From our friend Mac McCormick on the Georgia coast. Some interesting observations on the Griffin and Pelican call signs. Thanks for sharing Mac.
Sorry for the late post of the December 2017 recap, but the Christmas and New
Year's holidays were busy at work and took a sizeable chunk out of monitoring
time for the month. Several things were notable during December. I heard an
aircraft working FIDDLE (USN TSC Jacksonville) on 285.000 for the first time
in ages. Also NAS Jacksonville related, I've come to the conclusion that P-8s
using the callsign GRIFFIN out of NAS Jacksonville are likely CPRW-11 wing
flights. Another December development related to P-8s is that 14th AS C-17As
use the callsign PELICAN as well as VP-45 P-8s from NAS Jacksonville, so
listeners in the southeast can no longer assume that if they hear a PELICAN
that it's a VP-45 P-8.
*Hunter AAF*
124.975 - Tower
279.575
- Tower
121.800 - Ground
291.675 - Ground
126.200 - Base Ops
285.425
- Base Ops
309.000 - PMSV
37.975 - 2-3 AVN "KNIGHTHAWK Ops"
38.150 -
1/169 AVN "HURRICANE Ops"
157.175 - Marine VHF Ch. 83; CGAS Savannah MX
Control
345.000 - USCG AirSta Savannah Ops
ARMY 95601 (AH-64D,
09-05601, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 20653 (UH-60M, 14-20653, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 20658
(UH-60M, 14-20658, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 03746 (MH-47G, 04-03746 3-160 SOAR)
ARMY
03749 (MH-47G, 04-03749, 3-160 SOAR)
ARMY 03784 (MH-47G, 09-03784, 3-160
SOAR)
SHADY 18 (MC-12S, 11-00268, 224th MI Bn)
SHADY 23 (MC-12S-2,
10-00742, 224th MI Bn)
SHADY 24 (MC-12S-2, 10-00739, 224th MI Bn)
SHADY 29
(MC-12S, 11-00268, 224th MI Bn)
SHADY 51 (MC-12S-2, 10-00742, 224th MI
Bn)
SHADY 64 (MC-12S-2, 09-00642, 224th MI Bn)
SHADY 64 (MC-12S-2,
10-00742, 224th MI Bn)
SHADY 76 (MC-12S-2, 10-00739, 224th MI Bn)
SHADY 85
(MC-12S-2, 10-00742, 224TH MI Bn)
SHADY 92 (MC-12S-2, 09-00642, 224th MI
Bn)
GUARD 08760 (CH-47F, 08-08760, 1/169 AVN)
GUARD 08761 (CH-47F,
08-08761, 1/169 AVN)
GUARD 08768 (CH-47F, 08-08768, 1/169 AVN)
COAST GUARD
6526 (MH-65D, 6526, CGAS Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6531 (MH-65D, 6531, CGAS
Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6544 (MH-65D, 6544, CGAS Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6547
(MH-65D, 6547, CGAS Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6567 (MH-65D, 6567, CGAS
Savannah)
GUARD 26169 (UH-60L)
*Savannah IAP/CRTC*
119.100 -
Tower
257.800 - Tower
121.900 - Ground
348.600 - Ground
120.400 -
Approach/Departure
353.775 - Approach/Departure
125.300 -
Approach/Departure
371.875 - Approach/Departure
118.400 -
Approach/Departure
307.225 - Approach/Departure
123.025 - Savannah
Helicopter Advisory
225.750 - 165th AW CP "ANIMAL CONTROL"
173.5625 -
165th AW MOC (NAC 302)
