USS Stennis Jet Fire

Ten sailors aboard USS John C Stennis were injured Wednesday after a fighter jet on the aircraft carrier caught fire.

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 29-30 March 2011 - Brasstown

Time for some more Mode-S/ADS-B Military and Government intercepts from here on the Radio Ranch. Has been a bit quiet here over the last two days. That may be to the low ceilings and bad weather we have been experiencing.

A62778 N496MC GTI601 2011-03-30 23:19 Boeing 747-212B United States AtlasAir
A00E2D N102WY --- 2011-03-30 20:49 560 United States WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
AE117E 02-1112 RCH2112 2011-03-30 20:06 C-17A United States MS ANG 172AW/183AS [KJAN]
AE1194 166472 OTIS03 2011-03-30 19:16 KC-130J United States USMC VMGR-252 [KNKT]
AE03F8 84-0154 --- 2011-03-30 17:53 C-12U United States Det38
AE018C 84-0098 COUGR08 2011-03-30 16:56 C-21A United States USAF 375AW/457AS [KADW]
AE08E2 01-1462 E11462 2011-03-30 16:44 C-130J-30 United States CA ANG 146AW/115AS [KNTD]
AE07F4 97-0042 --- 2011-03-30 16:30 C-17A United States USAF 62AW [KTCM]
AE07F4 97-0042 RCH9742 2011-03-30 16:18 C-17A United States USAF 62AW [KTCM]
AE1198 03-3115 RCH3115 2011-03-30 16:08 C-17A United States MS ANG 172AW/183AS [KJAN]
ADFEB9 99-0003 --- 2011-03-30 15:39 C-32A United States USAF 89AW/1AS [KADW]
AE022A 86-0032 HOIST91 2011-03-30 15:21 KC-10A United States USAF 305AMW [KWRI]
AE017A 84-0142 BATTL10 2011-03-30 15:20 C-21A United States MI ANG 110FW/172AS [KBTL]
ADFDBA 93-1040 BULL44 2011-03-30 14:56 C-130H United States USAF 19AW [KLRF]
AE01AA 84-0071 JOSA261 2011-03-30 14:34 C-21A United States MI ANG 110FW/172AS [KBTL]
AE03D0 164180 --- 2011-03-30 14:23 KC-130T United States USMCR VMGR-452 [KSWF]
AE1388 03-8154 --- 2011-03-30 13:09 C-130J-30 United States AFRC 403AW/815AS [KBIX]
AE01AA 84-0071 JOSA261 2011-03-30 12:25 C-21A United States MI ANG 110FW/172AS [KBTL]
ADFEF2 161530 VVJS349 2011-03-30 12:12 C-9B United States USNR VR-46 [KNFW ]
AE017A 84-0142 BATTL10 2011-03-30 10:49 C-21A United States MI ANG 110FW/172AS [KBTL]
AE0303 78-0813 PITT0013 2011-03-30 10:20 C-130H United States AFRC 911AW/758AS [KPIT]
AE1192 166474 LOBO625 2011-03-30 10:14 UC-35D United States MAW-4
AE1199 03-3116 RCH597 2011-03-30 02:17 C-17A United States MS ANG 172AW/183AS [KJAN]
AE04DE 57-2597 --- 2011-03-29 21:24 KC-135 United States MS ANG 186ARW/153ARS [KMEI]
AE0191 84-0124 RCH259 2011-03-29 19:36 C-21A United States CT ANG 103FW/118FS [KBDL]
AE02E3 81-0628 COBB28 2011-03-29 19:22 C-130H United States AFRC 94AW/700AS [KMGE]
AE0566 85-0009/86-0023 --- 2011-03-29 18:50 C-5B United States AFRC 439AW/337AS [KCEF]
AE1196 03-3113 RCH3113 2011-03-29 18:27 C-17A United States MS ANG 172AW/183AS [KJAN]
A62778 N496MC GTI621 2011-03-29 18:22 Boeing 747-212B United States AtlasAir
ADFD0A 95-0062 --- 2011-03-29 16:10 T-1A United States 48thFTS
ADFCE0 94-0129 --- 2011-03-29 16:00 T-1A United States USAF
AE05E0 87-9283 BISON21 2011-03-29 15:57 C-130H United States AFRC 914AW/328AS [KIAG]
ADFCEB 94-0140 --- 2011-03-29 15:42 T-1A United States USAF

What I haven't listed here are the hundreds of civilian airline and bizjets Mode-S equipped aircraft listings. Those listings would go on and on for pages and I won't post them up here on this subject specific blog. If you are a civilian aviation monitoring enthusiast, then a Mode-S box or a Pinkfroot app should be on your bucketlist.

If you are interested in monitoring voice comms from military and civilian aircraft regardless of band, you need a scanner or HF receiver. The good folks at Grove Enterprises here in Brasstown have a wide selection of scanners and HF receivers, antennas, and other monitoring accessories that will help you hear your radio listening environment. Be sure to check out http://grove-ent.com/ for all your monitoring equipment.

In order to track ADS-B equipped aircraft or AIS ships, if you live near a waterway or the coast, checkout the Pinkfroot Plane Finder and Ship Finder apps for real time tracking on the iPhone, iPod, iPod and now the Android platform as well. Their website is located at http://my.pinkfroot.com/.

Pinkfroot has also just posted up a new on-line live air traffic radar map at planefinder.net, and a super fast ship map at shipfinder.co. Both of these online tracking tools provide amazing ADS-B and AIS virtual radar information straight to your PC or Mac.

To monitoring Mode-S transmissions, you will need some quality receiving equipment. I recommend you checkout the Kinetic Avionics website at http://www.kinetic-avionics.com/. They have some neat toys that will add a whole new dimension to your radio monitoring hobby.

Finally, for some of the best military radio monitoring information available in the public domain, be sure to check out my monthly Milcom column in Monitoring Times magazine. You can even choose a print or electronic versions of this great monthly magazine. Go to http://www.monitoringtimes.com/ to order your subscription.

Milcom Blog Logs - 30 Mar 2011 - USASA MidWest Collection Site

Time for another exclusive HF blog log report from the radio ranch at the USASA MidWest Collection Site.

3325.0 HF-USB
0032Z - Navy/MC Region 5 Indiana MARS 5B1B net: NNN0BON / NNN0WZE-T

3370.5 HF-USB
0108Z - Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M3 net: AFA6BZ / AFA6JY

3384.0 HF-USB
0108Z - Link-11 data transmission

3390.0 HF-USB
0109Z - Navy/MC Region 4 MARS 4X9B net: NNN0ICX / NNN0VJM / NNN0ACO

3579.5 HF-USB
0200Z - N0ZIZ NCS for the Kansas / Western Missouri (MOKAN) SATERN BPSK31 net

3919.0 HF-LSB
0130Z - Kansas / Western Missouri (MOKAN) SATERN net taking check-ins

4007.0 HF-USB
0033Z - NNN0AVE NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Missouri MARS 7H1B net: NNN0SVW / NNN0HBY / NNN0HKF / NNN0THC / NNN0AZM / NNN0FBJ / NNN0PQX
2306Z - NNN0APJ NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Nebraska / Kansas MARS 7N1B net: NNN0IBG

4008.5 HF-USB
0111Z - Navy/MC Region 6 South Texas MARS 6S1B net: NNN0GLK / NNN0ETI

4011.0 HF-USB
0001Z - NNN0HZN NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 East Texas MARS 6E1B net: NNN0EBX
2300Z - Navy/MC Region 6 Arkansas MARS 6A1B net: NNN0AFW

4035.9 HF-USB
0005Z - Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/IA net: AAM7IA / AAM7TIA
0114Z - Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/B net: AAM7EMO
1338Z - Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/D net: AAM7MO / AAM7EMO

4038.5 HF-USB
0007Z - Navy/MC Region 4 South Carolina MARS 4G1B net: NNN0KCS / NNN0GBS
0113Z - NNN0EXS NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Tennessee MARS 4H2B net: NNN0ANX
0203Z - NNN0QAA NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Alabama MARS 4A2B net: NNN0EZC / NNN0SYH

4444.9 HF-USB
0013Z - AAM5RD NCS for the Army Region 5 MARS AAA5RD/A net: AAR5KW / AAT5CA / AAM5TMI / AAT1AO / AAR5AO // checked in on KCF: AAR5AK / AAR5XE // net call in Olivia 64/2000 then training msg tfc in MT63 2K

4500.0 HF-USB
0004Z - AFA4BP (sound like) NCS for the Air Force Region 4 MARS 4S1 net: AFA4UF

4506.0 HF-USB
1335Z - Iowa-CAP-04 NCS for the North Central Region Iowa CAP net // closed @ 37
2301Z - MO-CAP-10 NCS for the North Central Region Missouri "MO-CAP" CAP net: MO-CAP-101
2330Z - YellowBrick-56 NCS for the North Central Region Kansas "Yellowbrick" CAP net

4517.0 HF-USB
0003Z - AFF5TS NCS for the Air Force North Central Area Region MARS NCTSM1 net: AFA7HZ / AFF5OH / AFA5LK / AFA5WE / AFF5MN
0105Z - AFF5OH NCS for the Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM1 net: AFA5GR / AFF5MN / AFA5FY / AFA5KG

4604.0 HF-USB
0002Z - BlueMound-03 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Wisconsin "Bluemound" CAP net: Blue-Lake-08
0100Z - Red-Robin-898 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Michigan "Red-Robin" CAP net: Red-Robin-545 / Red-Robin-624 / Columbus-48

4623.5 HF-USB
2331Z - NNN0KRX NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Illinois MARS 5I2B net: NNN0EHA

5004.5 HF-USB
1422Z - NNN0ENS NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 MARS 6X2B net

5140.0 HF-USB
1349Z - WGY977 @ Jefferson City, MO conduct test count
1400Z - KNFG267 NCS for the Oklahoma Emergency Management HF (OPSECURE) Command and Control Net: WNUW214 / WPFY721 / WNCH624 / WGY977
1428Z - WNBE825 hearability test w/ WGY977
1430Z - Missouri State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) net: WNBE830 / WGY977 / WNBE825 / WPFY721

6131.0 HF-USB
0442Z - Link-11 data transmission

7302.0 HF-USB
1335Z - AFA6CN NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M1 net: AFA6PJ

7348.0 HF-USB
[13:14:17][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8FEM ][AL0] BER 12 SN 05
[13:30:56][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8FEM004 ][AL0] BER 13 SN 05

8906.0 HF-USB
0315Z - New York Radio w/ Reach-198

8912.0 HF-USB
0446Z - CG-1703 w/ Camspac for hearability
[17:32:57][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][K59 ][AL0] BER 8 SN 06

8971.0 HF-USB
1343Z - Fiddle fm Red-Talon-712: opns normal
1344Z - Fiddle to Red-Talon-71: when did you lose continuity?

8957.0 HF-USB
0311Z - Shannon Volmet

8992.0 HF-USB
1518Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM OONEU7 to All Stations

9121.5 HF-USB
0441Z - Link-11 data transmission

9462.0 HF-USB
[17:47:24][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 7 SN 06

10194.0 HF-USB
[18:03:36][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC4FEM ][AL0] BER 14 SN 05
1806Z - WGY910 w/ (sound like) WGY949 // 910 was calling San Jose (NFI) & 949 respond
1809Z - WGY910 calz WGY980 for weekly radio check & rqst for HF chat ((ALE signal is not strong enough to decode :-((
[18:15:51][CHN 01][SND][ ][TIS][FM8 ][AL0] BER 14 SN 05
[18:15:58][CHN 01][SND][ ][TIS][FM8FEM ][AL0] BER 13 SN 05
[18:47:09][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 15 SN 05

10588.0 HF-USB
[19:46:49][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 12 SN 05

11175.0 HF-USB
2323Z - PAT-006 w/ McClellan (HF-GCS) for radio check

14265.0 HF-USB
1447Z - N3HBX NCS for the SATERN net taking early check-ins

14396.5 HF-USB
1531Z - SHARES National Admin net: NNN0VUV / AAV4AR / NCS202 / NCS206 / NNN0TKR/ AAR0NM

14452.5 HF-USB
2200Z - CIW320 NCS for the Canadian Forces Affiliate Radio System: CIW609 / CIW444 / CIW613 / CIW681 / CIW604 / CIW408 (no response) / CIW650 (no response)

15016.0 HF-USB
0007Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass SKYKING, do not answer: 7XY; time: 07; authentication: FN
0009Z - (sound like) HockShop (USSTRATCOM Cmd Post; Offutt AFB) conducts comms test
1518Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM OONEU7 to All Stations
1522Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM OO3QYF to All Stations
1731Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM OOZPMK to All Stations
1733Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) repeats 28 character EAM OOZPMK; followed by "more to follow, stand-by" statement preceding 28 character EAM OO5RR3 to All Stations
1739Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM OOWLJN to All Stations

Bizarre - DoD/Army MARS Exercise? What was this all about?

