Papago AAF Phoenix, AZ) w/R23944. After handshake Coyote 44 advises Redhawk they are "Gateway" & RTB.
QSP--USCGC Vigorous WMEC 627 NQSP Little Creek, VA
T87--CBP HAWKER B300 #N187V
TSC calling DVB (USCGC KATHLEEN MOORE WPC 1109 NDVB Key West FL)
WST (CBP AMOC Western Regional Communications Node) w/A99 (CBP UH-60 tail # 79-23299, Miami AMB, Homestead JARB, FL)

10/23/18 Logs from KiwiSDRs in Oregon, Puerto Rico

TSC w/BNB (USCGC Benjamin Bottoms WPC 1132 NBNB)
T5Q--CBP BEECH 200 #N505Q  prob Tucson Air Branch
Z03 (USCG Sector Southeastern New England - Woods Hole, MA) calling DCK (USCGC SANIBEL WPB 1312 NDCK Woods Hole MA)
Z17 (USCG Sector New Orleans - New Orleans, LA) calling UHC (USCGC DECISIVE WMEC 629 NUHC Pascagoula, MS)

10/22/18 Logs from KiwiSDRs in Calif, Mass

CPR (unid) w/R23427 (UH-60A #80-23427  UH-60A #83-23918, "C" Coy, 1-171 AVN, New Mexico ARNG). After handshake encrypted voice modem exchanges.
DCK--USCGC SANIBEL WPB 1312 NDCK Woods Hole MA. Ship Tracker shows the Sanibel departed Woods Hole, crossed through the Cape Cod Canal and is headed up the Mass coast towards Boston. May be headed to Boston to provide port security for the World Series games in Boston on Tues & Weds.
REDHWK (Arizona ArNG  2-285 AVN, Papago AASF, Phoenix, AZ) w/R23900 (UH-60A #83-23900  "C" Coy 1-52nd Avn, Arizona ArNG).
USF--USCGC KISKA WPB 1336 NUSF Apra Harbor Guam

10/20-21/18 Logs from KiwiSDRs in Calif & Alabama

716--USCG HC-130H7 #1716 CGAS Barbers Point HI
D31--CBP P-3B "Slick" #N431SK/BuNo 153431, Corpus Christi AMB, TX
D3S--unknown
DOJ--USCGC Benjamin Dailey  WPC 1123 NDOJ Pascagoula, MS
JOM--USCGC SEA OTTER WPB 87362 NJOM San Diego CA
LKF--unknown
Z12 (USCG Sector Miami - Miami, FL) & TSC w/PEG (USCGC BERNARD C WEBBER (WPC 1101) NPEG Miami FL)
Z33--USCG Sector Guam

10/18/19 Logs from KiwiSDRs in Alabama, Calif

CPR (unid) w/R23944. After handshake encrypted voice exchanges.
IUD--USCGC BARRACUDA WPB 87301 NIUD Eureka, CA 
JTH--USCGC JOSHUA APPLEBY (WLM 566)  NJTH St. Petersburg, FL
LKF--unid
PHXNG (Arizona ArNG  AASF #1 Papago AAF Phoenix, AZ) w/R23944 (UH-60A #83-23944  "C" Coy, 5-159 AVN, Arizona ARNG, Papago Park AAF Phoenix, AZ). After handshake 944 calling Redhawk for R/Cs. 944 Then advises that he's entering Sycamore Creek then changes to Seven Springs.
T5Q--CBP BEECH 200 #N505Q
TBZ--USCGC ORCAS  WPB 1327 NTBZ Coos Bay, OR 
WRLNG (Connecticut Army National Guard AASF, Bradley IAP, Windsor Locks, CT) w/R23876 (UH-60A #83-23876, 2-104 AVN, CT-ARNG, Windsor Locks, CT). After handshake Ops w/76 confirming unid request. Then Fury 76 advises they are enroute to Bradley and will be inbound in 20 mins.
YWL--USCGC THETIS (WMEC 910) NYWL Key West FL
Z07 (USCG Sector Maryland-National Capital Region MD) w/N08 (USCG HC-144A #2308 CGAS Corpus Christi TX)
Z15 (USCG Sector San Juan - San Juan, PR) w/K58 (USCG MH-65D # 6558)

10/10-11/18 Logs from KiwiSDRs in Michigan, Texas

707-- (USCG HC-130H7 #1707 CGAS Barbers Point HI)
BGB--USCGC MACKINAW  WLBB 30 NBGB Cheboygan MI
A41 (CBP UH-60 tail # 87-24641) calling CPR944 (prob R23944). NOTE: R23944 ("C" Coy, 5-159 AVN, Arizona ARNG, Papago Park AAF Phoenix, AZ) was calling CPR at the same time.
C32--unid US Army Corps of Engineers entity
M804--CBP Interceptor Boat
TSC calling IGY (USCG Tug PENOBSCOT BAY (WTGB 107) NIGY Bayonne NJ)
V09--unid
Z32 (USCG Sector Honolulu HI) calling K28 (USCG MH-65D #6528 CGAS Barbers Point HI)
Z39 (USCG Group North Bend - North Bend, OR) w/TBZ (USCGC ORCAS  WPB 1327 NTBZ Coos Bay, OR)