237.000 - ADC Ops; VFA-32, VFA-103, VFA-105
293.300
- ADC; VFA-103 Air-to-Air
328.500 - ADC; VFA-105 Air-to-Air
363.900 - ADC;
VFA-103 Air-to-Air
379.800 - ADC; unid Air-to-Air
257.500 - VFA-103
Tac
263.450 - VFA-103 Tac
123.200 - WCM9, Gulfstream Aerospace
128.925
- Gulfstream Service Center
130.375 - Signature Flight Support
DAWG 63
(C-130H3, 95-1563, 165th AW)
EAGLE ## (MD-500, Chatham Co)
GULFTEST 06
(G500, N500GA, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 25 (G600, N730GD, Gulfstream
Aerospace)
GULFTEST 27 (G500, N500GA, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 49
(G600, N600G, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 66 (G650, N306GA, Gulfstream
Aerospace)
GULFTEST 67 (G600, N740GD, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 69
(G500, N504GS, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 75 (G500, N502GS, Gulfstream
Aerospace)
GULFTEST 92 (G650, N680GD, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 93
(G500, N503G, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 96 (G450, N307GA, Gulfstream
Aerospace)
CANYON ## (F/A-18E, VFA-105)
GYPSY ## (F/A-18F,
VFA-32)
TAPROOM ## (F/A-18E, VFA-143)
VICTORY ## (F/A-18F,
VFA-103)
*Fort Stewart/Wright AAF*
127.350 - Marne Radio
279.625 -
Marne Radio
126.250 - Wright AAF Tower
269.275 - Wright AAF
Tower
*Brunswick/Golden Isles Airport*
123.000 - CTAF
*Malcolm
McKinnon Airport/Jekyll Island Airport*
123.050 - CTAF
*Plantation Air
Park, Sylvania, GA*
122.800 - CTAF
*Statesboro-Bulloch County
Airport*
122.800 - CTAF
*Hilton Head Airport*
118.975 -
Tower
*MCAS Beaufort*
119.050 - Tower
342.875 - Tower
269.125 -
Approach/Departure
123.700 - Approach/Departure
292.125 -
Approach/Departure
125.125 - Approach/Departure
281.800 - Base
Ops
264.500 - PMSV
283.400 - VMFA-115 Base
339.500 - VMFA-115 Tac
1
225.675 - VMFA-115 Tac 2
305.800 - VMFA(AW)-224 Base
228.300 -
VMFA(AW)-224 Tac 1
343.200 - VMFAT-501 Base
326.700 - VMFAT-501 Tac
1
349.225 - VMFAT-501 Tac 2
341.825 - VMFAT-501 Tac 3
BLADE 2#
(F/A-18A+, VMFA-115)
BENGAL 4# (F/A-18D, VMFA-224)
SWEDE ## (F-35B,
VMFAT-501)
COWBOY 51 (F/A-18A+, VMFA-112)
*Jacksonville
IAP*
118.000 - Approach/Departure
121.300 - Approach/Departure
123.800
- Approach/Departure
124.900 - Approach/Departure
127.000 -
Approach/Departure
322.400 - Approach/Departure
335.600 -
Approach/Departure
351.800 - Approach/Departure
377.050 -
Approach/Departure
251.250 - 125th FW Maintenance/Ops
273.900 - 125th FW
SOF
234.800 - 125th FW Aux 5
253.700 - 125th FW Aux 6
FANG 0#
(F-15C, 125th FW)
GATOR 0# (F-15C, 125th FW)
*NAS Jacksonville/Mayport
NS/Cecil Field*
118.000 - Approach/Departure
121.300 -
Approach/Departure
123.800 - Approach/Departure
124.900 -
Approach/Departure
127.000 - Approach/Departure
322.400 -
Approach/Departure
335.600 - Approach/Departure
351.800 -
Approach/Departure