We certainly had some strange comms late yesterday afternoon and last evening EDT time on some US Army MARS frequencies. Both Jack Metcalfe in Kentucky and my MT colleague Hugh Stegman in California (via his twitter feed @UtilityWorld) reported what appears to be a high level DoD/Army MARS comm exercise.

There were three primary freqs reported:

Freq (Army MARS Designator passed)
14484.0 (KMC)
14487.0 (KME)
20994.0 (KSM)

I'm posting up each of their intercepts so that you can see what was heard.

14484.0 LOOKING GLASS in contact with 9 TANGO FOXTROT. 9TF passed exercise traffic to LOOKING GLASS. 9TF noted LOOKING GLASS would be "off station" in 11 mikes: 1953 USB Voice (29/MAR/2011) (JLM)

14484.0 9 UNIFORM SIERRA ALPHA calling TOP HAND & POKER FACE & raised POKER FACE for AAR8AY. AAR8AY holding traffic for STEP MOTHER. 9TF looking for a new frequency for direct contact with POKER FACE. Moved to 20994.0 USB (KSM) at 2028 UTC: 2019 USB voice (29/MAR/2011) (JLM)

14484.0 USB USAF exercise, unit w/ traffic for STEPMOTHER, others weak. ~2019, ongoing. (Hugh Stegman via Twitter)

14484.0 USB AAN6ELP 2026 clg Stepmother w/traffic. Then wkg ALPHA LIMA JULIET with IMMEDIATE grade msg coded in line format. (Hugh Stegman via Twitter)

14484.0 POKER FACE requesting phone patch, but 9TF not phone patch capable. Placed call & unid station confirmed he would be looking for POKER FACE on RF-17 at station CONCRETE. Also passed UHF MUX frequencies 325.4 & 344.4. 325.4 UHF WBFM just now active here: 2112 USB Voice (29/MAR/2011)(JLM)

14484.0 POKER FACE & 9TF in comms. 9TF passed 4 line message from AAN0BOI & POKER FACE said he would maintain this frequency as primary until he went off station. 325.4 UHF WBFM also still active here at this time.: 2138 USB Voice (29/MAR/2011)(JLM)

14487.0 TOP HAND receiving traffic from 9 TANGO CHARLIE. 9 TANGO FOXTROT suggested a move back to primary frequency KMC (14484.0). At 2325 UTC 9TF relayed traffic through 9USA to TOP HAND: 2336 USB Voice (29/MAR/2011) (JLM)

A very interesting set of comm intercepts indeed and many thanks to Hugh and Jack for sharing them. Now we shall see what pops up to let us determine what this was all about.

Marines Deploy to Libya

More than 2,000 Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 2nd Marine Expeditionary force, deployed along with Amphibious Squadron 6 for Libya Tuesday.

DOD Announces Stationing of Two Combat Aviation Brigades

The Department of Defense announced today the stationing of two Army combat aviation brigades. The 16th Combat Aviation Brigade will be split-based and established at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., and Fort Wainwright, Alaska, using existing aviation units not currently assigned to a combat aviation brigade. A new brigade will be activated at Fort Carson, Colo.

The 16th CAB stationing action realigns existing assets resulting in an increase of approximately 1,400 new soldiers and 44 helicopters at JBLM. This action for the split-based CAB at JBLM will begin in fiscal 2012 and is expected to be completed by fiscal 2014.

The Army recognizes Alaska as a strategic location and will continue to maintain a significant aviation presence there. This stationing increases the invaluable medical evacuation strength in Alaska by three additional aircraft in fiscal 2013. It also validates the Army’s commitment and support to the aviation infrastructure through military construction programmed for replacement and upgrade of the aviation facilities.

The new combat aviation brigade activation at Fort Carson, Colo., will result in a total growth in Army forces and equipment by approximately 2,700 soldiers and 113 helicopters. Fort Carson establishes the new brigade beginning fiscal 2013 and is expected to be completed by fiscal 2014.

The activation of these brigades will increase the capabilities of the active component of the U.S. Army and increase dwell time for aviation units between deployments in support of overseas contingency operations. These combined force structure actions represent integrated changes that support the Army’s transformation requirements.

Amateur Skywatchers Spot Secret Space Plane

After an intense search, a crew of amateur satellite sleuths has spotted the U.S. Air Force's second X-37B space plane – a robotic spacecraft that launched into orbit March 5.

The mission of the unmanned X-37B space plane, which is known officially as the Orbital Test Vehicle 2 (OTV-2), is shrouded in secrecy. The Boeing-built spacecraft is believed to be involved in reconnaissance — perhaps testing powerful sensors for a new generation of spy satellites. It looks much like a small version of NASA's space shuttles and blasted off from the Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

While its mission is secret, the OTV-2 itself has attracted the eyes of dedicated skywatchers hoping to spot it in orbit just as they saw its predecessor – the first X-37B spacecraft, OTV-1 – during the OTV-1's months-long flight last year.

You can read the rest of this interesting story by clicking here.

And here are the latest orbital elements for OTV-2 the X-37B spacecraft from Ted Molczan via the SEESAT-L newsgroup mentioned in the article on FNC/Space.com.

X-37B OTV 2-1 323 X 339 km
1 37375U 11010A 11087.36528787 .00003054 00000-0 15413-4 0 04
2 37375 42.7986 153.6749 0012455 149.5021 210.6573 15.80518425 00
Arc 20110324.14-0328.38 WRMS resid 0.065 totl 0.023 xtrk

Milcom Blog Logs - 29 Mar 2011 - USASA MidWest Collection Site

Time for another exclusive HF blog log report from the radio ranch at the USASA MidWest Collection Site.

3320.5 HF-USB
0202Z - NNN0RPM NCS for the Navy/MC Region 8 Colorado / Wyoming MARS 8C1B net: NNN0ANH

3325.0 HF-USB
0032Z - NNN0KBP NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Indiana MARS 5B1B net: NNN0UZS

3370.5 HF-USB
0133Z - AFA6DV NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M3 net

3384.0 HF-USB
0107Z - Link-11 data transmission

3390.0 HF-USB
0005Z - NNN0BUX NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 MARS 5X1B net
0106Z - Navy/MC Region 4 MARS 4X9B net: NNN0ICX / NNN0BIF

4007.0 HF-USB
0031Z - NNN0AZM NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Missouri MARS 7H1B net: NNN0VVI
2232Z - NNN0XZK NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D3B net: NNN0QGB / NNN0IBG
2302Z - NNN0APJ NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Nebraska / Kansas MARS 7N1B net: NNN0BQT

4008.5 HF-USB
2101Z - NNN0AZO NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 Oklahoma MARS 6O3B net: NNN0QGC

4011.0 HF-USB
0003Z - NNN0SDD NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 East Texas MARS 6E1B net
1300Z - Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D1C net: NNN0THC / NNN0TUL
2302Z - NNN0AHH NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 Arkansas MARS 6A1B net: NNN0HPU / NNN0WKH

4023.9 HF-USB
0007Z - Army Region 5 MARS AAA5RD/?? net: AAM5OH

4035.9 HF-USB
0010Z - AAM7IA NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/IA net: AAM7TIA / AAT7GV
0104Z - AAA7KS NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/B net: AAA7RD / AAM7RT / AAM7RD / AAM7EMO / AAA7IA / AAT7FD / AAR7FE / AAR7DP / AAR7PF / AAR7PB / AAT7GV / AAR7MB / AAA7MO / AAT7CJ
1310Z - AAM7RT NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/D net

4038.5 HF-USB
0105Z - Navy/MC Region 4 Tennessee MARS 4H2B net: NNN0PCC
0204Z - NNN0SYH NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Alabama MARS 4A2B net: NNN0QAA

4470.5 HF-USB
0200Z - NNN0GLL NCS for the Navy/MC Region 8 North / South Dakota MARS 8S1B net: NNN0XFB / NNN0AXK / NNN0FCI

4500.0 HF-USB
0001Z - AFF4EC NCS for the Air Force Region 4 MARS 4S1 net: AFA4WJ / AFA4TS

4506.0 HF-USB
2331Z - YellowBrick-56 NCS for the North Central Region Kansas "Yellowbrick" CAP net: YellowBrick-04 / YellowBrick-06 / YellowBrick-12 / YellowBrick-14 / YellowBrick-30 / YellowBrick-41 / YellowBrick-46 / YellowBrick-55 / YellowBrick-58 / YellowBrick-59 / YellowBrick-60 / YellowBrick-143 / YellowBrick-168 / YellowBrick-174 / MO-CAP-10 / MO-CAP-550 / North-Central-02 / Iowa-CAP-04 / Iowa-CAP-61 / Red-Cloud-104

4517.0 HF-USB
0101Z - AFA7OS NCS for the Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM1 net: AFA5TA / AFA5RK / AFA7HY
1303Z - AFE7DM NCS for the Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM3 net: AFA7HZ / AFA5WD

4604.0 HF-USB
0100Z - Red-Robin-898 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Michigan "Red-Robin" CAP net: Red-Robin-111
1330Z - Red-Fox-17 NCS for the Great Lakes "Blue Lake" Region CAP net
2330Z - Red-Fox-17 calz Red-Fox-98 scheduled NCS for the Great Lakes Region Illinois "Red_Fox" CAP net w/ negative results then opens the net as NCS

4623.5 HF-USB
1304Z - NNN0YQP NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Wisconsin MARS 5W4B net: NNN0UNK / NNN0SXN
1403Z - Navy/MC Region 5 Illinois MARS 5I3B net: NNN0SCV
2335Z - NNN0RDP NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Illinois MARS 5I2B net

4627.0 HF-USB
0030Z - WildWood-1504 NCS for the Southwest Region Arkansas "Wild-Wood" CAP net

4780.0 HF-USB
[12:41:45][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 12 SN 05

5201.9 HF-USB
1309Z - AAR6QE NCS for the Army Region 6 MARS AAA6RD/A net

5004.5 HF-USB
1405Z - NNN0GLK NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 MARS 6X2B net: NNN0WKH

5383.5 HF-USB
2211Z - NNN0HZN NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 MARS 6X4B net: NNN0WKH

6131.0 HF-USB
0135Z - Link-11 data transmission

6739.0 HF-USB
0026Z - NightLong (USSTRATCOM Cmd Post; Offutt AFB) w/ comms test

7302.0 HF-USB
1307Z - AFA6FD NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M1 net: AFE6RD / NNN0SEJ / AFA6JS

7615.0 HF-USB
1406Z - Louisiana-30 NCS for the CAP Daytime Communicators net: Mockingbird-04 / Head-CAP-58 / Columbus-37 / Georgia-CAP-41 // ref to checking freq NRD

8050.0 HF-USB
[13:47:35][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 13 SN 05

8058.6 HF-USB
0134Z - Link-11 data transmission

8971.0 HF-USB
1315Z - Red-Talon-711 w/ Fiddle: rqst weather @ home station & status of Juliet-29-Charlie. Fiddle respond: Red-Talon-712 airborne 0905 local & stand-by for weather

8983.0 HF-USB
1755Z - Camslant w/ CG 2129: flight opns normal
1804Z - Camslant has good copy to CG 2006

9462.0 HF-USB
[14:52:27][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC6FEM ][AL0] BER 17 SN 07

11016.0 HF-USB
2228Z - Link-11 data transmission

11232.0 HF-USB
2215Z - Trenton Military w/ (Canforce) 3105: rqsted weather for Keflavik; Prestwick; and Kangerlussuaq Airport & SELCAL check ASCP

13446.0 HF-USB
[19:03:42][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC0FEM ][AL0] BER 18 SN 05
[20:03:50][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC0 ][AL0] BER 14 SN 05
[20:03:54][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC0FEM ][AL0] BER 18 SN 06

15016.0 HF-USB
0026Z - NightLong (USSTRATCOM Cmd Post; Offutt AFB) w/ comms test
2248Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 40 character EAM U2DRDH to All Stations

US Navy P-3C, USAF A-10 and USS Barry Engage Libyan Vessels

Blog Editor Note: Some have asked with the PsyOps broadcasts on 10405.0 kHz by the coalition? Evidently the Libyan Navy is still a threat based on the story below.

USS MOUNT WHITNEY, At Sea (NNS) -- A U.S. Navy P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft, U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt attack aircraft and guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG-52), engaged Libyan Coast Guard vessel Vittoria and two smaller craft March 28.

The vessels were engaged after confirmed reports that Vittoria and accompanying crafts were firing indiscriminately at merchant vessels in the port of Misrata, Libya.

The P-3C fired at Vittoria with AGM-65F Maverick missiles, rendering the 12-meter patrol vessel ineffective and forcing it to be beached after multiple explosions were observed in the vicinity of the port.

Two smaller Libyan craft were fired upon by the A-10 using its 30mm GAU-8/ Avenger cannon, destroying one and forcing the other to be abandoned.

Barry provided situational awareness for the aircraft by managing the airspace and maintaining the maritime picture.

The P-3C, A-10 and Barry are currently supporting operations for Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn.

Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces.

