Wednesday, July 04, 2018

Milcom Field Report - Ron in MD COTHEN Network: 22 Jun - 3 Jul 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

22 Jun 2018 - Logs from KiwiSDRs in Mass & California
P26 (USCG COTHEN Remote Command Console CGAS Atlantic City NJ) w/K80 (USCG MH-65D #6580 CGAS Atlantic City NJ)
Z16 (USCG Sector Mobile - Mobile, AL) w/UHC (USCGC Decisive WMEC 629 NUHC Pascagoula, MS)
AWH--USCGC  Hawk WPB 87355 NAWH St. Petersburg, FL 
Z31 (USCG Sector Columbia River WA) calling 39A (USCG USCG Response Boat-Medium 45639)
HNL--COTHEN Remote Communications Transmitter, Honolulu, HI
Z32 (USCG Sector Honolulu HI) w/ZNE (USCGC Walnut WLB 205 NZNE Honolulu, HI)
TSC (Technical Service Center and COTHEN Remote Transmitter, Orlando, FL) calling K28 (USCG MH-65D #6528 CGAS Barbers Point HI)

23 Jun 2018 - Logs from KiwiSDRs in Mass & Hawaii
LNT (USCG Communications Command (COMMCOM) CAMSLANT Chesapeake, VA) & Z32 (USCG Sector Honolulu HI) calling OBY (USCGC Oliver Berry WPC 1124 NOBY Honolulu, HI)
TYMT2--unid
QSP (USCGC Vigorous WMEC 627 NQSP Little Creek, VA) calling TSC (Technical Service Center and COTHEN Remote Transmitter, Orlando, FL)

24 Jun 2018 - Logs from KiwiSDRs in Mass 
IKL--USCGC TAMPA WMEC 902 NIKL Portsmouth, VA. NOTE: Ship Tracker has Tampa on patrol off  Wilmington NC at 1128Z, 24 Jun.
ZVE--USCGC ALERT WMEC 630  NZVE Astoria, OR  
TYMT2--unid
V12--unid USCG/CBP entity

26 Jun 2018 - Logs from KiwiSDRs in Mass & Calif
GU1--poss USCG Guam
GU2--poss USCG Guam
AXQ- USCGC Oak  WLB 211 NAXQ Newport, RI

29 Jun 2018 - Logs from KiwiSDRs in Calif & Mass
JPO (USCGC Jacob Poroo WPC 1125 NJPO Pascagoula, MS) calling UHC (USCGC Decisive WMEC 629 NUHC Pascagoula, MS)
GU2-- poss USCG Guam. NOTE: Heard only on Calif SDR
HNL--COTHEN Remote Communications Transmitter, Honolulu, HI  
KOD--COTHEN Remote Communications Transmitter  Poss. USCG Kodiak, AK
REY--poss USCG Remote Transmitter, Point Reyes CA
X11 (HC-27J CGAS Sacramento CA) calling COTHEN. NOTE; First time seen COTHEN used.
K02--USCG MH-65D # 6502
Z32 (USCG Sector Honolulu HI) w/OBY (USCGC Oliver Berry WPC 1124 NOBY Honolulu, HI)
GKE--unid
JSJ--USCGC RAZORBILL  WPB 87332  NJSJ Portsmouth VA
Z38 (USCG CGAS Humboldt Bay - Humboldt Bay, CA) w/X11
OWK--USCGC DEPENDABLE WMEC 626 NOWK  Little Creek, VA 
AV7--unid
T92 (CBP HAWKER B300 #N192F) to 5869542200 (Detroit area)
BRG--USCGC STINGRAY WPB 87305 NBRG Mobile, AL  
Z39 (USCG Group North Bend - North Bend, OR) calling K01 (USCG MH-65D #6501 CGAS North Bend OR)
HIC (USCGC VIGILANT WMEC 617 NHIC Cape Canaveral, FL) calling K68 (USCG MH-65D #6568 HITRON Jacksonville FL)
TSC (Technical Service Center and COTHEN Remote Transmitter, Orlando, FL) calling 720 (USCG HC-130H7 #1720 CGAS Barbers Point HI)