377.050 - Approach/Departure
310.200 - NAS Jacksonville
Base Ops
271.400 - VP-10 Base
246.800 - P-8 Air-to-Air
246.800 - P-8
Air-to-Air
285.000 - USN TSC Jacksonville "FIDDLE"
LANCER 01 (P-8A,
168858, VP-10)
LANCER 77 (P-8A, 168433, VP-10)
TALON 21 (P-8A,
VP-16)
TRIDENT 40 (P-8A, 169332, VP-26)
GRIFFIN 01 (P-8A, 168430,
VP-26)
GRIFFIN 01 (P-3C, 168756, VP-26)
NAVY LL 02 (P-3C, 163293,
VP-30)
NAVY LL 801 (P-8A, 168329, VP-30)
NAVY LL 804 (P-8A, 168852,
VP-30)
NAVY LL 806 (P-8A, 168852, VP-30)
NAVY LL 811 (P-8A, 168856,
VP-30)
NAVY LL 812 (P-8A, 169002, VP-30)
NAVY LL 813 (P-8A, 168435,
VP-30)
NAVY LL 819 (P-8A, 168435, VP-30)
NAVY LL 822 (P-8A, 168329,
VP-30)
NAVY LL 858 (P-8A, VP-30)
NAVY LL 886 (P-8A, 169001, VP-30)
NAVY
LL 889 (P-8A, VP-30)
PELICAN 07 (P-8A, 168440, VP-45)
PELICAN 08 (P-8A,
168858, VP-45)
PELICAN 23 (P-8A, 168440, VP-45)
PELICAN 26 (P-8A, 168440,
VP-45)
PELICAN 56 (P-8A, 168440, VP-45)
NAVY LT 621 (P-3C, VP-62)
BROAD
ARROW 13 (P-3C, VP-62)
CONVOY 4374 (C-40A, 166696, VR-58)
CONVOY 4474
(C-40A, 165832, VR-58)
DRAGON 13 (P-8A, 169328, VP-4 )
*Charleston
AFB*
120.700 - Charleston App/Dep
135.800 - Charleston App/Dep
306.925
- Charleston App/Dep
379.925 - Charleston App/Dep
134.100 - Charleston AFB
"PALMETTO Ops"
349.400 - Charleston AFB "PALMETTO Ops"
MOOSE ##
(C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
PELICAN 80 (C-17A, 97-0041, 14th AS)
TURTLE 09
(C-17A, 00-0172, 701st AS)
REACH 317 (C-17A, 97-0047, 437th/315th
AW)
REACH 745 (C-17A, 98-0054, 437th/315th AW)
*Shaw AFB*
125.400 -
Columbia App/Dep
318.100 - Columbia App/Dep
320.525 - 79th FS "TIGER
Ops"
138.125 - 79th FS Air-to-Air
141.150 - 79th FS Air-to-Air
141.625
- 79th FS Air-to-Air
141.700 - 79th FS Air-to-Air
BENGAL ## (F-16CM,
79th FS)
CASINO ## (F-16CM, 79th FS)
CLAW ## (F-16CM, 79th FS)
COBRA ##
(F-16CM, 79th FS)
GUNNER ## (F-16CM, 79th FS)
STORMY ## (F-16CM, 79th
FS)
TOPCAT ## (F-16CM, 79th FS)
*McEntire ANGB*
125.400 - Columbia
App/Dep
318.100 - Columbia App/Dep
298.300 - 169th FW "SWAMP FOX
Ops"
141.825 - 169th FW V14
140.125 - 169th FW V15
143.250 - 169th FW
V16
MACE ## (F-16CM, 169th FW)
VIPER ## (F-16CM, 169th FW)
DEMON ##
(F-16CM, 169th FW)
*Robins AFB*
293.525 - 116th/461st ACW "PEACHTREE
OPS"
225.725 - JSTARS Discrete
228.050 - JSTARS Discrete
235.325 -
JSTARS Discrete
318.300 - JSTARS Discrete
324.650 - JSTARS
Discrete
367.275 - JSTARS Discrete
379.825 - JSTARS Discrete
395.150 -
JSTARS Discrete
LEGEND 03 (E-8C, 92-3290, 116th/461st ACW)
PEACH 99
(E-8C, 95-0121, 116th/461st ACW)
STARGATE (E-8C, 94-0285, 330th CTS
backend)
*Moody AFB*
*228.225 - Moody AFB "ANGEL Ops"
*KING 15
(HC-130J, 12-5768, 71st RQS)
PUMA 9# (A-29, 81st FS)
*Ranges/Military
Operating Areas*
228.400 - Townsend Range/Coastal MOA
252.900 - Townsend
Range/Coastal MOA
343.750 - Bulldog MOA