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 25-28 March 2011 - Brasstown

Time for some more Mode-S/ADS-B Military and Government intercepts from here on the Radio Ranch.

AE1291 ------ TALON 24 2011-03-28 23:48 MC-130H United States USAF 1SOW/15SOS [KHRT]
AE0434 ------ --- 2011-03-28 22:57 C-32 United States USAF
AE04FC 58-0011 --- 2011-03-28 22:27 KC-135 United States USAF 22ARW [KIAB]
AE20C2 07-7181 RCH610 2011-03-28 22:24 C-17a United States USAF 437AW [KCHS]
ADFE4D 94-0321 R40321 2011-03-28 22:10 C-12R United States USARC 6-52 AVN (TA)
AE04FC 58-0011 TURBO85 2011-03-28 21:23 KC-135 United States USAF 22ARW [KIAB]
ADFEE7 159118 VVJU446 2011-03-28 18:01 C-9B United States USNR VR-56 [KNTU]
AE138F 70-1576 --- 2011-03-28 17:57 T-38C United States USN TPS [KNHK]
AE04D8 165830 CNV4882 2011-03-28 17:46 C-40A United States USNR VR-59 [KNFW]
AE04D8 165830 CNV4882 2011-03-28 17:34 C-40A United States USNR VR-59 [KNFW]
AE03C9 163023 --- 2011-03-28 16:47 KC-130T United States USMCR VMGR-234 [KNFW]
477FF2 02 BRK97 2011-03-28 16:38 C-17A Hungary NATO
AE02F4 86-0411 DEUCE43 2011-03-28 16:33 C-130H United States AFRC 440AW/95AS [KPOB]
477FF2 02 BRK97 2011-03-28 16:27 C-17A Hungary NATO
AE02F4 86-0411 DEUCE43 2011-03-28 16:21 C-130H United States AFRC 440AW/95AS [KPOB]
AE149A 02-9111 PEACH33 2011-03-28 16:10 E-8C United States GA ANG 116ACW [KWRB]
AE04AD 99-0104 DUKE88 2011-03-28 15:53 UC-35a1 United States USARC A/2-228 AVN (TA)
AE119C 03-3119 RCH3119 2011-03-28 15:36 C-17A United States MS ANG 172AW/183AS [KJAN]
AE0362 59-1453 TAZZ32 2011-03-28 15:26 KC-135R United States OH ANG 121ARW [KLCK]
AE02F4 86-0411 DEUCE43 2011-03-28 15:13 C-130H United States AFRC 440AW/95AS [KPOB]
AE02F4 86-0411 DEUCE43 2011-03-28 15:02 C-130H United States AFRC 440AW/95AS [KPOB]
ADFEBD 96-0107 PAT283 2011-03-28 14:33 UC-35a1 United States USARC 2-228 AVN
A2B396 N273WA WOA9658 2011-03-28 14:26 MD11 United States World Airways
AE1192 166474 --- 2011-03-28 14:22 UC-35D United States MAW-4
ADFEE7 159118 VVJU446 2011-03-28 13:36 C-9B United States USNR VR-56 [KNTU]
AE20C2 07-7181 RCH610 2011-03-28 13:30 C-17a United States USAF 437AW [KCHS]
AE06C8 161504 --- 2011-03-28 12:59 UC-12B United States Atlanta
AE035A 57-2593 TAZZ86 2011-03-28 12:41 KC-135R United States OH ANG 121ARW [KLCK]
AE149A 02-9111 PEACH33 2011-03-28 11:38 E-8C United States GA ANG 116ACW [KWRB]
AE04D8 165830 CNV4882 2011-03-28 11:25 C-40A United States USNR VR-59 [KNFW]
AE04AD 99-0104 DUKE88 2011-03-28 11:08 UC-35a1 United States USARC A/2-228 AVN (TA)
AD9A00 N976AS --- 2011-03-28 11:04 MD-83 United States US Marshal JPATS
AE0272 64-14840 SLUFF31 2011-03-28 10:59 KC-135R United States OH ANG 121ARW [KLCK]
AE01AA 84-0071 BATTL02 2011-03-28 10:47 C-21A United States MI ANG 110FW/172AS [KBTL]
AE1199 03-3116 RCH3116 2011-03-28 10:33 C-17A United States MS ANG 172AW183AS [KJAN]
AE06C8 161504 --- 2011-03-28 10:30 UC-12B United States Atlanta
AE093A 00-1051 --- 2011-03-28 10:28 UC-35B United States USARC B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE]
A4B8C3 N403LC --- 2011-03-28 09:10 C-130 United States Lynden Air Cargo
AE08FC 84-24379 5537 2011-03-28 09:02 C-12R United States USARC A/2-228 AVN (TA)
A6B43A N531AX OAE366 2011-03-28 08:40 DC-10 United States Omni Air International
AE119A 03-3117 RCH3117 2011-03-27 20:40 C-17A United States MS ANG 172AW/183AS [KJAN]
AE119A 03-3117 RCH3117 2011-03-27 20:29 C-17A United States MS ANG 172AW/183AS [KJAN]
AE1197 03-3114 RCH3114 2011-03-27 18:53 C-17A United States MS ANG 172AW/183AS [KJAN]
AE1197 03-3114 RCH3114 2011-03-27 18:42 C-17A United States MS ANG 172AW/183AS [KJAN]
AE03C9 163023 --- 2011-03-27 16:57 KC-130T United States USMCR VMGR-234 [KNFW]
A4FA76 N42ND --- 2011-03-27 16:07 560 United States University of Notre Dame
AA59AE N766VA RBY601 2011-03-27 15:11 Boeing 767-2Q8 United States Vision Airlines
A36D3D N32PA --- 2011-03-27 15:05 Lear 36A United States Phoenix Air Group
AE13D1 04-1778 --- 2011-03-27 14:20 C-37B United States USARMY OSACOM PATD [KADW]
AA59AE N766VA RBY602 2011-03-27 11:22 Boeing 767-2Q8 United States Vision Airlines
A4FA76 N42ND --- 2011-03-27 11:04 560 United States University of Notre Dame
A05408 N120DL RYN200 2011-03-26 19:30 Boeing 767-332 United States Ryan Intl Airlines
AE07E1 94-0067 RCH301 2011-03-26 19:12 C-17A United States USAF 437AW [KCHS]
A6B43A N531AX OAE366 2011-03-26 18:09 DC-10 United States Omni Air International
ADFEF2 161530 VVJS349 2011-03-26 17:52 C-9B United States USNR VR-46 [KNFW ]
ADFEED 160049 VVJU049 2011-03-26 16:56 C-9B United States USNR VR-56 [KNTU]
AE066F 62-3580 BACKY78 2011-03-26 15:04 KC-135R United States AFRC 916ARW/77ARS [KGSB]
ADFEF0 161266 VVJS917 2011-03-26 11:54 C-9B United States USNR VR-46 [KNFW ]
ADFEE7 159118 --- 2011-03-26 11:43 C-9B United States USNR VR-56 [KNTU]
AE0651 58-0057 BAT91 2011-03-26 11:39 KC-135R United States IA ANG 185ARW/174ARS [KSUX]
AE0589 87-0044 RCH7044 2011-03-25 21:53 C-5B United States USAF 60AMW/22AS [KSUU]
AE128A 69-5822 SHADO91 2011-03-25 20:54 MC-130P United States 16SOW/9SOS
AE2FAE 08-8202 --- 2011-03-25 20:41 C-17A United States USAF 62AW [KTCM]
AE2FAE 08-8202 RCH353 2011-03-25 20:28 C-17A United States USAF 62AW [KTCM]
AE2239 2302 --- 2011-03-25 20:25 HC-144A United States USCG CGAS Mobile [KMOB]
ADFED2 85-1264 PAT878 2011-03-25 18:38 C-12U United States US ARMY OSACOM VA RFC [KDAA]
ADFED2 85-1264 PAT878 2011-03-25 18:26 C-12U United States US ARMY OSACOM VA RFC [KDAA]
AA59AE N766VA RBY766 2011-03-25 18:03 Boeing 767-2Q8 United States Vision Airlines
ADFCF9 95-0045 --- 2011-03-25 16:24 T-1A United States 48thFTS
AE0196 84-0065 SWIFT01 2011-03-25 16:21 C-21A United States USAF 375AW/458AS [KBLV]
AE1196 03-3113 RCH3113 2011-03-25 16:18 C-17A United States MS ANG 172AW/183AS [KJAN]
AE1196 03-3113 RCH3113 2011-03-25 16:07 C-17A United States MS ANG 172AW/183AS [KJAN]
A19FC6 N2032 --- 2011-03-25 15:59 BAE 125 SERIES 800A United States U S MARSHALS SERVICE
A72490 N56 6006 2011-03-25 15:10 Lear 60 United States ---
A4FA76 N42ND --- 2011-03-25 14:08 560 United States University of Notre Dame
A19FC6 N2032 --- 2011-03-25 14:04 BAE 125 SERIES 800A United States U S MARSHALS SERVICE
AE051B 68-0214 --- 2011-03-25 13:21 C-5A United States AFRC 433AW/68AS [KSKF]
AE20C7 07-7186 LIFTR35 2011-03-25 12:22 C-17a United States USAF 437AW [KCHS]
AE0368 63-8013 SLUFF41 2011-03-25 12:16 KC-135R United States OH ANG 121ARW [KLCK]
AE0302 78-0812 PITT 12 2011-03-25 11:48 C-130H United States AFRC 911AW/758AS [KPIT]
AE0368 63-8013 SLUFF41 2011-03-25 11:44 KC-135R United States OH ANG 121ARW [KLCK]
ADFC7B 91-0087 --- 2011-03-25 10:36 T-1A United States USAF 47FTW/86FTS [KDLF]
ADFC63 90-0401 --- 2011-03-25 10:35 T-1A United States USAF 47FTW/86FTS [KDLF]
A4FA76 N42ND --- 2011-03-25 09:47 560 United States University of Notre Dame
ACEE92 N932RD --- 2011-03-25 07:58 MD82 United States US Marshal JPATS?
A7D27A N603AX OAE563 2011-03-25 01:09 DC-10 United States Omni Air International

What I haven't listed here are the hundreds of civilian airline and bizjets Mode-S equipped aircraft listings. Those listings would go on and on for pages and I won't post them up here on this subject specific blog. If you are a civilian aviation monitoring enthusiast, then a Mode-S box or a Pinkfroot app should be on your bucketlist.

If you are interested in monitoring voice comms from military and civilian aircraft regardless of band, you need a scanner or HF receiver. The good folks at Grove Enterprises here in Brasstown have a wide selection of scanners and HF receivers, antennas, and other monitoring accessories that will help you hear your radio listening environment. Be sure to check out http://grove-ent.com/ for all your monitoring equipment.

In order to track ADS-B equipped aircraft or AIS ships, if you live near a waterway or the coast, checkout the Pinkfroot Plane Finder and Ship Finder apps for real time tracking on the iPhone, iPod, iPod and now the Android platform as well. Their website is located at http://my.pinkfroot.com/.

Pinkfroot has also just posted up a new on-line live air traffic radar map at planefinder.net, and a super fast ship map at shipfinder.co. Both of these online tracking tools provide amazing ADS-B and AIS virtual radar information straight to your PC or Mac.

To monitoring Mode-S transmissions, you will need some quality receiving equipment. I recommend you checkout the Kinetic Avionics website at http://www.kinetic-avionics.com/. They have some neat toys that will add a whole new dimension to your radio monitoring hobby.

Finally, for some of the best military radio monitoring information available in the public domain, be sure to check out my monthly Milcom column in Monitoring Times magazine. You can even choose a print or electronic versions of this great monthly magazine. Go to http://www.monitoringtimes.com/ to order your subscription.

Milcom Blog Logs - 28 Mar 2011 - USASA MidWest Collection Site

Time for another exclusive HF blog log report from the radio ranch at the USASA MidWest Collection Site.