10/9/18 Logs from KiwiSDRs in Nebraska, Canada, Calif

JPO--USCGC Jacob Poroo WPC 1125 NJPO Pascagoula, MS
L05--USCG MH-65D #6605 CGAS Humboldt Bay CA
LNT w/DOH (USCGC Lawrence Lawson  WPC 1120 NDOH Cape May, NJ)
PHXNG (Arizona ArNG  AASF #1 Papago AAF Phoenix, AZ) w/R23676 (UH-60A # 82-23676  2-285 AVN, Arizona ARNG, Papago Park AAF Phoenix, AZ). After handshake both
LNT w/N07 (USCG HC-144B #2307 ATC Mobile AL). After handshake N07 passes position 2945N/8923W. At 2022Z N07 advises CommCon they are on approach to ATC Mobile & securing radio guard
TSC & Redhawk Ops try to contact Romeo 23676 w/no response.
TSC w/A41 (CBP UH-60 tail # 87-24641)
TSC w/A8K (unid)
TSC w/BNB (USCGC Benjamin Bottoms WPC 1132 NBNB)
V20--unid
VIP--USCGC POMPANO WPB 87339 NVIP Gulfport MS NOTE: USCGC Pompano is currently in the Coast Guard Yard at Curtis Bay MD.
WST (CBP AMOC Western Regional Communications Node) calling D42 (CBP P-3 AEW&C #N142CS/BuNo 153452, Corpus Christi AMB, TX)
Z02 (USCG Sector Boston - Boston, MA ) calling J42 (USCG MH-60T #6042 CGAS Cape Cod MA)
Z11 (USCG Sector Jacksonville - Jacksonville, FL) calling J48 (USCG MH-60T # 6048)
Z19 (USCG Sector Corpus Christi - Corpus Christi, TX) w/N14 (USCG HC-144A #2314 CGAS Corpus Christi TX). After handshake N14 reports position 2619N/9645W & ops normal.

10/6-7/18 Logs from KiwiSDRs in Calif, Mass

AXN--USCGC FLYING FISH  WPB 87346 NAXN Boston MA
CPR (unid ArNG entity) w/R26061 (UH-60A #88-26061, New Mexico ARNG)
NOJ calling ZPO (USCGC ALEX HALEY WMEC 39, Kodiak, AK)
NOJ w/701 (USCG HC-130 # 1701 CGAS Kodiak AK). After handshake CG 1701 reports position 5758N/15525W at FL250 on course 090 degrees.
QSP--USCGC Vigorous WMEC 627 NQSP Little Creek, VA
Z32 (USCG Sector Honolulu HI) w/JOG (USCGC Joseph Gerczak WPC 1126 NJOG Honolulu, HI)

10/5/18 Logs from KiwiSDRs Texas, Calif

AYU--USCGC PETREL  WPB 87350 NAYU San Diego CA
C03A--USACE Rapid Response Vehicle
EOT--USCGC Tern WPB 87343  NEOT San Francisco, CA
LNT w/N01 (). After handshake November 01 reports establishing radio guard after departure from Acadia Airport enroute to homeplate ATC Mobile w/6 POB & 6 hrs fuel.
LNT w/X11 (USCG HC-27J #2711 CGAS Sacramento CA). After handshake CG 2711 reports position 3804N/11951W.
TSC w/BNB (USCGC Benjamin Bottoms WPC 1132 NBNB). NOTE: USCG Bottoms is newest Fast Response Cutter under construction & is probably undergoing sea trials.

10/4/18 Logs from KiwiSDRs in Calif, Mass, Texas

CRB (CBP AMOC Caribbean Regional Communications Node) calling M804 (CBP Interceptor Boat)
D3S--unid
EOT--USCGC Tern WPB 87343  NEOT San Francisco, CA 
K48--USCG MH-65D #6548 HITRON Jacksonville FL
NMH (USCG Washington, DC) & TSC w/NAS (USCG USCGC ESCANABA (WMEC 907)  NNAS  Boston MA)
NMH3 (USCG Washington, DC) w/NMH
P23 (USCG COTHEN Remote Command Console  CGAS Savannah GA) calling K31 (USCG MH-65D #6531 CGAS Savannah GA)
SH1--poss USCG, Eareckson Air Station, Shemya Island, AK 
WRLNG (Connecticut Army National Guard AASF, Bradley IAP, Windsor Locks, CT) calling R24022 (UH-60A #84-24022, CT-ARNG)
X11 (USCG HC-27J #2711  CGAS Sacramento CA) w/SND (COTHEN Remote Communications Transmitter  Poss San Diego CA)

10/3/18 Logs from KiwiSDRs in Calif, Canada

GDF--USCGC Douglas MUNRO WHEC 724 NGDF Kodiak AK
J36 (USCG MH-60T #6036 CGAS Kodiak AK) calling 713 (USCG HC-130H7 #1713 CGAS Kodiak AK)
NOJ w/702 (USCG HC-130 #1702 CGAS Kodiak AK)
SH1--USCG, Eareckson Air Station, Shemya Island, AK 
Z34 (poss USCG Sector Anchorage AK) calling J36