The 344.6 CONUS Metro Cleanout Continues

For decades 344.6 MHz has been a worldwide military Metro (weather frequency). Several years ago I noticed that station in the CONUS where being moved elsewhere. This was one of the first indications we had that DoD was implementing a new bandplan for the 225-400 MHz milair band.

The latest move is MacDill AFB. They have moved to the same frequency as Patrick AFB, who moved a short time ago to 225.050 MHz.

So who is left? Well in CONUS not much. Overseas we see no change which indicates to us that the new bandplan that was implemented by DoD was for CONUS only.

CONUS
McClellan Airfield CA KMCC
Grissom ARB IN KGUS
Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility MD KADW
Whiteman AFB MO KSZL
MCALF Bogue Field NC KNJM
Pope AFB NC KPOB
Wright Patterson AFB OH KFFO

Canada/Overseas
CFB Cold Lake (Capt RW McNair) AB CYOD
CFB Comox BC CYQQ
Andersen AFB GU PGUA
MCAS Kaneohe Bay HI PHNG
NSF Diego Garcia IO FJDG
Chitose JA RJCJ
Hamamatsu JA RJNH
Kadena AB JA RODN
MCAS Iwakuni JA RJOI
Miho JA RJOH
Misawa AB JA RJSM
NyutaBaru JA RJFN
Yokota AB JA RJTY
James Armstrong Richardson International MB CYWG
CFB Goose Bay NF CYYR
CFB Greenwood NS CYZX
Shearwater Heliport NS CYAW
CFB Bagotville ON CYBG
CFB North Bay ON CYYB
CFB Trenton ON CYTR
Don Mueang International THA VTBD

If you live near McClellan Airfield, Grissom ARB, Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility, Whiteman AFB, MCALF Bogue Field, Pope AFB or Wright Patterson AFB, please keep an eye on 344.6 and if you no longer hear activity on 344.600 MHz, we would appreciate it if you drop us some email at the address in the masthead.

Those of us who have been following these developments are betting who will be the last Metro standing on 344.600 MHz. My money is on Andrews.

End of an Era - Almost!

Over the last few years, I have documented the wholesale changes to DoDs bandplan in the 225-400 MHz milair band. One of the casualties of the bandplan changes has been the 344.600 MHz nationwide Metro (weather) frequency. This frequency is going away and a recent NOTAM change last month documented the Cape Canaveral AFS Metro move from 344.600 MHz to 225.050 MHz. So what is left on 344.600 MHz. Here is the list of the last few Metro stations on this one that "will" be moving in the near future to another Metro frequency near you!

McClellan Airfield CA KMCC
MacDill AFB FL KMCF
MCAS Kaneohe Bay HI PHNG
Grissom ARB IN KGUS
Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility MD KADW
Whiteman AFB MO KSZL
MCALF Bogue Field NC KNJM
Pope AFB NC KPOB
Wright Patterson AFB OH KFFO

If you hear or know if any of these change, drop me some email at the address in the masthead and we will post that up here on the Milcom blog.