3308.0 HF-USB
1100Z - AFA7ZK NCS for the Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM2 net: AFA5ML / AFA5RK / AFA7FN

3384.0 HF-USB
0048Z - Link-11 data transmission

4007.0 HF-USB
0034Z - NNN0PQX NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Missouri MARS 7H1B net: NNN0GBB-3 / NNN0HKF / NNN0AJJ / NNN0SVW / NNN0HBY / NNN0THC / NNN0QGR / NNN0VII
2232Z - NNN0POY NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D3B net: NNN0XZK / NNN0JYO / NNN0QGB / NNN0IBG / NNN0YGW
2330Z - NNN0XEE NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Minnesota MARS 5G1B net: NNN0BQH

4008.5 HF-USB
0103Z - Navy/MC Region 6 South Texas MARS 6S1B net: NNN0ELL

4011.0 HF-USB
1305Z - Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D1C net: NNN0JYO
2307Z - NNN0KUR NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 Arkansas MARS 6A1B net: NNN0WKH / NNN0AHH

4020.9 HF-USB
1102Z - AAR6CE NCS for the Army Region 6 MARS AAA6RD/A net: AAR6VP-T / AAM6OK / AAR6DN

4026.9 HF-LSB
1042Z - Army Region 5 Ohio MARS AAA5RD/OH net: AAA5RD / NNN0TWA (both complaining of static crashes and difficulty hearing other stations)

4035.9 HF-USB
0104Z - AAR7JW NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/B net: AAM7RD / AAR7MB / AAA7NE / AAR7OB / AAR7DZ / AAR7PB / AAA7MO / AAM7EMO / AAR9RU (AZ)
1307Z - AAM7TIA NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/D net: AAM7RT

4038.5 HF-USB
0005Z - NNN0KCS NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 South Carolina MARS 4G1B net: NNN0JOP / NNN0GBS
0109Z - Navy/MC Region 4 Tennessee MARS 4H2B net: NNN0UTE
0202Z - NNN0GAA NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Alabama MARS 4A2B net: NNN0QAA / NNN0GAA-2

4041.0 HF-USB
2332Z - Navy/MC Region 5 Ohio MARS 5N5B net: NNN0ANN

4464.5 HF-USB
2305Z - AFF6DM NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6D1 net (MFSK-16)

4470.5 HF-USB
0200Z - NNN0GLL NCS for the Navy/MC Region 8 North / South Dakota MARS 8S1B net: NNN0XFB / NNN0AXK

4506.0 HF-USB
1300Z - Red-Cloud-144 NCS for the North Central Region Nebraska "Red-Cloud" CAP net conducts hearability tests on freq AA (good) & CC (nothing heard) & nothing heard on VHF (Romeo-41) w/ Red-Cloud-335
2301Z - MO-CAP-10 NCS for the North Central Region Missouri "MO-CAP" CAP net

4517.0 HF-USB
0001Z - AFN7NC NCS for the Air Force North Central Area Region MARS NCADS1 net: AFF7KS / AFA5NF / AFA7AA / AFA5JL / AFA5GK / AFA7HZ / AFA5HF / AFA5IX / AFE5PI / AFF7MO / AFA5KG
0100Z - AFA5FM NCS for the Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM1 net: AFA5FY / AFA5RE-T / AFA5JL / AFA5KH / AFA4MC / AFA7AA

4601.0 HF-USB
1332Z - Rocky Mountain Region Colorado Wing HF net: Aspen-Gold-42

4604.0 HF-USB
1300Z - Red-Robin-898 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Michigan "Red-Robin" CAP net
1330Z - Great Lakes "Blue Lake" Region CAP net: Columbus-42

4623.5 HF-USB
1302Z - Navy/MC Region 5 Wisconsin MARS 5W4B net: NNN0UNK

6131.0 HF-USB
0142Z - Link-11 data transmission

7302.0 HF-USB
1308Z - AFF6AR NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M1 net: AFF6AA

7540.0 HF-USB
1503Z - TRANSCON Digital Radio Relay Net (TRR) in MFSK-16: AFA4DB / AFA4II

7615.0 HF-USB
1404Z - Middle-East-34 NCS for the CAP Daytime Communicators net: Columbus-42

8058.6 HF-USB
0140Z - Link-11 data transmission

8090.0 HF-USB
0139Z - Link-11 data transmission

8983.0 HF-USB
1720Z - Camslant calz CG 6002 on 5 & 8 MHz

9121.5 HF-USB
2345Z - Link-11 data transmission

9462.0 HF-USB
[15:01:08][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8FEM ][AL0] BER 13 SN 07
[15:39:34][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC6 ][AL0] BER 18 SN 05
[15:39:39][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC6FEM ][AL0] BER 18 SN 05
[15:47:27][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 13 SN 05

10194.0 HF-USB
[19:04:32][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FR5 ][AL0] BER 11 SN 06
[19:52:44][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC6 ][AL0] BER 14 SN 05
[19:52:47][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC6FEM ][AL0] BER 14 SN 05
[20:47:09][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 8 SN 05
[20:52:53][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC6FEM ][AL0] BER 12 SN 04
[20:52:55][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC6 ][AL0] BER 11 SN 04
[21:12:57][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC4FEM ][AL0] BER 10 SN 04
[21:12:59][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC4FEM ][AL0] BER 9 SN 04

11016.0 HF-USB
1851Z - Link-11 data transmission

11175.0 HF-USB
2258Z - King-88 calz "Any Station" for HF radio check; McClellan (HF-GCS) responds as does second station

15043.0 HF-USB
[22:12:01][CHN 01][TO ][200181 ][TWS][ADW ][AL0] BER 11 SN 06

Latest Coalition PSYOPS Transmission on 10405 kHz

This transmission was recorded this morning EST local here in North Carolina from a coalition Psyops aircraft located somewhere in the theater. The broadcast was in Arabic and English and directed towards members of the Libyan Navy.

USS Arlington Christening

The Navy christened its newest amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington during a ceremony March 26 in Pascagoula, Mississippi.

Milcom Blog Logs - 27 Mar 2011 - USASA MidWest Collection Site

Time for another exclusive HF blog log report from the radio ranch at the USASA MidWest Collection Site.

3325.0 HF-USB
0032Z - Navy/MC Region 5 Indiana MARS 5B1B net: NNN0KBP / NNN0ITN / NNN0AJB

3390.0 HF-USB
0102Z - NNN0RBC NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 MARS 4X9B net: NNN0SYR

4007.0 HF-USB
0030Z - NNN0HBY NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Missouri MARS 7H1B net: NNN0AJJ / NNN0THC / NNN0KOD / NNN0QGR
2230Z - NNN0TUL NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D3B net: NNN0AJJ / NNN0IBG / NNN0JYO
2301Z - NNN0AVT pass NCS of the Navy/MC Region 7 Nebraska / Kansas MARS 7N1B net to NNN0AMY
2331Z - Navy/MC Region 5 Minnesota MARS 5G1B net: NNN0BIP

4008.5 HF-USB
0001Z - NNN0AZO NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 Oklahoma MARS 6O1B net: NNN0AJJ
0100Z - NNN0FWM NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 South Texas MARS 6S1B net
2100Z - NNN0AZO NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 Oklahoma MARS 6O3B net

4011.0 HF-USB
2302Z - Navy/MC Region 6 Arkansas MARS 6A1B net: NNN0WKH

4035.9 HF-USB
0101Z - AAM7EMO NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/B net: NNN0AJJ / AAM7KS / AAR7PB

4038.5 HF-USB
0002Z - NNN0IIV NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 South Carolina MARS 4G1B net: NNN0KCS
0101Z - NNN0ANX NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Tennessee MARS 4H2B net
0203Z - NNN0TJC NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Alabama MARS 4A2B net: NNN0SYH / NNN0EZC / NNN0YGY

4470.5 HF-USB
0201Z - NNN0XFB NCS for the Navy/MC Region 8 North / South Dakota MARS 8S1B net

4517.0 HF-USB
0001Z - AFF7KS NCS for the Air Force North Central Area Region MARS NCM4 net: AFA7HZ
0104Z - AFA7GD NCS for the Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM1 net: AFA5FY

6131.0 HF-USB
0109Z - Link-11 data transmission

6739.0 HF-USB
0054Z - Mainsail de BrainCell (USSTRATCOM Cmd Post; Offutt AFB) w/ a comms test

8058.6 HF-USB
0108Z - Link-11 data transmission

9047.0 HF-USB
[17:04:11][CHN 01][SND][ ][TIS][0011AR ][AL0] BER 17 SN 05

9106.0 HF-USB
[00:39:47][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][WWLNNN ][AL0] BER 16 SN 07

11175.0 HF-USB
2335Z - Aircraft-925 calz Mainsail for radio check; Offutt (OM)(HF-GCS) responds & 925 rqst they stand-by for HF-2 radio
2341Z - Aircraft-925 calz Mainsail for HF-2 radio check; Sigonella (YL)(HF-GCS) responds "have you Loud & Clear" but 925 can not or does not seem to hear her

11226.0 HF-USB
[22:10:01][CHN 01][TO ][MCC MB ][TIS][ADW ][AL0] BER 13 SN 07

11494.0 HF-USB
2108Z - Camslant rqst flight opns (rpted normal) fm November-11

15016.0 HF-USB
0054Z - Mainsail de BrainCell (USSTRATCOM Cmd Post; Offutt AFB) w/ a comms test
1519Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM OOSIUI to All Stations
1703Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM OOBFHK to All Stations
1705Z - BellyFlop (USSTRATCOM ABNCP) repeats 28 character EAM OOBFHK
1735Z - BellyFlop (USSTRATCOM ABNCP) repeats 28 character EAM OOBFHK
1800Z - BellyFlop (USSTRATCOM ABNCP) repeats 28 character EAM OOBFHK

Coalition PSYOPS Transmissions on 10405 kHz.

The coalition is again transmitting PsyOps messages to the Libyan military. This time on 10405.0 kHz.

Milcom Blog Logs - 26 Mar 2011 - USASA MidWest Collection Site

Time for another exclusive HF blog log report from the radio ranch at the USASA MidWest Collection Site.

3325.0 HF-USB
0031Z - NNN0IEA NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Indiana MARS 5B1B net: NNN0WZE-T / NNN0BON / NNN0XES / NNN0ABM

3384.0 HF-USB
0107Z - Link-11 data transmission

3390.0 HF-USB
0108Z - Navy/MC Region 4 MARS 4X9B net: NNN0OBV

4007.0 HF-USB
2230Z - NNN0XZK NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D3B net: NNN0AJJ / NNN0IBG / NNN0TUL
2300Z - NNN0APJ NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Nebraska / Kansas MARS 7N1B net: NNN0AJJ

4008.5 HF-USB
0001Z - NNN0AJJ NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 Oklahoma MARS 6O1B net

4035.9 HF-USB
0005Z - AAR7DP NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/IA net: AAA7IA / AAM7TIA
0104Z - AAM7MO NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/B net: AAA7RD
1306Z - AAM7RT NCS & conducts training for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/D net

4038.5 HF-USB
0104Z - NNN0AOC NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Tennessee MARS 4H2B net: NNN0LKA
0202Z - NNN0QAA NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Alabama MARS 4A2B net: NNN0XZC / NNN0TJC / NNN0BFG

4464.5 HF-USB
0003Z - AFF6LA (complete w/ drawl) NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M2 net: AFA6FH / AFA6AM

4469.0 HF-USB
0002Z - Georgia-CAP-41 NCS for the Southeast Region Georgia CAP net

4470.5 HF-USB
0200Z - NNN0GLL NCS for the Navy/MC Region 8 North / South Dakota MARS 8S1B net: NNN0AXK / NNN0XFB

4517.0 HF-USB
0001Z - AFE5EC NCS for the Air Force North Central Area Region MARS NCECM1 net: AFA5NF / AFA7HZ / AFA7FN

4721.0 HF-USB
[02:15:19][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][ADW ][AL0] BER 9 SN 06

4772.0 HF-USB
0117Z - Link-11 data transmission

5383.5 HF-USB
2206Z - NNN0KIP calz for check-ins to the Navy/MC Region 6 MARS 6X4B net

6131.0 HF-USB
0204Z - Link-11 data transmission

7302.0 HF-USB
1300Z - AFN6RD NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6ADS1 net: AFD6RD / AFA6HK / AFA6EA-T / AFF6TX / AFA6FD / AFA6IE
1400Z - AFA6CF NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M4 net: AFF6AA / AFN6RD / AFA6WD / AFF6TD

7391.5 HF-USB
1402Z - NNN0GAD-3 NCS for the Navy/MC South Area MARS SA1A net: NNN0VVI / NNN0ASF-3 / NNN0GBW-2 / NNN0GBY-1 / NNN0PNF / NNN0GBY-10 / NNN0JIX

8050.0 HF-USB
[15:47:39][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 13 SN 05

8971.0 HF-USB
1309Z - Goldfish-71-Charlie w/ Fiddle for "high fox" radio checks in red & green

8983.0 HF-USB
1323Z - Camslant w/ CG-2102 for flight opns (normal) & position rpt (2154N 07110W)

8992.0 HF-USB
1407Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM OOJVZ4
1613Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) repeats 22 character EAM OOEG64; followed by "more to follow, stand-by" statement preceding 28 character EAM OOC5D7

9025.0 HF-USB
[16:28:32][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][500 ][AL0] BER 11 SN 07
[17:13:30][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][500336 ][AL0] BER 20 SN 08

10194.0 HF-USB
[18:40:30][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC6 ][AL0] BER 10 SN 04
[18:47:08][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 12 SN 04

10242.0 HF-USB
[21:22:32][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][I43 ][AL0] BER 15 SN 06

11175.0 HF-USB
1613Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) repeats 22 character EAM OOEG64; followed by "more to follow, stand-by" statement preceding 28 character EAM OOC5D7

11232.0 HF-USB
1914Z - Canforce-552 w/ Trenton Military: landing @ Wichita. Rqst close watch. Will contact you upon departure fm Wichita. Estimated time of departure is 2130Z.
1923Z - Canforce-4009 w/ Trenton Military for the forecast for Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (Kirchberg, Rhineland-Palatinate)(EDFH); Shannon; Munich Int'l Airport (EDDM) & Frankfurt Int'l Airport (EDDF) (Thanks Jack) 177701 CFC4009 CC-177 429SQN [CYTR]
2141Z - TFSIF (spelled phonetically), am Dash-8, off (sounded like) North Bay enroute _____ to Trenton Military (she did not seem to ever understand what he was saying)

11253.0 HF-USB
2306Z - RAF Volmet

11494.0 HF-USB
2217Z - November-02 rpts flight opns normal & position 2426N 08033W to Camslant

15016.0 HF-USB
1420Z - ______ (HF-GCS) pass SKYKING, do not answer: TTZ; time: ??; authentication: ZZ
1421Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 22 character EAM OOKD4V to All Stations
1500Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) repeats 22 character EAM OOKD4V; followed by "more to follow, stand-by" statement preceding 28 character EAM OOJVZ4
1506Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 6 character EAM A4GACK; followed by "more to follow, stand-by" statement preceding 6 character EAM A4J3LC to All Stations
1530Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) repeats 22 character EAM OOKD4V; followed by "more to follow, stand-by" statement preceding 28 character EAM OOJVZ4
1600Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) repeats 22 character EAM OOKD4V; followed by "more to follow, stand-by" statement preceding 28 character EAM OOJVZ4
1609Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 22 character EAM OOEG64; followed by "more to follow, stand-by" statement preceding 28 character EAM OOC5D7 to All Stations
1613Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) repeats 22 character EAM OOEG64; followed by "more to follow, stand-by" statement preceding 28 character EAM OOC5D7
1803Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM OO7OTV to All Stations

Coalition Air Operations Take on Gadhafi's Forces

By Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON - The coalition struck a number of targets in Libya with air operations flown to protect the Libyan people from Moammar Gadhafi's forces, the director of the Joint Staff said today.

