Friday, September 14, 2018

Milcom Field Report - Ron in MD COTHEN: 6 -11 Sep 2018

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

Freqs (all ALE/USB)

11 Sep 2018 - Logs from KiwiSDRs in Mass & Calif

A99 (CBP UH-60 tail # 79-23299, Miami AMB, Homestead JARB, FL)
CPR (unid) & SFENG (Santa Fe Flight Operations, New Mexico ArNG AASF, Santa Fe Airport, NM) wR23449 (UH-60A #80-23449  1-171 AVN, New Mexico ARNG)
GEG-unid
HNC w/92G (USCG Response Boat-Medium) & OWK (USCGC DEPENDABLE WMEC 626 NOWK Little Creek, VA)
LNT--USCG Communications Command (COMMCOM) CAMSLANT Chesapeake, VA
NOJ--USCG COMMDET Kodiak, AK remotely operated by COMMCOM, Chesapeake, VA 
PAC--USCG Remote Transmitter Point Reyes, CA remotely controlled by COMMCOM, Chesapeake, VA 
R08341 (CH-47F # 12-08431)
SDA--USCGC SEA LION (WPB 87352) NSDA Bellingham WA
TNL--USCGC KITTIWAKE (WPB 87316) NTNL Nawiliwili, HI
TSC w/IGY (USCG Tug PENOBSCOT BAY (WTGB 107) NIGY Bayonne NJ)
TSC--Technical Service  Center and COTHEN Remote Transmitter, Orlando, FL
Z10 (USCG Sector Charleston - Charleston, SC) w/LGV (unid) & HNC (USCGC Harriet Lane WMEC 903 NHNC Portsmouth VA)
Z27 (USCG Sector San Francisco - San Francisco, CA) w/K40 (USCG MH-65D # 6540)

10 Sep 2018 - Logs from KiwiSDRs in Mass & Calif

GKE--unid
HKW--USCGC CONFIDENCE (WMEC 619) NHKW Cape Canaveral, FL
IUD--USCGC BARRACUDA WPB 87301 NIUD Eureka, CA 
LNT--USCG Communications Command (COMMCOM) CAMSLANT Chesapeake, VA
NOJ--USCG COMMDET Kodiak, AK remotely operated by COMMCOM, Chesapeake, VA 
PAC--USCG Remote Transmitter Point Reyes, CA remotely controlled by COMMCOM, Chesapeake, VA 
TMF--USCGC CORMORANT WPB 87313 NTMF Ft Pierce FL
TSC calling IGY (USCG Tug PENOBSCOT BAY (WTGB 107) NIGY Bayonne NJ)
TSC calling RLT (USCGC RESOLUTE  WMEC 620 NRLT St Petersburg FL)
TSC--Technical Service  Center and COTHEN Remote Transmitter, Orlando, FL
Z32 (USCG Sector Honolulu HI) w/JOG (USCGC Joseph Gerczak WPC 1126 NJOG Honolulu, HI)
Z33 (USCG Sector Guam) calling USF (USCGC KISKA WPB 1336 NUSF Apra Harbor Guam) & VMJ (USCGC Washington WPB 1331 NVMJ Apra Harbor, Guam)
ZVE--USCGC ALERT WMEC 630 NZVE Astoria, OR

9 Sep 2018 - Logs from KiwiSDRs in Calif & Mass

AXQ--USCG Oak WLB 211 NAXQ Newport RI. Note: Ship Tracker showed Oak departing home port Newport RI on 5 Sep & is currently at 41.41952 N / 70.82731 W (just off Martha's Vineyard MA) on Sep 9, 2018 14:02 UTC
BDE--unid
CPR (unid) w/R23949 (UH-60A #83-23949,  C" Coy, 1-171 AVN, New Mexico ARNG).
D23--CBP P-3B “Slick” #N423SK/BuNo 153423, Jacksonville AMB, FL
D3S--unid
K72--USCG MH-65D #6572 CGAS Borinquen PR
T6V--CBP CESSNA T210M #N6506V
TSC (Technical Service  Center and COTHEN Remote Transmitter, Orlando, FL) w/N04 (USCG HC-144A # 2304 CGAS Miami FL). After handshake request pp to 863-467-6828 & makes arrangements for fueling & crew meals when landing at 11:30.
Z33 (USCG Sector Guam) calling BHF (USCGC SEQUOIA  WLB-215 NBHF Apra Harbor Guam)
Z39 (USCG Group North Bend - North Bend, OR) calling K14 (USCG MH-65D #6514 CGAS North Bend)       
ZPU--USCGC Chinook WPB 87308 NZPU Tybee Island, GA

6 Sep 2018 - Logs from KiwiSDRs in Canada & Mass

BRF--USCGC OSPREY  WPB 87307 NBRF Port Townsend WA 
CNT (CBP AMOC Central Regional Communications Node) w/D07 (CBP BOMBARDIER Q400 #N807MR)
K08--USCG MH-65D #6508 CGAS Humboldt Bay CA
K39--USCG MH-65D #6539 CGAS Corpus Christi TX
KOD (COTHEN Remote Communications Transmitter, Kodiak, AK) calling GDF (USCGC Douglas MUNRO WHEC 724 NGDF Kodiak AK)
LNT (USCG Communications Command (COMMCOM) CAMSLANT Chesapeake, VA) w/J01 (MH-60T #6001 East/Gulf Coast). After handshake, J01 reports position 3026N/8906W & "ops normal" & CommCom QSL's.
NMH2 (USCG Wash DC) calling Z08 (USCG Sector Hampton Roads - Portsmouth, VA)
R23976 (UH-60A #84-23976  Arizona ARNG, Papago Park AAF Phoenix, AZ) w/PHXNG (Arizona ArNG AASF #1 Papago AAF Phoenix, AZ). After handshake, in voice Charlie 97 advises they will arrive at :30 and REDHAWK QSL's.
SELF--unid
Z14 (USCG Sector St. Petersburg - St. Petersburg, FL) calling 24M (USCG Response Boat-Medium)
Z17 (USCG Sector New Orleans - New Orleans, LA) w/N01 (USCG HC-144A #2301 ATC Mobile AL)
Z38 (USCG CGAS Humboldt Bay - Humboldt Bay, CA) w/K02 (MH-65D #6502 CGAS Humbolt Bay CA)

Ron (mdmonitor1@verizon.net)
Utility Monitoring from Maryland, USA (390747N 763711W  Grid FM19qd)