30 Jun 2018 - Logs from KiwiSDRs in Calif
TBZ--USCGC ORCAS WPB 1327 NTBZ Coos Bay, OR
EGB--unid. NOTE: First time EGB heard
DBC--USCGC JUNIPER  WLB 201 NDC Newport RI
Z39 (USCG Group North Bend - North Bend, OR) w/K14 (USCG MH-65D #6514 CGAS North Bend OR)
D03 (CBP BOMBARDIER Q400 #N803MR) calling PVC (unid) NOTE: First time PVC heard.
Z32 (USCG Sector Honolulu HI) calling 703 (USCG HC-130H7 #1703 CGAS Barbers Point HI)

1 July 2018 - Logs from KiwiSDRs in Mass & Calif
TYMT2--unid NOTE: Only heard on Mass SDR
DCK (USCGC SANIBEL WPB 1312 NDCK Woods Hole MA) NOTE: Ship Tracker on 30 Jun had Sanibel on patrol off Martha's Vineyard Island 
Z02 (USCG Sector Boston - Boston, MA) & Z03 (USCG Sector Southeastern New England - Woods Hole, MA) & LNT (USCG Communications Command (COMMCOM) CAMSLANT Chesapeake, VA) w/DBC (USCGC JUNIPER  WLB 201 NDC Newport RI). NOTE: Ship Tracker on 30 Jun had Juniper at sea south of Newport RI
IUD--USCGC BARRACUDA WPB 87301 NIUD  Eureka, CA 
IKL--USCGC TAMPA WMEC 902 NIKL Portsmouth, VA
AYU--USCGC PETREL  WPB 87350 NAYU San Diego CA  

2 July 2018 - Logs from KiwiSDRs in Calif & Mass
GKE--unid
GEG--unid
DOF (USCGC  Benjamin Dailey  WPC 1123 NDOJ Pascagoula, MS 1-7-18) calling HIC (USCGC VIGILANT WMEC 617 NHIC Cape Canaveral, FL) 
RPM--USCGC LEGARE  WMEC 912 NRPM Portsmouth VA  
Z39 (USCG Group North Bend - North Bend, OR) w/K01 (USCG MH-65D #6501 CGAS North Bend OR)
Z04 (USCG Sector Long Island - New Haven, CT) calling J42 (USCG MH-60T #6042 CGAS Cape Cod MA)
PAC (USCG Comm. Det. Point Reyes, CA remotely controlled by COMMCOM, Chesapeake, VA) w/J43 (USCG MH-60T #6043 CGAS Sitka AK)
KJU (USCG Buoy Tender Kukui (WLB 203), Honolulu, HI) calling ZNE (USCGC Walnut WLB 205 NZNE Honolulu, HI)
13Z (USCG District 13 Ops  Seattle WA) calling 13X (USCG HC-27J #2713 CGAS Sacramento CA)
Z32 (USCG Sector Honolulu HI) w/OBY (USCGC Oliver Berry WPC 1124 NOBY Honolulu, HI)
K63--USCG MH-65D #6563 CGAS San Francisco CA
CSK (USCG COMMSTA Kodiak, AK remotely controlled by COMMCOM, Chesapeake, VA) w/N16 (USCG HC-144 # 2316) & J43.
Z01 (USCG Sector Northern New England - Portland, ME) w/J42.
Z29 (USCG Sector San Diego - San Diego, CA) w/J23 (USCG MH-60T #6023 CGAS San Diego CA).

3 July 2018 - Logs from KiwiSDRs in Mass & Calif
KRV--COTHEN Remote Communications Transmitter, poss Riverside, CA NOTE: Only heard on Calif SDR
TWX--USCGC TARPON  WPB 87310 NTWX St Petersburg FL
TSC (Technical Service Center and COTHEN Remote Transmitter, Orlando, FL) w/RTW (unid)  NOTE: First time RTW noted.
VIP--USCGC POMPANO WPB 87339 NVIP Gulfport MS
J16 (USCG MH-60T #6016 CGAS Clearwater FL) calling LT2 (USCG COMMCOM Remote)
A41 (CBP UH-60 tail # 87-24641) calling A18 (CBP UH-60 tail # 77-22718) & A65 (CBP UH-60 tail # 80-23465)
Z38 (USCG CGAS Humboldt Bay - Humboldt Bay, CA) calling K02 (USCG MH-65D #6502 CGAS Humboldt Bay, CA)