Navy Vice Adm. William E. Gortney briefed Pentagon reporters on the latest developments in the United Nations-ordered operation.

Many strikes went after Gadhafi regime armored forces outside Ajdabiyah, a city south of the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, Gortney said. The coalition also hit more command and control facilities in and around Tripoli and launched 16 more Tomahawk strikes against targets that included Scud missile garrisons in Tripoli and air defense systems around Sabha, he added.

In the last 24 hours, coalition aircraft flew 153 sorties, with 96 of those being strikes. "Slightly more than half of those strike missions were flown by U.S. pilots," the admiral said. Partner nations flew all of the no-fly zone enforcement missions.

NATO has agreed to take on the no-fly zone enforcement mission, and officials at the alliance's headquarters in Belgium named Canadian air force Lt. Gen. Charles Bouchard to lead Operation Unified Protector. The operation covers enforcing the U.N.-mandated arms embargo and no-fly zone. Bouchard is stationed in Naples, Italy, at the Allied Joint Force Command.

Gortney said it is possible that NATO may take over the last part of the U.N. mission, which is protecting Libyan civilians from Gadhafi's forces.

Partner nations are taking on more missions, and the division of labor between U.S. and partner nations has evened out, the admiral said. As operations continue, the United States will fly most refueling, surveillance, information operations and jamming missions, he added.

"The coalition is working very hard to make it very hard for Colonel Gadhafi and his troops to kill their own citizens and destroy property," Gortney said. "But that is ... a delicate mission."

The U.N. charged the coalition with protecting the people of Libya, the admiral noted, adding that nothing the coalition can do could put the people at greater risk than the risk they face at the hands of Gadhafi's regime.

"What we must focus on is limiting the regime's ability to inflict the harm by squeezing it and denying it the tools to do so, and we believe we are achieving success in that regard," Gortney said.

Milcom Blog Logs - 24/25 Mar 2011 - BTown NC

Ran some US Army ALE frequencies the last 24 hours here on the radio ranch. Got some new freqs and even a new station. Here is the complete reorganized owlog.


[04:53:47][FRQ 04787500][SND][][TWS][C4M][AL0] BER 21 SN 06 <=New Freq for C4M

[03:18:43][FRQ 04961500][SND][][TWS][KYAASF ][AL0] BER 24 SN 07 <=New Freq
[02:48:36][FRQ 04961500][SND][][TWS][KYAASF ][AL0] BER 19 SN 07
[02:48:36][FRQ 04961500][SND][][TWS][KYAASF ][AL0] BER 19 SN 07

[10:25:44][FRQ 05434000][SND][][TIS][SLKNY ][AL0] BER 16 SN 05
[08:16:20][FRQ 05434000][SND][][TIS][TRYNY ][AL0] BER 15 SN 06
[06:27:54][FRQ 05434000][SND][][TIS][SLKNY ][AL0] BER 24 SN 07
[02:19:37][FRQ 05434000][SND][][TIS][TRYNY ][AL0] BER 19 SN 07
[11:41:57][FRQ 05434000][SND][][TWS][COUGTOC ][AL0] BER 20 SN 07 <=New Stn

[22:17:19][FRQ 05778500][SND][][TWS][KYAASF ][AL0] BER 30 SN 10
[20:16:40][FRQ 05778500][SND][][TWS][KYAASF ][AL0] BER 22 SN 30
[16:15:28][FRQ 05778500][SND][][TWS][KYAASF ][AL0] BER 30 SN 30
[14:14:52][FRQ 05778500][SND][][TWS][KYAASF ][AL0] BER 30 SN 30

[08:55:04][FRQ 05821500][SND][][TWS][C4M ][AL0] BER 19 SN 08
[04:54:50][FRQ 05821500][SND][][TWS][C4M ][AL0] BER 26 SN 06
[12:53:49][FRQ 05821500][SND][][TWS][C4M ][AL0] BER 18 SN 04

[02:21:25][FRQ 05875000][TO ][FR5RA3][TWS][XG5RA][AL0] BER 17 SN 07 <=Follwoing stations observed on this one ACUARIO7 FR5RA3 XG5RA. Who are they?
[12:20:06][FRQ 05875000][SND][][TWS][BROOK ][AL0] BER 22 SN 09

[23:48:05][FRQ 06911500][SND][][TWS][KYAASF ][AL0] BER 24 SN 06
[21:17:15][FRQ 06911500][SND][][TWS][KYAASF ][AL0] BER 16 SN 06
[20:47:05][FRQ 06911500][SND][][TWS][KYAASF ][AL0] BER 26 SN 07
[17:46:09][FRQ 06911500][SND][][TWS][KYAASF ][AL0] BER 23 SN 30
[12:44:36][FRQ 06911500][SND][][TWS][KYAASF ][AL0] BER 29 SN 30

[13:39:32][FRQ 06985000][SND][][TWS][COUGTOC ][AL0] BER 23 SN 30
[11:08:10][FRQ 06985000][SND][][TWS][COUGTOC ][AL0] BER 29 SN 30

[14:21:44][FRQ 07361500][SND][][TWS][BROOK ][AL0] BER 29 SN 30
[11:50:29][FRQ 07361500][SND][][TWS][BROOK ][AL0] BER 28 SN 30

[16:23:10][FRQ 08161500][SND][][TWS][BROOK ][AL0] BER 30 SN 30
[12:51:21][FRQ 08161500][SND][][TWS][BROOK ][AL0] BER 26 SN 30
[12:21:02][FRQ 08161500][SND][][TWS][BROOK ][AL0] BER 30 SN 30

[16:23:10][FRQ 08171500][SND][][TWS][BROOK ][AL0] BER 25 SN 30
[12:51:21][FRQ 08171500][SND][][TWS][BROOK ][AL0] BER 23 SN 30
[12:21:03][FRQ 08171500][SND][][TWS][BROOK ][AL0] BER 29 SN 30

[18:25:44][FRQ 09081500][SND][][TWS][BROOK ][AL0] BER 26 SN 08
[17:55:26][FRQ 09081500][SND][][TWS][BROOK ][AL0] BER 29 SN 30
[17:25:15][FRQ 09081500][SND][][TWS][BROOK ][AL0] BER 30 SN 30
[16:55:02][FRQ 09081500][SND][][TWS][BROOK ][AL0] BER 30 SN 30
[13:21:52][FRQ 09081500][SND][][TWS][BROOK ][AL0] BER 30 SN 30

[17:25:15][FRQ 09124000][SND][][TWS][BROOK ][AL0] BER 28 SN 10

[01:30:59][FRQ 09295000][SND][][TIS][TRYNY ][AL0] BER 30 SN 08
[20:12:31][FRQ 09295000][SND][][TIS][SLKNY ][AL0] BER 23 SN 09
[11:31:06][FRQ 09295000][SND][][TIS][TRYNY ][AL0] BER 30 SN 08

[15:53:35][FRQ 10821000][SND][][TWS][BROOK ][AL0] BER 22 SN 30

[23:58:36][FRQ 11696000][SND][][TIS][TRYNY ][AL0] BER 30 SN 07
[22:59:09][FRQ 11696000][SND][][TIS][TRYNY ][AL0] BER 27 SN 07
[16:02:59][FRQ 11696000][SND][][TIS][TRYNY ][AL0] BER 22 SN 07
[13:15:10][FRQ 11696000][SND][][TIS][ALBNY ][AL0] BER 23 SN 08

[15:53:36][FRQ 11170500][SND][][TWS][BROOK ][AL0] BER 23 SN 10 <=New Freq

Station List
ACUARI07 Unknown, probable Mexican Military station
ALBNY National Guard (NY) Albany, NY
BROOK National Guard (FL) AASF #1 Brooksville, FL
C4M US Army Area 1 Trigraph Station
COUGTOC Cougar TOC? Who?
FR5RA3 Unknown, probable Mexican Military station
KYAASF National Guard (KY) AASF 63 AVN Group - Boone ARNG Center Frankfort, KY
SLKNY National Guard (NY) Saranac Lake, NY
TRYNY National Guard (NY) Troy, NY
XG5RA Unknown, probable Mexican Military station

Milcom Blog Logs - 25 Mar 2011 - USASA MidWest Collection Site

Time for another exclusive HF blog log report from the radio ranch at the USASA MidWest Collection Site.

3320.5 HF-USB
0201Z - NNN0ANH NCS for the Navy/MC Region 8 Colorado / Wyoming MARS 8C1B net: NNN0RPM

3384.0 HF-USB
0105Z - Link-11 data transmission

4011.0 HF-USB
1302Z - NNN0YGW NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D1C net: NNN0JYO / NNN0AHH / NNN0THC

4035.9 HF-USB
0110Z - AAR7PB NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/B net: AAM7EMO
0203Z - AAM7MO NCS for the Army Region 7 Missouri MARS AAA7RD/MO net: AAA7MO / AAM7EMO / NNN0AJJ
1303Z - AAM7IA NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/D net: AAR7FB / AAM7RD

4038.5 HF-USB
0109Z - NNN0RBD NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Tennessee MARS 4H2B net
0202Z - NNN0TJC NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Alabama MARS 4A2B net: NNN0BFG
1304Z - Navy/MC Region 4 Tennessee MARS 4H1B net: NNN0RBD

4470.5 HF-USB
0200Z - NNN0XFB NCS for the Navy/MC Region 8 North / South Dakota MARS 8S1B net: NNN0GLL / NNN0AXK / NNN0FCI

4517.0 HF-USB
0050Z - AFA5ZK-T NCS for the Air Force North Central Area Region MARS NCTGM1 net: AFA5GR
0132Z - AFA5JM NCS for the Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM1 net: AFE5PI / AFA5FP
1301Z - AFN7NC NCS for the Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM3 net: AFA7LH

4601.0 HF-USB
0101Z - Aspen-Gold-67 Alternate NCS for the Rocky Mountain Region Colorado Wing HF net: Blue-Mesa-419 / Dark-Garnet-224 / Dark-Garnet-430; conversation about Dark-Garnet-04 attempted to sign-in on the Wed net / Dark-Garnet-457 / High-Plains-04 / High-Plains-5904 / High-Plains-7504 / Red-Robin-314 / Blue-Mesa-112 // ref to next scheduled net is Sat morning

4604.0 HF-USB
1331Z - Great Lakes "Blue Lake" Region CAP net: Red-Fox-79 (rest lost in QRN)

5004.5 HF-USB
1400Z - NNN0AHH NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 MARS 6X2B net: NNN0WKH / NNN0ATK

5383.5 HF-USB
2202Z - Navy/MC Region 6 MARS 6X4B net: NNN0KIP

6131.0 HF-USB
0118Z - Link-11 data transmission

7615.0 HF-USB
1403Z - Middle-East-34 NCS for the CAP Daytime Communicators net: Louisiana-30 / Georgia-CAP-41
http://www.okcap.org/cal.php
http://www.tinker.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123248627

8050.0 HF-USB
[13:47:35][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 17 SN 05

8971.0 HF-USB
1315Z - Fiddle w/ Pelican-711: are you proceeding to ____? Pelican-711: Negative, Coast Guard does not need our assistance so we have turned around & are proceeding to (sounded like) Whiskey-116
1324Z - Pelican-925 w/ Fiddle for "High Fox" radio check

8983.0 HF-USB
2345Z - Camslant w/ CG 2113 rqsted flight opns; 2113 responded on final to AS Miami rqst Camslant secure their guard

9025.0 HF-USB
[22:04:42][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][ADW ][AL0] BER 14 SN 05

9462.0 HF-USB
[15:07:21][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FR4FEM ][AL0] BER 9 SN 05
[15:08:15][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FR5FEM ][AL0] BER 17 SN 07

10194.0 HF-USB
1944Z - Link-11 data transmission
[19:47:04][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 19 SN 06
[20:12:29][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC6 ][AL0] BER 21 SN 05
[20:25:29][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8FEM ][AL0] BER 17 SN 05

10530.0 HF-USB
[16:10:13][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][COUGTO ][AL0] BER 15 SN 04
[18:11:16][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][COUGTO ][AL0] BER 18 SN 06
[18:41:24][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][COUGTO ][AL0] BER 19 SN 06
[19:11:47][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][COUGTO ][AL0] BER 18 SN 05

11494.0 HF-USB
[21:22:03][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][I00 ][AL0] BER 12 SN 07

Navy Names Littoral Combat Ships Jackson and Montgomery

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today that the next two Freedom-class littoral combat ships (LCS) to be built in Alabama will be named the USS Jackson and the USS Montgomery.

