Wednesday, September 05, 2018

Milcom Field Report - Ron in MD COTHEN 21 Aug - 30 Aug 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 Aug 2018 -  Logs from KiwiSDRs in Calif & Texas


11Z (USCG District 11 Ops  Alameda CA) w/X11 (USCG HC-27J #2711  CGAS Sacramento CA)
ICB--USCGC FORWARD  WMEC 911 NICB Portsmouth VA 
JOG--USCGC Joseph Gerczak WPC 1126 NJOG Honolulu, HI
JOM--USCGC SEA OTTER WPB 87362 NJOM San Diego CA 
LNT (USCG Communications Command (COMMCOM) CAMSLANT Chesapeake, VA) calling BCQ (USCGC Bertholf  WMSL 750 NBCQ  Alameda CA)
P26 (USCG COTHEN Remote Command Console CGAS Atlantic City NJ) w/K03 (MH-65D #6503 CGAS Atlantic City NJ)
TSC (Technical Service Center and COTHEN Remote Transmitter, Orlando, FL ) w/BGB (USCGC MACKINAW  WLBB 30 NBGB Cheboygan MI)
Z32 (USCG Sector Honolulu HI) calling 707 (HC-130H7 #1707 CGAS Barbers Point HI)
Z38 (USCG CGAS Humboldt Bay - Humboldt Bay, CA) w/K02 (MH-65D #6502 CGAS Humbolt Bay CA)

23 Aug 2018 -  Logs from KiwiSDRs in Calif & Hawaii

GDF - USCGC Douglas  MUNRO  WHEC 724 NGDF Kodiak AK calling K32 (USCG)
GU1--poss USCG Guam
GU2--poss USCG Guam
HNL--COTHEN Remote Communications Transmitter, Honolulu, HI
KOD--COTHEN Remote Communications Transmitter, Kodiak, AK
M09--CBP Interceptor Boat
TMF--USCGC CORMORANT WPB 87313 NTMF Ft Pierce FL 
TSC (Service Technical Center and COTHEN Remote Transmitter, Orlando, FL) calling BGB (USCGC MACKINAW  WLBB 30 NBGB Cheboygan MI)
VIP--USCGC POMPANO WPB 87339 NVIP Gulfport MS
Z16 (USCG Sector Mobile - Mobile, AL) calling J16 (USCG)
Z18 (USCG Sector Houston-Galveston - Galveston, TX) calling ZSR (USCGC BELUGA  WPB 87325  NZSR Little Creek VA)

24 Aug 2018 -  Logs from KiwiSDRs in Calif 

O2D (unid) w/K82 (USCG MH-65D #6582) & J46 (USCG MH-60T #6046 CGAS San Diego CA)
CPR (unid) w/R23949 (UH-60A #83-23949,  C" Coy, 1-171 AVN, New Mexico ArNG)

26 Aug 2018 -  Logs from KiwiSDRs in Calif 

CSK (USCG COMMSTA Kodiak  AK remotely controlled by COMMCOM, Chesapeake, VA) calling GDF (USCGC Douglas MUNRO WHEC 724 NGDF Kodiak AK)
FSH--USCGC PELICAN WPB 87327 NFSH Abbeville LA 
TSC w/ZVE (USCGC ALERT WMEC 630 NZVE Astoria, OR)
Z31 (USCG Sector Columbia River WA) calling 08X (USCG HC-27J # 2708 CGAS Sacramento CA)

28 Aug 2018 -  Logs from KiwiSDRs in Texas

9DT (Detroit " Air Ops"  Detroit, MI) w/K79 (USCG MH-65D #6579 CGAS Detroit MI). NOTE: After ALE handshake in voice 9DT idents self as Detroit Air Ops.
DTS--USCGC DAUNTLESS WMEC 624 NDTS Galveston TX
PAC (USCG Remote Transmitter Point Reyes, CA remotely controlled by COMMCOM, Chesapeake, VA  ) w/703 (HC-130H7 CGAS Barbers Point HI). NOTE: First time 1703 seen in ALE comms since 2016. Noted uworking w/SanFrancisco Radio on 11282 & probably heading stateside.
PAC calling ZNE (USCGC Walnut WLB 205 NZNE Honolulu, HI)

30 Aug 2018 -  Logs from KiwiSDRs in Calif & Mass

BGB--USCGC MACKINAW  WLBB 30 NBGB Cheboygan MI
IKL--USCGC TAMPA WMEC 902 NIKL Portsmouth, VA. Note: Ship Tracker on 28 Aug showed USCGC Tampa having transited the Panama Canal heading east into the Carribbean.
IUD--USCGC BARRACUDA WPB 87301 NIUD Eureka, CA
P19 (USCG COTHEN Remote Command Console CGAS San Diego CA) calling K78 (MH-65D #6578 CGAS Barbers Point HI)
P46 (Unknown COTHEN Remote Command Console) calling D08 (CBP BOMBARDIER Q400 #N808MR)
TSC (Technical Service  Center and COTHEN Remote Transmitter, Orlando, FL) & Z39 (USCG Group North Bend - North Bend, OR) w/TBZ (USCGC ORCAS WPB 1327 NTBZ Coos Bay, OR)
TWX--USCGC TARPON  WPB 87310 NTWX St Petersburg FL
UHC--USCGC DECISIVE WMEC 629 NUHC Pascagoula, MS
VIP--USCGC POMPANO WPB 87339 NVIP Gulfport MS