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Friday, June 22, 2018

Milcom Field Report - Ron in MD COTHEN Network: 5-21 June 2018

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

21 Jun 2018-Logs from KiwiSDRs in Mass & Alberta Canada
IKL--USCGC Tampa WMEC 902 NIKL Portsmouth, VA
UHC--USCGC Decisive WMEC 629 NUHC Pascagoula, MS
CNT (CBP AMOC Central Regional Communications Node) calling LVP (unid)
OPB (OPBAT Service Center, Nassau, Bahamas) w/J09 (USCG MH-60T #6009 CGAS Clearwater FL). After handshake encrypted voice noted.
Z32 (USCG Sector Honolulu HI) & TSC (Technical Service Center and COTHEN Remote Transmitter, Orlando, FL) w/ZNE (USCGC Walnut WLB 205 NZNE Honolulu, HI)
LNT (USCG Communications Command (COMMCOM) CAMSLANT Chesapeake, VA) w/J01 (USCG MH-60T # 6001 CGAS Kodiak AK). After handshake J01 reports ops normal & will RTB after a couple more " touch & gos".
R23921 (UH-60A #83-23921  1-131 AVN, Alabama ARNG) calling MOBOPS (Alabama ArNG AASF #3 Mobile Regional Airport/Bates Field Mobile AL)
Z32 & TSC calling OBY (USCGC Oliver Berry WPC 1124 NOBY Honolulu, HI)
Z32 w/JOG (USCGC Joseph Gerczak WPC 1126 NJOG Honolulu, HI)

20 Jun 2018 - Logs from KiwiSDRs in Wash
BRF--USCGC Osprey WPB 87307 NBRF Port Townsend, WA. NOTE: First time noted in comms since 2014.
IUD--USCGC Barracuda WPB 87301 NIUD Eureka, CA
R08064--CH-47F #09-08064 2-104 AVN, CT-ARNG, Windsor Locks, CT
TYMT2--unid

19 Jun 2018-Logs from KiwiSDRs in Mass
80G--USCG Response Boat-Medium
99G--USCG Response Boat-Medium
SA3--unid CBP entity
RPM--USCGC Legare WMEC 912  NRPM Portsmouth, VA
11196.0  1838Z NOJ (ComSta Kodiak Kodiak AK) USB/ALE w/J10 (USCG MH-60T #6010 CGAS Astoria OR). After handshake J10 reporting ops normal at 5813N/15134W on course 198 degrees, alt 703 ft at 100 kts
HNC--USCGC Harriet Lane WMEC 903 NHNC Portsmouth, VA

18 Jun 2018-Logs from KiwiSDRs in Mass
Z18 (USCG Sector Houston-Galveston - Galveston, TX) w/K18 (USCG MH-65D #6518 CGAS Houston TX)
WRLNG (Connecticut Army National Guard AASF, Bradley IAP, Windsor Locks, CT) calling UHC (USCGC Decisive WMEC 629 NUHC Pascagoula, MS). NOTE: At 1345Z on 18 Jun (2 mins after the ALE xmission) Ship Tracker had USCGC Decisive at sea just off Pensacola FL.
T6V (CBP CESSNA T210M #N6506V) w/EST (CBP AMOC Eastern Regional Communications Node) & CRB (CBP
AMOC Caribbean Regional Communications Node).
JPO--USCGC Jacob Poroo WPC 1125 NJPO Pascagoula, MS
LGV--USCGC Northland WMEC 904 NLGV Portsmouth, VA
MAG--USCGC Hamilton WMSL 753 NMAG Charleston, SC
Z29 (USCG Sector San Diego - San Diego, CA) calling J29 (USCG MH-60T #6029 CGAS San Diego CA)

8 Jun 2018-Logs from KiwiSDRs in Calif
ZVE--USCGC ALERT (WMEC 630) NZVE Astoria, OR. NOTE: Ship Tracker on 1 Jun had Alert just off of San Diego CA.
Z03--USCG Sector Southeastern New England - Woods Hole, MA
YWL--USCGC Thetis WMEC 910 NYWL Key West, FL. NOTE: Ship Tracker on 8 Jun shows Thetis at sdea off Florida Keys.
NOJ (USCG COMMDET Kodiak, AK remotely operated by COMMCOM, Chesapeake, VA) calling 712 (HC-130H7 CGAS Kodiak AK)

6 Jun 2018-Logs from KiwiSDRs in Mass
Z14 (USCG Sector St. Petersburg - St. Petersburg, FL) calling JTH (USCGC Joshua Appleby WLM 556    NJTH St. Petersburg, FL)
TSC (Technical Service Center and COTHEN Remote Transmitter, Orlando, FL) calling JPO (USCGC Jacob Poroo WPC 1125 NJPO Pascagoula, MS)
A8K--unid
R23676 (UH-60A # 82-23676  2-285 AVN, Arizona ARNG, Papago Park AAF Phoenix, AZ) calling R26136 (UH-60A #89-26136  Coy "A" 2-285 AVN, AZ-ARNG)
LKF--unid
REDHWK--Arizona ArNG  2-285 AVN, Papago AASF, Phoenix, AZ
CSK (USCG COMMSTA Kodiak, AK remotely controlled by COMMCOM, Chesapeake, VA) calling N18 (USCG HC-27F # 2718)
DOS--USCGC Tiger Shark WPB 87359  NDOS Galveston TX
V12--unid
Z29 (USCG Sector San Diego - San Diego, CA) calling J23 (MH-60T #6023 CGAS San Diego CA)

5 Jun 2018-Logs from KiwiSDRs in Mass
MAG--USCGC Hamilton WMSL 753 NMAG Charleston, SC
V12--unid
Z14 (USCG Sector St. Petersburg - St. Petersburg, FL) w/YWL (USCGC Thetis WMEC 910 NYWL Key West, FL)
LKF--unid
41M--USCG Response Boat-Medium 45741
R23876--UH-60A #83-23876, 2-104 AVN, CT-ARNG, Windsor Locks, CT
LNT (USCG Communications Command (COMMCOM) CAMSLANT Chesapeake, VA) calling RKN (USCGC Bear WMEC 901 NRKN Portsmouth, VA)
A20--CBP UH-60 tail # 79-23320
JPO--USCGC Jacob Poroo WPC 1125 NJPO Pascagoula, MS
51B--USCG Response Boat-Medium
IUD--USCGC BARRACUDA WPB 87301 NIUD  Eureka, CA