These two ships are part of a dual block buy of LCS class ships announced by Mabus in December 2010. By procuring both versions of the LCS -- Lockheed Martin's semiplaning monohull and General Dynamic's aluminum trimaran -- the Navy can stabilize the LCS program and the industrial base with an award of 20 ships; increase ship procurement rate to support operational requirements; sustain competition through the program; and enhance foreign military sales opportunities. Both designs meet the Navy's LCS requirement. However, the diversity provided by two designs provides operational flexibility.

The selection of Jackson, designated LCS 6, honors the great state capitol Jackson, Miss. This is the first ship to bear the city's name.

The selection of Montgomery, the capitol of Alabama, designated LCS 8, honors Montgomery, Ala. This is the second ship to bear the city's name.

Jackson and Montgomery will be designed to defeat growing littoral threats and provide access and dominance in the coastal waters. A fast, agile surface combatant, the LCS provides the required war fighting capabilities and operational flexibility to execute focused missions close to the shore such as mine warfare, anti-submarine warfare and surface warfare.

Jackson and Montgomery will be 419 feet in length, have a waterline beam of 103 feet, displace approximately 3,000 tons, and will make speed in excess of 40 knots.

Construction of Jackson and Montgomery will be by Austal Shipbuilding in Mobile, Ala.

Additional information about Freedom class Littoral Combat Ships is available online at click here.

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 24 March 2011 - Brasstown

Time for some more Mode-S/ADS-B Military and Government intercepts from here on the Radio Ranch.

AE128A 69-5822 SHADO91 2011-03-24 22:50 MC-130P United States 16SOW/9SOS
AE02E2 81-0627 COBB27 2011-03-24 20:59 C-130H United States AFRC 94AW/700AS [KMGE]
AE0379 63-7992 SLUFF63 2011-03-24 20:24 KC-135R United States OH ANG 121ARW [KLCK]
ADFDBA 93-1040 ROCK43 2011-03-24 19:16 C-130H United States USAF 19AW [KLRF]
ADFE82 92-0547 --- 2011-03-24 19:09 C-130H United States USAF 19AW [KLRF]
ADFDBA 93-1040 ROCK43 2011-03-24 19:05 C-130H United States USAF 19AW [KLRF]
ADFE82 92-0547 ROCK 42 2011-03-24 18:56 C-130H United States USAF 19AW [KLRF]
ABF3FC N87 FLC87 2011-03-24 18:20 Challenger 601-3R United States FAA Flight Inspection
AE0433 02-5001 --- 2011-03-24 17:52 C-32B United States USAF 486FLTS [KVPS]
AE144A 05-5140 --- 2011-03-24 16:28 C-17A United States AFRC 452AMW | 729AS [KRIV]
AE144A 05-5140 RCH680 2011-03-24 16:17 C-17A United States AFRC 452AMW/729AS [KRIV]
AE10D0 165514 --- 2011-03-24 15:51 T-39G United States USN TW-6/VT-86 [KNPA]
AE11EF 82-0006 SNTRY60H 2011-03-24 15:45 E-3C United States USAF 552ACW [KTIK]
AE06C5 161206 --- 2011-03-24 15:24 UC-12B United States Washington
ADFEF0 161266 VVJS917 2011-03-24 15:15 C-9B United States USNR VR-46 [KNFW ]
A7D27A N603AX OAE362 2011-03-24 14:34 DC-10 United States OmniAirInternational
AE0301 United States ALLIED 1 2011-03-24 14:15 C-130H 78-0811
AE10CB 165509 --- 2011-03-24 14:15 T-39G United States USN TW-6/VT-86 [KNPA]
AE04AD 99-0104 --- 2011-03-24 14:14 UC-35a1 United States USARC A/2-228 AVN (TA) [KNXX]
AE11EF 82-0006 SNTRY60H 2011-03-24 14:08 E-3C United States USAF 552ACW [KTIK]
AE10D0 165514 --- 2011-03-24 14:00 T-39G United States USN TW-6/VT-86 [KNPA]
AE49C4 09-9208 RCH440 2011-03-24 13:58 C-17A United States USAF 437AW [KCHS]
AE49C4 09-9208 RCH440 2011-03-24 13:47 C-17A United States USAF 437AW [KCHS]
AE1488 86-0416 PEACH35 2011-03-24 13:42 TE-8a United States 330thCTS
AE1488 86-0416 PEACH35 2011-03-24 12:41 TE-8a United States 330thCTS
AE0379 63-7992 SLUFF62 2011-03-24 12:30 KC-135R United States OH ANG 121ARW [KLCK]
AE0379 63-7992 SLUFF62 2011-03-24 11:56 KC-135R United States OH ANG 121ARW [KLCK]
AE0379 63-7992 SLUFF62 2011-03-24 11:44 KC-135R United States OH ANG 121ARW [KLCK]
AE1192 166474 --- 2011-03-24 11:39 UC-35D United States MAW-4
AE02E2 81-0627 COBB27 2011-03-24 11:34 C-130H United States AFRC 94AW/700AS [KMGE]
ADFEF2 161530 VVJS349 2011-03-24 11:01 C-9B United States USNR VR-46 [KNFW ]
AE02FE 78-0808 SHARK 14 2011-03-24 11:01 C-130H United States AFRC 911AW/758AS [KPIT]
AE04AD 99-0104 --- 2011-03-24 10:59 UC-35a1 United States USARC A/2-228 AVN (TA) [KNXX]
AE02FE 78-0808 SHARK 14 2011-03-24 10:50 C-130H United States AFRC 911AW/758AS [KPIT]
AE0301 United States ALLIED 1 2011-03-24 10:47 C-130H 78-0811
AE0301 United States ALLIED 1 2011-03-24 10:36 C-130H 78-0811
AE131A 158804 --- 2011-03-24 09:54 EA-6B United States VAQ-141
AE04B8 58-0018 TURBO81 2011-03-24 02:42 KC-135R United States USAF 22ARW [KIAB]
AE04B8 58-0018 TURBO81 2011-03-24 02:31 KC-135R United States USAF 22ARW [KIAB]

What I haven't listed here are the hundreds of civilian airline and bizjets Mode-S equipped aircraft listings. Those listings would go on and on for pages and I won't post them up here on this subject specific blog. If you are a civilian aviation monitoring enthusiast, then a Mode-S box or a Pinkfroot app should be on your bucketlist.

If you are interested in monitoring voice comms from military and civilian aircraft regardless of band, you need a scanner or HF receiver. The good folks at Grove Enterprises here in Brasstown have a wide selection of scanners and HF receivers, antennas, and other monitoring accessories that will help you hear your radio listening environment. Be sure to check out http://grove-ent.com/ for all your monitoring equipment.

In order to track ADS-B equipped aircraft or AIS ships, if you live near a waterway or the coast, checkout the Pinkfroot Plane Finder and Ship Finder apps for real time tracking on the iPhone, iPod, iPod and now the Android platform as well. Their website is located at http://my.pinkfroot.com/.

Pinkfroot has also just posted up a new on-line live air traffic radar map at planefinder.net, and a super fast ship map at shipfinder.co. Both of these online tracking tools provide amazing ADS-B and AIS virtual radar information straight to your PC or Mac.

To monitoring Mode-S transmissions, you will need some quality receiving equipment. I recommend you checkout the Kinetic Avionics website at http://www.kinetic-avionics.com/. They have some neat toys that will add a whole new dimension to your radio monitoring hobby.

Finally, for some of the best military radio monitoring information available in the public domain, be sure to check out my monthly Milcom column in Monitoring Times magazine. You can even choose a print or electronic versions of this great monthly magazine. Go to http://www.monitoringtimes.com/ to order your subscription.

Milcom Blog Logs - 24 Mar 2011 - USASA MidWest Collection Site

Time for another exclusive HF blog log report from the radio ranch at the USASA MidWest Collection Site.

3325.0 HF-USB
0035Z - NNN0UZS NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Indiana MARS 5B1B net: NNN0BON / NNN0AKT / NNN0ABM / NNN0FLT

3384.0 HF-USB
0004Z - Link-11 data transmission

4007.0 HF-USB
0031Z - NNN0ABO NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Missouri MARS 7H1B net: NNN0AZM / NNN0THC / NNN0GXB / NNN0QGR / NNN0VVI / NNN0AJJ / NNN0SVW / NNN0AEV

4008.5 HF-USB
0001Z - NNN0AJJ NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 Oklahoma MARS 6O1B net
0111Z - NNN0KIR NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 South Texas MARS 6S1B net: NNN0VHO

4035.9 HF-USB
0022Z - AAM7IIA NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/IA net: AAT7CN / AAM7TIA
0115Z - AAT7FD NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/B net: AAR7HH / AAR7PB / AAR7HK / AAR7AT / NNN0AJJ

4038.5 HF-USB
0118Z - Navy/MC Region 4 Tennessee MARS 4H2B net: NNN0TBK / NNN0AOC / NNN0PCC
0205Z - NNN0IIE NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Alabama MARS 4A2B net: NNN0TJC / NNN0SYF

4470.5 HF-USB
0202Z - NNN0GLL NCS for the Navy/MC Region 8 North / South Dakota MARS 8S1B net: NNN0XFB

4500.0 HF-USB
0105Z - AFF4VN NCS for the Air Force Region 4 MARS 4S1 net: AFA4HQ

4506.0 HF-USB
2303Z - MO-CAP-10 NCS for the North Central Region Missouri "MO-CAP" CAP net

4517.0 HF-USB
0002Z - AFF7KS NCS for the Air Force North Central Area Region 7 Kansas MARS 7KSS1 net: AFA7HZ / AFA5NF
0104Z - AFA7VP NCS for the Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM1 net in SSB & MFSK-16: AFA5DL / AFA5KA / AFE5EC

4601.0 HF-USB
0100Z - Aspen-Gold-67 NCS for the Rocky Mountain Region HF CAP net: Blue-Mesa-236 / Blue-Mesa-386 / Blue-Mesa-419 / Aspen-Gold-04 / Dark-Garnet-224 / Dark-Garnet-430 / Dark-Garnet-457 / High-Plains-04 / High-Plains-5904 / High-Plains-7504

4603.0 HF-USB
[23:31:01][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FR7FEM ][AL0] BER 11 SN 05
[23:44:37][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8FEM004 ][AL0] BER 15 SN 05

4604.0 HF-USB
0100Z - Red-Robin-898 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Michigan "Red-Robin" CAP net

4623.5 HF-USB
1400Z - NNN0KRX NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Illinois MARS 5I3B net: NNN0HFC

4627.0 HF-USB
0030Z - WildWood-8304 NCS for the Southwest Region Arkansas "Wild-Wood" CAP net: WildWood-04

4772.0 HF-USB
0208Z - Link-11 data transmission

5135.0 HF-USB
[07:36:10][CHN 01][SND][ ][TIS][SEM ][AL0] BER 14 SN 05
[11:17:24][CHN 01][SND][ ][TIS][SEMO05 ][AL0] BER 12 SN 02

5696.0 HF-USB
0135Z - Camslant calz CG 2306 w/ no joy
0137Z - Camslant assume guard @ minute 35 for CG 2102 w/ 4 POB departing _____ enroute to AS Miami; Primary 8 MHz & Secondary 5 MHz
0141Z - Camslant rqst flight opns fm CG 2306

6131.0 HF-USB
0207Z - Link-11 data transmission

6739.0 HF-USB
0057Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 26 character EAM A4L5XO to All Stations

7615.0 HF-USB
1403Z - Middle-East-34 NCS for the CAP Daytime Communicators net: Head-CAP-58 / Goldenrod-595 / Mockingbird-04

8050.0 HF-USB
[14:47:33][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 14 SN 06

8058.6 HF-USB
0206Z - Link-11 data transmission

8992.0 HF-USB
1505Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 6 character EAM A4VVPT

10194.0 HF-USB
[21:08:40][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC6 ][AL0] BER 14 SN 05
[21:13:50][CHN 01][SND][ ][TIS][FM8 ][AL0] BER 18 SN 05
[21:31:19][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC0FEM ][AL0] BER 10 SN 05

11175.0 HF-USB
2305Z - ______ repeats 28 character EAM OOGVNT passed by Andrews (HF-GCS) @ 2302Z

13206.0 HF-USB
0003Z - Link-11 data transmission

15016.0 HF-USB
0006Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass SKYKING, do not answer: UUN; time: 06; authentication: KG
0011Z - McClellan (HF-GCS) calz Convoy-9158 w/ no joy
2300Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM OOD2VX; followed by "more to follow, stand-by" statement preceding 28 character EAM OOGVNT

Maritime Prepositioning Ships Arrive for Port Visit in Split, Croatia

A roll-on roll-off discharge facility transports Marine Corps equipment between the Military Sealift Command container roll-on roll-off ship USNS 2nd LT John P. Bobo (T-AK 3008) and the dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) during the Africa Partnership Station West Africa Training Cruise 08. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Elizabeth Merriam (Released)



By Kim Dixon, Military Sealift Command Public Affairs

NAPLES, Italy (NNS) -- Two U.S. Navy Maritime Prepositioning Force ships arrived off the coast of Split, Croatia, to conduct routine port visits March 24.