254.350 - Gamecock C
MOA
*SEALORD (USN FACSFAC Jax)*
120.950 - North Primary
133.950 -
South Primary
284.500 - North Primary
267.500 - South Primary
313.700 -
North Secondary
349.800 - W-137 Discrete
376.900 - W-137
Discrete
319.600 - SEALORD Discrete
*Doubleshot
(W-161/177)*
127.725 - DOUBLESHOT Primary
228.275 - DOUBLESHOT
Primary
258.400 - W-161/177 Discrete
279.725 - W-161/177
Discrete
*Miscellaneous*
324.600 - AR-207
ASCOT 6470 (C-17A,
ZZ174, 99 Sqn RAF)
BOLT 41 (KC-135R, 61-0305, 6th AMW/927th ARW)
BOLT 42
(KC-135R, 60-0353, 6th AMW/927th ARW)
FLIGHT CHECK 69 (BE30, N69,
FAA)
HAVOC 71 (C-130J, 08-3173, 317th AG)
MALIBU 81 (C-130J, 07-1468,
146th AW)
MOHAWK 69 (C-12U, 84-24379, A/2-228th AVN)
PAT 008 (UC-35A,
98-0008, US Army)
PAT 009 (UC-35A, 98-00009, PATD)
PAT 021 (C-12V,
94-00324, 2-228th AVN)
PAT 458 (UC-35C, 03-0726, 2-228th AVN)
PIRAT 33
(KC-135R, 63-8874, 6th AMW/927th ARW)
REACH A612 (C-130J, 06-8612, 86th
AW)
REACH A612 (C-130J, 08-5675, 317th AW)
SAM 260 (C-37A, 97-0401, 89th
AW)
SCORE 35 (UC-12M, 163838, VX-20)
SPAR 28 (C-37A, 01-0028, 6th
AMW)
SPUR 60 (KC-10A, 86-0030, 305th AMW)
SODA 81 (KC-135R, 57-1428, 134th
ARW)
SODA 82 (KC-135R, 64-14832, 134th ARW)
STONE 2# (AV-8B,
VMA-223)
TURBO 82 (KC-135R, 60-0356, 22nd ARW)
LIFESTAR 1 (Bell 407GX,
N208AM, Air Methods)
LIFESTAR 1 (Bell 407, N406UH, Air Methods)
N239AE
(Bell 206L-1, AirEvac 96 Jesup)
N269AE (Bell 206L-3, AirEvac 91
Vidalia)
N296AE (Bell 206L-1, AirEvac 95 Statesboro)
N409AE (Bell 206L-4,
AirEvac 90 Douglas)
N41299 (AS350, Air Methods LifeNet
4)
*ARTCC*
323.300/133.700 - Jax Center Baxley Low
269.550/124.700
- Jax Center Columbia Low
277.400/126.750 - Jax Center Brunswick
Low
281.550 - Jax Center Georgetown High
282.200/124.675 - Jax Center
Jekyll Low
282.300/135.975 - Jax Center Alma High
285.650/126.125 - Jax
Center Statesboro High
290.350/132.425 - Jax Center Hunter Ultra
High
290.400/132.300 - Jax Center Waycross Low
307.250/126.350 - Jax
Center St. Augustine High
319.200/127.875 - Jax Center Aiken
High
351.700/124.075 - Jax Center Summerville High
363.200/132.925 - Jax
Center Millen Low
379.100/127.950 - Jax Center Charleston Low
135.050 -
Jax Center Meta Low/High
273.600/123.950 - Atlanta Center Macon
Low
290.375/125.825 - Atlanta Center Macon Ultra High
307.050/126.425 -
Atlanta Center Dublin High
322.325/128.100 - Atlanta Center Augusta
Low
255.400/123.650 - FSS
*USCG*
156.8000 - Marine VHF Ch.
16
157.0500 - Marine VHF Ch. 21; Sector Charleston/Station Tybee
157.1000
- Marine VHF Ch. 22
162.3250 - USCG Net 111 (NAC 293); Sector
Jacksonville
163.1375 - USCG Net 113 (NAC 293); Station Tybee
164.9000 -
USCG Net 118 (NAC 293); Station Brunswick
412.9750 - USCG Net 409 (NAC 293);
Sector Jacksonville
413.0000 - USCG Net 410 (NAC 293); Sector
Charleston
--
Mac McCormick
III KF4LMT Savannah/Brunswick, GA