Wednesday, August 01, 2018

Milcom Field Report - Ron in MD COTHEN 25 July - 31 July 2018

Freqs (all USB): 

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

25 July 2018 - Logs from KiwiSDRs in Canada & Mass
17Z - USCG District 17 Ops Juneau AK calling J29 (USCG MH-60T #6039 CGAS Kodiak AK)
41M--USCG Response Boat-Medium 45741
BRF--USCGC OSPREY  WPB 87307 NBRF Port Townsend WA. NOTE: USCGC Osprey was last located by Ship Tracker on 18 July on patrol south of Juneau AK.
GDF--USCGC MUNRO  WHEC 724 NGDF Kodiak AK NOTE: At 2000Z 25 July Ship Tracker had USCGC Munro docked in Alameda CA.
M803--Unknown CBP Interceptor Boat
OPB - OPBAT Ops Center, Nassau, Bahamas calling A64 (CBP UH-60M tail #08-27173, N72764  Miami AMB)
P16 - USCG COTHEN Remote Command Console CGAS Miami FL w/75G (USCG Response Boat-Medium) & TSC1 (Technical Service Center). After handshake, in voice, speaker id's self as Air Station Miami.
TSC - Technical Service Center and COTHEN Remote Transmitter, Orlando, FL w/ZVE (USCGC  ALERT WMEC 630 NZVE Astoria, OR). After handshake, in voice, ZVE wants to confirm that they are transmitting in DVT 5. Service Center confirms DVT 5 then follows w/encrypted signal.
Z27 - USCG Sector San Francisco - San Francisco, CA w/9SA (USCG acft on law enforcement mission). NOTE: ADS-B is showing CG 6563 (MH-65D CGAS San Francisco CA) in low level acty in vicinity of San Francisco at same time 9SA is transmitting on COTHEN.

26 July 2018 - Logs from KiwiSDRs in Canada & Mass
D3S-unid
IKL calling 74G (USCG Response Boat-Medium)
IKL-USCGC TAMPA WMEC 902 NIKL Portsmouth, VA. NOTE: As of 8 Jul the USCGC Tampa had transited the Panama Canal and was located at the Pacific end of the Canal.
L06--MH-65D #6606 CGAS Humboldt Bay CA 
Z15  - USCG Sector San Juan - San Juan, PR) w/29M (USCG Response Boat-Medium 45729)

27 July 2018 - Logs from KiwiSDRs in Canada & Mass
716 (USCG HC-130H7 #1716 CGAS Barbers Point HI) calling Z32 (USCG Sector Honolulu HI)
9SA--unid
D3S--unid
FSE (unid) calling A8K (unid)
WST (CBP AMOC Western Regional Communications Node) calling T5J (unid CBP acft)

28 July 2018 - Logs from KiwiSDRs in Canada & Mass

08X (USCG HC-27J CGAS Sacramento CA) clg SND COTHEN Remote Communications Transmitter  Poss San Diego CA
9SA--unid
FRE calling N07 (USCG HC-144B #23-7 ATC Mobile  AL)
I75--CBP CESSNA 550 #N6775C
TSC (Technical Service Center and COTHEN Remote Transmitter, Orlando, FL) calling FRE (USCGC Forrest Rednour  WPC 1129  San Pedro CA) NOTE: The Rednour is currently undergoing sea trials prior to commissioning.

30 July 2018 - Logs from KiwiSDRs in Texas & Canada
AXN--USCGC FLYING FISH  WPB 87346 NAXN Boston MA. NOTE: position is 36.96423 N / 76.12977 W on Jul 30, 2018 23:44 UTC--just off entrance to Newport News/Hampton Roads VA.

31 July 2018 - Logs from KiwiSDRs in Texas & Canada
701--USCG HC-130H7 #1701 CGAS Kodiak AK
MAG--USCGC HAMILTON WMSL 753 NMAG Charleston SC. NOTE: On 31 Jul Ship Tracker shows USCGC Hamilton docked at Port Everglades FL.
NMH (USCG Washington, DC) calling AF4 (unid)
NOJ w/GDF (USCGC Douglas MUNRO  WHEC 724 NGDF Kodiak AK). After ALE handshake clear voice R/Cs w/USCGC Douglas Munro.
NOJ (USCG COMMDET Kodiak, AK remotely operated by COMMCOM, Chesapeake, VA) w/J39 (USCG MH-60T  CGAS Kodiak AK), J10 (USCG MH-60T #6010 CGAS Astoria OR), J04 (USCG MH-60T #6004 CGAS Kodiak AK)
RLT--USCGC RESOLUTE  WMEC 620 NRLT St Petersburg FL. NOTE: On 20 Jul Ship Tracker had USCGC Resolute off the Atlantic end of the Panama Canal.
RPM--USCGC LEGARE  WMEC 912 NRPM Portsmouth VA. NOTE: On 31 Jul Ship Tracker showed USCGC Legare departing Charleston Harbor SC.
X11--unid
Z06 (USCG Sector Delaware - Philadelphia, PA) calling DOH (USCGC Lawrence Lawson  WPC 1120 NDOH Cape May, NJ)