The civilian mariners and U.S. Navy crew members of Military Sealift Command ships USNS 2ND LT John P. Bobo (T-AK 3008) and USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat (T-AK 3016), two of the four ships assigned to Maritime Prepositioning Ship (MPS) Squadron One, will have the opportunity to visit and experience the second largest urban center in Croatia, traditionally considered to be more than 1,700 years old.

Forward deployed to the Mediterranean Sea and Eastern Atlantic Ocean, MPS Squadron One ships operate in European waters without a permanent homeport, carrying equipment and supplies for rapid delivery to U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe, in major combat operations or other contingencies.

The squadron is commanded by Navy Capt. Michael F. Ott, with an embarked military staff of 11 military personnel and six civilians stationed aboard USNS Bobo. Each ship is crewed by approximately 30 U.S. merchant mariners who work for a private ship operating company under contract to MSC.

"Ships like USNS Bobo and USNS Wheat are prepositioned around the world to speed supplies to crisis areas when the need arises," said Ott.

There are 16 prepositioning ships in three MPS squadrons worldwide, strategically positioning supplies for the U.S. Marine Corps at sea. These supplies include wheeled and tracked vehicles, ammunition, food, water, cargo, hospital equipment, petroleum products and spare parts - ready for rapid delivery ashore when needed.

"We are fortunate to return to Split, Croatia," said Ott. "Visits such as this offer the opportunity to understand each other and bring us closer together."

Milcom Blog Logs - 23 Mar 2011 - USASA MidWest Collection Site

Time for another exclusive HF blog log report from the radio ranch at the USASA MidWest Collection Site.

3384.0 HF-USB
0009Z - Link-11 data transmission

4007.0 HF-USB
0033Z - NNN0AEV NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Missouri MARS 7H1B net: NNN0HKF

4008.5 HF-USB
0101Z - Navy/MC Region 6 South Texas MARS 6S1B net: NNN0HKQ / NNN0EBT

4011.0 HF-USB
0001Z - NNN0HZN NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 East Texas MARS 6E1B net: NNN0QAW / NNN0WKH
2308Z - NNN0AHH NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 Arkansas MARS 6A1B net: NNN0AFW

4035.9 HF-USB
0003Z - Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/IA net: AAM7TIA
0103Z - AAM7EMO NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/B net: AAR7AT / NNN0AJJ
1335Z - AAM7MO NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/D net

4038.5 HF-USB
0103Z - Navy/MC Region 4 Tennessee MARS 4H2B net: NNN0TWA
0202Z - Navy/MC Region 4 Alabama MARS 4A2B net: NNN0QAA

4444.9 HF-USB
0005Z - AAM5RD NCS for the Army Region 5 MARS AAA5RD/A net: AAA5RD / AAM5IMI / AAV5VW

4470.5 HF-USB
0201Z - NNN0GLL NCS for the Navy/MC Region 8 North / South Dakota MARS 8S1B net: NNN0XFB / NNN0FCI / NNN0AHH

4506.0 HF-USB
1330Z - Iowa-CAP-04 NCS for the North Central Region Iowa CAP net: Red-Cloud-194

4517.0 HF-USB
0007Z - AFF5TS NCS for the Air Force North Central Area Region MARS NCTSM1 net: AFA7AA
0101Z - AFA5GR NCS for the Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM1 net
1331Z - AFE7DM de AFA7FN, the Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM3 net moved to RI

4593.5 HF-USB
2307Z - AFA5NF (as either) Alt NCS or NCS for the Air Force Region 1 MARS NE2S1 net

4603.0 HF-USB
[23:39:46][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC6 ][AL0] BER 13 SN 06

4604.0 HF-USB
0100Z - Red-Robin-898 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Michigan "Red-Robin" CAP net
1330Z - Red-Fox-17 NCS for the Great Lakes "Blue Lake" Region CAP net

4623.5 HF-USB
1400Z - NNN0SRX NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Illinois MARS 5I3B net: NNN0SCV

5004.5 HF-USB
1401Z - NNN0ENS NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 MARS 6X2B net: NNN0VHI

5140.0 HF-USB
1430Z - WQKE203 (Jefferson City, MO) NCS for the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) net: WQMB541 / WNBE830

5399.5 HF-USB
0023Z - Army Region 6 MARS AAA6RD/A net: AAR6QE

6765.0 HF-USB
1604Z - AAT7WE NCS for the SHARES Northern Weekly net: WGY9416 (OH) / AAT5AP / NNN0XES / NNN0AVS / AFA8CQ / KNNN808 / AFA8SI (mobile) / NNN0ANH / AAR7AL / NNN0EPY

6910.0 HF-USB
1602Z - NNN0VHO NCS for the SHARES Southern Weekly net: NNN0ENS / AAR6NB (NM)

6911.5 HF-USB
[02:26:48][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][KYAASF ][AL0] BER 15 SN 05

7302.0 HF-USB
1333Z - AFA6CN NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M1 net: AFA6HJ

7348.0 HF-USB
[15:20:16][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC6 ][AL0] BER 13 SN 05
[15:31:54][CHN 01][TO ][UT8FEM ][TIS][CO8FEM ][AL0] BER 18 SN 06
1532Z - de WGY968 nothing heard clear

7615.0 HF-USB
1402Z - Middle-East-34 NCS for the CAP Daytime Communicators net: Louisiana-30

8050.0 HF-USB
[14:47:29][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 13 SN 06

8058.6 HF-USB
0106Z - Link-11 data transmission

9106.0 HF-USB
[01:15:07][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][WWLNNN ][AL0] BER 16 SN 05

9462.0 HF-USB
[15:47:09][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 14 SN 06

10895.0 HF-USB
1756Z - Link-11 data transmission

11175.0 HF-USB
0014Z - Armament (USSTRATCOM Cmd Post; Offutt AFB) conducts comms test
0014Z - Reach-9013 calz Mainsail & Puerto Rico (HF-GCS) responds to rqst for radio check
0016Z - Reach-502 calz Mainsail & Puerto Rico (HF-GCS) responds to rqst for radio check
1756Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 20 character EAM A4U7QH prefaced w/ "For _____ & Agitate" to All Stations
1800Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM OO3K7C; followed by "more to follow, stand-by" statement preceding 28 character EAM OO4RCN; followed by "more to follow, stand-by" statement preceding 22 character EAM OO2JSW

13206.0 HF-USB
2128Z - Link-11 data transmission

14396.5 HF-USB
1600Z - NCS202 NCS for the SHARES National net: AAA9USA / AAV4AR / AFA8SI (mobile)

Monitoring Operation Odyssey Dawn - Update #8

A U.S. Navy sailor guides an AV-8B Harrier jump jet to the deck of USS Kearsarge for fuel and ammunition resupply while conducting air strikes in support of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn. The Harrier is assigned to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Danielle M. Bacon

Here is our latest list of frequencies reported and those monitored from here on the Radio Ranch. Earlier information on the audio samples etc are down page in this post.

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All frequencies are in kHz.

4196.0 Naval Military style CWC tracking net USB (American English accents). Sounds like a surface voice coordination net. Passing a track for a Russian AGI (3/21 @ 2150 UTC). Early on in Operation Odyssey Dawn that was used as a NATO AWACS tracking net USB: Callsign Magic ##/NATO ##
4235.0 UK Royal Air Force VOLMET USB Middile East Aerodromes
5725.0 UK Royal Navy CWC-style net USB.
6688.0 French Strategic Air Force Net - Commandement Des Forces Aériennes Stratégiques (CFAS) USB: Callsign Capitol/Cosaque ##
6712.0 French Air Force Commandement De La Force Aérienne De Projection (CFAP) USB: Callsign: Circus Verte
6733.0 RAF TASCOMM YL weather traffic to Solex 11 a Sentry AEW1 with TAF weather for LCRA RAF Akrotiri. QSYed to 9019.0 and 9031.0 kHz USB
6761.0 USAF Global refueling Operations USB
6877.0 USAF Psyop transmissions against Libyan Navy + jamming
9019.0 UK RAF TASCOMM USB TAF weather traffic +ALE/USB Real World Traffic
9031.0 UK RAF TASCOMM USB Operational Messages + TAF weather traffic
10315.0 DHN 66 NATO Geilenkirchen GER E-3 AWACS/Magic ## to DHN66 Link USB
12311.0 French Air Force Centre De Conduite Des Opérations Aériennes (CCOA) USB: Callsign Veilleur/AWACS callsign Cyrano.
16160.0 French Air Force up with voice and RATT on 16160 kHz USB. Probable Cyrano ops from AWACS. Thanks mco that is a new one in my db.

Libyan GMMRA HF ALE network was still active as of 3/21/2011 on 5368.0 6884.0 8200.0 9375.0 10125.0 10404.0. Look for the MOBILE## and HQ1 ALE Addresses.

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Media Coverage of Operation Odyssey Dawn

Good article on the bases being used for Operation Odyssey Dawn:
Allies prepare to enforce Libya no-fly zone

Fairchild tankers handle Libya refueling duties

Utah Guard crew, plane deployed to Libya

Limitations keep F-22 from use in Libya ops

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Earlier information posted as part of this update blog post.

Well it has been a very busy 24 hours plus with all the action in and around Libya. So in this post I will try to summarize what was heard and reported.

I should point out that we had a real good hint that the USAF B-2 bombers were on a Global Power mission yesterday afternoon when we saw the Ethyl tankers on the AR track up in the Canadian maritimes. I can report as of this writing that the Ethyl tankers are up again this morning to get the B-2 boyz back home from their long flight overseas. According to the Pentagon they were the aircraft that bombed the Libyan military airfields. As this is being written, the flight of three is approaching their Ethyl tankers in the Can Maritimes using callsign Fury 23 flight. Heads up NEMilAir guys.

Now to the HF reported on UDXF. The biggest news was a psyops radio reported by our friend Ary Boender in the NL.

Ary reported the following around 0730 UTC:

"6877 kHz : Psychological operations, possibly EC-130J Commando Solo III. Asks Libyan naval officers not to board their ships in AA/EE/FF. Hard to read here in Holland but msg is clear."

There was an EC-130H Compass Call aircraft, callsign Sheen 53, that was in theater so given their mission to "disrupt enemy command and control communications and limits adversary coordination essential for enemy force management," that may have been who Ary and others monitored last night.

An EC-130J Commando Solo from 193SOS has finally popped up in the theater, callsign Steel 74, so let the psyops broadcast begin.

At some point Andrea B recorded jamming on the 6877.0 kHz transmissions and you can hear that at http://www.mediasuk.org/appoggio/jamming_6877.mp3. This is a must hear mp3. You can even hear the transmission form the aircraft telling the Libyan Navy sailors to not leave port, etc.

Nils DK8OK, has also posted an audio file from 6877.0 kHz. "6877 kHz, 20.3.11, 09:00 UTC, in SSB/USB with reduced carrier. Slightly jammed. Calling Libyan seamen to return to port and leave their ships in Arabic, English and French:
„Libyan sailors! Leave your ship immediately! Leave your ... and return to your family or your home. ... forces of violating at United National resolution ... the end of ... in your country. For your own safety: Leave your ship immediately! Do not attempt to jam [?] transmission." Click here for Nils DK8OK audio file.

There are several more audio files posted online and you can find those in messages posted to the UDXF group.

Stay tuned. More as we get or hear it.

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 22-23 March 2011 - Brasstown

Time for some more Mode-S/ADS-B Military and Government intercepts from here on the Radio Ranch.

AE04B8 58-0018 TURBO81 2011-03-24 02:42 KC-135R United States USAF 22ARW [KIAB]
AE04B8 58-0018 TURBO81 2011-03-24 02:31 KC-135R United States USAF 22ARW [KIAB]
A8F8C3 N6775C --- 2011-03-23 23:34 550 United States Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement <=Omaha 075C
AE119B 03-3118 RULER31 2011-03-23 22:46 C-17A United States MS ANG 172AW/183AS [KJAN]
AE119B 03-3118 RULER31 2011-03-23 22:34 C-17A United States MS ANG 172AW/183AS [KJAN]
AE119B 03-3118 RULER31 2011-03-23 22:23 C-17A United States MS ANG 172AW/183AS [KJAN]
AE0416 164404 GOTO FMS 2011-03-23 21:23 E-6B United States USN VQ-4 [KTIK] <=TACAMO
AE151A 166377 VV377 2011-03-23 21:05 C-37B United States USN VR-1 [KADW]
AE151A 166377 VV377 2011-03-23 20:52 C-37B United States USN VR-1 [KADW]
AE4ADF 09-27016 BOXCAR15 2011-03-23 20:38 C-27J United States ---
AE119B 03-3118 RULER31 2011-03-23 20:10 C-17A United States MS ANG 172AW/183AS [KJAN]
AE119B 03-3118 RULER31 2011-03-23 19:59 C-17A United States MS ANG 172AW/183AS [KJAN]
AE055D 84-0062 --- 2011-03-23 19:51 C-5B United States USAF 436AW/9AS [KDOV]
AE087F 01-0029 SPAR29 2011-03-23 18:28 C-37A United States USAF 6AMW/310AS [KMCF]
AE1197 03-3114 --- 2011-03-23 17:53 C-17A United States MS ANG 172AW/183AS [KJAN]
AE119A 03-3117 RCH3117 2011-03-23 16:08 C-17A United States MS ANG 172AW/183AS [KJAN]
AE02D3 92-3023 VADER23 2011-03-23 15:59 C-130H United States AFRC 910AW/757AS [KYNG]
AE0189 84-0095 COUGR22 2011-03-23 13:56 C-21A United States USAF 375AW/457AS [KADW]
AE0189 84-0095 COUGR22 2011-03-23 13:44 C-21A United States USAF 375AW/457AS [KADW]
AE02E5 81-0630 COBB30 2011-03-22 21:52 C-130H United States AFRC 94AW/700AS [KMGE]
AE02E5 81-0630 COBB30 2011-03-22 21:03 C-130H United States AFRC 94AW/700AS [KMGE]
AE1222 65-0988 --- 2011-03-22 20:57 MC-130P United States AFRC 347RQW/71RQS
AE03F8 84-0154 --- 2011-03-22 19:48 C-12U United States Det38
ADFEF1 161529 CNV9654 2011-03-22 18:10 C-9B United States USNR VR-46 [KNFW ]
AE1E45 07-3869 --- 2011-03-22 16:55 T-6A United States ---
AE1CAC ------ --- 2011-03-22 15:21 ------ United States ---
ADFE82 92-0547 ROCK 42 2011-03-22 15:18 C-130H United States USAF 19AW [KLRF]
ADFE82 92-0547 ROCK 42 2011-03-22 15:07 C-130H United States USAF 19AW [KLRF]
AE0222 85-0030 OPEC38 2011-03-22 14:26 KC-10A United States USAF 305AMW [KWRI]
A69172 N522MC --- 2011-03-22 14:06 Boeing 747-2D7B United States AtlasAir
C2B57B 130609 --- 2011-03-22 13:39 CC-130J-30 Canada CAF 8WG [CYTR]
C2B57B 130609 --- 2011-03-22 13:29 CC-130J-30 Canada CAF 8WG [CYTR]
C2B567 130607 CFC2517 2011-03-22 13:21 CC-130J-30 Canada CAF 8WG [CYTR]
AE087F 01-0029 SPAR29 2011-03-22 13:17 C-37A United States USAF 6AMW/310AS [KMCF]
C2B57B 130609 --- 2011-03-22 13:16 CC-130J-30 Canada CAF 8WG [CYTR]
C2B567 130607 CFC2517 2011-03-22 13:10 CC-130J-30 Canada CAF 8WG [CYTR]
A18D50 N2 --- 2011-03-22 12:55 C560XL United States FAA
ADFDBA 93-1040 ROCK43 2011-03-22 12:19 C-130H United States USAF 19AW [KLRF]
ADFDBA 93-1040 ROCK43 2011-03-22 12:06 C-130H United States USAF 19AW [KLRF]
AE02E5 81-0630 COBB30 2011-03-22 11:31 C-130H United States AFRC 94AW/700AS [KMGE]
AE10D3 165517 --- 2011-03-22 10:36 T-39G United States USN TW-6/VT-86 [KNPA]
ADFC63 90-0401 --- 2011-03-22 09:48 T-1A United States USAF 47FTW/86FTS [KDLF]
AE02E5 81-0630 COBB30 2011-03-22 09:48 C-130H United States AFRC 94AW/700AS [KMGE]
AE02E5 81-0630 COBB30 2011-03-22 09:36 C-130H United States AFRC 94AW/700AS [KMGE]
ADFD7D 91-0513 --- 2011-03-22 08:50 C-26B United States OSACOM/Det24/SC-ArNG
AE2FB0 08-8204 RCH853 2011-03-22 04:14 C-17A United States USAF 437AW [KCHS]

What I haven't listed here are the hundreds of civilian airline and bizjets Mode-S equipped aircraft listings. Those listings would go on and on for pages and I won't post them up here on this subject specific blog. If you are a civilian aviation monitoring enthusiast, then a Mode-S box or a Pinkfroot app should be on your bucketlist.

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Pinkfroot has also just posted up a new on-line live air traffic radar map at planefinder.net, and a super fast ship map at shipfinder.co. Both of these online tracking tools provide amazing ADS-B and AIS virtual radar information straight to your PC or Mac.

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Ships Were in Position for Odyssey Dawn, CNO Says

By Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- While Operation Odyssey Dawn brewed up quickly, the U.S. Navy already was positioned for operations over Libya, the chief of naval operations (CNO) said March 23.

CNO Adm. Gary Roughead told the Defense Writers Group that having Navy ships and submarines in the Mediterranean Sea enabled a quick response to the order that began Operation Odyssey Dawn.

"The need, for example in the opening rounds, for the Tomahawk strikes, the shooters were already in place," Roughead said. "They were already loaded, and that went off as we expected it would."

Roughead said he is pleased overall with the operation so far. The actions against Libya marked the first time the converted ballistic missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) was used in combat, and basing the coalition's joint task force aboard the USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20) has provided flexibility, he added.

CNO also said he is pleased with the performance of the EA-18G Growler, the Navy's newest electronic warfare aircraft. The five-jet squadron had been flying missions over Iraq, but was quickly moved and began flying missions in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn just 47 hours after recovering from operations over Iraq.

He also praised the tactical recovery of two F-15E Strike Eagle Airmen who ejected over Libya when their jet had mechanical problems. The USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) launched a V-22 Osprey that got in quickly and made the recovery, he said.

"The way it came together, the synchronicity of operations, the involvement and coordination among the different participants [went] quite well," he added.

Roughead said the Navy can continue supporting operations as long as it takes.

"That's what you get when you have a global Navy that's forward all the time," he said. "We don't surge, and we don't ride to the sound of the guns. We're there, and when the guns go off, we're ready to conduct combat operations, or, as you see in Japan, ready to conduct some pretty extensive humanitarian operations."

In the run-up to the operations, the admiral told the group, the Joint Chiefs of Staff deliberated on the military actions that would be required. Roughead said he was particularly concerned about Moammar Gadhafi's integrated air and missile defense system. Though the system was old, he said, "I don't take any of that for granted. If someone is going to put a missile in the air, you don't say, 'Oh, it's an old one, I'll worry about it later.'"

Roughead said logistics was another concern, but the Navy's robust presence in the Mediterranean comes with re-supply ships afloat and depots ashore. The global supply chain has worked well, he said, adding that he anticipates no problem in keeping operations going.

From a funding standpoint, Roughead said operations are not especially costly.

"When you look at the expenses of what we in the Navy incurred, given the fact that we were already there, those costs are 'sunk' for me. I'm already paying for that," he said.

The service did incur additional flying hours, and the Tomahawks will be replaced from the existing inventory, Roughead said. More than 3,200 Tomahawks are in the inventory, and the missiles used in the operation represent "relatively minor increases in cost," he added.

Milcom Blog Logs - 22 Mar 2011 - USASA MidWest Collection Site

Time for another exclusive HF blog log report from the radio ranch at the USASA MidWest Collection Site.

3325.0 HF-USB
0033Z - Navy/MC Region 5 Indiana MARS 5B1B net: NNN0ABM

3390.0 HF-USB
0006Z - NNN0BQH NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 MARS 5X1B net: NNN0BUX
0108Z - NNN0ICX NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 MARS 4X9B net: NNN0TFH

4007.0 HF-USB
0031Z - NNN0AZM NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Missouri MARS 7H1B net: NNN0FBL / NNN0GXB / NNN0QGR

4008.5 HF-USB
0001Z - NNN0AZO NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 Oklahoma MARS 6O1B net: NNN0AJJ / NNN0QNN

4011.0 HF-USB
1303Z - NNN0TUL NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D1C net: NNN0AHH

4023.9 HF-USB
0106Z - AAM5RD NCS for the Army Region 5 Illinois AAA5RD/IL net: AAR5DH

4026.9 HF-USB
0109Z - AAR4FS NCS for the Army Region 4 MARS AAA4RD/O net: AAR4QI-T (SC) / AAR4QS-T
1228Z - AAM4AL NCS for an Army Region 4 MARS net: (sound like) AAR4XA / AAM4NC / AAR4VO / AAM4GA / AAA4MS / AAR4MQ (lost the net due to noise)

4035.9 HF-USB
0032Z - AAM7IA NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/IA net: AAA7RD
0113Z - AAA7KS NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/B net
1226Z - AAA7RD NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/C net: AAT7FD
1304Z - AAM7RT NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/D net: AAR7FD

4038.5 HF-USB
0114Z - NNN0HEL NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Tennessee MARS 4H2B net: AAA9EC / NNN0AJJ
0202Z - NNN0QAA NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Alabama MARS 4A2B net: NNN0IIE

4500.0 HF-USB
0004Z - AFA4UF NCS for the Air Force Region 4 MARS 4S1 net: AFA4WJ

4506.0 HF-USB
0003Z - North Central Region Minnesota "Starfish" CAP net: Starfish-1240

4517.0 HF-USB
0003Z - AFN7NC NCS for the Air Force North Central Area Region 5 Illinois MARS 5ILS1 net: AFA5JL / AFA7AA / AFA7HZ
0102Z - AFF7MO NCS for the Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM1 net: AFA7AA / AFA5GP
1302Z - AFN7NC NCS for the Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM3 net: AFA5WD
/ AFA5FY

4603.0 HF-USB
[00:24:29][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8FEM004 ][AL0] BER 15 SN 05

4604.0 HF-USB
0100Z - Red-Robin-898 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Michigan "Red-Robin" CAP net
1301Z - Red-Robin-898 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Michigan "Red-Robin" CAP net
2131Z - Red-Fox-93 check in w/ no tfc on the Great Lakes Region Illinois "Red-Fox" CAP net

4623.5 HF-USB
1302Z - Navy/MC Region 5 Wisconsin MARS 5W4B net: NNN0UNK

4627.0 HF-USB
0030Z - WildWood-1504 NCS for the Southwest Region Arkansas "Wild-Wood" CAP net

4630.0 HF-USB
0001Z - Southwest Region Texas CAP net: Texas-CAP-504

5135.0 HF-USB
[10:57:26][CHN 01][SND][ ][TIS][SEMOHQ ][AL0] BER 17 SN 04

7302.0 HF-USB
1306Z - AFA6FD NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M1 net: AFA6CN / AFF6AA / AFA6IZ / AFA6WB

8050.0 HF-USB
[13:08:03][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][CLS ][AL0] BER 13 SN 05
[13:38:31][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][CLS ][AL0] BER 16 SN 06
[13:47:26][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 14 SN 07
[14:38:55][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][CLS ][AL0] BER 14 SN 06
[14:47:31][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 14 SN 07
[17:47:31][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 10 SN 06

8992.0 HF-USB
0014Z - (sound like) Calculate (USSTRATCOM Cmd Post; Offutt AFB) comms test
0014Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass SKYKING, do not answer: 3IO; time: 14; authentication: HO

11175.0 HF-USB
1257Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 21 character EAM A4TXXB to All Stations

11630.0 HF-USB
[20:55:53][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][KYAASF ][AL0] BER 9 SN 04

13215.0 HF-USB
[23:33:59][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][460029 ][AL0] BER 16 SN 07